?Xu Qing looked at the shadow.
The shadow manifested a tail that swayed. It even stuck out a black tongue which started wagging .
It was like a puppy, nodding continuously at Xu Qing.
"Maste… offer… mast… good… divine fire."
Xu Qing fell silent. He didn't trust the shadow and the danger emitted by his intuition made him very vigilant against the brown sphere of light. Hence, he took a few steps back and was about to raise his hand.
Xu Qing felt that it wasn't safe enough. He retreated hundreds of feet before lifting his right hand and waving it gently at the brown sphere of light.
With this wave, the brown sphere of light drifted into the distance. After drifting far away, the lightning in the sky gathered to a certain extent and suddenly erupted.
In an instant, countless bolts of lightning descended from the sky like a thunderstorm, whistling toward the sphere of light and bombarding it in the blink of an eye.
The instant the lightning landed, this sphere of light that was already unstable instantly exploded.
A terrifying thunder and fire erupted into the sky. There was also a hint of divinity, forming an earth-shattering storm that swept in all directions.
Wherever it passed, everything was destroyed.
The power contained in it was extremely majestic. Even with Xu Qing's cultivation, his heart trembled and he quickly retreated. However, it was still too late. Even though he was cautious enough and was already very far away, the eruption of this brown sphere of light was too ferocious.
In that instant, Xu Qing was affected. The storm formed by the collapse of the brown sphere of light gushed toward him.
Xu Qing's entire body shone as his first god form appeared. He retreated thousands of feet before he could neutralize the force.
As the brown sphere of light disappeared, the storm dissipated and a bottomless pit appeared on the ground.
Xu Qing had lingering fear when he saw this. As for the shadow, it used some unknown method to hide and avoid the damage. At that moment, it reappeared on the ground unscathed and transmitted proud emotions to Xu Qing.
"Amaz… I… amazin!"
Xu Qing's expression was unsightly.
"Is this divine fire?"
The shadow hurriedly nodded. Seeing that Xu Qing's gaze was unfriendly, it quickly shook its head. It wanted to express itself but didn't know how to describe it. It gradually became anxious and in the end, it could only…
""Boom boom boom!"
""Boom boom boom!"
"Boom…"
"Stop rumbling!"
Xu Qing's voice was cold. The shadow was a little stunned. It didn't know how it had provoked Xu Qing again, so it felt aggrieved.
Sensing the grievance of the shadow, Xu Qing sighed. He missed the Diamond Sect's ancestor even more. At this moment, he finally understood why the shadow made rumbling sounds when describing the divine fire.
Just now, when the brown sphere of light exploded… wasn't it rumbling?
Xu Qing looked at the shadow and dispelled the thought of continuing to ask. His body swayed as he headed straight for the place where the brown sphere of light had exploded. He only needed to inspect this place.
"The instant it exploded earlier, that sphere of light emitted divinity…"
Xu Qing floated in the pit and touched the soil in the surroundings. A look of contemplation appeared in his eyes. He then lifted his head and looked at the dissipating thunderclouds in the sky. Gradually, a guess formed in his mind.
"This thing is more like a taboo fuel. It's unstable and can attract lightning. Moreover, even if the lightning doesn't descend, there's a high chance that it will explode when the wind blows."
"A fingernail-sized piece is already capable of emitting such a terrifying power…"
"Then, is it possible that this thing… is the fuel for igniting the divine fire?"
The moment this thought emerged in Xu Qing's mind, his eyes gleamed as he thought of the way the shadow obtained this fuel.
"Sacrifice…"
"The gods I know have a need for sacrifices… Could this be the reason why gods like sacrificial rituals?"
Xu Qing didn't know if his estimate was correct but after the shadow advanced this time, it could actually offer sacrifices to itself. This caused quite a commotion in his mind.
"First, control the beings, then forcefully offer them…"
Xu Qing observed at the shadow.
The shadow emitted a smug expression.
"I… useful!"
Xu Qing found it hard to refute. The changes to the shadow's improvement this time were too great. Regardless of whether it was the devouring of the forbidden zone or controlling with its voice, and ultimately offering sacrifices to itself.
All of this was definitely extraordinary.
That was the god's ability.
'So, what exactly is it?'
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and suppressed this thought as he calmly spoke.
"Get back here."
When the shadow heard this, it was immediately happy. It quickly spread back to Xu Qing's feet and transformed into his shadow again.
Xu Qing retracted his gaze and didn't speak anymore. With a sway of his body, he rose into the air and returned to Fenghai County.
At that moment, the sunlight was strong and Xu Qing was flying in the sky. His shadow moved forward on the ground and grew larger and larger. It wasn't proportional to Xu Qing's body and finally became thousands of feet long.
The forbidden zone on its forehead was blurry. Two rows of blood-colored eyes opened on both sides and the corners of its mouth split open, emitting a soundless smile.
It was like a demonic god.
If anyone saw this scene, they would definitely be horrified.
This was because Xu Qing was the person who raised that demonic god.
As time passed, some things that were meant to come would eventually arrive.
The main reason for the series of preparations in Fenghai County was because of the Seventh Prince and King Tian Lan. They were like sharp blades that hung above the heads of the Fenghai County cultivators.
Xu Qing had thought of saying something to comfort people.
However, Old Master Seventh and Marquis Yao tactfully stopped him. They… were playing a big game of chess.
Although they didn't say it explicitly, Xu Qing had experienced many things and had long seen through it.
Old Master Seventh and Marquis Yao were fishing.
Today, the first fish had taken the bait.
There was news from the frontline of the Black Heaven Race that not all of the five batches of Fenghai County cultivators who went to the battlefield had died after experiencing several near-death war missions.
