Chapter 987: Pressing Forward

"Won't let me go?"

Xu Qing looks at the red candle in the distance, his body retreats some distance, avoiding the range of its firelight, and with a flicker, he flies toward the location of the crack he came out of earlier to enter the second layer.

Approaching a moment later, but... that crack has vanished.

"Not only won't it let me leave here, but even the crack to the second layer has vanished."

"The reason for this..."

Xu Qing's expression is gloomy.

He judges swiftly in his heart, finally locking onto three points.

"One, it is the karma produced by the mask! Either it cannot leave here, or its own power is pulling, causing me to be unable to leave before making a wish."

"Two, it is the reason for the red candle itself! Because of some peculiarities on me, it is full of malice toward me, wanting to forcibly keep me and assimilate me."

"Three, it is the previous Luck Divine Power! Although this divine power was mastered by me to a trace, it is not complete after all, so it may also appear some extreme changes, such as misfortune descending after luck?"

Xu Qing senses the Misfortune Divine Power in his body, seeing that its activity level is higher than in the past.

It's just that based on this point alone, he cannot judge completely.

"It is also possible that these three reasons are all taking effect!"

"Then the method of resolution..."

Xu Qing frowns, his mind pondering swiftly, and just at this moment, the cold intent in the surroundings suddenly gathers, and in the blink of an eye, Xu Qing's body retreats suddenly.

Cracking sounds echo, and the void where he was just now is instantly frozen.

As Xu Qing's eyes turn pitch black instantly, Little Shadow merges, and he immediately sees countless shadows rushing from all directions, seemingly controlled, emitting thick malice, heading straight for himself.

In the next instant, as the sun rises in Xu Qing's body, the Profound Yang Immortal Light erupts, forming countless immortal lights shooting in all directions. Wherever they pass, the freezing shatters, and a large number of shadows wail.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the shadows around Xu Qing are gone.

He flickers and rushes out suddenly.

It's just that there are still quite a few shadows remaining, still flying out from all sides, heading straight for Xu Qing.

"It is impossible for there to be so many!"

Xu Qing speeds while the immortal light expands. In this Boundary Source Secret Realm, he unfolds a passive pursuit, and during this period, the red candle's firelight flares up again and again.

Each time, it makes the star-pictures here accelerate their changes, and at the same time, the candlelight falls on Xu Qing, causing his soul to appear to be burning.

"These shadows are not just cultivators from the Moyu Holy Land who died here over the years!"

"The antiquity of this Boundary Source Secret Realm exceeds the Holy Land, so before it descended on the Wanggu Continent, it must have existed in other worlds, hence... it would accumulate this number of shadows!"

Killing intent flashes in Xu Qing's eyes. The characteristic of these shadows is that they can only be killed if seen, so for Xu Qing, since he can see them now, not only can the immortal light kill them, but his other methods can too.

Thus, soon, amidst the roaring echoes, a large number of Alien Immortal School soul threads churned out from Xu Qing's body like a flood, accompanied by divine power, unfolding an impact.

Wherever they passed, batches of shadows collapsed and shattered.

But Xu Qing's sense of crisis did not decrease; instead, it grew stronger.

Because, under that red candlelight, the burning sensation from his soul was more intense.

At the same time, the star-totems that had become pictures in this Boundary Source Secret Realm, after their changes accelerated, actually looked like eyes painted out, revealing endless greed, gazing at Xu Qing.

And their gaze brought a sense of crisis to Xu Qing, rising instantly.

His soul, besides the burning sensation, even showed signs of tearing, as if those star-picture eyes transmitted a terrifying pull, wanting to suck Xu Qing's soul out.

Not only that, but what made Xu Qing's heart sink even more was that he could sense his soul, from originally invisible, rapidly becoming visible.

This form is a painting!

To be precise, it is a soul totem painted with the physical body as the canvas.

"My state of merging with Little Shadow allows me to see those shadows, so I can kill them, but..."

"All things are relative. At the same time I see them, this existence of mine also makes me visible to that red candle... so assimilation is accelerated."

"But if I release this current state, I cannot see those shadows in this place, so it is difficult to erase them!"

This is contradictory, like a dead loop.

Xu Qing's expression is ugly, but he still releases the merger with Little Shadow immediately. As Little Shadow dissipates, when Xu Qing's eyes are no longer pitch black, the feeling of his own soul being pulled disappears.

However, Xu Qing cannot see the shadows from all directions, so it is difficult to kill them, and he can only dodge at full speed while looking for a way to leave.

But with that red candle there, all of Xu Qing's attempts to leave fail.

Each time the token is activated, it is interrupted directly.

By the end, even if he didn't continue to merge with Little Shadow, the firelight from the red candle still caused Xu Qing to show signs of assimilation.

His physical body is as usual, but his soul is gradually becoming raw, and even his train of thought seems to be affected, as if his mind has rusted.

Not only that, but even the fate-traces Xu Qing transformed into Xue Chenzi to receive the drive were melting in this bizarre red candle's candlelight.

He cannot maintain the state of transforming into Xue Chenzi, all concealment, all grafting, are melting.

And it rains on top of a leaky roof. Perhaps the third point Xu Qing analyzed took effect at this moment. After luck, came the misfortune he was familiar with...

In front of him, a cultivator actually appeared!

This is the first time Xu Qing has seen a living person since coming to this secret realm.

That is a God-Concealing level three cultivator, who seems to have not been here for long, but was affected by the upheaval here, flying out from his place of meditation, gazing at the surroundings in surprise, and noticing Xu Qing.

Seeing Xu Qing, the Moyu cultivator is clearly stunned, and then his expression reveals incredulity, blurting out.

"Xu Qing?"

The concealment is melted, and Xu Qing's fame among humans is great, so being recognized instantly is within reason. After recognizing Xu Qing, the cultivator does not hesitate at all, actually taking out a token directly, and after a pinch, is about to leave.

Beside him, with the pinching of the token, a vortex appears.

Seeing that he is about to leave, a cold glint flashes in Xu Qing's eyes, noting the vortex around the other party, he explodes his speed to the limit.

With a boom, he approaches directly.

But the moment he approaches, the red candle flares up suddenly, erasing the vortex beside the cultivator instantly, causing the Moyu cultivator's teleportation to be interrupted.

It also makes Xu Qing unable to rely on it to leave.

And I don't know if this misfortune acted on Xu Qing, or acted on that cultivator, or if both existed.

After all, Xu Qing himself also masters the Misfortune Divine Power...

Xu Qing has no time to analyze the specific reason. Seeing the other party's teleportation stop, Xu Qing's expression is ugly, and the Moyu cultivator is horrified, speeding backward.

It's just that he retreats less than ten feet, suddenly his body shakes, his eyes reveal confusion, as if being controlled, and he looks at Xu Qing suddenly, revealing thick greed, no longer fleeing, but exploding toward Xu Qing.

Roaring sounds echo instantly.

A moment later, Xu Qing leaves.

The self-detonation of a God-Concealing level three cannot shake his physical body, but for him who is being gradually assimilated, the tremor to his soul is still there.

Fortunately, in the following time, Xu Qing does not encounter any other cultivators who entered here for enlightenment.

After all, the battle merits required to enter this Boundary Source Secret Realm are massive, so it is impossible for there to be many cultivators here at the same time.

But Xu Qing still hasn't thought of a way to leave.

The shadows pursuing him from behind are more numerous.

Assimilation is also becoming more and more serious.

By the end, Xu Qing can clearly feel that this entire secret realm is emitting thick malice, and even on the road he is traveling, stars or worlds will collapse in a state that shouldn't collapse, being completed in an instant by the firelight.

There will also be stars appearing in originally empty places, followed by instant self-detonation.

The destructive power formed by all this makes Xu Qing unable to guard against it.

Even more exaggerated is the red candle's patience, which seems to be getting less and less, so the firelight flares up after a strong flash, actually erupting continuously.

Like a volcanic eruption, light much stronger than before illuminates this Boundary Source Secret Realm thoroughly, and the heat is the same, melting everything.

Looking at it, everything in this secret realm is melting.

Stars, worlds, dust...

Except for the red candle, everything is burning, and the candle itself is also visibly dissipating a little.

"This is to completely extinguish me, leaving no possibility of survival."

"Unless I can wait for the Empress to notice the abnormality here, or wait until this candle burns out."

"The former puts me in a passive position, the latter I am not sure if everything will start over after it burns out, after all, it may also be the karma produced by the mask!"

"Most importantly, I cannot persist for that long."

Xu Qing, who has been fleeing until now, after trying a large number of methods without success, has killing intent erupting in his eyes, and he only has one method left!

Thus, his body pauses, gazing at the candlelight, his expression revealing decisiveness.

He knows that if this continues, he will be in great danger.

"Since you won't let me leave and want to assimilate me..."

Bloodshot eyes appear in Xu Qing's eyes. Amidst the violent shaking of the red candle's flame ahead and the gathering of countless shadows, he, like a meteor, and like a moth, heads toward the candle... pressing forward!

Xu Qing's eyes reveal madness and ruthlessness; he simply charges at full speed toward the core of this World Source Secret Realm, where the red candle is.

The final method he has possesses enormous risks, but once this method succeeds, those three reasons in his thoughts, regardless of which one it is, can be instantly resolved.

The mask's causality affects the candle, causing him to be unable to leave.

The candle itself harbors greed, wishing to assimilate him.

After the Luck Divine Authority, misfortune will descend.

"Then, I will assimilate you!"

Bloodshot in Xu Qing's eyes, amidst the violent swaying of the red candle's flame ahead, and within the gathering of countless shadows, he is like a meteor, and also like a moth, heading toward the candle... moving forward without hesitation!