Chapter 1273

The once pitch-black Spirit Abyss is now filled with golden light.

This has made this place a golden world.

And within that golden radiance, the power of the divine authority from the God-Sovereign's eye inside the lantern is surging like waves, churning the sea of the world.

Wherever it passes, all things dissipate within that golden light.

This is not decomposition, nor is it a dismantling like Xu Qing's Constitution of Law; it is a reduction formed by constant diminution.

This process, apart from possessing the corresponding divine authority, cannot be reversed.

All things are changed; everything within the void, whether it be life or breath, whether it be illusory or truly existent, whether it be time or space.

Each and every thing, under this reduction, is destined to vanish.

This naturally includes that golden lizard.

Although it is a God-Sovereign, it is not the true body; what came here is only a wisp of divine thought, and it is ultimately limited.

Therefore, even though it possesses the status of a God-Sovereign, under the divine authority of the God-Sovereign's eye of equal status, it ultimately cannot persist for too long.

After all, that God-Sovereign's eye, besides its own inherent power, also has the blessing of Master Bai.

Thus, this makes this lantern the sharpest object in Xu Qing's hands today.

At this moment, wherever its light passes, it becomes void; only the golden lizard remains in that void, still persisting.

It is just that its figure, as the divine thought is canceled out layer by layer, gradually becomes blurred, and finally, before dissipating, it turns its head to gaze at Xu Qing.

In the void, its cold voice echoes.

"You will eventually have a day when you go out."

As this voice ripples, the golden lizard closes its eyes, its figure melting in that golden light, disappearing into the light.

Erased.

Exorcised by this!

Only the lingering echo of its previous words still reverberates, long refusing to dissipate.

Xu Qing's gaze is cold; listening to the echo of the other party reverberating in all directions, he understands the meaning within those words.

In reality, even possessing the lantern shaped by the God-Sovereign's eye in his hand, he knows that the gap between himself and a God-Sovereign is still as vast as heaven and earth.

Between the two sides, there is no such thing as being able to fight.

And the reason why those four God-Sovereigns of the Ninth Star Ring chose to compromise and allow him to draw a line in Wanggu is because of the Upper Desolation.

They fear the Upper Desolation and dare not have their true bodies appear; they do not even dare to have their clones descend, so they can only arrange for their subordinates or use some methods to drop their divine thoughts.

Yet, precisely because of the combat power Xu Qing now masters, their divine thoughts can also be erased when they come here.

This is the reason they chose to sit by and watch.

But it is indeed as that golden lizard said, unless Xu Qing never steps outside from now on.

Otherwise, once he leaves the scope of Wanggu, having lost the fear of the Upper Desolation, they have too many methods to drive Xu Qing to his death.

Even if Xu Qing possesses the karma of the Upper Desolation and has the precedent of leading the Upper Desolation to descend upon the Fourth Star Ring, for a God-Sovereign, there is no need to take action personally; multiple God-Lords together can equally obtain the result of battle.

"Going out, huh..."

Xu Qing narrows his eyes, then slowly lowers the lantern he had raised.

As the divine power within the lantern gradually dissipates, his body sways slightly, and a hint of paleness appears on his face.

Utilizing a treasure of this level, even in his current state of immortal-god fusion, is very difficult to use multiple times; every time... for him, it is a kind of consumption.

Especially this time, he stimulated the God-Sovereign's divine authority within the lantern, so the consumption was much greater.

Therefore, the moment the golden lizard dissipated, Xu Qing also withdrew his own thoughts, and the God-Sovereign's eye within the lantern in his hand closed once again.

The golden light of the Spirit Abyss also ceased to exist in the slightest at this moment.

The void became pitch-black once again, but compared to before, this darkness is permeated with emptiness.

Clean and clear.

The entire Spirit Abyss, to a certain extent, no longer exists.

Only that rotting giant snake is there, trembling.

The previous golden light, under Xu Qing's control, avoided the position behind him, so this snake and the Spirit Emperor's eye were not assimilated by the golden light.

As for Zhou Zhengli and the others, they also flew out one after another from the world carried by the giant snake, appearing by Xu Qing's side.

They perceived the scene in the outside world while inside the world; at this moment, their gazes toward Xu Qing all carry a deeper level of awe.

Even Star Ring Son silently lowered his head slightly.

If they are like this, not to mention the Ancient Spirit Emperor; he watched with his own eyes as the Spirit Abyss became a void, and even that terrifying existence in his memory dissipated, so all of the Ancient Spirit Emperor's eyes are filled with shock and horror.

Feeling the giant snake's trembling and seeing the Ancient Spirit Emperor's shock, Xu Qing shakes his head.

"The Ancient Spirit Emperor who could unify Wanggu must possess great spirit, and in reality, he does possess it."

"But clearly, after the failed promotion, he did indeed fall, and you... are the manifestation of his obsession, used by the God-Sovereign and bestowed with vitality."

"But you are no longer the Ancient Spirit Emperor of the past."

Xu Qing speaks calmly.

The Ancient Spirit Emperor says nothing; bitterness rises in all of his eyes, and he finally chooses to close them.

He knows that he cannot struggle and has no power to resist, and Xu Qing's words also pointed out the truth he was unwilling to admit.

He is indeed no longer the Ancient Spirit Emperor of the past.

Just a remnant body relying on external force to revive, lingering on its last breath, hiding within the Spirit Abyss.

"But you possess the status of Wanggu in the ancient times, whether it is the identity of the true body, the connection with Wanggu, or the cultivation base your true body once had..."

Xu Qing gazes at the Ancient Spirit Emperor, a hint of depth appearing in his eyes.

"Since you are the manifestation of the Ancient Spirit Emperor's obsession to seize the Heavenly Dao, then..."

"Today, you shall become the Heavenly Dao."

As Xu Qing speaks, he raises his right hand and grabs, directly seizing the Spirit Emperor's eye and that giant snake, and as he steps, he directly crosses the void and shifts away.

When he appears, he is already above the firmament of the Wanggu Continent, and his words also cause all of the Ancient Spirit Emperor's closed eyes to suddenly snap open, looking at Xu Qing in disbelief.

Xu Qing raises his head, gazing into the distance at the firmament.

"Wanggu cultivators, the path is broken after Spirit Containment; apart from special inheritances, there is no possibility of becoming a Sovereign. This is because when the Upper Desolation arrived back then, it swallowed many Heavenly Daos, making the path of Wanggu Continent's cultivators incomplete."

As he speaks, a sharp light rises in Xu Qing's eyes.

"Heavenly Dao!"

The moment these two words are uttered from his mouth, they transcend the Heavenly Dao, transcend the Heavenly Sound, and explode across the entire Wanggu.

Amidst the rumbling, above Xu Qing, strange figures instantly manifest one after another in the sky.

Those figures include humans and alien races.

They are all the Heavenly Daos that have remained in Wanggu until now.

It is just that most are decayed, each with complex auras, and they all look blurred.

"Today, I seal the Ancient Spirit Emperor; one eye, one Dao; ninety-nine eyes, becoming the ninety-nine Heavenly Daos of Wanggu!"

Xu Qing's voice, containing the power of sealing, ripples out the moment it is spoken, and the fortune of Wanggu churns, turning into bursts of auspicious signs rising in all directions.

And those remaining Heavenly Daos also lower their heads one after another, their figures retreating, yielding their status.

Subsequently, Xu Qing's gaze falls upon the Ancient Spirit Emperor.

All of the Ancient Spirit Emperor's eyes are now radiating excitement.

"Thank you, Lord of Wanggu!"

After speaking, it suddenly disperses, returning to the giant snake at its side, merging into its body, and finally, under a tremor of the giant snake, ninety-nine wounds split open on its body.

Within each wound, an eye is born.

They open in unison.

And then, a roar erupts from the giant snake's mouth as it ascends into the sky.

One eye is one Dao; gathered together, they become the ninety-nine Heavenly Daos, entering and ruling Wanggu.

The entire Wanggu trembles.

In the dark, the myriad races have a sense of it, and there are even some cultivators lingering in the late stage of Spirit Containment who, at this moment, have bursts of enlightenment rising in their hearts, and then become excited.

Because those enlightenments are the guidance to the path of the Sovereign!

All of this comes from the Ancient Spirit Emperor, from his status, from his cultivation base!

This is using the ancient times to continue the path of the Sovereign for the present world!

"The Heavenly Dao cannot be incomplete, so it must be a hundred in number."

Gazing at the Ancient Spirit Emperor who has entered and taken his place, Xu Qing speaks softly, and then his gaze falls... outside Fenghai County.

Outside Fenghai County, on the ground, a giant infant seen by mortals is sitting there, smiling foolishly at Xu Qing.

It is just that on its body, many rotting wounds can be seen.

That was caused by the pollution of the Ancient Immortal before.

Gazing at the giant infant, Xu Qing's gaze becomes gentle.

"Remnant Dao, return to your place!"

As the voice follows the thought, it falls upon the firmament, and in an instant, those remnant Daos that yielded their Heavenly Dao status for the Ancient Spirit Emperor turn into streams of light one by one, rushing toward the giant infant.

In an instant, they submerge into the giant infant's body one by one.

This makes the giant infant's aura increasingly thick, and the scars on its body heal rapidly.

Until finally, the giant infant's whole body is colorful, and at the same time, it finally begins to grow, turning into the appearance of a six or seven-year-old boy in Xu Qing's gaze.

His face is like a silver plate, his skin fair as snow, radiating a lustrous sheen, just like mutton-fat jade, revealing a sense of clarity and naive cuteness.

Especially his eyes, like lacquer, revealing clarity within the depth, like a clear spring, and also like brilliant stars falling into them; as he looks around, light ripples, full of a child's innocence and purity.

The whole person is like a delicate bud blooming on a branch in spring, making one feel joy the moment they see him.

It is as if he himself is an auspicious sign.

At this moment, he stands up and bows toward Xu Qing with his small hands.

"Child greets Big Daddy."

A smile appears on Xu Qing's face, and he says softly.

"You were originally formless, descending due to opportunity, born as the Heavenly Dao, enjoying the status of the ancient Dao."

"Today, I seal you as the First Heavenly Dao of Wanggu!"

"Commanding the ninety-nine Daos of the Ancient Spirit!"

"In the future... protect Wanggu!"

Xu Qing's voice, containing the power of his Constitution of Law, possessing the blessing of fortune, ripples through Wanggu, exploding in the hearts of the myriad races, sealing the Heavenly Dao.

Thus, the rosy clouds become thicker, and heaven and earth share the auspiciousness.

Amidst these sky-filling rosy clouds, the child looks at Xu Qing and nods heavily with an incomparably serious look.

"Child will listen to Big Daddy's words and will definitely protect Wanggu from now on."

"As long as child is here, Wanggu is here."

"If child is not here, I will also use all my strength to make Wanggu always be here."

Xu Qing nods.

The child takes a deep breath, turns his head to gaze in another direction, where he feels his Second Daddy, so he bows in that direction.

Subsequently, his body ascends into the sky, and amidst the thousands of auspicious colors, amidst the bowing of the ninety-nine Daos of the Ancient Spirit, he walks into the status of the First Heavenly Dao of Wanggu!

The moment he enters and takes his place, the rules of Wanggu ripple suddenly.