Chapter 182: The Old Hero of the Lonely Shadow
The old dragon emperor didn't immediately talk to Wang Shi about the things he promised, but slowly talked about other things. Updates are fast and ad-free.
"Do you know why I watched you kill Rongcang, Tongqi and other clans while standing by and watching?"
"Probably they can only be regarded as a speck of dust in the history of eternity. β
The old dragon emperor glanced at Wang Shi with appreciation, it was too little to be able to get out of front of him and focus on history, he said slowly: "Rongcang and Tongqi, both of them have good talents, and if they are lucky, it is not too difficult to reach the realm of heavenly demons. But such a genius, I have seen too many in ten thousand years, among all races. β
"I've seen a lot of things, and I feel like it's commonplace. People who eat steamed buns every day will naturally not have their eyes lit up like beggars when they see steamed buns. β
"There's another reason, and that's that even if they're lucky enough to really grow up to the same extent as me. But it's of no real use, and you're going to die here in the end. β
Wang Shi was still quite surprised by this news, and couldn't help asking, "Why?" The strength of the Old Dragon Emperor is far more than just the Human Immortal Realm, why is it useless?
The old dragon emperor seemed to be reminiscing about the previous years, and said: "Rush out of the wilderness and revitalize the glory of all races." Do you think I really haven't thought about such a thing? I've been thinking about it for three thousand years. In the past 3,000 years, I have led all the races, constantly rushing and killing, trying to break out of the wilderness, and trying my best to try, but to no avail. β
"You see the Ancient Barrier. It is not only a barrier to humanity, but also to us. It took me six hundred years just to find a way out of there. That barrier is a heavenly demon comparable to a divine dragon and a tripartite immortal weapon evolved together, if you want to get out, you need to resist the joint coercion of the heavenly demon and the immortal weapon. β
"I practiced hard, and I even caught several immortal weapons from my ancestors. But when I finally broke out of the Ancient Barrier and looked back, I realized that I was the only one who could rush out with my powerful cultivation, and the other strong people who followed me had already died inside. β
"And when I was about to stay away from the Ancient Ancients and find out what was going on with the human race, the guards of the Ancient Beings appeared, directly used the immortal weapon to severely injure me, and I had to flee back to the Ancient Ancients. β
"Naturally, I was not convinced, and I practiced penance for thousands of years, constantly rushing and killing, and finally grinded the caretaker outside to death, and I also used countless methods to make the immortal weapon fall into a deep sleep. The first barrier was finally overcome by me. But the next questions are more difficult than the other. β
"Carrying the weight of the outside world, I began to leave the Araku to find out what the outside world was like. It didn't occur to me that the farther away I was from the Wilderness, the more I would be repressed. When I was 100,000 miles away from the Desolate Ancient, the cultivation of my Immortal Realm was only suppressed to the Condensation Qi Realm, and I had to go back to the Desolate Ancient and find a way again. Otherwise, it will not work if you get out of the wilderness. β
"After 400 years, I discovered something that shocked me even moreβmy cultivation could no longer progress even a bit, no matter how hard I tried! This kind of thing is more serious than other situations before. It took me ten years to think about it before I came up with a result. β
"Kun can be produced in the North Stygian Sea, but only small fish can be found in small pools. In this land of desolate times, only the existence of human fairyland can be allowed. There will always be forces in nature that stand in the way of development. If I want to break through the Earth Immortals, it's impossible. β
"I tried to figure out all sorts of ways to solve this problem, but in the end, they all failed. Even if I let the three clones all cultivate to the peak of the human immortal realm, I won't be able to break through to the earth immortal realm when I finally merge them. β
"It was only then that I finally realized that I couldn't break out of the wilderness. So I started to train strong juniors and let them try something. However, all the tribes that rushed out were suppressed like me, and they all had all kinds of problems, and they never succeeded. β
"Emperor Xiong is an exception, he can go in and out of the Wilderness at will, and the suppression he receives outside is not much stronger. There are too many coincidences in such an example, not only did he completely replace his bloodline, but he also had adventures and a strong friend to be able to get to where he is today. However, when he is outside, it is difficult to break through the human fairy realm and reach the earth fairy land. Such an example cannot be replicated. β
"For a thousand years, countless attempts failed, and I was in a state of confusion. If I can't make progress in my cultivation in this life, all the methods have failed, and my clansmen can't rush out, am I going to die of old age in this land?"
"I didn't try again, I looked up at the sky and sat for a hundred years. β
"As soon as I woke up, I finally understood a truth: this world has changed, and even if I break out of the wilderness, I can't change too many things. All I can do is maintain the bloodline of the Desolate Ancients and keep them alive. After countless years, maybe there will be a time to let them out. β
"All nations will continue to multiply in my hand, and they will not be cut off. But it can't be too expansive, and too many races are not allowed to appear in the wilderness. So I want to be a butcher, who precisely controls the livestock in the circle, kills more and raises less, and will always be stable in a stable state. β
"There's only so much I can do, maybe that's my calling, the purpose of my existence. β
The old dragon emperor said a lot, but his tone did not fluctuate, these ten thousand years of magnificent years, in his opinion, are just a river flowing water.
Wang Shi said that the old Dragon Emperor was "trapped in prison, the end of the hero, the ambition has not been rewarded, and the wish can be spread" is really a pertinent evaluation, but he didn't expect the old Dragon Emperor to experience such twists and turns.
Three thousand years of hard searching, three thousand years of thinking, and endless suffering could not defeat this resolute Dragon Emperor, but in the end, he had to accept a fact that could never be changed.
The things that I have worked hard for all my life and fought for are just a bubble, and ordinary people are afraid that they will collapse immediately. But the old Dragon Emperor didn't, he still stood at the forefront of all races, thinking about what he could do, and consuming his last life for it.
In comparison, the life and death of strong people such as Rong Cang and Tongqi are really not worth mentioning. Even the life and death of Fu Qian and other demon emperors are not worth mentioning.
This is also the reason why the old Dragon Emperor did not show too much excitement about the manifestation of the god ancestors, they already knew that this world had undergone earth-shaking changes and no longer belonged to them. All they can do is get stuck in one side.
All the forces are a speck of dust in front of the rolling history.
If it is placed in ancient times, with the talent of the old dragon emperor, he can definitely reach the level of those gods, even if it is comparable to the divine dragon. It's a pity that he can only be trapped in the desolation, watching his life pass by.
The old dragon emperor was well aware of his mission, so he had adjusted his breath to the lowest for many years, in order to continue his life, and only came out at the most critical time to adjust the direction of the progress of all races.
The arrival of Wang Shi represents the yin and yang that once destroyed all races. The old dragon emperor naturally wanted to see what was going on, but the strength and courage shown by the other party later, as well as the confrontation just now, made the old dragon emperor change his original mind.
After a hundred years, it is still in control, and it can be forced for a thousand years, but what will happen after three thousand years?
The old dragon emperor knew that if he couldn't see the long term, all races would definitely die. Even if this is the historical ending that should be, the old Dragon Emperor has unwillingness in his heart, and he is even more unbearable, he wants to fight everything and continue to retain the blood of all races.
Wang Shi fell into shock again, he really understood the old dragon emperor at this time, and he couldn't help but regret his previous rash conclusion.
There are really things in the world that you can't understand. If you haven't really experienced the same thing, you will never feel it personally, let alone the changes of the past few years, who can make an evaluation?
An era becomes dust, the last lonely old hero.
In the eternal world, there is only a lonely shadow of the old dragon emperor.
Wang Shi was quiet for a long time before he raised his head again, looked at the old Dragon Emperor, and said seriously: "I know Qinglong, I know Shenlong, they are all my friends, the original gods, there are too many trusts in me. I also respect you. If there's anything you need me to do, just ask, and I'll do it!"
The old dragon emperor smiled instead, "Now I'll let you die? Your knife is too strong and too fierce, and it doesn't have any toughness." If there is a failure, how can you bear it? When the time comes, it will completely collapse, and you will no longer be able to kill. β
Wang Shi smiled and said, "I won't let failure happen." β
The old Dragon Emperor said calmly: "In this world, there has never been an invincible. β
But all living beings are bound to fail, and no one is exempt. Only failure can create a truly strong man.
Wang Shi didn't care too much about it, and said, "Then you will naturally understand." β
The old dragon emperor glanced at Wang Shi, as if he had seen many shadows, and finally did not say more, but said: "You have already understood all the cause and effect relationships, and you must have guessed what I am going to let you do." β
Wang Shi looked at the old dragon emperor seriously and said, "Are you really sure that I can?"
The old dragon emperor also said seriously: "Except for you, there is nothing else. Emperor Xiong has such potential, but he is still not as good as you after all. I've seen too many geniuses through the ages. They are more than you and always have something to lose. β
Wang Shi pondered for a long time, and finally cherished a promise: "I, Wang Shi, hereby swear, if the desolate ancient is to be destroyed in the future, I will come to save it, and I will let it continue to exist! If I live, I will always obey my oath!"
A smile finally appeared on the corner of the old Dragon Emperor's mouth, the only smile in thousands of years.