Chapter 1089: Pain

Pain

Crack——

A faint shattering sound came from the surface of the "human figure". Under the intertwining of red and black flames, dense cracks were outlined on that pitch-black skin, as if something was about to break out of its shell!

The Calamity Domain fluctuated violently. At this time, the Calamity of Mockery's entire body showed a bizarre stiffness, and the Great Red Paper Umbrella also froze in mid-air... Under those scarlet pupils, the World-Ending aura was like a gas tank whose pressure had increased to the limit, about to explode with a boom in the next moment!

"Not good!!"

Jian Changsheng, whose Demigod Killing Intent was about to wither, acutely perceived the crisis. Without hesitation, he urged all his remaining Killing Intent to flow into the sword blade, then teleported in one step to stand in front of Han Meng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua!

Boom——!!!!

Almost simultaneously,

The "human figure", expanded to the extreme, exploded with a boom!!

The earth cracked, the roads shattered. All the buildings on the surface of the Wuji Domain crumbled like sandpiles in an instant. The heavily injured Luan Mei, Wen Renyou, Mo Jue, and Hong Xiu simultaneously spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, falling into a coma on the spot...

And even the Dusk Society members who had escaped dozens of kilometers away couldn't be spared. Those with high Ranks collapsed heavily injured on the spot, while those with low Ranks directly lost consciousness, their internal organs shattered, collapsing into a puddle of mud on the ground.

At this moment, it was like the end of the world.

Buzz——!!

As the scarlet air wave swept through the nothingness, even the "Bridge" suspended in another space seemed to be affected. Densely packed cracks began to spread in the middle section. The citizens who were rapidly passing through only felt a bout of turbulence, and panicked cries for help constantly rang out.

"What's going on? Why do I feel like this bridge is about to collapse??"

"It's not a feeling! It's really about to collapse!!"

"It's the Calamity of Mockery... It's the Calamity of Mockery that just appeared!! It wants to kill all of us!!"

"Why did the people in front pass through perfectly fine, but an accident happened when it's our turn?! We were obviously just a few minutes away from all escaping..."

"No, I finally managed to be about to escape the Wuji Domain, I don't want to die yet!!"

"..."

The chaotic cries of the citizens echoed within the "Bridge". The several Heaven-Reaching Star Position possessors responsible for evacuating them watched the end of the bridge collapse bit by bit, their eyes full of anxiety.

"Damn it!! We were obviously just a little bit away..."

"Can this bridge still hold on? Even holding on for one more minute is fine! This is already the last batch of people!!" Pu Xiachan stomped her feet in anxiety.

Looking at the chaotic situation at the end of the bridge, bitterness and sorrow surfaced in Li Shengmen's eyes,

"Hold on? Who will hold on? Who can hold on?"

"Then..."

"No one could have expected the Calamity of Mockery to suddenly appear..." The two scarlet pupils that pierced through nothingness just now surfaced in Li Shengmen's mind. "In front of a World-Ending Calamity, unexpected sacrifices... are unavoidable."

Young Sect Leader Huai Meng didn't speak. He just blankly looked at the nothingness outside the bridge, his eyes full of worry...

"Brother... you'll be fine, right?"

...

The World-Ending aftershock gradually dispersed.

The entire Wuji Domain had already been razed to the ground, like a desolate desert... Wisps of Killing Intent drifted in the nothingness. Jian Changsheng's Rank had completely dropped. He inserted his sword into the ground with both hands to stabilize his body, his face no longer having the slightest trace of blood.

The instant the Calamity of Mockery exploded just now, it was Jian Changsheng who swung his sword and blocked in front of Sun Bumian and the others. It was also precisely because of this that Han Meng, Sun Bumian, Jiang Xiaohua, and Zhao Yi became the last humans still standing in this Realm...

"Spades! How are you??"

Sun Bumian quickly stepped forward, reaching out to touch Jian Changsheng's shoulder, only to find that the latter's muscles had already stiffened. Like a sculpture, he forcefully stood in place, his eyes staring deadly at the dispersing dust in front of him.

Within the dust, a figure wearing a complex Nuo Opera Theatrical Robe had already replaced the original Calamity of Mockery, silently collapsing on the ground.

After seeing that familiar figure, the corners of Jian Changsheng's pale mouth finally curled up slightly...

His extremely weak murmuring voice sounded:

"It's Hearts, we're saved..."

Before his words fell, Jian Changsheng's entire body relaxed. The hands supporting the sword let go, and with a plop, he collapsed onto the ground, having already fallen into a coma.

...

"I... am back...?"

Chen Ling felt like his brain was about to explode. He was like someone returning to reality from the extreme pleasure brought by drugs. On one hand, his entire body was sore and exhausted, and on the other hand, there was the excitement and banter accumulated in his brain...

He could no longer remember clearly how he gnawed those Audience members on the Stage just now. He only knew that after he took the first bite, his body seemingly gradually didn't belong to himself, instinctively continuing to gnaw. And as he ate more and more Audience members, that kind of violence and ferocity crazily surged in his heart, as if another personality was about to break out.

He was thirsting for stimulation, he was thirsting for pleasure, he was thirsting for all fresh and crazy things...

At that moment, Chen Ling seemingly completely became an Audience member.

"Blergh... blergh!!!"

Chen Ling's entire body was like being split in half. A severe headache made him constantly dry heave, almost falling into a coma... But he was very clear that he still had things to complete.

Relying on his astonishing will, Chen Ling temporarily suppressed the other personality in his mind. He took a deep breath, stumbling as he climbed up from the ground.

He had finally exchanged for an opportunity to change everything with great difficulty... If he fell now, everything would be meaningless.

Chen Ling reached out and grabbed at the nothingness, and that tattered Red Paper Umbrella lying on the side automatically flew back into his palm.

After gnawing the Audience members, Chen Ling indeed seemed to have obtained a portion of the Calamity of Mockery's power, including this paper umbrella used to imprison souls.

Chen Ling slowly rested the Great Red Paper Umbrella on his shoulder and gently spun the umbrella handle. Streaks of souls imprisoned within were freed by him from endless torture, silently flying out towards the surroundings... Scholar, Butcher, Tian Huai, Farmer, and the many Dusk Society members who were just shocked to death by the Calamity of Mockery's aftershock... Although their soul states were extremely blurred, holding the paper umbrella in his hand, Chen Ling could vaguely see their appearances clearly.

He stared tightly at those souls. Suddenly, a figure wearing white clothes flashed past among them, looking back at Chen Ling in mid-air...

That soul's gaze was full of heartache and gentleness.

A gust of wind in the nothingness blew from an unknown place, blowing the red and black Theatrical Robe to rustle.

Wuji was annihilated, and the world was deathly silent.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ling's hunched body slightly shook. All the pain and hardships he had experienced just now were thrown to the back of his mind in this instant. He seemingly returned to the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path again, his pale mouth corners finally curling into a gentle and carefree smile...

"I came to save you... First Senior Brother."