Chapter 1347

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

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

The left hand of the Huangtian Shenghuang that he inhabited, its blue hue rapidly faded at this moment, while simultaneously, the divine aura on the Huangtian Shenghuang's body erupted explosively.

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

At the critical moment, the thick earth illusion on Qiye's body grew ever brighter, enveloping all directions, isolating the external impurities to delay the Huangtian Shenghuang's recovery.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing here, at the instant the radiant light cluster flew in, raised his right hand.

Within his palm, within his flesh, 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, a constitutional aura surpassing Xia Xian, already reaching the level of Immortal Lord, even exceeding that of ordinary Immortal Lords, circulated within.

Causing immortal intent to permeate the entire Huangtian.

This object came from Mingming Xianzhu!

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

This constitution, when used by others, yields ordinary effects.

But Xu Qing is different.

He once immersed himself in Mingming's memories, becoming Mingming in history, walking through Mingming's most important life chapter.

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

This is also why, aside from the divine eye lamp cover given by Bai Dashi, this is the greatest power on his person.

As the lens in his palm flashed, the entire Huangtian—.. azure sky changed color, the earth surged.

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

Especially the returning Huangtian Shenghuang.

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

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

Qiye beside him, watching this scene, his mind and spirit likewise trembled.

He sensed the extraordinary nature of the mirror in Xu Qing's palm, and even discerned that the blurred figure within the lens was actually the Huangtian Shenghuang's soul!

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

"This mirror—seems to have a unique suppressing power against spirits!"

Qiye murmured inwardly.

And Xu Qing here, noticing Qiye's expression, naturally understood his thoughts.

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

Mingming's ascension relies on the primordial mother star of the Fourth Star Ring, through life-entry fusion with the mother star, first borrowing the mother star's power to attain godhood, leaving behind a true name, then ascending from god to immortal.

This method makes Mingming here both god and immortal!

Hence, there exists a special suppression against spirits.

And afterward, Xu Qing also analyzed that ascension, relying on the primordial mother star, which itself possesses an astonishing stature, its starting point being supremely exalted.

Yet Mingming's final choice actually held regrets.

He merely fused briefly with the mother star.

And did not truly devour the mother star!

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

But he also knew this method—. encountered too many insurmountable obstacles.

Whether it was the obstruction of the Fourth Star Ring's God Sovereign, or the ultimate rejection by the Fourth Star Ring's primordial mother star, or Mingming's own bearing of sacrifice, or the risk of consciousness blending—any deviation would cause the ritual to fail.

Like walking on spider silk!

Thus, Mingming ultimately chose the most stable method, with the highest success rate—merely borrowing fusion for ascension, then scattering on his own.

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

The Huangtian Shenghuang's eyes, at this moment, closed again, but her breath surged violently, her body trembling,

clearly wanting to struggle, yet the suppression from Mingming's constitution rendered all his resistance ineffective.

Even if he were at his peak, he could not oppose the current Mingming, let alone now, in his return state, having lost the source light from his clan's worship!

Thus, he could only allow Xu Qing's palm lens to forcibly seize his 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 activated 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—unstoppable!

Yet the resistance from the Huangtian Shenghuang, even now, still displayed stubbornness; even if hard to resist Mingming's mirror, faintly, signs of mutual destruction emerged.

It seemed even if defeated, he did not wish to surrender his divine body!

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

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

"The method of concealing one's ears and stealing the bell—if overdone, affecting my senior brother's fusion, then I shall treat you as preparing to make the fake real."

Upon Xu Qing's words,

the Huangtian Shenghuang's bodily tremor jerked to a halt.

Xu Qing's voice continued.

"Borrowing my senior brother's hand, through a special connection, special location, special method, forming a special ritual—used for return."

"Seemingly everything normal, also logical, and even if no accident had occurred, I would have returned; otherwise, you could have succeeded."

"But I don't believe you can't sense what's happening outside."

"And I don't believe you're unaware—your original plan, given the current developments, even if you truly returned, would still be hard to escape being suppressed."

"If so, why still struggle with all your might—"

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

"You wish to use the karmic bond between me and my master to completely dissipate here, thereby achieving return through another means—"

"to the other star rings—"

"Afraid of being seen through, 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 God-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 repulsion!

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

"Senior Li Zihua never returned. I believe he left here back then, heading for Eastern Wanggu, and all that followed—was it perhaps also to—·

help you break out of prison!"

Xu Qing spoke calmly. This point, he had not been certain of originally, but after entering Huangtian and experiencing these events, and observing the performance within the Mirror of Seeking Clarity's Constitution, a judgment formed in his heart.

Most importantly, he did not believe that this once radiant God-Emperor of Huangtian would leave himself no room at all—such a commonplace figure.

Xu Qing's voice echoed in all directions.

On the earth, the Huangtian God-Emperor, whose eyes had been closed, suddenly snapped them 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 the affairs of this place?"

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

Xu Qing bowed once, then looked down at the Huangtian God-Emperor.

"As for the events of that year, I ultimately owe Senior Li Zihua a favor, and since your true name has been taken by him—then—abandon resistance, fulfill my senior brother's wish."

"I release you to depart!"

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

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

"To gain, one must first let go."

The Huangtian God-Emperor remained silent.

Xu Qing's words revealed the entire layout—he had indeed initially intended to use that greedy person to accomplish his return.

But the changes in the outside world caught him off guard, though he did not panic overly.

For he still had other ways.

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

As for after departure, he had not made prior arrangements, but all the departing clanspeople upheld a single belief.

To rescue him.

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

All that was needed here was to sever all ties and karma with Huangtian, willingly accept erasure of all traces, and success would follow.

Yet in his heart, some resentment still lingered.

After a few breaths.

A sigh spread outward around him.

In the end, he still let go of that last trace of resentment in his heart, then closed his eyes.

He abandoned resistance.

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

And completely severed its connection with its true form.

Meanwhile, the fusion within Chen Erniu suddenly accelerated, spreading across the entire body of the God-Emperor in just over ten breaths.

Then began the slumber and deep fusion—glancing at the senior brother, Xu Qing saw the other needed time to awaken, so he raised his palm and gripped the mirror shard.

The next moment.

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

Severing all karma with Eastern Wanggu and Huangtian completely.

Including traces.

Whether Eastern Wanggu Continent or Huangtian World, in the memories of all living beings, traces of the Huangtian God-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.

Having abandoned everything here, he exchanged it for freedom.

"Freedom is good, though we fought so long back then, though we won, actually——this place never truly achieved unity, the existence of Huangtian 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 allowed him to put a period on the past 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 into his hand, focused his spirit, then softly said: "Master, the senior brother still needs some time to awaken."

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

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