Chapter 878: The Eye of Destruction

Beyond the Passage of Time!

The spider moved with incredible speed, appearing as an afterimage as it instantly closed the distance.

Xu Qing, in his divine state, had already reached the fourth stage of the Void Returning realm in raw combat power. Even without activating the Nine Li's blessings, he was formidable. However, facing such speed made his eyes narrow.

It's important to note that this type of spider was merely one of many creatures within the divine realm, and according to Heavenly Ink Child's jade slip records, they were quite numerous.

Based on the hierarchy, there were countless beings in this divine realm far more terrifying than these spiders.

The fact that such a large number of spiders possessed such speed highlighted the astonishing nature of this divine realm.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, swayed his body, and retreated a hundred zhang, once again evading the spider's charge.

Then, as he raised his right hand, a Golden Crow materialized, spreading black flames that converged into a black spear. Xu Qing grasped it and hurled it forward.

In an instant, the black spear whistled through the air, piercing clean through the spider's body just as it paused after missing its lunge.

The spider made no attempt to dodge, allowing the black spear to pass through. A bizarre sight then unfolded: its body showed no injury or change whatsoever, as if its very existence could ignore all magical abilities and divine powers.

A glint appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. The jade slip's information was clearly inaccurate. His black spear was formed from divine power and magical techniques, and its damage was not based on physical force.

Yet, it had no effect.

Therefore, either the records were flawed, or other changes had occurred within this divine realm.

Xu Qing pondered this. As the spider shrieked and approached again, he clenched his fist and struck through the air. Amidst a roar, the spider ignored everything and appeared directly in front of Xu Qing, spitting out a large quantity of white silk, threatening to envelop him.

A cold glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. Since both magical techniques and physical strength were ineffective, he decided to resolve it using other methods.

At this moment, he simply stopped dodging. Instead, he charged forward, transforming directly into a long rainbow.

With even more astonishing speed, he shot through the moment the spiderweb descended, reaching the hundred-zhang spider. He did not attack but continued to charge forward.

The next instant, amidst a resonating roar, Xu Qing's body pierced through the spider's form, appearing inside it.

Although this caused no apparent damage to the spider, Xu Qing, now inside its body, felt his killing intent surge. He violently shuddered, spreading out his soul threads within the spider.

In the blink of an eye, millions of soul threads scattered from Xu Qing's divine state, spreading in all directions, filling the spider's entire body. Each soul thread instantly activated its soul-devouring ability.

This was the method Xu Qing conceived to slay the spider. And because Xu Qing's soul threads were directly formed from divine source, this method proved exceptionally effective.

The spider could ignore the techniques of cultivators, but it could not ignore the might of a deity.

The next moment, the hundred-zhang spider trembled violently, emitting a mournful wail from its mouth. Its body visibly withered and shrunk, until it finally turned into a pile of dust and dissipated.

Xu Qing's figure emerged from within, his expression slightly peculiar. Almost simultaneously with his appearance, a dark shadow rapidly approached from afar—it was a second spider!

Even further away, dark shadows whistled and flickered, accompanied by successive sharp cries. More than a dozen could be vaguely seen emerging and rushing towards Xu Qing.

Seeing these, the peculiar look on Xu Qing's face deepened.

He recalled what Heavenly Ink Child had said: that creatures of the divine realm were treasures from head to toe.

After being absorbed by him, that spider had actually provided over a hundred thousand soul threads.

This quantity exceeded Xu Qing's expectations.

Most importantly, Xu Qing sensed a ripple akin to the Dao of Heaven within the spider.

While they weren't the Dao of Heaven themselves, it was clear that with a little refinement, their existence could be transformed into it.

“I currently have about five million soul threads. My previous killings and devourings outside only yielded limited growth, but this place... is clearly more suitable.”

Xu Qing licked his lips, then looked at the spiders rushing towards him from all directions. His body flickered, transforming back into soul threads that spread in all directions, forming a swirling vortex.

As the storm rumbled and spun, spiders approached, without hesitation, each emitting sharp roars as they crashed into the vortex.

Seventeen in total, all entered the swirling storm. Then, agonizing cries echoed from within. One spider even burst out of the storm, attempting to escape.

But it was too late. The number of soul threads within the vortex surged, reaching over six million. As it spun, the vortex suddenly expanded like a gaping maw, instantly devouring the escaping spider.

Subsequently, the vortex of over six million blood-colored soul threads began to shrink, eventually converging to form Xu Qing's figure.

After waiting for a while, no other spiders appeared, much to Xu Qing's regret. He then took out the bottle containing the Captain and opened it.

Blue worms flew out from within, merging with each other. They looked like a melting wax figure, slowly accumulating into a human shape, finally revealing the Captain's appearance.

If anyone else had witnessed this scene, they would undoubtedly have found it bizarre and unsettling, but Xu Qing had long grown accustomed to it.

At this moment, the Captain's eyes also opened. After discerning his surroundings, his eyes shone brightly, and he burst into laughter.

“Finally, we’re in! Little A Qing, we are incredibly close to our destination!”

“Haha, that was too dangerous this time.”

“Before, that old, ageless, gender-ambiguous fellow from Sun Flame almost discovered me when she was looking at you.”

“Luckily, I was well-prepared and immediately sealed everything off.”

The Captain grew increasingly excited as he spoke, his gaze surveying the surroundings.

“This is it—the primal, ownerless divine realm!”

“Come on, Little A Qing, follow me!”

The Captain said, his body swaying, appearing incredibly familiar with the place, and then shot forward.

Xu Qing sighed. Seeing the Captain's familiar demeanor, he knew that the Captain’s previous incarnation must have visited this place before.

He figured the Captain's grand task this time was, as before, to complete whatever unfinished business he had from that time.

Xu Qing shook his head. He often didn't understand why the Captain loved risking his life so much, seemingly trying to get himself killed in every incarnation.

It was as if he wouldn't stop until he played himself to death.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing grew even more vigilant, secretly reminding himself never to participate in the First Senior Brother's grand affairs here.

As he thought this, Xu Qing's body flickered, and he followed behind the Captain.

As they sped along, the Captain continuously pinpointed directions, guiding Xu Qing through the gaps in the spiderwebs within the divine realm. Thus, time passed, and seven days went by.

During these seven days, tens of thousands of hunters from the Blazing Moon Profound Sky Clan were scattered across various regions of this divine realm. Some were hunting the creatures of the divine realm, while others were being hunted themselves.

If one were to observe these tens of thousands of cultivators from a high vantage point, they would notice that death occurred every moment.

Within this vast divine realm, there were numerous creatures, each incredibly bizarre and beyond comprehension.

However, the cultivators capable of entering this place clearly possessed a certain level of confidence, allowing them to maintain a relative balance between self-preservation and hunting.

Furthermore, the anomalous substance present here was incredibly dense, and spiritual energy was entirely absent.

This point was extremely lethal for tribes outside the Blazing Moon.

However, for the Blazing Moon Profound Sky Clan, who were originally a clan devoted to deities, they possessed unique resistance to and utilization of this anomalous substance.

Nevertheless, within this divine realm, there were some truly terrifying existences. Encountering them meant an incredibly slim chance of survival.

For instance, there were the Whisker Fish encountered earlier, and now, the changes appearing on the dead stars covered by spiderwebs within this divine realm.

Some dead stars began to tremble, their surfaces heaving like an earthquake, violently churning until they split open, revealing... gigantic eyes hidden within these dead stars.

These were white eyes, and wherever they gazed, spider silk would instantly proliferate. Simultaneously, with each blink, creatures within the stared-upon area would bizarrely and mysteriously perish, body and soul.

“Those are the Eyes of Annihilation… Life within the divine realm, influenced by deities, undergoes various mutations. Stars are no exception.”

“I once tried to transplant one onto my forehead in that incarnation, but unfortunately, it failed.”

The Captain expressed regret.

At this moment, directly in front of the Captain and Xu Qing, such a dead star continuously trembled and opened its eye. As it gazed around, it seemed to sense something, then abruptly rotated, its gaze falling precisely on Xu Qing and the Captain's location.

Almost the instant the white eye looked their way, the Captain immediately pulled out an invisible item and pressed it onto Xu Qing's hand.

Xu Qing did not dodge. He felt an invisible brand appear on his hand. As the brand appeared, the giant eye of the star lost its focus and slowly shifted its gaze away.

Xu Qing looked down at the back of his hand.

“Remember the Wordless Heavenly Tome? Hehe, trust me, Little A Qing, I am extremely well-prepared this time!”

The Captain proudly raised his hand and waved it in front of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing nodded, recalling the two characters the Captain had sought to acquire while hiding his identity.

“One was 'Wu' (meaning 'non' or 'nothing'), and the other was 'Zi' (meaning 'word').”

“Their purpose is to conceal our presence, making those great terrors here overlook us.”

“Let’s go. Our journey will be much smoother now. Ahead lies my first destination.”

The Captain, excited, rushed forward.

Xu Qing shook his head and followed along.

Several days passed. After traversing numerous spiderwebs, a unique region entered Xu Qing's sight.

It was a vast red sea.

The seawater was strange, frozen-like, and boundless.

Occasionally, giant seashells, tens of thousands of feet tall, could be seen rising vertically from the sea. They would sometimes open left and right, revealing the head of a gigantic, eagle-like beast.

The Captain pointed forward: “We’ve arrived, Little A Qing. This is our first destination.”