Chapter 1332: Ancient Immortal Tribulation, Passed!

Eastern Wanggu, on the border, Xu Qing held the seven-colored lamp, standing in the starry sky.

Before him was the vast, endless universe; behind him, the Eastern Wanggu continent entangled by the Upper Wasteland.

And he stood on the boundary, his gaze cold and severe.

He raised the lamp in his hand high.

"Moreover, from this moment on, you are equivalent to Eastern Wanggu's layout chess piece—leave immediately!"

"If you do not leave, I will pull them out one by one!"

Xu Qing's words echoed, stirring ripples.

Within it was contained the fate divine essence fused into his divine body, forming the authority of fate, engraved in the rules of the Ninth Star Ring.

Moreover, it possessed the power of his Constitution, transmitted in the manner of maintenance, spreading across all timespaces—past, future, present—every parallel, and into the cognition of all life.

And the lamp in his hand seemed to respond in kind, its light growing even more brilliant.

Thus, countless divine thoughts scattered from every timespace, gathering upon Xu Qing, gathering upon the lamp in his hand!

He stared intently.

This lamp's frame was made from special earthenware fired into shape, its patterns naturally formed, flowing with a mysterious glow.

The outer lampshade was woven from seven-colored spirit threads; as the light flowed, it appeared dreamlike and illusory.

It seemed to gather the splendid colors of all heavens and myriad worlds here.

This lamp was precisely the Immortal Venerable Supreme Treasure given to Xu Qing by Master Bai before he left the Fifth Star Ring.

And the terror of this treasure lay in the wick within the lampshade!

It was a divine sovereign's eye!

Its power was so formidable it could be called terrifying; upon sensing external divine thoughts, that divine sovereign's eye flashed fiercely.

In that flash, the divine sovereign's divine power spread invisibly.

That was entropy!

So-called entropy is the process by which all things move from order to chaos; this divine authority, through increase or decrease, alters all matter.

At this moment, under the sweep of this divine sovereign's power, ninety-nine percent of divine thoughts instantly shattered and scattered, amid which faintly echoed countless mournful wails, reverberating in the void.

Xu Qing remained expressionless, holding the lamp, turning and walking toward the Eastern Wanggu continent.

In the starry sky, Xu Qing advancing alongside the lampfire, his surroundings were the black universe, yet his figure moving through the starry sky, in the eyes of the many powerhouses of the Ninth Star Ring, appeared like heavenly fire in the night!

Brilliant, astonishing.

Thus, the golden mother river of the surging cosmos flowing north through the star ring surged violently, its waves churning fiercely, within which opened one colossal golden divine eye after another.

All turned their gaze toward the Eastern Wanggu continent, toward Xu Qing.

In those eyes, all bore indifference.

And within the waves, countless multicolored lotuses rose and fell, innumerable figures standing solemnly upright, as if awaiting the mother river's divine edict.

Most of these lotuses were five-colored; six-colored were fewer; seven-colored even fewer; as for eight-colored lotuses, there were only four.

Within one of these eight-colored lotuses, the Wish-Granting God lifted its head from within, golden light flashing in its eyes.

But ultimately, amidst the waiting of all these divine beings, the mother river still chose to close its opened giant eye, one by one.

The river's turbulence gradually subsided, but…… He left His layout in Eastern Wanggu, and did not choose to sever it!

A similar scene also appeared in the eastern depths of the cosmos of the star ring.

To the east of the star ring, there was no starlight; the stars themselves were absent—only a pitch-black void.

All sound, all color, here seemed nonexistent.

Only endless curses permeated this void, accumulated from ancient times to the present.

And at the deepest point of this void, the source of all curses, there resided an indescribable colossal beast.

At this moment, He had not opened His eyes, but all the curses encircling Him were undulating.

Moreover, the black tower standing in the southern direction of the Ninth Star Ring now transmitted the murmurs of divine beings.

This sound was indescribable, lacked concrete meaning, and resembled more the resonance of countless divine beings vibrating the void.

Furthermore, within this sound, the starry sky appeared with threads, each connected to the Eastern Wanggu continent.

Each was a layout of the black tower.

Throughout ancient times to the present, His layout in Eastern Wanggu had already been numerous.

But now, these threads trembled one after another, and in the next instant, all snapped apart.

At the points of rupture, illusory figures could be seen—within them were humans, also foreign beings, and also magical treasures; yet now, all had been erased of their causal ties to Him.

The black tower's choice differed from that of the mother river and the colossal beast; He chose to relinquish.

And among those many figures, there was indeed one…… that was actually Xu Qing's third senior brother!

The Eastern Wanggu Divine Sovereigns, aside from the Upper Wasteland, had four others.

At this moment, the mother river, the colossal beast, and the black tower had each given their decision; only the paper figure seated cross-legged in the west of the star ring remained utterly still.

But within this paper figure's interior, in the boundless cosmos it contained, within countless paper-ball stars, countless paper figures were rising into the air, converging toward the center point of their respective cosmos.

"Between him and me, unlike with others…… there is no retreat!"

Like the sound of paper rubbing, in this ongoing convergence, within the myriad paper universes, a hoarse echo resounded.

Meanwhile, within the Eastern Wanggu continent, cultivators and common folk alike lacked the ability to project their divine thoughts through the heavenly seal, unable to sense the battle in the starry sky.

Only divine beings, due to their different systems, could perceive the outside; thus, after witnessing this scene unfolding in the starry sky, all divine beings of Eastern Wanggu experienced intense turmoil in their hearts and minds.

Their aura instantly contracted, even if they were being worshipped by powerful clans, they remained thus.

Indeed, the power Xu Qing displayed was enough to make them palpitate.

"Eastern Wanggu…… is about to change heaven."

Amidst the murmurs of these many divine beings, amidst the tension of Eastern Wanggu's myriad races, amidst the anticipation of human cultivators, the heavenly dome of the human imperial capital rippled.

Rosy light descended from the heavens, illuminating all beings.

In the radiance, Xu Qing's figure approached step by step, treading across the starry sky, passing through the seal, and appearing upon the celestial dome.

Standing there, Xu Qing swept his gaze over the familiar silhouettes below and spoke softly.

"The Ancient Immortal Tribulation has passed."

As this voice rang out, the myriad races of Eastern Wanggu first fell silent, then erupted in an unprecedented uproar.

The excitement after tension, the exhilaration after suppression, the dawn after despair—all burst forth continuously at this moment.

Zhou Zhengli and the others were the first to rush forward and bow to Xu Qing.

Next came the Empress, and then the entire human race, followed by the myriad races of Eastern Wanggu, from all directions, all bowing toward the firmament.

Seventh Uncle felt relieved, gazing at Xu Qing with boundless emotion in his heart, knowing that the path his disciple would now tread would be unprecedented and destined to be arduous.

This reflection made him feel both sentimental and pained.

Subsequently, he raised his hand and slapped the head of the arrogantly expressive Chen Erniu beside him.

"All you know how to do is eat—how much have you eaten, and why are you still so useless!"

Chen Erniu felt wronged.

All of this entered Xu Qing's sight, but at this moment, his divine sense had spread to envelop all of Eastern Wanggu, first looking toward Feng Haijun, gazing at the departed souls there, and at the Purple Xuan Immortal who had opened his eyes within the Phoenix Hall in the Earth Palace...

Then he turned his gaze toward Huangzhou, toward the Great Moon Domain.

Outside the former pharmacy, beside Mingnan Shizi and others, Xu Qing gazed at Ling'er.

After gazing at each one in turn, Xu Qing looked toward the sea beyond.

There, a lone boat drifted.

Within the lone boat, a fluctuation of a true god was brewing, and it would not be long before it could emerge transformed.

The story of Senior Yu Liuchen had succeeded in part.

Originally already at the peak of the Divine Platform, He had also completed most of the ritual required to attain true godhood, and next... the emergence of a true god was imminent.

After gazing thus, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, finally looking toward...

... the Swallow-Heaven Domain, shrouded in a thick mist!

Within this domain, there exists a mysterious nation.

It is a realm returned from ancient times, and likewise a people drawn back through the cycle of rebirth.

Its name... the Purple Qing Upper Kingdom!

And within this nation's palace, one can see an awe-inspiring statue.

The statue of Shang Huang.

After the statue lies the palace's great hall.

Within the hall, upon the dragon throne, sits a person clad in imperial robes, propping his head with one hand, as if in light slumber.

This person's appearance closely resembles Xu Qing's, differing only in that a strange, evil mark exists upon his body, and at this moment, as Xu Qing gazes here, the corner of that person's mouth reveals a smile.

Slowly lowering his hand, he stretched lazily, then raised his head, gazing toward the firmament.

He gave a light chuckle.

"Ah Di, you have finally grown to this extent...

This day, I have waited long for.

I have waited for you to come."