Chapter 1682: The End of the World is Near

As soon as the two words "Jiang Chen" were spoken.

The expressions of Kuang Tianyou, Ma Xiaoling, and Riley all changed simultaneously.

The origin of the Zombie King Jiang Chen is actually untraceable. It is only known that Jiang Chen's origin is extremely ancient. In the East, he is the King of Zombies; in the West, he is the ancestor of vampires; besides that, in Egypt, he is also the ancestor of mummies.

But no matter which legend, it expresses the fact that Jiang Chen's origin is long-standing.

Of course, for Kuang Tianyou, Ma Xiaoling, and Riley present, Jiang Chen has other meanings. The three of them can all be considered victims influenced by Jiang Chen.

Kuang Tianyou became a zombie because he was bitten by Jiang Chen, forcing him to leave his wife and children and endure many years of loneliness.

Riley becoming a zombie also has an indirect relationship with Jiang Chen. If Jiang Chen hadn't bitten Xu Fu, Xu Fu couldn't have turned him into a zombie under the pretext of offering the elixir of immortality.

As for Ma Xiaoling, although the origin of the Ma family curse stems from Xu Fu's schemes, the root cause ultimately relates to Jiang Chen.

If it weren't for Jiang Chen, Ma Ling'er wouldn't have thought of subduing the Divine Dragon, subsequently getting together with Kuang Zhongtang, and it would have been impossible for her to suffer that heartbreak and make a blood oath.

The three of them never expected that Jiang Chen actually originated from the beginning of heaven and earth.

Originated from... the Pangu Clan.

Su Xuan did not say what the Pangu Clan was, but just by the two words "Pangu," the three could grasp its transcendence and its unusual nature, because according to Su Xuan, Nüwa's creation of humans was carried out with the help of the Pangu Clan, and the Pangu Clan even sent Jiang Chen to monitor Nüwa.

"So this is Jiang Chen's origin. It's truly remarkable."

Ma Xiaoling sighed. No wonder for over two thousand years, the Ma family's pursuit of Jiang Chen had always ended in failure.

Jiang Chen's origin is so ancient; his power must be extraordinary.

It is understandable that the Ma family would fail.

She thought of another thing: "You once told Kuang Tianyou that Jiang Chen had awakened and come to Hong Kong, and shortly after that, Kino and Crow attempted to activate the Great Blood Swastika Curse. I wonder if there is a connection between these two events?"

Su Xuan did not hide it: "There is indeed a connection behind these two events."

"I won't hide it from you; the person behind Kino and Crow is Jiang Chen!"

"As expected!" Ma Xiaoling was not surprised by this answer.

Su Xuan continued: "The specific reason still relates to Nüwa. As I said before, Nüwa is an Innate Deity from after the creation of heaven and earth, and Jiang Chen is the person sent by the Pangu Clan to monitor Nüwa. As time passed, he developed feelings for Nüwa over time and gradually fell in love with her. Because Nüwa had to exile herself to mend the sky, before her self-exile, she entrusted Jiang Chen to look after the human world."

"From ancient times to the present, although Jiang Chen has awakened many times, the duration of each awakening was not long—sometimes a few days, sometimes a year or two. But this time is different; since awakening more than sixty years ago, Jiang Chen has not fallen back into a deep sleep."

"Now, he has completely integrated into human society under the identity of a human."

"But this does not mean that Jiang Chen has accepted his identity as a human; this is merely his temporary disguise. In his heart, the only person he truly cares about has always been Nüwa."

"And this time, the reason he chose to stay in the mortal world for such a long time is precisely because the day of Nüwa's return is near!"

When Su Xuan spoke about Jiang Chen, Kuang Tianyou, Ma Xiaoling, and the others listened attentively.

Learning that Jiang Chen had not fallen into a deep sleep after waking up sixty years ago, they were horrified. This meant that Jiang Chen had spent over sixty years completely integrating into the human world and understanding everything about it. This meant that wanting to deal with Jiang Chen as in the past would likely not be so easy.

In the past, whether it was the Jiang Chen that Kuang Tianyou faced or the Jiang Chen that Ma Xiaoling knew from the Ma family records, they were all in a muddled state, a monster.

Now it seems that they had all fallen into a misconception in the past.

That's right, those second-generation zombies bitten by Jiang Chen all looked no different from ordinary people. As a first-generation zombie, the Zombie Ancestor Jiang Chen, how could he be a monster without reason?

"This is a big problem!"

Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but say in her heart.

A monster without reason is easy to deal with, but this monster possesses intelligence, and his intelligence is no different from an ordinary person's. Furthermore, after mingling in the mortal world for decades, wanting to deal with him again would not be so easy.

Immediately after, Ma Xiaoling thought of another thing.

That is, what Su Xuan said about Nüwa's return being near.

Kuang Tianyou and Riley also thought of this. Riley, as a zombie who has lived for over two thousand years and was once the First Emperor, as long as he doesn't get hung up on finding a woman to fall in love with, his brain is still very sharp.

"You previously said that in ancient times, Nüwa extracted the five base traits of humanity, refined them into Five-Colored Stones, and then exiled herself. Before her exile, she made a decision: if she returned and the base traits of humanity had emerged again, she would destroy this world."

"And now, Nüwa is about to return, doesn't that mean..."

Riley spoke, taking the initiative to ask Su Xuan.

Kuang Tianyou and Ma Xiaoling also thought of the severity of the matter. They knew very well what today's society is like—materialistic and greedy. Although there are good people, there are also many bad people; it is by no means a world of kindness.

Even the simple age of ancient times with few people was disliked by Nüwa, let alone the present world.

"You guessed correctly. After Nüwa returns, the first thing she will do is destroy the world!"

"In other words, there is not much time left until the end of the world."

"Although Jiang Chen has stayed in the human world for many years and has grown fond of human society, the only person he truly cares about has always been Nüwa. If Nüwa decides to destroy the world, even if this world is beautiful, he will resolutely choose to help Nüwa."

"Similarly, it is also because the end is near that he tacitly allowed Crow to activate the Great Blood Swastika Curse. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, with Nüwa's return, this world will face complete destruction and return to the primordial state. Rather than letting Nüwa spend time and effort to destroy the world herself, it is better to let Crow and the others destroy a part of this world first. In this way, Nüwa can also save quite a bit of effort."

"Is this... the truth?" Ma Xiaoling fell silent. For a moment, she did not know whether she should believe Su Xuan. If this was the truth, such a truth was too cruel. ===== CHAPTER 1684 =====