Chapter 985: The Ninth Star Ring

Ripples rise in Xu Qing's heart.

This scene, in Xue Chenzi's memory, is naturally absent.

And he has searched until now, staring at that star-face, and he already understands completely in his heart...

This must be the reason why white dust appeared in Xue Chenzi's soul!

Although he doesn't know what the white dust is, Xu Qing does not hesitate at all. His right hand raises suddenly, and in the next instant, before Xu Qing, a vast hand manifests.

Grabbing toward the face that appeared on the star.

Getting closer and closer, larger and larger, until it finally sticks close to the collapsing star, this hand manifested by Xu Qing has expanded to a degree sufficient to cover the star.

But the moment this hand enveloped the face and fell... a mutation occurred!

Whether it was a coincidence or not, the collapse of this star reached a critical point at this moment, and then the entire star suddenly collapsed, shattering into pieces.

Cracking and breaking in all directions.

Shattering together, including that face.

The mountain range forming the nose was erased in an instant.

The lakes forming the eyes were filled in an instant.

The canyon forming the mouth... collapsed directly.

The giant face is gone!

And with the collapse of the star, a power to destroy heaven and earth also erupted from this star, exploding with terrifying momentum.

The hand manifested by Xu Qing bore the brunt and was touched by this destructive storm.

In the next moment, a heaven-shaking loud noise rose in this place, the rumbling sound was deafening, the aura of destruction swept everything, and the hand manifested by Xu Qing could not block it, directly shattering.

He himself also retreated instantly, until he exited ten thousand feet, only then barely avoiding the shattering power of the star.

Gazing from afar again...

That star has become dust...

This dust is white.

Exactly the same as the one on Xue Chenzi's threads of fate.

Xu Qing's mind shakes, and he immediately tries to collect it.

It's just that this white dust, while appearing, is also disappearing rapidly.

And many methods are ineffective for collecting this object; after all, Xu Qing tried to collect the white dust within Xue Chenzi's threads of fate many times before, and all failed without exception.

But he is unwilling to let it go like this.

And perhaps it is because this white dust has not yet merged into the threads of fate, so there is a difference in state, so after Xu Qing changed many methods, he finally relied on a jade bottle reinforced by both divine source and power to collect a little.

At this moment, he looks down, gazing at the jade bottle in his hand, thoughts rising in his heart.

He knows the origin of the white dust in Xue Chenzi's fate.

Before, he had seen the collapse of other stars and worlds in this place, but none had the appearance of this white dust, yet the shattering of this star produced this substance.

The difference here is obvious.

"Stars or worlds where that face has appeared will produce white dust when they collapse!"

"Unfortunately, I tried my best to collect it before, but this mysterious substance disappeared too fast, and as for the amount I collected, it is too little..."

Xu Qing checks the jade bottle, noting that despite the reinforcement of his power and divine source, the white dust in the jade bottle is still irreversibly disappearing.

Although the speed is slower, it will disappear completely in at most a day.

"One day..."

Xu Qing frowns.

Time is too late.

And his caution also makes him not go to integrate this mysterious dust into his own threads of fate without experiment and research.

"So the point is actually not this white dust, but that face..."

Xu Qing looks up, gazing at the surroundings.

"Is there a second face?"

Xu Qing ponders for a while, then transmits a divine thought to Little Shadow in his heart. Soon, Little Shadow merges with Xu Qing, and with his shadow eyes turning pitch black again, Xu Qing stands at this height and looks at the star below again.

He prepares to explore this secret realm carefully with his shadow eyes to find if there is a second face.

After merging, Xu Qing does not waste time, speeding forward in this secret realm that has turned into a picture, relying on his shadow eyes to search carefully.

Time passes.

Although this Boundary Source Secret Realm has become a series of pictures, it is not static but dynamic and numerous.

Most importantly, because that red candle is still burning, both light and heat, as well as the risk of being assimilated, increase with Xu Qing's continuous exploration.

Two days later, Xu Qing has to retreat some range, staying away from the firelight area of the red candle. After gazing from afar, gloom rises in his heart.

"Two days, only searched thirty percent of the area, and most are outer parts."

"If I want to explore everything, I'm afraid it will be impossible without ten days, and the closer to the red candle, the greater the risk of being assimilated."

"If this continues, it won't work."

Xu Qing is silent. After a long while, a decisive thought rises in his heart; he still has a trump card he can unleash.

"Then..."

Xu Qing closes his eyes, his divine source roars, and amidst constant churning, a seed of divine power flashes with brilliant golden light on his ruins.

This light becomes more and more intense, eventually illuminating the entire ruins, spreading from Xu Qing's body, and finally gathering together to form a golden thread, wrapping around Xu Qing's finger.

Gazing at this golden thread, Xu Qing reveals anticipation in his eyes.

Because the divine power this golden thread belongs to is exactly the Luck Divine Power he obtained from the Dragon-surnamed cultivator of the North Fate Royal Clan!

With a pinch, that golden thread of luck begins to burn.

But everything around remains as usual.

Xu Qing sweeps his gaze, seeing nothing unusual, but after all, this is the first time he has unleashed this divine power, so he is also exploring it himself.

After a long while, he takes a deep breath and rushes into the area of the red candle's flame light and heat, searching again.

And this time... an hour later, Xu Qing feels something different.

He sees traces of rules and laws.

One must know that the Boundary Source Secret Realm, the point of its benefit for God-Concealing cultivators, is rules and laws.

There are too many stars and worlds in this place, they collapse at every moment, and gather again at every moment, which will provide sufficient reference and enlightenment for God-Concealing cultivators to shape their own new worlds.

But rules and laws, except for some most basic ones, are different in every star and world.

Some are suitable, some are not, and according to different cultivators' God-Concealing worlds, the needs are also different. In addition, the time node of attention is also particular.

Being able to see the complete evolution process of a rule from appearance to shattering is the best.

If one only sees part of the change, one needs to search for similar rules many times to comprehend.

And because one cannot stay too long, there is an element of luck.

Xu Qing had previously focused on searching for that face along the way, but also occasionally observed the power of rules and laws appearing in the shattering and rebirth of worlds.

However, on one hand, he was just looking at flowers while riding a horse, and on the other hand, what he saw were all incomplete, only occasionally complete.

But now... a bizarre scene appears.

A complete law thread unexpectedly appears before him, taking the initiative to show its own evolution process.

And it is not just once...

As Xu Qing moves forward, similar things happen frequently, and a large number of rules and laws appear before Xu Qing like a peacock spreading its tail, showing infinitely.

As if scrambling!

This scene, if seen by an outsider, would definitely be shocking and unimaginable.

And this is not the most exaggerated part; what makes Xu Qing himself feel shocked is that some stars that were clearly collapsing unexpectedly exposed rules and laws beyond the ordinary due to some inexplicable accidents after his gaze fell upon them.

Everything is to let him see more comprehensively and carefully.

As for the shadows in this secret realm, they are also affected. They usually discover Xu Qing at the first moment and instinctively rush over, but every time they approach, they are suddenly attracted by other things and rush away.

Even more astonishing is that whether it is the collapse of stars or the departure of shadows, they are indirectly shielding Xu Qing from the firelight of the red candle...

This makes Xu Qing's journey incomparably smooth.

And the second face he wants to find also appears in Xu Qing's eyes a few hours later.

Xu Qing's mind ripples, suppressing the shock of being moved by the Luck Divine Power, pauses, and looks into the distance.

There is a collapsing star there.

In the star, there is a continent that has retained most of it amidst the shattering of the star.

The mountain ranges and lakes on it form a face.

And originally, amidst the shattering of the star, this continent would be hard to be complete, and even if complete, it would be obscured, making it difficult for passersby to see.

But unexpectedly, Xu Qing saw it.

But almost the moment he looked, that face actually blurred, and in an instant, the mountain ranges and lakes on it collapsed, and the face disappeared.

And the storm of the star's collapse revealed a blurry outline of a human face at this moment, fleeing into the distance.

Xu Qing's eyes narrow, and he speeds at full capacity, pursuing it.

That human face outline has astonishing speed, and although Xu Qing is moving at full capacity, he is still a bit short. After chasing for a stick of incense, that human face outline suddenly vanishes.

Three breaths later, Xu Qing appears at the place where the human face vanished amidst the whistling. After checking the surroundings swiftly, he locks his gaze on a tiny space crack.

Xu Qing narrows his eyes. Compared to aimless searching everywhere, his choice is to explore this crack most likely to hide the human face, so he rushes in directly.

The moment he enters, a scene that makes Xu Qing's mind shake violently enters his eyes.

Inside this crack is a void world. There is no red candlelight inside, but... it is also a portrait!

The portrait existing within the jade slip where the Boundary Source Secret Realm is located is not one layer, but two layers!

Beneath the layer where the red candlelight is located, the second layer of portrait that enters Xu Qing's eyes now is a star map that shocks the mind!

A majestic map composed of thirty-six star rings of different sizes!

Each star ring is composed of multiple star domains and countless stars, incomparably brilliant, and its vastness is hard to describe in words.

Among them, the first star ring is blurry, but the others are incomparably clear, and in the center of the fifth star ring, an outline of an old man sits cross-legged.

That is a mark.

Xu Qing recognizes at a glance that this old man... is exactly the old man he and the Eldest Senior Brother met in the Outer Seas!

And what makes Xu Qing's mind ripple the most is the ninth star ring.

Because, in the very center of the ninth star ring, he sees a mark of a Remnant Face!

The moment he looks, a realization emerges in his heart.

This is... the God-Ming Upper Desolation! Then the place where it is located is naturally the Wanggu Continent!

And in the ninth star ring, around the Wanggu Continent... there exist other terrifying marks!

East of the star ring, a giant beast sleeps.

North of the star ring, a golden river flows.

South of the star ring, a black tower stands.

West of the star ring, a paper person sits cross-legged.