The old man froze as countless memories in Mingyin's mind started to disappear gradually one bye one , meaning that Mingyin had officially past the test .how could the old man even be sad for Mingyin ? He was to excited looking forward to it .
As the old man smiled, he hear a faint sound
Mingyin !
He turn to his left and his eyes meet at the surface of the river , firstly he wasn't that interested when he saw countless memoiry dissipating into the surface as he saw a memory that brought him shock.
"What—what!"
He saw a young teenage boy standing on top of a rickety boat, drifting in an endless sea inside a dark tunnel.
The boat drove forward, pushing against the waves as water splashed up!
The water hit the young man's face, shocking the old man.
He took a step back, trying to say something—or so he thought—because no words came out of his mouth.
He shook his head, regaining his composure.
"Nezha!"
There stood Nezha, looking unnaturally beautiful, holding Mingyin's shoulder with a smile!
This shocked him. Why was Nezha here with Mingyin? But this matter didn't linger on as the memory dissipated into the river. It turned foggy, and the river returned to normal.
The old man was still thinking about the matter.
How does that make sense? Did he… or what? How?
He shook his head.
It won't even matter anyway. He has far more important matters to attend to.
"Huh, wait… Mingyin has passed the test, but how? He doesn't have any dragon warrior trait or even a dragon body. That is weird… Hmph!"
BOOOOMMM
A booming sound vibrated through the river as Mingyin, who lay at the seabed, started to glow with light.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes as water rushed into his nostrils and mouth. He looked up, feeling very dizzy and confused.
What is happening to me… huh?!
He looked down, seeing the worm crawl forward. It looked up with sparks shining in its eyes as it then jumped forward like a cannonball toward Mingyin. Then suddenly, it—
It grew to full size. It was long like Mingyin's right hand.
But as its head met Mingyin's back—
Mingyin was tossed out of the water as he felt something deep within his soul.
Mingyin held his face as suddenly he was engulfed by a light sphere.
BAM!
He was thrown out of the river, tossed a couple of times in and out of the water.
He floated on top of the water as he drifted with the current.
The old man showed a happy expression.
But when he saw Mingyin's expression turn to confusion, his whole body shook.
Shit… if Mingyin is confused about where he is, he won't know how to pass—
"Don't worry, I already know what is happening!"
"Huh?"
The old man was tense, but when he saw Mingyin's expression turn relaxed, he also slowly calmed down.
The old man suddenly showed a relieved expression.
Wasn't Mingyin someone with one billion regressions?
He already got this… but his chance could still be low.
But how did he do this?
The old man asked himself.
Mingyin by no means could have awakened a dragon body and been able to pass this.
But soon he found the cause.
Him… I still don't think Mingyin would fully trust me. I must first explain where we are and what the old man's scheme is.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
At the surface of the sphere, many ripples appeared as Mingyin punched each side of the sphere.
It seems that the Sovereign Path is very different from normal soul core formation.
Originally, when one awakens their realm and so on, they receive a huge amount of soul energy from the heavens. But he didn't receive anything, which meant Mingyin needed to break this place.
But how did Mingyin know this in under a minute?
In his past regressions, it was found that an immortal died on top of a mountain. Beneath him lay a vast realm formed from his dead corpse.
Later, investigators and immortals came to investigate the place. They used unfamiliar artifacts and searched the whole area.
But later, they found something quite shocking.
Some immortals with high talent do not receive the same awakening progress like others. They don't get large amounts of pain and instead receive soul force energy into their soul realm directly.
Instead, they are crushed to death by a sphere holding them captive.
They found many other important details.
When one has to pass this test, they need to punch the sphere until it breaks into pieces, and then they receive so much soul forge energy that they can speed-run their rank.
But suddenly, one must be at the limit of a mortal.
Originally, during awakening, many people transform into superhuman beings and gain strong physical bodies.
This man was only ordinary—with a lot of potential.
Yet strength failed him.
Now Mingyin was in the same position.
Breaking this thing would be like cutting cake—but here was the catch: Mingyin was seriously blind, injured himself, could barely stand, and had even lost some fingers.
His chance of dying was quite high, but he still persevered.
He turned around and raised his leg, pushing it forward.
BAM!
A ripple appeared on the surface as it pushed him back, sending him like a cannonball toward the other side of the sphere.
He was pushed back as he brought his stronger hand forward and punched the barrier wall while pushing himself forward.
It was a smart idea, but with his gradually weakening strength, it was still quite low.
Why me?!
Why me?!
Mingyin bit his lips.
Mingyin sighed as he fell and stumbled down, while the sphere gradually started to shrink.
Mingyin was breathing heavily as he looked up with a sad, plain expression.
Should I just give up…?
"You can't give up!"
"No, give up!"
"No, continue forward, even if you have to get your heart sliced out!"
"No, give up. Listen to your weakness. Rest yourself. You already cultivated for a billion regressions—even the Nine Rulers would be shocked."
"What is wrong with you? Don't you want to meet your family and make both your siblings and your mother and father proud?"
"Bullshit. Think about the pain you would experience—and the chances are low."
Mingyin was hit by those thoughts, and gradually he began to slip.
As he touched the surface of the sphere, it began to shrink. He could feel the air leaving his lungs.
He breathed heavily.
"Ahhh… ahhhhh…"
Mingyin—give up. Fate decides it for you. Don't think about it. You can be happy. You already did most. Just accept your death.
"No! Mingyin, don't forget!"
"No one gets to decide this boy's life!"
Mingyin looked up and smiled as blood gushed from his mouth.
Family, friend, foe… where are they?
As he stood up and smiled, he closed his fist and raised it as he spoke.
"Ahhh… ahhhhhh…"
Mingyin continued to barrage the sphere as the voices continued to grow in his head.
Mingyin, what are you doing? Do you want to die a helpless, cruel death still believing you did it? Just accept your fate.
Mingyin, you can do it. Think about your family.
Mingyin stopped and spoke directly to himself.
None of you are me!
"Tsk!"
"Stupid fool!"
Mingyin stood up and looked over.
And smiled cruelly.
"What the heck!"
The old man stood up in confusion.
What is Mingyin talking about?
While Mingyin was momentarily dealing with those thoughts, what he didn't realize was that he was the one speaking them out loud.
At one moment, he would say:
"Give up, Mingyin."
Another moment he would say:
"Don't give up."
But what the old man didn't understand—
Why did he say none of them understand it?
Suddenly, Mingyin stopped moving. He fell down while coughing blood.
"Mingyin, give up."
"Mingyin, don't give up. Think about your family."
But Mingyin stop moving as he loin up with a sad epression as he spoke out loud
Mingyun just give u-
Mingyin think about you-
Mingyin look up with a and smile
This is my own preservering not your destiny Mingyin said looking behind him with a malicious smile
"I, Mingyin, won't defy my promise!"
Bam
Bam
Bam
Countless black-eyed figures appeared on the surface of the sphere.
As a explosion sound resounded from the surface
All looking at Mingyin with a frightening gaze.
He is…
A true cultivator.
Each eyes close itself as then Mingyin brought his hand down
BAMMMM!
The sphere broke.
Bringing mingyin to the river
As his hair fluttering in the wind
Mingiyn stare up feeling exhausting
Feeling sick
Feeling weak
Feeling gone
The pain was over and his mortal state was over
He was Mingyin the mortal king the king of the mortal state
After one billion regression at living his last regression
Mingyin suffere in this regression
With a curse fate folwling him
Mingyin fell down as countless sparks from the sphere followed after him. As he touched the river, all lifeforms started to shake. The worm crawling on the seabed froze.
Mingyin had passed the test!
Suddenly, Mingyin looked up and exploded as a white light occurred and engulfed him .
The old man was also chaught by the explosion while shouting at top of his lunge
What !
The whole river was also chaught by the explosion dissipating by the white light
But as Mingyin dissipated he look forward and suddenly saw a small string and reach out and catch the string
Give it back !
Give back my destiny, fate !
I say give it backkkkk!
The darkness was over and his sorrow was done, Mingyin wasn't anymore in that darkness, to suffered from all age he was and would always free !
Suddenly the darkness he felt was over and the light he thought would never have was at his grasp
He has Finnaly broke his fate !