out of time

Chapter 1002: Strange Sea
The sky is not completely dark.

The blood cloud became a source of light, spreading blood in all directions.

Xu Qing and Erniu stood in the clouds, listening to Yu Liuchen's words while gazing at the sea.

On the sea surface, black and purple merged together to form an endless long trace.

Like a dividing line, it divides the forbidden sea into inside and outside.

Although the inland sea is dangerous, it is relatively controllable.

Whether it is Yinghuangzhou, Nanhuangzhou, Nanyu Territory or the countless islands on the sea, they have all been explored on a large scale over the past tens of thousands of years.

Although the scope of exploration varies due to different levels of cultivation, with the efforts of generations, the inland sea... to some extent, is no longer a mystery.

But the outer sea...even when the sun and the moon once patrolled the world, it was still a forbidden place for all ancient creatures.

Those who are qualified to enter are rare.

If one's cultivation has not reached a certain level and one tries to force his way forward, it won't take long before both body and soul are destroyed.

Many times, we may not even know how we fell.

Not to mention the death of Prince Jinwu and Zhigeng, the brother and sister, tens of thousands of years ago, which left the outer sea without the sun and the moon, and swallowed by darkness all year round.

Those who can go and explore are naturally even rarer.

Mystery and the unknown are increasingly becoming the main theme of the open sea.

Even though Yu Liuchen's words about the outer sea lifted the first veil of the outer sea, there are still endless secrets beneath this veil.

Endless depth.

Erniu was silent, and no one knew what he was thinking. His eyes, looking out to the sea, showed some complexity.

As for Xu Qing, his mind was also filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Combining Yu Liuchen's description of the outer sea with what he had seen when he rode the dragon chariot before and the inheritance he had obtained, made him very clear that what the other party said was most likely true.

"The history of the Outer Sea is even older than that of the Huangtian Divine Clan..."

"The Huangtian God Clan comes from the outer sea..."

"So what is the origin of this so-called outer sea?"

A vague guess arose in Xu Qing's heart. He looked up at the sky and saw the remnant of the god floating high above Wanggu.

"Why did he come to Wanggu?"

This question has been lingering in the minds of all living beings for tens of thousands of years, and there is no answer.

At this moment, when Xu Qing was beginning to have guesses, Yu Liuchen took a deep breath and spoke softly.

"Do you smell it?"

Xu Qing nodded.

That's the smell of blood.

Coming from the open sea... To be more precise, it's the smell of the open sea.

It smells similar to the inland sea, but the essence is completely different.

"In fact, before the Father God descended, the color of this sea was like this. The black color was the divine breath of the Huangtian God Clan, mixed with the blood of an unknown existence, so... the color of the sea became purple."

"After the Father God descended, the divine aura enveloped the heaven and earth and also invaded the outer sea. As a result... the divine aura here, which is what you cultivators call heterogeneous, is more numerous, more complex, and extremely rich."

“It creates such a wonderful flavor.”

"This reminds me of a legend that is spread among all the star rings."

Yu Liuchen took another deep breath, tasting the blood from the outer sea, with a strange light in his eyes.

The words that came out of his mouth fell into the ears of Xu Qing and Erniu. They couldn't help but look at each other, and then Xu Qing spoke in a low voice.

"I wonder what legend the senior is talking about?"

Yu Liuchen looked at Xu Qing meaningfully, then raised his head and looked at the vast remnant hanging high in the sky, and uttered a faint voice.

"That's the legend about God the Father."

Yu Liuchen obviously didn't want to talk about the details of this legend. At this moment, he raised his right hand and waved it. Suddenly, the red cloud where he was spread towards the boundary between the inner and outer seas.

The next moment, red clouds rolled up Xu Qing and Erniu, crossing the boundary between black and purple.

Truly stepped into the open sea!
Here, the red cloud did not continue to move forward, but dissipated rapidly.

At the same time, Yu Liuchen's voice also echoed at this moment.

"Next, you will need to go out to sea on your own and head as far as possible into the depths of the open sea."

"You don't need to do anything extra. You who appear here are bait."

Along with the words, there was also a repulsive force that pushed Xu Qing and Erniu out of the dissipating red cloud.

Falling towards the purple sea.

In an instant, Xu Qing's large wing that looked like an old woman appeared out of thin air and landed on the sea.

If it were the inland sea, the fall of the big wing would definitely cause huge waves.

But in this open sea, even at the edge, the sea water is obviously more viscous, so the waves are barely noticeable. If you don't look carefully, you can't find any waves at all.

The entire sea surface was like dead water, motionless.

The same is true for the large wings on it.

Xu Qing and Erniu, standing on the big wing, felt the heaviness of the outer sea. While they were alert in their hearts, the mystery from the outer sea turned into an inexplicable pressure, accompanied by a terrifying breath, mixed with unknown substances, forming an invisible mental storm, rushing towards them.

Xu Qing shuddered all over, and Erniu's breathing became rapid.

At this moment, they all felt the tremor of their souls.

A strong feeling of palpitations rose up in my heart uncontrollably and spread throughout my body.

This feeling reminded Xu Qing of his first experience going out to sea when he was in the Seven Blood Eyes.

At that time, the inland sea seemed mysterious and dangerous to him.

Just like this moment.

It took a long while for the two of them to adapt. After looking at each other, Erniu sighed.

"I thought they were going to take us directly to our destination and then take us fishing, but I didn't expect... we were actually allowed to roam free."

Erniu felt helpless. He thought that the god Yu Liuchen was really lazy. It would have been fine if he used himself and Xiao Aqing to fish, but he let the bait run away by itself.

“It’s not professional at all.”

Erniu squatted down and looked at the purple sea around him.

After thinking about it, Xu Qing gave a reminder.

"Big Brother, I got a rough idea of ​​what the outer sea looks like from the Golden Crow Dragon Chariot. There are too many scary things here, so... don't try to commit suicide."

Erniu became unhappy when he heard this.

"Xiao Aqing, how can you say that about me, your senior brother? It's too hurtful. I never do anything to get myself killed. Otherwise, how could I still be alive and well now?"

Erniu was dissatisfied.

Xu Qing didn't say anything, just looked at Erniu calmly.

Under his gaze, Erniu gradually felt guilty and finally coughed.

"Okay, okay, I won't go and commit suicide!"

Xu Qing nodded, raised his right hand and made a gesture, and suddenly the protection of the wing was activated, guarding the four directions. At the same time, with his blessing, this special wing that looked like an old woman made a roar and moved forward slowly.

Time passed and three days passed.

During these three days, there was no distinction between day and night in the open sea; it was always pitch black.

It is relatively quiet.

The sound of waves is so rare that it gives people the illusion that they are not at sea.

But the moisture from the sea water and the increasingly strong smell of blood kept reminding Xu Qing that this was... indeed the open sea.

Especially the Great Wing where they were, this giant ship had strong protection whether in the inland sea or in the Wanggu Continent. After only three days in the open sea, its surface was covered with a purple mist.

A sense of corrosion also gradually emerged.

After feeling it carefully, Xu Qing and Erniu both looked solemn.

It is a kind of decay that comes with the passage of time.

"This outer sea is indeed weird. Not only is it pitch black and silent, but the foreign matter is even more dense and complex, and the effect on external objects is obviously more bizarre... In three days, it feels like a thousand years have passed on this big wing."

Erniu took a deep breath and raised his hand to touch the mist on the surface of the wing.

Xu Qing looked solemn and was about to speak, but the next moment he raised his head and looked into the distance.

The captain also noticed something and looked over there.

With their level of cultivation, although their vision in this dark open sea was not completely clear, they could still roughly see the outline. At this moment, they had already noticed the floating object on the sea ahead.

Or some irregular stones.

They are broken and floating on the sea, seemingly unsinkable.

Every piece exudes an ancient atmosphere, as if it has witnessed countless years.

Xu Qing had seen a similar scene before on the dragon chariot. He knew that there were floating ruins in many areas on the outer sea, so he would not have been too serious. But at this moment, a faint light flashed in his eyes.

"Big Brother, something is wrong..."

As Xu Qing spoke, he took a step to the edge of the wing, and looked towards the direction where the stone was floating.

On the dark sea, behind those rocks, there is a vast expanse of ruins.

It was like a city collapsed and shattered, with the broken walls and ruins spread all over the sea, covering a large area.

And right in the middle, there is a leaning ruined temple!
There was actually a young figure on the ruined temple!

It was a little girl in ancient clothes, sitting on the broken wall of the temple, barefoot, with her legs shaking up and down, looking very happy.

Its mouth was open, as if it was singing, but no sound came out.

There were only a number of ghost shadows, the number of which was astonishing, densely surrounding it, as if worshiping it.

The moment he saw the little girl, Xu Qing's heart was shaken, and a sense of horror inexplicably rose from the bottom of his heart.

That is the instinct from the soul, revealing a strong sign of danger!
As for Erniu, he also saw this scene in his own way. His pupils suddenly contracted and he took a breath.

"What the hell is this?"

"It doesn't look like a ghost, nor a god, and it's even less likely to be a cultivator. This thing doesn't even have the aura of death. No, it doesn't have any aura at all!"

"Could this be the god that Yu Liuchen wants to catch?"

"But why do I feel that this thing is even more terrifying than Yu Liuchen!"

Erniu was breathing rapidly. His intuition was always accurate. At this moment, he could clearly sense a crisis that was beyond Yu Liuchen's and was erupting.

"Xiao Ah Qing... do you think that guy Yu Liuchen might catch a shark while fishing and get himself killed?"

Erniu trembled and quickly sent a message to Xu Qing. Xu Qing looked solemn and controlled the wing, preparing to bypass this area.

But at this moment, the little girl sitting on the ruined temple suddenly turned her head and looked at them with her dark eyes.

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The next moment... Xu Qing's mind was shaken, and the divine power gathered in his eyes collapsed in an instant. Even his sight disappeared, and everything went black in front of his eyes, and he became blind.

At the same time, he felt his lower body suddenly become cold, as if something was lying on his back.

Then a childish voice came clearly from behind him, as if it was right next to his ear.

"Little brother, don't keep going. The end of the sea is ahead, and it is also the end of life."

(End of this chapter)