Chapter 1338: Imperial Heaven

Almost as Xu Qing's words were spoken, the giant snake before him trembled violently, emitting a soul-piercing hiss from its mouth.

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

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

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

These fluctuations then instantly erupted, submerging the Spirit Emperor's Eyes and causing them to vanish suddenly.

Xu Qing's expression remained normal, he calmly looked on 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 life 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 into the blood and flesh, impossible to detach even slightly.

Now all were wide open, revealing intense terror.

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

"Xu Qing, I have not offended you!"

All the Spirit Emperor's Eyes transmitted divine thoughts, gathering together to form a near-divine voice, inherently majestic.

Yet within it lay anxiety, more tension, having lost their former brilliance.

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

With this grab, the giant snake's trembling instantly intensified to the extreme, its body blurring, its hiss turning into a wail.

Even its massive body began to melt.

The Ancient Emperor's Eyes appearing all over its body also screamed, each one by one separating from flesh and blood, uncontrollably gathering 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 amidst its sorrow.

"Xu Qing, I previously helped you!"

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

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 initially killed him was because Xu Qing possessed something that made the other wary, and also held certain value.

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

Thus, he seized the hand 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, appearing before Xu Qing, forced by an irresistible force to press together, forming 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 can..."

"I can help her withstand the tribulation!"

"Our Ancient Spirit Clan possesses a bloodline tribulation; I can use myself to help her endure it!!"

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

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

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

Amidst the roar of the Ancient Spirit Emperor's heart and mind, Xu Qing's hand had already fallen upon the Spirit Emperor's Eye, 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 end extending toward the distant darkness.

"Indeed, as I expected."

Xu Qing murmured in his heart, he had previously judged that the Ancient Spirit Emperor could barely survive until now not only due to its own persistence,

but likely also due to assistance from external power.

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

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

Xu Qing seized that strange strand of hair, his divine thoughts following it, suddenly erupting and sweeping straight toward the distant darkness.

The black Spirit Abyss, under his divine thoughts, was like heavenly fire descending, everything becoming 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.

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

Touching Xu Qing's divine sense.

Invisible ripples erupted throughout the Spirit Abyss.

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

The robe—this is the colossal beast among the four Divine Sovereigns beyond Eastern Wanggu!

But clearly, what appears here is merely a strand of its divine sense.

Even so, facing Xu Qing's gaze, the void could not withstand it, showing signs of collapse as cracks spread rapidly, covering every realm where the Spirit Abyss exists.

Xu Qing paid no heed; his expression grim and cold, he gazed into the distance at the lizard.

The golden lizard also coldly gazed back at Xu Qing.

"Give me the ancient spirit behind you, and I will depart."

After a moment, the golden lizard's divine voice echoed, carrying the power of words made law—influencing will, influencing soul, influencing all.

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

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

Yet for a Divine Sovereign, Xu Qing was no stranger; almost the instant his laws were affected, a glimmer of light appeared before him,

suddenly igniting.

Then, a lantern appeared before him.

Held aloft by Xu Qing, raised high.

Within the lantern, the Divine Sovereign's eye, refined within, suddenly opened wide at this instant.

Torrential Jin Guang transformed into a substantial 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 fracture, continuously retreating, its expression grim and cold, its gaze sweeping over the lantern before glancing once more at Xu Qing.

In this retreat, it tore through the void.

Ultimately, it chose to abandon probing, seeking to depart Eastern Wanggu and return to its true form.

But—

If it leaves while Xu Qing draws the line, Xu Qing will not stop it; yet having been given a chance, now having made a choice, if it departs unharmed,

this will 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 see the consequences of lingering here.

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

"Entropy!"

As these words left his mouth, the lantern in his hand suddenly trembled, faintly echoing with the coarse, heavy breathing from ancient times, falling within this collapsing void realm.

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

And as the breathing resonated, the Divine Sovereign's eye within the lantern burst forth with Jin Guang, surpassing countless previous levels, instantly transforming the entire void into gold within an instant.

Then, everything within this realm changed within the gold.

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

The lizard's body trembled.

He felt—divine authority of the 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.