Chapter 735: Luminous world and true dragon

Arriving at the Myriad Demon Reservoir World, Li Qi stood outside, somewhat amazed.

How could he describe everything before his eyes?

'Dark Sun' – perhaps that was a very apt term.

It truly was a Dark Sun. Li Qi saw many worlds combined, forming a structure similar to a 'multiverse'. They created four or five ring-shaped world chains.

And these chains floated in the Void Realm, occupying several light-years of space.

Finally, at the center encircled by these chains, there was an invisible black sun.

It was truly invisible, as all light was absorbed. Around the Ruin, not even 'light' could escape. However, the surrounding world chains were so bright that they illuminated the Void Realm, which in turn made that black sun appear particularly striking.

White on black cloth, and black on white cloth – the latter was more eye-catching.

At this moment, in the Myriad Demon Reservoir World, that Ruin dragged several light-years of world chains, slowly rotating in the Void Realm.

"Hmm... Sariputra's reincarnation spot is here," Li Qi confirmed the location.

It was indeed correct.

He glanced at Shen Shuibi, who was in follow mode.

The rabbit was staring blankly at that Ruin, her eyes flickering.

This was also why Li Qi ultimately chose to bring her. Originally, Li Qi had wanted to leave her in the world to Cultivate properly, but if the destination was related to Celestial Pole, it would be better to bring the rabbit to see.

A second-grade Ruin that had been enlightened and Awakened would surely inspire her.

"Alright, Yu'er, then you can meditate here. I'll go down to find Sariputra. It shouldn't take too long," Li Qi patted the rabbit.

"Okay..." Shen Shuibi came back to her senses and nodded.

That Ruin might have truly given her some inspiration, making her seem even dazed.

Seeing this, Li Qi chuckled softly.

When he was deep in thought before, he must have looked just as dazed, right? However, at that time, Shen Shuibi was by his side, taking care of him.

They both had these moments.

Li Qi smiled, set up a Formation around her to protect her Physical Body, ensuring everything was foolproof, and then plunged downwards.

Since it was just outside the world, this distance was no different from being right beside her; Li Qi could return in an instant.

He could go down now.

Li Qi hid his form, silently descending to the ground.

He began to observe his surroundings.

This world...

Wait, did he step on something? The ground seemed to be absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi?

Li Qi immediately looked down, only to find that the ground he was stepping on was 'Cultivating'?

Was it Cultivating? Probably not. It was merely instinctively drawing in the surrounding Qi, like a sponge absorbing water, without any mental activity.

There was no sign of life, and Li Qi didn't detect any life aura similar to flesh and blood or Life Qi.

However, when he used True Knowledge Dao Resonance, the True Knowledge Dao Resonance gave him a clear feedback—

The thing he was stepping on below was a 'negative entropy System'.

A negative entropy System meant that the System below had negative entropy; its disorder did not increase with time, but could continuously maintain its ordered state.

In other words, this thing... although it had no aura of life, it clearly possessed characteristics of life. It was a System that could maintain itself out of thermal equilibrium with the external environment by ingesting negative entropy from the environment.

"Earth? Hilltop?" Li Qi muttered to himself, while True Knowledge Dao Resonance began to scan everything around him.

Within a ten-li radius, approximately every few tens of meters, a different life form would appear on the ground.

But if one didn't look with True Knowledge Dao Resonance, these life forms were simply ordinary land. Li Qi didn't sense any Spirit Soul, any wisdom, nor any mind or self. They purely inhaled and exhaled Qi to maintain their negative entropy state.

Yet, they clearly and truly maintained themselves.

"How bizarre... Is this a world enlightened by the Demon Dao? There are many such worlds," Li Qi murmured.

From the outside, this was a world chain, thousands of worlds connected together, and there were four or five such chains, layered around that Dark Sun, dragged by the Ruin's gravity.

But looking at it from here, this was an ordinary world, with plants, animals, land, mountains, rivers, and other natural environments.

Although this natural environment was a bit extreme.

The temperature here was about two hundred degrees Celsius, the level of a frying pan, but for the countless worlds outside the domain, it was just average, a type that life could naturally adapt to.

And precisely because of this temperature, most things were 'self-luminous.' The Dark Sun in the sky wouldn't emit light and would even plunder it, but the world below and its creatures mostly carried their own light.

Li Qi began to walk, searching for specific life forms, for higher intelligences with whom he could communicate.

Most of the creatures here were not in human form, but their grade was certainly not low.

After all, this was a second-grade world. Although many world chains combined to form a second-grade world, it was still a solid one.

Therefore, there must be higher intelligences here, and certainly higher civilizations, worlds that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the world.

However, there should be no unique Dao Orthodoxy here.

The Dao practiced here must be the Demon Dao; this was the world of demons.

Those 'negative entropy lands' he had just stepped on might also be a type of demon, just without the characteristics of being alive.

Li Qi walked across this land.

He moved quickly, covering several li in a few seconds, basically maintaining a high supersonic speed without any sound, purely relying on repulsive force for flight, even pushing away air resistance.

He could go faster, but after all, it was a second-grade world, so it was better not to be too ostentatious. If he accelerated further, it would inevitably cause a thunderous explosion.

Continue forward.

The surrounding scenery was quite strange: a pitch-black sky, but the ground was bright. Whether it was the land, plants, animals, or even water bodies, everything glowed.

Various lights—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple—seven colors combining into thousands of hues. The entire land, viewed from above, looked like the flickering static on a television screen. When one landed on it, one would feel intense eye strain.

After all, it was too flashy, and the creatures here were also very strange.

But for Li Qi, it was nothing new. He had seen too many things; they were just a bunch of color-mosaic-like lives, nothing particularly unusual.

After about twenty to thirty hours, Li Qi suddenly felt a surge of Demon Qi.

He stopped.

His current position was in the center of a glowing ocean.

From here, the sky was clearly visible; the Dark Sun still silently absorbed all light, forever suspended in the sky.

But even more conspicuous were the world chains mentioned earlier. This was the brightest landmark in the center of this world's sky.

This world chain was brighter than all other stars, so much so that the line they formed was incredibly eye-catching. This chain seemed like a cosmic necklace for the Dark Sun, making one involuntarily think of planetary rings, similar to the transparent arc rings of Neptune or Saturn.

But it was far more magnificent, as this was a world chain stretching for many light-years.

Looking down, the ocean Li Qi stood upon was self-luminous, as if it contained countless glowing tiny creatures. Occasionally, in this luminous ocean, a dark shadow would dart past from below, sometimes revealing a faintly glowing white patch.

As Li Qi walked on it, he would occasionally see faint shadows beneath the water's surface. Clearly, this wasn't imagination but actual existing things. Within the glowing ocean, there were also cliffs and mountain peaks. Occasionally, white dots would appear, quickly merging into the darkness—these were some kind of creatures, but Li Qi sensed no consciousness, so they should just be ordinary beasts.

But just now, Li Qi saw concentric arcs rippling on the water's surface, like waves in the Deep Ocean.

Then, a bizarre life form emerged from these countless concentric arcs, violently breaking through the water's surface!

The glowing water exploded, waves reaching thousands of meters high, stirring up violent tsunamis!

His mere leap caused mountain-like waves.

Its enormous head swayed on the waves, the surface water boiling, lifted from the surface by an indescribable force. The sea surface was now full of steam.

The atmosphere was clearly charged with electricity. Accumulated steam floated into the sky, then, carried by the wind, abruptly condensed into ice and crashed down. The wind, blowing from the furthest reaches of the clouds, raged fiercely.

The darkness in the sky continuously increased. The Dark Sun hadn't moved; this darkness came from the vast shadow cast by that colossal beast!

Li Qi stared at the monster. From its aura, he could sense that this was a typical demon.

Its teeth were conical, like an alligator's, and its head alone was a full li long.

Its entire body seemed like a combination of many sea creatures. This incredibly massive marine creature would only make one feel suffocated, its ineffable proportions and twisted organ placement forcing one to feel a tingling sensation on their scalp.

At the top of its head was a large mouth surrounded by an oral membrane, with four pairs of tentacles, all covered in barbs. It had sixteen eyes facing all directions, and at the end of its body was a pointed protrusion of complex structure, whose purpose was unknown. It resembled both a fish and a squid, yet its body was covered in dense scales.

After breaking through the water's surface, the giant beast crashed down heavily, once again stirring up countless splashes.

Li Qi lightly tapped the water's surface, his body flying tens of li into the sky, watching the creature perform.

Judging by its strength, this was a fifth-grade Deep Ocean giant beast. It seemed to want to communicate with him.

The giant beast opened its mouth, and the water's surface began to fluctuate violently!

Electricity, high temperature, shaking water, scorching heat, boiling water, layers of steam accumulating, forming a grand and chaotic symphony!

However, if it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't hear any sound.

Although these movements were grand, they were actually ultrasonic waves, and of an extremely high frequency at that, imperceptible to ordinary creatures.

However, Li Qi could hear them.

But he couldn't understand...

Li Qi frowned slightly and said, "You actively visit, but why speak in something I don't understand?"

Li Qi spoke in the language of the world, but he vibrated the Dao Resonance, emitting a Dao Sound.

A 'Dao Sound' was something akin to a 'mathematical formula'; it didn't require translation and was universally applicable. As long as the 'Dao' itself was valid, such a thing was valid.

When the Voyager probe was launched, the information engraved on its golden record was essentially a 'Dao Sound.' It didn't require aliens to understand human language; as long as they possessed high intelligence and some mathematical knowledge, they could decipher the content within, automatically grasp what humans wanted to express, and even deduce what human language was like from it.

This was something universally applicable, a common standard of the Universe.

As Li Qi vibrated the Dao Sound, the Deep Ocean demon responded with a Dao Sound: "Senior, what brings you to this place? Perhaps I can be of some assistance."

Li Qi replied, "I am looking for a settlement. Also, you offer help without cause, what is your motive?"

"It is not without cause, but my master sent me to invite Senior. If you speak of a settlement, my master's residence can be considered one. Would Senior grace us with your presence?"

"Underwater?" Li Qi glanced at the sea below.

Hmm, he didn't particularly like going underwater. That gloomy atmosphere was truly uncomfortable, especially since the water below was self-luminous.

"Yes, there is a Dragon Palace at the bottom of the sea. My master is a True Dragon who ascended through water," the sea monster said proudly.

Hearing this, Li Qi nodded slightly, then descended and landed on the sea monster, saying to him, "Then let's go. Oh, and on the way, tell me about your master."

"Of course, please be seated comfortably, Senior." The sea monster said, then quickly dived into the seabed.

The water wouldn't affect Li Qi, although he didn't like moving in water.

But the ocean here had a different feeling. Because the seawater was self-luminous, the Deep Ocean wasn't dark at all; instead, it was brightly lit. A large number of creatures moved through the seabed, as beautiful as the oceans of the world, perhaps even more so.

Dreamlike halos burst forth with brilliant colors throughout the entire ocean.

A sea of light, Li Qi could only describe it that way. He had experienced the oceans of many worlds, but the scenery of this ocean in the Myriad Demon Reservoir World was among the best.

On the way, the sea monster proudly introduced his master.

A fourth-grade True Dragon.

She was once a water monster of the world, then ascended to a water god, serving as a deity for many years. After that, she Cultivated the Heavenly Evolution Dao, gradually transforming into a Dragon. Finally, she successfully ascended through water in her Flood Dragon form, transforming into a True Dragon, breaking free from the constraints of her divine position, and came to the Void Realm to live freely, eventually settling in the Myriad Demon Reservoir World and building her Dragon Palace.

This demon dragon's name was 'Chang Qiao'.