Zheng Dong looked up at the Undying Dragon God.
He saw a few crystal beads of sweat on her forehead and fatigue in her eyes.
Perhaps the consumption was indeed very high.
He just didn't know how Xiao Qing was faring.
Xiao Qing's eyes were tightly closed, still immersed in cultivation, comprehending the inheritance left by the Undying Dragon God.
The Undying Dragon God glanced at Xiao Qing, then at Zheng Dong.
"Kid, because of the epoch reset and the return of all things to their origin, I was able to come from the past to the present.
However, maintaining this state consumes a lot of my energy. The power I can wield is less than one ten-thousandth of my own.
But since I'm here, I don't want to return to the past for now."
Epoch reset, return of all things to their origin – Zheng Dong could understand this.
Not only would all worlds return to one, but everything on the timeline would also converge.
This would make everything chaotic, with the dead resurrecting and meeting the living.
Most absurdly, people from the future would also appear.
Upon closer thought, it was quite normal. By then, even laws would merge, annihilate, and disappear, making anything possible.
The Undying Dragon God had likely perished in the past.
As for how she perished, Zheng Dong didn't know.
But that didn't mean the Undying Dragon God wouldn't have left behind means to traverse time and space to reach the present.
However, doing so came at a great cost, with most of her power needing to be used to resist the repulsion of the laws.
But she had managed to return.
And she even had a chance to resurrect herself.
If successful, it would be even more absurd.
The Undying Dragon God returning to the present to resurrect herself was quite unbelievable.
Zheng Dong, however, didn't find it particularly strange.
At the Sovereign realm, one could control certain laws. At the Supreme realm, one was completely independent, like the laws of heaven and earth; they were the laws themselves, the Dao.
Yet, they were still a part of heaven and earth, unable to transcend.
Of course, Zheng Dong was only making deductions and speculations about the Undying Dragon God's realm and strength based on his own guesses.
Moreover, he was relying on the experience and memories left by the Starry Sky Supreme to make these guesses.
He didn't know the specific situation.
He also didn't know the Undying Dragon God's current state.
The Undying Dragon God didn't offer Zheng Dong many explanations.
She continued:
"The curse spirits outside, you've just witnessed them. They can only be sealed, not removed. To completely deal with them, a divine artifact is needed: the Blade of the Past!"
"The Blade of the Past? Senior, do you know where the Blade of the Past is?" Zheng Dong asked.
As the world continued to change, curse spirits would likely appear more and more frequently.
At that time, no one could remain uninvolved.
If he could obtain the Blade of the Past, his own safety would be guaranteed, and it would be very helpful in surviving the great tribulation.
"The Blade of the Past is a divine artifact that I, the Chaos Divine Phoenix, and the King Yama of the Netherworld forged together. The materials used to forge it all came from the previous epoch.
Using it allows one to control the power of the laws of the past and wield the power of the previous epoch to deal with curse spirits.
The power of the previous epoch, and the curse, are like the laws of our current epoch. Their power is very strange to us.
Even for us Supremes, if we are not careful, there is a possibility of being cursed to death.
Therefore, the Blade of the Past is a double-edged sword. Using it, one might be accidentally injured by the power of the past, and will also suffer pollution and curses from the power of the previous epoch," the Undying Dragon God said.
Zheng Dong hadn't expected there to be risks.
And the risk factor was quite high, causing his interest in the Blade of the Past to plummet.
"When the power of this Dragon Pearl is exhausted, the curse spirits outside will surge in, and this Dragon Palace will turn into ruins.
You will face those curse spirits directly, and I won't be able to save you!"
Zheng Dong frowned, not expecting the danger to be yet to come.
He had seen those curse spirits before; they were impossible to kill. Under the influence of the curse spirits, one's body would rapidly decay and completely vanish from existence.
"Senior, what should we do? Without the Blade of the Past, we might not be able to escape," Zheng Dong asked.
"I can give you the Blade of the Past, but once you refine it, you will have to bear the responsibility of eliminating the curse spirits.
Because the curse spirits that are killed will leave a mark on you, a strange mark formed by the curse power of the previous epoch, which you cannot clear.
As a result, wherever you go, you will be seen as the greatest enemy by the curse spirits and will be subjected to their endless attacks."
Zheng Dong finally understood. Killing curse spirits with the Blade of the Past would pit him against them, and he would receive 'special attention' from curse spirits wherever he went.
If he didn't use it, the Blade of the Past couldn't be taken out of here.
This seemed like an unsolvable dilemma.
Zheng Dong didn't hesitate much.
After all, the Blade of the Past was a top-tier divine artifact. Using it to kill curse spirits was better than being killed.
"Don't worry, Senior. With the Blade of the Past, I naturally won't fear curse spirits. As long as I encounter them, I will kill them all."
The Undying Dragon God grinned. She actually had a way to resolve it but didn't say more, directly throwing the Blade of the Past to Zheng Dong.
The dark red Blade of the Past was shaped somewhat like a scimitar, but it had two cutting edges, one larger and one smaller. Holding it, Zheng Dong felt a strange power envelop him.
Zheng Dong immediately felt uncomfortable but couldn't pinpoint why.
At this moment, Xiao Qing also opened its eyes.
It had already gained quasi-divine combat power and obtained three divine skills and five quasi-divine skills mastered by the Undying Dragon God.
These were the quasi-divine skills Endless Sea, Doomsday Tsunami, Dragon Sovereign, Eternal Armor, Dragon God Guard, and the divine skills Undying Dragon God Body, Absolute Purification, and Seas Dry and Rocks Crumble.
Each skill was powerful. The divine skill Seas Dry and Rocks Crumble was a divine skill the Undying Dragon God had comprehended while fighting curse spirits.
Using Seas Dry and Rocks Crumble could cause things to continuously decay, wither, annihilate, and disappear.
However, Seas Dry and Rocks Crumble was not very effective against curse spirits.
It was mainly used to deal with various troublesome divine-level extraordinary creatures.
The Absolute Purification skill made Zheng Dong feel that Xiao Qing had mastered it at a very opportune time. Using Absolute Purification could clear the negative effects brought by the Blade of the Past and the marks left by curse spirits.
This was the method the Undying Dragon God left for Zheng Dong to resolve the issues with the Blade of the Past.
It was also an advanced skill of Immaculate Purification, a skill created by the Undying Dragon God to deal with curse spirits and the use of the Blade of the Past.
Compared to Annihilation Purification mastered by Ling'er, Absolute Purification primarily purified the power of the past, which was the pollution from the previous epoch.
Annihilation Purification, on the other hand, purified various evil powers.
The power of the previous epoch was not inherently evil; it simply came from the previous epoch, representing a past of decay and decline.
In the previous epoch, cultivating curse power was also mainstream, representing the Great Dao.
The Undying Dragon God Body was a divine body construction method created by the Undying Dragon God.
By using the Undying Dragon God Body, Xiao Qing would also gradually construct its own Undying Dragon God Body.
In the future, it might achieve immortality.
The quasi-divine skill Dragon God Guard was similar to Ling'er's Elemental Spirits.
Xiao Qing could use Dragon God Guard to condense divine dragons to guard itself.
Eternal Armor could fuse various elemental powers and water law powers into a protective armor for the entire body.
Furthermore, it was a growing armor. The longer it took to condense, the stronger its defense would become, and it could be continuously stacked.
Dragon Sovereign was similar to the Undead Sovereign mastered by You You. All divine dragons would be subject to Xiao Qing's command and bloodline suppression.
Xiao Qing could command divine dragons of the same level to fight for it.
Divine dragons subjected to bloodline suppression could only exert seventy percent of their power when attacking Xiao Qing.
Doomsday Tsunami was an offensive skill that could create world-destroying tsunamis, annihilating everything, and was very effective in group battles.
Endless Sea was both defensive and offensive. Using Endless Sea could create a boundless sea within Xiao Qing's body, continuously storing power for it.
If needed, Xiao Qing could directly release Endless Sea, turning the surroundings into a vast ocean, gaining an advantage in battles with enemies.
After reviewing the skills Xiao Qing had obtained, Zheng Dong couldn't help but sigh at Xiao Qing's good fortune.
It took considerable effort for Xiao Zi and Ling'er to obtain even one divine or quasi-divine skill.
Xiao Qing, however, had directly mastered numerous skills through the Undying Dragon God's inheritance.
Upon waking, Xiao Qing quickly bowed to the Undying Dragon God to express its gratitude.
The Undying Dragon God looked at Xiao Qing with satisfaction.
"From now on, I will stay by your side and guide your cultivation. Facing the epochal tribulation, our world needs more Supreme powerhouses. I hope you all can become Supremes."
With that, the Undying Dragon God transformed into a beam of light without saying goodbye and entered Xiao Qing's body, hiding within the Endless Sea that Xiao Qing had opened up.
Xiao Qing had just mastered Endless Sea, so the Endless Sea it had opened up was not large, looking more like a lake.
However, the Endless Sea was continuously expanding, absorbing energy elements from various dimensional spaces every moment.
Seeing this, Zheng Dong also planned to leave.
But how to leave this Dragon Palace?
He looked around, searching for the portal he had entered through.
He couldn't find it.
At that very moment, the Dragon Pearl in his hand shattered.
This Dragon Pearl was the one the High Priest had sacrificed to him.
As the Dragon Pearl shattered, the entire Dragon Palace was engulfed in darkness.
Countless curse spirits surged forward.
Zheng Dong remembered the Undying Dragon God's words and gripped the Blade of the Past, preparing for battle.
Seeing the curse spirits approach, he swung the Blade of the Past.
A dark red light flashed, and the figures of curse spirits were cleaved by him.
The curse spirits killed by the Blade of the Past completely vanished and did not reappear.
However, there were too many curse spirits around, and clearing them all was troublesome.
Moreover, as Zheng Dong swung the Blade of the Past more and more, he felt the influence of curse power growing stronger.
His hair kept falling out, and his clothes began to rot.
It was as if he were experiencing the five decays of heaven and man.
Zheng Dong had to ask Xiao Qing to use Absolute Purification to clear the curse power from him.
Xiao Qing made a move, and milky white light enveloped Zheng Dong.
Immediately, Zheng Dong felt a sense of relief throughout his body, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, making him feel much lighter.
Then, he regained the strength to wield the Blade of the Past.
Zheng Dong continuously swung the Blade of the Past, killing the surging curse spirits one by one.
The curse spirits appeared as mere black shadows.
But each curse spirit was different; the black shadows they formed were related to their appearance in life.
Some were large, like the Prison Suppressing Divine Elephant or the Deep Sea Dragon Whale, while others were small, like flamingos or man-eating bees.
As Zheng Dong killed more and more curse spirits, more powerful curse spirits began to appear.
These curse spirits were powerful in life. They had been sealed here by the Undying Dragon God for countless years, yet they had adapted to the laws of the new epoch and become a special kind of extraordinary creature.
They could be considered mutated forms of curse spirits.
A particularly large curse spirit actually condensed a physical form from the void black shadow.
Seeing this curse spirit, Zheng Dong was also startled.
What the hell was this?
A monster formed by the interweaving of the previous epoch and this epoch?
The curse spirit's face was distorted, its form constantly changing, as if it had thousands upon thousands of heads and countless faces.
As for its hands and feet, there were even more, densely packed, like a sea urchin.
Just a glance instilled fear.
It looked at Zheng Dong and let out a terrifying sound, like a voice from hell, causing Zheng Dong's heart to tremble.
Invisible sound waves surged towards Zheng Dong like tides.
Zheng Dong's head immediately began to ache.
To face such a monster, he not only needed to use the Blade of the Past but also his mastered law powers.
He had to combine the power of both epochs to kill it.
Otherwise, no matter how he swung the Blade of the Past, he wouldn't be able to deal with it.
Therefore, Zheng Dong activated his Bloodline Divine Body, mobilized the power of the Law of Destiny, and swung the Blade of the Past in his hand.
Through the Blade of the Past, he could comprehend the Law of the Past and activate the curse power of the previous epoch, but the Law of Destiny could not activate the Blade of the Past.
Zheng Dong did not use the Law of Destiny to activate the Blade of the Past.
Instead, he attached the power of the Law of Destiny to the surface of the Blade of the Past, and the Blade of the Past pierced into the monster's body together.
The monster immediately showed a look of terror.
It was afraid, not expecting that the man before it had the ability to kill it.
However, it did not retreat.
It had the support of countless curse spirits behind it.
It then used the power of the previous epoch to counterattack.
A strange gray-white rune flew towards Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong could feel the destructive power contained within the rune.
If he were hit by it, he would likely be severely injured, if not killed.
He quickly dodged.
But the rune ignored time and space and was about to hit him directly.
He had to use his Divine Blood Shield to protect his entire body and forcefully swing the Blade of the Past towards the rune.
The rune was struck by the Blade of the Past and was almost shattered.
But it did not break completely and still hit Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong didn't feel pain, only a wave of dizziness, followed by his body beginning to decay and rot, emitting a foul odor.
Ling'er quickly used Absolute Purification to clear the rune's power from Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong panted heavily and looked at the monster.
This thing was indeed terrifying and difficult to deal with.
Furthermore, Zheng Dong also noticed that the curse power used by the Blade of the Past came from the curse spirits.
Every time the Blade of the Past killed a curse spirit, it would absorb its curse power to use in combat.
Just now, when he clashed with the rune, it had consumed a considerable amount of curse power.
It seemed that to make the Blade of the Past unleash more powerful attacks, he had to kill a large number of curse spirits in advance to accumulate power.
Then, Zheng Dong stopped engaging the monster head-on. Instead, he swung the Blade of the Past, continuously killing the surrounding curse spirits.
He used spatial teleportation to evade the monster's attacks, and with the Blade of the Past in hand, he kept reaping the curse spirits.
Although the monster had some mastery over the laws of this epoch,
it did not possess spatial teleportation and could not keep up with Zheng Dong's movement speed. It could only be anxious and let out roars.
Zheng Dong ignored it, intending to clear out the other curse spirits around before returning to deal with this monster completely.