Chapter 1322: Borrow Wishes to Trace the Source!

Chapter 1322: Borrowing a Wish to Trace the Source!

Beyond the Wanggu continent, within the starry expanse, a gold and silver sea of light surged across the void, the sheer magnitude of its majestic pressure carrying a force capable of crushing anything in its path as it bore down relentlessly upon the Divine Lord of the Mother River.

The entire firmament trembled, and the divine form of the Mother River Divine Lord stumbled backward in sudden retreat.

Yet that chain of ordaining power, piercing through antiquity to the future and spanning across every conceivable dimension, had already bound the deity fast.

Moreover, the power emanating from these links transformed into countless silver threads, darting straight toward the divine lattice, intent on eroding it!

This sight cast a grim shadow over the face of the Mother River Divine Lord; eyes narrowing, the deity felt wave upon wave of profound palpitation rising within.

Never had the Divine Lord imagined that such a concept as the reshaping of a divine lattice could ever be turned upon oneself.

An ability of this nature was utterly unprecedented!

"This matter is bizarre; how could the karmic causes of the Upper Desolation be so easily invoked!"

"There must be some hidden flaw or detriment at play here!"

"Furthermore, though the fusion of Immortal and God is rare throughout the ages, it is not entirely non-existent; yet any such fusion requires intricate rituals and preparations, carries immense risks, and is for the most part fraught with violent instability."

"Yet this person completed it in an instant—this... I do not believe!"

As these thoughts flashed through the mind of the Mother River Divine Lord, the divine lattice within blazed with a brilliant, resplendent golden glow amid the invasive assault, contending with all its might against the ordaining power of the chains.

Amidst this clash, the deity's voice reverberated with fierce intensity.

"I wish that those who stand against me shall find their souls rotting away!"

"I wish that those who affect my divine lattice shall find every step impossible to take!"

"I wish that those who harbor malicious intent toward me shall find their lifespans spontaneously combusting!"

"I wish that those who strike at me shall share in my injuries!"

"I wish that my divine lattice remains immortal!"

"Let us see how you intend to reshape my divine lattice!"

The divine majesty of the Mother River Divine Lord unfurled directly, enveloping the starry sky, as the power of the divine lattice erupted completely at this moment, forming a terrifying force of wishes that influenced the rules, affected the laws, and even exerted a degree of persuasion over the astral rings themselves.

Manifested outwardly... even Xu Qing's form came to a sudden halt.

His soul, at this precise moment, showed signs of beginning to decay.

His body, in this flash of time, found its speed drastically reduced.

His life force, in this split second, even bore the distinct marks of igniting into flames.

Concurrently, the chains wrapped around the Mother River Divine Lord suffered the same fate, showing fractures and tears—the wish of shared injury was taking its toll.

The deity of the Mother River was, after all, a Divine Lord!

An entity on equal footing with the tier of Xu Qing's ordaining constitution.

Even if what appeared here now was merely a manifestation formed from a portion of divine might, it was by no means ordinary.

Particularly the authority of wishing, which faintly transcended cause and effect, carrying with it a trace of power that traced back to the absolute origin.

After all, wishing was inherently one of the fundamental instincts of all living things, and a principal component of the divine pantheon's system.

However, the composure on Xu Qing's countenance did not waver in the slightest; instead, a strange look flickered in his eyes.

He gazed at the Mother River Divine Lord ahead, his calm voice echoing outward.

"The authority of wishing is something I, too, have studied; it is an extraordinary power... possessing the capability to trace back to the origin.

And I do not truly intend to reshape your divine lattice; I merely wish to bind you, ensuring you cannot depart, and then... borrow the source of your wishes to dispel some of the mists for myself."

As Xu Qing spoke, he raised his right hand and pointed a finger toward the Mother River Divine Lord.

Divine tones and daoist resonance flowed from his mouth, carrying an ancient aura that pervaded time and space.

"Golden Crow!"

The moment those two words were uttered, the gold and silver sea of light around him churned violently, and Xu Qing's ordaining constitution vibrated the divine lattice of the Mother River Divine Lord, drawing upon it to form a pulling force of ancestral tracing.

Falling into the gold and silver sea, in the next instant, a cry belonging to a Golden Crow shattered the void, erupting fiercely from within the sea of light.

Immediately following, from within that sea of light, there actually rose... a dragon chariot from Xu Qing's memories!

Furthermore, a giant stood before the dragon chariot, pulling it as it ascended from the deep.

The grandeur of this scene was magnificent and sweeping.

All around, celestial music and divine melodies reverberated, exquisitely beautiful.

And within the dragon chariot, a figure could be dimly discerned, seated inside.

Clad in imperial robes and wearing an imperial crown, this was no emperor, but... a Crown Prince!

The Crown Prince of the Golden Crow from the ancient Blazing Heaven Divine Clan... who had willingly transformed into the sun!

He had been reconstituted by Xu Qing using his own ordaining constitution, resurrected from the fabric of time and space by borrowing the authority of wishing.

Simultaneously, He was endowed with the majesty of the ordaining constitution!

The moment He manifested now, the light of the Golden Crow erupted boundlessly from the dragon chariot, and the Golden Crow Crown Prince within also stood up, taking a single step outward.

Transforming into... a wheel of the Golden Crow sun.

Charging directly toward the Mother River Divine Lord, whose movements were restricted by the chains!

Viewed from afar, that Golden Crow sun could be seen burning with utmost intensity—it was a sun, it was a Golden Crow, and it was... a forbidden spear that seemed intent on piercing through all creation!

The mind of the Mother River Divine Lord shook violently, the power of the divine lattice radiating outward to block the Golden Crow.

Yet Xu Qing's actions did not cease.

After fusing with the divine body, certain powers that he had been unable to employ back in the Fifth Astral Ring had now... returned to him once more.

Moreover, they had all been reorganized and upgraded by the ordaining constitution, pairing with the power of wishing to cause the true essences concealed within these divine abilities and magical arts to gradually reveal themselves.

"Poison Restriction!"

The instant these two words left Xu Qing's mouth, a third color abruptly materialized around him within the gold and silver sea of light.

It was black!

In wisps, in strands, in sheets, it ultimately coalesced into a dense fog!

Within that fog, the phantom silhouette of a colossal beast could be dimly perceived!

It was merely a contour, and an exceedingly blurry one at that, but the moment it manifested, it actually carried the profound aura of a Divine Revered One!

Though it was not real, and could not even be considered a projection, it was more of an ancestral reversion phenomenon expressing the true essence of this Poison Restriction.

At this moment, it began to spread and creep toward the location of the Mother River Divine Lord.

Witnessing this scene, even Xu Qing's mind focused in solemn concentration.

Though Xu Qing had harbored some conjectures and clues regarding the origin and source of the Poison Restriction, it had ultimately remained unknown until now... looking upon that colossal beast, the answer finally crystallized within his heart.

"So that is how it is..."

The moment enlightenment dawned in the depths of Xu Qing's heart, the Mother River Divine Lord, looking at the beastly silhouette within the poisonous fog, felt the inner turmoil churn with even greater violence.

"It is the Divine Revered Giant Spirit; this is the externalized divine authority of the Divine Revered Giant Spirit!"

He, naturally, was well aware that within the Ninth Star Ring, there existed four Divine Sovereigns!

To the east of the star ring lay a slumbering, colossal behemoth.

To the north of the star ring flowed the golden Mother River.

To the south of the star ring towered a stupendous black pagoda.

To the west of the star ring sat a terrifying, cross-legged paper figure.

And now, the wishing power being drawn from Him was actually forming a Divine Sovereign, causing the Lord of the Mother River to tremble to His very core, His divine authority quaking in tandem.

A violent sense of crisis erupted continuously, and He wished to stop it, wished to sever the connection, yet for the moment, He simply could not.

As for Xu Qing, he paid no heed to the Lord of the Mother River, his eyes narrowing as he gazed at the phantom of the colossal behemoth.

"Like the Mother River, it too is laying out its grand design upon Wanggu..."

Xu Qing murmured within his heart, and then raised his hand to sweep it across the air once more.

"Crimson Moon!"

As these words fell, the Moon-Worshiping Region upon the Wanggu Continent surged with turmoil, and far out in the starry sky, a scarlet moon ascended, shedding a sinister, crimson radiance.

Simultaneously, within that moon, the silhouette of Crimson Mother could be faintly discerned.

This figure, who had once brought terrifying pressure upon Xu Qing, was now merely an Upper God, yet within Xu Qing's constitutional laws, he could bestow upon this silhouette an even greater divine realm!

However, Xu Qing did not do so immediately; instead, he gazed beside Crimson Mother...

There, under the resonance of his constitutional laws with the wishing power, another person actually manifested!

That was... Li Zihua!

Because this was the essential manifestation of a divine ability, drawn forth by the aid of wishing power, the Li Zihua who appeared was likewise blurred and devoid of will, yet the aura emanating from His body...

Was actually that of a Divine Lord as well!

"Senior Li Zihua was indeed breathtakingly brilliant!"

Deep in thought, Xu Qing invoked the authority of the Crimson Moon, sending it hurtling abruptly toward the Lord of the Mother River.

The anxiety in the heart of the Lord of the Mother River grew even more intense as He fought continuously to block it, but to some extent, He also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to Himself that as long as it wasn't a Divine Sovereign, it would be fine...

Yet right at that moment, Xu Qing pressed his hand down once more with a wave.

"Then let us see where the essential source of my other divine abilities originates!"

"Ghost Emperor Mountain!"

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

It was formed by a cross-legged, meditating humanoid figure, and though the momentum it emitted was ordinary, under the enhancement of Xu Qing's constitutional laws, a black bronze pagoda abruptly materialized behind this mountain!

The moment that bronze pagoda emerged, the intent of a Divine Sovereign immediately manifested.

Xu Qing's gaze grew profound; at this moment, he clearly saw the origins of Ghost Emperor Mountain.

Just like the Poison Restriction, what it represented behind the scenes was still the grand design of one of the Divine Sovereigns of the Ninth Star Ring.

And these scenes unfolded one after another, causing tempestuous waves to crash within the heart of the Lord of the Mother River, until cracks directly fractured His divine persona at this very instant.

"You... You..."

The Lord of the Mother River cried out in sorrow; before today, He had never imagined that He would witness the grand designs of so many terrifying entities upon a single human being.

"Multiple Divine Sovereigns have laid their designs upon him. This man... why is he like this? Did the Divine Sovereigns place their designs upon him, or did he attract everything himself?!"

"If this continues, my divine persona won't even need him to reshape it—it will simply be unable to bear the weight on its own!"

The mind of the Lord of the Mother River shook with terror.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing's emotions swelled at this moment, his eyes flashing with a wondrous light.

"Then... Dawn Glow!"

A multi-colored glow flashed across Xu Qing's entire body, and the Dawn Glow he had comprehended all those years ago flared outward in this split second.

In an instant, it enveloped all directions.

Before this, Xu Qing had not understood this light, knowing only that it could brush away ten thousand laws and simulate any divine ability.

But now, under the enhancement of his own constitutional laws, he finally saw it clearly.

That was one-ten-thousandth of a mysterious light enshrined by the Blazing Heaven Divine Race!

And tracing it back even further, it was the very first ray of light formed at the birth of Wanggu.

The Lord of the Mother River wailed in anguish once more as a cracking sound echoed from His divine persona; He was completely desperate now, repeatedly attempting to break free from the state of being borrowed for power.

"In the end, it is not the design of a Divine Sovereign!"

Understanding dawned upon Xu Qing, and paying no heed to the Lord of the Mother River, he spoke in a low shout.

"Ding One-Three-Two!"

Amidst yet another wretched shriek from the Lord of the Mother River, the cage of Ding One-Three-Two rumbled forth into existence out of the flow of time.

Within its individual cells, numerous figures manifested one after another: there was the painter, the head, the stone lion, the scarecrow, the millstone, and the hand of a god.

Yet compared to them, what Xu Qing valued far more within Ding One-Three-Two was that exceedingly special existence.

The one from back then... the little boy!

His silhouette materialized from a cloud of mist within Ding One-Three-Two, and the moment he stood there in dazed confusion, the distant Wanggu Continent rumbled and shook violently.

Providential luck surged and churned!

A wondrous light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes; he knew that the little boy within his Ding One-Three-Two was, in essence, providential luck itself!

And now, by borrowing the wishing power and coordinating it with the reshaping of his constitutional laws, this little boy was gathering once more!

"Excellent, and there is still... the most mysterious item of all!"

Prior to this, Xu Qing had obtained an item within the underground palace, its origin profoundly mysterious.

He only knew that it seemed successive imperial families who unified the world throughout the generations of the Wanggu Continent had been searching for it.

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

"Now, borrowing the instinctive power of wishing, let us see what kind of hidden secret this object truly holds!"

A sharp light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and amidst the shrill, agonizing cries of the Lord of the Mother River, he raised his right hand and pressed it forward!

"The Bottle of Time!"