Chapter 710: Hand-in-Hand Brothers, Each Showing Their Own Skills

Xu Qing looked at the fingers inside the three bubbles, then glanced up at the Captain.

The Captain said with a sincere expression, "Little Ah Qing, what do you think? This time's haul is pretty good, right?"

Xu Qing remained silent. His cultivation instantly surged, and his aura erupted. A secret treasure-realm rumbled into manifestation, causing the area to surge with power and tremble in all directions.

His eyes instantly turned pitch black as poisonous prohibitions spread within them. Simultaneously, within his secret treasure-realm, the sun and moon rose and fell, and the Heavenly Dao of the Azure Dragon roared, forming a fiery, churning furnace that burned intensely.

In an instant, invisible threads of rules spread out from the secret treasure-realm, swirling around Xu Qing.

These were the laws and rules of his secret treasure-realm. As they spread, they enveloped the area where he stood, transforming it into his personal battlefield.

Within this battlefield, the essence of the Heavenly Dao surged from Xu Qing. Simultaneously, the unfinished exotic matter also began to breed around him—the aura of poisonous prohibitions, rapidly transforming the area.

Seeing all this, the Captain felt a pang of apprehension.

But on the surface, he widened his eyes and said, "Little Ah Qing, don't you trust your Senior Brother?" As he spoke, the Captain's cultivation also erupted, and a secret treasure-realm also rose behind him.

His secret treasure-realm was different from Xu Qing's. It didn't contain a world, but rather a pitch-black expanse resembling the Nine Nether Hells. Within it, mind-shaking roars echoed, forming his unique power of rules, which spread in all directions, invisibly clashing with Xu Qing's laws.

"Little Ah Qing, it seems I need to establish my authority as your Senior Brother!"

The Captain waved his hand, and blue light shimmered in his eyes. Meanwhile, Xu Qing's eruption continued. As the purple moon within his secret treasure-realm slowly rose into the sky, the moonlight falling from it wasn't normal light beams, but countless purple threadworms.

These threadworms, at times revealing their true forms and at times transforming back into moonlight, were utterly bizarre. When they landed on the Captain, his mind trembled.

His blue light was being permeated by the purple light, but remembering his status as Senior Brother, the Captain instantly found new motivation.

A new face appeared in his eyes, and the eyes of that face also revealed another face, layer after layer, all emitting blue light. His entire body glowed, and the transforming worms in his eyes showed eagerness.

"Little Ah Qing, we might as well fight it out. The last time was on the Forbidden Sea. Come on, come on, this time, whoever loses will..." Just as the Captain spoke these words, in a blink of an eye, earth-shattering thunderous purple light erupted from Xu Qing.

He raised his right hand and pointed to the sky; the direction he pointed was precisely the incomplete face of a deity.

This scene was similar to the action and aura he displayed when he summoned the incomplete face after making the purple crystal his own in the Moon Palace, as if he truly intended to summon it again now.

Although there was no longer any incomplete face image in his purple crystal, the Captain was clearly unsure. His eyelids twitched, his mind reeled, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back down.

After blinking, the Captain laughed heartily, "Little Junior Brother, don't be impulsive. Senior Brother made a mistake here."

As he spoke, the Captain quickly raised his hand and took out three more feathers, saying, "It's six, not three."

The purple light on Xu Qing intensified. The Captain's heart pounded faster, and his feeling of guilt was strong. So, with a solemn expression, he took out three more feathers from his storage bag. The Captain coughed a few times, saying, "Fine, fine, Little Ah Qing, this is truly all I have left."

The Captain sighed, retracted all his cultivation, and looked at Xu Qing helplessly.

Xu Qing's aura slowly dissipated until the purple moon returned to the secret treasure-realm, the realm faded, and everything around them returned to normal.

Seeing this, the Captain's heart relaxed. He felt a surge of triumph, secretly thinking, "Little Ah Qing, Little Ah Qing, you're still too green."

Although he thought this inwardly, the Captain feigned a helpless expression and spoke softly, "Little Ah Qing, take seventy percent of these... it was Senior Brother's fault for letting greed arise."

Xu Qing didn't speak. He quietly looked at the Captain. After some thought, his gaze gradually changed, revealing a hint of unfamiliarity, and at this moment, a sense of loneliness arose within him.

The Captain's heart tightened at his gaze and expression.

"Senior Brother..." Xu Qing said softly. This was the first time he had spoken since the start.

The Captain's body trembled upon hearing it.

"I don't want them anymore, Senior Brother..." Xu Qing murmured, "Take them all."

"I miss Feng Hai County. I'll go back first."

Xu Qing's voice was a little hoarse. After speaking, he turned and walked away, a strong sense of desolation arising from him, his figure carrying loneliness and bleakness.

The Captain didn't realize that this scene was somewhat similar to the tricks he had previously used on Xu Qing...

At this moment, as he watched Xu Qing's retreating back, a fierce turmoil rose in his heart, along with endless guilt.

He felt that he had indeed gone too far. Why be greedy towards his own little Junior Brother when it's bad to be greedy towards anyone? Although this was driven by his innate nature, seeing Xu Qing's appearance at this moment, the Captain stamped his foot fiercely and chased after him.

"Little Junior Brother, Senior Brother was wrong." As he spoke, the Captain waved his hand, and large chunks of flesh and blood composed of feathers crashed onto the ground with a bang. Terrifying divine power surged around them.

Compared to the six small feathers the Captain had previously taken out, these were immensely vast and astonishing.

"Thirty percent! This is thirty percent of the Red Mother's flesh and blood, all here! Old rule, half for each of us!" The Captain spoke loudly, having gone all out.

Xu Qing paused, adjusted his expression, and slowly turned around. He looked at his Senior Brother with sincere and even touched eyes, and spoke softly.

The Captain sighed in relief and quickly called Xu Qing over to divide the spoils. Soon, beside the mountain of flesh and blood, after dividing the massive chunk into two parts, the Captain gave Xu Qing a special storage leather pouch to collect the flesh and blood.

The flesh and blood of a deity were no ordinary things. The leather pouch that could contain them, from its texture, looked very much like a deity's own skin...

Seeing this harvest, Xu Qing felt excited and very satisfied with finally obtaining these after many years in the Moon Sacrificing Domain.

Noticing Xu Qing's emotional change, a hint of suspicion arose in the Captain's heart, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Little Junior Brother, were you acting earlier? How do I feel that scene was a bit familiar..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked earnestly into the Captain's eyes, and shook his head bitterly. The Captain hesitated, still feeling that something was off.

After blinking, he secretly thought that he could also do it. So he put on a dejected and dispirited expression, just about to speak.

Xu Qing's expression showed bitterness. The two looked at each other, each falling silent.

After a long while, the Captain sighed and coughed.

"Little Ah Qing, you've learned to be bad... Anyway, let's talk about proper business. Our harvest isn't just this, is it? There's still one more thing."

As the Captain spoke, he instinctively glanced around and whispered, "This is the harvest from the Red Mother. There's also a portion from Li Zihua, who promised us a divine realm when he returns in the future!"

Xu Qing's eyes instantly narrowed upon hearing this.

"A divine realm?"

"A divine realm!" The Captain nodded seriously. Xu Qing originally didn't believe it, but seeing the Captain's serious expression, he felt a bit unsure... but didn't dwell on it.

After another friendly discussion, Xu Qing ultimately didn't take the flesh and blood of the Red Mother's avatar, Zhang Siyun. He instead asked for the section of purple thorn remaining from the burning of Zhang Siyun's crown of thorns. The Captain was very satisfied with this distribution.

With the division of spoils complete, the Captain, full of vigor, raised his eyebrows and winked at Xu Qing. "Little Ah Qing, things in the Moon Sacrificing Domain are almost done. Wait for me a few days. Although my ex-wife hasn't asked me for any news, I know she hasn't left yet. I'll go find her to catch up."

"When I return, we'll go back to Feng Hai!" The Captain licked his lips, seemingly with a hot desire in his heart, waved to Xu Qing, and swiftly departed.

Watching the Captain's departing figure, Xu Qing sat down cross-legged. This area, with their combined seals and the Captain's blood, was very suitable for Xu Qing to cultivate in seclusion.

Moreover, the Moon Sacrificing Domain was now very safe under the protection of the Young Master and others, so Xu Qing didn't look for another place.

At this moment, he lowered his head and looked at the small section of purple thorn in his hand. The purple light on it was almost identical to the light from his purple crystal.

Most importantly, as he held the thorn, distinct fluctuations emanated from the purple crystal within him.

"It should be of the same origin," Xu Qing murmured to himself. He decisively activated his purple crystal with full power.

In an instant, purple light erupted from Xu Qing's entire body, engulfing him. At the same time, the purple thorn in his hand also glowed and merged with it.

The next moment, the purple light dissipated, and Xu Qing looked down, a strange glint in his eyes.

He then perceived that the inside of his purple crystal was not much different from before.

Except... instead of the flocculent mist that had previously existed within the crystal, a swirling vortex appeared. This vortex rotated silently, its destination unknown.

Xu Qing didn't quite understand this change within the purple crystal. He used his divine sense to investigate, but the vortex was infinitely deep; no matter how far Xu Qing's divine sense extended, he still couldn't reach its end.

However, during this investigation, Xu Qing sensed danger; it seemed there were gazes within the vortex.

Xu Qing pondered, then ultimately chose to retract his divine sense and not act rashly.

Next, he took a deep breath and took out the leather pouch the Captain had given him. His expression was solemn as he looked at the flesh and blood inside.

"The Red Mother's flesh and blood are a great tonic for deities, and for me, it's also a huge boon," he thought. "So, if I put this flesh and blood into my secret treasure-realm to be absorbed by the Heavenly Dao Furnace, how much will it help my cultivation?"

A strong sense of anticipation rose in Xu Qing's heart. After experiencing the events in the Moon Sacrificing Domain, especially after witnessing and to some extent participating in the war of deities...

All of this gave Xu Qing an even stronger obsession with becoming powerful.

Especially... the words the Fourth Son said to him before his death continued to echo in his mind.

"Will my past become your future?" Xu Qing fell silent. His secret treasure-realm rumbled and manifested behind him, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Only by being strong would he be qualified to seek out Prince Ziqing and slay him.

Only by becoming stronger would he have the ability to explore the world's secrets and uncover the truth.

Only by becoming stronger would he have the confidence to reverse everything.

Xu Qing raised his hand and tossed the leather pouch into his secret treasure-realm.