Chapter 1281

That mysterious and radiant light cluster, with a single wave from Chen Erniu, shot straight toward Xu Qing.

And Chen Erniu's voice, after a moment of fervor, instantly weakened.

The blue on the left hand of the Huangtian Shenghuang that he inhabited rapidly faded at this moment, and simultaneously, the divine might on the Huangtian Shenghuang's body erupted violently.

To thoroughly suppress and erase what was there with Chen Erniu.

At the critical moment, the earth illusion on Qiye's body shone even brighter, enveloping all directions, isolating the external impurities in order to delay the Huangtian Shenghuang's recovery.

And here, Xu Qing, at the moment that radiant light cluster flew in, raised his right hand.

Within his palm, within his flesh and blood, a lens appeared!

It was a diamond-shaped lens, its surface flowing with light, capable of reflecting all things in the world within itself.

Moreover, within it flowed a constitutional aura surpassing Xia Xian, having already reached the level of Immortal Lord, and even exceeding that of ordinary Immortal Lords.

Causing immortal intent to permeate the entire Huangtian.

This object came from Mingming Xianzhu!

It was the constitution that Mingming gifted to Xu Qing before he left the Fifth Star Ring!

When others use this constitution, the effect is ordinary.

But Xu Qing is different.

He once immersed himself in Mingming's memories, having become Mingming in history, and walked through the most important phase of Mingming's life.

That experience made Xu Qing, to a certain extent, the only one within the upper thirty-six star rings who could nearly fully manifest Mingming's constitution.

This is also why, besides the Divine Eye Lamp Cover given by Bai Dashi, this is the greatest power on his person now.

As the lens in his palm shone, the entire Huangtian……the celestial color changed, the earth surged.

The constitution from Mingming, carrying its terrifying stature, suppressed all.

Especially the returning Huangtian Shenghuang!

At the instant the lens reflected it, the Huangtian Shenghuang's massive body shuddered violently.

Then followed intense trembling, and within Xu Qing's palm, the lens rapidly gathered golden mist, gradually outlining a blurry humanoid shape.

Qiye stood nearby, watching this scene, his mind and spirit equally shaken.

He sensed the extraordinary nature of the lens in Xu Qing's palm, and even saw the blurry figure within the lens—it was the soul of the Huangtian Shenghuang!

Even within it, faintly, there was a true name!

"This lens……seems to have a unique suppressive power against spirits!"

Qiye murmured in his heart.

And here, Xu Qing noticed Qiye's expression, naturally knowing his thoughts.

Qiye does not know Mingming Xianzhu's method of advancement.

Mingming's advancement relies on the primordial mother star of the Fourth Star Ring, through innate embedding, merging with the mother star, first borrowing the mother star's power to attain God Lord, leaving behind the true name, then transforming from God to Immortal.

This method makes Mingming here both a god and an immortal!

Hence, there is special suppression against spirits.

And afterward, Xu Qing also analyzed that advancement, relying on the primordial mother star—this in itself carries an astonishing stature, its starting point being supremely lofty.

But Mingming's final choice actually also contained regret.

He merely had a brief fusion with the mother star.

And did not……truly devour the mother star!

Otherwise, everything would be rewritten in a more terrifying way.

But he also knows this method……encountered too many impossible obstacles.

Whether it was the obstruction of the Fourth Star Ring's God Venerable, or the ultimate rejection by the Fourth Star Ring's primordial mother star, or Mingming's own bearing of the sacrificial offering, and the risk of conflated will……any deviation would cause the ritual to fail.

Like walking on spider silk!

So, Mingming ultimately chose the most stable method, with the highest success rate—merely borrowing the fusion advancement, then dispersing on his own.

These thoughts flashed through Xu Qing's mind, and then his gaze fell upon the Huangtian Shenghuang below.

The Huangtian Shenghuang's eyes, at this moment, closed again, but its breath surged violently, its body trembling as it clearly wanted to struggle, yet the suppression from Mingming's constitution rendered all its resistance ineffective.

Even when it was at its peak, it could not oppose the current Mingming, let alone now, when it is returning and has lost……the source light offered by its clan!

Therefore, it could only allow Xu Qing's palm lens to forcibly seize its soul away.

During this process, Chen Erniu was overjoyed, feeling that the rejection and resistance of the body he inhabited toward himself were rapidly diminishing.

Thus, without hesitation, he initiated fusion again.

In the next instant, the blue on the Huangtian Shenghuang's left hand, which had been about to fade, flared brightly, rapidly spreading toward the Huangtian Shenghuang's body.

In an instant, it reoccupied half, advancing toward the other half……like splitting bamboo!

But the resistance from the Huangtian Shenghuang, even now, still showed stubbornness—even if it was hard to resist Mingming's lens, faintly, it also emitted signs of mutual destruction.

It seemed that even if it failed, it did not wish to surrender its divine body!

Seeing this, Qiye's eyes flashed with cold light, about to act.

And here, Xu Qing, gazing down at the Huangtian Shenghuang below, suddenly spoke.

"If the method to conceal one's ears and eyes is overdone……affecting my senior brother's fusion, then I will treat you as preparing to make the fake real."

Xu Qing's words spoken.

The Huangtian Shenghuang's body trembled, then abruptly paused.

Xu Qing's voice continued.

"Using my senior brother's hand, with a special guidance, a special place, a special method, to form a special ritual……for returning."

"It seems everything is normal, even logical, and if not for the accident, I would have returned, otherwise you could have succeeded."

"But I don't believe you cannot feel external affairs."

"You don't even believe I'm unaware—your original plan, given current developments, even if you truly returned, would still struggle to escape suppression."

"If so, still must struggle with all your might..."

Xu Qing's eyes held deep meaning as he gazed upon the corpse of the Huangtian Divine Emperor.

"You intend to use the karmic bond between me and my master to completely dissipate here, thereby returning to other star rings in another way..."

"Afraid of being seen, so you struggle with all your might, putting on a show, yet deep in your heart, there truly exists resentment, so you wish to seize this opportunity to have both!"

As Xu Qing spoke, he looked at the mirror in his hand—though it contained the soul and true name of the Huangtian Divine Emperor, appearing as one entity, through the mirror's constitution, Xu Qing could sense that this true name and divine soul possessed a nearly imperceptible trace of rejection!

This true name... does not belong to the Huangtian Divine Emperor!

"Senior Li Zihua never returned; I believe when he left here years ago, he went to Eastern Wanggu, and all that followed—was it perhaps also to...

help you break out of prison!"

Xu Qing spoke calmly; this point, he originally wasn't certain, but after entering Huangtian and these experiences, plus the performance within the Mirror of Seeking Clarity's Constitution, he had formed a judgment in his heart.

Most importantly, he does not believe this once-radiant Divine Emperor of Huangtian would leave himself no room at all—such a mediocre figure.

Xu Qing's voice echoed in all directions.

On the earth, the Huangtian Divine Emperor's closed eyes suddenly snapped open.

Golden light burst from His eyes, locking onto Xu Qing.

Xu Qing turned his head toward Seventh Uncle and spoke softly.

"Master, may I be granted full authority over affairs here?"

Seventh Uncle heard, nodded slightly, and guessed Xu Qing's decision in his heart.

Xu Qing bowed, then looked down at the Huangtian Divine Emperor.

"The matter of years past—I ultimately owe Senior Li Zihua a favor, and since your true name was taken by him... then... abandon resistance, fulfill my senior brother's wish."

"I release you to depart!"

"Henceforth, in the Ninth Star Ring, you may not set foot even half a step, and shall have nothing more to do with you!"

Xu Qing's voice rang like heavenly might, echoing across this heaven and earth.

"To gain, one must first let go."

The Huangtian Divine Emperor remained silent.

Xu Qing's words revealed His entire layout—He initially indeed wished to use that greedy person to achieve return.

But external changes caught Him off guard, yet He did not panic overly.

Because He still had other ways.

Whether Li Zihua or Chimu, in truth, they left Huangtian with His tacit approval.

As for after departure, He did not interfere, merely all departing clanspeople upheld one belief.

To rescue Him.

And Li Zihua, relying on his own excellence, had already advanced to the forefront.

All that was needed was for Him here to sever all ties and karma with Huangtian, willingly be erased of all traces, and success would follow.

Yet in His heart, some reluctance still remained.

After a few breaths.

A sigh spread around Him.

He finally let go of that last trace of reluctance in His heart, then closed His eyes.

Abandoned resistance.

Thus, in that instant, within Xu Qing's palm, the mirror fully manifested the soul-shadow.

And completely severed connection with its true body.

Meanwhile, the fusion in Chen Erniu's place suddenly accelerated, spreading across the Divine Emperor's entire form in just over ten breaths.

Then began the slumber and deep fusion.

Gazing at his senior brother, Xu Qing saw the other needed time to awaken, so he raised his palm and gripped the mirror shard.

The next instant.

Within the mirror shard, the Huangtian Divine Emperor's divine soul shattered, erased together with the true name.

And completely severed all karma with Eastern Wanggu and Huangtian.

Including traces.

Whether Eastern Wanggu Continent or Huangtian World, in the memories of all living beings, traces of the Huangtian Divine Emperor's existence were invisibly erased.

No one remembers, nor can it be recalled.

He, is free.

As Xu Qing said, to let go is to gain.

Abandoned all here, exchanged for freedom.

"Freedom is good, though we fought so long back then, though we won, actually... this place never truly achieved unification, Huangtian's existence has always meant this place does not fully belong to the Hou Tu."

Seventh Uncle also felt emotion in his heart.

This way of resolution also let him put a period on past events in his heart.

"That light of Huangtian..."

Seventh Uncle looked toward Xu Qing.

Xu Qing raised his right hand, took the light floating before him, focused, then spoke softly.

"Master, senior brother still needs time to awaken."

"And this light is quite extraordinary... it contains Huangtian's secrets, also Huangtian's will."

"I wish here to absorb it, to see what the secret... truly is!"