Five hundred feet away from Su Ming was the third Heavenly Incense in the Heavenly Incense Rune. When it copied Su Ming's level of cultivation, a whirlwind roared and filled the area. Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole was breathing in the whirlwind with his physical body. A large number of wounds had appeared on his body at that moment, but they were rapidly healing.
Gray light shone in the clone's eyes. There was a strange sort of intelligence in them. As he charged forward, countless pictures could be seen flashing in his pupils. Those pictures were of Su Ming's future path of cultivation, which had been copied by the third Heavenly Incense.
It was just as Su Ming had deduced. The clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole was indeed using a unique method to Brand Su Ming's future path of cultivation into his heart.
Through this Brand, he turned it into the path he wanted to walk, so that his level of cultivation would not stop because he had cut off his connection with Su Ming. Since he could see Su Ming's future, he was confident that he could surpass him.
As he moved forward, Su Ming remained outside the Heavenly Incense Rune with an arrogant expression. Without a hint of hesitation, he continued moving forward. He swung his arm and decided to let go of his mind so that the third Heavenly Incense could copy him to its heart's content.
When he was about two hundred feet away from the Heavenly Incense Rune, a rumble that only he could hear came from his body. His state of being seemed to have risen, and his level of cultivation instantly broke through Death Realm to reach a strange Realm where he felt like he could turn into the galaxy. It was … the Realm of Sublime Paragons!
There could only be one Sublime Paragon in a True World. It was impossible for a second one to appear. This was the rule, the rule of Arid Triad!
At that moment, Su Ming sensed the power of a Sublime Paragon. It was a feeling that if he lifted his head, he could control the universe in his hands. This feeling came from the fake power of a Sublime Paragon.
"Sublime Paragon …" Arrogance appeared in Su Ming's eyes. With a step forward, he charged towards the Heavenly Incense Rune. When he took two steps and was less than fifty feet away from the Rune, his cultivation base was stirred up again in the fake state, causing it to rise to the peak of Sublime Paragons. However, Su Ming still did not stop. When he stepped in front of the Heavenly Incense Rune and stood under the third Heavenly Incense, his cultivation base let out a bang and broke through Sublime Paragon Realm to reach a Realm Su Ming could not understand, but he knew that it was definitely not Avacaniya Realm.
This realm was so strong that with a single thought, he could destroy the hurricanes in the sky. With a single divine sense, he could extinguish all living beings.
Su Ming stood under the third Heavenly Incense, and with an arrogant gaze, he asked languidly, "Is this the peak of my power that you can copy?"
"If that's all, then your imitation … isn't enough to make my clone become independent." Su Ming lifted his right hand and struck the third Heavenly Incense.
With it, the Heavenly Incense shuddered with a bang. Then, a faint will that seemed to be filled with contempt spread out from the third Heavenly Incense and charged towards Su Ming to suppress him.
This will was what Hu Zi had mentioned earlier. He had sensed a similar will of life in the Heavenly Incense Array.
Clearly, the arrogance in Su Ming's words had angered the will slightly. At that moment, when it pressed down on Su Ming, a buzzing voice echoed in Su Ming's mind.
"This Realm is the strongest Realm I have derived based on thine own state of being and thine own will. With thine arrogance, thou shalt know that Realms are not empty words. If thou dare open thy mind and let me understand thy true thoughts, then I will know whether there is a path of cultivation in the world that I cannot copy!"
"It's impossible for me to open my mind, but it won't be difficult for me to let you know my thoughts when I cultivate, but if you cannot copy it, then what?!" Su Ming said flatly with a swing of his arm.
"If you cannot do it, then I will naturally make thine clone lose his consciousness once more so that he will belong to thine once more." There was a confident tone in the voice of the Rune's will as it echoed in the air.
"Is that the only way? If you can copy it, then I will give up on my clone and let him become independent under your will, but if you cannot copy it, then I will make … one of your nine Heavenly Incenses be destroyed for eternity!
"With this punishment, I will let you know that if you touch my things, then you will have to pay the price." Su Ming's voice was calm, but the grim killing intent in it made the will of the Rune fall silent for a moment before it let out a cold harrumph.
Su Ming leaped up and charged towards the top of the third Heavenly Incense. In an instant, he closed in on it and sat down cross-legged at the end of the extinguished incense stick. A glint shone in his eyes, and once he closed them, ripples spread out from the ring on his right hand. They did not spread outwards, but fused into his body and surrounded his soul. Then, when he spread his will outwards, the will of the Rune on the third Heavenly Incense surged into Su Ming's body and attacked his soul.
However, Su Ming's soul was protected by the ring, and he was completely unbothered by the actions of the Heavenly Incense's will. He did not spread out, but only revealed a corner of it to spread out Su Ming's determination towards his future path of cultivation.
At the instant booming sounds reverberated in Su Ming's body, the will of the Rune sensed Su Ming's thoughts in the wisp of soul he had revealed. Immediately, Su Ming's level of cultivation rose again while he was still in the false state of cultivation.
This time, he still did not reach Avacaniya Realm, but as it rose, Su Ming's level of cultivation became stronger. In the end, as the booming sounds in his body rose, the will of the Rune let out a low roar filled with disbelief.
"This … This is … Thou dost Possess Arid Triad's great disaster? This is impossible!"
"Why is it impossible? With my power of Abyss Builders' Possession, continue making deductions and see whether it is possible!" Su Ming opened his eyes, and a ghastly look appeared in them. When he spoke, the will of the Rune used a unique method to make deductions again.
In just the span of a few breaths, Su Ming's cultivation base rose explosively once more. At the same time, he sensed that Arid Triad's four Great True Worlds seemed to exist in his mind. The four Great True Worlds seemed to have become a part of Su Ming's body. Besides the four Great True Worlds, Su Ming also sensed that there were three Great Ancient Kingdoms in the galaxy!
They were Arid Triad's Ancient Kingdoms!
Almost at the instant the four Great True Worlds and the three Great Ancient Kingdoms appeared in Su Ming's mind, his level of cultivation reached a breakthrough with a bang and reached an unbelievable Realm. Before Su Ming could even experience this Realm, two pictures instantly appeared in his mind.
These two pictures were not created by Su Ming. Instead, the will of the Rune had been shocked by the power of future cultivation in Su Ming's mind, and as it used a unique method to verify and make deductions, it had lost control due to shock. What was originally only visible to the will of the Rune, and at that moment, Su Ming saw it.
The first scene was a blood-colored starry sky. The reason why the starry sky was red was because there were countless broken bodies within it.
There was no end to the corpses, and they formed a picture that would shock anyone who saw it. They could sense that the galaxy … belonged to Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos.
Among the countless corpses was a man. He had a head of white hair and was dressed in a black robe. He threw his head back and let out an incredibly sorrowful roar. That man … was Su Ming!
There was an ancient air on his face. His hair was snow white, and there were countless wounds on his body. He had already lost his left hand, and there were only bones left in his legs. There was a crimson arrow stuck in his chest after it had pierced through him. Around him … Hu Zi's eyes were open, but he was no longer breathing. Second senior brother's body had shattered, and only his head was left. There was a hole at the center of his brows, and his body and soul had been destroyed.
Eldest senior brother was also there. His body stood tall among the corpses not too far away. He had already died in battle!
Most of the corpses around the shattered white ring were unfamiliar faces, but there were some that Su Ming was familiar with. Yu Xuan was among them. Her eyes were closed, as if she was a sleeping sun, but the spot where her heart was located was filled with dried blood. No one knew how long she had been dead.
On the other side was Su Xuan Yi. He knelt on one knee with his head lowered while he held a woman's corpse in his arms. He did not move and had already breathed his last.
Further away was the elder. His legs had already shattered. Even before he died, his lifeless eyes were still staring at the galaxy, and a hint of madness appeared in them.
Further away, Su Ming saw a young figure. It was Lei Chen, whom he had never been able to find in the past. His body … had been cut into pieces. His head had been pierced by a long spear and pinned to a piece of flesh. He was looking at Su Ming, and there was regret and anguish in his eyes, along with a hint of release.
Everyone, Chang He, Flame Fiends' Progenitor, everything, and all the people Su Ming was familiar with had died in battle. Xu Hui was by Su Ming's side as well. There was still a smile on her lifeless face.
"Su Ming, you have to be strong. You have to live. You have to … live …" A weak voice with endless grief came from the galaxy, from a huge gap in the galaxy …
As the voice spoke, a black feather floated down and landed in front of Su Ming.
That voice belonged to the bald crane.
The picture ended, and Su Ming shuddered. Then, the second picture appeared. In it, he was dressed in a blood-red robe, and with a callous and merciless gaze, he had a boundless sea of blood behind him. It could be seen that there were 180 Expanse Cosmoses in that sea of blood, and it was … Dark Dawn!
All of Dark Dawn was dyed in blood …
"Demon! He's Arid Triad's Demon Paragon! " Shrill screams of pain filled with terror came from the area in front of Su Ming. Saint Defier Expanse Cosmos was also formed by 180 Expanse Cosmoses.
The picture ended, and Su Ming opened his eyes. They were crimson red, and he stared at the Heavenly Incense Rune. His voice was like an ancient, freezing wind, and there was a hint of trembling in it.
"What did I see?!"
Silence. The Heavenly Incense Rune fell completely silent at that instant.
"What did I see?!" Su Ming roared. When he lifted his right hand, the white ring flew out with a bang from his finger. It grew to become several thousands of feet big in midair and enveloped the area, causing the galaxy to look as if it was about to shatter. Endless mighty pressure descended, and a destructive will descended from Su Ming's body without holding anything back.
"I will ask you one last time. What did I see?!"
"My Rune is not a Relocation, nor is it a summon. It is a prayer … to predict the future and open up the path of time … What you saw … is … the secrets of the universe that cannot be changed!"
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