Chapter 1272: Initial Sacrifice of the Source of Strange Things!

Almost as Xu Qing's words were spoken, the giant snake before him trembled violently, and from its mouth came a hiss that could penetrate the soul.

Echoing in the dark void of the Spirit Abyss, ripples appeared, sweeping outward in all directions like waves.

At the same time, within the vast world atop the giant snake's head, each of the Spirit Emperor's Eyes that had opened from their respective palaces contracted their pupils, and the intense sense of life-and-death crisis caused the newly awakened Ancient Spirit Emperor to tremble in both body and soul.

Instinctively wanting to escape, in an instant, spatial fluctuations appeared all around the Spirit Emperor's Eyes.

These fluctuations instantly erupted, submerging the Spirit Emperor's Eyes, which then vanished suddenly.

Xu Qing's expression remained normal; he looked calmly and spoke lightly.

"Come back."

All space had already been sealed when Xu Qing approached.

This included time and space.

Unless one's realm surpassed his, no living being could freely depart in his presence.

Thus, in his gaze and after his words, the vanished Spirit Emperor's Eyes reappeared.

But they did not appear as before within the vast world; instead, they appeared... upon the giant snake's body.

Gazing outward, Spirit Emperor's Eyes emerged one by one from nowhere upon the rotting giant snake's flesh, growing embedded in the blood and muscle, unable to be detached in the slightest.

Now all were wide open, revealing intense terror.

They did not even dare to rise in resistance, allowing Zhou Zhengli, Xing Huan, and others to run rampant within its world.

"Xu Qing, I have not offended you!"

All the Spirit Emperor's Eyes transmitted divine thoughts, gathering together to form a voice nearly like a divine tone, exuding dignity.

Yet within it lay anxiety, more tension, and the loss of their former brilliance.

Outside the giant snake, in the void, Xu Qing stood there, raising his right hand and grabbing toward the giant snake.

Under this grasp, the giant snake's trembling instantly intensified to the extreme, its body blurring, and its hiss turned into a wail.

Even its massive body began to melt.

The Ancient Emperor's Eyes appearing all over its body also screamed in agony, one by one detaching from flesh and blood, uncontrollably converging toward Xu Qing's front.

The sensation of death erupted instantly to its limit.

The Ancient Spirit Emperor's wail also turned into an instinctive, mournful plea.

"Xu Qing, I once helped you!"

"Even when you were weak, I repeatedly provoked you, yet I never truly struck you down!"

Hearing the Ancient Spirit Emperor's wail, Xu Qing said nothing more.

He clearly understood that his relationship with the Ancient Spirit Emperor had, until now, been a series of dangerous transactions.

The reason the other had not killed him at first was also due to Xu Qing possessing something the other feared, as well as having a certain value.

Hence came the subsequent feeding and participation in the battle against the Red Mother.

So, the grasping hand clenched and pulled hard.

In that instant, the tearing sound accompanied the Ancient Spirit Emperor's wail, echoing again, and all the Spirit Emperor's Eyes growing on the giant snake's body were completely stripped away.

A total of ninety-nine appeared before Xu Qing, forcibly pressed by an irresistible force, stacked together to form a ball of eye-flesh.

And the compressive force continued.

"Xu Qing, I also helped your Daoist partner!"

"I can still help her in the future; my existence can let her avoid any curse in the future. I know you can do it, but I..."

"I can help her withstand the tribulation!"

"We of the Ancient Spirit Clan possess a bloodline tribulation; I can use myself to help her endure it!!"

All the Ancient Spirit Emperor's eyes rippled, and under the powerful external compression, the gathered divine thoughts transmitted urgently.

These words seemed to have some effect, as the compressive force eased slightly.

But before the Ancient Spirit Emperor could catch its breath, Xu Qing's raised right hand suddenly grabbed.

Amid the roar of the Ancient Spirit Emperor's heart and mind, Xu Qing's hand had already fallen above the Spirit Emperor's Eyes, grasping that emptiness.

The Spirit Emperor's Eyes all contracted their pupils.

And in Xu Qing's eyes, at this moment, a sharp gleam appeared.

He gazed at the emptiness he held.

Within it, there was a golden thread imperceptible to outsiders!

Though called a thread, it was actually a strand of hair.

It existed and yet did not exist, in an extremely strange state, one end connected to the Ancient Emperor's Eye, the other... spreading toward the distant darkness.

"Indeed, as I expected."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart; he had previously judged that the Ancient Spirit Emperor could still gasp until now not only due to its own persistence but likely also due to assistance from an external force.

After all, if choosing a pawn, given the Ancient Spirit Emperor's status, it would naturally be the most suitable.

"As for who is behind this, this strand of hair has already revealed it."

Xu Qing seized that strange strand of hair, and his divine thoughts surged along it, exploding suddenly as they swept toward the distant darkness.

The black Spirit Abyss, under his divine thoughts, was like heavenly fire descending, and everything became crystal clear.

Especially with this hair as a guide, this search became a lock-on.

Thus, in that instant, Xu Qing's divine thoughts clearly saw, in the depths of the Spirit Abyss, a beast-like existence dwelling in the mist!

It looked like a lizard, entirely golden.

It was in deep sleep.

And the moment Xu Qing's divine thoughts swept over it, this sleeping lizard suddenly opened its eyes.

And made contact with Xu Qing's divine thoughts.

Invisible waves surged, erupting throughout the entire Spirit Abyss.

Moreover, boundless curse power emerged from nowhere with the awakening of the golden lizard, surging in all directions.

It was precisely the colossal beast among the four Divine Sovereigns beyond the Eastern Wanggu continent!

But clearly, what appeared here was merely a thread of its divine sense.

Yet even so, the mutual gaze between it and Xu Qing caused the void itself to be unable to withstand it, showing signs of collapse as cracks rapidly spread, covering every realm where the Spirit Abyss existed.

Xu Qing paid no heed to this, his expression grim and cold as he stared into the distance at the lizard.

The golden lizard also coldly gazed back at Xu Qing.

"Hand over the ancient spirit behind you, and I will depart."

After a long moment, the golden lizard's divine voice echoed, carrying the power of words that shape reality, influencing will, soul, and all things.

Even here, Xu Qing felt his Constitution tremble under these words.

After all, this was the divine sense of a Divine Sovereign!

But Xu Qing was no stranger to Divine Sovereigns; almost the instant his Constitution was affected, a spark of light suddenly ignited before him.

Then, a lantern appeared before him.

Held aloft by Xu Qing, raised high.

Inside the lantern, the Divine Sovereign's eye, refined within, suddenly snapped open at this moment.

Vast Jin Guang transformed into a tangible sea of light, flowing from the Divine Sovereign's eye toward the golden lizard.

With this gaze, the void collapsed, the eight directions crumbled, presenting a trend of annihilation.

The golden lizard's body rumbled, showing signs of fracturing, continuously retreating with a grim expression; its gaze swept over the lantern before glancing once more at Xu Qing.

Subsequently, during this retreat, it tore through the void.

It ultimately chose to abandon probing, seeking to depart Eastern Wanggu and return to its true form.

But...

If it left when Xu Qing drew the line, Xu Qing would not stop it, yet having been given a choice, if it now departed unharmed...

This would inflict intangible damage upon the credibility of Xu Qing's line-drawing words!

Regardless of any consideration, Xu Qing must act, so that external powers may witness the consequences of lingering here.

Thus, Xu Qing raised the lantern, gazing at the departing golden lizard, and spoke calmly.

"Entropy!"

Upon uttering this, the lantern in his hand suddenly trembled, faintly echoing with the ancient, heavy and coarse breathing sound, falling within this collapsing void realm.

This was the breath of the Divine Sovereign once of the Fifth Star Ring, lingering in the world.

As the breath resonated, the Divine Sovereign's eye within the lantern emitted Jin Guang that instantly surpassed all before it, transforming the entire void into gold in an instant.

Then, everything within this realm changed within the gold.

Whether void or mist, naturally including... the golden lizard about to depart and return to its true form!

The lizard's body trembled.

It felt... the divine authority of a Divine Sovereign!

The so-called Entropy is the process by which all things move from order to chaos, and by wielding this divine authority, one can alter the entirety of matter through increase or decrease.