Chapter 1876 - Dam World
“All of you, back up, don’t go over there.” Shi Hao said, his voice extremely serious.
He was extremely worried. Was a living creature going to appear here? It wasn’t entirely impossible for undying existences to crawl over to this side of the dam.
“On that side, is it an immortal realm, or is it the other side? Don’t tell me that it leads to an incredibly powerful and mysterious world?” The crimson dragon said quietly, inwardly fearful.
They had just arrived here, yet they already saw true immortal remains. That corpse was in terrible condition, scars everywhere, all types of injuries covering its body, like claw marks, fist holes, and others.
Apart from this, there were scorched black marks from being struck by lightning, as well as a wave of inauspicious aura.
Just what exactly did he experience?
“Why do I feel like he has only been dead for a few decades, not like a corpse from tens of thousands of years ago?” The Heavenly Horned Ant asked in doubt.
Shi Hao nodded. This was precisely the reason why he became cautious and careful, having everyone back up.
Everyone became incredibly serious, backing up while sizing up the surroundings. The dam was too shocking, like a steel stream, towering in front of them, extremely imposing.
In this region, there were many giant star remains scattered about.
Shi Hao moved alone, continuing forward, carefully sizing up the surrounding scenery, looking for abnormalities.
Fortunately, in the end, they still didn’t see any living things.
He felt great dao force here, as well as all types of terrifying laws that exceeded the Nine Heavens Ten Earths. There were some laws that were too astonishing, things he had never seen before.
In this place, there were layers after layers of mysterious ripples. Normal people couldn’t sense it at all, only someone at Shi Hao’s cultivation realm could sense it.
It was formless, yet in his eyes, they were like streaks of light, currently spreading from behind the dam, turning into ripples.
“Countless dao laws, endless great dao, it is a frightening place after all. This is the best place for comprehending the dao, tempering the self!” Shi Hao said.
However, he knew that those ripples and that light weren’t suitable for others. They couldn’t see it because their cultivation levels were too low.
“Where is the formation from before?” Shi Hao looked around.
In the past, the reason he was able to leave with Sanzang and Shenming was because they discovered a simple and crude, graffiti-like pattern.
“It’s still here, but we can’t leave through this. It has become more and more blurry, and we can’t head to its final destination anymore.”
By the dam, waves of gray mist surged, this place becoming more and more profound and unfathomable. Shi Hao sensed a dangerous aura from this place.
“Big bro, just what is there behind the dam? Can we go and take a look?” Zhu Lin asked.
The others also longed for this, filled with expectation.
Shi Hao shook his head, telling them clearly that forget about them, even if it was him, there was no way of heading to the other side of the dam.
Of course, he was definitely going to look around, because he was now much stronger than before. However, he couldn’t bring them with him.
“Let’s go, I’ll send you to a place to cultivate and temper yourselves. The path will begin from where your feet can touch the ground!” Shi Hao said.
He pointed behind him. There was a sandy land, having them turn around and walk towards that region.
It was a desert, extremely quiet.
After all these years passed, there was still only a faint line of footprints, extremely light, engraved in the fine sand. There was nothing else.
A line of footprints, a vague path. It was extremely shallow, a bit difficult to see clearly. However, they were sure that it was left behind by a humanoid creature.
Hong!
When the Heavenly Horned Ant stepped out, landing on the sand, blood energy surged, lightning erupting, blasting over.
Dong!
The Heavenly Horned Ant was shaken up, its entire body scorched black, staggering backwards.
This was extremely terrifying. This place had a mysterious power.
At the same time, bloody mist surged, a mysterious aura erupting.
“Bring this willow branch with you!” Shi Hao said.
A sparkling and translucent willow branch appeared in his hands. This was precisely something obtained from this region, left behind by Willow Deity. Back then, he also used this branch to protect himself.
“This is a tempering path, yet we still need a divine branch to protect us?” Those people were shocked.
“This path is one ordinary people can’t take to begin with, only true immortals and undying beings can cross it. Meanwhile, countless years ago, who knew how many great eras ago, there was only one person who could leave behind his footsteps.” Shi Hao said, pointing at the shallow line of footprints.
Shi Hao produced Willow Deity’s branch, personally sending them on their way, heading towards the lightning abyss.
Sure enough, along the way, they were shocked. They couldn’t leave behind any footprints. No matter what they did, nothing was effective.
“Don’t try anymore, from past until now, it is unknown just how many unrivaled creatures came here, like the restricted regions’ kings and immortal kings, but none of them could leave behind their footprints!” Shi Hao said.
This left everyone shocked. They were all deeply shaken.
“Do you see this line of faint footsteps? From the past until now, everyone has followed these steps, arriving through this trail.”
The reason why he discovered this dam, knowing that there were true immortals and undying beings who died here, was all because he followed these traces.
Heavenly Horned Ant, Cao Yusheng, Shi Zhong and the others were all shocked, truly stunned.
“Back then, I started precisely from the lightning abyss, so you all should also start from there.” Shi Hao said.
It was dangerous along the way, an inauspicious aura pervading the air. There was bloody mist surging, drawing over the attacks of lightning radiance. However, they got through this more scared than hurt, arriving before the lightning abyss.
“Hold onto this branch, don’t get too far away from it. At the crucial time, it can protect all of you.” Shi Hao warned.
When they approached the lightning abyss, they were all shocked. This was an ocean abyss formed from lightning. Lightning pools rose and fell in that place.
There were lightning pools that were even more so accompanied by immortal energy, immortal radiance swirling about. It was too shocking.
Shi Hao didn’t leave, instead sitting down, watching over them for a period of time first to prevent anything unexpected from happening.
For three whole years, he didn’t leave. During this time, he also immersed himself deeper within, facing tribulation, baptising himself here.
Of course, whenever he entered, the others would keep some distance, or else they would definitely become caught up in this, and at that time, it would be difficult to survive.
Everyone was shocked. There were all types of great dao natural laws in the lightning, as if they were the source of heavenly tribulation, stored within mysterious laws and dao.
Shi Hao watched carefully, protecting them here.
The Lightning Spirits woke up. They were like fish that returned to the water, like dragons that returned to the great sea. This place was just too suitable for them. The three Lightning Spirits screamed out, throwing themselves in, greedily taking in lightning radiance.
They continuously evolved during these three years!
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The fourth year, Shi Hao left, heading for the dam world alone.
Because he didn’t have Willow Deity’s branch with him, this journey was extremely dangerous, losing quite a bit of blood along the way, his flesh about to break apart, suffering greatly.
Shi Hao was shaken up inside. This path was meant for true immortals and undying beings after all. He was so powerful, yet he still suffered serious injuries.
However, he still held on, returning to the dam’s vicinity.
Moreover, along the way, he continuously adjusted his body. By the time he reached the dam, his injuries were already completely recovered from.
“I want to see just what exactly there is on the other side of the dam!”
Shi Hao climbed onto the dam, standing on it, surveying the scene beyond!
The mist was endless, stretching further than the eye could see, completely blocking everything.
Apart from this, there were some ripples. Only at his cultivation realm, could light be seen, spreading over, disturbing him.
These were great dao ripples, dao light. Normal creatures couldn’t see it. It naturally came out from the other side of the dam.
“I want to see clearly with supreme being heavenly eyes, see through all illusions!” Shi Hao released a low roar.
He sat on the dam, doing everything he could, using all of his cultivation. His eyes immediately became dim, releasing immortal mist. Then, blazing immortal dao light swirled about.
This was the limit of the power he could use. It actually carried an immortal dao feeling!
It worked! What Shi Hao saw left him shaken!
Waves rose and fell, a divine sea stretched endlessly!
Behind the dam was a sea, an inconceivable sea.
Within the rising and falling of the waves, there were ruined ancient realms rising and falling one after another, faintly discernible in the waves. There were some that were wiped out, some that were dried up, some that became froths and shadows.
“How is this possible?!” Shi Hao felt that this was unbelievable.
The sea was boundless. Right now, it was calm and peaceful, only a few waves moving. However, each time, there would be many ruined ancient realms vanishing.
These waves, these splashes, were they caused by them? There were worlds within!
Hong!
Suddenly, a great wave rushed into the heavens. Shi Hao saw an extremely massive world appear in the waves, hiding in the sky reaching giant wave.
“Is this a realm sea?!” He was indescribably shocked.
Right now, he sensed different ancient realms, different auras. They crossed the great river of time, rushing over.
Those different waves, the different ruined ancient worlds all carried different auras, different great dao playing out.
“Save me!”
Not far out, in the waves, there was a creature covered in blood, extremely weak, struggling in the sea, wishing to approach this place.
She had immortal energy on her, as well as undying force. However, after a wave crashed down, she felt despair. Blood spilled out from her mouth and nose, and then she sank into the sea, disappearing without a trace.
She was already close to the dam, but still didn’t reach it.
Shi Hao’s soul shook. This place was too mysterious, and also too terrifying. He actually saw a living creature. Was it a creature from that great era?
In the following decade, Shi Hao didn’t move at all, quietly watching the surroundings.
During this period, there were many times where blood came out of his eyes, so he had to stop.
However, after each time, he would be able to last longer, see further.
After ten years passed, he could see even further.
“There is an island in the sea!”
He saw that in the sea, within the depths, there was an island laying there. There was a creature on it, actually burning his true self to scatter the terrifying mist.
He saw that further out, there was a creature crossing the sea, his entire body covered in injuries, exhausted and dying.
Of course, he saw extremely powerful creatures that actually didn’t suffer any damage as well!
He saw a man who held a lantern in hand, advancing in the dusky mist covered sea, walking extremely slowly, wishing to return.
Apart from this, on some islands, he also saw creatures that weren’t moving. They were all standing tall, not moving at all.
“Black… ancient boats?”
Apart from all of this, Shi Hao even saw an ancient ship. It was pitch-black like ink. Someone was relying on it to cross the sea!