OUTSIDE OF TIME

Chapter 1273: The Ninth Skull!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The sky of the entire Mountains and Seas Region turned blurry. As the wind and clouds surged, the ground rumbled. Countless ferocious beasts roared.

Their voices fused together and finally resounded through the clouds, causing the color of the sky to change.

That roar was accompanied by sorrowful wails that were filled with heart-rending resentment.

It was as though they were blaming the heavens for being unfair and the land for being corrupted!

They were blaming their race for betraying them and blamed themselves for their foolish loyalty!

All of this seemed to have existed in the depths of the souls of these ferocious beasts and within their bloodline inheritances, hidden away to the point where even they themselves couldn’t perceive it. Now, due to the changes in the Mountains and Seas Region, and the presence of the formidable foe, these emotions instinctively surfaced.

The expressions of the cultivators in the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race’s Grand Hunt kept changing. Some were surprised, some were horrified, and some were shocked. All kinds of emotions erupted in their hearts like a storm.

“What’s going on?!”

“Why is the Mountains and Seas Region suddenly like this?!”

“These ferocious beasts seem to have been greatly stimulated!”

It wasn’t just the ordinary cultivators who were shocked. The great heaven’s chosen of Flame Moon in the Mountains and Seas Region were the same.

Ji Dongzi’s heart palpitated as he looked at Jiuli Forbidden. At the same time, in another area, Fan Shishuang, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating with a calm expression, suddenly opened his eyes. His expression changed and he quickly turned to look at Jiuli Forbidden.

Gradually, his expression turned solemn and his eyes narrowed.

“The source comes from Jiuli!”

“What… happened there?”

An uneasy feeling rose in Fan Shishuang’s heart. Regardless of whether it was his experience or what he had heard, this scene had never appeared before.

There was also Tian Mozi and Tuoshi Shan. They were all different. A similar storm rose in their minds and they were shocked by the fluctuations produced by Jiuli.

The feeling of uneasiness spread even more.

At the same time, in the lower-ring region of the Mountains and Seas Region, in Shanchi’s territory, a figure was running rapidly.

This figure was extremely fast but if one took a closer look, for some reason, they would feel that it was vulgar.

It was Erniu.

He also sensed this vast fluctuation. As he sped, he looked at the sky and made a guess.

“Why do 1 feel that it has something to do with Junior Brother?”

Erniu blinked and thought to himself that since his junior brother didn’t come to meet up, could it be that he had discovered a better treasure…

Just as he was thinking, a sharp whistling sound rang out from behind him. A youth with a jade-like face rushed out of the jungle behind Erniu.

Even though the world had changed, nothing seemed to be important in the eyes of this youth. Only Erniu in front of him was the only one in his eyes.

Hence, after he appeared, he continued to give chase.

If other Flame Moon cultivators were here, they would definitely recognize that this youth was the number one heaven’s chosen of Flame Moon, the high and mighty Flame Mystic!

As the number one heaven’s chosen, his status and identity were extremely high. No one in his generation dared to provoke him, so there weren’t many cases of him chasing someone.

However, such a scene appeared here.

Most importantly, the clothes of Flame Mystic, who had appeared here, were a little disheveled. His expression was gloomy and his eyes contained killing intent, as though he was irreconcilable with Erniu.

Such a thing was rare.

“Yanzi, why do you have to chase after a man like me? My heart belongs to someone else. You should give up.”

Erniu’s voice was despicable and filled with emotion.

With that, his body swayed and he entered the rainforest again. However, madness appeared in his eyes.

When Flame Mystic, who was behind him, heard this, his eyes turned bloodshot and his killing intent became even more violent. He gritted his teeth and chased after him.

Just like that, waves and storms appeared in the entire Mountains and Seas Region.

At the core of this storm, in Jiuli Region, Xu Qing’s heart was also rumbling.

The tremors from the shrine ten thousand feet below the marsh and the terrifying aura made him feel like a lone boat in the raging waves, feeling as though he would collapse and shatter into pieces at any moment.

Clearly, fishing out the last skull had touched the root cause of this matter, causing the changes in the shrine.

If he wanted to neutralize it, it was actually very simple. He just needed to give up on fishing.

However, he had already obtained eight. He was only missing this last one to complete it, and he was unwilling to give it up.

This was especially so since he had a strong premonition that if he could fish out the ninth skull, there was a high chance that there would be some mystical changes between the nine skulls.

He couldn’t sense what this change was but he felt that it was definitely not small.

However, the price of obtaining it was a little high.

Once he forcefully took it, it would definitely stimulate an even more terrifying aura to appear in the shrine.

Facing a god that surpassed the Crimson Goddess, Xu Qing was very clear that he didn’t have the slightest resistance.

If it was before he understood the history of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race, he would naturally choose to give up without hesitation.

After all, survival was the most important thing.

However… his understanding of the history of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven Race caused Xu Qing to have a faint judgment that it wasn’t that he couldn’t snatch food from the tiger’s mouth!

Hence, he quickly weighed the pros and cons as the situation ten thousand feet below the marsh surfaced in his mind.

“The shrine was suppressed by the three gods… Its trembling will definitely trigger the seals of the three gods!”

“From the past history, there is something between the three gods and this spider god…”

At the thought of this, determination appeared in Xu Qing’s eyes. There was also a hint of madness like Erniu’s.

Sometimes, one couldn’t follow the rules too much in life. One needed to take a gamble!

Fishing the Moon From the Well was collapsing under the influence of this aura. Even Erniu’s array formation was the same. The opportunity was about to disappear in the blink of an eye.

Xu Qing no longer hesitated. All his cultivation and divine power at the same time, transforming into a huge force that fused into Fishing the Moon From the Well’s divine art. Xu Qing decisively scooped up the last skull.

The sound of water splashing could be heard and Xu Qing’s entire body trembled. This forceful fishing caused many parts of his body to collapse. There were countless wounds on his entire body and he was covered in blood.

However, after paying such a price, the ninth skull clearly appeared in the water stain on his raised right hand.

The instant he took it out, Xu Qing swallowed it without hesitation. At the same time, his body rapidly rose into the air, wanting to escape.

However, even more violent fluctuations surged into the sky from under the marsh.

Accompanied by a sense of recovery, it spread out completely.

The sky shattered and the ground collapsed.

It was as though doomsday had descended!

A murmur that seemed to come from ancient times echoed from the depths of the ground. The marsh was affected and as it trembled, it formed a huge vortex.

This vortex rumbled and rotated, stirring up all the marsh. At first, it was a little slow and was only tens of thousands of feet in size. However, in the blink of an eye, it was extremely astonishing, reaching hundreds of thousands of feet.

Finally, it covered the entire Jiuli Land and rotated faster and faster, causing mud to splatter in all directions.

The scene 10,000 feet under the marsh was instantly revealed in the vortex.

The cavern was revealed!

The shrine was also revealed, and it was rising!

The light emitted by it illuminated the sky. The gray fog of Jiuli began to dissipate.

The monstrous fluctuations erupting from this shrine sent the murmurs inside to every corner of the Mountains and Seas Region.

In an instant, the ferocious beasts’ wails and roars became even more intense and the cultivators’ souls trembled intensely.

The Mountains and Seas Region… completely erupted!

As for the spider statue at the source, its aura rose amidst the rumbling of the world. The signs of revival were even more obvious.

The power of the Sun Flame on Its forehead, the traces of the Moon Flame on Its body, and the surrounding Star Flame actually showed signs of being expelled and began to loosen.

Its eyelids were also trembling, as though they were about to open.

When Xu Qing saw this, his breathing became hurried. Right now, his body was above this vortex. As he sped, a large amount of gray fog surged over from everywhere and surrounded him, augmenting him.

However, such an enhancement wouldn’t be of much use against the spider god.

Amidst the intense eruption of the revival intent, a huge suction force also rose from within, enveloping Xu Qing, causing him to be unable to continue moving. Instead, he rolled back under the suction force.

It was as though it was impossible for him to leave this place without giving up on the skull.

Could it be that my judgment was wrong? There is nothing between the three gods and this god?”

At the critical moment, when Xu Qing was facing the choice of whether to give up or not, an unforeseen event happened again!

The branch formed by the power of the Sun Flame at the forehead of the spider statue in the shrine suddenly emitted a piercing light after it was forced an inch away.

This light was like the sun, extremely resplendent. As it spread through the world, it gave Xu Qing the feeling that a sun had really appeared on the forehead of the spider statue.

A painful wail rang out from the spider statue.

When it landed in Xu Qing’s ears, his mind rumbled and he spat out a mouthful of blood, unable to withstand it.

Fortunately, the gray fog had completely fused with Xu Qing because the nine skulls in Xu Qing’s purple crystal were intact. It whistled through the air and neutralized it.

At the same time, the four spears formed by the power of the Moon Flame on the spider statue became sharp. A cold feeling spread out and overlapping shadows appeared on them, forming another four spears that pierced the statue.

The wails became even more heart-rending.

There were also the eight clay jars from the Star Flame that seemed to have become heavier as they pressed down fiercely.

The vortex instantly paused. The shrine that was about to rise inside trembled intensely. Under the power of the three gods, it couldn’t continue and could only land back in the cavern.

The suction force also disappeared.

Xu Qing’s entire body was trembling. During the wails of the spider god earlier, he endured immense pain. His body continued to collapse and his soul dimmed.

If it wasn’t for the protection of the gray fog, his body and soul would probably have been destroyed. At this moment, he forcefully pulled himself together and used all his strength to fly away.

He finally left the range of the vortex and appeared thousands of feet away.

Without any hesitation, Xu Qing bit the tip of his tongue, clearing his unconscious mind a little as he continued speeding.

When he flew 50 kilometers away, vast waves of ripples spread out behind him, accompanied by three earth-shattering divine pressures.

Xu Qing’s breathing paused as he turned his head.

50 kilometers away, above the core of the vortex where the spider shrine was located, a majestic scene that shook the world appeared in the sky!

They were three huge shrines that had appeared out of thin air!

One was shaped like a war chariot, enshrining the sun.

One resembled a phoenix palace, enshrining the moon.

One appeared as a red sedan, enshrining the star.

They appeared at the same time and golden light filled the sky.

They pressed down ruthlessly!