Chapter 1320: Borrowing Wishes to Trace the Source

Outside Wanggu, in the starry sky, a golden and silver sea of light churned with ethereal waves. Its immense, destructive pressure bore down upon the Mother River God-Lord.

The entire starry sky trembled, and the Mother River God-Lord's divine body recoiled abruptly.

However, a chain of fundamental law, traversing past, present, and future, and spanning all dimensions, had already firmly locked her in place.

The power from this chain, moreover, transformed into countless silver threads, heading straight for her divine essence, aiming to corrupt it.

This sight made the Mother River God-Lord's face grimace, her eyes narrow, and waves of intense trepidation rise in her mind.

She had never imagined that something like divine essence re-shaping would happen to her.

This ability was unheard of to her!

“This is peculiar. How could the karma of the Upper Desolation be so easily influenced?”

“There must be other drawbacks here!”

“Moreover, while the fusion of immortals and gods has been rare throughout history, it’s not unprecedented. Yet, any such fusion requires complex rituals and extensive preparation, carries immense risks, and typically results in significant instability.”

“But this person completed it instantly. This… I don't believe it!”

After these thoughts flashed through the Mother River God-Lord's mind, her divine essence, under attack, radiated brilliant golden light, fiercely resisting the fundamental law emanating from the chain.

As she resisted, her voice intensely echoed.

“I wish that those who oppose me shall have their souls decay!”

“I wish that those who affect my divine essence shall find it impossible to move!”

“I wish that those who harbor ill will against me shall have their lifespans self-immolate!”

“I wish that those who attack me shall share my wounds!”

“I wish that my divine essence shall be immortal!”

“Let's see how you reshape my divine essence!”

The Mother River God-Lord's divine power instantly spread, enveloping the starry sky. The power from her divine essence erupted completely, forming terrifying wish-power that influenced rules, laws, and even subtly guided the star rings.

Externally… even Xu Qing's body paused.

At that moment, his soul showed signs of decay.

At that instant, his body's speed was greatly reduced.

And in that fleeting moment, his vitality even showed signs of burning.

The chain wrapped around the Mother River God-Lord also showed signs of cracking, a result of the "shared wounds" wish taking effect.

The Mother River God-Lord was, ultimately, a true God-Lord!

Her power level was comparable to Xu Qing's fundamental law.

Even though only a manifestation formed from a portion of her divine power was present, it was far from ordinary.

Especially the power of wishing, which subtly transcended causality and carried a hint of power to trace back to origins.

After all, wishing is one of the instincts of all beings and a primary component of the divine system.

Xu Qing's calm expression, however, remained unchanged; in fact, a peculiar glint appeared in his eyes.

He looked at the Mother River God-Lord in front of him, and his calm voice echoed.

“I have also studied the power of wishing. It is extraordinary… capable of tracing things back to their origins.”

“I'm not actually reshaping your divine essence. I merely want to bind you, prevent you from leaving, and then… borrow your wish-source to clarify some ambiguities for myself.”

As Xu Qing spoke, he raised his right hand and pointed at the Mother River God-Lord.

A divine chant, imbued with ancient meaning, emanated from his lips, spreading across time and space.

“Golden Crow!”

The moment these two words left his mouth, the golden and silver sea of light around him churned violently. Xu Qing's fundamental law vibrated the Mother River God-Lord's divine essence, drawing it in and forming a force of retrospection.

As it plunged into the golden and silver sea, the next moment, a Golden Crow's cry shattered the void, erupting fiercely from within the sea of light.

Immediately afterward, from within the sea of light, a dragon carriage—one from Xu Qing's memories—actually ascended!

Furthermore, a giant stood before the dragon carriage, pulling it as it rose from the sea.

The spectacle was magnificent.

Around them, melodious celestial music echoed, exquisitely beautiful.

And within the dragon carriage, a figure could be vaguely seen seated.

Clad in imperial robes and wearing an imperial crown, it was not an emperor, but… a Crown Prince!

The Golden Crow Crown Prince of the Blazing Heaven God Race, who had once willingly transformed into the sun!

He was resurrected from time and space by Xu Qing, restructured through his own fundamental law and the power of wishing.

At the same time, he was imbued with the might of fundamental law!

The moment he manifested, endless Golden Crow light erupted from the dragon carriage. The Golden Crow Crown Prince within had risen and stepped out.

Forming… a Golden Crow sun.

He surged towards the Mother River God-Lord, whose movements were restricted by the chains!

From a distance, the Golden Crow sun appeared intensely fervent. It was a sun, a Golden Crow, and also… a forbidden spear seemingly capable of piercing through anything!

The Mother River God-Lord's mind trembled. Her divine essence power spread outward, blocking the Golden Crow.

And Xu Qing's actions continued.

After fusing with the divine body, some powers previously unusable in the Fifth Star Ring had now… returned.

They were all restructured and elevated by his fundamental law. Coupled with the power of wishing, this allowed some hidden essences within these divine abilities and spells to gradually manifest.

“Poison Ban!”

The moment these two words left Xu Qing's mouth, a third color suddenly appeared around him, within the golden and silver sea of light.

It was black!

Bit by bit, thread by thread, patch by patch, it eventually became a mist!

Within that mist, the vague silhouette of a colossal beast could be seen!

It was only a vague outline, yet the moment it manifested, it exuded the aura of a Divine Venerable!

It was not real, not even a projection, but rather an essential phenomenon of the Poison Ban's ancestral reversion.

At this moment, it spread towards the Mother River God-Lord.

This scene made Xu Qing's mind focus.

Although Xu Qing had some theories and clues about the origin of the Poison Ban, its true source remained unknown until now. Gazing at the colossal beast, Xu Qing finally found his answer.

“So that’s how it is…”

The instant Xu Qing understood, the Mother River God-Lord, seeing the beast's silhouette within the toxic mist, felt her inner turmoil intensify again.

“It's the Colossal Spirit Divine Venerable! This is the Colossal Spirit Divine Venerable's dispersed divine authority!”

She naturally knew that in the Ninth Star Ring, four Divine Venerables existed!

To the east of the Star Ring, there is a sleeping colossal beast.

To the north of the Star Ring, the golden Mother River flows.

To the south of the Star Ring, an astonishing black tower stands.

To the west of the Star Ring, a terrifying paper figure sits cross-legged.

And now, the wish-power she had been drawn into was actually forming a Divine Venerable, causing the Mother River God-Lord's heart to tremble and her divine authority to quake.

A powerful sense of crisis continuously erupted. She desperately wanted to stop it, to sever the connection, but she couldn't.

As for Xu Qing, he didn't pay attention to the Mother River God-Lord. At this moment, he squinted his eyes, looking at the colossal beast's silhouette.

“It, like the Mother River, is also strategizing for Wanggu…”

Xu Qing murmured inwardly, then raised his hand and waved again.

“Crimson Moon!”

The moment he spoke, the Moon Sacrificing Grand Domain on the Wanggu Continent churned. In the starry sky, a crimson moon rose, emitting a scarlet, eerie glow.

At the same time, within that moon, the figure of the Crimson Mother could be vaguely seen.

This figure, which had once exerted terrifying pressure on Xu Qing, was now merely an Upper God. Yet, within Xu Qing's fundamental law, he could imbue this figure with even greater divine realms!

But Xu Qing didn't do so immediately. He looked beside the Crimson Mother…

There, as the power of wishing resonated with his fundamental law, another person actually appeared!

That was… Li Zihua!

As this was the essential manifestation of a divine ability, brought forth by the power of wishing, the appearing Li Zihua was similarly vague and without will. However, the aura emanating from him… was also that of a God-Lord!

“Senior Li Zihua is indeed astonishingly brilliant!”

Xu Qing mused, then activated the Crimson Moon's authority, directing it abruptly toward the Mother River God-Lord.

The Mother River God-Lord's anxiety intensified. She constantly tried to block it, but a small measure of relief also washed over her; *as long as it wasn't a Divine Venerable*, she thought.

But at that very moment, Xu Qing waved his hand and pressed down again.

“Then let's see the true origins of my other divine abilities!”

“Ghost Emperor Mountain!”

In an instant, a supreme mountain rose from the golden and silver sea of light!

It was formed from a cross-legged human figure, and although its emitted aura was ordinary, under the augmentation of Xu Qing's fundamental law, a… black bronze tower suddenly appeared behind this mountain!

The moment the bronze tower appeared, the aura of a Divine Venerable immediately manifested.

Xu Qing's gaze was profound. He had now clearly seen the origin of the Ghost Emperor Mountain.

Like the Poison Ban, it still represented the machinations of one of the Ninth Star Ring's Divine Venerables.

These unfolding scenes sent colossal waves through the Mother River God-Lord's mind, and at this moment, her divine essence directly began to crack.

“You… you…”

The Mother River God-Lord cried out in despair. Before today, she had never imagined witnessing the machinations of so many terrifying entities on a single human.

“Multiple Divine Venerables have laid plans upon him. Why is this person like this? Did the Divine Venerables plot against him, or did he attract it all?!”

“If this continues, my divine essence won't need him to reshape it; it will shatter on its own!”

The Mother River God-Lord's mind trembled.

Xu Qing, meanwhile, felt his emotions surge, a peculiar glint in his eyes.

“Then… Morning Glow Light!”

A glow flashed over Xu Qing's entire body. The Morning Glow Light he had comprehended years ago instantly shone outwards.

In an instant, it enveloped all directions.

Xu Qing had never fully understood this light before, knowing only that it could manipulate all techniques and simulate any divine ability.

But now, with the augmentation of his own fundamental law, he finally saw clearly.

It was one ten-thousandth of a wisp of mysterious light worshipped by the Blazing Heaven God Race!

And tracing it further back, it was the first wisp of light formed in Wanggu.

The Mother River God-Lord wailed again, her divine essence emitting cracking sounds. She was utterly frantic, ceaselessly trying to escape this state of forced contribution.

“It's not a Divine Venerable's scheme after all!”

Xu Qing understood, ignoring the Mother River God-Lord, and uttered a low shout.

“D-132!”

Amidst another pained shriek from the Mother River God-Lord, the D-132 prison thundered forth from time itself.

Within its cells, numerous figures successively appeared: the Painter, the Head, the Stone Lion, the Scarecrow, the Millstone, and the Divine Hand.

However, compared to them, Xu Qing valued the extremely special existence within D-132 even more.

The… little boy from back then!

His figure emerged from a swirling mist within D-132. The moment he stood there, blankly, the distant Wanggu Continent trembled violently.

Destiny, churning!

Xu Qing's eyes glinted strangely. He knew the little boy within his D-132 *was* destiny itself!

Now, empowered by the force of wishes and re-structured by his fundamental law, this little boy had re-coalesced!

“Very good, and… the most mysterious one!”

Before this, Xu Qing had obtained an item in the underground palace, its origin extremely mysterious.

He only knew that successive imperial families who had unified the Wanggu Continent had seemingly been collecting it.

Rumor had it that it contained the secret of Wanggu's formation!

“Now, by harnessing the inherent power of wishes, let’s see what profound secrets this object truly contains!”

A sharp glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. Amidst the Mother River God-Lord's wails of despair, he raised his right hand and pressed forward!

“Time Bottle!”