Chapter 1225: God of Pain: Bimos

Chapter 1225: The God of Pain: Bimos

Concurrently, within the Tianwu Belt, the moment the divine prison rumbled and the deity's aura surged violently…

Across the starry expanse of the four directions, strands of thought discernible only to Immortals were descending.

These were the patrolling Immortals hailing from the Outer Heavens of Lingguang and Jiuan!

The very instant an anomaly manifested in this place, they sensed it, arriving to restore order to chaos.

Yet, just as their thoughts were about to coalesce…

A calm voice, steeped in profound secrets, drifted into these divine thoughts.

"Let him try, and let this generation of theirs feel what a true god is."

The descending thoughts shuddered one after another, and then a unified voice echoed.

"We obey the Immortal Decree of Jiuan."

…

At this moment, within the Tianwu Belt, the deity's aura continued to rise, becoming increasingly tempestuous.

Upon the prison, whether it was the two wardens or Xing Huanzi and the others, all were retreating rapidly, their expressions somber as they unleashed their cultivation to form total defenses.

The Seaweed did the same.

They knew very well that what they faced now was no ordinary deity, but a… true god in the state of return!

A true god was peer to a Lower Immortal!

And in terms of bizarre eeriness, they were even more terrifying than Lower Immortals.

After all, gods were the original inhabitants of the Upper Ring, the natural consumers of the Upper Ring's source matter, and were far better suited to exist here than cultivators!

Furthermore, they were eternal and indestructible.

Thus, facing a true god, the pressure upon the cultivators was naturally immense.

Though they also knew in their hearts that in the present Fifth Ring, the revival of a single true god was nothing in the grand scheme of things, and suppressing it would not be difficult.

It would not even require the intervention of an Immortal Lord; a single decree bringing a Lower Immortal here could suppress it.

But… to personally witness such a revival on the scene offered a completely different sensory experience.

Even knowing that to the Fifth Ring it was of little consequence, experiencing it firsthand, watching the return of a true god with their own eyes, and directly feeling the horrific aura of a deity.

That terrifying fluctuation, the bizarre nature that twisted the soul, caused everyone present to tremble in mind and spirit.

So, everyone maintained their defenses, retreating at full speed.

Save for Xu Qing!

At this moment, far from retreating, his entire body erupted with heaven-shaking battle prowess, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes as he faced the spider statue directly under the gaze of all…

He raised his hand, and his internal power erupted completely.

In an instant, the iron skewer that had accumulated force for so long shone brightly, the layers of time and space around it roared, and the Immortal Embryo behind him grew increasingly radiant.

He wanted to attempt a deicide!

The moment Xu Qing struck, the massive spider statue shuddered violently!

The intent of revival surged dramatically!

The statue's eight spider arms flashed with blinding golden light in this breath of time, actually beginning to move.

The golden light emitted was precisely the divine light belonging to a deity; while shooting in all directions, its arms were like eight golden rainbows, blocking the path before it.

Forming a golden light barrier!

Within the light barrier, behind the spider arms, the eyes of the statue suddenly snapped open at this moment.

Revealing indifference and an even denser golden light that, like an ocean, enveloped the starry sky in an instant.

The deity's aura grew more concentrated.

The murmurs followed suit.

The voice of Bimos was deafening, shaking the soul.

It had accelerated its return!

Simultaneously, Xu Qing's raised hand fell.

In a flash, his iron skewer was the first to rush forth, traversing the starry sky at such speed that the immortal light within it flashed, carrying a wave of terrifying, heaven-startling might!

This was a strike forged by a Lower Immortal, containing the power of Xu Qing's quasi-Immortal status!

This was a strike that contained his Law!

This was a strike bearing the might of the Aurora Immortal Palace and the Outer Heavens!

This was likewise a strike imbued with Heavenly Principle!

Whether it was the material or the previous accumulation of momentum, it made this iron skewer already transcend the ordinary ranks.

Wherever it passed at this moment, the void shattered, and a string of black holes opened in the starry sky; its sharpness seemed invincible!

In an instant, it appeared upon the golden light barrier in front of the spider statue.

Piercing fiercely!

The sound of rumbling rose to the heavens!

Yet… it did not penetrate, but was blocked before the golden light.

That statue was the remnant body of a returning true god, as well as a vessel, and at this moment this true god was not asleep but in the process of returning, so the power of the golden light barrier It exuded was equally horrific.

Thus, the arrival of the iron skewer not only failed to pierce through, but under the spreading golden light, It actually sought to swallow and assimilate it.

But in the next instant, the sound of a bell echoed.

Xu Qing's body swayed, and as he stepped forward, he also took out his bell; contained within this bell was a shred of a God Lord's intent, and now that the sound rang out, the starry sky shuddered.

Be they cultivators or deities, under the chime of this bell, all operations within their bodies stalled to varying degrees.

The golden light barrier did the same!

A momentary stagnation appeared.

And the might of the iron skewer erupted even more strongly in this instant, forming a momentum that overturned mountains and seas, carrying endless destructive intent as it suddenly pierced through the golden light barrier, heading straight for the statue's brow.

The speed was so fast that it erupted with a boom.

Piercing directly through!

The spider statue shuddered…

Amidst the mental rumbling of the distant cultivators, they saw with their own eyes that after the spider statue shuddered, cracks actually appeared.

And then… it shattered into pieces, collapsing completely.

But no one felt a sense of relief, because after the statue shattered, the deity's aura did not vanish; that sense of return still existed, and even the murmurs from the deity continued to echo.

It was as if this shattering was merely the shallowest manifestation of this true god in the midst of its return.

In the next breath, an even more terrifying power suddenly descended from the void.

Where it passed, the starry sky twisted, and all living beings trembled.

That was divine power!

So vast and profound was this force—like an ocean of stars—that it surpassed even heavenly wrath, sweeping across this place. As the murmurs of the deity grew louder, the very region… began to fold, as though it were mere paper!

Yet this folding existed only within perception—it did not truly occur in the starry expanse.

It was as if space here had split into two layers.

The lower layer held the gathered crowd, while the upper, newly formed layer contained only the shattered fragments of the statue.

It was upon this upper layer that the folding took place!

Thus, it encompassed no living beings—only the broken stone pieces of the statue.

And the folding was not a single act, but countless repetitions occurring in an instant.

In the next heartbeat, the shattered fragments vanished before everyone’s eyes. Everything receded into concealment—even the surging divine aura, the returning power, and the murmuring whispers—all disappeared along with the folds, hidden from sight.

As if nothing had ever happened!

The starry sky lay utterly calm.

The faces of those present shifted one after another.

This scene was too uncanny—so strange it stirred suspicion: had some lesser immortal arrived invisibly to quell the True God’s revival?

“No—it’s trying to flee!”

But soon, someone realized something was amiss!

Xu Qing, having been the one who struck first, perceived it faster than any other cultivator. Almost the moment the folding began, the layers of spacetime formed by his Parallel Edicts descended around him.

Spacetime Edicts merged with the power of cosmic folding, erupting outward with thunderous force.

Layer upon layer of spacetime pressed down directly upon this place,

reversing time in the starry void, rippling space itself—and then… the countless Xus within these spacetimes all formed incantations, activating their own Edicts.

They began… to reverse!

Unfolding everything that had been folded!

However many times it had folded—they unfolded it just as many times!

Thus, to all senses, everything here seemed to flow backward. The vanished divine aura reappeared; the silenced murmurs of the deity echoed once more.

The returning power manifested anew!

And the hidden fragments of the statue… revealed themselves again!

Only now, their appearance had drastically changed.

No longer made of stone, they had become clusters of white hair!

As if flesh had sprouted white fur—so long that it resembled flowing white locks, swaying like tendrils, spreading outward.

Every fragment of the shattered statue was thus transformed.

Moreover, from each cluster radiated a piercing sensation that tore through souls, causing every non-divine being present to feel their very essence rend apart, wracked by waves of agony.

Xu Qing’s face turned pale, his soul trembling violently.

But in the next instant, the Immortal Embryo behind him stepped forth, enveloping his body. The Embryo swelled once more, then raised its hand.

That hand was like an entire starry sky!

With accumulated might, supreme authority, and a form vast even among the stars—it descended suddenly upon this place!

Crashing down with devastating force!

Within the Immortal Embryo, the Aurora Immortal Palace blazed fiercely as its foundation, radiating light that coursed through the entire Embryo, rendering it supremely sacred at that moment.

And the raised hand of the Embryo was equally immense.

As it fell, it seemed to blanket the void itself, blocking all paths.

Even those white-haired clusters—once fragments of the statue—halted abruptly.

This was no mere hand of an Immortal Embryo—it was the Aurora Immortal Palace itself descending to suppress!

In the next breath, the great hand struck!

But just as it slammed down, another anomaly erupted.

The hair-clusters—formerly statue shards—suddenly burst forth with elongated strands that interlinked, then scattered outward at astonishing speed.

As the hairs connected and the clusters expanded, a colossal spiderweb materialized in the starry sky beneath Xu Qing’s descending Immortal Embryo palm!

This web was terrifyingly vast,

spreading across the heavens.

Its threads were those white hairs!

And at every junction where a fragment had been, the shape shifted—into agonized human heads!

These heads belonged to men and women, young and old, cultivators and deities alike—

all those slain long ago by this True God.

Though dead, their souls could not escape; eternally bound, they had become part of Him!

Now manifesting, they obstructed Xu Qing’s Immortal Embryo palm.

When they collided, there was no thunderous crash—but a resonant vibration pierced the void, unleashing a stellar storm that swept across everything.

Wherever this storm passed, stars shattered on contact, and countless asteroids turned instantly to ash.

Amidst this countermeasure arose a rebounding force,

causing Xu Qing’s Immortal Embryo hand to endure two successive shocks in an instant—jerking upward even as it began to collapse.

At this sight, everyone’s expressions changed drastically!

Xu Qing spat blood, his eyes flashing with sharp intensity.

He saw that this eerie, boundless spiderweb was now mostly golden!

And he understood: when it turned entirely gold, the return would be complete.

“I have already revealed my utmost power, yet I still cannot suppress this True God—who is merely in the process of returning and remains in a weakened state…”

Xu Qing fell silent.

He knew well that Yu Liuchen of old had schemed against a True God who had not yet returned—fundamentally different from his current predicament.

He also understood that even if he chose to abandon this now, it would matter little.

Even if this True God fully returned, within the Fifth Star Ring it could stir no great upheaval—and judging by time alone, lesser immortals would likely arrive soon to subdue it.

Indeed, Xu Qing suspected that such immortals were probably already watching nearby!

They simply had not chosen to intervene immediately…

So Xu Qing decided to try once more.

He needed Source Matter!

If he could suppress this returning true god, he could sustainably extract Source Matter, essentially adding a reservoir of it to fuel his subsequent cultivation.

At this thought, a dark gleam flashed within Xu Qing’s eyes.

"There is one more way!"

With this realization, the Source Matter within Xu Qing exploded with full force, and his immortal spiritual energy surged violently to reinforce his immortal embryo. In that brief breath of time, the repelled hand of the embryo grew sturdier and far more colossal.

Furthermore, he utilized his own authority to stimulate the Aurora Immortal Palace.

He caused the palace's power to rise even higher within the immortal embryo, until the hand manifesting in the starry skies was ten times larger than before.

Vast and breathtaking.

Then, it plummeted once more!

This time, it was not a strike. The five fingers of the immortal embryo unfurled, resembling pillars of the cosmos, and clawed savagely at the spiderweb!

The moment they clashed, Xu Qing sprayed a mouthful of blood. The hand of the immortal embryo suffered a fierce backlash, continually crumbling in a manner visible to the naked eye. The devastation did not stop at the hand; it rippled through the arm and across the entire body of the embryo.

Yet, madness flared in his eyes. Even as his own immortal embryo trembled on the brink, he continued to fully stimulate the Aurora Immortal Palace within it. The immortal light blazed with unprecedented brilliance, turning into a sea of light that filled every fracturing void and spilled outward, illuminating this entire star system.

The power of authority contained within, granted by the Aurora Higher Heaven, was also thoroughly unlocked by Xu Qing at this very instant.

Forming... an unprecedentedly massive teleportation!

Its range sent ripples across the entire star system!

Xu Qing, right here and now, was decisively changing the battlefield of this clash with a true god!

He intended to shift the vessel of this returning true god into his own Higher Heaven.

There, he would harness the might of the entire Higher Heaven to suppress this returning true god!

In the next breath!

The power of teleportation rose in full force amid a deafening roar. After enveloping everything, Xu Qing and the spiderweb gripped by his immortal embryo’s hand vanished in an instant!

...

At the exact same time, within this Boundless Sky, those immortal consciousnesses imperceptible to anyone beneath the immortal realm also flickered. They turned their thoughts one after another, gazing toward... what was once the Aurora Higher Heaven!

Meanwhile, in the Nine Shores Higher Heaven, within the core Nine Shores Immortal Palace, atop the highest Nine Shores Immortal Pagoda among countless structures, a magnificent figure stood at this very moment.

Clad in a navy-blue robe with hands tucked behind his back, he gazed into the far distance.

"Bimos, the God of Agony, who once held great renown in the Fifth Star Ring. His divine authority could manifest the ultimate agony of all souls, which in turn became his own source. The Immortal Venerable once remarked that this god's illusions were not entirely false, but held a grain of truth within them."

"Well then, Xu Qing, the opportunity has been given to you this time. Whether you can grasp it depends entirely on your own fortune."