Chapter 1108: Shedding Skin
Chapter 1108: Shedding Skin
At the junction of the south and west of the fifth star ring.
Under the crimson aurora in the sky, sticky rain fell in all directions.
There was even a great wind that roared about, blowing over crazily, causing the sticky rain here to quickly dry up, turning into a gelatinous state. The sealing power was greatly activated.
Even the edges were completely gelatinized.
Even the void couldn't escape. It was as if the entire space was about to become one under this force.
Its power was astonishing, and its lethality was strange and terrifying.
Xu Qing was within this range.
His entire body was covered in sticky rain, forming sticky threads that rapidly solidified with the earth, the void, and the surroundings.
It stuck to the skin on his body.
Moreover, the gelatinization of the surrounding area was rapidly intensifying, becoming more and more concentrated.
If he was unable to break free in a short period of time, he would become an object like amber when this place completely dried up.
He could no longer break free.
However, Xu Qing didn't look anxious at all.
He already had a way to break the glue.
Therefore, the main point of his judgment was not the battle itself, but the factors outside of this battle and the heart of the young man in front of him.
This might seem unrelated to the battle, but in truth, this was the core of the battle.
Because under normal circumstances, the other party shouldn't be so indomitable in the beginning of the second stage of the Immortal Capital Hunting Trial.
After all, the gains did not make up for the losses.
Once he was injured, the second stage of the Immortal Capital's Hunting Trial would be very dangerous.
He would have to face even more situations in the future.
Especially Xu Qing's command token, it was only at the second level, and it was utterly insufficient to cause people to be so concerned about it.
According to the other party's battle prowess, there should be many tokens that were easier to obtain.
There was no need to risk his life like this.
This is not the work of a wise man.
"If that's the case, then something is very wrong."
As these thoughts flashed through Xu Qing's mind, he looked off into the distance.
The conjecture in his heart was confirmed.
His decisiveness also rose.
As for the surroundings, the sticky rain that was rapidly drying up under the howling wind had already turned into glue. It had the effect of sealing the entire area.
"I can't care too much. Even if I have to pay the price of some injuries, I have to end this battle quickly."
A ghostly light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. With a thought, all of the blood in his body began to flow faster.
Then, his body trembled, and under his control, blood spurted out from all the pores on his body.
More and more of them formed a bloody mist that suddenly spread out in all directions!
Blood mist spread out, wetting the world.
This method was something that Xu Qing had learned from the middle-aged City Lord. Using his own blood as a guide and containing his will, he spread it in all directions and fused it with the sticky rain that was rapidly drying up.
It instantly replenished the moisture lost by the drying rain.
As a result, it was difficult for the rainwater to coagulate, and the sticky rain turned red.
Because of this, the air-drying process could not be completed in one go. It slowed down.
This Sticky Rain Gelatinization Technique was indeed strange and powerful. However, there was a fatal flaw in it.
That was, its stickiness could only truly erupt after it was air-dried, and it would truly become a glue.
It was obvious that the young man was aware of this flaw. Therefore, he rarely used this technique in front of his opponents.
Most of the time, it was used as a means of concealment and a surprise attack.
The reason why he chose to use it now was because he didn't want to face Xu Qing head-on.
Seeing that Xu Qing had found the flaw and even found a way to break it, the young man with the birthmark on his right cheek had an ugly expression on his face. However, he wasn't too surprised.
From what he knew, the enemy in front of him, whether it was in terms of intelligence or reaction speed, could be said to be terrifying and a formidable opponent.
He also didn't intend to use the gelatinization technique to easily seal his opponent.
As such, although he still felt a little regretful, he didn't hesitate to suddenly retreat. At the same time, he made a series of hand seals. Heaven and earth changed colors, and the wind and clouds surged.
He actually didn't hesitate to consume his own cultivation to strengthen his Heavenly Wind Authority. He wanted to use this strengthened wind technique to achieve a balance with Xu Qing's Gelatinization Technique.
One had to be air-dried, while the other had to be moist.
As long as he grasped this point and achieved a balance ā¦
Then, even if he didn't form a seal, the stalemate itself would achieve the effect of sealing and delaying.
This was especially so for the stickiness that covered his opponent's body. Although it was moistened by the blood mist and didn't completely solidify, it was still sticky.
The restriction was also continuing.
From this, it could be seen that the young man's talent and methods were both excellent. Logically speaking, his plan could succeed.
In fact, for this plan, even though he had prepared a method to deal with Xu Qing's Fishing the Moon in the Well, he still used the Five-Colored Painting as soon as he arrived to exhaust Xu Qing's Spatial Technique.
From what he knew, it was very difficult to use a Spatial Technique of that level multiple times.
Regardless of whether it was possible or not, there was nothing wrong with consuming it.
Moreover, this gelatinous heaven and earth also adhered to space, so it had a certain degree of resistance against spatial techniques.
"If he still manages to break through, then I'll just stop this battle. Anyway, I've already told that person the location of this place. He came too late, so there's nothing I can do."
With this in mind, the young man activated Great Gale while unleashing his heavenly fire power. Then, he retreated and made his preparations.
However ā¦ a scene that he hadn't expected and that caused his heart to tremble violently appeared at this moment.
Xu Qing, who was bound by countless sticky threads from all directions, emitted an earth-shattering sword aura at this moment.
This sword aura ā¦ came from the Emperor Sword.
He didn't slash through the surrounding sticky threads. As the young man continued to attack, it was difficult for the Emperor's Sword to slash through all of them in an instant.
Therefore, this sword might had erupted from within Xu Qing's body.
He had cut off ā¦ Xu Qing's skin!
In the blink of an eye, under Xu Qing's ruthlessness, the sharpness of the Emperor Sword instantly revolved around his body.
The skin and flesh were completely separated from the body!
At the same time, the sword light gathered in front of him and exploded outwards.
Suddenly, Xu Qing's body seemed to be split into two.
A long scar started from the top of his head, streaked across his forehead, his face, his chest, and eventually his entire body ā¦
His skin, which was like clothes, directly split open.
At this moment, a skinless figure of flesh and blood suddenly charged out from within!
It was so fast that the moment it appeared, it didn't wait for the surrounding sticky threads to wrap around it. Using this short moment of freedom, it suddenly erupted with a spatial technique.
In the next instant, Xu Qing directly teleported out.
Seeing this figure of flesh and blood charge out, the pupils of the youth with the birthmark on the right side of his face violently constricted. His mind rumbled, and intense shock rose in him.
He had seen ruthless people before, but this was the first time he had seen someone as ruthless as this person in front of him.
He actually cast aside his skin and came out!
Shocked, the youth frantically retreated. An intense sense of danger erupted in his heart, causing his breathing to become hurried. This was because he knew that this kind of action, regardless of the cost, was definitely not just for the sake of escaping.
However, although he realized the danger and quickly retreated, it was still too late!
Almost at the instant Xu Qing charged out, the Dao of Space suddenly erupted.
It formed a lattice, layer upon layer, and turned into a sealing power that suppressed the youth.
An ancient sundial also appeared behind Xu Qing. As the needle on it spun, the Dao of Time completely descended.
It displayed the power to freeze time!
Using space to block the path of retreat.
Using time to condense time.
Finally, the youth's body stopped in midair!
His body stopped, his soul stopped, his space was locked, and his time was frozen.
Then ā¦ sword qi shot out.
The second of the three sword qis from Grandpa Ninth suddenly erupted at Xu Qing's side.
Heaven and earth changed colors, and the wind and clouds surged.
The sword qi rushed out and slashed at the youth.
This youth was extraordinary. At this critical moment, even though his time was frozen and space was locked, at this critical moment, his body emitted an aura of self-detonation.
Using the power of self-detonation, he wanted to shake space and time to escape from this frozen state.
Suddenly, Xu Qing's spatial lattice rumbled, and cracks appeared. The sundial behind him shook, and cracks suddenly appeared.
It seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
After all ā¦ his opponent was a Sovereign who was infinitesimally close to the mid-stage, and a prodigy who had developed his Authority to the extreme.
At the critical moment, a cold glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. Even though the space around him was trembling, and even though more cracks had appeared on the Sundial, he still did not put it away. Instead, he continued to activate the Sword Qi.
In the next moment, the sword qi swept across.
Heaven and earth lit up as if heavenly lightning had struck.
Bang! The sword qi directly struck the center of the young man's forehead, and it surged into his body and destroyed everything in its path.
Both body and soul were destroyed!
All of this took a long time to describe, but in reality, it all happened in a flash.
In the blink of an eye, the range of Xu Qing's Quasi-Immortal Token increased to ten million kilometers.
However, he didn't have the time to examine these things. At this moment, he coughed up a large mouthful of blood.
His body was badly mutilated, and his injuries were not light.
The difficult part of this battle was not a battle of magical powers, but a quick, instant kill.
Even with the use of space and time, Xu Qing had almost broken free. It was easy to imagine that without the restrictions of space and time, even if Xu Qing suddenly used sword qi, there was a high probability that he would not succeed.
And once he failed, it would be almost impossible for him to end the battle quickly after the near-death experience.
Xu Qing took a deep breath. At this moment, he did not have the time to heal his injuries. After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, he endured the intense pain of losing all his skin and the backlash caused by the damage of time and space.
His body swayed, and he went straight into the distance.
"This battle should not have been so tragic."
As he sped away, Xu Qing felt that it was a pity. If it were not for the fact that the young man's performance was not right, he would not have to pay such a price and use the second of the three Sword Qi to end the battle quickly.
Now, there was only one Sword Qi left.
"Moreover, Grandpa Ninth's Sword Qi also has a limit. It can kill early-stage Sovereigns, but judging from the power of these two attacks, I'm afraid it can't do the same to mid-stage Sovereigns.
Xu Qing muttered to himself. Then, he activated the purple crystal and swallowed a large number of elixirs to accelerate the recovery of his injuries.
At this moment, he sped away while healing his injuries. At the same time, he was also thinking about the scenes after coming to the fifth star ring.
The fifth star ring was a unified star ring!
This was completely different from the ninth star ring where the Wanggu Continent was located.
Xu Qing had seen the ninth star ring through the map of the Demon Feather Holy Land. There were many forces in the ninth star ring, and they all surrounded the Wanggu Fragment.
The fifth star ring was already unified.
The gods in it were detained and forbidden from traveling.
All the races cultivated.
And they adhered to the principle that cultivators were supreme.
Therefore, there were many powerful beings.
Now, Xu Qing was only at the border between the south and the west, but he had already encountered several Sovereigns in a remote corner. This showed how vast the fifth star ring was.
For Xu Qing, this was a challenge and also an opportunity. It was a danger and also a fortune.
After coming to the fifth star ring, he had already experienced several battles with powerful beings.
With each session, Xu Qing gained new enlightenment. Not only did he have a better understanding of the sovereign level, but he also gained more enlightenment of his own Dao.
The battle with the guardian of the divine spirit mine, Ling Feng, made him understand that the restriction of the strength of his Dao was not only the restriction of his cultivation, but also more of his imagination.
The Five Elements were vast and endless.
Later, the battle with the City Lord proved this point and made him understand that his Dao could be transformed into a Authority.
Today, the battle with this young man also showed Xu Qing the power of a Authority after developing a certain level of Authority power.
In the hands of this young man, this single Authority power could shake the Five Elements.
Moreover, it could combine with external objects to achieve an effect similar to the third Authority power.
All of this made Xu Qing's heart tremble.
He originally wanted to continue this battle because in his judgment, although the battle with this young man was intense, it was also a kind of training for him.
However ā¦ the young man's reaction indicated that there was danger approaching at this moment.
An hour later, Xu Qing's judgment was confirmed.
Through the senses of the Quasi-Immortal Token, he saw that a shining star had appeared thousands of kilometers away!
This star was brighter than anything Xu Qing had ever seen before.
Sensing this, Xu Qing immediately felt a strong sense of danger.
Moreover, the young man seemed to have already locked onto this place and was rapidly approaching.
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