In the sky above the Sacrificial Yin River, a huge sphere burned, and a terrifying pressure spread out. Cracking sounds could be heard from within, as if teeth were being ground together. It was a shocking sight to behold.
That was especially true of its color, which turned bright red. Because of the terrifying temperature, some parts of its surface began to melt, and drops of molten iron began to drip down.
The unstable fluctuations coming from the huge fireball were spreading out crazily, causing fear to rise in the hearts of everyone who saw it.
The ground trembled violently, and countless grains of red sand rose up into the air, attracted by the ancient sun. Streams of water rose up into the air against the current, the color of blood.
The sight of it caused the minds of the onlookers to reel. It was as if millions of lightning bolts had exploded in their hearts.
"What's going on?!"
"Dammit, I knew it was going to be like this!"
"Every time Chen Erniu makes a move, nothing good ever comes out of it. He's just looking for trouble. Dammit, I actually believed his nonsense!"
Wu Jianwu and Ning Yan's faces were deathly pale, and a sense of deadly crisis exploded out from them. It gathered in their minds, and they began to tremble violently. Ning Yan was the fastest to react, and he screamed as he turned and fled.
As he ran, he retracted his vine, his stomach heaving up and down as he tried to pull it back.
Wu Jianwu's Cultivation base wasn't high enough, so he was a bit slower. However, he grabbed the vine that Ning Yan was dragging on the ground and used it to escape.
Li Youfei reacted quickly as well. His heart was filled with shock, and his scalp was numb. This was his first time following Xu Qing on a mission, so he wasn't mentally prepared. As he looked at the terrifying pressure emanating from the sun, which was about to explode, his mind buzzed, and he instinctively began to flee.
The three of them flew as fast as they could. They wanted to teleport away, but the captain had placed restrictive spells in the area, and now the ancient sun was enveloping them. Space was in chaos, and teleportation was impossible.
The parrot could do it, but … its feathers weren't fully grown yet.
"I'm finished. I'm finished. I'm going to die. I hate this!" The parrot was furious, and it bit down on Ning Yan's vine, its heart filled with endless regret.
"The biggest mistake of my life was going to the Bitter Life Mountain Range. The three of them reacted quickly, but in the end, they weren't able to get very far in such a short time."
Xu Qing glanced at him and sighed. He had actually expected this. He knew that every time the captain did something, he would do something like this. At this moment, he did not flee in the direction of Ning Yan and the others. Instead, he turned and headed straight for the Sacrificial Yin River.
Compared to the spacious outside world, borrowing the power of the Sacrificial Yin River would obviously be more effective.
However, he also reminded Ning Yan and the others in the distance.
"Enter the Sacrificial Yin River!"
Hearing this, Ning Yan and Wu Jianwu immediately changed directions. Li Youfei was stunned for a moment, but when he thought of how special he was, he gritted his teeth and rushed over.
As for the captain, he looked at the sun in the sky and was completely dumbfounded. He could feel the terrifying fluctuations coming from the sun. The captain said in a daze as he retreated with Xu Qing.
"I can't. I've calculated everything. There won't be any mistakes. It's really a small matter."
Xu Qing stepped onto the Sacrificial Yin River and glanced at the captain.
"You call this a small matter?"
"It's really a small matter. I just fished something up to start a fire."
The captain's mind was in a mess. This time, he really didn't expect it. In his mind, this was indeed a small matter, and he had been preparing for it for a long time.
"What's the big deal about fishing up a sun? It's not like we're fishing up a god. Logically speaking, this shouldn't be happening."
The captain felt wronged and depressed. His heart ached even more. He felt that something was wrong with this primordial sun. It was not in line with his plan, and he could not take it away.
"Little Ah Qing, I'd like to take a look. Who knows, I might be able to fix it …" The captain had just spoken when the primordial sun's aura erupted again. The fluctuations were even more terrifying.
The ground around them was no longer rising into the air. Instead, it was burning. The mountain rocks melted instantly, and the nearby river water boiled. The aura of self-destruction was extremely dense at this moment. "
The self-destruction of such a huge sun was indescribable. However, one thing was for sure. Everything in this area would be reduced to ashes in an instant.
The captain immediately dismissed the idea of saving the sun. Xu Qing inhaled sharply as well. A sense of danger rose in his heart. He increased his speed and dived into the river water.
However, at this moment, the primordial sun that was floating in the air suddenly sank downward.
The color of the earth changed instantly. A heatwave erupted, and the pressure within it was extremely intense at this moment.
What was even more terrifying was that the primordial sun did not just sink a little. Instead, it whistled toward Xu Qing and the captain.
In Xu Qing's eyes, the already huge sun became even bigger as it approached them. The moment the sun got close, the Sacrificial Yin River around him and the captain froze.
They were not allowed to enter!
With a boom, Xu Qing and the captain's action of diving into the river was forcefully stopped.
Xu Qing's expression changed drastically. He wanted to change his direction, but the pressure suppressed him in the next instant. In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing was shocked to discover that he could not move his body.
He was not the only one who was affected. The river water and the earth were affected as well. Ning Yan and the other two instantly lost the ability to move. They were completely rooted to the spot.
The captain even wailed in agony.
"What's the meaning of this? Does this thing have spiritual intelligence?"
Xu Qing's scalp tingled. The shock in everyone's hearts had now turned into a storm of death. As the primordial sun rapidly approached, it grew smaller and smaller. In the end, as everyone trembled, the massive sun turned into a fist-sized fireball. A figure suddenly appeared from the void and held it in his hand.
The person who appeared wore tattered brown robes. His appearance was extraordinarily handsome, and his long hair fluttered behind him, forming wisps of ghosts. His blue eyes were like gems, causing him to exude an indescribably noble aura.
When he appeared, the sky froze, the earth froze, the wind stopped blowing, and the flames became specimens.
Even the water of the Sacrificial Yin River was motionless, as if it had turned into a painting.
Everything in the world, everything, as this person walked over, came to a standstill.
Only the hearts of the people could still move. Thus, boundless terror exploded in everyone's hearts in an earth-shattering manner.
Ning Yan was terrified, and Wu Jianwu's heart was trembling. They recognized the identity of the person who came … Li Youfei, on the other hand, was on the verge of collapsing. After following Xu Qing, everything that happened to him had subverted his imagination. In just a few short months, he had seen and experienced more than half of his previous life.
Even though he did not know who this person was, looking at the incredibly ferocious sun in this person's hand as if it was a toy, he was completely dumbfounded.
The captain's pupils constricted as waves crashed within his heart, and he felt incredibly confused.
"Why is there another person in my sun … What the hell did I fish out?
And this person … he looks quite familiar. "
The captain's body trembled.
Xu Qing was also trembling.
Xu Qing looked at the figure walking towards him with the sun in his hand. He was at a loss. He didn't expect that the captain would be able to fish up the Hegemon Sovereign Prince just by fishing for the sun!
Looking at this person, Xu Qing could not help but think back to when they had found the metal ball at the bottom of the river.
At that time, the Crown Prince must have been inside the metal ball.
Then, Xu Qing thought of the rumors, and guessed that after the Crown Prince and Princess Mingmei fought with the Red Moon Divine Son, the latter had hidden in this ancient sun to recover.
This was indeed a very good place to hide …
The ancient sun came from the era of the Crown Prince, so the Crown Prince naturally knew more about it. Although the Shiyin River seemed dangerous, it had become the safest place after the Red Mother fell asleep.
Normally, very few people would be able to find it, except for the captain who had come to fish up the sun.
"How did you find me, and why did you burn where I was?"
The Crown Prince's expression was calm as he walked up to Xu Qing and the captain. He looked down at them and put away his solemn expression.
Ning Yan and Wu Jianwu fell to their knees, and so did Li Youfei. The three of them trembled violently.
The parrot also looked terrified as it hid in its father's sleeve.
The Crown Prince's gaze and aura formed an indescribable pressure that enveloped this area.
The captain smiled as he trembled, and his expression became even more ingratiating.
"Senior, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding … We were wrong. We'll leave now.
You don't have to pay attention to us, you … do you want to go back and rest? "
As the captain spoke, he was about to retreat.
The Crown Prince looked at him calmly.
The captain fell to the ground with a thud, and blood spurted from his mouth and all over his body like a fountain.
The Crown Prince retracted his gaze and looked at Xu Qing.
Xu Qing looked over at the captain, who was still coughing up blood, and his expression grew even more respectful. Clasping hands, he bowed to the Crown Prince, then said in a low voice, "Senior, we didn't know you were here, but we were here to complete my master's plan and fish out the three suns.
When the Crown Prince heard this, he looked at Xu Qing with a faint smile, and did not continue to ask about this. Instead, he looked into the distance.
"Someone's coming. We have to leave."
"Young friend, where are you going after fishing up the suns?"
Xu Qing hesitated, but he did not dare to hide anything, so he told him the truth.
"Bitter Life Mountain Range?"
The Crown Prince thought for a moment, then smiled. His body flickered, and he changed his appearance into that of a benevolent-looking old man.
He retracted all of his might, and there was no fluctuation in his body at all. He was like an ordinary old shopkeeper, and he walked forward with his hands behind his back.
"I'm also planning to stay there for a while. Let's go, and I'll tell you about the Red Moon Temple on the way. It has something to do with you."
As the Crown Prince spoke, the restraints on Ning Yan and the others disappeared. They were shocked and did not know what to do, so they could only look at Xu Qing. The captain had also stopped spurting blood. After getting to his feet, he looked at Xu Qing in fear.
From what they knew, Xu Qing was the person who was most familiar with the Crown Prince.
Xu Qing's mind was in a mess as he looked at the Crown Prince who had turned into an old man.
He gritted his teeth and followed.
The others hurriedly followed. Ning Yan and Wu Jianwu's legs were weak, and they trembled as they walked. They looked at each other and saw the disbelief and shock in each other's eyes.
"A living Yunshen …"
The captain quickly adjusted his state of mind and followed quickly like a waiter. He took out a fan and fanned himself while nodding and bowing to please the Crown Prince.
"Old grandpa, are you hot? Let me fan you."
"Old grandpa, are you tired?
Big Sword, hurry up and take out your bear for this old grandpa to ride on! "
The others trembled as they walked forward. Only Xu Qing seemed normal, but he was at a loss.
"Are you going back to the medicine shop with me?"
Time passed. Two hours after they left, the area they were in suddenly distorted. As the void churned, a huge figure suddenly descended.
This figure was hazy, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. One could only see a loose red robe. It spread out in all directions, covering the sky and the earth.
Everything turned blood-red at this moment.
There was also a divine might that far exceeded the Return to Void Stage. Countless rules and laws manifested around him, and even the shadows of the sun, moon, and stars could be seen revolving around him.
The moment this person appeared, the surroundings became blurry. The power of the red moon skyrocketed. As he waved his hand, time started to reverse. It was as if he was going back in time.
Countless fragments appeared from the void and kept piecing together. They wanted to reconstruct everything that had happened here. However, these fragments had just started to piece together, and before they could form a picture, they shook violently.
In the next instant, all the fragments collapsed and dissipated.
The arriving figure was silent. He looked up at the Sacrificial Yin River. At a glance, the river water churned.
"River spirits are here to see you." A deep voice reverberated from his mouth.
In the blink of an eye, a large number of river spirits appeared on the river water. They lowered their heads and worshiped the figure.
"Greetings, Palace Emperor."
"What happened here?" The huge figure spoke calmly. His voice reverberated like thunder.
The river spirits were at a loss. They all shook their heads. They really did not know.
"Our knowledge has been altered …"
The huge figure swept his gaze across the river. Then, he looked into the distance. After a long while, his figure blurred and disappeared between heaven and earth.
Only his voice lingered here for a long time.
"Sovereign's heir, you've been hiding here … What's your motive for choosing to come out now?"