Chapter 1053: Carve Your Destiny
Chapter 1053: Carve Your Destiny
A sea of black flames raged across the land for 100,000 miles. The heat of the flames caused the world to distort, forming a seal.
On this vast plain, the seven great worlds of the Western Devil Child were stacked together to form a seven-layered prison.
With the support of these worlds, this was the strongest power that Master Xi Mozi could display … the Seven Hells Heavenly Demon World.
There was a sky in the Inner Realm that was incomparably dark.
There was land in the Inner Realm that was endlessly red.
The Heavenly Demon Fire burned crazily, as if it wanted to burn the prisoners imprisoned in the Inner Realm to death.
As for Master Xi Mozi, who was sitting cross-legged outside the Heavenly Demon World, the Heavenly Demon Shadow behind him moved in the same manner as him. However, its figure was much more illusory.
As for Master Xi Mozi himself, his expression was dispirited and his aura was weak. This was the price he had to pay to assimilate the Heavenly Demon Transformation and also the price he had to pay to unleash the Seven Hells Heavenly Demon World.
But at this moment, he didn't care about this. The only thing he cared about was refining Xu Qing.
Xu Qing was too difficult to deal with. He felt as if he had gathered all his strength but was only hitting cotton.
He clearly only needed to hit Xu Qing a few times to severely injure him. But, Xu Qing's movements were strange and nimble to an abnormal degree. Xu Qing was able to silently appear anywhere around him.
If that was all, it would be fine. It wasn't like he didn't have any means of defense. But, Xu Qing's ability to melt away was also disgusting. Every time he touched Xu Qing, his aura, traces, defenses, and even his life would be melted away.
If it were any other time, it wouldn't matter. But in a situation where he couldn't maintain the Heavenly Demon Transformation for too long, this kind of fighting style made him feel extremely aggrieved.
His killing intent continued to grow stronger.
Thus, he didn't hesitate to use his trump card. He wanted to erase Xu Qing's advantage and change the battlefield to a state that suited him.
And now, this was the case.
His demonic energy rumbled and continued to strengthen himself. The spear that he had thrown into the air also fell and stabbed into the Heavenly Demon World.
This caused the Heavenly Demon World's demonic fire to explode.
Within the Heavenly Demon World, Xu Qing's eyes revealed a dark light. He didn't care about the red candle behind him crazily swallowing the demonic fire around him. He also didn't care about the aura of recovery becoming stronger.
At this moment, all of his attention was focused on the carving knife formed by the Divine Authority of Fate.
Although this was the first time he had truly displayed the power of his Divine Power of Destiny, it was still a very powerful force.
However, due to his previous research and the guidance of the Empress, Xu Qing already had a preliminary understanding of his own Divine Right of Fate.
Thus, he took a deep breath and raised his right hand.
Suddenly, the carving knife in front of him trembled and shot straight toward Xu Qing. The instant it landed in his hand, it flickered with waves of shocking fluctuations that affected the surroundings and distorted the world.
Outside, Master Western Demon couldn't see clearly either. Vigilance rose in his heart. He clenched his teeth and burned his blood essence, increasing the speed of his refinement.
As for Xu Qing, his face turned serious.
His heart stopped beating.
His world became black and white.
Black was time, and white was space.
Between the black and white were countless gray lines.
This was the fate of all living beings.
Xu Qing's emotions also stopped along with his heartbeat. He became incomparably calm, without the slightest ripple. It was as if his humanity had completely disappeared from his body at this moment.
All that was left was divinity.
Furthermore, this divinity did not exist in mercy, nor did it exist in life and death. It only existed in the control of fate.
"Western Demon Child."
Xu Qing called out this name with the might of his Divine Right.
At the instant his voice rang out, Master Western Demon Child's body trembled. An indescribable feeling of palpitations made his breathing quicken.
In the Heavenly Demon World, as Xu Qing called out, the countless gray lines before his eyes instantly disappeared. Only one remained, and it floated in front of him.
It continuously distorted and enlarged. In the end, what appeared before Xu Qing's eyes was Master Western Demon Child's past, present, and future.
The past had become an imprint.
The present was still growing.
Everything in the future was fixed.
Countless scenes of Master Western Demon Child's future appeared before Xu Qing's eyes. He understood that all of these futures were possible.
If it were Master Western Demon Child, he would choose one and make the future he chose the only one.
However, Xu Qing's control of fate was not an influence on fixed numbers. Instead, it was the creation of variables.
Thus, he fused his will into the carving knife in his hand and made the first stroke.
This stroke did not require any talent in drawing. After all, whether the drawing was similar or not was not important. What was important was the thoughts of the person wielding the carving knife.
This was the first thought that came to Xu Qing's mind.
"This person must die."
Thus, the scene formed by the first stroke was the scene of Master Western Demon Child's death.
Master Western Demon Child had died very miserably. His head had been separated from his body and his flesh had dried up.
This was the result.
Then, Xu Qing raised his hand and made the second stroke. He added the cause to this scene that had the result.
"Beheaded by the Emperor's Sword!"
The carving knife fell. In the scene before Xu Qing, the Emperor's Sword appeared behind Master Western Demon Child's body.
When this scene appeared, Xu Qing's body trembled. His mind churned and he coughed out a large mouthful of blood. At this moment, the entire Heavenly Demon Realm trembled.
An invisible wave of terror descended upon them.
This was a change in destiny!
This was because before this, although Xi Mozi Master had died in his countless futures, he had never died at Xu Qing's hands, nor had he died under the Emperor's Sword.
These things didn't exist in the first place.
But now, as this scene appeared, as it was imprinted in Xi Mozi Master's gray line of destiny, there was another future for him.
Moreover, this was the only future that was related to the Emperor's Sword.
This meant that as long as the Emperor's Sword appeared, nothing else could appear in Xi Mozi Master's future.
This was the power of a god!
But the price was enormous.
Just this scene alone caused Xu Qing's internal organs to churn. His soul felt a stabbing pain. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he couldn't stop it and spat out another seven or eight mouthfuls.
Even his powerful physical body showed signs of withering.
A feeling of weakness rose from the depths of his soul and spread throughout his sea of consciousness.
But at this moment, the Emperor's Sword within his body … erupted.
The Hidden Door, which was already wide open, erupted with monstrous sword energy.
Within the Emperor's Sword's Sword Vault, the Emperor's Soul fused with the Emperor's Sword. The Emperor's Sword had been nurtured for a long time. As the sword energy rumbled and the sword violently shook, it … charged out.
It flew past the Hidden Door, past the Sea of Consciousness, passing through the void and reality. It charged out from Xu Qing's body.
In an instant, the Heavenly Demon Realm shook. The Emperor's Sword's power suppressed everything as it charged into the heavens.
It was supported by the Emperor's Soul and destiny. It was indestructible!
One sword … broke through the realm!
It stabbed towards Xi Mozi Master, whose expression changed like never before.
Xi Mozi Master's mind rumbled. His flesh and blood seemed to scream. An intense sense of crisis caused him to retreat. He raised his hand to block the attack.
He controlled the Heavenly Demon Spear to attack the Emperor's Sword.
The moment the sword and spear collided, the spear shattered and collapsed!
The Emperor's Sword pierced through it. It rushed towards the terrified Xi Mozi Master once more, aiming straight for his neck!
Just as it was about to land, at this critical moment, at this moment of life and death, Xi Mozi Master let out a low roar. It was a roar of unwillingness to be controlled by destiny.
A simple bell suddenly appeared. After it enveloped Xi Mozi Master, it collided with the Emperor's Sword.
There was a loud bang.
Cracks appeared on the bell, but it didn't explode.
Blocking the Emperor Sword!
Xu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in the Heavenly Devil Realm, was coughing up mouthfuls of blood.
This was the price of accepting fate!
He would have to bear the consequences of the fate he had created. As he followed the path of fate, he would have to bear the consequences of the backlash caused by the other party's actions that went against his fate.
If he could bear it in the end, then his fate would be complete.
If he couldn't bear it, then the Fate Carving would fail.
The carver would have to pay an even heavier price.
Xu Qing's soul was weak, and the cracks that had disappeared from his body had reappeared.
In terms of battle power, there was ultimately a disparity between him and a heaven's pride like the Western Demon Child.
It would be incredibly difficult to kill him.
As for Master Xi Mozi, he was breathing rapidly as he stared at the Emperor's Sword outside the bell. After he realized that his ancient treasure had successfully resisted the attack, the palpitating feeling in his heart finally weakened.
What followed was coldness in his eyes.
"You're not Xue Chen Zi!"
"This sword doesn't belong to my clan, but this power … can affect my fate! This is the power of a Godly Spirit!"
"Your identity is …"
Master Xi Mozi's eyes flashed with understanding. Then, he was overjoyed. He had vaguely guessed Xu Qing's identity, and he also had suspicions about Lv Lingzi.
This matter was too big. But to him, even if he discovered that his guess was false, it wouldn't matter. But if it was true, he would obtain even greater battle merits than he had on the battlefield!
Thus, his body flickered and he was about to find a way to leave the battlefield. At the same time, his left hand took out a jade slip and he was about to send a voice transmission to his master.
But just as he retreated and took out the jade slip, suddenly … a change that wasn't part of his original fate appeared.
The Heavenly Demon that had been floating behind him all this time and had appeared after he had comprehended the Authority Power all those years ago suddenly acted differently from the Western Demon Master in terms of behavior.
This was the first time it had acted like this ever since it was formed.
It lowered its head and looked at Master Xi Mozi, whose back was facing it.
A greedy look appeared in its eyes.
Then, it pounced forward!
Master Xi Mozi's mind roared. He didn't have time to send a voice transmission. When he turned his head, his face was filled with disbelief. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late.
The Heavenly Demon that had suddenly betrayed him pounced on him.
A mournful wail immediately came out of the Western Demon Master's mouth. He wanted to struggle, to counterattack, to suppress the Heavenly Demon Master, but to the Heavenly Demon Master, who shared the same origin as him and was clearly stronger than him, all of this was useless.
He could only allow the Heavenly Demon to madly devour him.
At this moment, in the Heavenly Demon Realm below, Xu Qing's face was pale. His body was weak, and his soul was withered. But, there was a cold look in his eyes.
There were no surprises.
If the gray threads of fate in front of Master Xi Mozi were magnified countless times, one could see that the scene of the Heavenly Demon's betrayal also appeared in the destiny image that Xu Qing had drawn!
This was because what Xu Qing had drawn wasn't just two thoughts.
There was also a third thought.
This thought was the betrayal of the Heavenly Demon!
Xu Qing was well aware of his own combat strength. It was far too difficult to kill a prodigy like Master Xi Mozi.
However, just because he couldn't kill him didn't mean that the other party couldn't die.
Therefore, the true fate of death that he had engraved for Master Xi Mozi wasn't the Emperor's Sword, but the backlash of the Heavenly Demon!
It was like using four taels to lift a thousand catties.
Therefore, in the first thought that he had engraved, not only was Master Xi Mozi's head separated from his body, but his body was also withering as if his life had been sucked out.
This fruit was clearly formed by two methods. The decapitation was due to the Emperor's Sword, and the withering of the body as if it had been devoured was due to the betrayal of the Heavenly Demon.
Therefore, in the second thought, Xu Qing had said, "Decapitation by the Emperor's Sword."
Decapitation was decapitation!
This was because Xu Qing couldn't bear the fate of being killed by the Emperor's Sword alone.
However, Xu Qing could bear the betrayal of the Heavenly Demon.
Therefore, after he spat out another mouthful of blood, Master Xi Mozi's screams suddenly stopped outside the Heavenly Demon Realm. His body instantly withered as all of his life was sucked out by the Heavenly Demon inside.
This also included the bell that had blocked the Emperor's Sword.
As for the Emperor's Sword, after there was no longer any obstruction, it rushed through and decapitated Master Xi Mozi, who was about to become a corpse!
The scene that Xu Qing had engraved …
It was exactly the same!
"The one who killed Master Xi Mozi was not me."
"It was his Heavenly Demon."
Xu Qing stood up. The surrounding Heavenly Demon Realm collapsed and disintegrated.