Outside Of Time

Chapter 1725  Even the Fools Have Moments of Wisdom

At the same time, as the battle raged fiercely in the right-wing war zone of the gods, the starry sky between the Fourth and Fifth Star Rings suddenly twisted.

An enormous rift abruptly appeared in the void, as if an invisible hand tore it open violently from the inside.

Two figures shot out from the gaping rift.

One was a woman. Her face was pale, Her attire wrinkled and disheveled, and what was once a vibrant blue now appeared deathly white, as though the seas it contained had completely dried up.

Though She still wore her phoenix crown, the brilliance within it was extinguished—phoenixes had fallen. Even the jeweled eyes adorning the crown had faded into a dull, ashen gray.

Beside Her was an aged god radiating an aura of decay. His realm appeared unstable, and His body was riddled with countless cracks, as though barely pieced back together.

The instant They emerged, both figures spewed large amounts of blood.

The golden blood gushed out, thick with anomalous substances. As the anomalous substances began to spread ominously, filling the void with its presence, the old godʼs eyes flashed with golden light.

Raising His hand abruptly, He clenched His fist.

In an instant, the spreading anomalous substances were completely obliterated. Along with it, all traces of Their presence vanished.

After doing this, the old god looked at the goddess beside Her and spoke in a hoarse voice.

”Starry Eyes Luan… This isnʼt your fault. Clearly, everything was part of the cultivatorsʼ plan!”

These two were none other than the descendant of the Lord God, Starry Eyes, and Her last guard.

Previously, on the right-wing battlefield, when She was attacked by Spirit Stone, the three guards beside Her had suffered extreme injuries.

All of them died in battle.

Only by using the life-saving method given by Her god father and using the divine lantern as a substitute for Her life could She escape the life-and-death peril.

However, due to the overdraft caused by speeding up the return of the commander, Her cultivation base had fallen. In addition, although She had avoided death, She couldnʼt avoid injuries.

If it wasnʼt for the fact that She still had a hidden True God guard who helped Her at the critical moment and saved Her, even with the divine lantern to substitute for Her, She would still be unable to avoid the subsequent calamity.

Thus, it was already a matter of great luck for Her to be able to escape till here.

However… compared to the weakness of Her realm and divine life, what this goddess couldnʼt accept the most was the scene that was frozen in Her memory.

That scene was the scene of Spirit Stone opening his eyes!

”Why did a cultivator return instead of the commander…”

This matter shocked and dealt a huge blow to Her. Even though She was far away from the battlefield, Her eyes were still filled with confusion.

”Thereʼs also the situation in the right-wing war zone…”

Looking at Luanʼs expression, the old god spoke in a low voice.

”Luan, that Lower Immortal is already at the peak of the Lower Immortal realm and has the divine body of a perfected True God. Hence, his combat strength is terrifying and heʼs already one of the strongest below the Lord God level!”

”With such a powerhouse appearing as an unexpected variable on the battlefield, the outcome of the right-wing war zone is already foreseeable.”

”Thus, you must not allow yourself to be distracted further.”

”My injuries are severe, and my death aura grows stronger. I can barely maintain the True God realm as it is, and I wonʼt be able to guard you for long.”

 ”Moreover, this is not the Fourth Star Ring—it is the border between both sides, and it clearly leans toward the cultivatorsʼ left-wing war zone. The dense presence of immortal energy here creates a powerful suppression. It will make recovering from our injuries exceedingly difficult.”

”In addition, itʼs very likely that weʼll encounter a search from cultivators!”

”Danger lurks everywhere. We have to hide with all our might and move forward carefully.”

”We have to return to the Fourth Star Ring while not exposing ourselves!”

”This matter concerns the Lord God as well. So, Luan… please pull yourself together!”

The old godʼs hoarse voice echoed in the surroundings.

When Starry Eyes Goddess heard this, She fell silent for a moment. The confusion in Her eyes dissipated and was replaced by coldness.

”I promise you that if you die, my god father will personally bring you back!”

When She said this, the old god nodded. After He closed His eyes and opened them again, golden light flashed all over His body and His body became transparent.

This transparency spread out and enveloped the goddess.

They disappeared from the spot.

…

Time flowed by and several days passed.

The battle in the right-wing war zone of the Fourth Star Ring that occurred a few days ago immediately reached its peak with the return of Immortal Monarch Spirit Stone.

It was like a monstrous wave had completely stirred up.

The stimulation this battle brought to the cultivators was incomparable.

Similarly… the appearance of that scene also caused an indelible shock to the godʼs side.

Before this… revival was an ability that belonged solely to the god. It was a gift from the upper star rings to the gods.

 It was the foundation upon which the godsʼ very existence was built.

True Gods could never truly die. As long as Their true names were remembered, They could eventually return.

Yet, what had transpired in the Fourth Star Ringʼs right-wing war zone shattered this fundamental understanding of the gods.

Their goddess had clearly been attempting to resurrect Their commander, yet the being who awakened was… a cultivator!

This meant that some of the foundational laws governing the gods had been shaken—disturbed by the hands of cultivators!

And with the first instance, a second was bound to follow. If cultivators truly mastered this ability, it would mean they had fundamentally achieved a fate equal to that of the gods.

The impact was extremely great!

In fact, in the future, such a thing might happen to any True God during the process of revival.

The godsʼ return would be hijacked, leaving Them as nothing more than a stepping stone for others.

For the gods of the right-wing war zone, this revelation had ignited an unprecedented upheaval within Their hearts.

This also signified something even more shocking: the once-eternal law of ʼTrue Gods are immortalʼ had been altered!

Since the one who returned was a cultivator, what was the original owner of the divine body, the right-wing commander, like now?

Its path of return had been stolen, so could It still return?

All of this was unknown.

And what the gods hated the most was the unknown.

Therefore, the battle that unfolded in the right-wing war zone of the gods, while its immediate impact was merely to determine the outcome of this specific front, carried an incredibly far-reaching significance.

One could imagine that as this matter spread one after another, it would cause a vast hurricane in the entire war zone and even the entire Fourth Star Ring!

The strategic significance of this wind wasnʼt inferior to the birth of a Lord God!

In the eyes of others, this was Immortal Lord Zhan Luʼs plan!

The lantern was the first step, the assassination was the second step, and the third step was to lure out the goddess. After that, he would borrow the hand of the goddess to revive the True God and even use the excuse of starting a war.

Everything seemed to be for that last moment of reversal!

”I see!”

At that moment, at the frontline of the left-wing war zone on the side of the Fifth Star Ringʼs cultivators, Xu Qingʼs team had just finished corpse harvesting. They were shocked by the battle report they received.

The battle report from the battle a few days ago had already been sent back to the left-wing war zone.

The content of the battle report revealed everything, causing the cultivators to be incomparably excited.

In the eyes of Xu Qing and the others, this battle report also resolved their doubts.

”As expected of Immortal Lord Zhan Lu. Even though he isnʼt known for strategies, his schemes are still astonishing. Thereʼs also that Immortal Monarch Spirit Stone… Itʼs just that Iʼve never heard of this senior.”

Li Mengtu sighed with emotion.

Star Ring and the others also had strange looks in their eyes. All of them were thinking about the unimaginable thing of Spirit Stone hijacking a godʼs return.

Xu Qing recalled the stone tablet in the Immortal Burial Land. He recalled the inscription of that Immortal Monarch Spirit Stone.

”He succeeded.”

Xu Qing mumbled inwardly as intense waves rose in his mind. However, he understood gods, so he had his own guesses and judgments about such success.

He didnʼt think that this was something that could be generalized. It was more like an exception under special circumstances.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengli spoke.

”In the Fifth Star Ring, the one known for strategies is the Nine Shores Immortal Lord… Perhaps the Nine Shores Immortal Lord is also among the figures who really planned this.”

”In addition, for such a thing… to succeed, there must be all kinds of obstacles. Thereʼs probably a high chance that this is an exception.”

”If it could really be done in large numbers, why would only Immortal Monarch Spirit Stone return in this battle?”

”If they could really do this on a large scale, then if I were the one in charge, I would have made a large number of cultivators return beforehand. After that, Iʼll hide them and use them at the critical moment.”

”Topple everything in one fell swoop!”

”Instead, only one appeared. Although we won, it also caused the gods to be vigilant. Naturally, They will look into this.”

Zhou Zhengliʼs words attracted the attention of everyone in the surroundings.

Xu Qing raised his head and glanced at Zhou Zhengli.

The other partyʼs judgment was the same as his.

As for the success of this battle… After the content of the battle report appeared in Xu Qingʼs mind, he immediately grasped a key point.

”Goddess…”

Xu Qingʼs eyes narrowed.

At the same time, Zhou Zhengliʼs voice echoed.

”Why did they lure the goddess?”

Star Ring and the others fell into deep thought. However, Qianjun and Piyi, these two brothers, spoke without concern.

”What you guys said is too complicated and messy. To us brothers, this matter is very simple. Maybe Immortal Lord Zhan Lu and the other big shots want to use this matter to attract the attention of the Fourth Star Ring.

Didnʼt you say that the left-wing war zone is like a bright lantern? Wouldnʼt this matter make it burn brighter?”

These two brothers usually werenʼt very smart but at this moment, as soon as they spoke, Xu Qing abruptly looked at them. Zhou Zhengli and the others were also shocked and looked over in unison.

Qianjun and Piyi were shocked by everyoneʼs gazes.

They had only said it casually…

”If thatʼs the case, then… then the final plan of this war will definitely be… heaven-shocking!”

Zhou Zhengli gasped and mumbled. He instinctively looked at Xu Qing.

A strange glint appeared in Xu Qingʼs eyes and he was about to speak.

However, at this moment, the mission jade tokens on their bodies suddenly vibrated in unison.

A decree that covered the entire frontline of the left-wing war zone spread to all the armies and cultivators on the frontline.

”All forces, hear my command: Immediately scatter and spread out to the utmost extent. Search every corner of the frontline, whether within the areas of immortal energy or regions tainted by anomalous substances…

Find the descendant of the God Emperor Chiuz, the Goddess Starry Eyes!

Do not kill her!

To those who locate her trail, a reward of one million military merits and ten units of origin essence shall be granted!

To those who capture her alive, ten million military merits, one hundred units of origin essence, a title of Immortal Monarch, and the gift of… an Immortal Lord Dao Artifact shall be awarded!”