Time passed. It was unknown how much time had passed, but Wang Baole's consciousness still hadn't awakened. Although it seemed like an eternity, in truth, it had only been a single day on Celestial Fate Planet.
Of the twenty-four hours of the tenth day, twenty-one had passed. There was only two hours left until the end.
Compared to Wang Baole, a few of the other trial-takers had already successfully comprehended the tenth reincarnation, and it had already ended. However, as Wang Baole hadn't awakened, the trial continued, and the surrounding fog didn't disappear.
He was the only person who hadn't awakened in the fog trial by fire.
As for Xu Yinling, who was sitting in front of him, a great storm was raging in her heart. There was an unprecedented change in her expression. Everything she had seen in the past twenty hours had caused her shock to turn into shock, and then into shock. In the end, she began to tremble in reverence.
She hadn't succeeded in comprehending her tenth life, so she was able to clearly see the entire process of Wang Baole's comprehension. She wasn't looking at the scenes of his previous lives, but rather the fluctuations and changes of his aura as he sat there cross-legged.
At the beginning, Wang Baole's aura was so faint that it was almost nonexistent. Xu Yinling even had the misconception that the person sitting there wasn't a living person, but a corpse.
Perhaps it wasn't appropriate to describe him as a corpse. It was more appropriate to describe him as an inanimate object.
In her eyes, Wang Baole didn't seem like a person, but an object. That feeling was so clear that even Xu Yinling herself was shocked.
She didn't know what Wang Baole's tenth reincarnation was, so countless guesses surfaced in her mind. However, before she could guess for long, Wang Baole, who was sitting cross-legged like an inanimate object, experienced a new change in the waves of spirit energy coming from his body.
Even though the transformation was slight, it was very clear. It was as if an inanimate object had been given life and was gradually transforming into a blinding light. During the transformation process, the surrounding fog began to rumble as if thunder had exploded. It even began to rotate. If one were to observe carefully, they would be able to see that the fog was rotating with Wang Baole at its center.
It was as if the appearance of this spirit light had affected the entire area of the fog, and even the Celestial Fate Star. As for how large the area was affected, Xu Yinling didn't know, but she felt the earth tremble!
This caused Xu Yinling's shock to turn into astonishment. She didn't know what kind of epiphany from her past life could cause such a shocking change. However, this astonishment didn't last for long. As the new change appeared, huge waves of shock surged in her heart. Her thoughts were raised to the level of shock.
That was because … as the Spirit Light on Wang Baole's body grew stronger and stronger, and as the fog and the heavens and earth continued to vibrate, Wang Baole's expression changed. His facial features were contorted, as if he was experiencing unimaginable pain, and his body was trembling.
That wasn't the main point though. The main point was that, as Wang Baole's expression twisted, Xu Yinling saw with her own eyes cracks appear on Wang Baole's body like a spiderweb.
It was as if … his body was being crushed by an indescribable force, and he was on the verge of being crushed!
As the cracks spread, the spiritual light coming from Wang Baole grew brighter and brighter. In the end, it was as if he had become a huge source of light. When Xu Yinling looked at him, she felt a piercing pain in her eyes.
That caused her heart to tremble even more. Before long, more cracks appeared, and the spiritual light grew brighter and brighter. Shockingly, new changes began to appear on Wang Baole's body!
An aura … that caused Xu Yinling's heart to tremble and her heart to tremble. It exploded out from Wang Baole's body, causing her mind to go blank. It was as if she had lost all consciousness, leaving behind nothing but an ethereal aura!
In that ethereal state, she instinctively prostrated herself in worship, like a mortal encountering an immortal god!
It must be noted that Xu Yinling was a Dao Star, and yet she was still lost in this place. It was easy to imagine that Wang Baole's aura and fluctuations had reached an indescribable level!
Thankfully, the aura didn't last for very long. After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, it slowly receded, and everything returned to normal. Wang Baole's body regained its vitality, and the cracks disappeared.
Xu Yinling slowly awoke from her ethereal state. However, as soon as she did, her scalp went numb, as if it were about to explode. She trembled uncontrollably, and when she looked down, she realized that at some point in time, she really had been prostrating herself in worship.
"This … this …." Xu Yinling trembled. She didn't even dare to think about the reason or the answer. Her intuition told her that everything she had seen just now had to be buried deep in her heart.
That was because she was very clear that her Dao Star had an extremely high status. Even Wang Baole's Dao Star couldn't surpass her by much in terms of status. However, even such a high status Dao Star couldn't compare to the aura that Wang Baole had exuded just now. It was just like how Wang Baole seemed to have gathered the will of the entire world in his entire body.
It was a very strange feeling. It was purely an intuition, but it filled her with awe. It was as if she had seen … the center of the universe!
"I don't dare to think about it too deeply. I can't think about it too deeply …" Xu Yinling mumbled. Her body trembled even more violently, and it was at that moment …
Wang Baole woke up.
Wang Baole felt as if the universe had shattered, as if the void was blurry. He didn't know how much time had passed, but at a certain moment … his consciousness returned, and he opened his eyes.
There was confusion in his eyes. It was as if he couldn't see the fog in front of him, nor could he see the cautious Xu Yinling. What he saw … was the life of a storyteller, Sun De, and … endless darkness.
It wasn't Sun De's perspective, but the perspective of the black wooden board in Sun De's hand that had accompanied him for his entire life. He saw the hand holding him, saw the young Sun De's smug expression, and heard the crisp sound when he was picked up and slammed against the table.
That sound accompanied the entire story of Luo and Gu.
At the same time, he saw Sun De's broken legs in the wind and rain. He saw the tears that flowed down his face as he struggled in the rain, and heard the anguished wails that came from his mouth.
There was also Sun De in his later years, and the madman who immersed himself in the story. There was also that last shred of decency ….
Then the father and daughter appeared. Then the description of the true story continued. Then … Xu Yinling's body was crushed. Then … he saw … the final dissipation of the discarnate soul of the Ancient.
In the instant that Sun De dissipated, Xu Yinling's shattered body seemed to have received some sort of legacy ….
Wang Baole was silent for a long moment. Then, he let out a long sigh, and clarity slowly returned to his eyes.
"The legacy is the unwillingness and regret of the Ancient," he murmured. "The legacy is the unspoken obsession of the Ancient …. The Devil is obsessed with the cycle of reincarnation. The Demon is obsessed with the Heavenly Mountains and the Sea. The Eternal Will is unknown, and the Demigod and the Immortal are confused." Wang Baole murmured. It was only in this moment of clarity that he realized that his tenth previous life had not been the storyteller, Sun De, but rather, the black wooden board in his hand.
At the same time, he understood that in this world, regardless of whether it was true or false, regardless of whether it was a book or a nursery rhyme, in reality … it was nothing more than a stone stele.
He also knew that the 'Wei Yang' in this world was not the real Wei Yang.
Although he already knew a lot of the truth, there were still many new questions that came along with it. For example, where was the real Wei Yang? For example, was the connection between him and Wang Yiyi in his previous lives related to this life?
Furthermore … what was that blood-colored centipede …?
And … his own future.
All of this left Wang Baole speechless. His heart was filled with complex emotions. On one hand, it was because he knew the answer to all of these questions. On the other hand, it was because of his previous life.
"Black wooden board huh …." Wang Baole murmured. He laughed at himself for a moment. In some ways, he felt that perhaps he was just a coincidental Spirit Automaton who had been born as a result of a stroke of good fortune. He was not the Son of Destiny that people had once believed him to be.
"But so what?!" After a long moment passed, Wang Baole's eyes began to shine brightly. He didn't care about his previous life. All he knew was that in this life … he was called Wang Baole!
As soon as that thought appeared in his mind, Wang Baole's eyes began to shine brightly. It was as if his cultivation base and his will were resonating. Rumbling sounds filled his body as the enlightenment he had gained from his previous life exploded out!
However, in the instant that his cultivation base exploded out, a question suddenly popped into Wang Baole's mind!
"Something's not right!!
How come I can't remember when I ended up in Sun De's hand? "
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