Chapter 175 Chapter 175: I Am No Longer a Hero...
Chapter 175: I Am No Longer a Hero...
"Are these... the traces left by the Antimatter Legion?"
The two of them moved quickly, reaching the vicinity of the island's core area in just a short while—this place did not look peaceful at all.
Looking around, traces of battle and strange weapon fragments littered the ground almost everywhere... yet the original forms of their owners were nowhere to be seen.
Most of these weapon fragments on the ground exhibited a black color that seemed capable of devouring light. Though broken and fallen, they oddly gave the illusion of faintly glowing when observed.
Kevin walked forward, reached out, and gently stroked the surface of the strange weapon a few times—it was clearly a substance he had never encountered before.
"Have you never run into the lunatics of the 'Legion'?" Jingliu asked.
"If you're referring to experience in this universe, I probably wouldn't even compare to a child not much older than a certain someone." Kevin didn't mind using a certain individual as a metaphorical tool.
Jingliu didn't dwell on Kevin's words and even directly explained for him: "Anyone who joins the 'Legion' will have their original physical body burned away in the 'War Forge,' transforming themselves into a form composed of antimatter."
"Because of this, these apostles of the Legion vanish without a trace from the material world after death—just like the worlds they have invaded."
"But targeting the Xianzhou this time is definitely their worst mistake... Even if not suited for martial arts, the current general of the Luofu, his strategies are truly formidable."
Clearly, Jingliu was well aware of the fact that an 'Emanator of Destruction' had invaded the Xianzhou. Yet she showed no sign of panic, seemingly quite confident in the Xianzhou general she mentioned, Jing Yuan.
Perhaps they were once familiar old acquaintances, or perhaps she no longer worried about the safety of the Xianzhou Alliance?
"Let's go quickly, there's still the final stretch ahead."
With that, Jingliu hesitated no further and began walking directly towards the central platform of the island.
One after the other, the two traversed this path that could be described as 'strewn with corpses' in almost no time. Stepping onto the platform, they immediately beheld the magnificent and majestic scenery before them—
They saw a tall statue of a Vidyadhara erected on the platform, holding a long spear pointed straight ahead—and precisely in the direction it pointed, the nearly hundred-meter-wide sea surface was split open to both sides by some unknown force, revealing the true scene beneath the sea.
A tall staircase descended from the sea surface straight to the bottom. Countless slightly dilapidated yet still grand undersea structures could be fully taken in from this vantage point—and in the deepest part of this scene, a massive figure could vaguely be seen coiled within, as if... a dragon?
"Is this below the most authentic Scalegorge Waterscape? I believe anyone who sees this sight would never forget it."
After all, this landscape of parting seas and opening skies isn't something you can see just anywhere.
Kevin might be able to achieve a similar effect, but he didn't think he could accomplish something as magnificent and natural as this... In a sense, aren't the Vidyadhara also an independent and ancient civilization?
"But speaking of which, wasn't it said that only successive generations of Dragon Sovereigns can open Scalegorge Waterscape?"
If Kevin remembered correctly, regarding the current Vidyadhara Dragon Sovereign... if you told him she got into a fight on the street over tanghulu (candied fruit), Kevin might actually believe it?
"Dragon Sovereign... because that guy is the Dragon Sovereign. He finally regained his power, but I wonder if he has recalled the sins he once committed?"
Jingliu didn't answer directly. Instead, as if reminiscing about something, she slowly raised her head to look at the tall statue behind them. When Kevin followed her gaze, he naturally discovered the issue immediately—didn't this look exactly like Dan Heng?
But if the power hidden within his body belonged to the Dragon Sovereign, then what should the current Vidyadhara Dragon Sovereign be considered?
Theoretically speaking, shouldn't such a position and power passed down through generations be unique?
Moreover, according to the Vidyadhara principle of reincarnation through self-molting, each successive Dragon Sovereign should be the same person reincarnated, right?
"Under the guidance of the ancient Dragon Sovereigns, the Vidyadhara channeled the waters of the ancient sea to submerge Scalegorge Waterscape's pocket realm, using it as a container to seal away Ambrosial Arbor. To commemorate such sacrifice and feat, the Xianzhou Alliance erected this Monument of Exalted Rain in Scalegorge Waterscape."
"Though it's unknown why successive Dragon Sovereigns all look nearly identical... even for seemingly immortal Vidyadhara, one life and death means that in the next cycle of reincarnation, there will be no connection to the previous life... dead is dead."
"But in the end, there are always some who refuse to believe in this principle, attempting to master yin and yang, reverse life and death, ultimately committing grave mistakes... You should understand who I'm referring to, right?"
As she spoke, Jingliu suddenly turned her head to look at Kevin and continued softly: "Dan Feng... back then he committed a grave mistake, resulting in his sentencing by the Ten-Lords Commission to undergo molting punishment. But at that time, the Vidyadhara's dragon inheritance had only just been completed halfway; they certainly couldn't bear to give up like that."
"Therefore, the Dragon Elder council at that time used half of a secret molting technique, resulting in Dan Feng's reincarnation being incomplete... The power and memories of the previous Dragon Sovereign still lingered within him. But this also meant that in this life, he could never escape the sins committed by his past life."
Even if not explained from beginning to end, Jingliu had made things quite clear—that former Dragon Sovereign named Dan Feng probably touched the forbidden art of reviving the dead to resurrect a relative or friend who had died for some reason. Not only did he fail to achieve results, but he also caused an unprecedented disaster on the Xianzhou Alliance.
The power of 'Abundance' was likely another key player in this incident. That's why she detests Abundance, and why some want to kill Dan Heng.
Such love and hate, such emotions and grudges probably cannot be fully described with words and language in their entirety. And Kevin could only be an observer.
"They are inside Scalegorge Waterscape. That Legion's Emanator of Destruction is also inside Scalegorge Waterscape now... If you wish to go help them, then go."
It was she who brought Kevin all the way here, yet Jingliu now turned her body away: "I am merely one bearing sin; I am no longer a hero of the Alliance..."
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