Chapter 147: Comprehending Death Laws
The laws that govern death and all that relates to it. The laws that transcend time and space because every living soul and every being with consciousness holds the potential for death in their life. They will ultimately face death if that is their end. Even the strongest cultivators cannot outrun death, it is always near. The question remains: when or how will one meet death?
Will it be death from old age? Death in battle? Or perhaps through entering the cycle of reincarnation by their own decision? There are myriad ways to experience death.
When Aldrian comprehended a small part of death energy, he felt a profound darkness. This darkness was different from that within his being’s essence. The darkness in his essence resembled a vacuum, devoid of substance, while the darkness from the death energy was a chilling abyss. If one gazes too long into it, they risk being consumed by its depths.
Aldrian pondered that if a cultivator were to grasp even a fraction of this energy, they might spiral into madness if they don’t have a solid mentality. This energy and its laws haunt those who comprehend them, their minds forever altered after brushing against this abyss.
Indeed, Aldrian felt the impact on his own mind as he delved into this energy. The death energy sought to consume him for daring to touch an area that mortals should not approach, for the laws of death belong to the divine. However, Aldrian remained undeterred. When the darkness attempted to envelop him, he released his golden energy to shield himself from the corrosive power that consumed his life.
He could feel the energy attempting to siphon his life essence, shortening his lifespan and drawing him closer to death. His mind was also affected by being pulled into the darkness, this was the first time Aldrian felt a formidable force trying to devour his entire being as he comprehended the laws. He remained steadfast, smiling with excitement at the prospect of understanding laws he had never touched before.
"Interesting. This death energy is really ferocious. Everything that touches this realm of death laws will be consumed by it, yet my golden energy still tames it. When this energy seeks to corrode my life essence and mind, it halts before my golden energy. Amazing." He was truly grateful for his golden energy, which had helped him in countless situations.
Though he could still hold his ground while comprehending the death laws without the protection of his golden energy, his golden energy made the effort much easier. As he delved deeper into the death laws, his body exuded a thick aura of death, and the black energy surrounding him reacted to his death aura, creating a swirling vortex of death energy so powerful that its oppressive darkness could be felt from afar.
The energy that should have been intangible became visible, manifesting as dark energy that spread outward, enveloping Aldrian.