Emperor Shun remained silent.
The hall fell into a deathly silence. Quite a number of star guards, who had been writing, raised their heads in shock and looked at Rock Dragon old man.
Some of them had been writing in here for their entire lives, and their arms were as steady as mountains. They had never made a single mistake. But now, as they slightly moved their fingers, ugly scratches were left on the dragon-skin scrolls, and the thousands of meters long scrolls were destroyed for no reason.
Human beings were born with all kinds of desires, such as power, money, land, women … But between life and death, there was a great fear. The desire for life and the fear of death became the ultimate desire.
Rock Dragon old man had lived for many years. He had served at least five human emperors. Not only had he lived for a long time, but he had also memorized countless secret files and knowledge. It could even be said that he was a living treasure trove of the human civilization.
He knew all the secrets of the humankind, all the secrets of the humankind, and all the information about Pan Gu world that the humankind collected with great efforts, he knew all about it.
Rock Dragon old man was way too important to the humankind. He failed to step into the level of Supreme Magus for a long time. Therefore, generations of human emperors tried everything they could to prolong his life. They collected all kinds of life-prolonging treasures from all over the world to prolong his life year after year.
However, Rock Dragon old man was too old. Unlike Candle Dragon Gui, he didn't have the Candle Dragon bloodline and was born with a long life. After all, he was still a human being, a peak-level Divine Magus, unable to make any further progress. No matter how many life-prolonging medicines he had, his body still couldn't stand the erosion of time, and was already on the verge of collapse.
"I thought a wise man like you had already seen through life and death." After a long while, Emperor Shun said with a slight surprise, "After all, the fear between life and death, even the most ordinary human warriors have seen it clearly."
Taking a deep breath, Emperor Shun raised his head, looking at the cyan-black dome, looking at the streams of light pouring down from it, and murmured to himself, "At least, when countless human warriors put on armors and weapons and marched to the Chi Ban Mountain to fight against the non-humankind, they wouldn't be afraid of death."
Shaking his head, Emperor Shun lowered his head, looked at those silent star guards, and murmured, "At least, facing the flood, facing those water-kind creatures, our flood-control warriors were risking their lives."
"They weren't as smart as you. Many of them were even muddle-headed. For many young people, learning to write was as painful as being tortured. They didn't know any principles, they truly didn't know any principles. "
"However, the non-humankind attempted to kill their parents, rape their sisters, and occupy the lands left by their ancestors. Therefore, they puffed out their chests and risked their lives to fight against the non-humankind. Gong Gong and the water-kind wanted to destroy the entire humankind with a flood and turn the humankind into slaves of the water-kind. Therefore, they risked their lives to fight against the water-kind."
Emperor Shun slightly shook his head and said, "Among our humankind, there are many brave men who are not afraid of death."
Smiling bitterly, Emperor Shun looked at Rock Dragon and said with a dry voice, "I just didn't think that you, the wisest human being, would …"
"Is it shameful that I'm afraid of death?" Rock Dragon Old Man smiled. His smile was as clear as water. There was no struggle or hesitation on his face. His eyes were deep and clear like a newborn baby's, without any impurities.
Looking at Rock Dragon old man's eyes, Ji Hao knew that Rock Dragon old man had 'figured everything out'.
As expected of a person with great wisdom, he had already seen through everything and thought through all problems. Even if the path he chose was wrong, he had still reached a state where his mind was as clear as a mirror.
"I am afraid of death because I have lived for too long. I am afraid of death because I know too much. I'm afraid of death because I'm the one who appreciates life the most. I'm afraid of death because I'm the human who understands the beauty of the world the best. "
"I want to live, so that I can see all the mountains and rivers in this world; I want to live, so that I can watch the sunrise and sunset in every corner of this world; I want to live, so that I can see the clouds gathering and dispersing in every corner of this world; I want to live, so that I can appreciate different kinds of flowers in spring and snow in winter."
"I know too much, but I found that the more I know, the more I don't know … Emperor Shun, do you know how many kinds of stones there are in Pan Gu world? Do you know how many kinds of bugs there are in this world? Do you know how many kinds of fishes there are in this world? "
"This, this is only Pan Gu world. Pan Gu world alone took me so many years, but I still failed to figure out all its secrets! Some people even told me that Pan Gu world is only one of countless worlds in the vast Chaos. "
"I want to see those worlds, I want to appreciate the beauty of those worlds, I want to drink wine and paint under the towering trees of those worlds, I want to stroll under the starry sky of those worlds … I want to taste the beauties of those worlds, and spread my bloodline to the four corners of the world!"
"I can't bear it. I have so many wonderful things that I haven't seen, never experienced, and so much knowledge that I don't know. I want to turn into a puff of dirt, a rotten corpse … Even if countless descendants will offer offerings to me year after year, worshiping me as their ancestor soul, what's the point?"
"So, you betrayed me … betrayed the humankind!" Emperor Shun nodded with a bitter smile and said, "I should have known it long ago. Among the entire humankind, you are the only one who knows so much about the weaknesses of my six magic treasures, and is able to craft the 'People and Country Painting' in advance! But, I don't want to believe it! "
Rock Dragon old man calmly looked at Emperor Shun. He slowly stood up from the bronze board, his long hair and beard fluttering in the air. His nearly thirty meters long hair and beard were carried by an invisible gust of wind, gently swaying around him.
"You don't want to believe it?" Rock Dragon old man smiled blandly. Glancing at the two young men behind him, he said blandly, "Let me do something to make you believe … It seems that Ying Zun, Se Zun, and Yuu Zun have all failed. Does the human emperor have some secrets that even I don't know? But, my two masters, this seems to be what you want, isn't it? "
The two young men laughed out loud. They nodded and said in chorus, "Great! Then, let's see which one of us gets the soul of your human emperor first!"
Rock Dragon old man laughed out loud and clapped his hands. Above the hall, countless pearls sparkled with a magical light, while a strong power vibration descended from the sky. Next, silhouettes showed up one after another.
At least ten-thousand of them were wearing heavy armors, their eyes sparkling with a five-colored light. Holding sharp blades, they silently marched towards Emperor Shun's guards.
Rock Dragon old man gave a resonant roar. His long hair transformed into dazzling beams of light, piercing towards Emperor Shun and Ji Hao.
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