The rims of Pikachu's eyes became moist. Even though she clearly understood that those were the Primordial Azure Dragon's memories, because she was too immersed in it, she felt the same way.
She could feel the intense sorrow and despair of the koi being unable to fulfill its wish. This made her impatient to know why that koi was able to transform into a dragon, and once again immersed herself in the Primordial Azure Dragon's memory fragments.
The koi resigned to its fate and stayed in the lake where it grew up, slowly waiting for its death. Because it was already very old among fishes, it did not have much time left to live. To be able to return to the place where it was born before its death, to it, was fate's arrangement.
Its state of mind became extremely peaceful. Every day, it would quietly swim in this lake that it could not be more familiar with, hunt some food to fill its stomach, and then lie motionlessly at the bottom of the lake. It would quietly look at the green mountain beside the lake, quietly waiting for its death.
That green mountain had a very large waterfall, and this lake was formed by the water of the waterfall washing out countless streams. Its heart was very big, and it had always looked down on those streams, so it had never gone to the streams to play.
If this kind of unchanging life continued like this, perhaps it would really slowly die of old age.
But one day, a torrential rain suddenly poured down once again, giving it a chance to change its fate.
The rain was very heavy. Even though it could not compare to the torrential rain that spread over seventy percent of the continent many years ago, and was unable to support its long and arduous journey, the rain was especially heavy, causing a slight ripple and indescribable excitement to surface in its deathly still heart.
The mountain torrent finally erupted. The stream that it had once looked down on became a surging torrent. The violent impact from above quickly broke the dam of the lake, and crazily spread in all directions.
The water creatures in the lake all fled in all directions in panic. Only the koi was like a fearless warrior that went against the current, frantically flapping its tail and leaping out of the water in order to alleviate the impact of the flood. It struggled and charged upstream with all its might...
Because its low intelligence did not understand the principle behind the mountain torrent eruption, it stubbornly and stubbornly believed that on the other side of the mountain, there was definitely a world even vaster than the great river.
It was already very old and did not have the strength to travel long distances, so it wanted to take a look at the vast world on the other side of the mountain before it died. Even if it was just one look, it would be enough.
The mountain torrent was mixed with countless gravel, washing over the koi fish again and again. The whirlpool at the bottom of the river pulled it into the water again and again, causing it to be covered with cuts and bruises. It was in so much pain that it could not stop convulsing.
However, it endured the pain in its body and jumped out of the turbulent water again and again. It used its scarred tail to hit the surface of the water, unyieldingly jumping upstream and jumping again and again …
In its heart, there was only one obsession left. Even if it died, it had to see the scenery on the other side of the mountain.
Thus, in the torrential flood, the koi that was covered in cuts and bruises was like a lonely warrior. Again and again, it was swept into the water by the flood, but again and again, it stubbornly drilled out of the water, continuously charging and charging.
However, the mountain torrent was too fast and too turbulent. Although it had traveled great rivers and its body was much stronger than others of its kind, under the terrifying power of nature, its strength seemed so weak and laughable.
Even if it had a tenacious and indomitable will, its body was injured in many places, causing it to lose a large amount of physical strength. It was already very difficult to maintain its position in the torrent and not be washed away, let alone swim upstream.
Moreover, it was already very, very old. Its body was in a period of decline, and the injuries on its body also made it weaker and weaker. However, it was not willing to give up. It gritted its teeth and jumped out of the water again and again, trying its best to jump up and up again …
Boom!
A muffled thunder exploded, followed by lightning that illuminated the entire world. A bolt of lightning brushed past the side of the koi fish and struck the water surface, bringing with it a bluish-purple electric current. It was electrocuted so much that it spasmed all over and fell into the water weakly, being washed downstream.
It seemed that even God could not stand its wishful thinking and gave it a warning, telling it not to dream unrealistic dreams anymore.
The power of the lightning paralyzed the koi fish, and it was involuntarily washed back into the overflowing lake along with the torrent.
However, when the paralyzing effect of the lightning passed, the koi fish was pleasantly surprised to discover that the strength it had lost seemed to have returned. Although its wounds were charred black, it was no longer bleeding, and its physical strength was no longer lost.
Therefore, the koi fish firmly believed that God was helping it. It started to jump out of the water again and continued to swim upstream.
Crackle!
Just when it had painstakingly jumped halfway up the mountain, its body was once again riddled with injuries, and its physical strength was rapidly depleting. It was only relying on its willpower to persevere bitterly. However, at this moment, another bolt of lightning struck down and struck it down.
It returned to its original form, and the paralyzed body was once again washed back into the lake by the raging mountain torrent.
However, the koi fish did not give up. After a short rest, it stubbornly began to swim upstream again.
Crack!
Crack!
…
Every time it climbed halfway up the mountain, a bolt of lightning would strike its body from the sky, tearing its skin and flesh, charring and paralyzing its body. It would then be washed back into the lake, as if warning it not to continue its wishful thinking. However, the koi fish did not give up every time, nor did it retreat. It continued to swim upstream fearlessly …
Just like that, it was struck back into the lake countless times. The beautiful scales on its body had already become charred black, and it looked like a burnt grilled fish.
However, it still stubbornly and persistently continued to jump upstream, upstream …
As it was struck by lightning more times, it seemed to become smarter. It gradually figured out the rules of the mountain torrent, and learned how to make use of the rocky terrain around it to avoid fighting against the torrent head-on and save its physical strength.
Gradually, the journey from the lake to the mountainside became easier for it. However, the lightning at the mountainside was like a natural moat. Every time, it would strike down in time and strike it back into its original form. It was as if that place was an insurmountable forbidden area.
The koi fish persevered in its attempts again and again, trying to avoid the lightning. However, the lightning would strike precisely beside it every time. Although it was not fatal, it would paralyze its entire body and be washed back into the lake by the flood.
At this moment, the koi fish had even forgotten its original intention. There was only one unyielding thought in its heart. Didn't you say you wouldn't let me cross the mountainside? Unless I die, I must cross the mountainside to take a look.
Just like that, the koi fish began to compete with the lightning. Every time it was struck back into the lake, it would brazenly embark on its journey again once the numbness wore off.
Again, again, and again …
After it was struck back into the lake for the eighty-first time, when it reached the mountainside for the eighty-second time, the lightning suddenly disappeared.
This unexpected situation made the koi fish feel extremely uncomfortable. It foolishly stayed at the mountainside for a long time before it discovered in disbelief that the lightning had really disappeared. This almost made it cry tears of joy. However, what followed was confusion and disappointment.
It had already forgotten its original intention of seeing the scenery on the other side of the mountain. It was only thinking about how to break through the forbidden area sealed by the lightning. However, after it succeeded, it was at a loss as if it had suddenly lost the motivation to fight.
It did not continue forward. Instead, it hid behind a rock to avoid the scouring of the flood. It quietly began to think about what its original intention was.
After being struck by the lightning, it seemed to have been enlightened. It was many times smarter than before. Soon, it realized that it wanted to see the scenery on the other side of the mountain.
However, why did it want to see the scenery on the other side of the mountain?
It quickly remembered that it had initially wanted to live in a vaster world. However, because it was old and could no longer swim, it settled for the next best thing. It wanted to see the vaster world at the last moment of its life.
The koi fish suddenly came to a realization. It smiled like a human. It felt that it had been really ridiculous in the past. It had not figured out what it wanted at all.
In fact, it was enjoying the journey of conquering the world again and again. What it enjoyed was the passion that life brought to it. What it enjoyed was the endless joy of fighting against the heavens. It was not the so-called vaster world, nor did it want to see the scenery on the other side of the mountain. Those were just small goals that it had temporarily set in order to conquer in its life.
After thinking it through, the koi fish resolutely crossed the forbidden area of the lightning. Looking at the huge stone door that had suddenly appeared in front of it, it forcefully leaped out of the water. Using its scorched tail, it fiercely slapped the water surface and leaped into the air toward the stone door.
With a puff!
It fiercely hit the stone door and fell heavily into the water, splashing water everywhere.
However, after it had understood itself, it was no longer the ignorant person it had been in the past. It persevered and leaped into the air again, leaping toward the stone door.
It had forgotten everything. It only wanted to conquer the stone door and trample it fiercely under its feet.
Again and again … It jumped higher and higher and went further and further. However, with its physical strength, it was always a step away from jumping over the stone door.
It did not know how many times it had failed. The koi fish hid in the water and blew bubbles from its mouth. It did not immediately try again. Instead, it was thinking about how it could jump a little higher.
As time passed, the area under the stone door was completely silent. It seemed that the koi fish had already given up. The stone door began to blur and become illusory as if it had a mind of its own, as if it would disappear at any moment.
At that moment, the koi fish suddenly turned around and swam back. It would definitely not give up, but it realized that the way it had exerted its strength previously was not right. It had always leaped from the spot without any assistance. That was why it was always a step away from jumping over the stone door.
Therefore, this time, it added a run-up process. After reaching a certain distance from the stone door, it began to swim quickly. It even set its jumping point on a rock that was exposed above the water surface. This was because it had tried and used its experience and wisdom to confirm that using a rock as a support point was far more beneficial to its jumping than using the water as a support point, even though it would be very painful.
Pa!
A loud sound rang out. The koi fish's charred tail slammed hard on the rock. Its charred body leaped into the air and leaped over the stone door.
The moment it leaped into the air, a human-like smile appeared on its face. It knew that it had succeeded. This time, it had conquered another target before it.
Boom!
The moment it leaped over the stone door and saw the glaring sunlight behind it, its brain exploded. It suddenly understood that the stone door in front of it was called the Dragon's Gate.
Leaping over the Dragon's Gate meant that the fish could leap as high as the sky, and the birds could fly freely in the vast sea.
Its life as a fish would also be different because of this, opening a new chapter in its life.
It flew and flew, and its entire person … uh, the entire fish seemed to be riding on the clouds. The charred scales began to fall off in midair. Flesh sprouted, and beautiful golden scales began to grow.
The fish's body began to elongate, and soon, it turned into a long snake-like body. Its face kept changing shape, and two horns grew on its head …
When it fell from midair and landed in front of a vast blood-colored river, the reflection on the surface of the river allowed it to see its current appearance.
Its head was like an ox, its horns like a deer, its eyes like a prawn, its ears like an elephant, its neck like a snake, its abdomen like a snake, its scales like a fish, its claws like a phoenix, and its palms like a tiger. There was a beard by the side of its mouth, a pearl under its chin, and a reverse scale under its throat …
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