Chapter 259: 258 Inside the True Realm

"So what exactly is the True Calamity?"

After Xuan Youzi led Wang Wu and their group into the disaster zone, Wang Wu suddenly asked Xuan Youzi a question while they were on the road.

"I don't know."

Xuan Youzi was silent for a moment before answering Wang Wu.

She truly didn't know, "Although those books have many explanations for the Three Calamities and Eight Tribulations, none of them touch upon the essence."

"Even if I answer you, all you'll get is my retelling of some book."

"So what is it, then?"

Wang Wu still didn't give up, "Just say it, won't you? Retelling is fine, just retell it to me!"

"Aren't you bored?"

Xuan Youzi looked askance at Wang Wu, "Anyone who's literate has read this stuff. What's the point of me telling you again?"

"I haven't read it, so tell me about it, okay?"

"Boring."

Xuan Youzi turned her head away, ignoring his persistent pestering.

Regarding research on the True Calamity, although the Qiong Yuan people had explored it for a very, very long time, just as Xuan Youzi said, they still hadn't been able to find the truth behind it to this day. For the Three Calamities and Eight Tribulations, no matter which calamity, they had found no clues.

And the Eight Tribulations were the same.

"Besides the Demon Calamity and the True Calamity, what's the third calamity?"

"Go read a book yourself."

"So what is it?"

"I said go read a book yourself."

"Is it because you don't know either, that's why you're telling me to read a book?"

"I said go read a book yourself!!!"

Faced with Wang Wu's relentless questioning that he refused to give up on, Xuan Youzi finally lost her composure. She whirled around and shouted at Wang Wu.

"Why are you yelling so loud?" Wang Wu dug at his ear, his face showing an expression of utter innocence and grievance.

"The Human Calamity."

But fortunately, although Xuan Youzi was unwilling to answer, Li Quan answered Wang Wu's question in her stead.

"The third calamity is the Human Calamity."

She said.

"Human Calamity?"

Wang Wu was taken aback.

The four of them had now entered the planet that had been completely devoured by the True Realm. In other words, they had also entered the True Realm themselves.

But unlike the previous situation where they had to rely on the master to come to the rescue, this time Wang Wu was fully prepared and had already gained a lot of experience in handling such situations.

"What is the Human Calamity?" Walking down the desolate street, there was no trace of any living being on the road. All that remained were the tall buildings on either side, weathered by time into mottled ruins.

And streetlights casting dim, flickering light.

Even though an unknown amount of time had passed here, the city still maintained a kind of eerie state.

This was also a common sight in the True Realm. Wang Wu had long since grown accustomed to such scenes.

"As the name implies, it arises from humans." Li Quan walked over to Wang Wu's side, and Wang Wu cooperatively put his arm around her waist. The two walked side by side in a relatively intimate posture.

Although Xuan Youzi was ahead of them, she didn't need to turn her head to know what was happening behind her.

But she didn't mind this either. At this moment, she was relatively tolerant. After all, completing the mission and pulling more people out of this True Realm was the most important thing.

"The Demon Calamity arises from demons, the True Calamity arises from the True, and the Human Calamity..." Li Quan smiled, "naturally arises from humans."

"But I've never seen one myself."

"Me neither," said Wang Wu.

"That's normal, because the probability of a Human Calamity occurring is very small." At this point, Xuan Youzi, who was ahead, suddenly spoke up.

"Didn't you say you didn't know? Why are you butting in now?" Wang Wu frowned. "Is it because you feel we're leaving you out? Don't worry, you still have your junior sister. She loves you the most, wishes she could stick to you every day and never be apart from you for life."

Instantly, Xuan Youzi fell silent. Wang Wu glanced at her hands, which were now clenched into fists at her sides.

Having dealt with her for so long, Wang Wu was quite familiar with her danger zones. This was already close to an explosion point, so Wang Wu immediately changed the subject:

"I don't see any signs of survivors around here. I think we should find another place, or pick up the pace."

"And you know that how?"

Xuan Qingzi also spoke up at this moment, her tone still carrying the same hint of sarcasm as before: "Is your perception more accurate than the spirit artifacts in our hands?"

"Yes, that's exactly right." Wang Wu nodded. "It is indeed more accurate. Your senior sister can vouch for that."

"So what have you sensed?"

At this point, when Wang Wu shifted the topic to serious matters, Xuan Youzi also suppressed her anger and instantly got into the zone.

"There are no living people here. I don't know why the artifact shows people in that direction, but there's no one here," said Wang Wu. As he spoke, he took out a gadget that looked like a Dragon Ball radar and looked at the signal source displayed on it.

"The signals shown on this radar feel very strange to me."

"It feels like a trap."

"Then where do you think we should go now?" Xuan Youzi asked.

"I don't know." Wang Wu shook his head. "I just instinctively feel something's wrong, but I can't locate the survivors either."

"Perhaps..."

Hearing Wang Wu's words, Xuan Qingzi wanted to say something more, but before she could speak, she was stopped by Xuan Youzi's gaze.

"I need to look around." With that, Wang Wu flew into the air, then raised one hand to shield his eyes and gazed into the distance.

He always made these kinds of abstract gestures. Since she often went on missions with Wang Wu, Xuan Youzi was already used to it.

However, it was still Xuan Qingzi's first time on a mission with Wang Wu, and Li Quan beside him as well, so when the two saw Wang Wu's action, the expressions on their faces were rather vivid.

One was somewhat inclined to laugh, while the other instantly got angry again.

Then his senior sister pressed his shoulder.

"Senior sister!?"

Xuan Qingzi looked at Xuan Youzi with utter incomprehension and asked, "Why?"

"This guy, this guy doesn't even look like he's rescuing anyone!"

"He is indeed looking for people and rescuing them," Xuan Youzi said calmly, "You haven't done many missions with him, so you're not very clear about it."

"But this action of his is indeed useful."

"How could that be???"

"Found it."

At that moment, Wang Wu's voice came from above the sky. Everyone looked up, turning toward the direction he pointed to in the heavens.

When you lift your head, you can see that the sky of this world has become twisted and grotesque.

The heavy cloud layer has long been replaced by countless twisted shapes, which may be humans or some kind of humanoid monsters.

(End of Chapter)