As soon as Shen Lang's soul entered Jiang Xie's mind, he was immediately surrounded by boundless pain and guilt.
It was an emotion, but it was also like a bottle of wine that had been poured out. However, there was still a strong smell of alcohol. One would feel intoxicated just by smelling it.
It was an extremely complicated emotion!
Nostalgia, guilt, gentleness, regret …
Wait a minute. It was so complicated that Shen Lang could not tell them apart.
Jiang Xie had betrayed his teacher and his lover. He had even killed tens of millions of people just to conduct soul experiments and comprehend the soul.
In ancient times, he alone had committed almost all of the sins of the world.
He had lost his reputation, his family's throne, his love, his friendship, and everything else.
However, he had only one goal: to save the world.
A person's soul was not strong enough to do that. Hence, he had chosen to sever himself from his emotions and body. He had used Hell Crystals and his soul to create a new body.
He was not a walking corpse, nor was he a robot. There was no way to call him that.
Someone had said countless times that Jiang Li was far more powerful than Shen Lang. This was because he had no weaknesses, while Shen Lang's entire body was full of weaknesses.
The pain and guilt in this body should be Jiang Xie's greatest weakness. It was like a heavy mountain pressing down on his soul, making it hard for him to breathe. Hence, he had chosen to sever himself from his body.
In that case, should he use Jiang Xie's emotions and guilt to defeat Jiang Li?
No, that was too low-class, too low-end.
Naturally, this was not because Shen Lang was a moral purist. He had always been unscrupulous in destroying his enemies.
However, he could not use such a method against Jiang Li. This was because the duel between Shen Lang and Jiang Li was not only about who would live and who would die, but it would also determine the path they would take in the future.
Hence, such a victory had to be thorough and formal.
Just like the duel between Shen Lang and Great Yan's emperor, it could not be done in secret. This would determine the ownership of the divine weapon of the east. It had to be done in an open and aboveboard manner. It had to be won over by the millions of people.
Hence, the duel between Shen Lang and Great Yan's emperor was very traditional and ancient. It was like two knights charging at each other.
There was no trap, no conspiracy, no poison.
After Shen Lang won, the whole world bowed down to him, including Prince Ji. They knelt down and surrendered without reservation, and handed over the entire Eastern Empire to Shen Lang. The whole process was peaceful and sacred.
The duel between Shen Lang and Jiang Li was the same. Only one of them would survive.
The one who died entrusted the fate of the world to the one who lived.
If Shen Lang died, then he would completely let go of everything and follow Jiang Li's method of saving the world.
At the very least, before this, Shen Lang only wanted revenge, and his main goal was to eliminate Jiang Li.
But now, there was a sense of holiness in his heart. This sense of sacredness was also given to him by Jiang Li. After the Shenlang nuclear core system was established and the new Raging Tide City was erected, Jiang Li immediately stopped all attacks on the Great Qian Empire.
He was still opposed to Shen Lang's path. He felt that it wasn't pure enough. He couldn't understand the philosophy of survival and wouldn't go far.
But he respected Shen Lang's new path and was willing to give Shen Lang a chance to prove himself.
So he said, 'You have to wait until you feel strong enough before fighting me in the north pole.'
As long as it was before the Great Nirvana Destruction, he could do anything. And during this period of time, Shen Lang could do anything to strengthen himself. Even in the Jiang Li Empire, he could use any method.
This was a kind of spirit that sought to be defeated alone.
So, if Shen Lang wanted to defeat Jiang Li, he had to be formal and thorough.
… …
Putting aside Jiang Li's emotional weakness and not using it, how would Shen Lang destroy him?
Shen Lang continued to enter Jiang Xie's mind, sensing and retracing everything.
What did he see?
As expected, there was something left behind.
It was the entire process of Jiang Xie's high level dragon enlightenment.
Shen Lang had always been curious. Where did Jiang Xie get his high level dragon enlightenment from?
In order for Shen Lang to complete the high level dragon enlightenment, the Ancient Wisdom King, the Mother of Dragons, and Queen Medusa all sacrificed their souls. Not only that, more than ten thousand people from the gang also sacrificed themselves.
What soul did Jiang Xie use? What was in the well of his soul?
He saw it!
Countless ancient humans, hundreds of thousands, even millions of souls. But it was still not enough to fill the Well of Souls.
Then, the Ancient Medusa sacrificed half of her soul power.
No wonder when Shen Lang saw Queen Medusa again, he felt that she was not as strong as he imagined. In fact, she was a little weak.
Poor her. She had already sacrificed herself once. The first time, she lost half of her life. The second time, she turned to dust and her soul dissipated.
But it was still not enough. The last one to sacrifice was the Chaos Prophet. He also sacrificed half of his soul.
Finally, the Well of Souls was full. Jiang Xie began his high level dragon enlightenment.
This high level dragon enlightenment process was almost the same as Shen Lang's. But Jiang Xie was in more pain, many times more pain than Shen Lang.
Because the sacrifice was his teacher, his lover.
If Mulan were to be sacrificed for Shen Lang, there would be no need for the high level dragon enlightenment. Shen Lang would go crazy.
Endless years passed.
The process of Shen Lang's enlightenment in the Well of Souls was equivalent to the destruction and rebirth of a star system.
It could not be described as years.
After completing the enlightenment and leaving the Well of Souls, Shen Lang's emotions were completely numb. He was cold and heartless.
Jiang Xie was the same!
Shen Lang decided to return to his body, but Jiang Xie did not!
After completing the Advanced Dragon Enlightenment, he glanced at the weak Medusa Empress, and then at the weak Prophet of Chaos.
There was a few seconds of silence.
Jiang Xie used the high level dragon enlightenment and God's Gaze to turn the Chaos Prophet and Queen Medusa into fossils.
Then, he looked at his body. He did not want it anymore.
His soul floated away, and his body was forever left in the ancient prison's Cell 1.
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Everyone's high level dragon enlightenment was different. 99.99% of them were the same.
It was like how humans and gorillas had 99% DNA similarity, but they were completely different creatures.
If Shen Lang wanted to defeat Jiang Li, he had to study the 0.01% difference. He had to study the tiny difference in the high level dragon enlightenment between him and Jiang Li.
This was a true victory, not an opportunistic attempt to use Jiang Li's weakness to defeat him.
Shen Lang entered a state of meditation, trying to comprehend Jiang Xie's Advanced Dragon Comprehension process over and over again.
It was not even thorough enough.
Because as a bystander, it was indeed difficult to understand it completely.
Therefore, Shen Lang decided to take the most daring risk.
He temporarily took over Jiang Xie's body and used Jiang Xie's soul to study the high level dragon enlightenment.
It sounded simple, but it was actually very dangerous.
Because Shen Lang needed to completely forget himself and completely treat himself as Jiang Xie.
Previously, when Shen Lang fought with his enemies, his favorite method was to substitute himself into his enemy's thoughts. How should I kill Shen Lang?
But that was only thinking in someone else's mind. This time, he had to completely abandon himself and use Jiang Xie's mind and soul to perceive everything.
Shen Lang had always said that to destroy your enemy, you must first understand your enemy.
This time, he had to truly understand them completely. This process was very dangerous. If he could not completely forget himself, then he would not be able to completely substitute himself. And once he completely forgot himself, he would never return from Jiang Xie's soul vision.
Fortunately, there was a dragon. It shared a soul with Shen Lang, so it could become an anchor point. No matter how far Shen Lang's soul drifted, there would be a way back.
And Shen Yilong immediately realized this. It was originally lying lazily in front of the door and was just short of sticking out its tongue like a puppy.
When Shen Lang completely forgot himself and entered Jiang Xie's soul vision, Shen Yilong immediately became alert and stood up to guard and monitor the area within a hundred miles.
If there were any hostile intruders in this area, it would immediately release fission flames and turn them into ashes.
… …
As soon as he entered Jiang Xie's soul vision, it was completely different.
That kind of guilt and pain completely suppressed Shen Lang to the point that he was unable to breathe.
Mental pain and physical pain were completely different, but very similar.
There was a limit to physical pain, and once the limit was exceeded, one would lose consciousness. It was the same for mental pain.
At that moment, Jiang Xie thought that his lover, Queen Medusa, was completely dead. He also thought that his teacher, the Chaos Prophet, was dead. He did not know that they only sacrificed ordinary soul power and thought that they sacrificed everything.
It was during this process of extreme pain and guilt that he began to understand the high level dragon.
Then, for countless years, he felt that the two people closest to him were already dead. First, it was pain, then numbness, then habit. He treated the two people's deaths as the eternal truth.
When he woke up, he realized that the two people were not dead. It did not match the truth that he had sensed for countless years.
Therefore, the cold and heartless Jiang Xie directly added a knife to the two people and completely sealed them into fossils.
This was the complete process.
Endless pain and guilt ran through the entire process of Jiang Li's high level dragon comprehension. It also directly led to his hell crystal devouring the destruction genes.
When a person began to feel pain and guilt, unable to let go and unable to recover, then he was not far from the abyss of depravity.
This was the slight difference between the high level dragon comprehension process of Shen Lang and Jiang Li.
The ancient Wisdom King, Dragon Mother, and Queen Medusa were not close to Shen Lang. They were not family either. Therefore, when they sacrificed their souls for Shen Lang, Shen Lang was touched, grateful, and filled with a sense of duty and responsibility. In short, his heart felt good.
Because the sacrifice was not a family member, he did not feel pain or guilt.
Therefore, even though the high level dragon comprehension process of Shen Lang and Jiang Xie was exactly the same, the energy crystal was different.
Jiang Xie's hell crystal was filled with destruction and coldness.
As for Shen Lang's, it was filled with beauty, warmth, and a sense of duty. Not only did Shen Lang not want to devour the vitality of the planet, but he also did not want to devour his crystal.
Therefore, it was time to officially give the energy that Shen Lang comprehended another name.
Jiang Li's was hell crystal, so would Shen Lang's be heaven crystal?
… …
After countless years in the soul world, Shen Lang's understanding of Jiang Xie (Jiang Li) could be considered incomparably thorough.
In order to defeat the enemy, one had to first understand the enemy.
This step was already completed perfectly.
However, it was still not enough. After understanding the enemy, one had to thoroughly understand oneself.
Only by knowing oneself and the enemy could one emerge victorious.
In that case, did Shen Lang understand himself well enough?
No, he did not completely understand himself.
There was a saying that if you looked at yourself, you would not be able to see clearly. Only your enemy could truly understand you.
Not only did Shen Lang have to use his own vision to observe himself, but he also had to use his enemy's vision to observe Shen Lang himself.
Therefore, Shen Lang still did not leave Jiang Xie's soul vision. Instead, he continued to use Jiang Xie's soul perspective to observe Shen Lang's high level dragon comprehension process.
One did not know the true face of Mount Lu because they were in this mountain!
When Shen Lang was undergoing high level dragon comprehension, his soul would comprehend the souls of those who had sacrificed themselves, to comprehend the process of their deaths, and then rearrange and recombine them to achieve nirvana rebirth.
However, during the entire process, Shen Lang could not see the changes in his soul. It was like not looking at one's own face in a mirror.
Even when looking at oneself in a mirror, one would not see one's real self. This was because the brain would beautify itself, so one's reflection in the mirror was about 10% more beautiful than in the eyes of others.
Therefore, in Jiang Xie's soul vision, he could see Shen Lang's high level dragon comprehension even more clearly.
Endless years had passed!
How much time had passed in the real world? He did not know, but it had been countless years in the soul space.
High level dragon comprehension was an extremely grand process. It was like the destruction and birth of a galaxy. The space inside was vast and boundless, so one did not even know where to look.
The first time, the second time, the third time …
After a total of nine times, even in Jiang Xie's vision, he could not find any clues about Shen Lang's high level dragon comprehension.
There was only one difference between his and Jiang Xie's high level dragon comprehension.
One was filled with pain and guilt, while the other was filled with gratitude and happiness. However, this only proved that the two types of comprehension were different. It could not determine the root of the problem.
Relying on this, he still could not defeat Jiang Li.
Happiness and gratitude sounded wonderful. As if justice would definitely prevail over evil.
But in reality, that was not the case. To a certain extent, happiness, gratitude, guilt, and pain were all neutral.
Even though Shen Lang's current mission was to defeat evil with justice. But he couldn't think that it was enough just because of the banner of justice.
He had to find another difference, the difference between him and Jiang Li, the true difference in their high level dragon comprehension.
A total of fifteen times!
Finally found it!
Shen Lang found something in the depths of his soul.
Something that could not be seen, touched, or even felt.
This was a very mysterious feeling. This thing was at the center of Shen Lang's soul, and he knew of its existence.
But whether it was in terms of spiritual perception or spiritual vision, it did not exist.
It … it was like something from another dimension.
This thing was very similar to the Dragon God fragment!
When Shen Lang helped the dragon to undergo nirvanic rebirth, he found something in the center of the dragon soul. It was also undetectable and untouchable, but he knew of its existence.
Ancient humans called it the Dragon God fragment, and also the God fragment.
With this thing, the dragon soul was immortal. And with this thing, it was especially easy for Shen Lang to help the dragon soul undergo nirvanic rebirth. It was like a huge jigsaw puzzle that had already been completed by someone, and could never be broken apart.
Shen Lang found it!
This thing was the key to Shen Lang's victory over Jiang Li.
His high-level dragon enlightenment was probably just a little higher than Jiang Li's.
Then … who left this thing behind?
The Dragon Mother? Or the Chaos Prophet?
But this thing was not only the key to defeating Jiang Li, it was also the ladder to the ultimate dragon enlightenment.
… …
In the real world, one month, five months, one year, two years passed!
As for the Shen Yilong, it stood motionless in front of Shen Lang for two years, as if it had turned into a statue.
As for Shen Lang, he did not move at all. He was exactly like a statue. He had been comprehending in the soul world for countless years.
A moment later!
The dragon's eyes moved slightly.
Then, Shen Lang's eyes moved slightly as well. His eyes were completely blank.
First was pain, then guilt, then coldness, then heartlessness.
He had completely forgotten himself as he entered Jiang Xie's soul state.
The dragon's soul shouted, "Master, come back, come back!"
This was like an anchor point. Shen Lang's soul left Jiang Xie's body and returned to his own.
"Phew …" Shen Lang let out a long breath.
Finally, he was finally back!
He was so close to losing himself and never coming back.
This feeling was hard to describe. It was like an astronaut leaving a space station in outer space. He needed a rope to tie to the space station, and if the rope broke, he would be pushed away by just a little bit of force, drifting into the depths of the universe, never to return.
Shen Lang and the dragon's soul were symbiotic. It was this rope that ensured that he would never be lost and could return.
"Master, did you succeed?" The dragon asked, "Did you find a way to defeat Jiang Li?"
Shen Lang: "I found it."
The dragon said, "Then can we leave now?"
Shen Lang said, "I can't yet. I only know that I know myself and my enemy, and I know my true trump card. Moreover, I've already completed the battle plan. I still need to go through a battle simulation. "
The dragon grinned and said, "Alright."
It had stayed here for two years without moving. It really wanted to go out and play.
The dragon in the past was not like this. The dragon in the past was extremely cold and would never play.
This dragon was reborn under Shen Lang's guidance. Hence, its personality was similar to Shen Lang's. They were both passionate and playful. It was completely different from the cruel and arrogant dragon.
… …
Next, Shen Lang began to simulate the battle with Jiang Li!
He did not make use of Jiang Li's emotional weakness. Instead, he completely relied on Shen Lang's own strength, especially the only difference between him and Jiang Li.
The divine fragment in the depths of his soul, the ladder that led to the Ultimate Dragon Enlightenment.
Perhaps this was the ultimate gift that the Chaos Prophet gave to Shen Lang.
This kind of battle simulation was very boring. It was like a supercomputer running a war simulation.
Shen Lang's strength was about one ten-thousandth of Jiang Li's. Moreover, it did not take into account the hell crystals that Jiang Li could control.
How could he defeat Jiang Li with one ten-thousandth of his strength?
How could he use the divine fragment in his mind?
He had the best simulation environment because Jiang Xie's body was here. His brain was still intact.
Shen Lang could fight in Jiang Xie's place. He could also fight in his place.
The battle simulation was repeated ten times.
Twenty times.
A hundred times.
A thousand times.
Ten thousand times …
Time passed again.
Countless years passed in the soul world.
In the real world, three months, five months, half a year, two years, three years …
Shen Yilong wanted to go out to play. However, he could not leave. He had to stay by his master's side.
Once again, he became a statue.
Finally, Shen Lang completed a million simulations.
It really was a million simulations. It was impossible to estimate how much time passed in the soul world.
In these million simulations, how many times did Shen Lang win?
Not even once!
He lost all of them!
Even though he had the divine fragment in the depths of his soul, he was too weak. He only had one ten-thousandth of Jiang Li's strength. He could not win no matter what.
In that case, would Shen Lang lose this battle for sure?
No … no!
All of Shen Lang's simulations were based on error elimination.
He simulated all the possible ways of fighting that could lead to failure. He simulated all the possibilities once again.
The last one was the correct way to end the battle.
In that case, did he simulate the correct way to fight?
No!
He could not simulate it.
Because there was only one chance!
Moreover, this crazy way of fighting couldn't be simulated or simulated.
This was the only chance, and it was a real battle.
It could not be simulated or redone. It was not a game.
… …
Shen Lang opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
"Master, are you done now?" Dragon asked.
"I'm done," Shen Lang said.
Dragon asked, "Did you find a way to defeat Jiang Li?"
Shen Lang said, "I found it. Moreover, there has always been only one path."
"Oh!" Shen Yilong said, "Then can we leave now?"
Shen Lang said, "Let's go. You must be anxious from waiting!"
Then, Shen Lang left the ancient prison and flew back to the surface of the sea.
After a slight hesitation, Shen Lang waved his hand and the entire ancient prison turned into ashes.
Its mission was over. It would be Jiang Xie's eternal tomb and also Jiang Li's tomb.
If Shen Lang won the battle, then Jiang Li's death needed a home.
After rushing out of the sea!
Shen Lang discovered that the seaside was no longer covered in ice, but had turned back into seawater.
There were even sea creatures in the seawater. Although there weren't many species, there were many octopuses and fishes.
It really felt like the world had changed.
Shen Lang spent a total of five years in the Primordial Prison.
In these five years, Jiang Li's empire remained the same, but Shen Lang's empire changed with each passing day.
The sea around the Raging Tide City had all thawed and was full of vitality.
Shen Lang rode the giant dragon and flew into the sky.
The energy shield of the Raging Tide City had expanded from five thousand square kilometers to tens of thousands of square kilometers.
From Sky Wind Island in the north all the way to the east of the State of Yue, everything was protected by the energy shield.
Even Xuanwu City and Duke Xuanwu's residence were protected by the energy shield.
His home, the Black Tortoise Duke's Manor, was currently filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. Everything was exactly the same as before the North Pole changed.
Shen Lang continued to fly higher and higher.
Then, his vision was still bleak, cold, and dead!
In these five years, the energy shield of the Great Qian Empire had only expanded to tens of thousands of square kilometers. The rest was still a world of ice and snow with no vitality.
In fact, the temperature of the entire world had dropped.
In these five years, Jiang Li had continued to devour the vitality of the entire planet every day. Therefore, he was one step closer to death.
If Shen Lang were to continue delaying, the entire world would be completely destroyed.
… …
Shen Lang continued to fly higher and higher.
Then, he saw the North Pole. Okay, he actually couldn't see anything.
This was because the North Pole was completely dark, like hell. That was Jiang Li's headquarters, the core of the Darkness Empire.
Shen Lang looked toward the North Pole and said slowly, "Your Majesty Jiang Li, I'm ready. I can fight you now."
A moment later!
A huge face appeared in the sky above the North Pole.
Jiang Li's face covered thousands of miles of the North Pole.
"Your Majesty Shen Lang, are you sure you're ready?" Shen Lang said, "Yes, everything is ready. In half a month, I'll head north for the final battle. "
Jiang Li said, "Okay, I'll wait for you here."
Then, the two of them fell into silence.
Shen Lang said, "Your Majesty Jiang Li, before the battle, can you return my family to Raging Tide City?"
Jiang Li said, "Is that really necessary? If you lose, it means death. It's torture for them too. Why don't they just sleep until it's time for them to wake up? If you win, all your family will naturally return to you. Also, because they're frozen all year round, they look exactly the same as they did 30 years ago. They don't even look old. "
Shen Lang said, "It's necessary, very necessary. Just send me a person. Before the final battle, I need some mental comfort. "
Jiang Li said, "Sigh! It's still a low-level emotion. Tell me, who do you want me to send back? "
Shen Lang said, "My wife, Jin Mulan. Send her back to me."
Jiang Li sighed. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Shen Lang, but I'm afraid I can't."
Shen Lang said, "Why not?"
Jiang Li said, "Because she's not with me."
Shen Lang said, "Then where is she?"
Jiang Li said, "You'll know in the future. But you only need to know one thing. She's fine. She's not hurt, not even mentally."
Shen Lang said, "Where is she? Where did she go? "
Jiang Li said, "A place you'll never think of, my son."
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