Chapter 1334: Radio

Radio

In the dimness, Chen Ling slowly opened his eyes.

The dull ceiling came into his view. The emptiness and headache from the hangover struck like a tide. His brows furrowed subconsciously. Propping his palm against the bed surface, he sat up little by little...

The Underground Palace was silent and empty. Other than Chen Ling, there was no biological activity making a sound, as quiet as a cage set outside the world.

The figure draped in the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe just sat silently on the edge of the bed like this, motionless like a sculpture...

After an unknown amount of time,

A sigh echoed within the massive palace.

Chen Ling decided to go out for a walk. He stood up, walked along the empty corridor of the palace, and arrived outside the palace.

This time, Wu Yi's figure did not appear at the entrance of the palace. Only two small centipedes waited respectfully. Chen Ling recognized them; they were Wu Yi's little brothers, which was to say, former members of his own centipede legion.

Chen Ling casually picked a centipede and walked up to it.

[Great King, where are you going?]

"... I don't know." Chen Ling paused for a moment, "Let's just look around."

The two centipedes exchanged a glance. Although puzzled, they still carried Chen Ling and crawled straight towards other parts of the Ghost Mockery Abyss.

The first place Chen Ling arrived at was the clearing where the Primal Challenge happened yesterday. Before he could get close, a strong smell of blood drilled into his nasal cavity. His brows subconsciously furrowed. In the next second, severed limbs of Poisonous Insects came into his view one by one.

This place looked as if it had gone through an unknown number of deathmatches. Blood and venom had already seeped into the earth. Cracks from battles were everywhere. And in the center of the clearing, on the already hollowed-out corpse of the Centipede Poison Chief, a massive, bloody and mangled red sphere stood silently.

"What is that thing?" Chen Ling asked in confusion.

[Great King, that is Lord Wu Yi.]

[After you went back to rest yesterday, Lord Wu Yi continuously encountered several Primal Challenges and fought fiercely for the whole night. If Lord Wu Yi hadn't experienced the baptism of your power, possessing unusually tenacious vitality, and hadn't crazily devoured the original Centipede Poison Chief's body to recover stamina, I'm afraid he would have already...]

[However, we don't know if Lord Wu Yi ate too much of the Poison Chief's body, or if it's because of the baptism of your power. This morning, a strange slime began to secrete from his body. Finally, he curled up into a ball and became a sphere like this... No matter how we call him, we can't wake him up.]

A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Ling's eyes.

Normally speaking, a Calamity in the Ghost Mockery Abyss shouldn't turn into a "sphere". Even if Wu Yi ate the original Centipede Poison Chief, he shouldn't mutate to this extent... Therefore, there is a high probability that it was because of the Red Star Aspiration Power in his body.

Could it be that Wu Yi was heavily injured yesterday, fought to the death, and finally stimulated the Red Star Aspiration Power accumulated in his body, which began to nourish his body back at the moment near death?

If that was the case, then this was definitely a good thing for Wu Yi. Maybe when he breaks out of this sphere, he can give him a surprise...

After confirming that Wu Yi was not in any mortal danger, Chen Ling stepped onto the centipede's back again and strolled around the Ghost Mockery Abyss.

But he soon discovered that there was really nothing to see here.

The Ghost Mockery Abyss was just a giant den of Poisonous Insects. Apart from centipedes drilling into the ground, geckos climbing walls, toads croaking chaotically, scorpions crawling around, and venomous snakes sleeping in their respective holes, there was fundamentally nothing else.

If he had to say there was anything different, it was that every time he went to a place, the surrounding Poisonous Insects would stop what they were doing and respectfully salute him...

Then the ones drilling into the ground drilled into the ground, the ones climbing walls climbed walls, and the ones sleeping slept.

No grand architecture, no complex social interactions, only pitch-black, deep holes and countless bugs in the dark, monotonous and repetitive.

Chen Ling quickly became bored. He should have realized earlier. He was a human who had experienced two wonderful eras, how could he possibly be on the same wavelength as a bunch of bugs? This was like lying on the ground watching ants when he was a kid. He might be a bit curious at first, but after watching for a while, he'd find that it was just like that.

According to common sense, a naughty child at this time should start using fire, water, stuffing firecrackers into the ant hole, or all kinds of whimsical methods to torture these ants, finding amusement in their reactions...

Thinking of this, Chen Ling suddenly understood the former Calamity of Mockery.

In such a boring place, only by actively creating some variables himself could he bring a trace of fun to this stagnant water-like life.

"No more walking around... Let's go back." Chen Ling waved his hand in boredom.

The two centipedes immediately turned around and brought Chen Ling back to the Underground Palace.

Compared to watching the daily life of a bunch of bugs, perhaps exploring the former personality of the Calamity of Mockery was a bit more interesting.

Chen Ling began to explore those rooms in the Underground Palace one after another. This feeling was like opening blind boxes; you never know if the next door you open will lead to a perverted dismemberment room, a pink dressing room full of all kinds of dresses, or a highly artistic painting exhibition hall...

"Hmm?"

"There's actually this thing here?"

Chen Ling held an old-fashioned Radio dug out from the corner of a certain room, a hint of pleasant surprise flashing in his eyes.

He patted the surface of the Radio with his hand. [Principles of Communication Devices and Electromagnetic Induction] activated. Following the sound of disturbed electromagnetic interference, a signal from the Human Domains crossed the Gray World barrier and directly connected to the Radio.

"Rustle rustle rustle rustle rustle..."

"Welcome to today's Spiritual Void Arena Talk, I am your host, K2."

"After fourteen days, the final showdown between the two generations of Chess Saints has finally concluded. The former ten-time champion fell short by half a move and was ultimately defeated. A new generation of Chess Saint seized destiny and was born, becoming the new Pathway Chief of [Chess Soul], Advancing to Rank 8!"

"The King of Arena audition tournament begins today. One hundred and forty-six participants will face the challenges together, and ultimately only the top six will have the chance to obtain Advancement seats. Today, K2 is also very lucky to invite the previous King of Arena, Li Shengmen, to be a guest on our program. Next, please welcome Mister Li to predict this year's tournament..."

"..."

Chen Ling acted as if he had discovered a treasure. Carrying the Radio, he directly left the room and walked toward the direction of the throne.

This Radio might be his only form of entertainment for a very long time to come...

Chen Ling continuously adjusted the frequency bands of the Radio, trying to receive signals from more Domains. Amidst bursts of rustling sounds, a voice rang out again.

"I am Chen Yu, frontline reporter of the Hanging Jade Domain!"

"I am currently on the battlefield at the border of the Domain, broadcasting the latest situation to everyone. This broadcast has obtained the permission of the Hanging Jade Domain government, please don't panic..."