In other words, the best way to leap the dragon gate is to charge straight to the last water pillar, leap with all your might, and directly enter the dragon gate.
You cannot stop or slow down midway.
This makes things rather difficult.
Even if one possesses the strength, there are many extraordinary creatures blocking the way.
Furthermore, with more and more extraordinary creatures participating in the dragon gate leap, three days is simply not enough time to get through.
By the end, there might not even be an opportunity to participate in the dragon gate leap.
What to do?
Zheng Dong's brow furrowed slightly.
Other than "persuading with virtue," he could not think of a better solution.
Thus, he had the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf use its divine kingdom to suppress the many extraordinary creatures around who wanted to leap the dragon gate.
These totem-level extraordinary creatures trembled under the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf's suppression, completely unable to resist.
This immediately drew the attention of the surrounding divine-level extraordinary creatures.
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent also noticed the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf.
Damn it, they actually chased them here!
The Eight-Headed Divine Serpent secretly rejoiced that it wasn't discovered by Zheng Dong immediately.
It wanted to flee, but it also didn't want to give up the inheritance of the Undying Dragon God.
Although it couldn't participate in the dragon gate leap, it could attack the extraordinary creatures who obtained the inheritance and seize benefits.
After much deliberation, the Eight-Headed Divine Serpent decided to lie low and continue to parasitize the Unicorn Savage Shark.
On the other side, the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf's divine kingdom had a limited coverage area and could not suppress all the totem-level extraordinary creatures.
It simply blocked the path to the dragon gate with the coverage of its divine kingdom.
Any extraordinary creature that wanted to participate in the dragon gate leap would be suppressed by the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf and unable to enter the water pillar.
This also angered the divine-level extraordinary creatures behind the totem-level ones.
The Deep Sea Rock Monster even clamored to join forces to deal with the Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf.
The Bloodthirsty Divine Wolf showed no fear, as it had Zheng Dong behind it.
Even if all the surrounding divine-level extraordinary creatures joined forces, it was confident it could gain the upper hand.
Moreover, the surrounding divine-level extraordinary creatures were also a disorganized mob and would not be able to act in unison against it.
On the other side, in order for Xiao Qing to successfully leap the dragon gate, Zheng Dong had Youyou release all the divine-level undead.
As the numerous divine-level undead appeared, a terrifying aura swept outwards like a tide.
Instantly, many divine-level extraordinary creatures were frightened and retreated repeatedly.
The Deep Sea Rock Monster, which had been the most vocal, also obediently shut its mouth.
Afterward, Zheng Dong finally let Xiao Qing prepare to leap the dragon gate.
Xiao Qing adjusted its state and looked at the towering golden dragon gate.
This seemed not difficult for it.
However, it still said:
"Master, why don't you come with me? What if I get eaten after leaping the dragon gate?"
As Xiao Qing spoke, it curiously observed the giant dragon within the dragon gate.
At first, it was a little scared, but after staring for a few moments, it felt a strange sense of familiarity, leaving only curiosity.
Its words also reminded Zheng Dong.
He could try it too.
Perhaps he could also leap the dragon gate.
After all, he was also teleported directly here and should be qualified to leap the dragon gate.
The dragon gate leap had no racial restrictions, only talent and age.
Zheng Dong's talent was in no way inferior to these totem-level extraordinary creatures around him, and his age was much younger than theirs.
Subsequently, Xiao Qing plunged into the water and swam towards the water pillar.
Zheng Dong also followed.
As he swam towards the water pillar, he felt a mysterious force envelop his entire body, making it impossible to use any skills, and he could only swim forward.
Soon, he swam into the water pillar and continued to swim upwards along it. With the slightest carelessness, he would fall.
Fortunately, this level of trial was not difficult for Zheng Dong.
He had constructed the Bloodline Divine Body and condensed the Divine Spark, and his strength had long reached the assessment requirements of the dragon gate.
Xiao Qing's speed was also not slow.
After its evolution, although its growth level was only totem-level, its racial level reached divine-level.
Its body was also far stronger than most extraordinary creatures.
It quickly adapted to the process of constantly swimming upwards in the water pillar.
This was also very simple for it, as easy as eating and drinking.
Swimming against the current, constantly swimming upwards, even before its evolution, when it was still a green fish, it often did such things.
This was also the habit of most fish.
However, the difficulty of leaping the dragon gate was billions of times harder than swimming against the current.
But Xiao Qing was no longer the green fish it once was.
In its Dragon Girl form, its eyes were filled with confidence.
Constantly swimming upwards, it soon exited the water pillar, then leaped towards higher water pillars, approaching the dragon gate step by step.
Until Xiao Qing leaped out of the last water pillar and leaped towards the golden dragon gate.
All the extraordinary creatures around widened their eyes.
Someone was actually about to succeed!
And after Xiao Qing, Zheng Dong did not fall behind, following closely behind Xiao Qing, leaping towards the dragon gate.
Immediately, they heard dragon roars, the terrifying sounds sweeping towards them like a tide, seemingly intending to stop them outside the dragon gate.
The giant dragon within the dragon gate revealed a ferocious gaze, opening its massive mouth to swallow them whole.
At this moment, any hint of fear would likely lead to failure.
Xiao Qing did not think further, closed its eyes, and charged towards the dragon gate with all its might.
It plunged directly into the dragon's mouth.
Zheng Dong followed closely behind and also squeezed in.
Instantly, their vision went black, and they appeared in an unfamiliar space.
It was incredibly desolate, with no signs of life visible.
Not even a single insect or blade of grass.
The broken stones and soil strangely exuded a decaying aura.
It seemed that in no time, they would perish and disappear.
What's going on?
Where was the promised inheritance of the Undying Dragon God?
Zheng Dong scanned his surroundings in confusion.
Xiao Qing was also bewildered.
After such a grand display, they were brought to this desolate place?
Or had the inheritance of the Undying Dragon God already been claimed by other extraordinary creatures?
Zheng Dong's mind was filled with questions.
Just then, a sense of danger swept over them.
It was as swift as a tsunami, arriving before them in an instant.
It made one's cold sweat trickle down.
Dense clusters of eerie black shadows appeared.
It was unclear how they came, but they gave Zheng Dong a sense of danger.
He quickly pulled Xiao Qing back to dodge.
But they could not escape the black shadows.
The black shadows pressed forward, getting closer and closer.
Zheng Dong also felt the scent of decay from these black shadows.
It was like a fallen tree in the forest that had been there for many years, slowly rotting and perishing.
Soon, Zheng Dong actually felt this scent from his own body.
His Bloodline Divine Body was actually collapsing and being digested.
It was as if life, upon reaching its end, would die.
As things reach their end, they would perish and disappear.
Zheng Dong's Bloodline Divine Body had not yet reached perfection, yet it had reached its end.
What was going on?
This also startled Zheng Dong.
He felt the aura of death.
It seemed that no one could escape death.
It was impossible to achieve eternal life and incorruptibility.
Even if one could live for eons, their bodies would decay and perish, ultimately heading towards destruction.
From existence to non-existence is the immutable rule.
It surpassed everything.
Even laws would go through the entire process of birth and eventual destruction.
How could this be?
Zheng Dong felt that the dragon gate leap was a trap, and this space was simply uninhabitable.
It would accelerate the destruction of life.
Of course, not only Zheng Dong, but Xiao Qing also began to emit the scent of decay and perishing.
In no time, they might completely disappear.
Turning into nothingness.
It wasn't like death where there was still a corpse, or even ashes; this annihilation and perishing left nothing behind.
Just as Zheng Dong was contemplating how to deal with it, the voice of the Undying Dragon God echoed in his mind.
"The black shadows before you are what we call Curse Spirits. They are the lingering obsessions of life destroyed in the previous era.
These obsessions should not exist, but with the fusion of worlds and the opening of a new era, they have absurdly appeared.
This is related to time. As the worlds merge into one, everything, including time, will also merge into one.
As time reverses, many things that should not exist will inexplicably appear.
This is the calamity that destroyed our era!"
...
Zheng Dong did not expect that the origin of these black shadows would be like this.
According to the Undying Dragon God, these Curse Spirits had no physical form and possessed no offensive power.
However, the power of annihilation and perishing that emanated from them could affect surrounding things, accelerate world destruction, and restart new eras.
Even powerful beings like many Dragon Gods and Starry Sky Supremes could not make them disappear; they could only seal them.
Subsequently, the Dragon Pearl in Zheng Dong's hand floated out.
This was the Dragon Pearl gifted to him by the High Priest of the Dragon God Hall.
As the Dragon Pearl appeared, a brand new portal materialized before Zheng Dong and Xiao Qing.
The portal emitted a milky white light, seemingly capable of dispelling the scent of decay from Zheng Dong and Xiao Qing.
Zheng Dong quickly led Xiao Qing into it, dodging the countless black shadows pursuing them from behind.
Immediately, the portal vanished, and Zheng Dong found himself in a magnificent dragon palace.
On the main hall, an old man with silver hair leaned on a throne.
Xiao Qing's eyes widened.
When it evolved, it had seen this old man in its dreams; it was he who had passed down the quasi-divine skill "Purity" and the divine skill "Endless Clones" to Xiao Qing.
The old man seemed very tired. He laboriously raised his eyelids and looked at Zheng Dong and Xiao Qing.
"I didn't expect anyone to actually leap the dragon gate and pass my test.
I am the Undying Dragon God you speak of. I originally thought I would live forever, but with the arrival of the Twilight of the Gods, in the face of the great tribulation of the era, I realized I was nothing, and no one could escape destruction," the Undying Dragon God said with a look of desolation.
Zheng Dong frowned.
These were not the words a Supreme should be saying.
What had the Undying Dragon God experienced to become like this?
Zheng Dong remained silent, listening to the Undying Dragon God's ramblings.
"Actually, I am considered dead now, but I stubbornly refuse to die and linger in this world, though I cannot hold on for much longer.
Are you very disappointed? You never expected the mighty Undying Dragon God to be like this?
Of course, what's more disappointing is yet to come. Even if I pass on all my lifelong learning and the power I possess to you,
you will find it of no use.
By the time you learn and master everything, the world will have long since been destroyed, and new eras may have already begun."
Zheng Dong could not fathom what the Undying Dragon God intended.
He thought for a moment and said:
"Senior Undying Dragon God, if one hears the Way in the morning, one can die in the evening. Even if we all perish in the great tribulation of the era, to have witnessed the peak of the world's power and had the opportunity to grow into a Supreme, I have no regrets."
If the outcome cannot be changed, then enjoy the process and make it more beautiful.
It was like constantly reliving the same day; only by constantly changing the process could one live more freely.
Perhaps the new era is merely the beginning of the next cycle.
Perhaps Zheng Dong, Xiao Qing, and the Undying Dragon God will all appear in the new era, and everything will be recreated.
Xiao Qing was very intelligent and understood Zheng Dong's meaning, nodding in agreement.
The Undying Dragon God remained silent, looking at Zheng Dong. His eyes, previously dim, became bright and piercing, and his silver hair gradually disappeared, returning to black.
In an instant, he transformed from an old man into a young maiden of sixteen.
"Well said. From nothing to something, from something to nothing, it is a cycle in itself. We are within this circle.
Even though I, as a Supreme, thought I had escaped the limitations of death and broken free from fate, I still could not break out of this circle.
As long as one exists within this world, one is subject to the influence of this circle.
You can see through this, which is very good.
Only by not fearing the great tribulation of the era can there be hope to break through all this, transcend the world, and become a truly immortal and incorruptible being."
As she spoke, the Undying Dragon God was also very curious about what Zheng Dong had experienced to have such profound insights.
After all, she had lived for countless years and experienced countless events to gain these realizations.
In reality, Zheng Dong had merely spouted some heartfelt insights from watching countless movies and novels in his previous life.
He was also afraid of death.
The more afraid of death one is, the more one should enjoy the process.
After all, if the end is the same, standing at the peak of power and becoming a Supreme, doing as one pleases, is far better than being mediocre and controlled by others.
"You have satisfied me greatly. Unfortunately, you are not suitable to be my successor. You should forge your own path.
I hope that one day you can become a Supreme, or even transcend."
Zheng Dong was stunned.
He hadn't expected the Undying Dragon God to say so much only to refuse to pass on her inheritance to him at the end.
This was clearly toying with him.
Seeing Zheng Dong's dejected expression, the Undying Dragon God couldn't help but chuckle.
"Although you cannot inherit, given your talent, I can allow your pet to inherit my legacy and gain my lifetime of insights."
Zheng Dong couldn't help but look up at the Undying Dragon God.
Couldn't you just say it all at once, old man?
It was clearly very good that Xiao Qing could obtain the inheritance of the Undying Dragon God, which was also Zheng Dong's original goal in participating in the dragon gate leap.
If Xiao Qing could obtain a few powerful divine-level skills, he could also imprint and master them.
The Undying Dragon God beckoned to Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing's body involuntarily flew towards the Undying Dragon God.
The Undying Dragon God extended her palm and gently stroked Xiao Qing's forehead. A vast amount of memories surged into Xiao Qing's mind.
At the same time, the Undying Dragon God's power also enveloped Xiao Qing's entire body, assisting its body in accepting her inheritance.
Everything went smoothly. The inheritance lasted for three days, during which Xiao Qing felt no discomfort and appeared to be enjoying itself the entire time.
Seeing this, Zheng Dong had no worries and waited at the spot for the inheritance to conclude.
As Xiao Qing received more and more of the Undying Dragon God's power, its growth level increased again, possessing quasi-divine combat power.
Although it was still inferior to Xiao Zi and Ling'er, it could contend with Youyou when the latter did not use divine-level undead.
When the inheritance concluded, the Undying Dragon God let out a sigh and couldn't help but exclaim:
"I'm getting old. Even such a small matter took a lot of effort."