NOVEL NEXT Chapter 749 Overturning Rivers and Seas, Collapsing Mountains and Ridges - All at Will
Shen Mo glanced at Ao Shan's dragon life panel again.
[Recent Opportunity One: Upon docking at Moon Saint Realm, discovered demonic corruption. After effortlessly resolving it, found a Dragon Saint's Reverse Scale at the bottom of Moon Saint Pool. Absorbed the residual will within the scale, comprehension of the Great Dao of Force surged, realm elevated to Second Realm Earth-Piercing Dragon Saint.]
[Recent Opportunity Two: Approached Filthy Mire, intended to bypass, but the mire began expanding. Dragon Bone Vessel became trapped. Ao Shan separated from Shen Mo and Xiang Yuan, once again taken advantage of by the You Bamboo Avatar, beliefs gradually shifting. Guided by the avatar, discovered a Dragon Saint's remains buried in the mire years ago, refined into his Supreme Saint Artifact, elevating it to a Great Dao Saint Artifact.]
[Recent Opportunity Three: ...]
After entering the Moon Saint Realm.
The arrival of the three Saints immediately drew enthusiastic welcome from the local demon clans.
Especially a demon saint like Xiang Yuan, who received particular adoration.
Beyond that, the demon clans also welcomed Ao Shan's dragon kind.
Only Shen Mo, as a human, was not well-received.
The Moon Saint Realm consisted solely of demons, with no humans.
These demons held a persistent belief.
Long ago, the Dragon Clan ruled the myriad heavens.
All races revered the Dragon Clan.
Later, the Dragon Clan gradually declined, and the Demon Clan rose.
They had arrived during the Demon Clan's ascendancy and settled here.
Their philosophy remained: Demon Clan supremacy, with Dragon Clan and Human Clan stepping aside.
But the Dragon Clan's former glory earned them respect.
Shen Mo, being human, naturally faced disdain from the Moon Saint Realm's demons.
Shen Mo paid it no mind.
These demons held outdated views, and he had no intention of correcting them.
While Xiang Yuan and Ao Shan were surrounded by enthusiastic demons, Shen Mo turned and left, heading toward Moon Saint Pool to seek opportunity.
Seeing Shen Mo's departing figure, Ao Shan chuckled inwardly.
He thought Shen Mo left in anger, resentful of the stark contrast between their welcome and his own neglect.
This thought filled him with smug satisfaction.
Meanwhile.
Shen Mo had already reached the bottom of Moon Saint Pool.
Often, people miss opportunities because they don't know the true location of treasures.
But now, Shen Mo knew the exact position of the Dragon Saint's Reverse Scale.
Naturally, he wouldn't miss it.
In just a quarter-hour, he found the Dragon Saint's Reverse Scale.
"Got it!"
Shen Mo smiled.
The reverse scale was always the most unique scale on a dragon.
Legend said it recorded a dragon's entire life.
This one belonged to a Dragon Saint who comprehended the Great Dao of Force.
It contained that Dragon Saint's insights into the Great Dao of Force.
Though Shen Mo himself comprehended the Great Dao of Void.
With such profound insights into the Great Dao of Force now available, how could he refuse?
Shen Mo found a quiet spot and sat cross-legged, beginning to refine this Dragon Saint's Reverse Scale.
A colossal entity appeared before him, like a giant city descending from the sky, yet it crumbled to dust in the blink of an eye.
This was the Great Dao of Force.
Shen Mo spent only two days to fully absorb the insights within the Dragon Saint's Reverse Scale.
His understanding of the Great Dao of Force directly ascended to the Second Realm!
He closed his eyes, immediately feeling surging power coursing around him.
With a single thought, he could effortlessly wield this power.
Rumble!
Mountains and rivers lay under his control, like dough he could reshape at will!
Overturning rivers and seas! Collapsing mountains and ridges!
All at will!
Shen Mo stood up again, a faint smile gracing his face.
Saints weren't limited to comprehending just one Great Dao.
Generally, they would grasp two or three.
One as primary, others supplementary.
Their realm depended on comprehension of their primary Great Dao.
Comprehension of supplementary Great Dao only enhanced their strength laterally.
Of course.
If comprehension of a supplementary Great Dao someday surpassed the primary one.
The primary-secondary distinction would naturally reverse.
Currently, Shen Mo's comprehension of the Void Great Dao had reached the Third Realm, while his comprehension of the Force Great Dao was at the Second Realm.
"Calculating the time, we should depart."
Shen Mo trod on the void, returning to where the Dragon Bone Vessel had been anchored.
As expected, Ao Shan and Xiang Yuan had been waiting for some time.
Seeing Shen Mo from afar, Ao Shan frowned deeply and barked, "Where did you go?"
"We searched for you for ages. If you hadn't appeared today, we were prepared to leave without you!"
Shen Mo smiled lightly. "Had a small gain, which caused some delay."
Xiang Yuan was about to speak when he suddenly sensed the change in Shen Mo, exclaiming in surprise, "Little friend, have you comprehended another Great Dao?"
Shen Mo nodded with a smile. "Indeed."
Xiang Yuan became even more astonished upon hearing this.
Comprehending a second Great Dao wasn't surprising.
What astonished him was that Shen Mo, having only recently become a Saint, had already touched upon a second Great Dao.
And succeeded in comprehending it.
That was the truly astounding part.
Everything had happened too quickly.
Ao Shan's reprimand caught in his throat.
He found himself speechless.
Shen Mo's increased strength was a great contribution to fighting the Demon Clan.
What could he say?
He couldn't reprimand him; instead, he should praise and rejoice.
But for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to be happy.
Seeing this junior surpass him filled him with jealousy.
Shen Mo's age and experience weren't even a fraction of his own.
On what basis did he stand above him?
But despite these thoughts, he didn't show them.
He merely offered an unenthusiastic congratulations.
"Let's go. We've lingered in the Moon Saint Realm long enough."
The three boarded the Dragon Bone Vessel, breaking free from the Moon Saint Realm's gravity, continuing onward into the vast, dark void.
Their destination remained the coordinates left by Divine Phoenix.
Much time passed.
Xiang Yuan said gravely, "According to Senior Divine Phoenix's coordinates, there's a Filthy Mire ahead."
"The Filthy Mire is extremely dangerous. It's best we bypass it completely."
Ao Shan agreed with Xiang Yuan, immediately steering the Dragon Bone Vessel eastward.
Shen Mo recalled information about the Filthy Mire.
This perilous place was quite unique.
It formed from the fusion of a void vortex and Filthy Earth.
And Filthy Earth was something created by the Filth Demon Clan.
It continuously expanded and spread throughout the void.
The Filthy Mire was colorless and odorless, nearly invisible.
It stretched across the void like this.
Once an unknowing being stepped in, they became deeply trapped.
The more they struggled, the deeper they sank.
Even Saints had to circumvent the Filthy Mire.
Divine Phoenix and other demon saints, having roamed the myriad realms for ages, naturally knew the locations of several massive Filthy Mires.
Some mires were quite stable, rarely expanding outward.
Others were in a state of slow, constant expansion.
The one ahead was among the stable mires.
However, Divine Phoenix didn't know that after over a million years of stability, this particular Filthy Mire had suddenly begun rapid expansion.
And Shen Mo's trio happened to encounter it.
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