Outside Of Time

Chapter 1708 Unexpected

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Chapter 1708 Unexpected

Yuanshan Su's voice fell into everyone's ears.

They looked at each other and made their own judgments.

However, no matter what, Xu Qing understood one thing in his heart. That was,

since he integrated into the Fifth Star Ring and obtained resources for his growth, then...

He had to follow the rules of the Fifth Star Ring.

As both a Material Procurer and a Transport Envoy, being on this battlefield meant he had to complete his mission.

That said, gaining a deeper understanding of the battlefield's dynamics would not only make the task smoother but also provide better means to protect himself.

At the thought of this, Xu Qing slowly spoke.

"Stay alert. Split into several smaller teams, keep intervals between groups, and assign scouts to maintain constant coordination."

"Zhou Zhengli, you handle the arrangements."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengli immediately complied. His familiarity with the team members surpassed Xu Qing's, so he quickly divided the group of over eighty people into five sections, arranging them into battle formations.

Additionally, he designated more than ten individuals skilled in stealth and speed to spread out in all directions-front, rear, left, and right-keeping a close watch on any changes in the surroundings.

Following that, Xie Lingzi and others took out their respective treasures to shroud the group's aura. Xu Qing also unfurled a banner, concealing their presence and ensuring that the group's movements remained as hidden as possible.

After doing this, everyone began to move forward.

Their caution proved to be well-founded along the way.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Overall, the hall-month journey, which included multiple teleportations. proceeded relatively smoothly. Whenever they encountered areas that felt unknown or slightly off, they managed to identify potential dangers in advance and opted to detour around them.

At the same time, their efforts in concealment grew increasingly effective as layers of protective measures were continuously enhanced.

During the journey, Xu Qing finally witnessed the Dao Banner firsthand.

Since the region they traveled through was part of the rear-left wing of the overall battlefield and fell within the cultivators' domain, every universe in the vicinity had a Dao Banner stationed within it.

These banners took the form of colossal altars, cach comparable in size to a star. Suspended above the altar was a silver war flag-the Dao Banner of the Fifth Star Ring

The banner radiated a dense, overwhelming aura of immortal energy, which erupted continuously.

It emitted a suppressive might that made all living beings tremble.

With the existence of the Dao Banner, the immortal energy of the universe would continue to exist endlessly. The anomalous substances couldn't invade it at all. Everything that belonged to the gods would be suppressed wherever the Dao Banner was.

Hence, there were quite a number of cultivators stationed around the Dao Banner.

As for Xu Qing and the others, they passed through a hundred universes. There were also a hundred Dao Banners that they directly saw and indirectly sensed. There were large ones and small ones, depending on the range of the suppression.

In addition, this banner had another use. It could allow the cultivator army to maintain a smooth connection with each other, allowing communication to be smooth.

Hence, as Xu Qing and the others moved forward, Zhou Zhengli took on the role of communicator and communicated with the outside world. The main contact was with the other teams who had the same transportation mission as them.

Another half a month passed.

As they pressed forward, Xu Qing and his group traversed numerous universes at a rapid pace, skimming through them as if merely passing sights along the way. Gradually, they moved from the rear of the left-wing war zone to its central region.

If they could cross this vast area composed of hundreds of universes, they would arrive at their destination-the front lines of the left-wing war zone. However, within this central region of the left-wing zone, several notable changes became apparent. The excitement emanating from the broken sword of Xie Lingzi grew stronger, while the concentration of anomalous substances Xu Qing detected had significantly increased compared to earlier.

It was during their silent advance that Zhou Zhengli's expression suddenly shifted, and be immediately sent a transmission.

"Master, a transport team I previously contacted has lost all traces in this central war zone... Either their external communication has been inexplicably cut off, or... they've encountered a life-and-death crisis!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's hearts became even more

solemn.

"The bait has worked. A fish has taken the bail

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. Without needing to issue an order, his group instinctively grew even more cautious in their movements. They meticulously minimized any fluctuations of spiritual energy, increased the distance between individuals, and enhanced their overall concealment to the utmost.

This heightened vigilance became particularly evident before and after cach teleportation.

At times, if something felt amiss, they would decisively opt to use alternative teleportation arrays, even if it meant taking a more circuitous route. They did so without the slightest hesitation, prioritizing safety above all else. Moreover, their respective cultivation bases were also circulating in their bodies, maintaining a state where they could erupt with their peak strength at any time.

This lasted until a month passed.

Though their journey so far had been smooth-perhaps due to luck, or perhaps thanks to their caution and concealment-the information Xu Qing received from Zhou Zhengli painted a far grimmer picture. Reports of crises came in one

after another.

Of the hundreds of transport teams involved in this operation, nearly half bad encountered enemy ambushes!

Some teams had been wiped out so swiftly that they hadn't even had the chance to send out a distress signal before being completely annihilated.

There were also those who could persist and seek help from the outside world

but the final outcome... was still unknown.

However, the identity of the enemy attacking was also clear.

Naturally, they were gods!

Yet, these were not forces from the frontline but rather covert agents secretly embedded within the left-wing battle zone by the gods' faction.

Originally, these hidden agents had concealed themselves remarkably well, with

no apparent need to reveal their presence.

But now, for reasons unknown, they had taken the initiative to strike, targeting

the various transport teams.

Like an invisible web of shadow, they had cast their net across the entirety of

the central region of the left-wing battle zone.

Even though Xu Qing and the others were extremely cautious, after several months of safety, they still encountered a god.

The first to sense the abnormality was the scout, Xic Lingzi, who was on the

right side of the team.

Xie Lingzi's cultivation was already at the peak of the Ruler Realm, only a step away from the Quasi Immortal Realm. However, with his broken sword, he was confident that he could fight a Quasi Immortal.

At the same time, he also had some puppet methods. Right now, he wasn't

alone. He had two puppets by his side.

Thus, entrusting him with scouting the right flank was undoubtedly the most

prudent choice.

As for his broken sword, its origins remained a mystery. Within it seemed to reside a life-and-death karmic connection intricately tied to Xie Lingzi himself. So when, in an instant, the sword radiated an overwhelming surge of excitement, it caused Xie Lingzi to tremble involuntarily.

Without any hesitation, he suddenly retreated.

Almost at the instant he retreated, waves of gods' aura tore through the void

and appeared out of thin air. The moment. They appeared, They directly erupted with monstrous might.

It formed an earth-shattering storm that swept over with destructive force, containing dense anomalous substances and divine might.

The two puppets following Xie Lingzi, despite their utmost efforts to evade and unleashing their full strength, were still unable to withstand the sudden assault from the gods.

In the blink of an eye, their bodies trembled violently, withering entirely as their forms and souls were utterly annilulated.

Xie Langzi spat out seven to eight mouthfuls of blood and relied on the broken sword to barely avoid the first wave of destruction from the gods,

As he retreated, his pupils contracted and he immediately sent a message to Zhou Zhengli.

"I encountered the gods. Seven Divine Platforms, 23 Flawlessness!"

The instant he transmitted his voice, Xie Lingzi rapidly retreated. Behind him, anomalous substances churned and terrifying divine fluctuations erupted. forming a vast force that swept toward him.

It was about to devour him.

Xie Lingzi's eyes turned red. He was in a life-and-death crisis.

At the next instant, a figure appeared behind Xie Linggi at an undetectable speed. He grabbed Xie Lingzi's shoulder and pulled him back.

The figure directly pulled him out of the devouring. After that, the figure raised his left hand and pressed down on the churning divine aura storm in front of him,

"Suppress!"

As the word left his mouth, the Space-Time Ordinance rumbled over. Layers of overlapping universes appeared, forming space-time suppression.

It blocked the divine aura storm.

After they came into contact with each other, violent fluctuations erupted, transforming into an impact that swept in all directions. The person who came stood tall and motionless. As for the divine aura storm, it trembled and shattered into pieces.

It revealed thirty gods with different appearances but all of them contained terrifying power.

Their eyes locked onto the person in front of Them in unison.

This person had long hair and wore a black robe. His appearance was peerlessly beautiful, surpassing the light of the stars. As he stood there, an aura infinitely close to that of a Lower Immortal rose from his body.

This aura caused all the Flawlessness gods' hearts to fluctuate. Even the eyes of the seven Divine Platform cultivators flickered with golden light.

At the same time, whistling sounds rang out from behind Xu Qing-

Chains of order surged forth, instantly enveloping the surroundings. Within these chains, Star Ring stepped forward with resolute determination.

Massive trees began to grow autonomously in the starry sky, as if they intended to form an endless forest. Among them, on one colossal tree, Yuanshan Su stood coldly and imposingly.

Additionally, a colossal eye materialized in the vast expanse of space, gazing intently at the scene below.

Within this eye, Zhou Zhengli sat cross-legged.

Meanwhile, poison spread relentlessly, and an overwhelming killing intent

surged outward, saturating the battlefield.

There were also Ordinances of other ascenders that fused together, forming a pressure.

In the further periphery, a huge seaweed had completely stretched its body and formed a blockade.

It didn't look like the gods were launching a surprise attack. It was more like Xu Qing and the others were hunting the gods!

Very soon, the seaweed began to contract rapidly, and the ascenders inside used their trump cards. Star Ring and the others also didn't hold back and fought with all their might.

As Qianjun and Piyi's sword energy howled, the hearts of those gods trembled.

They were extremely unsettled by Zhou Zhengli's Ordinance, which manifested as a bizarre and otherworldly eye. This eye seemed to predict the gods' attacks and divine powers, interfering with Their actions while simultaneously sharing this knowledge with the others.

What caused Their souls to tremble the most was Xu Qing!

His bell could seal everything.

Wherever his iron stick passed, gods would die!

The layers of space-time around him also contained the will of the heavens, shocking everything

Just like that, after about fifteen minutes, when the seaweed opened, Xu Qing and the others walked out. As for the gods who had attacked them... They had already disappeared,

However, if one used their perception carefully, they would discover that the auras of these people had increased to varying degrees.

It was as if they had been nourished greatly.

"As expected of living gods, Their origin essence is the most delicious and densest."

Li Mengtu licked his lips.

"But unfortunately, the battle situation here is uncertain. If we stand out too much, we will inevitably attract the attention of the gods' side..."

Xie Lingai's injuries had already recovered. At this moment, he was also

regretful.

Yuanshan Su fell into deep thought while Qianjun and Piyi were eager to give it

a try.

However, Star Ring was expressionless.

As for Zhou Zhengli, he shook his head.

"That's because of Master's existence, that's why we're so relaxed. However, with my foresight just now, I know that the leader of this god's surprise attack

is a True God and there are also some at the peak of the Divine Platform.

"If we encounter Them..."

Li Mengtu fell silent.

Xu Qing glanced at them and calmly spoke.

"Just like before, maintain caution and concealment as we continue forward!"