Emperor’s Domination - Chapter 2907

Chapter 2907

Chapter 2907: Desolate Saint’s Legacy

This particular action was quite pure regardless of Desolate Saint’s actual intent . No other schemes and plans were present . The heart seemed to be left behind as an inheritance for the system .

Maybe the old carver was right - that Desolate Saint chose the wrong path . One thing was for certain - he meant well when he left this heart behind, not for personal gains or to be used as a backup plan .

This wasn’t the case for the palace up in the stars . Desolate Saint indeed left behind several hidden plans there .

As for this extremely powerful dao source, he didn’t leave anything behind to siphon this accumulated power for himself .  

“Are men fundamentally good? Maybe, maybe not, but he was indeed good once . ” Li Qiye said: “Everyone might have tried to be a good person once but eventually chose the other path . This is what he left behind before embarking on this path . ”

Of course, it was difficult using conventional morality to judge someone like Desolate Saint . At the very least, he tried his best to be as good as can be before giving up .

Finally, Li Qiye turned his focus on the strand of darkness . Those who have seen it before would recognize this power right away .

It was the affinity that escaped from Repentance Institution, once suppressed by the statue and sword of Desolate Saint . Li Qiye freed it the moment he took out the sword .  

This power was filled with dark affinity among many other things . Only the strong could spot this .

He fixated and grabbed the strand . It had no chance of escaping from his grip despite being so mighty and stopped rotating . His eyes narrowed as he carefully gazed at the things contained within .

He found that this wasn’t a power of darkness . To be exact, it consisted of negative sentiments and records of darkness, plenty of sadness and separations too…

These negative memories eventually turned into the current dark form .

This could serve as an argument for men being fundamentally good, at least during the start .

This person tried to protect their loved ones and friends along with his world . However, fear of the unknown, dread of death, trepidation regarding destruction… 

These various fears in combination with greed started eating away at his heart .

At the start, he wanted to grow stronger in order to protect the things he cared for . He strived and struggled, ultimately growing stronger . Alas, with power came more desires - reputation, authority, and more power…

At the apex, he found that everything else seemed insignificant . Others were nothing more than ants . He realized that the work he had put in was meaningless . Everything would turn to ashes anyway due to the inevitable calamity .

All of his hard work seemed useless now . He needed something stronger to cope with reality . Thus, his dao heart began to change . His previous noble obsession became twisted .

Facing the inevitable calamity and the unknowns changed his goal from protecting to growing stronger .

He wanted to survive . This was the only way to defeat the calamity and the unknowns . After reaching this step, he found that nothing else mattered but eternal life .

By then, greed successfully pulled him into the darkness . The only thing on his mind was to survive the calamity and gain immortality .

The once noble protector began destroying his own world because he needed more power to fulfill his desires . He initiated steps to rob his beloved world of the various affinities .

This was the origin of his darkness . It didn’t stem from an external source, just from the greed deep in his heart .

It contained his undesirable past - faces of those who became disappointed in him, those who hated him, and the desperate grimace of his victims . He once wanted to protect them but the real destroyer was him .

It was impossible to forget these deep-rooted memories carved into every fiber of his being . The only thing he could do was bury them deep in his heart .

Thus, this darkness wasn’t banished and destroyed by the light for it was a symbol of his guilt and conscience .

“If you have chosen to abandon it, then let it disappear . ” Li Qiye shook his head, knowing why he didn’t want to destroy it . He didn’t want to remember these faces but couldn’t bear to forget them either .

“Buzz…” He began burning this darkness with his dao flame .

“Pop!” The burning process went on for a while before a very familiar face appeared in the flame - Desolate Saint .

“You wish to erase my legacy?” His voice echoed .

“No, you still have another one - the light . ” Li Qiye smiled: “You tried to erase it as well but you couldn’t . Forgetting these faces would mean a true death to your heroic self in the past . ”

Desolate Saint didn’t reply .

“You made your choice the moment you left them at Repentance Institution . However, you didn’t do it thoroughly enough, let me help you erase them completely . ” Li Qiye said .

“Fine, they’re ephemeral anyway since nothing can escape . ” The saint sighed .

“As long as my heart stays the same, I am eternal . ” Li Qiye smiled .

“I had such thoughts once but unfortunately, you will find one day that this is just not true . Only immortality is eternal . ” The saint chuckled .

“And that’s precisely why you’re you . Your highest level will only be this Desolate Saint while I will be me, Li Qiye . ” Li Qiye answered .

“I hope so . ” The saint sighed once more .

“Buzz . ” The flame finally finished burning this dark power and Desolate Saint’s ethereal face turned into smoke .

Li Qiye turned towards the heart of light and said: “Success because of the light but also failure . Light and darkness, both are the same, interchangeable from a single thought with a wavering dao heart . ” 

He then left the dao source . This was the end of his journey here after seeing the heart of light and the memories of darkness . Nothing else at the academy warranted his attention .

He climbed up the abyss and returned to the plain . He saw the tiny peak in the distance .

“Click, click, click . ” The old man continued the arduous chiseling process, inch by inch .

This would go on even after the seas run dry and the stones go soft . It was the eternal melody of this world .