Beyond the Timescape

Chapter 798: The Peak of Xeno-Immortal

In the canopy of heaven above the Imperial University, 1,300,000 soul threads swirled, converged, and crisscrossed like snakes as they created a shocking body sseveral thousand meters high.

It looked like the Ghost Emperor and emanated shocking pressure on the world around it. Atop its head was an imperial crown that resembled D-132, making it seem like an emperor or monarch. In fact, its aura turned into numerous golden dragons that roared in all directions. The soul threads even seemed to be like imitations of daybreak light, surrounding the body like a living halo. The echoing roar of a bluegreen dragon could be heard from inside the body, like heavenly thunder that shook all onlookers in both heart and mind. The heavenly dao sensation was incredibly strong, making the body like a burning furnace.

The flames of the furnace beclike a seething sea of flames spreading out for 50 kilometers in all directions. The body stood tall in the middle of that fire. It reached out with one hand, and a long golden crow spear appeared. It pointed the spear out and down toward the God-Merging schoolmaster.

At the tip of the spear was the image of a golden crow, very clear to see. It had sharp eyes, it breathed fire, and with the sea of flames in it, seemed as powerful as a god.

This was Xu Qing’s complete first-level god state!

It was different compared to before. This time, īt wasn’t fused with Xu Qing, but instead, stood behind him, pulsing with godly might.

Xu Qing, meanwhile, stood in front of the first-level god state, above the flames. The contrast of the body behind him was dramatic, and looked very much like a person controlling an actual god. It was almost as if this god served as a foil to highlight the person.

Everyone in the Imperial University was shaken and astonished. Even the emperor was watching very closely.

The schoolmaster of the Xeno-Immortal School was extremely excited. Next to him, Chen Daoze struggled to control his breathing. The students of the Xeno-Immortal School were no longer trying to conceal their identities. Their eyes gleamed with anticipation for the moment Xu Qing would actually take action.

This dao debate between these two schools of thought had unconsciously beca pedestal for Xu Qing himself. He had executed an imperial prince and revealed astonishing Xeno-Immortal powers. What was more, Xu Qing’s current course of action made it self-evident that he had another identity.

He was... the Xeno-Immortal School’s enigmatic master!

That master, who had obviously achieved a high level of mastery with Xeno-Immortal School techniques, had been the subject of much discussion recently. He was known as the most powerful patriarch of the Xeno-Immortal School, and also the reason the school had risen to new heights recently.

Therefore, Xu Qing’s revelation right now filled the Xeno-Immortal students with keen anticipation. The conclave students had been shaken just by the fact that Xu Qing was a region lord. But now that he was proving himself to be the foundation of the Xeno-Immortal School, their astonishment turned into an explosive tempest.

The conclave student who had glowered at Xu Qing suddenly went pale in the face, and the chief student who had clashed with him started to get very anxious.

The three conclave students who had joined before Xu Qing were now looking at him with eyes as wide as saucers.

“The patriarch... worked with us on the Xeno-Immortal Enquirer

One of the students in the crowd was the mysterious young woman from outside the Star Emperor Preeminence Sect. She looked up at Xu Qing, her eyes full of confidence, her heart pounding.

So, it was you all along!

She gritted her teeth.

As everyone looked on, Xu Qing stood in front of his first-level god state. Staring straight at the God-Merging schoolmaster, he calmly continued, “The Xeno-Immortal School weaves soul threads to form godliness and make a godly projection.

“All of this is all just the surface. The Xeno-Immortal School’s most useful technique is that of taking godsource and converting it into a power to break through cultivation levels!

“By burning the projection at the right time, and thus converting it into raw force, you can break through obstacles and barriers. It can also open up a new path. It uses the godly to create the immortal. That’s what a xeno-immortal is.

“In the past, the Xeno-Immortal School fell into decline because people focused on the slow rate of progress. And the truth is that nobody ever managed to produce 1,000,000 soul threads. When you have 1,000,000 soul threads, you can make dao seeds. When students absorb those dao seeds, they can achieve rapid progress.

“Right now, you can see a god projection behind me. That’s formed from only 300,000 Xeno-Immortal soul threads, and its equivalent to first-stage Void Returning. By burning it, I can break through to a higher cultivation base level.”

Xu Qing looked over at Chen Daoze.

Chen Daoze understood the look. Taking a deep breath, he clasped hands respectfully, then looked very deeply and closely at the god projection behind Xu Qing.

Considering he had been stuck in the Xeno-Immortal School for about 5,000 years, it made sense that his powers of observation had reached the point of perfection. Although Xu Qing’s god projection was complicated, Chen Daoze only needed to look at it for a moment to gain enlightenment. He extended his right hand.

Instantly, 600,000 soul threads emerged, dancing about, weaving together behind him to form an outline. Ultimately... a god state body somewhat smaller than Xu Qing’s appeared behind him. It looked exactly the sphysically, and had the saura. The difference was that Xu Qing’s was more lifelike. They were obviously different on a substructural level. However, because of the use of the dao seed, they were very similar. And they were clearly both on the track to the sdestination.

Everyone was even more shaken. After all, observing and doing brought two different sensations.

And the Xeno-Immortal students were getting excited because, if Patriarch Chen Daoze could imitate Xu Qing’s god projection, then it meant that others who followed the spath could possibly do the same.

Most excited of all was the Xeno-Immortal schoolmaster, as his understanding of the techniques surpassed any of the students. The moment he saw what was happening, things clicked into place, and he gained a much deeper understanding of what was happening.

This was new ground for Xeno-Immortal School techniques, and obviously, existed on a much higher level. In the past, totem visualization in the Xeno-Immortal School was limited to 200,000. This was a step past that.

Most ordinary students wouldn’t have any way of grasping the significance of that. But in the organizations outside the university were almighty individuals who did understand. And they had very mixed feelings. After all, it seemed clear that the Xeno-Immortal School... would belong to Xu Qing going forward.

Whether it was his status as the ultimate source of their power, or his service of building on the techniques of the school, they all pointed to him as the one who should have this school of thought as his own. Although a lot of people were thinking deeply about what was happening, Xu Qing wasn’t finished with his debate of the hereafter.

“100,000 soul threads can weave an earthchild. 200,000 can make a heavenly hobgoblin. At 300,000 you have what’s called the emperor god.... But there’s more. Now we’ll see what 500,000 can make!”

Xu Qing closed his eyes, and the first-level god state behind him unraveled, once again causing 1,300,000 soul threads to fill the sky.

As the evening light shone down, the soul threads converged, weaving together into a dark cloud of poison that was the body of a fiendish god. It was covered in armor from head to toe, and poison beca flowing cape behind it that connected to the dof heaven. Rot and poison erupted from it, black and awe-inspiring as it spread out.

Xu Qing opened his eyes, and at the stime, the eyes of the god projection inside its helmet lit up with underworld fire as it looked out at heaven and earth.

“This is a fiendish god,” Xu Qing said in a hoarse, cold voice.

Everyone looked at the fiendish god, and the mere sensation of its poison provoked looks of astonishment.

The first god projection was tolerable. But the second imparted a sense of pure death. Before the sensation could get more intense, Xu Qing threw both of his hands out in front of him, and the second-level god state suddenly expanded and experienced a very gruish transformation.

Violet appeared within the black. It bechair, which spread out, reaching the ground, like a terrifying violet waterfall. The armor disappeared, revealing Xu Qing’s features. The body was nefarious, with bones of crystal covered with flesh filled with countless blood vessels. There were also blood-red tentacles that spread out from the skin, swaying in all directions. Sprouting from his back were two huge wings covered with violet feathers of flesh that rippled in the wind.

What was more, slowly rising up behind him was... a violet moon! As this state formed, mutagen erupted in the Imperial University, causing everything to blur. However, Xu Qing kept the mutagen under tight control, so that people could sense it, nothing more. This was the aura of a god.

“This god is a violet moon, and can be controlled with 1,000,000 soul threads. Everything you have seen is a Xeno-Immortal.”

Xu Qing, standing in front of the third-level god state, looked out at the scene in front of him.

As the surrounding cultivators were shaken to the core by Xu Qing’s violet moon body, he spoke again.

“These are the techniques of the Xeno-Immortal School. You don’t need to use godly materials to replace your own body. This way doesn’t involve turning yourself into a hybrid monster. With one Xeno-Immortal School thought, heaven and earth can be transposed, and an immortal body can be formed. Weave gods to break through one’s shackles, and bec‘xeno.’ Use thoughts to control a god, fight for oneself. That is immortal. This is the Xeno-Immortal School.

“That said, the God-Merging School does have one concept that I approve of: gods are tools. But we don’t need to becgods. In the dao of immortals, they can be used as tools.”

Xu Qing’s words echoed into the hearts of all present. As of this moment, whether it was in the eyes of the people or their hearts, Xu Qing’s identity and status were rising. He was a region lord. He had The Emperor’s Sword. He was the ultimate source of the Xeno-Immortal School. He had executed an imperial prince. He had revealed three terrifying gods. All of that, combined with the words he had just spoken, were pushing him to the ultimate heights.

That was what Xu Qing had been hoping to do. If he could add enough weight to his words, then he could execute... people The Emperor’s Sword couldn’t touch.

The Emperor’s Sword wasn’t all-powerful.

For example, if Xu Qing summoned The Emperor’s Sword and tried to use it on the God-Merging schoolmaster, nothing would happen.

That realization left Xu Qing with mixed feelings. He had full trust in The Emperor’s Sword. However, he knew that the sword would only execute people who were actively harming humankind. The sword wouldn’t be helpful when dealing with personal grievances.

However, Xu Qing himself was not The Emperor’s Sword. He didn’t have such lofty ideals. What he cared about were family, friends, and Sea-Sealing County. He felt no sense of belonging in the imperial capital. And thus, though the God-Merging schoolmaster hadn’t done anything to justify execution by The Emperor’s Sword, that didn’t mean that Xu Qing couldn’t do it himself.

Therefore, his gaze shifted to the emperor off in the distance. Then he looked toward the God-Merging schoolmaster, killing intent bubbling within him.

“As the former governor of Sea-Sealing County in the Sovereign Kingdom of Violet and Cyan, what do you think, Bai Xiaozhuo??”