The one hundred thousand feet stone monument stood before him, but Su Ming did not feel any joy in his heart, neither did he feel any sort of emotion because of the stone monument's gigantic size. He sat before the stone monument in a daze, and tears fell silently from his eyes.
There was no life in his eyes, but if anyone took a closer look, they would be able to see a faint flickering light in his right eye. That light was a runic symbol that was rapidly forming.
If anyone took that runic symbol out, then all those who looked at it would find that it was ancient, as if it had only existed for an endless amount of time and was incredibly difficult to find in the current era.
That runic symbol had not existed before Su Ming fused with the stone monument. Only when he completed the first fusion and the stone monument grew from twenty thousand feet to one hundred thousand feet did it naturally appear in Su Ming's right eye.
As time passed by, that runic symbol became clearer in Su Ming's right eye until it replaced his pupil. If anyone else looked towards Su Ming at that moment, they would definitely be shocked by the runic symbol that replaced his pupil in his right eye. It was as if the changes in the laws of the world were contained within that runic symbol, along with an ultimate truth that could not be described with words.
However, Su Ming did not pay any attention to this, neither did he bother himself with it. He stared at the stone monument before him blankly. Tears streaked down his cheeks and fell on his robes, but they could not seep into his body. Instead, they flowed down his robes and eventually … fell on the ground.
The sound of tears falling on the ground could only be heard with one's heart. That sound was soft, but it reverberated in Su Ming's heart, turning into warmth, unfamiliarity, and sadness that lingered for a long time.
Su Ming had always thought that the baby had floated alone in the galaxy and was then taken away by the Spirits of Nine Yin, but only just now did he truly realize that this was not the case … It was not like this. He had not been the only person floating in the galaxy in the past, but a mother holding her child. Even though the mother and child had already died, the warmth and tears before they died had all turned into the blankness in Su Ming's memories, and they had turned into an eternal memory.
Stabbing pain that was intertwined with each other traveled through his heart. His face was pale as he quietly went through the pain in his heart. Anguish appeared on his face, and in his head, he remembered everything that had happened when he was in the ancient bronze sword belonging to the Spirits of Nine Yin.
"So, at that time, she was so close to me …"
"Mother …" Su Ming mumbled. Blood capillaries gradually filled his eyes and a trickle of blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. That was the blood from his heart. It was the blood that would only flow out of a person's heart when their emotions were too strong and their mind was hurt due to great joy or sorrow.
Each drop of blood symbolized the face that would remain eternally in Su Ming's memories.
A crazed fire burned in his eyes. He clenched his fists tightly, even though this was the first time he had seen his mother, even though there was a sense of unfamiliarity in the familial love.
Yet his mother's tears, her actions of protecting the baby before she died, all of these things allowed Su Ming to find a warmth he had never felt before in this unfamiliar place.
Su Ming remembered a story his second senior brother had told him that had happened many years ago. There was a couple in the story, and everything that had happened to them in True Morning Dao World.
'This world … is built for Abyss …' Killing intent shone in Su Ming's eyes.
He had an irreconcilable grudge against True Morning Dao World to begin with, and right then, a great deal more had been added to that grudge. If Su Ming did not take revenge for it, he would definitely not stop.
'True Morning Dao World!' Su Ming sucked in a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. After a long while, he forced down the various thoughts in his heart. When he opened his eyes again, his sadness was hidden in the depths of his eyes. No one else could see it, but when he was lonely and thought of his family, he could experience the grief of blood being thicker than water.
The love between parents was incomparable in the world. Even though it had come suddenly and even though it was unfamiliar to him, the familial love had fused into his soul, and there was no way he would forget it just because it was unfamiliar to him.
Su Ming sat quietly and stared at the stone monument before him. At that moment, it was no longer cold in his eyes. It was no longer something that would force a person to inherit the legacy and die. Instead, it had become the path for Su Ming to retrieve his lost memories.
Compared to retrieving his lost memories, whether the stone monument could reach one million feet was no longer important. Su Ming stared at the stone monument, and time gradually passed.
He had no idea how much time had passed when a loud bang reverberated around him. Three huge cracks appeared in the air in the distance, and three people charged out from within.
When the three people appeared, shock and confusion appeared on their faces, three of the one hundred thousand stone monuments immediately shone with a brilliant light. As the light shone, shrill cries filled with unwillingness to admit defeat rang out, but they soon turned into nothingness.
Three new people had arrived, and from there, they replaced their predecessors.
Almost at the same time the three people arrived, a vortex appeared on the stone monument in front of Su Ming. An eye popped out from the vortex and met Su Ming's gaze at that instant.
Su Ming's body slowly turned into an illusion until he completely disappeared. He fused with the stone monument and disappeared without a trace.
This time, Su Ming's vision was no longer dark. He saw the dark sky, the blue waves of the seawater, smelled the presence of Berserkers, and sensed the familiar ripples of power.
He lowered his head and saw a pretty girl with an unforgettable face. She was seizing a big yellow dog by her side, and as if she was angry, she was scolding it nonstop.
The big yellow dog looked as if it had been wronged. It lowered its head and simply let the girl grab its fur. Occasionally, it would whimper.
As he looked at the girl, a gentle look gradually appeared on Su Ming's face.
"Yu Xuan …" he mumbled.
The girl turned her head around and looked at Su Ming in surprise.
"Hmm? Little dummy Su, what did you say? Ah, you're actually talking to me and saying my name? You … You … "The girl was momentarily stunned, and disbelief appeared on her face. She no longer bothered with the big yellow dog and went to Su Ming's side. She lifted her hand, intending to touch Su Ming's forehead.
Su Ming's expression was gentle. He did not dodge and simply allowed the girl to place her hand on his forehead.
When the girl saw Su Ming's expression and how he did not dodge, a strange look instantly appeared on her face. She even instinctively took a few steps back with a puzzled and disbelieving look on her face.
She remembered that Su Ming had been cold and impatient to her just moments ago, but now that he had changed, she immediately became wary.
Su Ming's gentle expression especially made the girl feel incredibly uncomfortable. She quickly took a few more steps back, and when she saw Su Ming standing up, she quickly spoke up.
"Um … The marriage your second senior brother mentioned isn't going to go through with it. Your … Your expression is so strange … Ah …" Before Yu Xuan could finish speaking, her mouth fell open, and she was stunned. Her body looked as if it had been frozen, and she stared at Su Ming dumbly.
Because the instant Su Ming stood up, he took a step forward and appeared beside the girl to hold her in his arms. Yu Xuan was completely dumbfounded. Her heart pounded against her chest, and she stood there in a daze, allowing Su Ming to hold her. Her mind was completely blank at that instant.
She was not the only one. The big yellow dog was also stunned and could not register what was going on even after some time had passed. The bald crane, which was peeking at them from the distance, also blinked at that instant, disbelief appearing on its face.
"You … You …" After being momentarily stunned, Yu Xuan immediately screamed and struggled to escape from Su Ming's arms. She retreated a hundred something feet, and anger appeared on her face as she glared at Su Ming. Just as she was about to say something, Su Ming spoke softly.
"Yu Xuan, thank you."
"Who are you?!" Yu Xuan asked instinctively. She had a feeling that the person before her was not the person she liked to tease.
Su Ming shook his head. His gaze fell on his second senior brother, who was meditating not too far away, as well as Hu Zi, who was snoring loudly, and his eldest senior brother, who had turned into a statue.
This was the ninth summit. Judging by the situation around him, this place was just as Su Ming had wished. It was before Dao Yuan had appeared.
"I can't change what has already happened, but I can change this place. Even if it's useless, I will still change it," Su Ming mumbled. He did not know what the stone monument's test for the Five Illusory Echelons was, but if he could return to his memories, he did not want things to be as they were in reality.
Su Ming's gaze fell on a woman in white who was looking at him quietly. It was Bai Su. There was a smile on her face, and she was also looking at Su Ming.
Su Ming had understood the meaning behind that smile in the past, but he had chosen to avoid it. Yet now, when he saw that smile again, the memory of Bai Su dying in the past appeared in his head. It was the same as when he had chosen to avoid it. He could not grab it, and could only let that strand of hair dance in the air and leave into the distance.
"I'm very happy to be able to see all of you again …" Hidden within Su Ming's eyes was the sadness he felt towards his mother. He looked very happy, and this was not a fake happiness. It was a happiness that came from the bottom of his heart towards seeing his old friends again.
There were two types of treasures in the world. One of them was a person who did not care about what they lost in the past. It was because of those memories that they cherished even more in the endless passage of time.
The other type was a person who cared about something a lot in the past. Even if they lost it, they would still care about it stubbornly. As time passed, those feelings would sink into their hearts and turn into nostalgia, turning into an even greater treasure than they had in the past.
Su Ming belonged to the latter.
He looked at the familiar faces, at the ninth summit, at his home, and at the people in the distance who had chosen to live in the ninth summit in the past and had even chosen to self-destruct to save him during the danger. Su Ming's smile was incredibly happy, and he was incredibly happy.
He smiled, even though that smile made Yu Xuan suspicious. Bai Su was also stunned. The yellow dog that was the Abyss Dragon was incredibly surprised, because they did not understand.
Boom!
As Su Ming smiled, a muffled bang came from the distance. It was the ripples of power that came from the Rune in the area being torn apart. Su Ming had sensed it in the past, and now … when he sensed it again, he gradually turned around. The smile on his face gradually disappeared, and a monstrous killing intent appeared in his eyes.
"Dao Yuan, I've waited for you … for an entire cycle of life and death!"
There was no need for too much explanation for this sort of hate. Perhaps some people would understand it, but perhaps … no one would. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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