Outside Of Time

Chapter 1777  The Awakening of Chiuz

The scene unfolding in the Ninth Star Ring above Wanggu instantly sent tremors through the ancient Venerable God resting within the chained coffin on the Fourth Star Ringʼs rift altar.

With but a thought, this being of supreme status comprehended the cause and effect.

”Desolate has been drawn by these two!!”

Inside the coffin, the old Venerable Godʼs expression grew unprecedentedly grave. The instinctive sense of life-and-death crisis rising within Its divine soul erupted like a tsunami, reaching an extreme intensity.

At this critical moment, the Venerable God hesitated not at all. In an instant, It concealed all traces of Its existence—vanishing from time, from space, from karma, from every dimension It could access.

It erased Itself completely, as if It had never existed!

Yet even this wasnʼt enough to ease Its fears. As It wiped Itself from existence, It issued a final decree to the returning Lord God Chiuz:

”Expel these two immediately!”

This divine decree carried unimaginable power. The moment it was uttered, Lord God Chiuzʼs returning consciousness trembled violently.

As if bestowed with higher authority and sacred status out of thin air, Lord God Chiuzʼs originally time-consuming return process was forcibly completed in an instant.

Moreover, the decree itself became a new anchor point. Even without His physical corpse as a marker, Lord God Chiuz could now use the divine decree as the foundation for His return!

Thus, in the next moment—

The void where Lord God Chiuzʼs corpse had lain exploded violently!

With divine will as bones and the decreeʼs power as flesh, a dark golden skeleton was woven directly from nothingness!

As It hovered in the air, two points of crimson light ignited beneath Its decaying crown.

A terrifying pressure descended upon the world.

Every speck of dust in the rift trembled.

Even the fortune of the Fourth Star Ring resonated beyond the rift, harmonizing with this presence.

Yet—It had no true consciousness!

Despite reaching such heights of power, before a Venerable God, It remained subject to manipulation, bound to follow the remnants of the decreeʼs will!

Now manifested, the skeletonʼs crimson gaze locked onto Xu Qing.

A strange rhythm pulsed from Its chest, synchronized with Its gaze.

The void trembled!

Caught off guard by this sudden development, Xu Qingʼs mind focused sharply. His internal organs vibrated violently under the skeletonʼs rhythm, blood rising in his throat.

A trickle of blood escaped his lips.

Beside him, Erniuʼs body exploded with a thunderous crash, dissolving into countless blue worms—only to disintegrate again and again in an endless cycle. Amidst the destruction, each wormʼs eyes reflected sheer terror.

All of this took a long time to describe but in reality, it happened in the blink of an eye.

The crisis had arrived with overwhelming suddenness!

At this critical juncture, Xu Qing unleashed his full power without reservation. His immortal embryo activated, his Ordinance expanded completely, and his true name manifested visibly.

Yet even so, his body shuddered violently as blood sprayed from his mouth. His flesh began reversing its very composition.

The might of a Lord God was simply too terrifying.

But silver light flashed in Xu Qingʼs eyes. With a wave of his hand, his Dao Artifact—the curved nail—shot toward the skeleton like a blade.

And in the instant it flew forth, Xu Qing roared inwardly without hesitation:

”Detonate!”

The curved nail erupted with blinding radiance, illuminating every corner of the rift before—

BOOM!!!

An earth-shattering destructive force erupted as the Dao Artifact self-destructed!

The rift world trembled violently as terrifying shockwaves swept outward in all directions.

Xu Qing coughed up more blood but seized this opportunity to press a hand toward Erniuʼs disintegrating form.

The power of his immortal embryo enveloped Erniu, briefly stabilizing his body enough to regain human shape.

Grabbing Erniuʼs arm, Xu Qing pushed his cultivation to its limits, burning resources recklessly to achieve extreme speed as he shot backward.

The void beneath his feet cracked with each retreating step, silver light spilling from the fractures—strands of immortal embryo power forming layered barriers infused with Quasi Immortal might, all flashing toward the newly manifested skeleton.

Meanwhile, Lord God Chiuzʼs hovering skeleton—now gold-plated save for Its crimson eyes—began displaying ten billion divine halos across its body. Each halo reflected a shattered universe.

Together, they formed His divine aspect!

Its emotionless gaze followed the rapidly retreating duo. Then—It took a single step forward.

Every cosmic halo across Its body shattered simultaneously! Golden mist seeped from the fractures, coalescing into a shimmering sea that ignored all barriers as It surged toward Xu Qing and Erniu!

Its purpose wasnʼt merely expulsion—It sought to seal the rift entrance the moment they exited!

Nearing the riftʼs exit, Xu Qingʼs pupils contracted to pinpoints as he perceived the truth within the golden mist—countless living beings wailing in torment.

These were the inhabitants of Lord God Chiuzʼs divine kingdom.

Now sacrificed as offerings.

As the golden sea churned, it birthed a terrifying gale that struck Xu Qing and Erniu first, forcing more blood from their lips while propelling them ever closer to the riftʼs exit.

”Kinda feels like Itʼs… helping us leave?”

Erniu, dangling from Xu Qingʼs grip, licked blood from his lips and suddenly grinned.

”But damn… so this is a Lord Godʼs power? Absolutely wild!”

As he spoke, madness flashed in his eyes. He tore open his chest, revealing his beating heart—covered in eerie patterns glowing with deep blue light.

Upon closer inspection, every pattern and every strand of blue light contained countless entities resembling divine sources.

As if each pattern and light beam represented a world, making this heart a veritable macrocosm.

”Little Qing! Yank it out and throw it!”

Erniuʼs face twisted grotesquely as he roared.

Xu Qingʼs gaze sharpened. Years of partnership with Erniu had taught him that every part of his senior brotherʼs body was a weapon—even his skin had proven useful in the past.

Without hesitation, Xu Qingʼs left hand shot into Erniuʼs chest, gripping the pulsating heart and yanked!

Blood vessels tore as the heart was ripped free in a spray of crimson. Erniu screamed, his aura plummeting as his body collapsed into a single tiny blue worm that wriggled into Xu Qingʼs hair, panting heavily but eyes gleaming with excitement.

The heart in Xu Qingʼs hand continued beating vigorously, radiating astonishing energy.

With a powerful heave, Xu Qing hurled the still-pulsing organ toward the golden sea behind them!

Wherever it passed, the void froze into crystalline structures. When it struck the golden mist, the entire sea trembled and began to freeze solid.

Deep blue light spread like wildfire across its surface.

The skeleton striding through the mist continued advancing, shattering ice as It moved forward—yet blue light still crawled up Its form.

Visible frost encased Its body.

Its hollow eye sockets stared at the tiny worm in Xu Qingʼs hair.

Just as Its crimson eyes blazed brighter and It raised a hand to strike, a drastic change occurred!