457: Big deal

"Go!"

Xu Qing let out a cold shout, and nine runes entwined with Chaos Qi flew from his hands.

The moment the runes ascended, the entire firmament suddenly darkened, and the sky curtain, like a torn scroll, revealed the vast starry sky.

Nine ancient stars, each with a diameter of ten thousand miles, responded to the summons, trailing blazing tail flames as they crashed down.

"Boom—"

The instant the great stars collided with the sky-covering net, a blinding light illuminated the entire sea region.

The Myriad Turtle God Slaying Array, reputed to be able to trap and kill Half-Ancestors, disintegrated inch by inch like a fragile spider web under the might of the stars. In the mist formed by the evaporated Xuanming True Water, the Chaos chains, like ice and snow under a scorching sun, melted away after emitting a "sizzle" sound.

"This is impossible!"

The six compound eyes of the two Half-Ancestor Burial Sea Dragon Turtles simultaneously contracted, and the ancient runes on their carapaces flickered wildly. Their ancestral grand array, which they took such pride in, had been annihilated by this Human Race with a mere flick of his wrist!

Xu Qing's robes fluttered as he took a single step, covering a distance of a hundred million miles. His slender fingers outlined patterns in the Void Realm, each trajectory eliciting a resonance from the stars.

When his second step landed, his figure had already plunged into the midst of the Burial Sea Dragon Turtle swarm. The myriad runes bursting from his fingertips were like the rising sun, illuminating the dim sea region as if it were daytime.

"Fall."

A single, understated word, yet it caused the firmament to tremble.

Ancient stars in the starry sky continuously fell, each great star's surface manifesting different Dao patterns—some entwined with lightning, some accompanied by fierce winds, and some even directly evolving into small Chaos vortices.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

The dull thuds of falling stars were incessant. Those carapaces, hard as divine metal, exploded like paper under the power of the meteor shower.

They thrashed in pain, and dark green turtle blood gushed like springs, dyeing a hundred million miles of the sea region into a poisonous swamp.

Xu Qing's movements did not stop. He pointed his left hand, fingers together like a sword, towards the Void Realm.

The starry sky above actually manifested the scene of Chaos at its inception. Terrifying Great Dao swords fell one after another, harvesting the lives of the Burial Sea Dragon Turtles!

Five Immortal Grade Dominator Burial Sea Dragon Turtles had just attempted to flee when they were pierced by the Great Dao swords falling from beyond the heavens. After the sword bodies plunged into the seabed, they transformed into towering stone pillars, firmly suppressing them.

"Human Race... you..."

The Half-Ancestor Burial Sea Dragon Turtle's roar suddenly changed pitch.

It discovered with horror that a hairline sword mark had appeared on its carapace at some unknown point. That mark seemed insignificant, yet it caused the immortal divine patterns, cultivated over countless years, to collapse like an avalanche.

As its massive body crashed down, billions of sword threads bursting from the wound were like living things, shredding every inch of flesh that attempted to regenerate.

The other Half-Ancestor Burial Sea Dragon Turtle finally felt fear.

Its sharp claws tore open its chest, pulling out a heart that was still beating "thump-thump": "By my ancestral blood, reverse the River of Time!"

In the bloody mist of the exploding heart, a mysterious claw entwined with Chaos Qi slowly emerged. With a slight tremor of its tip, time in the entire sea region began to flow backward, and the dead Burial Sea Dragon Turtles even showed signs of revival.

"I did underestimate you all."

Xu Qing finally showed a hint of interest. This mysterious claw was actually the claw of a Time Beast, likely obtained by the opponent from the Time Abyss Rift.

He formed hand seals, and a vast world projection suddenly unfolded behind him. Within it, the sun and moon rotated, star rivers ebbed and flowed, and towering pillars supported the heavens and earth.

The moment this world projection descended, that ancestral claw was like an insect trapped in amber, its tremors becoming extremely slow.

"Annihilate."

He pushed out a palm. The seemingly light action caused the space of the entire sea region to twist.

Wherever the palm print passed, the Half-Ancestor Burial Sea Dragon Turtle's pupils rapidly dilated, and its Dao Soul, like a candle in the wind, was instantly extinguished.

The uncontrolled ancestral claw immediately froze in mid-air, and Xu Qing casually put it into his sleeve.

The last stubbornly resisting Burial Sea Dragon Turtle let out a desperate wail, only to see Xu Qing slowly bring his hands together.

The vast world then collapsed. The terrifying crushing force pulverized the remains of tens of thousands of Burial Sea Dragon Turtles, transforming them into a Life River that spanned heaven and earth, which Xu Qing opened his mouth and swallowed.

Afterward, Xu Qing sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, closing his eyes to refine. The Chaos Qi circulating around him repelled the remaining Xuanming True Water tens of thousands of feet away.

And the sea region below had long since become a desolate land due to this great battle.

Three hours later.

Xu Qing slowly opened his eyes, within which star rivers seemed to appear and disappear.

Having refined the last trace of Life essence, the Chaos Dao Rhyme circulating around him became even more solid.

"This is an unexpected pleasant surprise."

He looked down at his Physical Body, which meant his Chaos Dao Body had made another Breakthrough.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, he advanced by treading on the waves.

The Tianpin Forbidden Zone was vast, and with many powerful Vicious Beasts within it, Xu Qing's speed was considerably slower. These were all resources, and he couldn't miss them if he encountered them.

Thus, along the way, Xu Qing killed and devoured many Vicious Beasts, which caused his Dao Body to subtly show signs of transformation.

And so, Cultivating as he traveled, he finally reached his target sea region seven days later.

This was a deep blue sea region, its waters faintly shimmering, each drop containing a terrifying Great Dao fluctuation.

If an ordinary Dao Lord were here, even breathing would likely cause a Great Dao resonance.

This was the center of the entire Tian Pin Sea Region. Legend had it that this was the source of the entire Tian Pin Sea Region, where the Water Dao manifested into its purest Great Dao power.

Yet this Holy Land, which should have been fiercely contested by Vicious Beasts of all races, was eerily silent at this moment.

As he delved deeper, the color of the seawater became increasingly profound.

When Xu Qing arrived at the core area, the sight before him caused his pupils to constrict slightly.

A sea region stretching for a hundred million miles was obscured by a thin sea mist that permeated heaven and earth.

It was this seemingly veil-like layer of sea mist that exuded terrifying power, enough to instantly kill a Half-Ancestor, and even a Dao Ancestor would suffer severe injuries and flee.

"No wonder no beasts dare approach..."

Xu Qing's sword-like brows furrowed slightly. On this thin mist, he sensed the aura of a Dominator Grade Great Dao.

However, he was not afraid of this thing.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, his figure appeared within the sea region.

This sea region, viewed from the outside, was only about a hundred million miles, but once inside, under spatial folding, space was infinitely magnified, evolving into a real Water World.

And in the center of the sea region, nine towering water pillars stood. The pillars were entwined with materialized Water Dao chains, and the sea mist that isolated the outside world originated from these nine towering water pillars.

Even more alarming was that within each towering water pillar, a massive corpse was vaguely visible. There were Three-Headed Source Dragon Horns, Nine-Headed Dragon Octopuses, and even what appeared to be True Dragon remains. Terrifying Dao Rhymes were stripped from their bodies and, following the towering water pillars, transformed into specks of essence Qi flowing towards the end.

At that end, a majestic palace floated, reflecting Chaos anomalies that did not exist in the present world.

The space around this palace presented a strange twisted shape, seemingly close at hand, but in reality separated by countless folded dimensions.

Each of these corpses exuded an aura surpassing that of a Half-Ancestor, clearly all Dao Ancestor existences. Yet, such powerful beings were now reduced to cultivation nourishment for some being.

Such a feat was rare in ancient times!

Even Xu Qing, who had seen much of the world, couldn't help but marvel.

He tentatively took a step, and the entire sea region suddenly boiled.

The Great Dao chains on the nine water pillars rattled, actually manifesting nine Water Giants, each holding a different weapon.

Their faceless countenances turned towards Xu Qing, and the weapons condensed from pure Water Dao in their hands all pointed at him.

Xu Qing looked towards the palace, his eyes seemingly understanding something.