I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 230 The Power of Rules
Li Qingyun stood in the endless darkness. The space in front of him had been compressed into a twisted crack by the boundless sense of oppression. Time and space had lost their meaning here.

At the end of the darkness, a tall and ferocious figure slowly emerged.

It is silent, but like an immortal dark statue, it embodies infinite fear and power.

The figure emanated a deep purple light, like the condensation of billions of years of resentment and evil thoughts, flickering coldly and reflecting a pair of burning eyes.

Li Qingyun stared at the strange figure and felt an indescribable chill surging from the depths of his soul and spreading throughout his body.

That look did not contain all human emotions, but was filled with resentment and madness accumulated over endless years. It carried a deep and unfathomable majesty, like the god of the abyss overlooking the world.

Its face was blurry and strange, its outline was neither human nor inhuman, and it vaguely revealed a hint of superior indifference and cruelty. It seemed not to be an entity, but a kind of existence, a heterogeneous life that transcended mortal cognition.

Standing in front of this life, Li Qingyun had a strange illusion, as if that gaze penetrated his mind and exposed every bit of his memory and every thought in front of it.

He tried his best to look away, but those purple eyes were like a whirlpool in the abyss, sucking his consciousness firmly.

Deep in the purple pupils, he saw surging illusions—countless pale tentacles intertwined and squirming, entangled in twisted masses of flesh; and countless slimy creatures, squirming and struggling in the darkness, emitting low and mournful cries.

These creatures seem to be born from the deepest fear and despair, emitting an indescribable malice and sadness, constantly proclaiming the insignificance and helplessness of all living beings.

Li Qingyun tried to discern the source of these illusions, but he felt dizzy and his soul was about to be swallowed by the shocking scene.

However, before he could come to his senses, the tall figure suddenly moved.

Its shape twisted gently, unconstrained by any laws of physics, like an illusory shadow, rising and falling with the rhythm of the darkness.

The figure raised his hand, and it seemed like just a casual movement, but the space around him suddenly shook.

An invisible undercurrent surged in the air, as if the entire weight of the abyss was pouring down at this moment, pressing Li Qingyun to the point where he couldn't breathe.

His body was firmly fixed by this invisible pressure, unable to move even the slightest bit.

The deep purple pupils slowly turned and stared at Li Qingyun with a crazy malice and contempt in their eyes, as if they were looking at a tiny and ignorant insect.

Li Qingyun felt that his soul was being drawn by that gaze, sliding irresistibly into the depths of the endless darkness, as if if he relaxed at all, he would be completely swallowed up and become part of the darkness.

At this moment, a low and suppressed voice poured directly into Li Qingyun's mind. The tall figure did not speak, but it carried a power that could tear the soul apart:

"Who are you? How dare you blaspheme the gods!"

This voice was not the language of an ordinary person, but a spell that was directly imprinted in the depths of consciousness. It carried a power that penetrated the soul and spread to the depths of Li Qingyun's consciousness like a nightmare.

Li Qingyun stared coldly at the dark god in front of him, his heart trembled, but he did not speak.

He clasped his palms together, and primordial purple energy gushed out, condensing into rolling sky thunder. The purple light was like a sharp blade that tore through the void, instantly turning into a thunder storm and striking straight towards the opponent.

"Purple Lightning Thunder!"

This attack was countless times more powerful than the one he used in the human world.

After countless battles and devourings in the abyss, his "outer immortal" status has reached an unprecedented height.

At this moment, he was like a god who had brought down a calamity from heaven.

In an instant, thunder rolled down like a rainstorm, each bolt of lightning carried the power to destroy the world, and the light illuminated the entire abyss.

In the glow of thunder and lightning, Li Qingyun's figure was majestic and as cold as a mountain, with endless determination in his eyes.

There were deep purple flames burning in the eyes of the god opposite. With a slight movement, a thick black barrier rose out of thin air, blocking the thunder firmly in front of him.

The lightning struck the barrier with a loud bang, exploding into countless points of light, but not even a crack was left on the barrier.

The giant python-like lightning collapsed in front of the black barrier, turning into shattered starlight, and was finally silently swallowed up by the endless darkness around it.

The dark god's eyes were cold, and he sent out a chilling thought from a high position. His voice was as cold as ice, penetrating Li Qingyun's mind:
"Mortal, although you are an 'outer immortal', you have not yet refined the divine nature. In this dream of fallen immortals, no matter how high your immortal position is, it is nothing but a mirage, which only adds to the laughter!"

Li Qingyun was shocked. The dark god in front of him actually knew that this was the dream of the fallen immortal?

Who is he?
Before he could think deeply, he saw the gods in the abyss move.

As the huge tentacles on his body moved, the surrounding darkness surged like a tide. Countless black runes emerged in the air. Each rune was twisted and evil, emitting an indescribable aura.

These runes seemed to come from some ancient forbidden language, carrying strong resentment and madness. They intertwined in the air to form a huge rune net, slowly covering Li Qingyun.

Li Qingyun's pupils shrank slightly, his mind trembled, and he flipped his palm. The Hongmeng purple energy condensed into a huge long sword. The blade was like thunder, mixed with the sharpness of tearing through space, and it chopped fiercely at the rune net.

"Slay the Void Immortal Evil!"

When the sword was swung out, the blade energy carried an irresistible destructive force, just like the evil spirit from the underworld, specifically designed to corrode the soul and burn the will.

However, the rune net was indestructible and was not shaken at all.

Instead, under the attack of the sword energy, the runes in the net suddenly lit up, stimulating an even more powerful forbidden power, devouring the destructive sword energy alive, turning it into a dim light, and instantly disappearing into the darkness.

The rune net was suspended in the air and shook slightly. Then countless ink-black chains flew out of the net. Twisted and wailing faces appeared on the chains. Each face was hideous and terrifying, full of resentment and hatred, and they wrapped around Li Qingyun's limbs with strong malice.

These chains seemed to have their own consciousness, emitting low whining sounds, like the weeping of dead souls imprisoned for ten thousand years, or like the whispering of an ancient curse, with an inescapable sense of oppression. Once entangled, they would drag people into an endless nightmare, with no hope of reincarnation.

Li Qingyun's face turned stern, and his body moved as fast as lightning, quickly rushing out, trying to avoid the pursuit of the chains.

However, the chain seemed to carry some kind of causal force like a law, and it was almost impossible to avoid it. It twisted and turned in the air and quickly wrapped around his ankles.

Just as he tried to dodge, the chain suddenly grabbed his ankles and tightened tightly.

A chill spread from his ankles upwards and instantly penetrated his entire body.

A ball of black flame suddenly ignited on his immortal body. The flame was extremely cold and had the power to corrode the soul, as if it wanted to completely wipe out his existence from this world.

Intense burning pain instantly spread throughout the body, and even the soul was distorted by the flames.

However, after the flames burned out, only a strand of black hair remained in the air, floating in the wind. At this critical moment, Li Qingyun's figure unexpectedly re-condensed not far away, with a grim expression.

His technique of "transforming into millions of incarnations" had been perfected with the blessing of his "outer immortal" status, and he barely managed to escape from being devoured by the black fire.

The next moment, Li Qingyun's whole body was suddenly ignited with blazing purple-gold true energy. The light was dazzling, and the aura was like a torrent falling from the sky. It instantly became incomparably grand and vast. The whole person seemed to have turned into a god-slaying blade, cold and ruthless, with an earth-shattering pressure.

His figure rushed towards the huge and ferocious figure in front of him like thunder, with an unyielding fighting spirit burning in his eyes.

The third move of “Purple Lightning and Blue Nether Immortal-Slaying Divine Sword”!

——Qingming Zhengang!
At this moment, Li Qingyun was no longer just a mortal, but the incarnation of the sky, a god looking down on all living beings.

With the blessing of the divinity, his Taoist body exuded an oppressive aura that could not be looked at directly, as if the law of nature in the dark was watching over all living beings with ruthless coldness.

His figure gradually blurred and merged into the darkness of the abyss. Countless sharp sword auras condensed from purple air permeated his body. Each blade of sword aura was like a world-destroying blade falling from the sky, and its power was more than a million times stronger than that of the "Blood Que Void Slash"!
These swords were unstoppable and carried the power to destroy everything. Each strike was enough to flatten mountains and make rivers flow backwards.

If it were in the mortal world, such power would be enough to make the entire world tremble, crush famous mountains and rivers into dust, and sink islands into the ocean.

This sword technique is cold and ruthless, embodying the majesty of Heaven and crushing all living beings with supreme power.

The deepest part of the abyss was instantly submerged in purple light, and the might of heaven roared like thunder, covering all directions, making everything seem as small and humble as ants.

The god in the darkness trembled, and the purple flame in his eyes paused slightly, as if he also felt fear at this moment.

However, Li Qingyun's attack did not stop at all. He transformed into a heavenly calamity and pressed towards the opponent with unstoppable momentum.

"boom--!"

Under this devastating attack, Li Qingyun's mysterious palace suddenly emerged, and the "godhead" wrapped in gray mist was quickly refined.

The terrifying power contained in the godhead surged into his body like a tide, causing his aura to surge instantly, breaking through the boundary between mortals and gods, and rising rapidly.

The sixth realm, Golden Immortal!

The seventh realm, true immortal!

The eighth realm, Taiyi Immortal!
The ninth realm, Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian!

His cultivation level in the fallen immortal dream skyrocketed, as if flying over countless years of accumulation, and directly broke through the chasm of the immortal status.

The divine power that originally took thousands of years to refine was instantly absorbed with the help of the mysterious palace, transformed into his own power, and directly integrated into his soul.

Li Qingyun suddenly activated this divine power, and his entire body burst out with an incomparably dazzling purple-gold light like a divine pillar supporting the sky. The bright light pierced through the darkness of the abyss and turned into countless sharp blade beams, like thousands of sharp swords slashing down at the same time, completely tearing apart the huge figure of the god.

"laugh--"

The unknown god let out a creepy roar, his huge figure trembled violently, and the purple flame in his eyes gradually dimmed.

His blurry body slowly collapsed under the tearing of the purple-gold light, as if he could not bear the pressure of this divine power. Bit by bit, he turned invisible and dissipated into the endless darkness.

Li Qingyun floated quietly in the abyss, staring at the darkness that was gradually dissipating before his eyes.

In this dead silence, he suddenly felt the "Soul Devouring" magical power in his body start to operate on its own, and an indescribable power surged into his body.

That power is invisible and intangible. It is neither qi and blood nor spiritual power. Instead, it is some kind of existence that transcends conventional understanding, transcending all principles and laws. It is indescribable and elusive, but it carries a heart-pounding solemnity and oppression.

"What's this?"

His heart was slightly shaken, secretly puzzled, and he had no idea about the nature of this power.

At this moment, a thought suddenly emerged in his mind, cold and ruthless, like a revelation from ancient times:

[Absorb the will of God and obtain the three elements of the 'power of rules'...]

The power of rules?

Li Qingyun frowned slightly, then his mind moved and everything became clear.

As early as when he was promoted to the fifth-level agent "Holy Judge", he obtained a new magical power called "Order of Judgment".

At that time, according to the guidance of the hidden god, this magical power could only be used if one possessed the "power of rules".

However, Li Qingyun knew very little about the "power of rules" at the time, and was even less clear about how to obtain it.

Later, he spent a lot of time reading the classics of Longhu Mountain, and only then did he find a few words in some damaged ancient books.

According to those broken files, the so-called "power of rules" is not something that ordinary people or monks can understand or master, but it is the "authority" controlled by gods, which has the powerful power to change the world and distort reality.

Li Qingyun still remembered that in the "Wuyou Cave", he had briefly borrowed the incomplete authority "Chaos" on the "Qiongqi" golden tablet and successfully reshaped the contaminated flesh and blood monster into a normal person, that is, the "Li Yingqi" of the Changle Gang today.

It was at that time that Li Qingyun began to appreciate the power of "authority". It can not only control the appearance of things, but also affect their essence and has the ability to rewrite the rules of the world.

However, after the war between gods, almost all "authority" was taken over by the upper realm. This power has long become a legend. Only a few veteran monks who have lived for countless years, such as Wang Xuanfu, Zhongli Quan, Chen Tuan and others, may still have a trace of remnant "authority".

But even the power in their hands has long since exhausted most of its power, and the remaining power is not enough to truly control the rules.

But now, in this underground abyss, by killing the unknown god in front of him, his "Soul Devouring" magical power actually automatically absorbed several "powers of rules"!
Li Qingyun was shocked. This discovery confirmed what he had long guessed - the power of rules was not completely unattainable. As long as he killed those gods of high status, it would be possible to seize their authority and obtain the gift of the power of rules!

This kind of power is the authority that transcends everything. It is the power to control reality and change the laws!

Thinking of this, he was ecstatic and excitement surged into his heart like a tide.

The acquisition of the "power of rules" was beyond his expectations. However, just as he was about to try to use it, there was a sudden flash in front of his eyes, and a strange purple flame flickered slightly in front of him, which did not completely dissipate.

In the purple flame, there was a human corpse floating!

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(End of this chapter)