Chapter 1575: Self-Severance

Self-Severance

No one knew how Chen Ling's heart was overturning the seas and rivers at this moment.

In his mind, only the seemingly casually tossed "greeting" by the Lord of Hanging Jade at the end remained... But the amount of information contained within it was explosive to Chen Ling.

Seventh-Generation Red King...

But the current him was only the Sixth Generation, right?

Chen Ling could already be certain that the Lord of Hanging Jade from just now was absolutely not from another world. The power of the God Particle was not enough to support him crossing different worlds, so he came from the future of the Timeline Save File world...

That is to say, his Rebooting the World succeeded? The Timeline Save File overwrote the original world, and this place became the "Sixth-Generation World" that he personally opened.

But... the Seventh-Generation Red King appeared here.

The handover of the Red King's position was absolutely not as simple as the handover of an ordinary position. Chen Ling inherited the will of the Fifth-Generation Red King and took charge of the Dusk Society to become the Sixth-Generation Red King because the Fifth-Generation Red King died... And Chen Ling also knew his own personality. He was not the kind of person who would give up halfway and toss the position of Red King to someone else just because he didn't want to do it anymore.

Could it be that in the sixth rebooted world, humanity still couldn't defeat the Red Star? Even if he, a World-Ending Calamity, became the Red King, he couldn't rewrite the fate of humanity's failure??

Or perhaps, the Lord of Hanging Jade had played another huge joke on him?

The Timeline Save File allowed Chen Ling to understand the past and also foresee a part of the future in advance. Last time, he foresaw the Lord of Wuji's failure, and this time... he foresaw his own failure.

At this moment, Chen Ling suddenly felt that foreknowledge was truly not a good thing.

If he knew in advance that all his efforts would ultimately result in a failed ending, with what kind of mentality should he do the following things? What should he use to support himself through this most tragic and painful era right before his eyes?

"Director Chen..."

"Director Chen??"

Yang Xiao patted Chen Ling's shoulder lightly, which finally woke Chen Ling from his confusion and self-doubt. He took a deep breath, calming himself down as much as possible.

He turned his head and saw those Nine Monarchs standing in the rain waiting for him.

"That Ji Xuan from just now is from the future, right? What exactly did he mean?" Wu Tongyuan muttered softly. "Didn't we agree that everyone is a comrade-in-arms? Why did they start fighting?"

"I actually think he meant us no harm." Lu Xun pondered as he spoke. "Based on my understanding of him, he might... just want to show off in front of us?"

"...Ah?"

"No, is he sick in the head?" Qi Muyun couldn't help but curse too.

"But it must be said, this is indeed this kid's personality... After his cultivation has achieved great success, he travels back in time to the initial starting point to show off his powerful strength in front of his ignorant companions from back then... Hmm, very showy." Wen Ruoshui also nodded repeatedly.

"..."

Their eyes also held doubts and incomprehension, but they were different from Chen Ling. They had Chen Ling as their backbone. Deep down, they knew Chen Ling would Act as a Safety Net for them and guide their direction, so they didn't panic too much... But who could guide Chen Ling's direction?

If he clearly knew that the ending this time would still be failure, then what meaning was there in gathering the Nine Monarchs right now, painstakingly planning the future, and betting everything to seek a ray of hope for humanity??

Chen Ling originally thought he could already level his state of mind, but when he truly saw the Nine Monarchs, that wave of self-doubt and nihilism still surged into his heart. He knew, he still couldn't ignore the facts.

"Director Chen, your face has recovered?" Yang Xiao stepped forward and asked.

"...Mm."

Chen Ling looked up at the sky. The pattering rain was still fluttering down. As if making some kind of decision, he turned his head and said to the several people, "You guys go to the tent next door to hide from the rain first... I'll be right back."

Although they didn't know what Chen Ling had to do, everyone still nodded. After hoisting up the unconscious Ji Xuan, they headed straight into the tent.

Waiting until they walked far away, Chen Ling slowly closed his eyes...

In the next second,

An invisible Heart Python climbed onto his shoulder.

As if sensing its existence, Chen Ling gently stroked the snake's head with his hand, his tone somewhat complex:

"...I'll leave it to you."

The Heart Python flicked its red tongue, as if responding to Chen Ling, and then violently opened its bloody maw, biting toward Chen Ling's mind!

Foreseeing the future was a double-edged sword, especially when you know that your desperate efforts won't yield any rewards, slackness would continuously be born deep within your heart... And perhaps, this slackness at a critical period would become the reason that leads to the final failure.

Chen Ling knew that he was now the core figure of the real world and the Timeline Save File. His state of mind absolutely could not have any weaknesses. Since that was the case...

Then forget.

Forget Ji Xuan's sentence, forget the unavoidable failure. Chen Ling took the initiative to sever a piece of his own memory, letting himself return to that state of having not the slightest wavering and being full of firmness toward the future.

As the Heart Python continuously chewed, and then swallowed that segment of memory into its stomach in one gulp, a moment later, Chen Ling's eyes slowly opened.

There was no longer the slightest bit of confusion in his eyes, only the sharpness and firmness belonging to the Sixth-Generation Red King,

As well as a trace of doubt:

"Hmm?"

"What am I..."

As Chen Ling turned his head, he locked eyes with the Heart Python lying on his shoulder. Seeing the Heart Python inexplicably appear, he froze for a moment. Then, as if realizing something, his brows furrowed slightly, seemingly falling into deep thought.

After being silent for a long time, he still waved his hand, directly dispersing the Heart Python, and walked toward the tent in front with large strides.

When Chen Ling entered the tent, Yang Xiao was on a phone call.

"Mm... yes, we are all together."

"..."

"What did you say? But..."

"..."

"No, I can't possibly agree..."

"..."

"I know, of course I want to as well... but we are scientists..."

"..."

"Yes, I can't represent them... In short, this is my reply."

The tent was very quiet. Everyone was looking at Yang Xiao. Chen Ling had just come in, but he could feel an incomparably tense atmosphere... Until Yang Xiao hung up the phone, this atmosphere still didn't disappear.

"What happened?" Chen Ling asked.

Yang Xiao gripped his phone, silent for a long time...

"The war has started... They want me to go to the frontlines."

As soon as these words came out, the others' brows also furrowed slightly. And Chen Ling, as if he had long guessed there would be this day, unconsciously narrowed his eyes.

Nowadays, high-precision and cutting-edge scientific products had all failed. After experiencing a crazy global-scale nuclear strike, world wars would not stop just like that... Nuclear-armed countries slaughtered each other by dropping bombs, and non-nuclear countries couldn't easily escape either. In this era that was chaotic to the extreme, human greed and ambition would not only not decay, but instead rapidly swell.