OUTSIDE OF TIME

1083 My Past, Your Future

In Xu Qing’s memory, the statue of Crimson Goddess had hands covering Her eyes, and blood flowed like a river.

Even the main body that had appeared in the Immortal Forbidden didn’t have eyes.

Today, in the secret repository of the fourth prince, Xu Qing sensed the dense aura of Crimson Goddess from th4e huge eye, and felt huge waves in his heart.

He thought of the nursery rhyme which said that the fourth doll was lost and what the heir had said about his fourth brother becoming the Divine Son of Crimson Goddess. He even recalled the first sentence Li Zihua had said when he saw Crimson Goddess in the ancient scene on the God Slaying Platform.

“Your song was very unpleasant and disturbed my fourth son’s dream.”

Everything seemed to have received some historical confirmation.

Perhaps the song of Crimson Goddess back then not only disturbed the fourth prince’s dream, but it also buried an eye in that dream.

Perhaps it was also this eye that allowed Crimson Goddess, who hadn’t become a god, to have a chance of reviving after being killed.

Perhaps Li Zihua also knew about this, but for some reason, he didn’t tell anyone or stop her…

Perhaps this was the reason why the fourth prince, who was born after Li Zihua became a god and before he extinguished his divine fire, finally became the Divine Son.

Moon Worship Region raised Crimson Goddess’ food, and served as Her spirit enclosure.

Similarly, the fourth prince nurtured one of Her eyes, and was also a spirit enclosure for Crimson Goddess..

Although he didn’t know if his guesses were true or false, they all seemed to be reasonable from a logical point of view. This view caused Xu Qing to be even more shocked.

This lasted until the world of this secret repository blurred, collapsed, and dissipated in his perception…

His secret repository completely suppressed the heaven that ruled over the fourth prince’s secret repository and destroyed everything. Everything was swept away by the river of time that moved over from the outside world.

In the end, the eye of Crimson Goddess didn’t erupt with any resistance. Xu Qing wasn’t surprised by this because Crimson Goddess hadn’t become a god yet at this point in time.

She was more like a projection, an immature cause and effect.

“I believe that in the body of the Divine Son in the outside world, that eye… has already matured. The others should have sensed it too.”

In the river of time, Xu Qing mumbled. His body was drowned by the waves that swept over and disappeared into the river of time. Under the lead of this large river, he gradually left.

This lasted until he left this period of time and appeared on an island that belonged to his era in the outside world.

The moment his figure was revealed, thunder rumbled in the sky and a familiar teasing voice rang out from behind him.

“Little Qing, you are a little slow.”

Xu Qing turned his head and looked at the captain who was sitting on the waves of time and playing with the nine artificial suns that had shrunk to the size of pearls. He had a spurious smile on his face.

“These old grandpas and grandmas seem to look down on me a little. The era they arranged for me is the moment when the fourth prince broke through the Golden Core and stepped into the Nascent Soul realm.”

“I only had to lift a finger to kill that arrogant brat, and even unlocked a seal.”

The captain was smug and the aura in his body erupted. A pitch-black secret repository was faintly discernible behind him.

Xu Qing wasn’t surprised by the breakthrough in the captain’s cultivation. In reality, when the two of them received the nourishment from the Moon Rebel Hall, Xu Qing could tell that the captain deliberately didn’t increase his cultivation.

“Eldest Senior Brother, you already had the intention to go to the time when the fourth prince broke through to Nascent Soul, didn’t you?”

Xu Qing suddenly spoke.

The captain smiled and was about to speak.

However, at that moment, waves surged in the surroundings and Divine Sparrow’s figure walked out of the waves. When she reached the outside world, her body began to wither and dissipate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“I have killed the fourth prince in the era I went to, and with this, my mission has also been completed. This clone… can’t continue to exist.”

“I’ll leave the rest to you guys.”

From the start to the end, this avatar of Divine Sparrow didn’t show any emotions. Even now that it was dissipating, it was the same.

This was the price she had to pay for keeping this clone. It was also her obsession and mission.

She was the previous Lord of the Moon Rebel Hall, but in the end, she was unable to lead the people of that era to freedom. That unwillingness and regret had shaped this clone.

Today, although her regrets were still there, she had done her best.

Hence, she was able to speak calmly. Finally, she looked at this world and sighed softly before closing her eyes.

As the wind blew, her body gradually blurred until she turned into ashes and disappeared from the world. Only that sigh still echoed.

Xu Qing silently bowed.

The captain stared at this scene and bowed without saying anything.

Very soon, the waves surged again and Grandma Five’s figure walked out. She staggered and spat out a large mouthful of blood when she walked over, looking even older.

After noticing Xu Qing and the captain, her gaze displayed relief as she nodded slightly. After that, she immediately sat down cross-legged and waves of white light spread out from her body, merging into the long river.

She was sacrificing her life force to support her brothers and sister.

As the white specks of light fused into it, the river surged even more violently. As the waves rose and fell, Old Eighth appeared.

His lower body was gone. A large number of light spots gathered there, as though they were healing him.

At that moment, only his upper body crawled out of the river. He spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and grinned.

“I didn’t like Old Fourth in the past and wanted to beat him up long ago. This time, I’m satisfied!”

As he spoke, he waved his hand and the light spots that gathered on his lower body to repair his body were directly scattered by him, surging back toward the fifth princess.

“You only have so little lifespan. Don’t waste it on me. I can recover by myself!”

The fifth princess glanced at Old Eighth but didn’t refuse.

“Erniu, your eighth grandpa is like this, but why aren’t you helping?” Old Eight’s gaze swept over and landed on the captain.

The captain grinned and hurriedly ran over. He supported the eighth grandpa and praised.

“Eighth Grandpa is truly brave. I originally thought that I was the only one in the world who possessed such decisiveness and boldness. I didn’t expect there to be a hero like Eighth Grandpa in this world!”

Old Eighth was proud and was about to say something when the River of Time rumbled. The figures of the heir and Princess Mingmei strode out one after another, and the last to appear was Old Ninth.

His appearance was astonishing. A sharp blade danced out of the river with golden blood on it.

The era he went to was when the Divine Son was at the strongest among the nine nodes of time.

“Slashed.”

Old Ninth spoke without any expression.

When the heir and Princess Mingmei heard this, they heaved a sigh of relief. They had also succeeded.

Now, almost everyone had appeared, but there was still one person who hadn’t come out.

Li Xiaoshan.

“He has fallen, but he succeeded.”

Princess Mingmei stared at the long river. After she articulated softly, she lifted her right hand and waved it. Immediately, the river of time that spread through the world rapidly dissipated.

The statue of the ruler that was drowned gradually appeared.

A figure was kneeling on his head.

As the river continued to dissipate, the Red Moon cultivators and the Moon Rebel cultivators who were drowned on the ground gradually opened their eyes. They were at a loss at first, but then they were shocked. They abruptly looked at Xu Qing and the others in the sky as well as the figure on the ruler’s statue.

That was the Divine Son’s main body.

His sinister appearance and terrifying body were no different from before. Only his aura was unstable. At this moment, his body moved slightly and he opened his eyes.

There were golden flames burning in his eyes as he stared at the sky.

The heir and the others looked back at him.

Xu Qing and the captain took a few steps back. At this moment, this battle was already coming to an end. If what they did still couldn’t stop the Divine Son from becoming a god, then everything that happened next would be meaningless.

After a long time, the Divine Son slowly stood up. His hoarse voice echoed through the world.

“In the eyes of others, our father is the ruler, the heaven that protects a region. He is loyal to the ancient sovereign and has pity for all living beings.”

“However, in reality, he is a contradictory and cold person.

In the sky, the heir shook his head.

“That’s because you don’t understand our father.”

The Divine Son fell silent. After a long time, he looked at the heir and spoke softly.

“Brother, the father in your eyes is different from the one in mine. The first time you saw him when you were born, he was the ruler. The first time I saw him when I was born… he was a god.”

The heir wanted to say something but in the end, he remained silent. A cold glint flashed in Princess Mingmei’s eyes as she spoke.

“That isn’t a reason for you to betray and poison your blood relatives.”

The Divine Son swiveled toward Princess Mingmei. He then looked at the fifth princess and Old Eighth before finally looking at Old Ninth.

“Third Sister, Fifth Sister, Eighth Brother, Ninth Brother…”

“I want to inquire you guys a question.”

“Everyone is intoxicated, but you alone are awake. Or everyone is awake, and you alone are intoxicated. Which one… is more pitiful?”

There was no answer to this question.

The Divine Son laughed self-deprecatingly. Golden flames spread from his eyes, burning his face and flowing through his body. They burned fiercely and gradually shook the world.

The flames burned the ground and illuminated the sky.

The feeling of holiness was extremely intense at this moment.

It was… the divine fire.

However, the ignition of this fire didn’t allow the Divine Son to complete the ritual. Instead, it backfired…

Amidst the spontaneous combustion, his gaze moved away from the heir and the others and looked at the captain with deep meaning.

The captain looked at him with a hint of madness on his face. He suddenly lifted his right hand and the nine artificial suns he was playing with instantly flew out and surrounded the Divine Son.

Strands of golden divine fire actually flew into the nine suns from the Divine Son’s body.

This scene caused the expressions of the heir and the others to freeze. As for the nine artificial suns, under the integration of the divine fire, they underwent earth-shattering changes and swiveled golden.

“Little Qing, this is the reason why I immediately gathered the artificial suns after I came to the Moon Worship Region. After absorbing the divine fire, don’t you think these nine suns look like the Sun of Dawn?!”

“The nine miniature versions of the Sun of Dawn are a huge gift for the Crimson Goddess. Blast that old hag to death!”

The captain’s voice that contained madness echoed in all directions. Xu Qing wasn’t surprised. At that moment, his attention wasn’t on the nine suns but on the Divine Son.

This was because the Divine Son, whose entire body was burning and rapidly dissipating, glanced at Xu Qing.

“Everything became the source because of your appearance.”

“There are too many similarities between us. Is this really a coincidence?”

“Could my past be your future…”

The Divine Son mumbled softly. His body was enveloped by the golden flames and gradually dissipated above the head of his father’s statue.

The world trembled. A strong wind howled and clouds churned.

Far away, the Red Moon Star grew larger and larger in the horizon. The redness spreading out from its surroundings formed a blood light, forming the face of Crimson Goddess with Her eyes closed, enveloping the sky.

God was here.