Chapter 1109: The Ferryman of the Divine River
Chapter 1109: The Ferryman of the Divine River
The feeling of a needle pricking his back was incomparably intense.
Xu Qing's pupils constricted, and his breathing quickened. The life-or-death crisis in his heart completely erupted.
Before this, he had only seen the densely packed star imprints of all the medallion holders in the Southern Region when he fused with the Quasi-Immortal Token.
Although the light inside was different, he had only scanned it briefly.
But now, the appearance of this star made Xu Qing immediately feel that something was different.
It was clearly just an imprint, but it made Xu Qing's heart jump.
Even from so far away, the resplendent light was able to penetrate his perception and reach a blinding level.
"This person ā¦ is extremely strong!
"His cultivation should not be at the mid-stage Sovereign level. He's most likely at the late-stage Sovereign level!
"The person I killed just now was waiting for this person!"
Combined with his previous analysis, Xu Qing felt a lingering fear.
He could imagine that if he had not been so decisive, disregarding his injuries to break free from the situation and kill the youth with the birthmark on the right side of his face ā¦
At this moment, even though he was a Quasi-Immortal, he would not be able to detect what was happening thousands of miles away.
Moreover, if he was entangled, his opponent would definitely close in.
At that time, only death awaited him.
He wouldn't even have the chance to escape.
Now, although he was heavily injured, at least ā¦ he was not so passive and had more options.
Thus, Xu Qing took a deep breath and did not hesitate to use his full speed.
He spared no expense and instantly teleported into the distance, trying to increase the distance between them.
He was very clear that with his current combat strength, he could kill an early-stage Sovereign. Coupled with Grandpa Ninth's sword qi, if he did not care about getting injured, he could instantly kill an early-stage Sovereign.
However, Xu Qing did not think that he could win against a mid-stage Sovereign with his last strand of sword qi.
Not to mention this terrifying existence suspected to be a late-stage Sovereign.
Especially with his current injuries, it was not suitable for him to continue.
However, although Xu Qing's speed was fast, his pursuer was even faster than him.
Moreover, the range of his medallion's perception had reached an astonishing level, far exceeding thousands of miles.
Thus, it was clear that Xu Qing's every movement was within his perception. His speed was so fast that Xu Qing felt like a shooting star.
The distance between them was visibly shrinking.
A sensation of deadly crisis rose up in Xu Qing's flesh and blood, in his soul, in his subconscious mind. It was like a tempest that roared out in all directions.
Regardless of whether it was his blood or his bones, everything seemed to have become independent entities, each of them emanating a sense of danger.
"Although he acted decisively earlier, from the looks of it, he was still too slow."
Xu Qing's breathing quickened as he tried to calm himself down.
He understood that the more it was a moment of life and death, the more he couldn't panic.
"With my current speed, they'll catch up to me in at most half an incense stick's time ā¦
"With the blessing of my Authority power, I'll be able to buy you some time. However, I'll only be able to buy you half an incense stick of time."
"One incense stick's worth of time ā¦"
The map he had purchased appeared in Xu Qing's mind. He scanned it with his divine sense and instantly locked onto a location.
"Divine Blood River!"
"Ferryman!"
"First time crossing the river, six days of lifespan. It's absolutely safe!"
Xu Qing didn't hesitate in the slightest. After slightly adjusting his direction, he whistled away.
At the same time, he formed a seal with both hands. In the next instant, blood spurted out of his skinless body.
The blood turned into a mist, and after erupting, it directly burned.
This was the Blood Burning Technique, which Xu Qing had learned from Erniu back then to increase his speed.
However, he couldn't use this technique too often, as it would cause great damage to his body.
However, now that he was in a life-and-death crisis, Xu Qing couldn't care less about this. In the blink of an eye, his speed greatly increased, and his teleportation range also greatly increased. He directly disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was one million kilometers away.
However ā¦ even though this was the border between the western and southern regions, that was relative to the entire Southern Region. In actuality, there was still a vast area between him and the Divine Blood River.
As such, after reappearing, Xu Qing did not hesitate. With a boom, his body once again spurted out a mist of blood.
He once again used teleportation to increase his speed.
Just like that, after using it more than 10 times, he had teleported more than 10 million kilometers away. His injuries had worsened, and his body felt incredibly weak.
Fortunately, it was effective, and he was barely able to maintain the distance between him and his pursuer to about eight million kilometers.
However, for low-level cultivators, this distance would take a long time to cross, but for the strong, it was nothing at all.
Therefore, after the Blood Burning Technique could no longer be used, Xu Qing's Five Elements Technique suddenly erupted. First, it was water and fire. Then, Yin and Yang collided, forming an explosive power.
Amidst the rumbling, the explosion turned into an impact to increase his speed.
Then, as Xu Qing raised his hand, the earth churned, and high walls rose from the ground, directly as high as the sky, as a barrier.
In the blink of an eye, heaven and earth rumbled, and the number of high walls that were raised had reached 100,000.
It was shockingly vast.
Then, there was wind!
Xu Qing's power didn't have wind.
However, after the battle with the young man, and now in this life-and-death crisis, his comprehension was also surging under the stimulation.
The characteristics of wood were similar to those of wind.
Both of them were active and could change.
Therefore ā¦ the power of wood rose to the sky and flowed.
This was ā¦ Wood in the sky as wind!
In the next moment, with the help of this power, Xu Qing's speed soared again.
In this way, his speed had reached the limit of his physical body. Heaven and earth rumbled, and the sonic boom was astonishing.
However, Xu Qing was still not satisfied, because with his speed, the pursuer had obviously determined Xu Qing's path, and his speed also soared.
The distance between them was shortened to five million kilometers.
In such a range, Xu Qing could feel the thick baleful aura behind him and the stinging pain on his back. It was as if there was a blazing sun behind him that wanted to burn everything.
The sense of weakness was suppressed by the crisis at this moment. Xu Qing's eyes turned red as he suddenly activated his spatial technique.
Overlaps and grids appeared in the sky. Relying on this technique, his speed became even more terrifying, exceeding what his physical body could bear. Cracks appeared all over his body.
However, Xu Qing didn't care about this. With a boom, he teleported millions of miles away again.
At the same time, he enveloped his entire body with the time technique, locking the flow of time in his body. With this method, he stabilized his body so that it wouldn't collapse.
As for the wall behind him that was as tall as the sky, rumbling sounds came from it. The power of fire that Xu Qing buried inside also erupted.
It wanted to block him.
Although the effect was ordinary, even if he could buy one more breath, it was incomparably precious to the current Xu Qing.
Finally, in this race against time, he gave it his all.
Xu Qing pushed himself to the limits of his ability and traversed the boundless distance. He saw a boundless river of blood in the distance.
This river was so big that it could be said to be connected to the sky.
It was even bigger than the sea.
The smell of blood in it was incomparably thick, spreading in all directions.
The moment Xu Qing saw this river, his vision became blurry due to his weakness and eruption. However, it didn't affect him from locking onto a lone black boat on the riverbank at a glance!
The lone boat looked ordinary. It was docked on the riverbank, and there was a person sitting on it.
This person was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat. He held an opium pipe in his hand and was exhaling smoke.
Xu Qing had never seen a ferry before. The map only introduced it and didn't describe it in detail. However, he didn't have the time to confirm it now. The moment he saw the lone boat, Xu Qing used the last Burning Blood Teleportation he had left behind.
In the next instant, his figure appeared directly above the lone boat.
However, at this moment, a sense of life-and-death crisis suddenly erupted. A terrifying force suddenly rose at this moment, affecting the entire sky. At the same time, a figure emitting endless heat had already caught up.
He threw a punch at Xu Qing.
The Great Emperor's shield instantly appeared.
The Great Emperor's scissors also shone.
There was no need to preserve Grandpa Ninth's sword qi at this moment.
Xu Qing also took out the Emperor's sword.
He resisted with all his might.
The might of a late-stage Sovereign was on full display at this moment. The Great Emperor's shield rumbled, and a crack appeared on it. Then, the shield was sent flying backward.
The Great Emperor Scissors suffered the same fate. As they were already covered in cracks, they were shattered into pieces by the punch.
As for Grandpa Ninth's sword aura, although it was very sharp, when combined with the shield and scissors, it only managed to weaken the power of that fist.
When it finally landed, Xu Qing blocked it with his sword.
A boom echoed out, and Xu Qing's body trembled. His fleshly body was shredded, and yet, he didn't explode. Instead, he borrowed the force of the attack to fall onto the ship.
Xu Qing lay there on the deck, gasping for breath. He looked like he was on the verge of death. His life force seemed to be on the verge of disappearing.
However, he held onto the Emperor Sword tightly.
As for the figure in the sky, he didn't stop there. He closed in on Xu Qing, raised his hand ā¦ and grabbed at him.
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and was about to swallow the food in his mouth.
However, just as the hand was about to grab him, the boatman, who was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, lightly tapped the opium pipe in his hand against the deck of the ship.
Without a sound, the figure in the sky who had attacked suddenly trembled. His extended right hand instantly blurred and disappeared. His figure was also sent flying. His aura dissipated in midair, and he turned into a red-haired young man.
He looked at the boatman with fear and bowed.
"Senior, I didn't break the rules. Although this person boarded the ferry, he hasn't paid. According to the rules ā¦ before he pays, he isn't a ferryman and can be killed by me!"
"Bullshit!" The boatman snorted.
These two words were like world-destroying thunder. When they landed in the red-haired young man's ears, his body trembled. He coughed up blood and retreated again.
"This is my boat. I have the final say."
After speaking, the boatman slowly turned his head and glanced at Xu Qing. His gaze seemed to casually sweep across the Emperor Sword in Xu Qing's hand. Then, he spoke indifferently.
"I have to pay!"
Xu Qing immediately nodded and spread out his life force.
The boatman was satisfied. He lifted his hand and grabbed. After extracting a certain amount of life force, he stood up and stretched. Then, he pulled out a paddle from somewhere and began to row on the blood river.
Immediately, ripples appeared on the surface of the river. The boat left the shore and gradually went into the distance.
Only the red-haired young man with a gloomy expression was left in the sky.
After staring in the direction of the boat for a long time, a cold glint flashed in the red-haired young man's eyes. He pondered whether or not he should wait for the ferryman to appear and cross the river to the west before continuing the chase.
However, he felt that it wasn't worth it.
"On one hand, I'd be wasting my chance to cross the river. On the other hand, my family is in the south. If I go to the west and come back, I'll have to waste sixty years of my lifespan ā¦
"Also, that person's injuries are so serious that he's about to run out of oil. It'll be difficult for him to recover from such injuries."
After a while, the young man weighed the pros and cons, then turned and left.
At the same time, on the blood river, the boatman's gaze fell on Xu Qing, who was lying there.
"That thing in your mouth, after swallowing it, should have allowed you to recover from your injuries instantly.
"But you, kid, actually held back and didn't swallow it.
"In order to make it look like you're about to die even if you don't need to be chased, you've really put in a lot of effort."
Having his secret exposed, Xu Qing hurriedly struggled to stand up and bowed respectfully.
"Senior, thank you for saving me."
"Shut up. I don't like people who talk too much, especially when you have the smell of a God on you."
The boatman's gaze fell on Xu Qing's empty shoulder. He ignored him and continued to spit out smoke.
Xu Qing was silent. He bowed again and then retreated to the stern of the boat. There, he sat down cross-legged and silently healed.
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