assistirfilmes Chapter 302 - 295: The Great Stone Stele at the Top of Mount Everest
Chapter 302 - 295: The Great Stone Stele at the Top of Mount Everest
The Great Stele.
Cold, mysterious, heavy, profound.
The characters on its surface, however, were filled with an aura of civilization completely distinct from the stele itself.
Compared to the projection he had seen at the Dayu Xirang Research Institute branch, the aura radiating from the Great Stele sitting atop Mount Everest was staggering. Its surface was exceptionally coarse. Unlike other stones, it hadn’t been worn smooth by the Sub-Blade Storms raging at the summit. Its face was densely engraved with Divine Revelation Text, both minuscule and magnificent.
Minuscule, because each character was no bigger than a fist.
Magnificent, because every single character contained a vast stream of information. Through different arrangements and combinations, they could even be interpreted to have different meanings.
It was as if they were alive.
Thirty-three thousand characters!
Shi Ming approached the stele but didn’t get too close. He knew Da Yu had set up holographic projectors next to it, which likely included environmental surveillance. Getting too close might put him on camera, so it was best to observe from a distance.
He began to read from top to bottom.
[A Look at the Strange Items of the Endless Ocean (Part 2)]
’That’s not right.’
This stele was meant to be read from bottom to top.
’No wonder the Xirang Research Institute’s translation was in reverse order. Unable to understand the text, they followed the standard top-to-bottom principle and ended up translating the very end first—A Look at the Strange Items of the Endless Ocean (Part 2)—instead of the beginning.’
Shi Ming reversed his direction of reading.
At the very bottom of the stele was a preface, its strokes and details powerful and firm.
[The being known as a god left behind four remains upon its fall:]
[The Eye of the Divine, the Heart of Chaos, the Primordial Flow Body, and the Uncertain Shadow.]
[Aside from these four remains, the rest of the being’s body transformed into a Great Stele. I have used the divine corpse as paper and medium to record the revelations from the god. Though the god has fallen, the revelations are not fixed; they change with the passage of time and events.]
The content of the entire stele was divided into four sections.
[1. The Path to Divinity]
[2. Myriad Cosmic Manifestations]
[3. Inheritance Secret Scriptures]
[4. Wondrous Treasures of All Worlds]
Shi Ming devoured the text, reading with an insatiable hunger.
Only today did he fully grasp how important the language he had learned in the Mysterious Space truly was. ’Never mind that knowledge itself is an immeasurable treasure; the mere ability to translate the text on this Great Stele will benefit me endlessly!’
And the contents of the stele were even more shocking!
The Path to Divinity described the four necessary stages for a being to advance from an ordinary embryo to a mighty existence comparable to a god.
Each of these stages was accompanied by an illustration that ordinary people could understand, carved on the back of the stele. When the Wandering Era began, it was from the inspiration of the first illustration that humanity learned the secret of Awakening.
These four stages were:
Awakening, Legendary, Holy Hall, and Nirvana.
The first three corresponded to the ordinary Awakened, S-rank Awakened, and Saint Hall Level Awakened of the Endless Ocean, respectively.
Within each stage, there were also distinctions in strength. A Saint Hall Level Awakener was already the pinnacle of the pinnacle, strong enough to become a pillar of their civilization. Some powerful civilizations even had multiple Saint Hall Level Awakeners existing at the same time!
Only an extremely small number of chosen beings could even glimpse the realm of "Nirvana."
Unfortunately, most of them would stagnate and perish at the very beginning of Nirvana, falling before they could ever truly step into that realm.
As for gods?
The stele made no mention of them.
As Shi Ming read, he marveled at the infinity of power. ’I’ve already taken the first step toward the Holy Hall level. In less than ten days, I can successfully merge the Third Law and Ragnarok to reach the Holy Hall Realm. The God level, on the other hand, is completely out of reach, and I have no leads. I can’t get ahead of myself. I need to keep my feet on the ground, secure my position at the Holy Hall level, and then set Nirvana as my next goal.’
The[Path to Divinity]section wasn’t very long, only about three thousand characters.
But it gave Shi Ming a fundamental understanding of higher levels of power.
The second section, [Myriad Cosmic Manifestations], recorded powerful beings from different civilizations. They were all mixed together like an encyclopedia or a dictionary, the information stream convoluted and complex. It would take a great deal of time to fully analyze and organize it. Shi Ming gave it a quick read-through and spotted mentions of the "Eternal Insect" and "Jianmu."
’It’s a good thing the Xirang Research Institute didn’t try to translate this part.’
’Otherwise, it would have been a truly thankless task.’
The third section, [Inheritance Secret Scriptures], recorded the inheritances of three powerful civilizations: the "Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower," "Soul-Burning Poem," and "Nameless." Shi Ming could tell at a glance that this was the true essence and value of the Great Stele. He quickly used his Spiritual Power to fully analyze and commit it to memory.
The fourth section, [Wondrous Treasures of All Worlds], was incredible.
It was actually dynamic!
The Wondrous Treasures section could dynamically display all the wondrous treasures at the Great Stele’s coordinates and rank them objectively. The list, from 1 to 181, was the complete, current version of *A Look at the Strange Items of the Endless Ocean*.
Here, Shi Ming was able to see the top 10 strange items in the Endless Ocean.
Their descriptions were very brief, just a single sentence each:
[1. Creation Star Core]
The primordial core of a planet and the foundation of a civilization’s origin. It seems exceptionally extraordinary, having nurtured a civilization and, in turn, been nurtured by it.
[2. Unceasing Water]
The root of the ever-flowing seawater, the never-stopping source of the ocean.
[3. The Net]
It is the bridge that connects all things, and also the inescapable net that binds all life. Few can remain aloof within it. All who are in the net are pawns in the game.
[4. Four Feared Vedas]
A peculiar holy relic that can cycle and rotate. It manifests as a great maelstrom, maintaining the delicate balance of the Endless Ocean.
[5. Fenyuan]
A sword of annihilation that fell into the Earth Core, capable of destroying everything.
[6. Golden Toad]
A lucky golden toad that devoured a spiritual ancient object transformed from a gold-inlaid jade seal.
...
The top ten strange items took up very little space. Shi Ming finished reading through them in just a moment.
It seemed to be a list of treasures, but it revealed far too many secrets.
’For example, the second-ranked treasure, the Unceasing Water... is it the main culprit behind the start of the Wandering Era?’
’The third-ranked treasure, the Net...’
’Could it be the "Skynet"? What does "All who are in the net are pawns in the game" mean? And what game is it?’
’As for the fourth-ranked treasure, he had already encountered it—the Four Feared Vedas, located in the great maelstrom. Shi Ming had originally thought it was the scourge responsible for the Peacock Country’s displacement, but it turned out to be the scavenger and supercharger of the Endless Ocean?’
’And the Golden Toad...’
’Isn’t that the "Destiny Golden Toad" on the Da Yu Jiuzhou Platform? It was transformed from a gold-inlaid jade seal? In that case, were there also eight characters carved on that seal?’
...
The Great Stele held too many secrets.
Revealing even a single section would surely cause a tremendous uproar.
Shi Ming didn’t have time to digest everything one by one. He simply committed the translated content to memory, especially the three Inheritance Secret Scriptures—"Hundred-Floor Celestial Tower," "Soul-Burning Poem," and "Nameless"—before retreating from the summit.
It was almost time for his appointment.