Chapter 687: Just Stronger Than You

The potent ability of the Crimson Dawnlight to mimic various techniques was already evident when Xu Qing was at the Nascent Soul realm. Later, guided by the Crown Prince and Princess Mingmei, Xu Qing further comprehended its power to emulate myriad spells. By the time he broke through the Nascent Soul stage and formed his first Spirit Repository, the Crimson Dawnlight had internalized the ability to 'incinerate all things, mountains and rivers'.

Now, its power of simulation and transformation had reached a remarkable level. At this moment, as it shimmered around Xu Qing, seven ghostly flame lamps materialized one by one.

They were identical to the ghost faces, identical in their burning.

Although they still seemed somewhat blurred and exhibited some disparity compared to those displayed by the Sovereign's Fourth Son, each one's appearance brought Xu Qing a certain degree of amplification.

His aura continued to surge amidst the roar. After seven successive activations, his entire being gathered a momentum capable of overturning mountains and seas. Standing between heaven and earth, with eyes closed, he resembled a god of creation.

Behind him, the Crimson Dawnlight shimmered, and the seven ghostly flames revolved around him like lanterns, appearing eerie and sinister.

Combined with his handsome features and flowing long hair, Xu Qing, at this moment, compared to the Sovereign's Fourth Son, seemed more like the true son of a sovereign. His majestic aura, capable of swallowing mountains and rivers, caused the sky to change color and winds to howl.

After all seven ghostly flame lamps had appeared, Xu Qing's eyes widened, and he coldly stared at the Sovereign's Fourth Son.

The forbidden poison technique erupted first, its toxic path spreading, and divine curses descending. This was merely an prelude, intended to perfect the power of these seven ghostly flame curses. Immediately, the seven lamps swayed, and within their flames, the figure of the Sovereign's Fourth Son appeared.

This scene met the eyes of the Sovereign's Fourth Son. Waves of disbelief surged within him, his eyes filled with incredulity. It was as if thunder rumbled and crashed in his mind.

He couldn't help but be shocked!

His own spell had been simulated by the opponent in an instant. Such divine ability, such comprehension – he had never witnessed anything like it!

But at this moment, he had no time to think. As he formed hand seals, squares materialized around him, fully blocking while his body rapidly retreated.

But it was still too late!

In an instant, a murderous glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. Three of the seven lamps simulated within the surrounding Crimson Dawnlight instantly extinguished.

The Sovereign's Fourth Son trembled violently. The squares around his body shattered, revealing his true form. His hair withered, his body convulsed, and he spat out fresh blood.

Without hesitation, Xu Qing extinguished all four remaining ghostly flame lamps.

A shrill shriek escaped the Sovereign's Fourth Son's lips. He continuously vomited seven or eight mouthfuls of blood. As his body staggered, all his previous composure vanished. He no longer looked like a majestic figure in luxurious robes; instead, his clothes were stained, and he was pressed toward the earth like an ant.

Whether he died or not, this was, after all, a forbidden technique of a sovereign, and Xu Qing's Crimson Dawnlight found it difficult to completely simulate it.

At this moment, this was all it could display.

Yet, even without the curse of certain death, when combined with Xu Qing's poison as a primer, its lethality was still terrifying!

Not only were the Sovereign's Fourth Son's body and spirit ghoul heavily damaged by the lamp extinguishment, but the power of the forbidden poison also spread throughout his body, corroding his flesh and destroying his mind, causing black energy to emanate from him and the aura of death to grow dense!

And Xu Qing's killing move was not yet over. Seizing the opportunity of his opponent's weakness, a cold glint appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. With a raise and wave of his right hand, a colossal dragon roared as a white light soared into the sky, forming a celestial blade!

As Xu Qing's finger descended, this blade, controlled by Xu Qing's divine sense, plummeted from the sky towards the Sovereign's Fourth Son with a resounding slash!

The moment this Dao-infused blade descended, the sky fractured and the earth split apart!

The Sovereign's Fourth Son's expression changed rapidly. Xu Qing attacked like crashing thunder, giving him no chance to catch his breath. The danger of life and death instantly surged within his heart!

At this critical juncture, the Sovereign's Fourth Son's expression turned grim and ferocious. He raised his right hand, slammed it onto his brow, and violently slashed, tearing open five bloody wounds on his face!

Blood flowed, but not profusely. Through the wounds on his face, one could see his flesh writhing, emitting a crimson glow!

In this era, the remnant face of a deity had clearly not yet arrived, and even the Crimson Mother had not yet become a god. Yet, at this instant, the light overflowing from the cuts on the Sovereign's Fourth Son's face clearly possessed a divine aura.

That was the power of the Red Moon's authority. As it erupted with a resounding boom, forming a blood-red light that dyed everything around, a sea of blood appeared out of thin air within it!

"Die!!"

The Sovereign's Fourth Son roared ferociously. With a wave of his large hand, the sea of blood around Xu Qing instantly churned, revealing countless eyes on emergent heads!

They were submerged in the sea of blood, their features below the nose obscured by the water. Some had their eyes closed, giving off a terrifying sensation.

Their sheer number was overwhelming, dense and horrifying to behold!

The next instant, they all simultaneously opened their eyes and looked at Xu Qing!

The Red Moon curse instantly arose!

The celestial blade trembled, becoming a bloodied edge as it clashed with the sea of blood and countless gazes. A sound of collision echoed in mid-air. At this moment, the Crimson Dawnlight behind Xu Qing was also stained by the blood-red light.

The multicolored light turned a single hue. If this scene had occurred before another Spirit Repository cultivator, it would surely have been irresistible, as it was the power of authority. But for Xu Qing, as he looked at the Sovereign's Fourth Son standing in the blood-red light, an extraordinarily peculiar feeling arose within him!

"What he knows, I know too!" After this thought flashed through Xu Qing's mind, he took a step forward. With this step, a large amount of blood flowed from his body, gathering around him and under his feet, growing increasingly dense.

In the blink of an eye, it stirred up waves, forming a sea of blood identical to the Sovereign's Fourth Son's, sweeping through the void. It surged fiercely towards the Sovereign's Fourth Son's sea of blood, crashing into it.

A deafening roar echoed!

From afar, the two seas of blood, originating from the same source, clashed between heaven and earth. Waves roared as their respective authorities and curses contended. Their confrontation even showed signs of merging!

And on the sea of blood, Xu Qing, in his green robe, stood firm like a sail!

Not far in front of him, the Sovereign's Fourth Son also stood on the sea of blood. However, his expression rapidly changed, and his eyes revealed a gloomy look.

His Red Moon authority could no longer be displayed!

However, his murderous intent did not diminish. At this moment, he raised his right hand and pointed at the sky, declaring, "Heaven and Earth as my Blade!" The moment his words sounded, the firmament trembled, and countless cracks appeared.

A vast portion of it fell, forming a long blade!

Its momentum was astonishing!

"Earth as my Dais."

The earth trembled as soil surged and accumulated from all directions, forming a gigantic God-Slaying Dais!

Immense and boundless!

"Sun and Moon as my Connections!"

The sun, moon, and stars materialized between heaven and earth, connecting the blade and the dais, causing the God-Slaying Dais to fully manifest in this region.

It seemed not only the Ninth Prince had learned Sovereign Li Zihua's divine ability, but also this Fourth Son, who had mastered it at an unknown time!

At this moment, his entire body exuded an astonishing malevolent aura. With a low roar, the blade of the God-Slaying Dais suddenly descended!

Xu Qing looked up, staring at the God-Slaying power with an even stranger expression. Simultaneously, a Bottle of Time suddenly appeared before him.

The bottle opened, releasing the power of time! Ghost Emperor Mountain instantly descended, transforming into a God-Slaying Dais, and the Ding Yi 3-2 Qi Luck formed the blade's groove.

The roar of the Colossal Heavenly Dao Dragon transformed into the blade's body and divine curses in the sky. The forbidden poison condensed into the blade's edge, and the Crimson Dawnlight shimmered, forming the blade's radiance.

The golden crow danced as the connection, the purple moon served as the sundial and fate lamp, driving Xu Qing's God-Slaying Dais. It also materialized between heaven and earth!

At this moment, the two gigantic God-Slaying Daies clashed!

Boom!!

The power of their mutual slash spanned across heaven and earth. Wherever it passed, deafening sounds of shattering heaven and earth echoed. The Sovereign's Fourth Son's God-Slaying Dais shattered directly into two halves at this instant, rolling back and collapsing between heaven and earth.

As for Xu Qing's God-Slaying Dais, it also trembled violently and rapidly dissipated, but ultimately remained intact.

Xu Qing's body staggered back a few steps. His face flushed, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but he quickly recovered!

Xu Qing was victorious in this clash of divine abilities between the two. The Sovereign's Fourth Son's face turned pale, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood. He stared intently at Xu Qing, great waves surging in his heart!

"What I know, he knows too!" This thought, identical to Xu Qing's earlier one, now arose in his mind!

"Then what about Spirit Repositories?" Battle intent surged in the Sovereign's Fourth Son's eyes. As he formed hand seals, gigantic Spirit Repositories boomed and descended directly behind him, landing on the sea of blood!

His Spirit Repository also possessed a sense of a world, but it lacked heaven and earth, instead featuring a netherworld-like land!

The ground seemed to have been soaked in blood, so the soil was crimson, growing more vibrant towards the center. The surrounding colors gradually faded, and the outermost regions were permeated by white flames, burning fiercely!

Countless figures were buried in the blood-red earth or engulfed in the white sea of fire, emitting painful, shrill wails!

These wails seemed to be pleasing some entity. The entire Spirit Repository exuded a sinister aura, like a hell. After appearing, it enveloped Xu Qing, intending to suppress him!

Seeing this hellish Spirit Repository approach, Xu Qing's expression remained impassive as he raised his right hand and violently waved it. Outside his body, deafening rumbling sounds erupted.

His Spirit Repository also manifested. Within it, the golden crow served as the sun, and the purple moon as the moon!

The forbidden poison formed the celestial canopy, Ghost Emperor Mountain became the land, time flowed like water, and the Heavenly Dao transformed into rules.

The Crimson Dawnlight created all things, Ding Yi 3-2 operated the sundial for all living beings, time flowed, the sun and moon alternated, and wind and clouds shifted!

The moment it appeared, it instantly overlapped with the Sovereign's Fourth Son's Spirit Repository. A battle of rules and laws unfolded between them, each attempting to replace the other!

The two overlapping Spirit Repositories vibrated violently, each influencing the other. Within them, the sun, moon, and stars materialized and dissolved, wind, rain, and thunder shifted, and the roars of both sides' Heavenly Daos continuously emanated!

This battle of overlapping Spirit Repositories was extremely perilous. Failure meant death. And this was the final critical moment of their battle.

However, Xu Qing's accumulated foundation over the years ultimately gave him the advantage. Gradually, his Spirit Repository began to replace the Sovereign's Fourth Son's. Yet, the blood-red earth of the Sovereign's Fourth Son's Spirit Repository also attempted to envelop the land of Xu Qing's Spirit Repository!

But it was still too slow!

Under the clash of rules, the Sovereign's Fourth Son's Spirit Repository showed signs of collapse. The roar of its Heavenly Dao, filled with unwillingness, was being affected.

Xu Qing's light of the sun and moon appeared within his hellish realm. Wherever the light passed, everything was assimilated and devoured.

The Sovereign's Fourth Son's Spirit Repository ground instantly collapsed. But it was precisely at the moment of mutual fusion and consumption that Xu Qing, in his perception, truly saw the appearance of the Sovereign's Fourth Son's Spirit Repository ground.

This Spirit Repository ground was extraordinary!

The crimson red at the center resembled a pupil. The surrounding colors gradually changed until the white fiery essence resembled the white of an eye!

This ground, astonishingly, was a gigantic eye!

The moment Xu Qing clearly saw this eye, he immediately felt a sense of familiarity!

"Is that the Crimson Mother's eye?"