Outside Of Time

In the outer sea, there was a fish known as Suix.

It dwelled in the void and was rarely seen.

Every time it appeared, its upper jaw would turn into a red sky, the lower jaw into myriad seas, swallowing the light of suns and moons, devouring all beings and lives. Even time and space are consumed within its maw.

Very few living beings knew its exact form. They only knew that when Suix appeared, heaven and earth would become empty.

Just like now.

When the red sky fell, everything ceased to exist. Even the sea caved in, as though an area was missing.

A vortex appeared on the surface of the sea. As it rumbled, a deafening sound rang out.

This sound echoed in the outer sea, causing countless tremors. It would also turn into a storm that wouldn't dissipate for months.

Xu Qing and Erniu disappeared without a trace.

After a long time, the storm swept through the seawater, causing bolts of lightning to appear in the sky. They swam in the surroundings and rushed into the distance.

In the outer sea, it began to rain. When it landed on the surface of the water, it formed ripples.

In the rain, Jade Flowing Dust's figure stood in the air in a daze.

Earlier, at the critical moment, with His ability, He could only allow Himself to avoid the fate of being devoured, and was unable to save Xu Qing and Erniu.

This was because Suix didn't devour just physical bodies. Instead, it severed its food's fate, time, and all other aspects to become nutrients for itself.

Hence, He could only watch helplessly as Xu Qing and Erniu disappeared from His sight.

"Even Suix appeared. How can this be a coincidence?"

Jade Flowing Dust fell silent. He wanted to curse but immediately after, He narrowed His eyes and His entire body shone with blood light.

"That's not right…"

"After coming to the outer sea, my emotions are a little off!"

Jade Flowing Dust knew that stories needed to contain emotions. Only stories that could move oneself could move others.

Hence, many times, He didn't appear as cold as the other gods. This was due to His authority.

However… the essence of a god was indifference.

This was something that no one could change. Hence, although He seemed to be filled with emotions, it was intentional.

However, this trip to the sea was very different.

"I'm affected!"

"A certain existence stirred my emotions?"

Jade Flowing Dust's heart trembled as He looked at the sea with a complicated expression. After a long time, He suddenly spoke.

"One day, Xu Qing and Chen Erniu went out to sea together under the will of the god named Jade Flowing Dust…"

"The outer sea wasn't unfamiliar to Jade Flowing Dust. However, to Xu Qing and Chen Erniu, it was filled with unknowns."

"Therefore, under the influence of some unknown external force, the two of them first encountered an ominous statue, then the divine dream's sun, and later a sea demon moving in the sea…"

"Until they met Suix."

"Suix is not hungry, just an ordinary swallowing of the sky. In ten hours…"

As Jade Flowing Dust spoke, the power of divine authority spread out and fused into the sky, imprinting the sea, forming true speech and declaring them with His true name.

At the next instant, the color of the world changed and rumbling sounds echoed. The true speech showed signs of shattering.

This was a sign that the story couldn't come true.

When Jade Flowing Dust saw this, his words immediately changed.

"In a day…"

The true speech rumbled and formed an imprint again. However, as soon as the imprint appeared, it actually continued to crack and was about to shatter.

"In seven days…"

Jade Flowing Dust revised again.

Although the cracks eased a little, they still spread.

"In a month!"

Jade Flowing Dust's divine authority shook as He continued to revise.

This time, although the imprint still shook, it didn't shatter.

Seeing this, Jade Flowing Dust continued.

"In a month, to the east of this place in the outer sea, forty million kilometers away, they will emerge with water spouting towards the sky."

The moment He finished speaking, thunder rumbled and the sea churned. The imprint became increasingly resplendent, as though they had become the truth.

Jade Flowing Dust finally exhaled and stepped into the sky, disappearing.

The rain became heavier.

…

"What kind of godforsaken place is this? Even the rain is corrosive!"

In the world in Suix's body, Xu Qing and Erniu sped through the air with ugly expressions.

It was raining here as well.

However, it was a rain of corrosion.

They had been trapped here for ten days.

Ten days ago, when the sky fell and the sea was swallowed, they lost their perception.

When the world in front of them became clear, they were already here.

The sky here seemed to have stars that kept flickering, but upon a closer look, they were not stars but some glowing flowers.

As for the ground, it was a swamp with countless ruins.

In these ten days, Xu Qing and Erniu had long determined that they were in the world in the body of the massive existence that had devoured them.

They also sensed the size of this existence's body.

They hadn't reached the end even after flying for ten days.

In fact, according to the observation of the surrounding environment, Xu Qing judged that the area they had traveled in the past ten days was probably less than one ten-

thousandth of this beast.

in the past ten days was probably less than one ten-

thousandth of this beast.

This judgment caused their hearts to sink.

Fortunately, they didn't encounter any danger on the way.

Other than the continuous rain, there were no other living beings here.

However, the boundlessness in front of them and the blurry surroundings still made him feel a little frustrated.

This was especially so when they occasionally observed statues in the ruins. Some were dilapidated and some were still intact. These statues had different shapes and sizes. In this silent world, under the hazy starlight, they looked like demons and monsters.

Although they didn't show any signs of coming to life, the aura they emitted still made Xu Qing and Erniu feel stifled.

"Little Qing, we can't go on like this…"

At that moment, as he sped, Erniu muttered.

Xu Qing didn't speak. He looked into the distance. The sensation of being stared at was even more intense here. He had a faint premonition…

The existence staring at him was just ahead.

'Is it possible that the encounters on the way were deliberately arranged?'

Xu Qing pondered.

Seeing that Xu Qing wasn't paying attention to him, Erniu sighed.

"I have no choice but to use my trump card."

"After all, if this continues, there's no way to leave."

Xu Qing looked at Erniu. He knew what the other party wanted to do.

Erniu took a deep breath and looked at the surrounding void as he spoke loudly.

"There is no sound of even breathing here? Looks like we should be safe here…"

After saying that, Erniu immediately became vigilant and paid attention to any accidents that might happen.

However, after waiting for a while, nothing abnormal happened. Erniu blinked and was a little puzzled when Xu Qing suddenly spoke.

"Eldest Senior Brother, in front… there seems to be an existence looking at us."

When Erniu heard this, his gaze followed.

A long time later, he exchanged glances with Xu Qing. After that, determination appeared in their eyes. Since they couldn't find a way out, they had to explore the way even if there was really something ahead.

The two of them instantly sped forward.

A few days later, a lump of fire was especially obvious under the hazy starlight. It was reflected in the eyes of the two of them.

Xu Qing stopped in his tracks. The vigilance in his heart had reached the extreme. However, the scene he observed caused his and the captain's hearts to tremble.

The light in front of them came from a campfire.

By the fire sat an old man who looked human. He had an unremarkable appearance, with one foot wearing a straw sandal and the other bare. In his hand, he held an iron skewer with several pieces of unknown meat, roasting them over the fire.

Noticing Xu Qing and Erniu, the old man looked up, his triangular eyes flickering as he glanced at Xu Qing.

"I didn't sense wrongly. Looks like a god but not a god, like a cultivator but not a cultivator, yet with human fortune. It seems you once were human. Though your body isn't now, you can still barely be considered one."

He then looked at Erniu.

"As for you, what are you? Some kind of fur monster?"