Perfect World: Dark King

Chapter 5 This Era
“Power is only power. The person who drives the power is the root. There are people who are in darkness but have their hearts set on the light.”

It was unknown how long it had been before the man in blood-stained clothes gazed at the stars and uttered these words.

Jiang Jue was stunned. It seemed that the cultivation civilization in the world he was in was more prosperous than he had imagined, and definitely surpassed the worlds he had traveled through before.

"Did you step into this sea area because of the source of this power?"

Jiang Jue spoke again. This power was just as he thought. It was an ominous disaster. Except for himself or creatures like him, for other people, this strange power should be a fatal threat and disaster. After all, the overbearing nature of assimilating all living things and eroding everything was not like a normal power at all. It was not difficult to guess it after talking with the man several times. Moreover, dark was not a good adjective.

But this time, the man in blood-stained clothes slowly sat cross-legged on the ground, as if a sleepy old man had found a place to rest. The strong will that suppressed the heaven and earth began to slowly calm down, and his aura became more like that of an immortal. Within the domain, immortal sounds rose and the rhythm of Tao was thick, as if he had become one with the world.

"Yes, millions of years ago, I went out to sea to find the traces, hoping to quell this eternal black disaster. This has almost become my obsession. Unfortunately, after so many years, I still cannot find the truth."

The man in blood-stained clothes spoke calmly, his tone not only showed disappointment but also helplessness.

Immortals are really powerful enough. They can create the world and destroy the stars with a wave of their hands. When they exhale, they can sweep the whole sky and swallow the stars and the sea. They are immortal beings.

It is difficult to describe how terrifying the King of the Immortal Way is, and he is not bragging. He is the ruler of the world who can make billions of miles of galaxies fall silent when murderous intent appears. He looks down on the change of centuries and lasts forever. He is the unparalleled king of the Immortal Way and an absolutely powerful existence in the realm and level of immortality.

But facing the darkness is not enough.

At the beginning, the fallen creatures he encountered when he stepped into the sea boundary were not strong. As a giant in the realm of Immortal King, he was able to maneuver and kill many fallen kings. However, as he stepped into the depths of the sea boundary, the creatures he encountered became more and more powerful. Even the giants in the realm of King did not dare to say that they could suppress their opponents. In the previous battle, he encountered the most powerful creature since he went to sea.

It was a fallen king beast. No, to be more precise, it was a monster formed by the fusion of many fallen ancient beasts.

Four heads, scales like black gold, wings on the back, a tiger head, a lion head, a human head and an indistinguishable faceless head. The other party controlled many immortal kings' Dao fruits, with overwhelming magic power and divine power. When he spread his wings, his amazing sword wings tore through the sky, and when he opened his claws, the void and the universe were shattered. His terrifying strength was comparable to that of a king-level giant. The two sides fought and the sea of ​​​​millions of miles surged and erupted, and the blood-stained man fought hard and was seriously injured before he killed the other party. It is hard to imagine what kind of terrifying existence is in the deeper sea of ​​​​the sea.

"Hmm... the sea? What kind of era was it... the Age of Discovery?"

Hearing the blood-stained-clothed man's sigh, Jiang Jue murmured that he wanted to know what kind of world he had come to and what kind of era it was.

"It is a glorious era, but also a sad era."

The man in blood-stained clothes answered casually without any resistance to Jiang Jue's question. The two of them were talking like friends.

Rather than fighting against the dark creatures, facing a new dark spirit born from the sapling of the World Tree, he would rather lead the other party into the light. Perhaps, it would be a powerful aid in fighting against the darkness.

Some dark creatures were not all murderous when they were born. Some Immortal Kings were even bold enough to automatically invite darkness into their bodies to experience this inexplicable reincarnation for themselves. Moreover, the immortal kings from foreign lands also took the initiative to accept some dark immortal kings who wandered in the sea of ​​​​the world and got along well with them. It was rumored that some giants in the immortal realm had also sheltered several creatures with black flowing in their bodies. He felt that the primitive ancient world should not be too pedantic. A bold attempt might have unexpected results, but he was also a little afraid in his heart. Once the darkness broke out, the impact would be too great. If such an idea was made known, it would probably cause an uproar.

"So contradictory?"

Jiang Jue was a little surprised to hear such an answer. He didn't quite understand what the man in blood-stained clothes meant. If it was glorious, how could it be sad?

"No, there is no contradiction at all. Since the fall of the emperor, all the worlds and races have almost reached their peak again. Kings of the ancient worlds are everywhere, the immortal way is flourishing, the fire of civilization, and various cultivation systems have shown brilliant achievements..."

“The Emperor Falls…!”

Jiang Jue murmured, and then he was suddenly shocked. What the hell? The dead memories seemed to attack him. The Emperor's Fall, such a familiar yet strange name is indeed a bit sensitive to a bookworm.

“But precisely because the era has reached its peak, some old reincarnation stories may happen, dark turmoil will break out, and the entire era will come to an end, just like the silent ancient history.”

The man spoke. As an Immortal King, he was well-versed in history and his soul roamed in the long river of time, and could go to the past and the future. Although there were no obvious signs of the collapse of the era at the moment, he, who had stepped into the sea of ​​​​boundaries, knew better than anyone that a corner of the collapse of ancient history was slowly being reflected in the future timeline, but it was too far away, and might not be deduced by other creatures until the next era.

He wanted to find a way out of the impasse and could not just sit there and wait for death. This was also his idea at this stage. Just like communicating with Jiang Jue at this time, he just wanted to know more things. Of course, as for reincarnation, this was just a guess. After all, no one knew the truth.

"The sorrow of the times?" Jiang Jue asked.

If the space and time he was in was really the horrific world in the vague memory in his mind, then the truth might be even more horrifying than the man in front of him could imagine. It was not something that someone at the level of the Immortal King could solve.

Even the abominable God who looks down upon eternity of time and space would suffer in hatred. Moreover, this is only a corner of this time and space and ancient history. The real darkness is a weirdness that even the most supreme being in the heavens cannot quell.

Thinking of this, Jiang Jue couldn't help but be stunned. This was truly a glorious yet sad era.

"The myriad worlds will collapse, all lives will be destroyed, the flames of civilization will be extinguished, and the era will restart."

The man slowly stood up again as he spoke.

He couldn't stop. If his obsession didn't go away, there was no point in practicing. Even if he saw his future self staining the sky with blood, he wouldn't stop. As an Immortal King, how could he not see the blood in the future? But precisely because of this, he had to find out what was going on.

"The source of darkness may be more terrifying than you imagine. There is no need to be too determined to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. I believe there will always be a way to solve it."

The other party might be leaving, Jiang Jue also said that according to his memory, this eternal turmoil would be better to wait until the person who can suppress it for eternity is born. As for the others... forget it.

Although Jiang Jue spoke, he did not hold out hope. The other party's will could not be changed at will, or in other words, when one's cultivation reached a certain level, he would walk on the lonely road of the avenue more out of obsession.

"Someone has to step up, why can't it be me?"

The man in blood-stained clothes spoke calmly, but there was a firmness in his words that no one could shake; his obsession was too profound.

At this moment, Jiang Jue was solemn. He didn't know how to evaluate such behavior, but he was indeed touched in his heart. Perhaps it was the pioneers who overestimated their own capabilities and charged forward one after another that inspired countless followers.

"In that case, I wish you good luck and prosperity."

He had made up his mind and there was no need to persuade him anymore. Besides, there was nothing he could do at the moment as he was bound by shackles and fetters. The most urgent thing for him was to think about how to be born again.

"Although you come from darkness, I hope you won't get lost in it. If there is a chance, I will take you away."

As he turned around, the man in blood-stained clothes spoke again. In his opinion, Jiang Jue in front of him was just a newborn spirit of darkness. He did not have a clear understanding of good and evil in his heart, and he only acted on instinct. If someone guided him, he would surely embark on the road of light. However, he had no time to stop at this moment.

The next second, Jiang Jue had lost all perception of the man in blood-stained clothes.

It was not until a long time later, perhaps because it could no longer feel the will of the man in blood-stained clothes, that the three-legged round tripod with a blazing black light inside Jiang Jue's body slowly retracted the area that enveloped Jiang Jue.

The dark energy that had been dormant for a long time throughout the towering ancient tree began to move again.

This time, the black ancient tripod did not disappear. Instead, it was devouring and melting the dark power in Jiang Jue's body, as if to further purify it.

"A perfect world? It should be! This person should be one of the pacifiers who stepped into the sea of ​​​​rebellion in ancient history. In this case, am I the legendary dark creature...?"

Jiang Jue was stunned when he reacted.

"But I'm still unclear about which era I've arrived at. Is it the beginning of the chaotic ancient times? Or the ancient immortal times? Or even more distant times ago? It seems that I have to stay a little safe, otherwise, it's hard to say whether I can wait for that person to come into the world."

After a long time, Jiang Jue's whisper slowly echoed out.

　Do you feel a little disgusted by the fact that the protagonist was born in the dark? Originally, I wanted to arrange for the protagonist to possess other creatures, but after thinking about it, it didn't fit the birth of the spirit of darkness. So I arranged the world tree. After all, it has no soul and its own will. It is between the ancient race and the holy spirit, so it is easier to arrange.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)