310: Chapter 310 The Mysteries of the Western Regions, The First to Transform into a Dragon

Chu Sheng crouched on the grayish-white ground, looking at the young girl before him, not in a rush.

She looked pale as paper, with a hint of pleading in her light gray pupils.

Chu Sheng did not completely let down his guard.

In the depths of the Boundless Sea, a girl appearing out of nowhere who claimed to know a way out—it was too coincidental.

He had experienced too many traps to afford not to be vigilant.

"You tell me first, what is the method to get out?" Chu Sheng asked.

The girl lowered her head, silent for a moment, as if organizing her words.

Then she raised her head, looked at Chu Sheng, and said something that surprised him.

"Do you know the current Demon Venerable?"

Chu Sheng nodded: "I know. It's that old Dragon."

The corners of the girl's mouth twitched slightly, as if she were smiling bitterly.

"Then do you know how he became the Demon Venerable?"

Chu Sheng shook his head.

The girl took a deep breath, as if having made a difficult decision.

"Over ten thousand years ago, he was not yet a Dragon; he was a giant flood dragon."

"He had an older brother, who was also a giant flood dragon. The two flood dragons were originally brothers, Cultivating together, fighting together, and adventuring through the Boundless Sea together."

"The older brother's cultivation was higher than the younger brother's, and his talent was better too. According to the rules of the Dragon Clan, the first to become an Incarnation of a Dragon becomes the Demon Venerable."

"The older brother reached the threshold of Dragon transformation first. As long as he passed the Heavenly Tribulation, he could become an Incarnation of a true Dragon and become the Demon Venerable of the Western Region."

"The younger brother congratulated him on the surface, but inwardly, he was burning with jealousy."

"He told his older brother that there was a Secret Realm in the depths of the Boundless Sea containing the last Materials needed for Dragon transformation. The older brother believed him and came with him to the Boundless Sea."

"The younger brother set up a killing Formation here, trapped his older brother, and used a conspiracy to ambush and kill him."

"The older brother never imagined until his death that his own younger brother would lay a hand on him."

Chu Sheng was silent.

He recalled the experiences of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor and remembered the past events of being betrayed and sold out.

He asked in a low voice: "What happened later?"

The girl's voice became even lower.

"Later, the younger brother devoured his older brother's demon core, stole his older brother's Opportunity, passed the Heavenly Tribulation, and became an Incarnation of a Dragon."

"He became the Demon Venerable of the Western Region, with immense power, shaking the four seas."

"But he was not satisfied. He returned to the Boundless Sea and killed all of his older brother's family and subordinates, leaving not a single one alive."

"Then, he reinforced this great Formation. He wanted his older brother's remains to be trapped here forever, never to be reincarnated."

Chu Sheng asked: "Why?"

The girl said: "Because he was afraid. He was afraid that his older brother's obsession would not dissipate, afraid that one day his older brother would return to seek revenge."

Chu Sheng's brows furrowed.

He looked down at the grayish-white ground beneath his feet, recalling the giant turtle he had just seen, the rushing seawater, and the interlocking Formation.

All of this had been laid out by that old Dragon.

To trap his older brother's remains and obsession.

"How do you know all this?" Chu Sheng asked.

The girl's gaze flickered.

"I stumbled into this place by accident."

Her voice was very soft, "A long time ago, I was crossing the sea with a fleet, encountered a storm, the ship capsized, and I was swept into a whirlpool and fell here."

"I have been trapped here for over a thousand years."

"In this Formation, there is an obsession left behind by that older brother. He hated his younger brother, hated him for over ten thousand years, and that hatred turned into an obsession, wandering within the Formation."

"My life force was slowly devoured bit by bit by that obsession."

She stretched out her hand, withered and pale, like a dried tree branch.

"Look, I am already dying."

Chu Sheng looked at her hand, then looked at her face.

Her face was indeed covered in Death Qi, like a lamp about to burn out.

But her eyes were still bright, carrying a kind of desperate, unwilling light.

That kind of light, Chu Sheng was very familiar with.

He had seen it in the mirror.

"You said you know the way out," Chu Sheng said, "Speak."

The girl looked at him, a trace of hesitation flashing in her eyes, then she spoke.

"The eye of this Formation is not on the outside; it is on the inside."

"The Formation is divided into three layers. The outer layer is a trapping Formation, which is the Inverted Sea. The middle layer is a killing Formation, which is the giant turtle you just saw. The inner layer is a Seal, suppressing the older brother's obsession."

"To break the Formation, one must enter the innermost layer and release that obsession."

"Once the obsession is released, the Formation will lose its core and automatically collapse."

Chu Sheng was silent for a moment, then asked a question.

"What about after releasing the obsession? What will happen to that thing?"

The girl said: "The obsession has no physical form; it is just a mass of resentment. After it is released, it will dissipate between heaven and earth."

"It has hated for over ten thousand years; it is time for it to be liberated."

Chu Sheng looked at her, not speaking.

He was judging the truth of her words.

Her expression was very sincere, and her tone was very earnest.

But deep in her eyes, something he could not see through was hidden.

He did not press further.

He stood up, brushed the dust off his body, and said one sentence.

"Lead the way."

The girl's eyes brightened, and she struggled to stand up from the ground.

She walked very slowly, as if every step was consuming her remaining strength.

But she did not stop.

Chu Sheng followed behind her, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

He thought to himself: Regardless of whether what she said was true or false, he had to go.

This was his only hope at the moment.

The two walked one after the other, heading toward the depths of the Void Realm.

Behind them, on the grayish-white ground, that Formation, forgotten for ten thousand years, was still silently operating.

Its core was an undying obsession.

An obsession that had hated for over ten thousand years.

Chu Sheng did not know what he would face next.

But he had a premonition—

Deepest in that Formation, what was hidden was not just the old Dragon's secret.

There was also the Opportunity for him to become stronger.

He quickened his pace.

The girl followed behind him, a trace of imperceptible light flashing in her light gray pupils.

She lowered her head, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The wind blew through the Void Realm, kicking up grayish-white dust.

Their figures disappeared into the darkness.