The process of the Intermediate Dragon Enlightenment was still fresh in Shen Lang's memory.
If there was a word to describe it, it would be survival in the face of death.
Although Shen Lang had repeatedly described it as survival in the face of death, he had never really died.
Whether it was the giant dragon in the Dragon Pool or Shen Lang in the pyramid's well, death was chasing after them, forcing Shen Lang and the giant dragon to transform and level up, constantly fighting, fusing, Nirvana, and finally completing the Intermediate Dragon Enlightenment.
So in the Intermediate Dragon Enlightenment, he was close to death countless times, but he never got close.
What about the Soul World of the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment?
All of them were … death!
All of them were sacrifices.
There was no fighting, no leveling up, no Nirvana.
The only thing Shen Lang felt was the process of death.
He was turned into a fossil statue by Queen Medusa, and after falling into the Well of Souls, his whole body was crushed into pieces.
His soul seemed to extend countless tentacles, reaching deep into everyone's death.
This Well of Souls contained the sacrifices of countless people.
The sacrifice of three of them constituted all the energy.
The Ancient Wisdom King, the Mother of Dragons, Queen Medusa.
And Gang One and the death of more than ten thousand people he brought seemed to be meaningless.
Shen Lang seemed to have entered Hell.
No, Asura Hell should be gloomy and scary, but in this Well of Souls, it was not scary.
On the contrary, it was very beautiful.
How to describe this kind of beauty?
It was like a withered universe.
What gave the universe its beauty? The galaxy formed by countless stars, the gorgeous and strange nebula, and the mysterious black hole.
So in this Well of Souls, Shen Lang seemed to see a region of the universe.
Gang One and the tens of thousands of sacrifices were countless galaxies, densely covered in the dark sky, like stars.
Then, they disappeared in front of Shen Lang's eyes.
It was as if every star in the galaxy was constantly extinguished.
But he didn't know why.
He wanted to distinguish it clearly, but it was so far away that he couldn't see it.
And the Ancient Wisdom King, the Mother of Dragons, and Queen Medusa were like three huge stars.
Shen Lang could get close, go deep, and feel the changes inside.
He could clearly feel the death process of each soul.
This scene really looked like the explosion of a star.
The three souls were like three giant stars, shining brightly in all directions.
It began to expand and expand.
This was only on the surface. Their internal reactions were even more intense.
Shen Lang's soul entered everyone's soul star, feeling the aura of death.
Every person's soul was like a sun, with countless photons interacting with each other. When they died, not only did they not wither, but they bloomed instead.
The internal reaction of his soul was more intense than ever before, and the energy released was even more astonishing.
Was this … the same as the final radiance of the setting sun?
Every soul that was formed began to react violently and expand.
It expanded ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times.
"Boom boom boom …"
An incomparably violent explosion occurred.
In an instant, he released almost all of his soul energy.
"Boom boom boom …"
The three soul stars of the Ancient Wisdom King, the Dragon Mother, and Queen Medusa, as well as the souls of countless sacrificial victims, all exploded.
The entire independent space of the Well of Souls was like a completely destroyed universe. Every corner was shrouded in an astonishing light.
Normally, this kind of light only existed for a moment.
But in the world of the Well of Souls, time seemed to slow down countless times.
This light lasted for a very, very long time.
It was countless times brighter than the sun, almost making people think that this light was eternal.
However, even this kind of light was gradually changing.
From extremely bright to bright, then to dim, and finally to darkness!
Normally, this process would not take more than a second at most.
But in Shen Lang's perception, this process seemed to not end even after a few hours.
Every single particle was evolving and dying.
The souls of more than ten thousand people turned into billions of particles. Every particle was playing out a slightly inferior death, and then this death process was slowed down by ten thousand times for Shen Lang to see clearly.
Finally …
After an unknown amount of time.
Shen Lang felt that the boundless space around him had completely darkened.
Complete darkness.
Loneliness.
There was no end, just a void.
The entire death process was over. It was completely over!
And throughout the entire process, Shen Lang was only a bystander. He could not fight, could not resist.
He could only watch as everything happened.
Then, the entire space fell into complete silence.
Had the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment ended?
No, because Shen Lang had not left this place and was still trapped in the Well of Souls.
Then what should he do?
He had to leave this space of the Well of Souls.
Only those who had completed the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment could achieve this.
However, no one could guide him. He had to complete everything by himself.
This was because every single person's high level dragon comprehension was unique and irreplaceable.
The Intermediate Dragon Enlightenment was like a semi-open game. Because death was chasing after him, in order to survive, he had to constantly grow stronger, constantly change, and constantly become stronger. So there was still a path.
And there was no path for the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment!
Nothing at all.
Even the theme of the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment had to be comprehended by yourself. No one would tell you.
Of course, Shen Lang had already asked Gang One about this. What was the theme of the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment?
Gang One said he did not know.
And Shen Lang said it should be comprehending life and death.
After that, Shen Lang also communicated with Queen Medusa. She did not give any answer. She only said that life and death were irreversible.
So what should Shen Lang do next?
He still maintained his previous idea. The theme of the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment was to comprehend life and death.
Life and death were irreversible.
Death was death.
So could he be reborn?
Of course he could.
However, there were many ways to be reborn.
The lifespan of humans was only a hundred years, but they passed on their DNA through reproduction. So in a sense, this was also a kind of rebirth.
Every child was the continuation of their parents' lives.
Even after a star died, it could be reborn.
When a star died, it would go into three states: White Dwarf, Neutron Star, and Black Hole.
When a star's mass reached a certain level, its death would cause a supernova. A supernova was an unprecedented explosion. Its brightness could be hundreds of billions of times brighter than the sun.
But no matter which state a star entered after its death, it would release a large amount of hydrogen and helium when it died. Then, it would start to accumulate and compress again. When these elements reached a certain level, it would undergo another fusion reaction.
Then, a new star would be born.
Of course, this was only the law of stars.
So what did Shen Lang need to do now?
He needed to comprehend. Where did these people's souls go after they died and what kind of state did they become?
The souls of the Ancient Wisdom King, the Mother of Dragons, and Queen Medusa were very powerful. So, when their souls died, the state they became was definitely different.
After Gang One and his more than ten thousand souls died, they were also different.
And what Shen Lang needed to do was to rearrange all the changed energy after they died and complete a rebirth.
This … was reversing life and death.
Comprehending life and death.
This was indeed not reversing death, but … another form of rebirth.
During this process, almost any energy equation, be it macroscopic or microscopic, mental, gravitational, or radiation, could be comprehended.
This was an extremely long process of comprehension.
It required an endless amount of time.
In fact, Shen Lang did not even know how Jiang Li completed it.
But …
This high-level dragon comprehension was still based on a principle.
Energy exchange!
The souls of the three powerhouses were sacrificed. Gang One and his more than ten thousand souls were sacrificed.
All of them died and turned into ashes.
As for Shen Lang, he needed to comprehend the energy after they died. He needed to reorganize, condense, evolve, and finally erupt again. This was another form of rebirth.
And this rebirth!
In fact, it was equivalent to completely shattering these people's souls and devouring them, turning them into a part of his powerful soul.
That's right …
The so-called high-level dragon comprehension was also a form of devouring.
It was just that it was more thorough. It broke down the souls of others into particles, various force fields, and various types of energy before rearranging them.
This … was this what Jiang Li had comprehended?
No wonder … he would eventually walk the path of devouring.
Because in the process of comprehension, he seemed to have discovered the true meaning.
This … was this considered becoming a demon before becoming a Buddha?
If I don't go to hell, who will?
This process was too difficult.
This Advanced Dragon Enlightenment was no longer just about energy, but also about philosophy.
But …
Shen Lang had no other choice at this moment.
These people had already been sacrificed.
If Shen Lang did not complete the high-level dragon comprehension, then their sacrifice would be in vain.
As for the future, he would think about it later.
But … Shen Lang still remembered Queen Medusa's words.
You, Shen Lang, actually want to reverse life and death, resurrect all those who sacrificed for you, and return everything they have sacrificed? Should I say that you have shame? Or that you are naive?
Then, she said that death was irreversible.
In other words, these dead people could never come back? Could they not be resurrected?
No, no, let's not think so far ahead. Let's complete the high-level dragon comprehension first.
After that, Shen Lang entered the most difficult part of his journey.
This was a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times more difficult than the high-level dragon comprehension.
He had to start from zero.
For those who sacrificed themselves, death was the end. For Shen Lang, death was just the beginning.
Just like how after a star died, it would enter three different states.
And after these people's souls died, they would also enter different states.
Shen Lang had to comprehend them one by one and understand them one by one.
After understanding them all, he had to arrange the energy of these people's souls after they died.
And this arrangement was not just a simple arrangement, because they were constantly changing.
Just like in the universe, the birth of a new star required extremely complicated conditions. It required precise gravity, precise elements. Where was the power of a black hole, where was the power of a dwarf star, and so on.
There were countless calculations involved in this.
Compared to all of Shen Lang's previous calculations, it was ten thousand times, a hundred million times more complicated.
Because they were constantly changing. Not only did he have to understand their current state, but he also had to understand their future state.
So this was the high-level dragon comprehension. It no longer had anything to do with dragons. It was completely a problem of energy and philosophy.
And what Shen Lang needed to do was to become the master of this Well of Souls space.
He went through it with difficulty.
Compared to the high-level dragon comprehension, the intermediate dragon comprehension was as simple as a kindergarten question.
No wonder Jiang Xie needed to use so many people and sacrifice so many before completing the high-level dragon comprehension. Because he needed a perfect body and a perfect brain to complete it.
The Ancient Wisdom King and the Dragon Mother used Shen Lang's remains and soul to advance to Nirvana in 29 years, giving Shen Lang a perfect body and a powerful soul.
These were the foundations of the high-level dragon comprehension.
Without these, before the high-level dragon comprehension even began, he would have been reduced to ashes.
It was completely unbearable!
Shen Lang comprehended bit by bit.
He forgot about time and space.
This process didn't mean that a person had to solve a problem, but rather, it required a person to create a complete world.
In this space, a year passed.
Ten years passed.
Countless years passed.
During this process, Shen Lang forgot everything. His entire body and mind were immersed in the high-level dragon comprehension.
He was like a supercomputer. Previously, he could play games and watch movies. But now, 100% of his resources had to be calculated and overclocked. He was completely distracted.
When a person focused on something for too long, he would become numb and finally become like a robot.
Just like Jiang Li.
In fact, Shen Lang didn't even know if he should say that he had lost himself or if he had truly found himself.
The reason for that was because Shen Lang had gradually entered this state. His only goal was the high-level dragon comprehension. All the other things, such as family, love, and mission, were all forgotten.
Anyone, when you did not remember, would be completely forgotten.
Any emotion, when you did not activate it, would die.
And the so-called high-level dragon comprehension was similar to seeking Buddhism and Taoism to a certain extent. It was to cut off everything and pursue the Great Dao.
Shen Lang had always hated this state. Because there were no emotions, no humanity, just like Jiang Li.
… …
The world changed with each passing day.
At least in the Well of Souls, or at least in Shen Lang's spiritual world.
How long had passed?
He did not know. In short, it was endless years.
Finally … Shen Lang understood all the energy in the Well of Souls and understood all the changes.
Finally, all the new arrangements were completed.
Next … was a different kind of rebirth!
Just like the countless years after the death of a star, countless nebula dust once again condensed and exploded, giving birth to a new star.
In the Well of Souls, countless energies were constantly being compressed and collapsed in the new arrangements.
98%.
99%.
"Boom boom boom boom boom …"
Once again, an unprecedented explosion occurred.
Then, a brand new soul energy body was born.
It … looked so familiar. It really did look like Jiang Li's hell crystal, but there was a slight difference.
This was because everyone's Advanced Dragon Comprehension was different.
The souls of the Ancient Wisdom King, the Mother of Dragons, and Empress Medusa, as well as the souls of more than ten thousand people from Gang Gang were completely annihilated. After experiencing countless changes, they were reborn and transformed into this brand-new soul energy body.
Shen Lang floated forward and devoured it!
Instantly!
The high-level dragon comprehension ended.
Shen Lang's soul seemed to explode again and again.
Crazily transforming, crazily undergoing nirvana, crazily leveling up.
Whether it was the Ancient Wisdom King, Dragon Mother, or Queen Medusa, all of their souls were countless times stronger than Shen Lang's.
And now, Shen Lang had completely devoured them.
So, how many times stronger was his soul?
How many times stronger was he?
Impossible to estimate!
This was equivalent to Shen Lang devouring the souls of more than ten thousand people, then completely digesting them and transforming.
"Boom boom boom …"
In an instant!
The Well of Souls was instantly annihilated.
Then, the Great Tribulation Temple was destroyed.
In the end, the entire ruins were destroyed.
It was as if a huge sky had appeared in the sea.
The entire sky flashed with a strange light.
The clear and boundless sky was suddenly shrouded in darkness.
The sky was filled with countless stars.
Of course … it was only for an instant. Everything was over.
Shen Lang's figure slowly floated up from the sea.
Dachao, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed forward, wanting to get close to his master.
But when he was dozens of miles away, he stopped and trembled.
Because his master had changed!
So cold, so numb.
He looked exactly the same as Jiang Li.
There was no longer any emotion in his eyes.
This was inevitable. Anyone who experienced the devastation of a high-level dragon's comprehension would forget everything.
When they regained their memories, it was like watching a movie. What happened to them before was like someone else's story. They would no longer be able to resonate with them.
However, if that was the case, then what was wrong with the fact that a high-level dragon's comprehension would only create a second Jiang Li?
One Jiang Li had already brought the entire world to the brink of destruction. If there were two Jiang Li, wouldn't that destroy the entire planet?
Dachao could not help but whimper, trying to recall Shen Lang's emotional memories.
But it was useless.
Next, Dachao began to perform his bizarre yoga.
If these movements were done on Princess Ning Han's body, it would be very enchanting. But Dachao's movements were very laughable.
But Shen Lang was still indifferent.
It was as if he was immersed in the high-level dragon's regret, unable to break away.
As for all the emotions and memories before that, it was as if they had happened countless years ago and were completely indifferent.
Finally, Dachao took out a piece of beef from the pouch on his back, pressed it down with his claws, cut it with the sharp bone spurs of his wings, and put it into his mouth piece by piece, just like a gentleman eating steak elegantly.
This was the first time Shen Lang and Dachao met. It was the last time Dachao and Shen Lang met before the upheaval in the North Pole.
He desired to use this scene to once again awaken Shen Lang's emotional memories.
However, Shen Lang only looked at him indifferently, still unmoved.
What was a god?
If the heavens had feelings, they would also grow old.
A god had experienced too many things, too many years, and all emotions would be erased, eventually becoming a totem.
Queen Medusa once said that the moment she stepped down from the altar, her golden body of invincibility was already broken.
When Shen Lang completed the high-level dragon's enlightenment, his soul had really experienced endless years, and all feelings and emotions were numbed.
Was this the goal of the ancient Wisdom King, the Mother of Dragons?
Was this the goal of the Chaos Prophet?
To create another Jiang Li? What was the point?
At this moment!
Another thing slowly rose.
Fossil statue, Shen Lang's fossil statue!
In the South Pole, Queen Medusa turned Shen Lang into a fossil.
After entering the Well of Souls, Shen Lang's soul went through the high-level dragon's enlightenment, but his fossil statue was undamaged.
When the Well of Souls was destroyed and the ruins of the Great Tribulation Temple were destroyed, this fossil statue was still undamaged.
At this moment, Shen Lang was just a soul projection, but it was extremely powerful, so it seemed to have a physical body.
Just like the soul crystal, it was an energy body, but it was also extremely powerful. After death, transformation, and rebirth, it seemed to have become a physical body.
This fossil statue was Shen Lang's real body.
Shen Lang glanced at the fossil statue, and then both of them got closer to each other.
In the end, they completely merged!
Shen Lang's soul projection was injected into the fossil statue.
Once one was turned into a fossil, it was almost irreversible.
But now that Shen Lang had completed the high-level dragon's enlightenment, it was easy for him to reverse it.
Just like how Jiang Li turned countless ancient humans into fossils, after the North Pole changed, he unfroze them all and turned them into puppet warriors.
His gaze moved slightly.
Shen Lang's fossilized state ended, and he returned to his original body.
Then, endless emotions and memories surged into his soul once more.
All the feelings had returned!
A sense of purpose.
The memories of Mulan, the memories of his loved ones.
There was also the pain and regret towards Gang One and the others who sacrificed themselves. All of them returned.
Shen Lang turned back into Shen Lang.
The Shen Lang that was filled with humanity and emotions.
"Dachao, your … your meat is rotten, you still want to eat it?" Shen Lang grinned.
Dachao was delighted!
Master was back.
Master was back.
Just now … it really scared the beasts to death, scared the beasts to death.
Eh?
What happened to the meat I just ate? Spoiled?
Dachao lowered his head and as expected, the meat had completely rotted, and there was a stench.
But just now, in order to recall Shen Lang's emotional memories, he had already eaten a lot.
Urgh!
Urgh!
Dachao tried his best to vomit towards the ocean, but he couldn't spit it out.
Instantly, he looked towards Shen Lang in a pitiful manner. Master, since you are so amazing, why don't you get the rotten meat out?
Shen Lang said, "Even if you have divine power, you shouldn't waste it on this. In any case, once you eat it, it will turn into shit sooner or later, and it will only stink even more. Your digestive system is so powerful, so this bit of rotten meat is nothing to you. But remember to rinse your mouth and use ultrasonic waves to wash your teeth in case it stinks. "
Dachao forced himself to brush his teeth.
Just at that moment! The dust from the destruction of Great Tribulation Temple was still floating in the air. It slowly gathered and formed a person. It was like a mountain, a few thousand meters tall.
A person formed from dust was really interesting.
It was the remnant image of the ancient Ming King?
"Shen Lang!"
"Greetings King!" Shen Lang said.
"You have finally comprehended a high-grade dragon. Although the power you grasp isn't as strong as Jiang Li's, in terms of energy level, you are on the same level as him. Moreover, there are some things that you have that he doesn't!"
"You swallowed the soul power of three of us, no, more than 10,000 people. You also comprehended it and underwent nirvana. So, be it the Mother of Dragons, me, or all of Queen Medusa's abilities, you have grasped them all. "
Did the Ancient Ming King's remnant image appear just to say this? Definitely not, right?
"Shen Lang, what do you think the high-grade dragon comprehension is?" Ancient Ming King asked.
Shen Lang thought for a moment and said, "It is the prelude to the Ultimate Dragon Comprehension?"
"Yes, yes." Ancient Ming King said, "The so-called high-grade dragon comprehension is just a thin line away from the Ultimate Dragon Comprehension. But this thin line stretches across the sky, and it is simply impossible to cross. "
"Your Majesty Shen Lang, from the entry level of dragon comprehension to the advanced level of dragon comprehension, countless people have sacrificed themselves to pave the way for you. However, you can only rely on yourself for the ultimate dragon comprehension. No one can help you. Everything requires your own wisdom and determination. "
Shen Lang said, "Yes."
Ancient Ming King said, "Then you plan to fight Jiang Li first, then complete the Ultimate Dragon Comprehension. Or complete the Ultimate Dragon Comprehension first, then fight Jiang Li? "
Shen Lang said, "Fight Jiang Li first, I can't wait a moment longer. There is no enmity in the world, but I will not forget my original intentions! "
Ancient Ming King sighed softly. "You will have to walk all the paths yourself. No matter the outcome, we have tried our best. Farewell, Your Majesty Shen Lang! "
Then, the Ancient Ming King's remnant image completely disappeared without a trace.
From then on, whether it was the Ancient Ming King, the Mother of Dragons, or Queen Medusa, they had all disappeared from this world.
Shen Lang bowed respectfully in the direction where he had disappeared.
"Farewell, Wisdom King. I will walk the rest of the path by myself!"
Then Shen Lang said to Dachao, "Let's go back, we will kill our way back! I can't wait another minute, I will kill my way back to Mojing, to the Eastern Empire, to the North Pole! I will save all my loved ones, take back our empire, and destroy Jiang Li. "
Then, Shen Lang leaped onto Dachao's back, left this region of the sea, and flew north!
… …
Note: I went to watch a movie today, so the update is a little late. My apologies to all the Benefactor! I … Can I still ask for monthly votes? I am so grateful!
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