Chapter 294: Escape

The Sovereign-level battlefield was calm and peaceful, with one hundred Void Sovereigns from the Canggui Civilization pouring energy into the World Source Crystal Pillar at the center of the battlefield.

Yet inside the Void-level battlefield, the fighting was chaotic; three hundred Shanhai Guards moved as one, cutting through the Canggui Civilization's million-strong Void Life army, slaughtering at will.

Yuan Xueqiu also transformed into a massive avian phantom, soaring freely through the battlefield space; wherever she passed, it was like a long rainbow, carving deep gullies into the very space. Though her performance was not as astonishing as Qi Lingxiao's, each strike still killed vast numbers of Void Life.

Mo Luo released countless strange and enormous insect beasts, totaling several thousand of various types, each possessing the strength of the Yu Xingyuan Fifteenth Layer, with extremely tenacious vitality.

Every swing of Qi Lingxiao's staff made the Canggui Civilization's army tremble in fear; one man and one staff, it was nothing short of a slaughter.

The entire battlefield was almost entirely one-sided; the Canggui Civilization's million-strong army had completely become the side being slaughtered, with a gap that was clearly enormous.

"Unbelievable..."

"A civilization from the Shanhai Realm that has existed for less than forty thousand years, without even a single Void Sovereign, is actually this strong?"

"Do these three hundred Void Life each possess the peak strength of the Yu Xingyuan Fifteenth Layer?"

"Secret techniques that even Void Life can practice are actually this powerful?"

"The ruins of a Level Three civilization obtained by the Shanhai Realm actually hold such a legacy?"

The powerful observers from various civilizations watching this battle from outside the battlefield were all somewhat shocked, having never imagined the situation would turn out this way.

They had thought this was a certain victory for the Canggui Civilization, yet the Shanhai Realm actually possessed such strength?

"However, although the Shanhai Realm has such an unexpected surprise force, it has only won the Void-level battlefield."

"Indeed, no one from the Shanhai Realm's civilization is present in the Sovereign-level battlefield; on the Civilization Lord battlefield, the Lord of the Shanhai Realm is far from a match for the Lord of the Canggui."

"Winning just one battle, they will ultimately still be unable to win this civilization war."

"Perhaps there will be a miracle?"

"What miracle? How long has the Lord of the Shanhai Realm just become a Void Sovereign? The Lord of the Canggui has lived for two or three hundred million years; how can they compare?"

"Indeed, I also saw the intelligence on the Lord of the Shanhai Realm's recent intervention; just surpassing the Yu Xingyuan Nineteenth Layer level is indeed quite strong, but compared to the Lord of the Canggui, the gap is still too great."

"In another hundred thousand or a million years, perhaps the Lord of the Shanhai Realm might hope to rival the Lord of the Canggui; right now, the difference is far too large."

The powerful observers from various civilizations watching felt somewhat regretful; after all, a new civilization like the Shanhai Realm possessing such potential, if it had not encountered the Canggui Civilization, would not have lost its first civilization war.

Among Level 2.7 civilizations, no single civilization had much confidence when facing the Canggui Civilization, let alone a new civilization.

But anyone could see the potential of the Shanhai Realm civilization; given enough time to develop, it would likely achieve a very high win rate on the civilization battlefield in the future.

On the Civilization Lord battlefield.

The massive World Source Crystal Pillar stood in the center of the world, with Lin Qing and the Lord of the Canggui hovering in mid-air, separated by only a few hundred kilometers.

It sounded slow, but in reality, in the time it took for the two to exchange just a few words, the three hundred Shanhai Guards, led by Qi Lingxiao, had already charged into the Canggui Civilization's million-strong army and begun slaughtering wildly.

"This..."

The Lord of the Canggui's expression also turned ugly, his eyes filled with disbelief: "Three hundred people, each possessing such strength?"

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally see it.

The reason this war had turned into such a situation had nothing to do with tactics or coordination; it was purely because the difference in absolute strength was too great!

The Canggui Civilization's million-strong Void Life army was mainly composed of elites at the Yu Xingyuan Twelfth Layer, yet they faced three hundred Shanhai Guards, each possessing peak strength at the Yu Xingyuan Fifteenth Layer!

One must know that a difference of even one major realm was already a world of difference.

A difference of more than three major realms was an insurmountable chasm!

Any one of these three hundred Shanhai Guards was stronger than the Ten Great Generals of the Canggui Civilization's army; defeating ten thousand alone was a trivial matter; with three hundred gathered together, they could naturally easily crush a million-strong army.

Let alone a million-strong army; even if the numbers were several times greater, the Canggui Civilization still could not secure victory on the Void-level battlefield!

It was purely a matter of strength disparity.

"Fortunately, the Shanhai Realm has no Sovereign; this Lin Qing has cultivated for too short a time; otherwise, my Canggui Civilization would truly have been defeated..."

The Lord of the Canggui secretly breathed a sigh of relief; although he felt slightly apprehensive, his mind remained quite calm, after all, he had already won the Sovereign-level battlefield; even if he lost the Void-level battlefield, as long as he intervened, everything would be fine.

"I did not expect the Shanhai Realm to be this powerful?"

The Lord of the Canggui turned to look at Lin Qing and smiled, saying: "Mr. Lin Qing's three hundred Shanhai Guards are indeed extraordinary; they have truly opened my eyes, but it seems I must also intervene?"

Lin Qing smiled and said with a hint of mockery: "Did you not say we would coexist peacefully and not fight?"

"There is no way," the Lord of the Canggui shook his head slightly. "If this battlefield does not determine a winner, it cannot be considered a draw; at that time, this civilization battlefield will dissipate, causing the unnecessary loss of our homeland world's territory; why bother?"

He smiled and said: "It would be better if Mr. Lin Qing voluntarily admitted defeat; we would not need to waste time fighting; at that time, I will simply propose a mutually beneficial request for both sides as compensation, so Mr. Lin Qing would not need to give up the territory of his homeland world; how about that?"

"Oh?" Lin Qing looked at the other party and raised his eyebrows slightly.

If he had not known what scheme the Lord of the Canggui was hatching, he might have truly believed the other party's nonsense.

Indeed.

After the civilization war ended, the Lord of the Canggui did not intend to harvest the small amount of territory space of the Shanhai Realm, but would instead propose that he travel to the ruins of a Level 2.9 civilization, pretending it was because of his high talent, asking him to help retrieve a treasure; it seemed beneficial to himself, but in reality, that Level 2.9 civilization ruin had been modified by the Yu Xingyuan Monarch!

Once he entered, the three Great Sacred Sites' Ancestors would be unable to descend through time and space to save him; he would be killed by the Yuan Emperor and the Star God lying in ambush within, ending his path to becoming a Chaos God.

Of course.

The version of himself in the simulated future had long known that the Yuan Emperor was a Yu Xingyuan Apostle who would attack him, so he had long kept a lookout—asking the Ancestor of the Tianyuan Seat to hide within his inner void, which saved him.

Otherwise, he would surely die; even if he could revive, he would lose his Divine Core, completely losing his qualification to compete for the Chaos God position.

"What?"

The Lord of the Canggui asked in confusion: "Does Mr. Lin Qing not believe me? We can establish a contract first; the conditions are actually very simple; I just feel Mr. Lin Qing's talent is high enough; I previously discovered a ruin of a Level 2.9 civilization; within that ruin, there is a treasure ground with high talent requirements, so I wish to ask Mr. Lin Qing to help retrieve a treasure."

He said sincerely: "I only want that treasure; if Mr. Lin Qing gains anything within that ruin, it all belongs to Mr. Lin Qing."

Yet in the Lord of the Canggui's heart, he sneered coldly: "With such generous conditions, I do not believe he can still resist?"

Although he did not know why the great Yu Xingyuan Monarch wanted him to lure Lin Qing into that Level 2.9 civilization ruin, he did not need to think to know it must be because Lin Qing had the potential to become a Chaos God!

Through each era, why have so few Chaos Gods been born?

Besides the extremely high difficulty of assuming the Chaos God position, the key is that the Yu Xingyuan Monarch constantly selects Apostles within the Void Sea; once a Chaos Child with the potential to become a Chaos God is discovered, they are eliminated in the cradle!

Let alone one with the potential to become a Chaos God; even if it is just an ordinary Chaos Child, the Yu Xingyuan Monarch will offer a bounty to eliminate them!

After all, the Yu Xingyuan Monarch regards the Void Sea as a meal on a plate; once the quantity of Cosmic Origin accumulated within the Void Sea is sufficient, the Yu Xingyuan Monarch will begin to launch the Great Nirvana Harvest.

Yet the birth of a Chaos God requires consuming an extremely vast quantity of Cosmic Origin, which will delay the accumulation speed of the Cosmic Origin, forcing the Yu Xingyuan Monarch to wait a long time before launching the Great Nirvana.

A Star God with potential like Lin Qing will almost certainly become a Child of Chaos in the future; the Chaos Gods also have some hope, so how could the Yu Xingyuan Monarch possibly let him go?

Therefore, the Lord of Cang Gui also knew in his heart that as long as Lin Qing agreed to help him go to that ruin of a Level 2.9 civilization, his end would mostly be the same as those past Children of Chaos.

But what does that have to do with him?

"Only by serving the Great Monarch can I survive the Great Nirvana and live into the next Era..."

The Lord of Cang Gui pondered silently, "Although I cannot stay in this Void Sea anymore; once the Three Ancestors discover me, I am doomed, but I can beg the Great Monarch to deploy me to another Void Sea..."

With his strength, he could mix well in whichever one he went to.

"As long as I deal with this Lin Qing, that is enough..." The Lord of Cang Gui looked forward to it with immense expectation.

"I am a bit strange..."

Suddenly, Lin Qing spoke slowly, a trace of mockery in his eyes: "How do you conclude that I will definitely lose?"

"Hmm?" The Lord of Cang Gui frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows, shaking his head and saying, "Does Mr. Lin Qing still not give up? Do you intend to try fighting?"

He sighed, yet the dark flames swirling around him suddenly burned violently; the terrifying power of the flames even incinerated holes in the space itself.

"Since Mr. Lin Qing will not give up..." The Lord of Cang Gui sighed, "Then I will not kill Mr. Lin Qing, I will only use ten percent of my strength, as long as you..."

Before his words had even fallen, he saw Lin Qing suddenly move his body; the whole person suddenly erupted with terrifying, endless dark-golden light, and the power, terrifying to the extreme, burst forth like a rolling great sun, causing the space within a range of several thousand kilometers nearby to instantly collapse completely!

"Boom!!"

At the same time, that endless dark-golden light condensed and transformed into a giant hand that blocked the sun and covered the sky, slamming down heavily toward the Lord of Cang Gui!

The Lord of Cang Gui's face suddenly changed; he could completely feel the terrifying power within this great sun, and immediately desperately urged his strongest life-saving divine technique, while the dark flames also crazily condensed, transforming into a majestic dark armor!

"Bang!!"

Under the slap of the giant hand, the dark demon-fire armor on the Lord of Cang Gui's body instantly cracked inch by inch, shattering more than half within a moment.

The flesh and blood body of the Lord of Cang Gui, which he had always been confident in, also instantly collapsed more than half; his life force plummeted, and his aura rapidly weakened.

Even though life force could be restored at any time for the Void Stage, he still felt that he was just one step away from being completely slapped to death by this palm strike!

"Whoosh!"

The dark flames burned crazily; the Lord of Cang Gui also cast a life-saving secret technique, instantly penetrating tens of millions of kilometers of distance like teleportation. After creating distance, he looked at Lin Qing from afar with a pale face, his eyes filled with incredible shock.

"You..." The Lord of Cang Gui's lips moved, his face deathly pale, "Your strength..."

Although he did not possess a Chaos Divine Artifact, he had once obtained a precious bloodline treasure; his gene index was over eighty thousand times the universe standard, and he had also cultivated several systematic Sovereign-level secret techniques to the limit; this combination was what gave him the top-tier strength of the Yu Xingyuan's twentieth layer!

Generally, if a Void Divine Servant had no special encounters and no Chaos Divine Artifact, their strength would only be at the peak of the Yu Xingyuan's nineteenth layer or barely the twentieth layer, far inferior to him.

But he was actually almost slapped to death by this little fellow who had only become a Void Sovereign not long ago?

"He... he specializes in World God Body-type divine techniques, and he only revealed one hand?"

The more the Lord of Cang Gui thought about it, the more afraid he became. "If he had cast his complete form, wouldn't I have died from that move just now? How is that possible? Impossible... how could he have such strength?"

This had already far exceeded his expectations by far too much.

Originally, he only thought Lin Qing's strength was the same as when he acted on the Main Star not long ago, merely at the lower level of the Yu Xingyuan's nineteenth layer, unable to block even his casual strike in front of him.

But now, it actually turned out that he could not block the other party's casual strike?

"Flee!"

The Lord of Cang Gui immediately made this somewhat humiliating decision in his heart. "I have no clone to protect my life; if I fight on, I will die!"

He immediately cast the escape divine technique he was best at, combined with a secret technique; his whole person transformed into a fire meteor formed of dark flames, penetrating layers of space, and began rushing toward the entrance of the Civilization Lord battlefield at a speed of over one hundred million kilometers per second!

He was already famous for his speed; with his speed, it would take at most two or three seconds to rush out!

Meanwhile, the powerful figures of various civilizations outside the battlefield were completely stunned.

This time, it was even more shocking than when they discovered the strength of those three hundred Shanhai Guards in the Shanhai Realm; the Shanhai Guards were obviously cultivating some precious secret technique; although powerful, they could still understand it.

However, Lin Qing's cultivation years and strength changes as the Lord of the Shanhai Realm were universally recognized.

Yet now, after just a simple exchange between the two, the Lord of Cang Gui was beaten into serious injury and then fled in panic without choosing a path?

This was simply too incredible!

"Flee?"

Lin Qing had now fully cast the complete form of the World God; looking at that dark fire meteor constantly moving away, the corner of his mouth rose slightly.

Even without using the set-type Chaos Divine Artifact 'Silent Void', a pure World God could give him the peak strength of the Yu Xingyuan's twentieth layer; let alone now that the Black Flame Clan clone had completely transformed, and combining them made his strength skyrocket even more.

There was absolutely no need to use a Divine Artifact, nor to cast the supreme secret technique of Lord Lan!

"Wu Jiu..."

In the next moment, Lin Qing's whole person, along with the World God Body, instantly disappeared within a wisp of gray mist.

Immediately, in just an instant, he crossed a distance of ten million li and directly appeared in front of the Lord of Cang Gui.

"Boom!"

His hands, like swatting a fly, slammed directly together!

(End of this chapter)