Chapter 1266 - 1266: Escort to the Jiuli
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xu Qing was moving at full speed.
In the Mountains and Seas Region, the anomalous substances were too dense and there was also the seal from the three Flame Moon G.o.ds enveloping it, making it difficult to activate large-scale teleportation techniques, and rendering some teleportation items ineffective as well.
Although that was the case, Xu Qing still managed to buy some time with the help of the several interferences from before, widening the distance between them.
However, the price wasn’t small.
Regardless of whether it was the Diamond Sect’s ancestor’s injuries, the little shadow’s dimness, or his own injuries, they were all at a critical point. If this continued, it would be very disadvantageous.
In addition, there was D132.
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. D132 was a divine art, so it naturally wouldn’t disappear. Although collapse was inevitable, as long as it could buy time, it was worth it.
He only needed to nurture it for some time before he could form the cages of D132 again.
After all, the authority of misfortune seemed to come from the G.o.d’s finger but it had long been grasped by Xu Qing. Forgetfulness was formed by the integration of luck.
“It’s a pity that the finger and the prisoners are gone. 1 need to lock them up again.”
Xu Qing felt a little regretful but when he thought of how useless the G.o.d’s finger was, he didn’t care.
He continued to fly away.
Xu Qing’s choice of route back then showed its importance right now.
If he had chosen to continue heading to shanchi’s territory a day ago, it would probably be difficult for him to escape now.
However, it was different now. This place was already very close to the Jiuli Forbidden. In another two to four hours, he would be able to enter the edge of the Jiuli Forbidden.
“If it was before 1 displayed the ancient sun, Ji Dongzi might have chased me inside the Jiuli Forbidden. But now… there’s a high chance that he won’t take the risk.”
“If Ji Dongzi gives chase, I will have to consider something else…”
Xu Qing continued to move while pondering. A while later, he sensed Di32’s collapse and his thoughts froze.
“So fast. That finger is indeed trash!”
Xu Qing’s expression turned cold. He bit the tip of his tongue and augmented his speed. His figure could no longer be seen and only a fragmented line streaked across the sky.
Just like that, time flowed by and two hours pa.s.sed.
When he was only an hour away from the edge of the Jiuli Forbidden, Xu Qing, who was moving forward in the sky, suddenly swayed and dodged to the side.
The instant he dodged, a blood beam directly exploded where he was previously, forming a flower of blood.
Soon, blood splattered in the surroundings and exploded one after another, blocking his path.
This caused the surroundings to be covered in blood.
There was also a figure that stirred up the sound of thunder from the horizon, heading straight here.
Xu Qing’s expression was gloomy as he quickly dodged the blood flowers. However, with countless blood flowers blooming in this place, inevitably, one of them caught up to him, seemingly due to a careless moment.
As blood spurted out, the blood light transformed into threads that enveloped his entire body.
Xu Qing’s body swayed and his soul threads spread out to resist the blood threads in the surroundings. However, these blood threads weren’t ordinary. Although some of them had collapsed, there was still a wisp that wrapped around Xu Qing’s waist.
It rapidly circled around, forcing him to stop in mid-air.
During this pause, Ji Dongzi rapidly closed the distance. At the next instant, he tore through the void and appeared in front of Xu Qing.
His expression was sinister and his eyes revealed killing intent. The instant he got close, he didn’t attack immediately but quickly performed a series of hand seals.
Immediately, all the collapsed blood flowers in the surroundings formed blood rays that rapidly coiled around Xu Qing’s body. In the blink of an eye, under Xu Qing’s pale face and anxious expression, the blood rays formed a huge blood coc.o.o.n.
“Let’s see how you can escape this time!”
With Xu Qing completely trapped and his soul still being in intense pain, the killing intent in Ji Dongzi’s heart completely erupted. He directly headed straight for the blood coc.o.o.n and fused with it.
However, the instant he fused into the blood coc.o.o.n and saw Xu Qing, he clearly noticed that the anxiety on Xu Qing’s face earlier was gone. Instead, there was sharpness in his eyes as he lifted his right hand toward him.
On his right hand, there was a fingernail-sized brown flame.
This flame flickered faintly. It sometimes expanded and sometimes rapidly contracted, as though it was extremely unstable.
Even more astonishing was that its appearance stirred the firmament. The clouds rapidly turned pitch-black, thunder resounded, and lightning danced within, seemingly drawn to it and spreading outward.
Ji Dongzi’s mind trembled. He couldn’t tell what it was but he instinctively felt danger. It was as though every inch of his body had gained an independent consciousness at this moment and was screaming at him, telling him that this thing was extremely dangerous.
Hence, he didn’t hesitate at all and immediately retreated.
However, it was too late.
Xu Qing gently flicked the fingernail-sized brown flame out, heading straight for Ji Dongzi. As it floated over, it rapidly expanded and grew larger.
Its instability also soared.
At the next instant, a rumbling sound echoed out as flames rose and flickered in the blood coc.o.o.n.
What appeared next was an extremely terrifying aura.
This aura carried destruction, as though there was nothing in the world that couldn’t be burned. At this moment, as it spread, the blood coc.o.o.n couldn’t withstand it and was directly burned.
Countless bolts of lightning descended from the sky like a thunderstorm, whistling over and smashing into it in the blink of an eye.
The instant the lightning landed, the brown flames erupted on a large scale.
Terrifying lightning and fire erupted into the sky, forming an earth-shattering firestorm that swept in all directions.
Wherever it pa.s.sed, everything was destroyed.
The power contained in it was extremely majestic. Even with Ji Dongzi’s cultivation, his heart trembled and he was directly enveloped by this firestorm.
This fire was none other than the mysterious fire formed by Little Shadow when it devoured the forbidden zone back then. Its name was… Boom, boom, boom.
Xu Qing was already prepared. The moment the flames erupted, he had already controlled Little Shadow to cover his entire body.
Even though Little Shadow wailed as it was burned, the fire was produced by it, so it had some resistance to it.
Although Xu Qing was still affected, he could withstand the remnant heat.
He didn’t even look at the results.
There was a certain chance that the other party would be killed by this terrifying fire, but Xu Qing had a steady personality and was worried that there could be a trap.
This was after all an unknown matter, and all unknowns had a fifty-fifty probability.
However, if he didn’t bother with it, the probability of avoiding problems was one hundred percent.
Hence, Xu Qing immediately retreated, rushing in the direction he had set.
Not long after he left, in the brown flames, the instant Ji Dongzi’s figure was completely burned to ashes, a self-destructive force suddenly spread out, enveloping an area of 50 kilometers and emitting a monstrous explosion.
Although its degree of destruction couldn’t be compared to the brown flames, it still affected its surroundings greatly.
Fortunately, Xu Qing had already left. Otherwise, he would definitely be affected.
Awhile later, as the fluctuations within 50 kilometers dissipated and the brown mysterious fire was extinguished, a deep pit appeared on the ground within a radius of 5 kilometers. Everything that existed was burned into nothingness by the mysterious fire.
As for the area within 50 kilometers, it was filled with the aura of destruction. That was caused by the self-destruction.
At the same time, a figure rushed over from the horizon and stopped in the air. After sweeping his gaze over the ground, his expression turned gloomy.
This person was also Ji Dongzi.
“This Xu Qing is actually so difficult to kill!”
A cold glint flashed in Ji Dongzi’s eyes. Previously, out of caution, he had spread out his blood clone when he chased after Xu Qing. His main body was at the back in case Xu Qing used some strange methods.
Moreover, his blood clone could self-destruct with astonishing lethality.
According to his thoughts, no matter what, he would make Xu Qing pay a heavy price. However, from the looks of it now, the other party’s methods were even stranger and bizarre than what he had judged.
Moreover, Xu Qing’s cautious personality made the self-destruction of the blood clone have no effect.
“d.a.m.n it!”
Ji Dongzi lifted his head and stared in the direction Xu Qing had left in with his perception. His expression became increasingly gloomy. He actually felt some regret.
In his original opinion, it would be easy to kill Xu Qing.
However, although he had the advantage, the other party had too many methods, so he had no choice but to face him with all his might.
“Should I continue chasing…”
Ji Dongzi’s soul felt pain. After taking a deep breath, his eyes revealed a cold glint.
“Since you want to go to the Jiuli Forbidden, then… 1’11 escort you there!”
Ji Dongzi scoffed. As a great heaven’s chosen of the Flame Moon Mystic Heaven, he naturally had a better understanding of the Jiuli Forbidden. He was very clear that that place was a forbidden area.
In every Grand Hunt, there would be people who thought that they were the children of luck and could obtain good fortune inside.
However, in reality, none of the partic.i.p.ants who entered Jiuli Forbidden during the Grand Hunt ever came out alive.
At the thought of this, Ji Dongzi gave chase. However, his speed wasn’t that hurried. Instead, he maintained some distance and used his killing intent to form a sense of oppression, as though he was chasing Xu Qing away.
Xu Qing quickly noticed this action. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes but it quickly became firm. He didn’t have a way out to begin with and if this continued, it would be disadvantageous in the end.
Since that was the case, he might as well follow his original plan and enter Jiuli.
At the thought of this, Xu Qing touched his chest. That was the location of the purple crystal. He pressed down strongly and the cultivation base in his body surged. At the next instant, his entire body shone with purple light.
By stimulating the purple crystal, he could stimulate faster recovery ability.
After that, he didn’t slow down and flew toward the Jiuli Forbidden.
An hour later, the Jiuli Forbidden that was enveloped by the gray fog was reflected in Xu Qing’s eyes.
The world was filled with gray fog. As it churned, it formed painful faces that let out soundless shouts in all directions. Accompanied by roars filled with despair and madness, they echoed from the depths of the fog.
Looking at the Jiuli, Xu Qing took a deep breath. With a sway of his body, he directly entered the gray fog and disappeared.
After about fifteen minutes, Ji Dongzi’s figure appeared outside the Jiuli. He stared at the gray fog and sneered.
“This Xu Qing probably thinks that he has some understanding of the Jiuli Forbidden but he doesn’t know that there are some secrets that only the ranked heaven’s chosens know.”
“For example, as long as one comes into contact with this gray fog, they won’t be able to leave the Jiuli Forbidden..”