However, Meng Fushan felt unwillingness in his heart. In the Dragon Domain, he had comprehended a trace of the mysteries of the origin of laws.
This comprehension had arisen because of the Dragon Domain. By choosing to retreat before the Immortal Realm's army, his state of mind—the resolve to face difficulties head-on—might well stagnate because of it.
Meng Fushan yearned for the origin of laws. He had remained in his original realm for countless years, and after finally seeing a sliver of hope, how could he allow it to be destroyed just like that? Even if there was only such a possibility, Meng Fushan had to snuff it out!
In the end, Meng Fushan did not obey the clan chief's order. He chose to remain in the Dragon Domain, to fight upstream through adversity, and to challenge an insurmountable physical enemy. He challenged the cultivation barrier that had remained unmoved for countless years.
After an unprecedentedly bloody battle, the vast region centered on Earth Vault City had been reduced to ruins.
Yet Meng Fushan, who had survived the calamity, saw endless hope amid those ruins.
The Dragon Domain would rebuild Earth Vault City in these ruins. Meng Fushan also felt that he had undergone a transformation akin to rebirth through nirvana.
The origin of laws had not yet been completely cultivated, but his state of mind had undergone sufficient tempering. After being sublimated, the goal that had once been distant and visible yet unattainable was now within easy reach.
Looking into the distance, he saw that among the ruins far away, the million-plus troops of the demonic flood dragon clan he had brought with him—including those lightly or heavily wounded—numbered fewer than four hundred thousand.
Having survived a hundred battles, these clansmen bore the sorrow and pain of losing family