Chapter 397: Unexpected
So heavy.
Even with the protection of “anchoring,” the moment Ashe stepped into the Golden Flow Water, a deep sense of powerlessness overwhelmed his soul.
It wasn’t because of the speed of the current or the weight of the water. In fact, “anchoring” literally blocked any external factors from affecting him. In this state, Ashe could wade through mountains of filth without getting stained.
But “anchoring” only blocked external influences on the sorcerer; it didn’t prevent the sorcerer from receiving external information through his senses.
When one is too weak, an overload of information can be poisonous.
The countless echoes stirred by the Golden Flow Water, the myriad reflections in the surging waves. Ashe seemed to hear the sighs of countless beings as they lived and died, and saw the intertwined images of all living things over long ages. Just processing this overload of information almost made his soul freeze!
With his limited information processing ability, it was impossible for him to digest so much information at once. It was like being a struggling student in a math class, only able to grasp the simplest concepts, while the advanced formulas on the blackboard were beyond comprehension and retention.
But now, it was as if the teacher was drilling into the student’s head, forcibly stuffing hundreds of gigabytes of study materials into the student’s brain!
Even if Ashe closed his eyes and covered his ears, he could still feel that what was flowing over him wasn’t just water, but the lives of all beings. When he moved his fingers backward, he swept through the pasts of millions of people; when he splashed his feet in the river, he inadvertently trampled on the glorious history of a city.