Chapter 179 Chapter 179: Only Never Treated as Human
Chapter 179: Only Never Treated as Human
"This is... to break the seal within the Scalegorge Waterscape, so we took a slightly longer detour?" Kevin sensed the rather chaotic aura around him and murmured softly.
He didn't need to fear losing his way to the depths of the Scalegorge Waterscape—after all, even without that massive dragon-shaped figure standing in mid-air, Kevin could easily sense the extraordinarily vast vitality contained within the roots of the Ambrosial Arbor.
Even blocked by the seal of the Scalegorge Waterscape, even having lain dormant beneath the Luofu for thousands of years... the Ambrosial Arbor, now revived by the Stellaron, could still emit such terrifying vitality, as if creating life was but the blink of an eye.
This made it somewhat difficult for Kevin to imagine what kind of terrifying power the Ambrosial Arbor at its peak could display. And The Abundance, who casually left such a creation on the Xianzhou... how terrifying must the true power of such an existence be?
Kevin couldn't help but worry whether those guys' plan to kill an 'Aeon' had any chance of success. Yet at the same time, he felt some anticipation—could he, in this universe, create such a miracle?
"No, unfortunately... I don't intend to trade memories about this with you right now either."
After standing at this fork in the road for a few seconds, Kevin suddenly shook his head and muttered softly, then without hesitation walked straight onto the path leading directly to the seal deep within the Scalegorge Waterscape.
Theoretically, the Scalegorge Waterscape, whose path had already been opened by the Astral Express crew ahead, shouldn't have its roads sealed again so quickly—but even if it were, it wouldn't matter. After all, this wasn't his Scalegorge Waterscape; Kevin wouldn't feel the slightest bit of heartache when taking action.
However, after passing this fork, the view originally filled with various ancient structures instantly opened up.
Although the path forward remained clearly defined, the surrounding environment had completely changed—glancing sideways revealed what seemed like a bottomless abyss of the sea floor. The path underfoot was covered with some kind of seabed plant resembling weeds, soft to step on but not slippery, quite marvelous.
Of course, the most peculiar aspect had to be those... plants? lining both sides of the path. Their interiors seemed like pearls, yet their surroundings bloomed with several petals like lotuses...
With a bit of curiosity, Kevin stepped forward and gently placed his palm on that seemingly fragile yet actually quite hard shell. He soon noticed that within the pearl-like structure covered with scales, an embryo resembling a human form but with dragon horns on its head was gestating.
"Is this the life cycle of the Vidyadhara? Truly... marvelous?"
And precisely in the second after Kevin touched that Vidyadhara egg, a wave of sorrow suddenly transmitted into Kevin's mind through their contact. However, facing what seemed to be memories left behind by some Vidyadhara, Kevin did not choose to resist.
Soon, such a scene appeared in Kevin's mind—this Vidyadhara, who had forgotten his own name through reincarnation but never dared forget this scene: this former Dragon Lord's guard roared, raising his sword high and charging towards the enemies ahead.
Most of those enemies were Cloud Knights with indistinct faces, yet some people's appearances were exceptionally clear—those colleagues he once trusted, those Dragon Elders he respectfully honored. Every face was so clear, so hateful, making him unwilling to forget.
"We... swear never to betray Lord Dan Feng!"
After shouting this declaration, he and the last remaining Dragon Lord guards beside him rushed towards the sky full of crossbow bolts and the darkness rushing towards them. The memory transmitted into Kevin's mind also abruptly ended at this moment.
"Dan Feng... is this Dan Heng's name from his previous life?"
Although this emotion was exceptionally firm and pure, it still fell far short of being able to disturb Kevin's mind. It was equivalent to simply providing him with a piece of information.
Moreover, such a memory was so immersive that it allowed one to extract sufficient information even better than mere textual intelligence.
At least from this brief memory, Kevin could clearly sense this Vidyadhara's trust in that Dragon Lord. At the very least, Kevin could now be certain that the former Dragon Lord was definitely not simply a criminal. Before falling into this path, he should have been a hero known throughout the Xianzhou, just like Jingliu.
But who could have predicted the unpredictability of worldly affairs? Who could have imagined that a former hero would one day have his name erased by the Xianzhou and become a criminal exiled forever?
"These Vidyadhara eggs... could they all be...?"
Turning his head to look at the hundreds of Vidyadhara eggs arranged beside him, a rather unpleasant guess suddenly popped into Kevin's mind.
It's truly regrettable. Clearly these Vidyadhara were warriors worthy of respect, yet because of a turmoil, they pointlessly lost their lives on their own compatriots amidst confusion and resentment... Kevin did not believe such a thing was absolutely unavoidable.
But what could be done about it? Ever since Kevin arrived at the Xianzhou Luofu, everyone said that former Dragon Lord was an unforgivable criminal expelled from the Xianzhou. Yet these Vidyadhara eggs here told him that before that unknown event occurred, that Dragon Lord had always been a hero of the Xianzhou.
A hero committing such a heinous crime was naturally an unspeakable history and past for the Xianzhou. For most people who once admired him, it was an unacceptable reality and truth. Only Kevin, upon learning these things, inexplicably thought of another aspect.
No matter how great a hero is, so what? Heroes are also human; they also possess emotions and desires. And as long as one is human, it's inevitable to make mistakes.
Perhaps no one ever considered the beginning and end of these issues from his personal perspective. Perhaps no one will ever place him in an ordinary person's viewpoint, describing that mistake's occurrence in terms of emotions.
In most people's eyes, wrong is wrong—especially when that person was once a hero admired and trusted by all. Such a thing seems even more unlikely to happen to him.
But the final result was that everything ended... In such a farce, did anyone truly gain anything from it?
Kevin only saw regret and anger within it; he saw accusations and dissatisfaction. He also saw a shattered Vidyadhara race and a handful of shattered individuals.
Just like that Stellaron Hunter named Blade and the sword in his hand.
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