Beyond the Timescape

Waves raced across the surface of the God Blood River, and the wind carried the stench of gore across the shore of the southern planetary system. It seemed connected to the blood-red aurora in the sky overhead.

Within all of the redness was a ferry boat with no one on it, slowly drifting into the depths of the river, never to be seen again. Xu Qing stood on the pier, looking at the ferry boat disappearing into the distance. The gift from Immortal Fairy Spirit Phoenix was not something he could take with him. It had to stay on the God Blood River. However, it would be waiting there for him if he ever called out to it.

After a while, Xu Qing looked down at the mote floating above his palm.

“Heaven’s principle....” he murmured. That was the item he had taken from Sir Star Ring’s body after killing him!

It seems like canon or law. But at the same time, it doesn’t. It’s more like something that came out of imagination. It exists, but also doesn’t exist.

He looked at the mote thoughtfully. He had not absorbed it, as he intended to use it externally. And he had spent his time on the river studying it.

As for Sir Star Ring.... Because of the unique properties of the God Blood River, whenever he came back to life after dying, he was still on the ferry boat. And he got weaker each time. All Xu Qing had to do was wait for him. After dying the seventh time, he was truly destroyed in body and soul.

Although I did get Sir Star Ring’s Immortal Capital permission medallion, his death served another purpose. After all, the fact that I was able to just sit around waiting for him to show up was a clue in and of itself.

Xu Qing’s eyes glittered as he put away the mote of heaven’s principle, then walked off the pier. With the wind against his face, he proceeded into the southern planetary system.

After a while, he ceased to mask his permission medallion, whereupon a terrifying stream of energy emerged from him, becoming a red pillar of light that shot up into the sky. When it reached the aurora above, it became a swirling vortex that was visible to the naked eye. Rumbling sounds echoed out as Xu Qing’s aura surged to an astonishing level, causing everything around him to ripple and distort.

Some of it came from him, but some came from the Immortal Capital permission medallion. As a result, the star chart in the sky over the south became clear and visible. Instantly, it was obvious that there were three stars in the south that were brighter than all the others.

One belonged to Xu Qing, and the other two... were the other two Shining Stars from the south! They were Jiang Fan and Yuanshan Su!