# 2005
Chapter 2005
An Unseen Future
"I am different from that madman,【Chaos】… He, for the sake of his own pleasure, would even take the initiative to help you ring the Eastern Emperor Bell."【Key to the Gate】 narrowed his needle-like pupils. "But I do not like any risk, and I will not leave you a single opportunity… Any existence that may pose a threat to me, I will crush in the cradle."
Seeing this, Wu Quan lowered his voice and asked:
"Qingzhu-ge… what do we do now?"
Shen Qingzhu stared at the black-robed figure in the gray mist. After a moment, he spoke calmly: "I'll hold Him off. You go ring the bell."
"You're going to hold Him off alone? He's【Key to the Gate】—even Nyx and Qiyebai were defeated by Him. It's too dangerous for one person!" Wu Quan immediately shook his head.
"The Third Sacred Covenant must be activated." Gray wings unfurled behind Shen Qingzhu. He pulled out a cigarette from his chest and took a deep puff…
"Even if we can't activate it, the longer we stall Him here, the safer the civilians will be. If this guy leaves Qilian Mountain… the mortal world will become hell."
Misty smoke curled from Shen Qingzhu's lips. The moment his words fell, he shot forward like a crimson lightning bolt, charging toward the surging gray mist!
Seeing that Shen Qingzhu had already moved, Wu Quan could only grit his teeth and sprint toward the Eastern Emperor Bell on the mountaintop. The sooner he rang the bell, the sooner Shen Qingzhu could escape danger. At this moment, he wished he had wings like an angel.
Of course, Wu Quan's speed was not much slower than Shen Qingzhu's. Under the effect of his domination power, the earth beneath his feet was torn open, and a boulder carried his body skyward—he arrived at the mountaintop in less than a second!
Just as he tried to break through that distorted space and touch the Eastern Emperor Bell, his form became sluggish and blurred, as if mired in a swamp…
At this moment, Wu Quan felt that though he was only a few meters from the Eastern Emperor Bell, it felt as distant as hundreds of kilometers. Even though he was moving forward at full speed, relative to the Eastern Emperor Bell, he was like an ant crawling. The surrounding space was being stretched by【Infinity】.
"Damn it…" Desperation filled Wu Quan's eyes.
Meanwhile, a crimson figure had already arrived above the gray mist!
Shen Qingzhu took a step, and the gray wings behind him instantly melted away. A gray-white world unfurled beneath his feet, enveloping the entire mountain range.
A streak of blinding flame ignited from the cigarette at his lips, then transformed into a raging Fire Dragon, soaring above the countless gray-white expanse, howling as it lunged to tear at the black-robed figure!
【Key to the Gate】 merely glanced indifferently at the Fire Dragon, and flicked with one finger.
The raging Fire Dragon instantly froze in mid-air, then, as if pierced by some invisible weapon, it shattered inch by inch from the head down. Scattered embers fell from the gray heavens, failing to even graze【Key to the Gate】.
That invisible weapon tore through the Fire Dragon's body and flew straight toward Shen Qingzhu behind it!
Shen Qingzhu's pupils contracted sharply, and he immediately dodged to the side. But just as he did, the flow of time around him slowed to a crawl. Before he could move half a meter, one of his arms exploded!
Shen Qingzhu vomited a mouthful of blood. The gray world rolled back like seawater into his body, and his form plummeted to the earth!
Boom—!!
Dust filled the sky.
Among the chaotic rubble, Shen Qingzhu struggled to his feet, crimson blood soaking the ground.
Too strong…
Even though Shen Qingzhu was among the top of the Chief Gods, facing【Key to the Gate】meant he could only be beaten down. Relying on himself alone, he couldn't even get close.
"Give up… In all the futures I have seen, you have no chance of victory."【Key to the Gate】stood above the gray mist, speaking calmly. "Don't tell me it's just the two of you—even if all the Chief Gods and Human Apex of Great Xia joined hands, they would not be my match."
Shen Qingzhu spat out the blood in his mouth. There was not a trace of defeat in his eyes as he charged into the sky once more. The aura of the Infernal Origin spread wildly!
Shen Qingzhu knew very well that ordinary attacks could never harm【Key to the Gate】, and his body could barely withstand a few more strikes. Therefore, he could only use his final trump card… the Infernal Origin he had absorbed!
Only this might pose a slight threat to【Key to the Gate】!
As the Infernal Origin's aura spread wildly, the gray wings behind Shen Qingzhu began to darken as if stained with ink, turning pitch black. Cold, murderous black energy drifted from the void, faintly outlining figures of fallen angels and demons!
Shen Qingzhu's aura skyrocketed at an alarming rate, and his eyes also turned jet black. As his remaining hand pierced into his chest, a shadow was drawn out from the flickering Infernal Origin!
It was a狰狞 (fierce and grotesque) black sword!
The moment this sword was exposed to the air, the surrounding temperature plummeted. An infernal illusion rippled outward from Shen Qingzhu. The fallen angels and demons grew increasingly solid. They followed closely behind the six-winged dark angel, like a mighty infernal army!
His Crimson Cloak fluttered wildly in the wind. Shen Qingzhu's black wings flapped violently, and in an instant, he flashed above【Key to the Gate】. The Infernal Sword slashed down!
In that instant, the heavens and earth changed color!
【Key to the Gate】saw this, and a cold glint appeared between his brows. "You don't know death. Do you really think I can't kill you?"
He stood above the surging gray mist, raised his palm once more, and pointed toward the black sword. Just then, among the infernal army behind Shen Qingzhu, a fallen angel's illusion suddenly shuddered. A gray hue infiltrated its eyes, and a mysterious brilliance bloomed forth.
Feeling the subtle change in the Infernal Origin, Shen Qingzhu, in the midst of his downward slash, was slightly stunned…
Almost simultaneously, that fallen angel's illusion suddenly raised both hands, and a deep voice echoed through the heavens and earth:
"Sinner's Judgment…"
This suddenly out-of-control fallen angel was none other than Uriel, the fallen angel who had once judged Lin Qiye and An Qingyu in the underworld! Just days ago, his "Future Sin" had connected to the river of time, allowing An Qingyu and Lin Qiye to converse across time… And now, with no one controlling him, he had acted once more.
The moment these four words appeared,【Key to the Gate】standing atop the gray mist shuddered violently!
Those needle-like pupils involuntarily dilated. His raised arm froze mid-air. Even the surrounding gray mist churned wildly, as if something was fighting for control of this body!
"You?? How dare you rebel against me?!"【Key to the Gate】's usually calm-as-the-abyss face suddenly contorted with狰狞 (savagery)!
In none of the futures He had predicted had this turn of events appeared!
The next moment, those constantly contracting and expanding pupils gradually began to approach normal human eyes. A soul suppressed in the deepest part of the body suddenly rose up violently!