Swallowing the Stars: Level 1, One Talent, Invincible Chaos Origin

Chapter 79, The feeling of death is etched in my memory, but the journey of life has not yet begun!
"The feeling of life coming to an end, like a candle flickering in the wind, is really painful and terrifying."

Jiang Ming's lips parted, and he murmured something.

The teeth that were once as strong as divine iron in Jiang Ming's open and closed lips have now mostly fallen out, with only a few stubbornly clinging to his mouth.

But just as he was speaking, a yellowish-black tooth fell out of Jiang Ming's mouth and rolled in front of him.

Looking at the rotten tooth, Jiang Ming forced an ugly smile.

"Time is a terrifying force. Even the strongest with an immortal body will gradually decay their soul with time."

Even those peerless powerhouses who achieve immortality in both body and spirit will eventually tire with time, developing a thirst for adventure, excitement, and perhaps even a desire for death.

Jiang Ming thought to himself.

As he gradually reached the end of his lifespan, Jiang Ming could feel himself slowly entering darkness.

This feeling of slowly approaching death is terrifying.

The two times Jiang Ming came closest to death were once during his battle with the Demon Lizard King, when the explosion caused by its self-destruction nearly destroyed the miniature planet inside his body.

At that time, it was like dancing with death.

The other instance was the final attempt to clear the seventh trial tower, where he relentlessly pushed his will to its limits, causing it to gradually collapse.

Both times, Jiang Ming felt the presence of death.

But this time was different from the previous two times, when the death I experienced was only a fleeting moment.

As one's lifespan nears its end, the feeling is one of constantly facing death.

The feeling of gradually walking into darkness, with the suffocating sensation tightening around your neck, is terrifying.

If Jiang Ming hadn't experienced the final battle of the Peak Genius Battle, he probably would have broken through to the Universe level shortly after sensing the end of his life.

Because the current situation is really too unpleasant.

Having faced death once, Jiang Ming still managed to remain calm and composed as his life gradually came to an end.

"Death is not actually that scary; what's truly frightening is what we have to worry about."

During this period when Jiang Ming's lifespan was nearing its end, he gave up cultivation and his comprehension of the laws.

……

Solar system, Earth.

Jiang Ming walked slowly, as if he were an ordinary person, but each step landed more than ten meters away.

Although this speed was already quite fast, it was still as slow as a tortoise crawl for Jiang Ming's level.

But Jiang Ming relied on this 'tortoise-like' speed to travel to every corner of the earth.

He saw that the place where he had fought the monster was no longer desolate, and human footprints had been set in.

The wilderness that was once a monster park is now filled with young people who enjoy outdoor excursions.

Human footprints began to spread across this planet.

Even in the deep sea of ​​Antarctica, Jiang Ming saw traces of humankind on Earth.

The Earth today is different from the era Jiang Ming once remembered.

Jiang Ming stopped in front of a wide river, sat on a rock by the river, cut off a branch, and began to fish.

Fishing lines made from tree bark rise and fall with the rolling waters of the Yellow River.

Looking down into the Tao Tao River, one could see fish cunningly trying to eat the bait on the hook while avoiding the barb.

Jiang Ming couldn't help but chuckle. "The fishhook is dangerous, but the bait is sweet, just like the Yellow River. It has nurtured countless Chinese people, but it has also taken away countless lives."

The fishhook is like this, the Yellow River is like this, and the universe is like this too.

Walking step by step toward death is a terrifying thing.

But even as Jiang Ming faced death, he could feel his will gradually growing stronger.

Jiang Ming was like a fish under his fishing rod, coveting the sweet bait on the hook, yet wanting to avoid the danger of the hook.

"When you are about to die, the most dangerous thing is not the fear of death."

Rather, it's about getting used to the feeling of death.

Being constantly vigilant about the fear of death is actually not dangerous. I can break through to the cosmic level with a single thought. At the speed of my thoughts, it only takes a fraction of a second.

Danger? Where is there danger?

Jiang Ming muttered to himself, “If you get used to the feeling of death, when death is truly near, when it truly comes, your heart may hesitate and waver, perhaps only for a moment, but then you will truly die.”

When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

Jiang Ming is now facing death head-on, experiencing the feeling of gradually approaching death.

After seeing so much, you might start to wonder, "Why don't I just try dying?"

At this moment, the fishing rod in Jiang Ming's hand moved slightly. Jiang Ming raised his hand and pulled it up, and there was only an empty hook left on the fishing rod. The bait that had been on it had disappeared.

Beneath the surface of the Tao Tao River, a white fish is swimming happily downstream.

"Haha, the little guy is quite clever."

With a flick of his Yuan Force, a white fish flew from the water to Jiang Ming's front.

"It's fate, I hope you can always be this clever."

Cosmic energy was drawn in and washed over the ordinary fish. The fish's aura was surging. Jiang Ming personally used cosmic energy to cleanse it, opening up all the cells in the fish's body and transforming them into a state suitable for cosmic energy.

When the fish regained control of its body, it found that it could easily leap hundreds of meters out of the water, but the person who had been fishing by the river had disappeared.

Jiang Ming's Vulcan clone walked across the Earth, heading towards places he was once familiar with: the orphanage, the Yanjing Base City Extreme Martial Arts Hall, the elite training camp... He passed through corner after corner, yet no one could detect Jiang Ming's footprints.

……

“I am no longer alone. I have too many attachments in this world, so how could I really die?”

Atop the skeletal remains, Jiang Ming, who had been sitting upright, rose from the ground, his withered body still standing straight.

“I am influencing the world, and the world is influencing me. The Earth, China, my teachers… They are going in different directions because of me, and I am also concerned about them.”

Scenes from his past began to surface in Jiang Ming's mind; this was his entire life.

"I have already memorized the feeling of death, but the journey of life has not yet begun."

Jiang Minghua's hair had all fallen out, her long black hair falling behind her head, moving on its own even without wind.

The withered skin regained its smoothness, like beautiful jade, and a divine light flowed beneath the skin from within.

In a single thought, the body can go from death to life.

The divine light in his eyes pierced through layers of heaven and earth. Although he was only a body less than two meters tall, he was more majestic than the crumbling mountain of bones beneath his feet.

"Cosmic level, let's see how far I can go this time."

With a thought, he stopped resisting the pull of the talent awakening space.

(End of this chapter)