Star Dome Railway: Kevin's Pioneering Journey

After an unknown amount of time, his shattered body finally regained a bit of strength. He struggled to support himself and slowly moved towards the few drops of wet blood and a strand of broken hair that remained in the ruins.

He stared blankly at the only remaining trace of his old friend in front of him, and the hand he had just stretched out stopped in mid-air.

The war was won, but there was no cheering in his ears, only the painful groans of the soldiers. He didn't know what mood he was in, he just felt that the outcome of all this should not have been like this.

Not far away, the remaining strange flesh and blood made a sizzling sound, as if swearing that it was not completely dead.

Looking at the twisted mass of flesh and blood, his eyes were filled with indignation and confusion.

Why can abundance come back? And she...they will have to pay the price with their lives!

Why? !

The strength in his body was so weak that he couldn't even use the most basic cloud chanting technique. He curled up his body, tore off a piece of tattered white silk ribbon from his sleeve, and wrapped up the only remaining traces of his old friend bit by bit.

At the same time, an idea came to his mind...

…………

Dan Heng slowly opened his eyes and looked at Ying Xing in front of him and the "remains" of his old friend that was brought back in his hands. He took a long breath.

The dream within the dream has ended, but he still cannot get rid of the memory that belongs to Dan Feng.

"Let's go..."

He spoke calmly, his tone was suffocatingly cold, but his eyes were filled with indescribable mixed feelings.

Seeing Ying Xing slowly walking towards the edge of the hall, Dan Heng also walked towards the sea uncontrollably.

Looking at the vaguely visible Scale Abyss Cave Heaven below the Ancient Sea, he slowly raised his hand, but did not act immediately. Instead, he turned around and looked at the familiar statue of the Dragon Lord.

This time, Dan Heng finally saw clearly the line of words carved by Zhuan under his seat.

[To stop the tree from reviving and the evil invaders from invading, pray and draw the water of the ancient sea to cover the cave and suppress the mysterious roots. Inscribe it on the stone for the future generations to learn from. Do not remove it without permission...]

This is the warning left for future generations by Yubie, the Dragon Lord who originally sealed Xuan Gen.

Protecting the Xuangen of Jianmu is the duty of the Dragon Lords of all generations. Dan Feng always keeps this in mind, but in order to achieve his goal, he must violate this clan rule.

For her, for them...

wow——

Before Dan Heng could react, the water of the ancient sea under his feet suddenly surged.

The power of the Immortal Dragon Lord slowly lifted him up, and the sea surface in front of him gradually split into a thin line, which became thicker and thicker.

Just when Dan Heng thought that the seal of the Scaled Abyss Realm was about to be opened, the scene in front of him was strangely frozen, and an inexplicable force directly pulled him out of Dan Feng's perspective.

It was as if an invisible hand was strangling his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe.

puff--

The sword flashed like a shadow, and the blood bloomed like a flower.

With the sudden severe pain, everything in front of me returned to reality again.

Dan Heng struggled to raise his eyes. He saw the broken sword piercing his chest and the cold hand of the white-haired woman.

"Are you reminiscing, Yinyue?" Jingliu, who was standing in front of Danheng, asked knowingly.

As she spoke, the hand that was strangling Dan Heng's neck did not increase the strength, but did the opposite and just loosened its grip.

Faced with the opportunity inexplicably given by the other party, Dan Heng did not respond. He lowered his eyes, and in a trance he saw that the long sword piercing his chest turned into the tip of a gun that struck the cloud.

wow——

A sudden gust of wind swept up the maple leaves that came from nowhere.

The sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, and seawater began to ooze out of the stone bricks underfoot. Beyond the waves, it was no longer the Xianlong Dayu Palace where they were just now, but a sea surface as calm as a mirror.

Looking around, the white-haired woman in front of him had disappeared, but there was a faint cold light behind her.

"Why don't you fight back?"

Before Dan Heng turned around, a voice as calm as water sounded in his ears.

With his pupils trembling, Dan Heng glanced sideways, only to see a pair of eyes flashing with scorching cold light staring at him.

It was a face that was extremely similar to his own but more angular, with illusory dragon horns on his head and sharp eyes filled with coldness.

"Dan Feng..."

Almost in an instant, Dan Heng confirmed the other party's identity.

However, Dan Feng did not react to Dan Heng's recognition, but instead tightened his grip on the Jiyun Spear that had pierced the opponent's chest, while his left hand slowly climbed up to the former's shoulder.

Resting his chin on Dan Heng's shoulder, Dan Feng repeated what he had just said.

"Why...why didn't you fight back?"

"..."

Facing Dan Feng's questioning, Dan Heng gritted his teeth and gave a silent answer.

Seeing that the other party did not answer, Dan Feng still questioned without disguising: "Is it because of that strange power that makes you so fearless? Or... do you really want to pay the price as they said?"

"Price?" After pondering for a moment, Dan Heng asked self-deprecatingly.

"It's you who has to pay the price, not me!"

His voice turned cold, and Jiyun appeared in his hand. Enduring the severe pain and ignoring the tip of the spear stirring in his chest, he swung the spear at the opponent.

click-

As Dan Heng turned around forcefully, the Jiyun Sword in Dan Feng's hand began to crack little by little and was almost shattered.

In reality, the broken sword that pierced his chest also shattered.

Looking at the broken pieces of the sword on the ground, Blade was slightly startled.

"Ah……"

Catching Jiyun that was stabbing towards him with his bare hands, excitement and anticipation appeared in Ren's eyes again.

On the water mirror, he blocked Jiyun's attack with a snap of his fingers. Looking at Danheng's actions, Danfeng questioned again.

"So, you still want to escape?"

"Although the starry sea is vast, it has nothing to do with you and me. The inheritance of the Dragon Lord will last forever, just like the eternity of the ancient sea, which will last for thousands of generations..."

Dan Feng explained word by word the shackles called responsibilities, but was interrupted by Dan Heng.

"That's your past!" Dan Heng retorted, staring at Dan Feng.

He had already borne the punishment for the other party's sins. It was obvious that all this was due to his selfishness, the responsibility he wanted to take on...

Why? !

Why do you still want to bother me? !

Chapter 228: As the reincarnation of the Dragon Lord, you are my reflection

"Just my past?"

On the water mirror, Dan Feng listened to Dan Heng's rebuttal without arguing. He just walked towards him with steady steps.

Looking at Dan Feng walking towards him, Dan Heng subconsciously wanted to step back, but he couldn't move his feet.

Looking down, he saw the transparent water tightly wrapped around his ankles, as if binding his feet firmly to the mirror-like calm water surface.

When he walked in front of Dan Heng, Dan Feng did not launch an attack but stopped.

He raised his hand, pointed at Dan Heng's already healed chest, and said in a deep voice: "If this is just my past, why do you think you are here, and why do you see me? Can you explain this?"

"I……"

Dan Heng's expression became struggling. He wanted to say something but stopped himself, and finally lowered his eyes.

Faced with Dan Heng's silence, Dan Feng still refused to give in.

"From what those people outside said, you should know that the dragon masters tampered with my shedding ceremony. Do you really think that your current state is a true reincarnation?"

Dan Feng whispered in Dan Heng's ear mercilessly, "The reincarnation of the Chi Ming Clan is to leave behind the past and transform into a new life. You have managed to have a new life, but what about the past of your previous life? Dan Heng, I think you should know this clearly."

"Ah……"

"Ha ha……"

Dan Heng raised his head and smiled. He himself didn't know why he was smiling. Maybe this smile was mixed with a hint of ridicule towards himself, or perhaps it revealed a lament for his own fate, or perhaps it was full of bitterness.

Dan Feng's questioning was like a sharp knife that tore off the last fig leaf in his heart.

yes……

Perhaps what Jingliu said was true, he could not escape Danfeng's bondage after all.

Those memories that are entangled with the past, those people who are closely related to Dan Feng, are destined to find him again.

But is it really just because of this?

If I were to completely shed my scales and reincarnate, cutting off all ties with my past, wouldn't those people outside come looking for me?

Dan Heng thought that it would not happen. There was no reason, because of Dan Feng.

"Why? Because you want me to pay for the mess you created because of your own selfish desires?"

Dan Heng pushed away Dan Feng who was standing in front of him, stared at him, and questioned him through gritted teeth. Even though he was aware of his current situation, he still wanted to get things clear, not for anything else, but only for himself who had to bear Dan Feng's sins along the way.

Although he didn't know what normal shedding was like, the pain that went into his bones and was engraved into his soul was the ritual that he would remember.

Peeling off the dragon scales bit by bit from the flesh, letting the blood flow backwards in the blood vessels that were like roots... Dan Heng remembered every detail of the scale removal.

He remembered how he had been tossed back and forth in the waves and the Vajra Egg of past dreams.

He remembered the dragon-locking needles piercing his body and the heavy chains made of coral gold binding him tightly, hanging him in the prison.

He remembered that the elder Vajra Masters came and went, asking him the truth about the magic method of transforming into a dragon and where the dragon's heart was.

He remembered that the judges of the Ten Kings' Court came before him, read out the verdict of high treason, and sentenced him to death.

He remembered that the white-haired General Yunqi came to visit him and brought him a result after some negotiations. Not long after, he was exiled from Luofu forever.

He remembered how he boarded a train, headed for the stars, and decided not to look back.

"My own selfish desires?" Looking at Dan Heng, Dan Feng did not refute, but frankly recounted his crimes, "I desecrated the remains of my old friend, supported the enemy and violated the law, coveted immortality, and caused war... Explanations are ultimately just sophistry. Indeed, I did it for my own selfish desires."