Outside Of Time

Chapter 1830: The Primordial Home Planet (2)

Editor: Atlas Studios

This mask had once made a deal with Xu Qing long ago. At that time, Xu Qing had wished for the mask to help him condense an immortal body.

Later, the mask revealed the price of the wish—it told Xu Qing to bring it to the fragmented-face statue in the Purple Green Kingdom of the Sky Devouring Region.

After many experiences, including his battle with the gods under the Mother River, Xu Qing had already formed a guess about the origins of this Wishing Mask.

Thus, he made another deal with it.

These thoughts flashed through Xu Qing’s mind before he waved his hand, severing his connection with the mask.

"Our transaction is complete."

The moment Xu Qing severed the karmic bond, the blood-red mask trembled violently, its face twisting into an eerie smile before vanishing instantly from this ancient timeline of Crown Prince Purple Green’s fate.

Watching it leave, Xu Qing narrowed his eyes.

"Trying to use Desolate to buy your freedom, are you...?"

After a few breaths, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze and focused on the wars raging across this ancient Purple Green Region. His senses stretched further, reaching the capital of the Purple Green Kingdom in the distance.

Finally, his eyes gleamed with determination as he raised his right hand—

A brilliant light erupted in his palm!

The color of dawn.

Morning glow—the same mysterious radiance worshipped by the Brilliant Heaven Divine Race.

Holding this light, Xu Qing took a deep breath and steeled his resolve.

He intended to use this moment to open the door to the Primordial Home Planet!

Just like Mi Ming had done before, he would borrow the power of the Primordial Home Planet to break through his own cultivation limits.

Knowing time was limited, he wasted no further effort. With a fierce swing of his hand, the light shot into the sky, blazing brilliantly before suddenly expanding—

Transforming into a celestial rainbow!

The radiant arc shimmered like a rippling river, spreading in all directions. At its center, a peculiar aura abruptly emerged.

Gradually, a fissure formed within the light!

Xu Qing’s gaze sharpened instantly. Through the crack, he glimpsed a place that was almost completely isolated—impossible to detect except through this very fissure!

This was not the memory of gods, nor the memory of living beings.

This was the dream of Brilliant Heaven itself!

Within it... floated two mysterious and illusory Primordial Home Planets!

One black, one white.

The moment he saw them clearly, Xu Qing’s body shot forward like an arrow—plunging into the light, into the fissure—and vanished inside!

The instant he entered, the fissure and the light behind him seemed to have fulfilled their purpose, dissipating into nothingness.

The Primordial Home Planet of the Fourth Star Ring existed within the memories of its inhabitants.

But the Primordial Home Planet of the Ninth Star Ring resided within the dreams of Brilliant Heaven’s own will.

Because Brilliant Heaven was so ancient, and because it had later been reshaped by the arrival of Profound Earth and the establishment of Wanggu—along with the Heavenly Dao of cultivators—its will had gradually eroded.

The appearance of the fragmented-face accelerated this erosion into outright destruction.

Finally, on the verge of complete dissipation, Brilliant Heaven condensed one last act of self-salvation—infusing it into Wanggu, becoming part of humanity.

Thus, Crown Prince Purple Green—the bearer of salvation for humanity, Wanggu, and even Brilliant Heaven—was born.

These realizations flooded Xu Qing’s mind the moment he laid eyes on the Primordial Home Planets.

The space he now stood in was a dazzling sea of multicolored light.

In the distance, amidst the endless radiance, two massive Primordial Home Planets—one black, one white—rotated slowly.

The interplay of darkness and light with the surrounding colors created a dreamlike aura.

Gazing at the Primordial Home Planets, Xu Qing’s eyes burned with determination.

The path he intended to take originated from Mi Ming!

Mi Ming’s ascension had relied on the Primordial Home Planet of the Fourth Star Ring—embedding himself into it, fusing with it.

He first borrowed the star’s power to attain Lord God status, leaving behind his true name, then transitioned from god to immortal.

This method made Mi Ming both god and immortal, granting him unique suppression over gods.

But after analyzing that ascension, Xu Qing believed there was a higher path to breaking through using the Primordial Home Planet.

That was... devouring the Primordial Home Planet!

Mi Ming might have considered this but ultimately chose temporary fusion due to practical constraints.

He did not attempt to devour the star!

Because that path was fraught with insurmountable obstacles.

Whether it was the Fourth Star Ring Venerable God’s interference, the Primordial Home Planet’s ultimate rejection, Mi Ming’s own capacity for sacrifice, or the risk of his will being assimilated—any misstep would have doomed the ritual.

It would have been like walking on a spider’s thread.

So Mi Ming opted for the safest, most reliable method—borrowing the fusion to ascend, then separating on his own.

Xu Qing’s plan was to take Mi Ming’s path to its extreme—to accomplish what Mi Ming had not dared to attempt!

"Three major difficulties stand in the way."

"Internal and external."

"Externally, first—the interference of the other Venerable Gods of the Ninth Star Ring. Second—the choice of Despolate’s fragmented-face."

"Third, internally—the rejection from the Primordial Home Planets themselves!"

Xu Qing’s gaze remained fixed on the twin stars ahead, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

The Primordial Home Planets of the Ninth Star Ring existed in a unique space, further shielded by the presence of the fragmented-face. This meant the first external obstacle was already nullified for Xu Qing.

This place could not be detected, and with the fragmented-face present, the Venerable Gods of the Ninth Star Ring could not approach.

"As for the fragmented-face itself..."

Xu Qing steeled his resolve, preparing for both success and failure.

No matter what, he had to try!

With this thought, he did not hesitate—his body blurred as he shot forward...

Straight toward the twin Primordial Stars!

...

The ancient winds swept across the sky where the morning glow had dissipated, carrying lingering traces of its aura down to the earth.

They brushed over shattered mountains and rivers, over broken cities.

Finally, they reached the heart of the Holy Wave Large Region—the colossal capital that had once symbolized humanity’s rise.

The capital of the Purple Green Kingdom!

Now, outside the capital, countless cultivators from myriad races filled the sky and land. Their faces were twisted with cruelty and madness, their killing intent overwhelming as they surged toward the city from all directions.

The walls had already fallen.

Inside the capital, enemy forces were just as numerous, sweeping through like a tide.

As for their opponents—the cultivators of the Purple Green Kingdom—they fought in silence.

Silently resisting. Silently killing. Silently dying.

This was not their way—to scream or roar.

Even as their comrades fell around them, they did not despair. There was only sorrow... and unyielding resolve.

Because their Crown Prince still stood!

At their backs, within the imperial palace, a lone figure remained.

The palace itself was under assault from all sides, its defenders locked in bloody combat.

Death was ever-present.

Corpses littered the ground.

Blood had long since formed rivers.