286: Heavenly Punishment, Mysterious Eyes

In the blink of an eye, twenty-seven years passed.

In the Star Moon Deep Sea, on a massive island, endless immortal light surged forth, intertwining to form an enormous black hole that devoured the energy of the surrounding heavens and earth.

This phenomenon had persisted for half a year, attracting powerful Yao Race cultivators from the deep sea, as well as many from the Human Race, including both native Humans and forces from the outside world.

"I wonder what happened on Heavenly Turtle Island to cause such an anomaly!"

"It is said that a Great Emperor tried to investigate, but that terrifying suction force could even absorb the Emperor's essence, scaring that Great Emperor into fleeing!"

"Some speculate that a Secret Realm is about to emerge, currently accumulating the energy needed to open it!"

"Wrong! There must be a Divine Beast inside, undergoing a Breakthrough!"

"Impossible! I think it's..."

Opinions varied, and no one could convince anyone else!

Due to time constraints and local hostility, most external forces had already gone to seek their Opportunities.

"Strange, this sea area is a perilous zone, home to countless terrifying Vicious Beasts, but why have they all disappeared now?"

A powerful Yao Race cultivator from the deep sea frowned.

"You're right, it really seems so!"

"I have a bad feeling about this!"

"Boom!!!"

Just then, an incomparably abundant divine radiance shot into the sky, a power like a god emerging, breaking through the earth and soaring into the clouds!

"That is!!!"

Everyone was horrified; they witnessed an unbelievable sight.

The divine radiance illuminated the heavens and earth for hundreds of millions of miles around.

At the same time, above the sky, stars appeared, the sun and moon rotated, the cosmos shifted, and a blood-red vortex covering hundreds of millions of miles emerged, annihilating the divine radiance.

In a short time, mysterious runes intertwined, unleashing endless Dao power.

"Oh my god! This is heavenly retribution!"

"Run!"

The hearts of all the powerful cultivators trembled, and they cried out in alarm, their eyes instantly filled with terror.

The next moment, they exerted all their strength to flee into the distance.

Fortunately, the heavenly retribution was still brewing, and space had not yet been locked, so they could still traverse space.

Only after escaping the range of the heavenly retribution did they breathe a sigh of relief!

"Hoo!"

A soft sigh echoed!

At this moment, a terrifying aura emerged from the island; a formidable existence had awakened, stirring from its slumber.

The next moment, a colossal phantom slowly condensed, instantly obscuring the sky, and streams of divine light imbued with Dao essence descended.

He opened his mouth and inhaled forcefully, and in an instant, the boundless energy of the heavens and earth surged violently, frantically converging into his mouth.

"Not good! Run!"

A Great Emperor was horrified and retreated again!

Some slow-reacting individuals instantly exploded into a bloody mist, turning into energy to be devoured by that existence.

For a moment, the entire sea area dimmed, and all the energy of the heavens and earth converged, causing space-time to twist and the sun and moon to fluctuate!

"Rumble!"

The sky trembled, and the heavens roared!

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Streaks of blood-red lightning, carrying vast Dao power, descended from the sky, striking the phantom.

However, the phantom felt nothing; it continued to devour, and the blood-red lightning that fell upon it was transformed into sustenance and consumed, causing its form to slowly solidify!

"Oh my goodness, what kind of existence is this, daring to even absorb heavenly retribution!"

Even Great Emperors would feel their legs go weak at the sight of heavenly retribution, yet who would have thought that colossal phantom was completely unfazed.

If Great Emperors were like this, those beings below the Emperor Realm were even worse; this scene had completely overturned their worldview!

Furthermore, some people had already fled the area; anything that could trigger heavenly retribution was definitely not benign, and the previous scene was enough to prove that the existence on the island was an absolute harbinger of great misfortune.

Of course, there were also those who were not afraid of death, or who had something to rely on, and were prepared to see the outcome.

"Rumble!"

As if enraged by the colossal phantom, the heavens roared in fury, and in an instant, the entire island was covered by blood-red lightning, countless mountain peaks shattered, and the creatures on the island who could not escape were torn apart by the blood-red lightning in their indignant despair.

And all of this became sustenance for the phantom.

Gradually, the phantom completely solidified!

This was an existence like a god, with eyes of mysterious white, bearing boundless Dao principles on its back, surrounded by immeasurable divine light, its every breath seemingly in harmony with the heavens and earth!

The next moment, two beams of divine light shot from his eyes, piercing through the sky!

At this moment, all things in heaven and earth solidified, and time also stood still, as if transformed into an Eternal painting!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

After a few breaths, the blood-red vortex in the heavens churned, then a terrifying explosion erupted within it, followed by wave-like blood-red shockwaves that tore through the blood-red vortex and spread far into the distance.

The beings below watched this scene in horror, the terrifying, violent aura making them tremble and their hearts pound!

However, this was not the end!

"Rumble!!!"

The heavens trembled again, and a terrifying vortex re-condensed, but this time the blood-red vortex was dark purple, its Dao power countless times stronger than before!

Seeing this, the colossal figure's expression changed slightly, and then a giant seal appeared above his head, emitting a mysterious aura that resisted the terrifying Dao power from above.

When the heavens saw the Great Seal, the purple-black vortex even paused for a moment.

Seeing this, the colossal figure once again summoned a nine-dragon carriage behind him!

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

The moment the nine-dragon carriage appeared, the purple-black vortex trembled, and in an instant, an invisible force was generated across a hundred billion miles, causing space-time to suddenly freeze!

At the same time, above the heavens, a pair of extremely beautiful pupils emerged.

"You are not Him!"

An ethereal voice echoed in the colossal figure's ear.

The colossal figure moved, his body rapidly shrinking, transforming into the appearance of a young man!

The young man was clad in a Dao robe, his physique towering, entirely enveloped in vast Dao essence, occasionally emitting immeasurable divine light that spanned the entire universe.

Especially his eyes, they seemed born from Chaos, derived from Grandmist, revealing themselves from the hazy Dao essence, capable of seeing through all illusions.

The young man was none other than Xu Qing!

"This Junior is naturally not him!"

Xu Qing's face was adorned with a smile.

"How do you possess the nine-dragon carriage?"

The ethereal voice spoke again.

"Obtained by chance!"

"Impossible!" The owner of the ethereal voice questioned, "The nine-dragon carriage is His most cherished masterpiece; how could it be easily obtained by someone, unless He..."

As it spoke, Xu Qing could feel a hint of emotional fluctuation in the pupils above.

"Impossible! Impossible! Even I have not perished, so how could He..."

Changing its tone, the owner of the ethereal voice looked at Xu Qing, "Don't you know that this is my Dao field, and no power above the Emperor Realm is allowed to appear?"

"The outcome today was not this Junior's intention! It was simply that I suddenly encountered an Opportunity for a Breakthrough, which caused me to unleash power beyond the Dao Realm!"

Xu Qing clasped his hands apologetically.

"Very well! I can overlook today's matter, but you need to do one thing for me, otherwise, I will fight you even if it means abandoning my Dao field!"

"This place is my Dao field, even if you possess a Chaos Supreme Treasure, I am not afraid!"

"Senior, you overstate it! Please tell this Senior what the matter is?"

Xu Qing frowned slightly!

The ethereal owner said, "When you Break through to the Dao Lord Realm, come back here, and I will tell you what it is!"

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow and said, "What if Senior asks me to die, or to do something harmful to heaven and earth? This Junior will not agree!"