Chapter 1208 - Near-Death Breakthrough
Chapter 1208: Near-Death Breakthrough
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“How… How is this possible…” Meng Chao could not help but mutter to himself.
One should know that this was deep inside the winding mountain cave, at the edge of the area controlled by the Great Horn Army.
Rocks that were as hard as iron were all around them.
In the crevices of the rocks, there were also large amounts of tiny crystal elements that were highly radioactive and disturbing, enough to isolate most rays and ripples.
Even if Meng Chao expanded his vitality magnetic field to the maximum and activated his super vision to the extent that his eyeballs were about to explode, it would be impossible for his eyes to see through the entire mountain, as well as the flowers, and trees outside.
The Ancient Dream Saintess’ telepathic ability could penetrate the winding caves and layers of mountains, covering hundreds of square kilometers?
Also, in the past, aside from using brain waves to distort her appearance, the Ancient Dream Saintess could only infiltrate the rat people’s brains through their dreams and implant images from her imagination.
After all, the brain would be the most relaxed when one was in a deep sleep and dreaming. One’s vigilance would be the lowest, and one’s defense would be at his weakest.
However, the windows before them clearly showed the rat soldiers’ main view while they were awake.
Many of the rat soldiers were in a state where they were killing each other or being chased by Origin Warriors. Their nerves were extremely tense and their brains were in a state of tension.
The Ancient Dream Saintess could actually allow her brain waves to penetrate deep into the brains of so many rat soldiers in that state. She could connect to their central nerves to read their visual, auditory, and even thought signals.
What a powerful ability!
It was simply above the Deity Realm experts of Dragon City and the Nine Supernatural Entities created by the monster’s mastermind!
“No… This is possible…”
Meng Chao recalled that Lei Zongchao, the Battle God, had once told him the secret to becoming stronger.
It should be known that human strength was sometimes poor. The people of Dragon City who had transmigrated from Earth were still at the very rudimentary stage of their research on spirit energy cultivation, rune technology, and life sciences.
According to the conventional methods of study and research, it was already the limit for them to break through to the Heaven Realm after spending more than twenty years to progress step by step.
It could be said that any Deity Realm expert did not cultivate step by step. Instead, they relied on all kinds of fortuitous encounters that were born by chance.
These soul-stirring and unbelievable fortuitous encounters were ultimately the same condition: the threat of death.
“The Earthlings and the ancient species that once waged a world-destroying war in the Other World billions of years ago were originally inextricably linked.
“Perhaps, we are their descendants; perhaps, we are their biochemical weapons; perhaps, we are their experimental subjects.
“No matter what we are, deep in every seemingly ordinary Earthling’s gene chain, there are inconceivable divine and demonic powers that come from the starry skies and the ancient era.
“It’s a pity that the passage of several billion years and the erosion of time has caused our divine and demonic powers to gradually wither until they are completely sealed.
“And in an environment like Earth, where there is no spirit power, our flesh and blood can’t support us to unleash the most terrifying power from the deepest part of our cells.
“Otherwise, I’m afraid that a short burst of half a second will turn every cell of our body into ashes.
“When we came to the Other World, or rather, ‘returned to the Other World,’ to the fertile land that was full of spirit energy…
“We finally had the conditions to reactivate the power of gods and demons, which had been stored away for billions of years.
“However, the evolution of living beings is not something that happens overnight. The power that withered slowly over billions of years should not fully recover until the end of the next billions of years.
“Unless, I use the threat of death to activate the desire for survival that’s hidden in the gene chain. It will stimulate this mysterious and powerful power and awaken it in advance.
“I don’t think that my talent is much greater than that of other superhumans.
“Compared with the thousands of others who have been sacrificed, I only have slightly more luck. Every time the Grim Reaper’s scythe ruthlessly sweeps over, I barely dodge it. Moreover, I used the threat of death to activate part of the power from my genes, the stars, and the ancient era.
“Meng Chao, in just a few years, you have been able to evolve from an ordinary high school student to an expert who’s qualified to peek into the secrets of the Divine Realm. Aside from cultivating madly, the bloody soul-stirring battles have been vital.
“Countless people fall in such bloody battles, but those who are lucky enough not to fall are always able to become stronger!
“Therefore, if you really want to enter the legendary Deity Realm before the age of thirty, you must forget all the conventional training methods and embark on the most dangerous journey. Go to the most intense battlefield, find the strongest enemy, and fight on the death god’s blade!”
That was the “way to enter the Deity Realm.” The former strongest person in Dragon City had taught him about it.
Meng Chao had not seen Battle God Lei Zongchao since.
Lei Zongchao had told Meng Chao that the most suitable time to cultivate was when he was on the verge of death.
He had seen numerous scenes that seemed to surge out from the deepest parts of his cells in his near-death state countless times. He had read the gene strands that were vibrating like the strings of a zither and played the sounds of nature. After he was resurrected from the dead, he would have a deeper understanding of the essence of life. Only then could he ascend to the Battle God’s throne step by step.
If Meng Chao really wanted to become the hew Battle God, or even an existence that surpassed the Battle God…
He had to find his “near-death moment” and gain enlightenment to hit a breakthrough in his near-death state.
The problem was that the “near-death moment” was something that could be encountered but not sought.
Meng Chao could not take the initiative to court death. He could not ask a chieftain or a powerhouse on the level of an orc priest to beat him to the point of his last breath so that he could enter his final moments to comprehend the profound principles of martial arts, could he?
Although he had been covered in wounds and had bled profusely several times as he seemed to be on the verge of death, that had been the result of his precise control over his breathing, heartbeat, organ movement, and blood flow.
In fact, after drifting to Picturesque Orchid Lake, Meng Chao had never let his injuries and the whole situation go out of his control.
It was a pity that he had not experienced what Lei Zongchao called the “near-death state.”
However, the Ancient Dream Saintess in front of him was different.
She was in a very typical “near-death state”!
Meng Chao widened his eyes and gradually became excited.
The future seemed to be changing.
The Ancient Dream Saintess from his previous life would be killed instantly by “Jackal” Kanus, who had completed all his arrangements a few days later, by detonating the fear bomb within her brain and controlling the puppet assassin beside her. She would be completely destroyed from a spiritual and physical sense, leaving no hidden threats.
However, due to Meng Chao’s sudden appearance, “Jackal” Kanus could only hastily detonate the fear bomb, which had long been implanted within the Ancient Dream Saintess’ brain.
He did not have the time to completely wipe out the Ancient Dream Saintess’ flesh and blood.
When he detonated the fear bomb…
The Ancient Dream Saintess’ brain was still closely connected to Meng Chao’s brain and in a state where massive amounts of data were interacting at high speed.
The result was that Meng Chao had taken away a small portion of the destructive power that the Ancient Dream Saintess should have borne alone.
Don’t underestimate this small part.
It was very likely that it was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
That small destructive power was not able to completely destroy the Ancient Dream Saintess’ spiritual defense line, extinguish her fire of hope, and crush her will to resist.
Instead, it allowed her to see through “Jackal” Kanus’ scheme and the entire truth while she was on the verge of death.
In the midst of her grief and indignation, she did not hesitate to exhaust all of her life force and ignite an even more exuberant spirit flame. With that, she temporarily advanced to a brand-new and higher level of life!
If that was the case, it was still not too late.
They still had hope of coming back from the dead and fighting back.
He thought about it and wondered what they should do.
Right now, Meng Chao could receive the brain waves of countless rat soldiers, who had communicated with the Ancient Dream Saintess in their dream, within a radius of several hundred kilometers through the Saintess’ brain. He could sense what they were seeing and hearing. He could even hear parts where their voices were the loudest.
Yet, it was useless.
Even without the Ancient Dream Saintess’ telepathic ability, Meng Chao could imagine what was happening around Hundred Blade City with his toes.
Unfortunately, he could only watch it happen as he was unable to do anything.
‘You guys, hold on a little longer. Let me think of something!’
Meng Chao was so anxious that he could not help but shout in his heart.
Suddenly, something extremely strange happened!