Chapter 166: Unknown Crisis

Logically speaking, the appearance of a dragon in this world is a possibility so slim that it could even be called absurd.

Because if one truly existed, it would have been impossible for it not to have appeared for so long, but as people age, in the pursuit of longevity, who cares about what is absurd or not?

Therefore, under his orders, the entire dynasty began to frantically search for a dragon.

However, he did not find any dragon until his death, leaving behind only an autobiography that would plague countless emperors of the Da Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, as the initial Crystal symbiont, and one who possessed the bloodlines of humans from two worlds within his body, he was still somewhat special.

To a certain extent, he could already be called the chosen son of this planet and this world, with his life's fortune overflowing.

So, after his death, perhaps because he had bonded too deeply with the Crystal, at the very moment of his death, his inner will, unwilling to pass, miraculously gave birth to a soul, and living within the Crystal, he directly became the consciousness of the Crystal.

At this point, without the influence of a physical body, he finally calmed down and began to carefully consider his future plans.

Thus, he began to disguise himself as a mysterious power full of wisdom, and everything about Zhou Gaozu originated from him.

Through step-by-step manipulation, he deceived his countless descendants, making them believe that Zhou Gaozu's success was entirely due to him, and that as long as they bonded with him, they too could reach such heights.

Of course, the facts were indeed so; it was entirely that Crystal that had made him, but he had hidden one point: that after bonding with him.

At this moment, as the consciousness of the Crystal, he could directly seize the body of the symbiont; at that time, the body would be his, while the consciousness of the original owner of the body would directly die and vanish.

By then, these descendants who became emperors generation after generation were merely his fleshly vessels, but as Time passed and the bodies of his descendants began to decay, he increasingly desired to obtain a dragon and achieve true longevity.

However, what awaited him was disappointment after disappointment.

As the saying goes, when the time comes, the heavens and earth join in the effort; when the hero departs, he is no longer free.

When he finished clearing out the invaders from another world, he was no longer the protagonist of the era.

Just like that, having lived for a full five hundred years, his consciousness could no longer hold on and collapsed, leaving only a wisp of a remnant spirit to inhabit the Crystal, allowing it to truly give birth to intelligence.

In the end, Zhou himself had only developed consciousness attached to the Crystal through a stroke of luck; without the maintenance of technique or external force, being able to persist for five hundred years before dissipating was already quite exaggerated.

However, his actions over these five hundred years influenced the practices of all subsequent emperors; whether it was indulging in the search for longevity and dragons, or carrying out tyranny, everything stemmed from him.

And the intelligence originally born from that Crystal was further influenced by his remnant spirit, because in the end, the reason the Crystal could truly give birth to wisdom was because of his remnant spirit.

Thus, being influenced by it was a natural occurrence.

Therefore, the intelligence of the Crystal—that is, the blood worm—favored the aura of the Zhou clan of the Da Zhou to a certain extent.

With this, the entire Yuanshi Dalu remained under the rule of the Da Zhou Dynasty for a full thousand years, until the arrival of visitors from another world and the appearance of Baichuan, which caused the entire massive dynasty to be completely destroyed.

At this point, the entire Da Zhou and the entire Yuanshi Dalu no longer held a single secret, and were completely exposed before Baichuan's eyes.

At this moment, he finally understood everything; it turned out that some of his previous guesses were wrong—the Crystal, or the blood worm, did not carry wisdom in that part, or perhaps the original wisdom had perished due to some accident.

Currently, there are two points he needs to pay special attention to.

First, the Crystal, or the blood worm, comes from the depths of the universe.

As for why it came, it is still unclear for now; the only thing known is that when the Crystal descended, it might have been in a state of fleeing for its life, because according to Baichuan's previous guess, if this Crystal was truly one piece, it must have been shattered into two by a powerful enemy, and even the original dominant consciousness of the Crystal had perished.

Therefore, he will face a terrifying enemy in the future, and given that the Crystal has already descended for a thousand years, there is no telling when this terrifying enemy might launch a surprise attack; he needs to be on guard, otherwise, he might be taken down by this unknown enemy at any time.

Because he has now evolved the abilities belonging to the blood worm, in terms of aura, or rather bloodline, he can be considered part of the same group; if this enemy is a mortal enemy of that race, then what will happen is obvious without needing to guess.

In a sense, while Baichuan gained the blood worm's abilities, he also assumed the risks of the blood worm; it can be considered a trade-off.

Of course, this might be him scaring himself, but Baichuan feels it is best to prepare for the worst.

Second, the Zhou clan of the Da Zhou comes from another world; according to the description, this means there might be a wormhole or space tunnel on this planet, but this tunnel is unstable; it occurred twice in a thousand years: once with the appearance of three tribes, and once with the appearance of Dragon Blood.

The current suspected location might be the Tiandu Feixu, which is the land beneath his feet where he is now.

The specific situation of the world on the other side of the wormhole is not yet particularly clear, but from the autobiography, it can be known that the other world is a transcendent world, existing with terrifyingly abnormal gods; Baichuan does not know the specific strength, but any creature that can be crowned with the title of god will certainly not be weak.

It is worth his focused attention!

That is to say, from this moment on, this Tiandu Feixu might be classified by him as one of the most important regions, because the wormhole is likely here, and he needs a powerful creature that can report to him at any time.

In summary, Baichuan already knows that he will soon face two terrifying great enemies, one of which is even an entire world, and in a world, not to mention others, it is basically impossible for there to be only one god.

By then, he will be facing a gang-up; no matter how strong a dragon is, there will inevitably be times when he is spread too thin; he needs helpers.

Thinking of this, Baichuan felt a bit fortunate that he hadn't killed that giant beast back then.

At this moment, having realized this, Baichuan felt a wave of pressure descend upon him.

"Sigh, this dragon is lying at home, how is it that upon waking up, everywhere I look, there are enemies?"

Facing this situation, even Baichuan couldn't help but complain silently, because he felt that if he didn't vent a little, he would be suffocated by that stifling pressure.

This situation seemed to remind him of the events during his initial weak period.

But compared to the past, the pressure he faces now is even greater, because in the past, he could still run away when encountering danger, such as fleeing into deep mountains and old forests, or the vast ocean.

But now?

Not only am I in the light and the enemy in the dark, but there is also another world directly linked to my own lair, and there is no telling when they will come to raid my home.

And he cannot even leave this planet, because his Flight is only achieved by borrowing the planet's magnetic field; once he flies to a certain altitude, he will be unable to continue climbing because the magnetic field becomes weak and no longer supports him.

In other words, he is currently like a small dragon trapped in the shallow water of this planet, unable to leave this pool of water.

Because he lacks the power to jump out of the planet, and even if he did, he lacks the ability to survive in the universe; he who even has to worry about energy, how can he leave the planet and enter space?

Even if he entered space, with his current life form that still requires oxygen, how could he survive in a vacuum filled with various cosmic rays?

Not to mention the vast space, with his current speed, how could he leave?

Once he leaves the planetary environment, he would likely just drift through space until his energy is exhausted and he starves to death; how could he escape in such a situation?

Under such circumstances, Baichuan was almost worried to the point of numbness; is this something a little dragon like him can face?

But now, he is the tallest one on the entire planet; if he doesn't shoulder it, who can?

This is simply a hellish start!!!

"Sigh~~"

Baichuan suddenly envied himself from a few hours ago; at that time, he knew nothing and could completely drift through life without having to worry about any of this.

At this moment, Baichuan deeply realized: sometimes, the more you know, the faster you die.

The ancients did not deceive me!

After being despondent for a while, Baichuan finally recovered; with a crisis now before him, there was no use in self-pity, and with Time pressing, he needed to grow stronger quickly.

Ever since he destroyed the Great Zhou and became the master of the entire planet, Baichuan once again felt that Time was not enough; he needed to grow stronger even faster!

(End of this chapter)