Chapter 360: Chapter 59: Is Humanity Still Okay?
As the Anomaly appeared in the Dragon Pearl and coalesced into the phantom of a man, a barrage of shocked comments flooded the internet from viewers who weren’t directly facing the Dragon King’s Suppression.
"Looking at this, did he awaken a remnant soul? Or is this a resurrection?"
"It’s probably not a resurrection. It doesn’t look like it."
"Wow, he doesn’t have a Dragon’s head and a human body."
"Even just watching the livestream, I can feel an immense Suppression..."
"I can’t believe we’re actually seeing the Dragon King’s remnant soul... Was this part of your plan, too? Production crew!"
Meanwhile, back at the Dragon King’s Remains on the seabed, amid the clamorous thoughts of hundreds of millions.
The phantom of the Celestial Pool Dragon King, supported by the power of the Dragon Pearl, gradually grew more solid.
Although he appeared to be a normal, tall man with black hair, he exuded a bone-deep weariness—a feeling that no amount of immense Spiritual Qi fluctuations or Suppression could conceal.
But anyone could understand. After all, the Celestial Pool Dragon King had been dead for thousands of years. The energy and Willpower required to sustain his remnant soul to this day went far beyond what could be explained by mere fatigue; it could only be described as sheer tenacity.
"A nostalgic aura."
With all eyes upon him, the Celestial Pool Dragon King reached out and took the Jade Scroll from Su Zhou. He gazed at the scroll in his hand, caressing the patterns on its surface, and said softly, "Back then, in the Central Divine Court, my fellow cultivators and I left our Marks, believing that one day we could build it into the grandest hall of inheritance in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds. Then, our descendants could freely choose suitable legacies from within..."
"But it all vanished, like raindrops falling into the sea."
The Celestial Pool Dragon King raised his head. He looked around at Su Zhou, Nine Nether, and the exploration teams in the five submersibles. A hint of emotion colored his placid voice. "A new True Dragon, my Inheritor, a descendant of the Black Tortoise Family... And even Inheritors from Fusang and Europe? In the future, have the humans of different Realms united?"
At this moment, Su Zhou took a small step forward. Unlike the others, he was not overcome by the Celestial Pool Dragon King’s Suppression to the point of speechlessness. Su Zhou solemnly raised his hand in an ancient salute. "Your Majesty the Dragon King—"
"There is no need for such words. I have long since passed away; why continue to be called a king? Time is short. The inheritance within my Dragon Pearl is incomplete. It was something I casually engraved in my day, and many parts are missing. Furthermore, it is not my Cultivation Method from my peak. I will engrave my most complete legacy as quickly as possible."
But before Su Zhou could complete the formal request as dictated by ancient rites, the Celestial Pool Dragon King waved the hand not holding the Jade Scroll. He said calmly, "Compared to the legacy, etiquette is a trivial matter. Future generations must remember this."
Having said this, he didn’t pause for a moment. As he directed his will, a vast, dark-blue Spiritual Light began to rise from the Dragon Pearl and merge into the phantom of his Dragon Soul. This power flowed like a river, finally transforming into streams of arcane, brilliant Runes that were engraved into the Jade Scroll bearing his name.
Watching this scene unfold, Nine Nether, who had only just recovered from the Suppression, noticed the Celestial Pool Dragon King’s gaze was fixed upon him.
"A fine choice."
Then, he heard the Dragon King’s encouraging voice: "Although you obtained my legacy by accident, you did not choose to hoard it for yourself. This was the very intention behind my ’legacy’—that anyone, whomever they may be, can practice my Cultivation."
"Though it may be long overdue, I now acknowledge you as my disciple."
It seemed only Nine Nether could hear this voice. The moment the Dragon King’s words fell, the Flood Dragon felt the Dragon Pearl, which had previously been indifferent toward him, suddenly develop a sense of affinity. Although the vast majority of its immense Spiritual Qi was still maintaining its own circulation, a faint wisp of pure Spiritual Power began to flow into his body, activating his Dragon Transformation Technique.
The top of his head suddenly grew scorching hot, as if two long horns were about to break through their constraints and stand tall.
However, before the surprised and awestruck Nine Nether could bow his head in salute according to the draconic rites, the Celestial Pool Dragon King had already refocused his energy on engraving the legacy.
As the ’legacy’ was continuously infused, the man’s phantom began to shatter and fade, bit by bit.
In his prime, the Dragon King would have needed to expend barely any energy to engrave his legacy. Now, however, the act was accelerating his own destruction. But the Celestial Pool Dragon King paid it no mind. He calmly gazed at the Jade Scroll in his hand, allowing memory fragments—some related to the legacy, some not—to dissipate from his remnant soul.
One could see that centered on the hand the Celestial Pool Dragon King used to hold the Jade Scroll, a vast Spiritual Power was fluctuating, churning the surrounding sea. Propelled by this surging power, the shattered memory fragments transformed into a tangible Illusion Realm.
"This feeling..."
They were clearly in the deep-sea Abyss, a frigid, pitch-black, and lightless place, yet now a dry, warm summer wind was blowing past them. They could even hear the rustling of a sea of trees and the sound of children’s laughter.
In that instant, Su Zhou faintly heard a long sigh.
In an ancient era, from a time so distant one could not say when, a mountain village was nestled in a secluded valley between rows of towering ridges. The village, located deep within the valley, was self-sufficient. At the valley’s entrance, a nest of Spiritual Serpents thrived.
The mountain village and the Spiritual Serpents lived in harmony. Human hunters never hunted the serpents, and the Spiritual Serpents never bit the humans. The humans imitated the Spiritual Serpents’ Breath for their Cultivation, and the serpents imitated the humans by building nests. The Spiritual Serpents at the valley entrance would even block other Spirit Beasts wandering nearby, preventing them from harassing the villagers. In return, the farmers in the village would go out of their way to plant and care for the fruits the Spiritual Serpents enjoyed.
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