From the Valkyrie to the Endless

After drinking the blood of the descendants of the gods, the sundial was fully activated, and Shen Qing finally figured out some of the sundial's abilities.

Today's sundial is divided into three layers, inner and outer. The innermost layer interferes with time and space. Even with Shen Qing's power, he cannot touch it, let alone manipulate it.

If the blood essence of the gods is used as a medium, through the inner layer, the sundial can help her borrow some of the power of the gods in the past, allowing her to temporarily become a fully awakened god-blooded descendant.

The size of this power is related to the strength of one's bloodline and current realm.

The cultivation level of the woman just now was the middle stage of the second realm. After a quick calculation, it was roughly equivalent to the middle stage of the grandmaster realm here.

Shen Qing's strength just now was not far from it, also around the middle stage of the second realm. The only difference was that her bloodline was in a fully awakened state, so her combat power could not be generalized.

The middle layer of the sundial affects Shen Qing himself.

Shen Qing's guess was not wrong. Her body did not have an extraordinary recovery ability. The reason why she was able to recover as before after the tendons of her hands and feet were cut by Zhao Nuo was that the sundial reversed her physical condition and returned to the state before she was injured.

Outside Changling City, she was seriously injured by an arrow shot by Yang Qiancheng. Her injuries had not yet fully healed because the power of the sundial was exhausted. It only reversed halfway and was unable to continue.

The power of reversing the sundial wheel needs time to accumulate, or be replenished in other ways. Shen Qing still needs time to explore this.

The outermost layer currently seems to have only a positioning effect and can sense the approximate location of the awakened descendants of gods, but the range is still unknown.

After swallowing the woman's blood, there was still some power left in the sundial. Shen Qing moved his mind slightly and tried to reverse the middle wheel.

After moving forward for a while, the dark divine patterns reappeared on the body surface, the Shadow Clan bloodline reappeared, and the power that had gradually dissipated was restored.

The further back in time goes, the more power the sundial consumes. According to Shen Qing's estimation, the remaining power in the sundial can only go back five days at most.

After five days, she will lose the power that is enough to rival the Great Masters on the Earth Ranking.

Coming back to his senses, Shen Qing took two steps towards Wu Zhenhai and squatted down to check on his condition.

Zhao Yu and Liang Yuan, who were standing by, found the scattered horses and gathered around them, all with worried and sad looks on their faces.

Wu Zhenhai was already at the end of his rope, so he could only hold back the mad Lin Jiang for so long. It was completely impossible for him to do so given his physical condition. He had almost squeezed out all his potential, which was equivalent to burning the rest of his life in an instant.

At this moment, he was sitting on the ground, with his silver hair hanging down and a ruddy face. He did not look embarrassed at all, but Shen Qing had already seen through his true colors. This was his last moments of life, and the end was near. Even gods could not save him.

It is a disabled body to begin with, and it is extremely difficult for it to survive until today.

"Uncle, if you have any other wishes, just tell me. No matter what it is, Shen Qing will help you."

Shen Qing's expression tensed slightly. Without Wu Zhenhai delaying time, everyone present today would have died. The favor he owed was too great, and he didn't even know if he would have the chance to repay it.

"wish?"

Hearing this, Wu Zhenhai's face became even more ruddy, and he shook his head and smiled: "I have been a soldier all my life. I lost my father when I was young, my mother when I was young, my wife when I was middle-aged, and I have no children. What last wishes can I have?"

"I just can't accept it!"

Wu Zhenhai's eyes were slightly red, and his wrinkled face looked even more exhausted:

"For more than forty years, I have been guarding the Yang family's kingdom, but Yang Zongxian has never regarded us as human beings. He regards the officials in the court as fire and the people of the world as firewood. He only wants to refine his own elixir of immortality!"

"A good person... may not live long, but why should evil live for a thousand years?!"

He tightly grasped Shen Qing's wrist, his voice gradually becoming hoarse:

"Shen Lie is a good man, but he is too upright. However, uprightness is easy to break. From now on, you are the only one left, so you must be careful in everything..."

"Yang Zongxian is a man of unfathomable depth. If it is really God's will that cannot be violated... flee to the East China Sea, where there is a quiet place. With your talent, it is not a bad idea to become a carefree immortal and live a happy life..."

Before he finished speaking, he raised his head slightly and looked at the endless wilderness. His eyes were lifeless, and his eyelids kept drooping, but he was unwilling to close them. He murmured:

"Summer……"

Looking at Wu Zhenhai who was already dead in front of him, Shen Qing was silent, and it seemed that something in his mind was gradually changing.

For some people, there are many things in the world that are more important than life.

After traveling through two lifetimes in succession, she had gained several decades of extra life out of thin air, but her experience had not increased much. There are some things that you will never understand unless you experience them, and this has nothing to do with the length of time.

Life is not a spiritual practice. You will not become more mature with each passing day. The transformation of the mind requires the influence of external forces.

Zhao Yu, who was standing by, watched this scene silently, without much emotion in her heart. Although she was young, she had experienced the ups and downs of life.

In this world, death is normal.

"Farewell, Lord Wu!"

Hao Yun and others on the side all had red eyes and knelt on the ground to kowtow. If Wu Zhenhai had not protected them with his life, they would have died countless times already. It was a pity that it was impossible to repay his kindness in this life.

Shen Qing stood up silently, carried Wu Zhenhai on his back, threw the woman's body beside him onto another horse, and climbed on board.

Having her bloodline awakened in this era, this woman must have suffered inhuman torture before and is equally pitiful.

Shen Qing borrowed her body for a while, so he should give her the last bit of dignity and bury her in peace.

The group rode for half a day and found an ordinary valley, where they buried Wu Zhenhai and the unknown woman.

Hao Yun and his companions intended to erect a monument for Wu Zhenhai, but were stopped by Shen Qing. They decided that the best option was to bury him in the wilderness without leaving any traces, so as to prevent their graves from being dug up after they left and disturbing the peace of the deceased.

In this area where bandits are rampant, anything can happen.

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It was getting late, and the temperature in the desert was growing colder, until the breath turned into frost, and as the horses galloped, thick white smoke lingered between their nostrils.

"Miss, what are your plans next?"

On horseback, Hao Yun exhaled a breath of cold air and spoke in a deep voice. His brows were already frost-colored and covered with icy spikes.

"You take Zhao Yu to Qianzhou. I need to go to the imperial capital first."

Shen Qing replied casually. At this moment, she had already changed into a black dress that didn't fit her well. She stripped off Lin Jiang's clothes and found a set of soft armor inside. She didn't know what material it was made of, but it was invulnerable to swords and guns.

Apart from these, there was nothing else. Lin Jiang obviously had no habit of carrying money with him, and not a single copper coin was found.

"Miss, please think twice!"

Hearing this, Hao Yun's expression changed slightly, thinking that Shen Qing was going to risk his life to cause trouble for Yang Zongxian.

"With your current strength, you can never be a match for that dog emperor!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 30 Imperial Capital

"You worry too much. I went to the imperial capital to save people."

Shen Qing shook her head. She just wanted to save Yu Zhen.

She was not so arrogant as to rely solely on the master's power that could only last for a short moment to kill Yang Zongxian.

Although no one knows what level Yang Zongxian's strength has reached, Shen Lie is the undisputed number one on the Heavenly Ranking and a great martial arts master who dominates the world.

With Shen Qing's current strength, if he wanted to kill Yang Zongxian, he would be out of his mind.

However, with the support of the top master on the Earth List and plenty of money in his hands, Shen Qing already has the confidence to go to the Imperial Capital to rescue people.

If we delay for too long, something bad will happen. It would be better to rescue Yuzhen as soon as possible and put our minds at ease.

"Then I will go with the young lady." Hao Yun was still worried. Now the Shen family only has Shen Qing as their only child. If something goes wrong, everything will be over.

"I also need to go!"

Zhao Yu, who had been silent all the way, rarely expressed her opinion. She was not familiar with Hao Yun and others, and was unwilling to leave Shen Qing.

Hearing this, Shen Qing suddenly tightened the reins. The horse neighed and slowly stopped, breathing heavily, with bursts of hot mist coming out from between its teeth.

"There is no room for negotiation. If something unexpected happens, I won't be able to protect you. It would be a waste of my life if I go over there. I'll be back soon."

Shen Qing refused bluntly, without any room for maneuver, and said, "Do as I say."

Before she finished speaking, she glanced at several generals with a solemn expression: "Hao Yun, Liang Yuan, Feng Yikui, listen to my orders!"

The three of them were slightly startled, and after they reacted, they immediately turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, bowed their heads and replied:

"The general is here!"

"The situation in Qianzhou is in chaos, and there are wars everywhere. After you go, try to contact the old soldiers you can rely on in the army, and find a remote place on the border to wait for me. We will act according to the situation."

Qianzhou is adjacent to the countries in the Northern Territory. If the situation is not good, Shen Qing can retreat into the territories of these countries at any time. Compared with the fierce tiger of Daxia, the countries in the Northern Territory are not even a pack of wolves. At most, they are stronger dogs and are not that dangerous.

Shen Qing even suspected that if Yang Zongxian had not needed a suitable excuse to start a war, it would be questionable whether the countries in the Northern Territory could have survived to this day.

After saying that, Shen Qing looked at Zhao Yu and instructed: "Determine the location, mark the location, and put it in that Taoist temple. I will go and get it."

"I understand." Zhao Yu nodded, feeling a little disappointed.

Shen Qing turned the reins and was about to leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something. He jumped off the horse, walked quickly to Hao Yun, and used his finger as a sword to cut a gash on his forearm.

The moment the blood stained his fingertips, a piece of information emerged in Shen Qing's mind.

[Bloodline: Silver Bear Clan]

[Cultivation: mid-level first level]

[Status: Damaged (Not Awakened)]

Shen Qing's eyes lit up, and then a hint of disappointment flashed across his face.

As she expected, the sundial could indeed detect the descendants of gods who had not yet awakened.

However, the blood of unawakened descendants does not contain divine power, and is no different from that of ordinary people. They cannot even cause any reaction from the sundial.

Hao Yun was born with supernatural powers, different from ordinary people. The probability that he is a descendant of gods is very high, but without the activation potion of later generations, it is questionable whether he can awaken his bloodline in this life.

Shen Qing quickly felt relieved about this result.

With Yang Zongxian's madness, he could have achieved the same effect without forcing people to become possessed. I'm afraid he has already begun secretly searching for people with extraordinary talents, drinking blood to practice martial arts, and his cultivation level has long been unknown.

However, although this ability of the sundial cannot be used in this era, it will undoubtedly be an extremely terrifying means in the future.

The means to detect the descendants of gods in advance has not been found in later generations. One has to wait until the age of eighteen and take special medicine to discover it.

After pondering for a moment, Shen Qing walked towards Zhao Yu again and squeezed a drop of blood from her fingertips.

[Bloodline: Human]

【Cultivation: Not yet entered】