Besieged by numerous Celestial Clan gods, Ming Qi showed no fear and fought with high spirits. In a brief encounter, he slew one Celestial Clan god, drawing rage from the besieging Celestial Clan gods.
Seeing Ming Qi slay the gods of the Black Iron Divine City and then slay another, Dong Wu, not far away, flew into a rage. His Ancient Sage Heavenly Blade erupted with earth-shattering brilliance, slashing towards Ming Qi.
Dong Wu's furious attack was exactly what Ming Qi wanted. If these gods chose to flee, he could at most catch up to one, but not slay them all. However, if they chose not to flee, they would all die.
Seeing Dong Wu's rapid approach, the space rapidly distorted, Ming Qi immediately abandoned his current target. The Dust Blade in his hand glowed black, and in the next moment, it was poised to collide with the oncoming Ancient Sage Heavenly Blade.
A fierce wind blew, energy surged. Neither Ming Qi's black blade nor Dong Wu's Ancient Sacred Heavenly Sword could damage the other. Both retreated in response to the collision, but Ming Qi could clearly see Dong Wu's divine power, no longer under control, surging and radiating.
"Go to hell!"
Ming Qi sneered inwardly. As he retreated, his figure suddenly flashed. Using the power of Celestial Shift, he instantly appeared behind Dong Wu, slashing down with the black blade.
With a flicker of eerie black light, the Ancient Sacred Heavenly Sword, previously held by Dong Wu, fell into Ming Qi's hands.
The Celestial Clan deity Dong Wu was slain, and the remaining six deities were utterly daunted. The deity who previously possessed the Black Iron Divine City and the God of War Dong Wu, two of their most powerful deities, were now slain. Even the long-standing Ancient Sacred Heavenly Sword had been snatched away by the enemy.
The reversal of the battle robbed the remaining Celestial Clan gods of their will to fight. After communicating with each other, they began to flee.
"Where are you going!"
Seeing these self-proclaimed gods flee, Ming Qi shouted, and the Book of Life and Death materialized in his hand. The restraints within the first page of the power of samsara were instantly unleashed, creating a barrier of shimmering light that instantly trapped one of the fleeing gods. Simultaneously, Ming Qi wielded the Ancient Sage Heavenly Sword, performing a Celestial Phase Teleportation to rapidly pursue another.
Ming Qi's goal in this battle was clear: to completely cripple the Celestial Clan gods, ensuring they would never dare to show their faces again.
The Celestial Clan gods flew swiftly, but Ming Qi's celestial presence moved even faster. Soon, one of them was caught up. Without a word, Ming Qi struck directly at the deity with the Ancient Sage Heavenly Sword. The deity, in panic, forgot even its instinctive resistance. The sword's brilliant radiance flashed, slaying the deity instantly.
Ming Qi reached out and grabbed the divine seal and body, throwing them into the Supreme Diagram, then turned and returned.
By the time he had slain one deity, the others had already fled, making pursuit impossible.
Some distance back, he encountered another deity, whom Ming Qi had restrained with his imprisonment technique. Upon seeing Ming Qi return, the deity's face lit with fear. Just as he was about to plead for mercy, Ming Qi silently unleashed his annihilation sword.
Ming Qi had no intention of leaving the Celestial Clan gods behind. They had escaped this time, but if they met again, none would escape!
After slaying the imprisoned deity, Ming Qi collected his divine seal and body and began rapidly descending toward the ground.
It wasn't long before he reached the abyssal canyon where he had been previously. Leaning on the Ancient Saint Heavenly Sword, Ming Qi once again began searching for the aura of the Heavenly Desolate Origin.
The canyon was so deep that it was practically impossible to see the distant, narrow sliver of light overhead. From the depths of the canyon, suffocating streams of air continuously surged forth, occasionally mingling with the terrifying aura of unknown creatures.
Ming Qi flew low, trying not to disturb the alien lifeforms present.
As he searched, Ming Qi began to refine his spoils.
The four divine bodies and four divine seals held immeasurable power. Even Ming Qi himself couldn't determine the level of strength he would attain if he absorbed and refined all of this energy.
Another reward from this battle was the Ancient Saint Heavenly Sword in his hand. This sword was truly extraordinary. Although it was slightly weaker than the Ancient Book of Life and Death, Ming Qi was certain it was a divine artifact from the same era as the Ancient Book of Life and Death.
After searching for about a day, Ming Qi sensed a rich aura of the Origin within a crevice ravaged by a fierce wind.
"This is it."
Having chosen a spot, Ming Qi stopped and called out to Xiao Jiu.
Red Lotus Supreme had used his supreme divine power to protect Tian Huang's Origin. Now, to restore Tian Huang's Origin, Red Lotus Supreme must temporarily remove her power. Without this, Ming Qi, with his current strength, would be unable to accurately deliver the Milky Way's power to the depths of the Origin.
A moment later, Xiao Jiu appeared.
"I want to see Your Excellency," Ming Qi said to the sleepy Xiao Jiu.
Xiaojiu nodded, then closed his eyes. When he reopened them, his expression had become fierce and majestic.
"Your Excellency, I already know about the power of the Galaxy. Remove the protective energy, and I will immediately repair Tianhuang's origin."
"The duration of the restoration varies, depending on the amount of Galaxy power. If there is sufficient Galaxy power, Tianhuang will regain its vitality in a matter of seconds. Otherwise, it will take a long time."
Honglian appeared and began to explain.
Mingqi nodded. He had long anticipated this and had made thorough preparations.
The power of the Galaxy is as close to the strongest force in the universe as there is. Even a tiny bit possesses extraordinary power. Mingqi had taken over a dozen cubes!
Seeing that Honglian had stopped talking, Mingqi pulled out a ball of Galaxy power wrapped in Guixu energy from the Supreme Diagram and, driven by divine power, slowly sent it to the crevice closest to Tianhuang's origin.
Only after the Milky Way's power entered the rift did Ming Qi use his mind to control the withdrawal of the Guixu power.
As soon as the Guixu power was eliminated, Ming Qi immediately felt the Tianhuang world vibrate inexplicably, especially the location of the Origin, which was churning violently like a raging tsunami, constantly washing over everything around it.
Ming Qi hesitated only briefly before withdrawing two more balls of Milky Way power and rapidly throwing them in.
As more Milky Way power was poured in, the world's vibrations became more intense. Simultaneously, the Tianhuang world's already depleted Origin began to rapidly replenish.
Feeling the rapid changes, Ming Qi was delighted and continued to pour in Milky Way power.
By the time he had poured in all the Milky Way power, the Tianhuang Origin had grown several times over, and it continued to grow steadily!