700 Desolate

That ripple was minute and was extremely sudden. However since the ripple hadoriginated from within Lin Dong’s body, he was instantly able to detect it.This also caused his pupils to show signs of tightly contracting.

It was because this ripple was emitted by the Mysterious Stone Talisman.

Furthermore, this ripple was somewhat strange. To be precise, it was a clearlyan obvious response to something. This was the first time something like thishad ever occurred since the Mysterious Stone Talisman had come into Lin Dong’spossession.

“Why does the Mysterious Stone Talisman respond to the Great Desolate Tablet?”

Lin Dong frown as he muttered to himself. He lifted his gaze and let it reston the vast and majestic tablet. The surface of the tablet had gradually turnedyellowish due to the passage of time. Furthermore, the surface was notcompletely bright and clean, and there were quite a few potholes, while a fewminute cracks spread out on its surface like an insect. However this was not abig problem for the gigantic tablet.

Lin Dong’s gaze carefully swept pass every inch the stone tablet. Afterseveral minutes, his eyes suddenly focussed as he looked towards a particularspot on the stone tablet. On the rough surface of the stone tablet were somefaint small black dots that was extremely hard to be discovered by eye.

When Lin Dong’s eyes landed on those black dots, he suddenly felt theMysterious Stone Talisman within him started to shake as it emitted wave afterwave of fluctuation.

A glint of bewilderment flashed within deep within Lin Dong’s eyes as his gazeswept all around. He discovered that the number of small black dots on thesurface of the stone tablet was not small. However due to the enormous size ofthe stone tablet, coupled with the passing of time, leaving another six smallblack dots seemed to be nothing but ordinary! If not for the Mysterious StoneTalisman within his body, even Lin Dong would have ignored these little blackdots that seemed totally ordinary.

Lin Dong stared at the little black dots and hesitated for a moment. Finally,he took a step forward, raised a finger and touched one of the little blackdots.

Lin Dong, Jiang Hao and the other three were extremely close to the stonetablet. Previously, Jiang Hao and the rest were paying extreme attention asthey stared at the stone tablet and had also reached out and touched thesurface with their hands. Therefore, the people around were not too surprisedat Lin Dong’s action.

And just as the surrounding gazes moved away from him, Lin Dong’s fingerlightly descended on the little black dot on the surface of the tablet…

At the moment of contact, Lin Dong’s complexion rapidly changed.

At the point of contact, a trace of fluctuation was transmitted into LinDong’s body. That fluctuation was ice-cold without any hint of vitality.Gradually, it brought along a mysterious evil influence that could seeminglyerase the myriad of living organisms from the world…

Lin Dong’s finger had only brushed past the little black dot for an instantbefore drawing back. After pulling his finger back, his face whitened as hestared in shock at the little black dots.

That fluctuation was extremely bone-chilling and mysterious without any traceof vitality within it. Although Lin Dong knew that when one managed to reachthe mysterious Death stage, one’s body would produce extremely destructiveDeath Qi, the sensation from those black dots were inherently different.

Furthermore the most important matter was that this was not the first timethat Lin Dong had seen such a sinister and evil thing…

This kind of bone-chillingly evil feeling would blot the skies. And everyliving thing within the world would seemingly be killed and destroy wherever itpassed…

Lin Dong pursed his lips and thought about his time in the ancient sect. Theprevious owner of the Devouring Ancestral Symbol had seemingly perished due tosome unknown sinister and dark thing. Lin Dong had felt the same kind offluctuation from the surface of the Great Desolate Tablet today. What did thismean?

“What exactly is this thing?”

Lin Dong muttered to himself in a low voice. Even something as strong as thatancient sect or someone as strong as that black-eyed old man who had theDevouring Ancestral Symbol had difficulty in resisting that unknown blackthing. What exacting was it?

While Lin Dong was pondering about this before the stone tablet, Jiang Hao andthe other three had already prepared to proceed on as they sat on a green rocksin from the stone tablet with solemn expressions.

“Lin Dong.”

Wu Dao gave a shout, which finally managed to wake Lin Dong from hisabsent-minded state. After taking a deep look at the stone tablet in front ofhim, he retreated to the green rock and proceeded to sit down.

Upon seeing the five take their seats, Wu Dao gave a faint nod before wavinghis sleeve. Desolate Force that blotted the skies surged out of his body beforeturning into a beam and descending onto the surface of the Great DesolateTablet.

Buzz Buzz!

Following the descent of the gigantic beam of Desolate Force, the tabletimmediately started to send out minute vibrations. Ray after ray of duskyyellow light started to shoot out from the body of the tablet, beforecompletely enveloping Lin Dong and the other four. The instant Lin Dong wasenveloped by the light, his body suddenly trembled as he felt an irresistibleattractive force erupting from the surface of the tablet. In the next instant,his consciousness started to grow blurry as his vision rapidly turned todarkness…

Innumerable gazes gathered on the five human figures that are enveloped bypillars of light. From the looks of it, it seemed that the process towards thecomprehension of the Great Desolate Tablet had already begun.

“Big sis, what exactly will one encounter when comprehending the GreatDesolation Scripture?” Yin Huanhuan was wide-eyed as she gazed at the fiveunmoving figures within the pillars of light. She could not help but ask YingHuanhuan as she seemed to be the only one here who had experienced it.

After her question appeared, Qing Ye and the rest turned their heads andstared at Ying Xiaoxiao. It was obvious that they were interested in thisquestion.

Ying Xiaoxiao frowned a little. She looked absent mindedly at the giganticstone tablet, before replying in a soft voice, “The Great Desolate Tablet isextremely powerful…”

“Yes, I know. Our Dao Sect elders had combined their efforts many times butwere unable to move the Great Desolate Tablet or control when it opens. Theycan only assist it with the power of the pill river every once in awhile.” YingHuanhuan continuously nodded her head in agreement.

“When comprehending the Great Desolate Tablet, one would be sucked into thespace within the tablet, In there is a boundless and desolate land. It has noend and no signs of life, only desolation, let alone any inkling of the GreatDesolation Scripture…”

“It should be some type of test right? Did senior sister Xiaoxiao manage tounderstand anything?” Qing Ye asked thoughtfully.

Ying Xiaoxiao shot a look at him. This made Qing Ye understand as heresentfully laughed for a while. If Ying Xiaoxiao had managed to pass, shewould not have failed in the comprehension…

“After I entered, I did not walk at all and just sat there for a very longtime.” replied Ying Xiaoxiao in a soft voice.

“Coping with ever changing chaos by being as steady as a rock.”praised Mu Lifrom the Flood Hall. He was not trying to flatter anyone. Compared to walkingaround in confusion and wasting energy, it would be much better to calm one’sheart and start to ponder on how to overcome such a trial.

“However it was regretful that I was still unable to overcome that trial.Perhaps I’m unable to comprehend the true essence of desolation…” exclaimedYing Xiaoxiao with a voice brimming with regret.

“If it were so easy to overcome it, the Great Desolate Tablet would not haveattracted that much attention.”

Mu Li gave a smile before turning his gaze towards the five figures in frontof the stone tablet and said, “ I wonder if the five of them will be ableattain anything this time…”

“I’m also looking forward to it.”

Ying Xiaoxiao said while slowly nodding her head. Her eyes shifted slightly asshe shot an extra glance at the youthful figure on the furthest left, Lin Dong…

“What is this damned place…”

The sky was filled with a dusky grey color without any cracks. It was as ifpoison had yet to completely separate from the sky when this space was born.

Under the dusky skies was a boundless and desolate land as far as one’s eyescould see. The ground was present in a dusky yellow colour with an occasionalappearance of dried grass. However there was no life here. Just a few cracksthat spread out on the ground and extended past one’s line of sight into thedistance.

Currently, there was a human figure on the boundless land without any endslooking helplessly at this scene as he sighed at the heavens.

The human figure was naturally the Lin Dong that had entered the GreatDesolate Tablet. He stared at this seemingly ancient and endless land with aunconcealable bitter smile on his face.

“This should be the Great Desolate Tablet’s trial…”

Lin Dong raised his head as he scanned his surroundings. After a single look,he saw that the extreme limits of his sight was still the same repetitivedesolate land.

His tiny and insignificant body stood up in this boundless land. This kind ofdesolation could seemingly turn people into soil to be buried here forever. Itmade one feel as if one was unable to breath.

“Hu”

Lin Dong exhaled a deeply as his eyes gradually hardened. Since he had alreadyarrived, he should see exactly what the Great Desolate Tablet wanted to do…

“Let’s go!”

Lin Dong said while grinning. This was his choice, which was completelydifferent from Ying Xiaoxiao’s. He did not like the idea of painfully sittingdown quietly. Even if it might be possible that he was only wasting energy, hewanted to personally give it a try!

The young man trekked forward on this boundless land. The look in his eyesmade was one that wanted to crack open the desolation within this stretch land.However, maybe even Ling Dong himself was unable to imagine that this walk ofhis would last for an entire month…