Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 294 The Great Stone Stele at the Summit of Mount Everest!

Big stone monument.

Cold, mysterious, heavy, profound.

The characters on it, however, exude an aura of civilization that is completely different from the stone tablet itself.

Compared to the stone tablet projection seen at the Dayu Xirang Research Institute, the massive stone tablet atop Mount Everest is awe-inspiring. Its surface is exceptionally rough, unlike other stones that have been smoothed by the secondary storms at the summit. Its surface is engraved with densely packed divine script, both tiny and grand.

It is tiny because each character is no bigger than a fist.

It is grand because each character on it contains a vast flow of information, and through different arrangements and combinations, it can even be interpreted in different ways.

It seemed to have a life of its own.

Thirty-three thousand words!
When Shi Ming arrived at the stele, he did not get too close. He knew that Yu the Great had set up a holographic projection device next to the stele, which would likely also monitor the surrounding environment. Getting too close might expose him to the surveillance, so he decided to observe from a distance.

He began to read from top to bottom.

A Glimpse into the Wonders of the Endless Ocean (Part 2)

wrong,

This stone tablet should be viewed from the bottom up.

It's no wonder that the translation results from the Xirang Research Institute were in reverse order. Since they couldn't understand it, based on the principle of going from top to bottom, the first thing they translated was not the beginning, but the last part, "A Panoramic View of the Wonders of the Endless Ocean (Part 2)".

Shi Ming changed the direction of his reading.

At the very bottom of the stone tablet is a preface, its strokes and details vigorous and powerful.

The being known as a god left behind four remains upon its demise, which are as follows:

[The Eye of the Gods, the Heart of Chaos, the Body of Primordial Flow, the Shadow of Impermanence.]

[Besides these four remains, the rest of this creature's body transformed into a large stone tablet. Using my divine body as paper and medium, I recorded the revelations from the gods. Though the gods have fallen, the revelations are not fixed and change from time to time.]

The entire inscription on the stone tablet is divided into four sections.

【1. The Path to Godhood】

【2. All Aspects of the Universe】

【3. The Secret Manual of Inheritance】

【4. Treasures of the World】

Shi Ming read the text with great eagerness.

Only now does he fully understand how important the script he learned in the mysterious space that day truly was. Not to mention that knowledge itself is an immeasurable treasure, just being able to translate the script on this great stone tablet would benefit him immensely!

The contents of this stone tablet are even more horrifying!
The Path to Godhood describes the four stages that a living being must go through to advance from an ordinary embryo to a powerful being comparable to a god.

Each of these stages was accompanied by an illustration that ordinary people could understand, engraved on the back of the stone tablet. When the Age of Wandering arrived, it was based on the inspiration of the first illustration that humanity learned the secret of awakening.

These four stages are:
Awakening, Legend, Sanctuary, Nirvana.

The first three correspond to ordinary awakened individuals, S-level awakened individuals, and Sanctuary-level awakened individuals on the endless ocean, respectively.

There are also differences in strength between the various levels. Reaching the Saint-level Awakener represents the pinnacle of achievement, enough to become a pillar of a civilization. Some powerful civilizations even have multiple Saint-level Awakeners simultaneously!
Only a very few chosen beings can glimpse the realm of "Nirvana".

Unfortunately, most of them died at the beginning of Nirvana, falling directly to the ground and never truly entering the realm of Nirvana.

As for the gods?

It was not mentioned on the stone tablet.

As Shi Ming read, he marveled at the boundless power. He had already made the initial initiation into the Saintly level, and in less than 10 days, he would be able to successfully merge the Third Law and Ragnarok and reach the Saintly realm. As for the God level, it was an unattainable goal with no clue how to reach it. He should not be too ambitious at the moment. He should be down-to-earth and establish himself firmly at the Saintly level before making the Nirvana level his next target.

The section on "The Path to Godhood" is not very long, only about three thousand characters.

However, it gave Shi Ming a basic understanding of higher-level powers. The second part, "All Things in the Universe," records powerful creatures from different civilizations. These creatures are mixed together, like an encyclopedia or dictionary, complex and cumbersome in the flow of information. It would take a lot of time to fully analyze and sort them out. Shi Ming read through it roughly and saw the figures of "Eternal Worm" and "Jianmu" in it.

It's fortunate that the Xirang Research Institute didn't attempt to translate this part.

Otherwise, it would definitely be a thankless task.

The third part, [The Secret Codex of Inheritance], records the inheritances of three powerful civilizations: "The Hundred-Layer Tower to Heaven," "The Soul-Burning Poem," and "The Nameless." Shi Ming could immediately tell that this was the true essence and value of the great stone tablet, and he quickly used his mental power to completely analyze it and memorize it.

The fourth part, "Treasures of All Ages," is truly wondrous.

It's actually animated!

The section on "Treasures of the World" can dynamically display all the treasures at the coordinates of the large stone tablet and objectively rank them from 1 to 181, which is the complete version of "A Complete List of Wonders of the Endless Ocean".

Here, Shi Ming was able to see the last of the top 10 wonders on the endless ocean.

Their descriptions are very brief, consisting of only one sentence:

【1. Star Core】

The planet's core, the foundation of civilization, seems extraordinary; it nurtured a civilization and was also nourished by it.

2. Unceasing Water

The source of the ever-flowing sea, the eternal source of the ocean.

【3. Net】

It is a bridge connecting everything, but also an inescapable net binding life. Very few people can remain uninvolved in the net; everyone in the net is a player in the game.

【4. The Four Vedas】

A peculiar relic that can circulate and rotate, transforming into a giant whirlpool to maintain the delicate balance of the endless ocean.

5. Burning Abyss

It fell into the Earth's core, a sword of destruction capable of annihilating everything.

6. Golden Toad

A lucky golden toad swallowed a spiritual artifact that was transformed from a gold-inlaid jade seal.

……

The top ten rare items occupied very little space, and Shi Ming finished reading them in just a short while.

It appears to be a list of treasures, but it reveals too many secrets.

For example, the second-ranked treasure, the Unending Water, seems to be the culprit that brought about the Age of Wandering?
The third-ranked treasure, the net...

Could this be "Skynet"? What does it mean that everyone in the net is also a player in the game? And what kind of game is this game?

The fourth-ranked treasure, which he had already seen before, was the Four Fear Vedas located in the Great Whirlpool. Originally, Shi Ming thought it was the cause of the chaos and displacement of the Peacock Kingdom, but he never expected it to be the cleaner and turbocharger of the endless ocean.

As for the golden toad...

Isn't this the "Destiny-Calming Toad" on the Nine Provinces Platform of Yu the Great? Is it transformed from a gold-inlaid jade seal? And are there eight characters engraved on that gold-inlaid jade seal?
……

The large stone tablet holds too many secrets.

If even one section is leaked, it will surely cause a huge uproar.

Shi Ming didn't have time to digest everything. He simply memorized the content extracted from the text, especially the three secret manuals: "Hundred-Layer Tower of Heaven," "Burning Soul Poem," and "Nameless." After that, he left the summit.

The appointed time is almost here.

(End of this chapter)