A voice suddenly came from behind Lu Ming, startling him.
There was someone behind him, but he didn't notice at all.
With his current cultivation level and powerful spiritual sense, he didn't even notice that someone was standing behind him.
Lu Ming felt a cold sweat break out on his back. He quickly turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a pair of transparent wings on his back.
He stood not far away, smiling as he watched Lu Ming.
Lu Ming's eyes were solemn as he asked, "Are you the guardian of this island?"
"No, I am not the one who guards the pass!"
The man with transparent wings shook his head and said, "Strictly speaking, those are the gatekeepers!"
His finger pointed to the statue and the word 'war'.
"That's the gatekeeper?"
Lu Ming looked puzzled.
"That's right, I know you've grasped the Dao of Domination. This trial is simple. If you can understand the meaning of Domination on the statue within a hundred years, and also fully comprehend the word 'war,' you'll pass the trial!"
"The man with transparent wings said."
"What if I don't understand it within a hundred years?"
Lu Ming asked.
"If you don't understand, I'll come and kill you!"
The man with transparent wings smiled and spoke casually.
Lu Ming's eyes narrowed; he had no doubt about what the other person was saying.
This man with transparent wings gave Lu Ming a feeling of unfathomable depth, and Lu Ming felt that he was definitely no match for him.
This person is at least a demigod, or even a war god.
"Seize the time and ponder it carefully!"
The man with transparent wings left a sentence, then turned around and took a step, his figure disappearing instantly.
Lu Ming had no idea how the other party disappeared.
call!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Ming walked towards the cliff.
One hundred years!
Lu Ming refused to believe that he couldn't understand the sovereign intent on the statue and the word 'war'.
Arriving not far from the statue, Lu Ming sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the meaning of the sovereign on the statue.
The sense of dominion emanating from this statue was far stronger and more profound than that from any other statue Lu Ming had encountered before.
Moreover, it is many times richer and more profound.
It is naturally much more difficult to understand.
However, Lu Ming was still extremely excited.
He felt that as he comprehended the statue, he gained new understanding of the Way of Domination every moment, and he became more and more adept at applying it.
He himself, when using the Way of Domination, merely used it brute force and failed to bring out some of the wonders of the Way of Domination.
However, one can also glean some insights into the application of the Way of Domination from this statue, which Lu Ming naturally eagerly comprehends and absorbs.
Cultivation knows no time, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye. Lu Ming's comprehension of the Dao of Domination is progressing rapidly, and he already feels that he is about to break through.
However, Lu Ming did not rush to break through. Instead, he continued to study for two more years before taking out a large number of divine stones and starting to absorb them to break through his realm.
Not long after, Lu Ming successfully broke through, and his cultivation level jumped to the sixth-star Great Emperor.
"Haha, with this statue, my cultivation has improved so fast! I can comprehend these things without needing a hundred years!"
With his cultivation breakthrough, Lu Ming was in high spirits and full of confidence.
After consolidating his cultivation, Lu Ming continued to study and comprehend.
Next, breaking through became even more difficult. This time, it took Lu Ming more than twenty years to successfully comprehend it.
Click!
After Lu Ming fully comprehended the sovereign intent on the statue, cracks appeared in the statue, and it shattered, just like the statues Lu Ming had encountered before.
"I've fully comprehended it. With my current understanding of the Dao of Domination, I'm fully capable of breaking through. So let's break through!"
Lu Ming's eyes brightened as he continued to take out the divine stone and began refining it frantically.
This time, after several months, Lu Ming broke through in one fell swoop, and his cultivation level reached the peak of the Seven-Star Emperor.
The power of the world within him, the purple-gold energy, became more abundant and concentrated. With a thought, his entire body was covered with the purple-gold Dao of Domination.
Lu Ming felt that he was now full of boundless energy, and that a casual strike could cause earth-shattering events.
Having reached the pinnacle of the Path of Domination, Lu Ming was able to overpower ordinary peak Heavenly Emperors solely through the Path of Domination.
With the added power equivalent to a peak Heavenly Emperor, Lu Ming's current combat strength is terrifyingly powerful.
"I wonder if I'm confident enough to face an invincible powerhouse at the upper demigod level!"
Lu Ming pondered.
Having never fought one, he wasn't entirely clear on the matter, but he knew that an invincible powerhouse at the demigod realm was far stronger than a peak Heavenly Emperor.
Having never fought a war, he had no confidence.
"In less than thirty years, I have already comprehended the meaning of this statue. Next, I will devote myself to comprehending the character 'war'!"
After pondering and consolidating his cultivation, Lu Ming looked at the character 'war'.
A series of wondrous artistic conceptions emerged in Lu Ming's mind, and he began to carefully comprehend them.
But a few months later, Lu Ming finished his cultivation, feeling somewhat surprised and uncertain.
After months of contemplation, he felt that the word "war" was simply unfathomable and mysterious beyond imagination.
At first, he seemed to have gained a lot, but as he continued to ponder, he became more and more confused and doubtful.
The word 'war' here does not refer to a martial art, combat skill, or supernatural power.
It seems to be a kind of artistic conception, an extremely profound artistic conception.
It's as if the word 'war' is the origin of all battles, including combat skills, martial arts, supernatural powers, and so on.
All-encompassing, truly the all-encompassing Paul.
Lu Ming had a feeling that as long as he could understand the word 'war,' he could master any combat skill or supernatural ability and wield any weapon with ease.
"Wonderful, absolutely amazing!"
Lu Ming was not surprised but delighted. He had a feeling that this was a tremendous opportunity, and if he seized it, he would benefit immensely.
Lu Ming began to comprehend it again.
Lu Ming underestimated the difficulty of comprehending the word "battle".
For the first one or two decades, Lu Ming seemed to be wandering in doubt, unable to truly make any great gains. The difficulty of comprehending the word 'war' was much greater than that of the Dao of Domination.
Twenty years later, Lu Ming finally mastered the basics, made considerable progress, and got on the right track.
By this time, he had been on the island for fifty years.
He has been in the underworld for over a hundred years.
Lu Ming was completely absorbed in his cultivation, like a sponge desperately absorbing moisture from the outside world.
Soon, Lu Ming arrived on this island. Eighty years had passed, and there were still twenty years left until the hundred-year deadline.
Lu Ming was still pondering the matter; it was not over yet.
In the center of this Yellow Springs Sea, there is a huge island, the largest island in this sea area.
Above, the mountains rise and fall, with countless peaks, many of which are home to magnificent palaces.
This is the Island of the Dead!
Editor's note: The damaged English source for this chapter has been replaced with WTR-LAB's public Web machine translation from Chinese, with minor editorial corrections. Names and wording may differ from nearby chapters.