Outside Of Time

Chapter 1642: Young Lord’s Might
Editor: Atlas Studios

The answer had always been obscured by a thin layer of mist.

The arrival of the Nine Shores’ daughter stirred the winds, causing the mist to churn, and thus the truth became easier to glimpse, naturally.

Yet, the mist had not fully dispersed, so everything still appeared like a flower seen through fog.

Even though he knew it was a flower, because the matter concerned his own Ordinance, he couldn’t help but hold onto a sliver of wishful thinking.

This was caused by human nature.

Star Ring was no exception.

This was the reason why his eyes were dazed and his voice was hoarse.

He was also aware that if the truth was what he saw at this moment, he had no chance of winning this battle.

He understood that since the other party had revealed their cards tonight, it meant that the final battle had begun!

“I can’t win, but I have a certain possibility… of not losing!”

A dark glint flashed in the Fourth True Monarch’s eyes as killing intent churned within. He didn’t bother with Fairy Spirit Phoenix or the fox beauty.

His body swayed as he walked forward.

To him, these two were no longer important.

Time was the most important factor to him now, so he couldn’t waste the little time on others.

The fox beauty’s gaze froze. She wanted to stop him, but the pressure from the God Searing Token forced Her to stop. Hence, She looked at Fairy Spirit Phoenix.

“Junior Sister, this person seems to be in a hurry. Why don’t we stop him?”

When Fairy Spirit Phoenix heard this, her eyes flickered. However, in the end… she didn’t stop him.

“The mission that person gave me was only to protect the fox beauty.”

Spirit Phoenix narrowed her eyes and allowed the Fourth True Monarch’s figure to walk out of the courtyard and disappear into the storm.

Thunder rumbled.

Its sound spread in all directions.

…

Boom boom boom!

Xu Qing’s figure appeared outside Zhong Chi’s residence. He listened to the sound of thunder and walked in.

In an instant, this residence became blurry. The array formations and restrictions inside could stop others but they couldn’t stop Xu Qing at all.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing had already appeared in the residence and was standing in front of Zhong Chi, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating.

Lightning flashed outside, illuminating the world and also the residence. When Zhong Chi suddenly opened his eyes, it revealed a hint of confusion in them.

“Young Lord?”

Xu Qing’s appearance surprised Zhong Chi. At that moment, he instinctively stood up and was about to bow when a gentle force spread out from Xu Qing’s body, causing him to be unable to bow.

Amidst his bewilderment, Xu Qing walked to the window of the house and looked at the storm outside. He listened to the thunder and felt the strong wind blowing over. His expression was calm as he calmly spoke.

“Li Mengtu!”

The instant these words came out of Xu Qing’s mouth, it was also when the thunder outside was at its loudest. Hence, it seemed like the thunder in the outside world landed in Zhong Chi’s heart.

It shook his consciousness and rumbled in his mind.

This caused his expression to change drastically and waves of emotions surged in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Qing’s voice was still echoing like thunder.

“I’ve seen through your goal.”

“You are using your Ordinance to subtly and gradually poison the body you inhabit, aiming to kill it.”

“However, because this is a mere consciousness descending and the body you occupy is no ordinary one, it has been difficult to meet the conditions for poisoning prematurely. So, you planned to use a pivotal moment in history, leveraging the turbulence of its waves, to trigger your Ordinance’s poison.”

“Your goal was to change the inevitable death that should have come from the calamity, and instead make it so that your host is killed by your poison.”

“By doing this, you would embed your poison within the weight of history itself, allowing it to emerge even before your master in the course of events.”

“In doing so, regardless of how this historical mirror-image unfolds, you would have gained a weapon for your future battle with your master.”

“If history becomes reality, your poison will have gained a true foundation. If history remains a mere mirror-image, then even so, you will have forged a phantom foundation.”

“This would serve to aid you in refining your mind from here on.”

“It is a good idea!”

Xu Qing turned his head with a calm gaze and looked at Zhong Chi.

His words caused the rumbling in Zhong Chi’s heart to continue rising. In the end, it reached its peak and became a deafening sound.

His breathing instantly became hurried and the respect in his eyes from before was replaced by a hint of sharpness.

However, in the depths of that sharpness, the disbelief was still extremely obvious.

At that moment, he was the same as Fairy Spirit Phoenix and heaven’s chosen Li. At the same time, his thoughts were the same as the Fourth True Monarch’s.

A character that couldn’t be replaced was actually replaced…

He was in a daze and shock.

In the blink of an eye, the might of the Poison Ordinance rose from his entire body. He stared fixedly at Xu Qing and suppressed the waves in his heart, quickly calming down.

A myriad of thoughts ran through his mind as he spoke in a low voice.

“Who are you!”

“The moment I called out your name, you should have guessed it.”

Xu Qing calmly spoke.

Zhong Chi fell silent. He indeed had some guesses because of his identity. He had once told the Earth Spirit Ancestor to pass on his message to Xu Qing.

But now, as he recalled scene after scene with this Young Lord before him, he found it increasingly difficult to distinguish between them.

His own true identity wasn’t that hard to guess. The poison… was the most obvious clue.

He was about to speak.

However, at this moment, thunder rumbled outside again.

Xu Qing sensed it and looked outside.

He had many things to do tonight. It would take time for him to explain everything to Zhong Chi, so he spoke decisively.

“I have a better way to let you complete your goal!”

As he spoke, Xu Qing lifted his hand and took out a special jade token. Just as he was about to engrave it, he thought of something and looked at Zhong Chi.

“Give your Poison Ordinance the most primitive name!”

Zhong Chi’s eyes narrowed. As the Young Lord’s study companion, he naturally recognized that jade token and knew that it was the Young Lord’s decree token.

His heartbeat instantly sped up as he vaguely guessed what the other party wanted to do.

This conjecture was something he had dreamed of before, but because of his status, he couldn’t do it.

Hence, although he was surprised by the person in front of him, he still spoke immediately.

“Dreamsoil Poison!”

Xu Qing nodded. After that, he imprinted the jade token with his divine sense.

“Immortal Palace’s disciple Zhong Chi, through the creation of his Dreamsoil Poison Ordinance, has safeguarded the life of the Young Lord and performed meritorious deeds in his rescue!”

“Thus, he is granted special permission to establish the Poison Dao Department in the Junior Aurora Hall, to promote and develop his unique poison. His poison will become a regular item of the Immortal Palace’s disciples, and this decree shall be announced to the world!”

As his divine sense echoed, Zhong Chi’s mind rumbled like never before.

He was clear…

This was a formal conferment!

It was the recognition and legitimization of his identity and the foundation of his Poison Ordinance. This method was far more direct, grand, and profound than his previous plan to poison himself.

The two approaches were simply incomparable.

As the decree was branded, the waves of space-time instantly surged here and exploded together with the lightning in the outside world.

“After tonight, remember to come to Junior Aurora Hall and build your Poison Dao Department.”

Xu Qing sensed the space-time fluctuations here and threw the jade token in his hand toward Zhong Chi.

Zhong Chi grabbed it. At that moment, the trance in his heart was even more obvious. He wanted to say something but didn’t know what to say.

“Lastly, release a portion of your poison to me. Remember… make it potent, intense. After all, how else are you going to guard me?”

Throughout the entire time, Xu Qing’s expression remained calm. After speaking, he looked at Zhong Chi.

Without hesitation, Zhong Chi raised his hand and slashed across his chest, causing a gush of blood to spurt out.

The blood was black.

He then infused it with a trace of his own consciousness, connecting it to his Poison Ordinance, making the poison within the blood reach a potent level.

Only then did he pass it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing took it and took a look.

“It seems that your understanding of vegetation is far from complete. Even though I returned the Poison Ordinance to you long ago, it hasn’t grown much since.”

Xu Qing shook his head as he took a step outside, his figure vanishing into the wind and rain.

Inside the house, Zhong Chi exhaled deeply, gazing outside as Xu Qing’s words echoed in his mind. After a long while, he let out a bitter laugh.

“Xu Qing, you’ve hidden well… very well.”

…

In the Immortal Palace, the storm became even heavier. As the rain poured down, the waves in the sky caused by the chaos of the heavenly secrets appeared again.

Half of it suddenly turned red.

Half of it was still pitch-black!

In the pitch-black area, the Fourth True Monarch’s figure rushed forward. His target was none other than Zhong Chi. The waves there were like torches in his eyes.

However, just as his figure shuttled through, a patch of fog that had fused into the night silently spread out and blocked in front of him!

The Fourth True Monarch stopped in his tracks.

From the fog ahead, heaven’s chosen Li’s figure slowly walked out. His eyes flickered with battle intent as he spoke in a low voice.

“Star Ring, where are you going in such a hurry?”

…

In the pitch-black darkness, the fighting was intense.

Amidst the red glow, Xu Qing moved forward.

He could sense that the entire space-time of the Immortal Palace was forming waves with his actions.

At the start, by changing the trajectory of heaven’s chosen Li, some ordinary waves were formed.

However, with the existence of the fox beauty, the waves increased a little.

After that, Li Mengtu’s changes and the decree gave more momentum to these waves.

“Next, heaven’s chosen Li’s severed arm will become a fixed reality.”

“Then, the decree’s content will take effect, increasing the waves in space-time.”

“But… it’s still not enough.”

As Xu Qing moved forward, his divine sense landed on the poisonous blood in his hand.

In this world, other than Li Mengtu and his master, there was someone else who understood Li Mengtu’s Poison Ordinance. In fact, to a certain extent, he understood it better than Li Mengtu.

This person was naturally Xu Qing.

At that moment, he was fusing his comprehension into the poisonous blood. He also relied on his host body to augment it again, causing the poison… to be even more potent.

After that, he appeared in the Thunder Punishment Palace outside Gongsun Qingmu’s hall.

The moment he appeared, Gongsun Qingmu, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating in the hall, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were bright and carried a hint of surprise. Through the door of the hall, he sensed outside.

He could sense who the person outside the door was.

On this night, he had been prepared for someone to come looking for him at any time. He also had full confidence in dealing with everything.

However, he never expected that the person who came looking for him… was actually the Young Lord!

At this moment, just like the others, his mind churned.

The wind and rain howled, and red clouds scattered its light. Thunder rumbled.

Xu Qing, who was outside the door, didn’t stand on ceremony and took a step forward.

The door of the hall shattered. When countless broken pieces of wood flowed in with the wind and rain, Xu Qing’s figure also stepped into the hall and stood in front of Gongsun Qingmu.

He looked down, speaking calmly.

“Betrayal is your Dao.”

“But it won’t work with me!”