Chapter 820: Target: Ji Dongzi

The mountain range vibrated, and cracks appeared on the rocks. Amidst cracking sounds, they spread rapidly. Very soon, the mountains crisscrossing above Xu Qing's cultivation ground were covered as if by a spider web.

The cracks became more and more numerous, and denser and denser.

Three breaths later, the massive mountain body seemed as if it had originally been piled up by dust. At this moment, it recovered its original state, lost its supporting power, and thus collapsed.

When the wind blew, it stirred up a dust storm, spreading toward the surroundings.

Spreading along with it was the terrifying aura from the depths.

This aura carried an extreme domineering quality, and even more, the majesty of a god, spreading in a ring shape.

Wherever it passed, the ground cracked, forming one trench after another.

At the same time, the rainforest vegetation around the mountain range vibrated simultaneously, and the next instant, it withered directly, becoming a part of the dust storm.

The fierce beasts within were the same, until it affected a full thousand miles of land before stopping. And at the source of the thousand-mile dust storm, where the former mountain body was located, the center where countless cracks and trenches intersected was sunken a thousand feet deep.

Looking from afar, it was an irregular deep pit.

At the bottom of the pit, a figure gradually rose into the air.

As it walked out, a pressure that made people's hearts tremble spread from within this figure's body. The storm outside became even more irritable, and as it scattered, it emitted a deafening whistling sound.

The firmament also changed at this moment, as if changing due to the walking out of this figure.

There were even black flames spreading from this figure's body, flowing along the trenches of the earth, as if coming from the Yellow Springs, representing death, representing slaughter.

There were also countless soul threads erupting, covering the sky and blocking the sun, rotating rapidly around this figure.

Thus, in the gaps where the firelight and soul threads intersected, this figure walking step by step appeared and disappeared, and one could only vaguely see that it was a young man.

One couldn't see the detailed appearance, only the long hair fluttering, shining with purple luster in the fire.

Until this slender figure walked out of the thousand-foot deep pit, stood above the storm, and stood tall between heaven and earth.

The wind blew his black long robe, carrying a sharp intent.

He raised his head; it was a beautiful face, giving people a sense of not daring to profane, as if it were a god.

His expression contained coldness, but the circular mark shining on his brow revealed a hint of evil, which was the mark brought by the Witch!

It was exactly Xu Qing...

Spirit Treasury... Great Perfection.

Xu Qing lowered his head, looking at the trenches on the ground, looking at the soul threads circling around, and took a deep breath.

The Spirit Treasury realm was the one he had spent the most time cultivating since he started. It wasn't because this realm was unprecedentedly difficult, but because his secret treasury was different from others.

Others had secret treasuries; he had God Treasuries, Emperor Treasuries, and Witch Treasuries. He wanted too much, so naturally, the time was slow.

Only until today could it be considered Great Perfection, but there was still a necessary condition not yet met for breaking through to enter the Void Returning realm.

"Heavenly Dao..."

Xu Qing's gaze was deep. He thought of the place to obtain the Heavenly Dao that his Senior Brother had mentioned back then.

The third stage of the Great Hunt, the God Domain!

"Then, the Yan Yue Profound Heaven Clan opening the God Domain will be the place for me to step into Void Returning!"

"And now, even though I am still missing four Heavenly Daos, my combat power is completely different compared to before."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Qing put away his expectations for the future.

With a thought, the surrounding soul threads roared and gathered on his body at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, the first layer of the god-spirit state was suddenly formed.

That was the combat power of the first stage of Void Returning.

Immediately, more soul threads poured in, and in an instant, the second god-spirit state appeared.

The combat power fluctuation of the second stage of Void Returning shook the surroundings.

Following that, more soul threads fused, and the third god-spirit state appeared, rotating between heaven and earth, forming the power of the third stage of Void Returning, shaking the earth.

It didn't end. The fourth layer of the god-spirit state appeared, but a certain rule appeared on Xu Qing's body; that was the Witch form, and also the ultimate state of the god-spirit state.

The combat power of the fourth stage of Void Returning.

Crossing the firmament, shaking the region, distorting the void, and breeding heterogenous matter.

This form was Xu Qing's strongest state in the past, containing all his cultivation power and consuming the god-spirit authority he had come into contact with in his life.

Whether it was the Sun Crown or the Purple Moon, they were all parts of this form.

"This form is the extreme before I enter Void Returning, and now..."

The fifth god treasury in Xu Qing's body erupted like a volcanic furnace, and a roar came from within Xu Qing's body.

The firmament exploded. The Nine Li nine heads manifested from his body surface and circled around his body, forming nine beasts, each different, flying rapidly to form the power to suppress all directions.

Shocking!

As it rotated with a rumble, the Prisoner Ox first broke away from the vortex, transforming into an illusory dragon-face totem, heading straight for Xu Qing and sticking to his neck, forming dragon armor!

It would bless Xu Qing with all paths related to sound, and under Xu Qing's fourth god-spirit state, his words would be the murmurs of a god. With the blessing of the Prisoner Ox, this murmur would be even more terrifying.

Subsequently, Chaofeng fused into Xu Qing's side. Behind his back, a pair of black wings manifested. When they flapped, a great wind whistled, and heaven and earth changed color.

It would bless Xu Qing with speed!

Chiwen, this head of the Nine Li, transformed into arm armor for blessing. From then on, all the divine abilities and techniques Xu Qing displayed in this state would be blessed by Pulao, and his combat power would skyrocket.

And Bi'an transformed into chest armor, blessing the path of sealing. Whether it was Ding Yisaner or all of Xu Qing's sealing methods, in this state, they would become extremely terrifying.

As for Chiwen, it transformed into back armor. Its function was simple, but unparalleled; it could resolve all disasters!

Following that were Baxia and Fuxi.

The former formed the armor for most of the body, covering more than half of the area. It blessed Xu Qing's physical defense power.

From then on, Xu Qing's defense would reach an incredibly frightening degree. The function of the latter was similar, not for the physical body, but for the soul.

In this state, as long as Fuxi was not destroyed, Xu Qing would not fall. From then on, his defense would be completely different compared to before.

And the most special one was Suanni!

Its function was something even Xu Qing was very surprised by. What it transformed into was not armor, but a wisp of blue smoke, fluttering behind Xu Qing, connecting to the firmament. What it blessed was actually Xu Qing's divinity!

Under its blessing, Xu Qing's fourth god-spirit state was amplified from the source of divinity.

Regarding this point, after pondering, Xu Qing had a guess: perhaps the original Suanni was not like this; it was due to the suppression and devouring by that spider god, thus forming a common mutation.

Only this answer could explain why the Witch form of the Nine Li's Suanni actually fused with the god-spirit realm.

Xu Qing buried this guess in his heart and looked at the last head of the Nine Li.

That was Yazi. It transformed into a ferocious mask. As Xu Qing looked, it flew over rapidly and landed on Xu Qing's face.

Its blessing was slaughter. From then on, all magic treasures and weapons would display peerless fierce intent under its fusion.

As it stuck to Xu Qing's face, the sky dimmed, and there were roars in all directions, with countless lightning bolts dancing like silver snakes.

The storm was even more violent at this moment, and in this great wind, Xu Qing, standing at the wind's eye, had already changed his appearance significantly!

It was a strange figure that combined the god-spirit state and the Witch form!

Gray-black dragon armor, carrying killing intent and mystery; the totems of the Nine Li nine heads contained the aura of vicissitudes and antiquity.

The wings behind his back, as well as the rising Purple Moon, and the god-spirit body under the dragon armor, fused the Witch and the God together.

There was even rich gray mist spreading from his body, covering heaven and earth, continuously churning outward, giving people a sense of shaking the soul.

In this state, Xu Qing had a feeling: he could make the sky pitch black with a single thought, and he could make the earth collapse with a single glance.

For all living beings, he could bring rules with his thoughts, and he could ignore them with a wave of his hand.

"So, this is the combat power of Void Returning Great Perfection."

Xu Qing murmured. Recalling the few great geniuses of the Yan Yue Profound Heaven Clan he had come into contact with, a sharp light appeared in his eyes.

He knew very well that his combat power, under the all-around blessing of the Nine Li, had already surpassed the fourth stage of Void Returning and reached the Great Perfection level of the Void Returning realm.

He was truly in the same combat power range as Tuoba Shan, Shi Wushuang, and Ji Dongzi, and belonged to the peak.

This was Xu Qing's strongest form now!

"But this is not the strongest state of the Witch Treasury!"

"In the memory fragments of the Nine Li skulls, its Witch form is not like this." Xu Qing recalled the memory fragments he had seen. At that time, outside the God-Killing Array, the Nine Li sitting cross-legged there had a vast gray mist manifesting behind it.

Deep in the mist, there vaguely existed a behemoth with a terrifying aura, shaking heaven and earth, and it was not dragon-shaped.

It looked like a human body!

"That is the Nine Li as the Ancestral Witch of the Profound Heaven Great Witch Clan, its true Ancestral Witch form."

Xu Qing's heart moved, and he tried to trigger the fifth Witch Treasury, but no matter how he unfolded it, the fifth Witch Treasury only churned and had no other anomalies.

At the same time, a restriction from the dark reflected into Xu Qing's mind.

Like a solid barrier, it could not be broken.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and analyzed in his heart.

"With my current strength, I still cannot display it..."

Perhaps, when I obtain four more Heavenly Daos and break through the Spirit Treasury to enter Void Returning, I will have the ability to break the barrier and make the Witch form of the Nine Li reappear in the world.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing put away his thoughts and raised his head to look into the distance. In his heart, the past since coming to this Mountain-Sea Domain emerged: from meeting Ji Dongzi, being chased and fleeing into the Nine Li Prohibition, until struggling within with nine deaths and one life, and finally becoming the person who harvested the rewards.

All the experiences during this period, as well as the true history he had learned, gave him an indescribable emotion.

After a long while, a cold light bloomed in Xu Qing's eyes. Since I have walked out of the Nine Li, then, Ji Dongzi!

Xu Qing's killing intent surged in his heart. His body flickered, and following the sound of breaking through the firmament, his figure broke through the air and left... ===== CHAPTER 821 =====