Chapter 1364: Chapter 1240: Ten Attacks on the Dam_2

He stopped before the dam!

For a long, long time, no one knew what he was thinking.

…

And at this moment.

In the Dark Firmament.

The Quiet One suddenly spoke softly:

“This is the third story, helplessness.”

“Powerless.”

His figure suddenly disappeared.

Then, he transcended the infinitely expanding Domain of Utmost Darkness, and appeared on the surface of the black ocean, stepping forward, until he was beside Li Fan.

“How does it feel to be powerless?”

The Quiet One stood shoulder to shoulder with Li Fan, raised his eyes, gazing at the dam ahead, seemingly with a hint of self-mockery in his eyes.

“Old friends have perished, all have been transformed, beloved ones have faded away… yet before the dam, there’s nothing one can do.”

“This feeling of powerlessness… is despairing.”

He remained silent for a very long time, before slowly saying:

“Come, I will take you to see beyond the dam.”

He led Li Fan to ascend the dam.

Before the dam, there were still a few broken skeletons, through the endless ages, they had been transformed by the Law into blackness.

“The Selfless One, the swan song of an era, possessing an invincible Perfect State of Mind, a genius unmatched.”

The Quiet One casually glanced at one of the desiccated bones, and said:

“His Dao could escape the slaying of the Law; without self, there is no destruction, no extinction, but sadly, he still died.”

Soon, he pointed at another desiccated bone, and said:

“The Unacting One, even stronger than the Selfless One; if we had competed in the same era, I might not have been his match, even though I have grasped the Law, it was almost impossible to kill him.”

“But, he also died.”

“These two, besides you, are the most astonishing individuals I have seen, and also the greatest anomalies.”

As for Li Fan, his gaze swept over the Unacting One, the Selfless One, and he was silent at heart.

They ascended the dam.

“Even if you conquer the dam, so what… haha, beyond the dam lies only deeper despair…”

The Quiet One gently remarked, his words seemed to carry a trace of helplessness, and said:

“Moreover, you do not belong to this time and space, the dam cannot kill you, but you can never pass beyond the dam either.”

“I have sought your roots in both the past and the present, and the only possibility is that you come from the future.”

“Powers belonging to the future cannot enter beyond the dam, which belongs to the bygone past, to the hopeless present.”

“You cannot intervene, as you watch your friends and relatives in this lifetime perish, what can you do?”

The Quiet One smiled despondently.

At this moment, Li Fan gazed beyond the dam.

He was silent.

He remained silent for a very long time.

“Life? Civilization?”

The Quiet One said: “What we see as splendid things are but specks of dust that should not have appeared, a gentle breeze of the Law sweeps by, never to be found again.”

“Love and hate? Desire? Greed? Ugliness? Kindness?… The worldly smoke and fire you once cared for, births and deaths, are merely the wishful thinking of ants.”

“White Mist Origin? Black Fog Origin? Merely inadvertent movements in the universe, life is an accident, a trivial accident.”

The Quiet One’s words were calm, yet carried a kind of compassionate meaning, and said:

“A small wave overturned the nest of ants, causing all the other ants in the nest to perish, one surviving ant crossed the mud pool formed by the wave in the soil, encountering endless difficulties, finally arriving at the wave’s source…”

“Only to find an ocean before him.”

“The life and death of ants, the ocean never cares.”

The Quiet One expressed a simple analogy, and at this moment, he recalled that moment countless ages ago, when he stood atop the dam.

Old friends had died, beloved ones sacrificed for him… he supported himself to reach here with raging fury.

Only to find, how laughable it was.

The surviving ant waded through the mud pool, a story worthy of tears, but what good is it to find the source?

Upon glimpsing the truth of everything, the heart, too, grows cold.

Betrayal.

Farewell in death.

Helplessness.

This is the Quiet One’s path, the Quiet One’s Dao.

Li Fan listened to his words, gazing beyond the dam.

In his eyes, the unquenchable fury suddenly transformed into an inexplicable sorrow.

An inexplicable self-mockery.

“Common Dao… is also merely wishful thinking…”

At this moment, his state of mind was broken.

In his eyes, it became as profound as the Quiet One’s, as indifferent as the Quiet One’s, calm.

He no longer grieved, no longer angered, no longer harbored overwhelming battle intent.

He became the new Quiet One.

…

At this moment, the world was silent.

The entire universe had quieted down.

Countless beings felt an unprecedented chill deep within their hearts.

“The second Quiet One…”

“What lies beyond the dam…”

“The Law of the Universe is the only truth in the world…”

Many Dark Supremes are whispering.

Dark Li Fan sits silently on the Dark Throne, with a deep sense of disappointment written in his eyes.

…

Small mountain village.

The Peach Tree, Phoenix, and True Dragon have all gone completely silent.

Silence.

…

Before Samsara, Black White slowly stood up.

“Senior Li has become The Quiet One…”

He murmured and said:

“Prepare for the final battle… the true calamity of destruction has arrived.”

…

The world is speechless.

On the embankment.

Li Fan’s aura is indistinguishable from The Quiet One.

All Paths to Silence.

This seems like the final outcome.

The Quiet One looked at Li Fan, and a hint of sympathy suddenly appeared in his eyes.

As if he were sympathizing with himself.

But, when he showed this sympathy.

At this very moment.

Two figures slowly walked from behind the embankment.

They were two Law Manifested Beings.

They appeared on the embankment.

“For defying the law three hundred and one times, do you acknowledge your guilt?”

One of the Law Manifested Beings looked coldly at The Quiet One.

With its words, strange chains suddenly appeared, piercing through The Quiet One’s body, a Bronze Pillar emerged, and The Quiet One was bound to the Bronze Pillar.

Chains of Law fiercely lashed at The Quiet One’s body.

His bones were shattered, skin torn, and flesh became indistinct.

Until he died.

He remained dead for a very long time before The Quiet One reappeared, his face pale, body trembling slightly, seemingly unable to stand, struggling to kneel on the ground, sweat dripping profusely.

Once hailed as the top existence, but in front of these Law Manifested Beings… he had no power to resist and could only be lambs to the slaughter!

“Having become The Quiet One, from now on, you must follow the law.”

Then this Law Manifested Being looked at Li Fan, suddenly raised a hand, and a deep and dark law, like a brand, was engraved into Li Fan’s body.

Li Fan felt the brand within him, suddenly looked up at the two Law Manifested Beings, and smiled brightly, saying:

“Thank you.”

“Thank you for your key.”

The two Law Manifested Beings frowned upon this, instantly realizing something…

“You…”

But, as they just began to speak, Li Fan had already raised his hand and, with a casual wave!

The two Law Manifested Beings were directly swept away!

“You… you dare defy the law?! The power of the law will subject you to severe punishment!”

The Law Manifested Beings were terrified, black chains appeared instantly, intending to pierce through Li Fan’s body!

Once branded by the law from behind the embankment, it was just like The Quiet One, they could no longer resist the law, otherwise they would suffer torment!

But, at the moment the law touched Li Fan, they… all vanished.

The Chains of Law simply… could not bind Li Fan.

“You… you deceived us, you didn’t become another Quiet One? You didn’t walk the path of silence?!”

The two Law Manifested Beings were terrified!

They were the embodiment of the law’s will, nothing could evade the law, and no one could deceive the law!

Just now, Li Fan obviously fully stepped into the path of silence, which was why they appeared to grant him the brand…

Now, Li Fan seemed to…

Escape from the path of silence?

How could this be possible!

Once entered into silence, who could escape?

And The Quiet One also suddenly raised his eyes to look at Li Fan, in his eyes seemed to be excitement, surprise, a kind of relief!

Li Fan smiled slightly, softly saying:

“I did become The Quiet One, indeed walked the path of silence.”

“But, All Paths return to the mortal, even the path of silence returns to the mortal.”

“If I wish to be The Quiet One, then I am The Quiet One, if I wish to be mortal, then I am mortal, the Dao follows my heart.”

His words were very light, very light, and he smiled saying:

“After all, without becoming The Quiet One, I wouldn’t get the key to beyond the embankment, would I?”

He looked towards beyond the embankment!

At this moment, the entire embankment suddenly trembled, energy roared chaotically!

…

And at this moment, from the great distance, the endless Dark Firmament, Nine Forbidden Continents, and other places, all suddenly surged with immense waves!

…

Good afternoon and good night.

There’s a lot to say, but I feel there’s no need, let it be like this. The main body will definitely conclude in June, and as for the extras, we’ll discuss it later.

Good afternoon and good night.