Chapter 1644: Guest from Outside the Theater House

Guest from Outside the Theater House

Xiao Sheng was stunned. He abruptly took a step back:

"No... I'm not going to the Spirit Void Domain! I'm not going anywhere!"

"In the face of disaster, abandon the individual self. Everything places the destiny of humanity as the utmost priority," the man spoke solemnly. "If the Spirit Void Domain fails, everyone will die, including you and your family..."

"I don't care about your destiny! My Mom is still sick in bed right now. If I leave, who will take care of her?!" Xiao Sheng shouted. "My brother is already gone, I am the only pillar of the family right now! I'm not going anywhere!!"

The man seemed to be used to being rejected. He exchanged a glance with his companion beside him.

"Take him away."

"I'm telling you guys, I won't go anywhere..."

Bang—!!

Just as the two were preparing to directly carry Xiao Sheng away on their backs, a burst of rustling sounds came from within the house, immediately followed by a painful and sharp scream!

"Where are you taking my child???"

The two turned around, only to see a haggard figure supporting herself against the doorframe. Her eyes stared deadly at Xiao Sheng on their backs, like an angry lion.

"Auntie, he's going to the Spirit Void Domain," the man's voice was as gentle as possible. "Humanity needs his strength."

"No... You can't take him away!! You have already snatched my husband away from me, you can't snatch Xiao Sheng away too... He's just a child!!" Mother shouted, nearly breaking down.

"There are No Whole Eggs Under a Fallen Nest... Auntie, I'm sorry."

The man bowed to Mother, and then turned around to continue walking into the rain.

"No..."

"No!!"

Mother's eyes widened. Disregarding her illness, she stumbled out from the house!

"You can't take him away!!"

"His brother... his brother is a hero of the Hidden Clouds Domain!"

"How can you snatch a hero's younger brother away... Give him back to me... Give him back to me!!"

"My husband went to the Spirit Void Domain, my eldest son died for the Hidden Clouds Domain. If you take Xiao Sheng away too... I will truly have nothing left... nothing left!!"

"I beg you, I beg... I beg you to give Xiao Sheng back to me..."

The two in the rain trembled slightly, but they didn't stop their footsteps because of this.

Their speed was very fast, so fast that no matter how the weak Mother chased, it was impossible to catch up... She stumbled and ran in the rain for barely a hundred meters before her legs went soft, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

But this time, there was no one to help her up.

The torrential downpour poured down. Endless despair mixed in the rainwater swallowed her. She lay twisted on the ground, so much in pain that it felt as if she would suffocate...

She could only open her mouth and let all her emotions surge up to her throat.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

A despairing and mournful howl, like the final wail of a drowning person, echoed under the dome of the sky.

...

"Sigh..."

Raindrops hit the Jinghong Theater's plaque, making a clattering sound. A faint sigh echoed quietly from in front of the handrail on the second floor.

"The Hidden Clouds Domain is practically finished." Queen of Diamonds frowned slightly. "I don't know what this Lord of Hidden Clouds is thinking... The situation in Hidden Clouds is already like this, yet he still wants to overdraw and draft."

"Right now, the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the Hidden Clouds Domain are relying on those few young people to support them. If they leave... I'm afraid many, many people will die." Jack of Clubs also spoke in a deep voice.

"If I were these citizens, I'd definitely peel off Lord of Hidden Clouds's skin." Red Heart J snorted coldly.

"But it doesn't matter... Anyway, it has nothing to do with our Dusk Society."

"Not necessarily. Looking at this posture, we can already prepare to gather the members and hold a funeral for the Hidden Clouds Domain."

"It's useless. Lord of Hidden Clouds can continue living relying on the Lord of the South Sea's blood. Even if all the citizens of the Hidden Clouds Domain die and it becomes an empty city, he won't die... Even if we can hold a funeral for the Domain, we have no way to encoffin the Nine Monarchs, it's still a waste of effort."

Just as the few members were conversing upstairs, beside the tea table on the first floor, Chen Ling draped in a Theatrical Robe was sitting with his eyes closed, as if resting and recuperating.

And only Chen Ling himself could see that at this time, a twisted Divine Pathway phantom was being outlined in the void beside him.

Chen Ling looked up. That bizarre, scarlet Divine Path Star was still suspended above the dome of the sky... And the current him was already standing high up at the front end of this heaven-reaching Divine Pathway. The once unreachable star was much closer now.

Every time Chen Ling advanced a rank, he would snatch back a portion of the Calamity of Mockery's power. At this time, he was already standing in the middle section of the seventh step. As long as he took a few more steps, he would be able to touch the star.

Previously, Chen Ling didn't have much feeling for the complete strength of the Calamity of Mockery. But after being toyed with arbitrarily by the Calamity of Mockery so many times in the Timeline Save File, he had already deeply experienced exactly what kind of power that was...

He stood on the step and slowly reached out his hand, making a virtual grip towards that bizarre star in the sky... as if wanting to completely crush it in his palm.

"One day, I will completely control you."

Chen Ling muttered to himself.

He looked down. At this time, he had already arrived before the eighth step. As long as he took one more step forward, he could complete the advancement...

And in front of him, a line of small text was clearly visible on the ground.

[Under the witness of at least fifty thousand people, complete the first World-Ending Performance]

The moment he saw this line of text, Chen Ling's heart moved slightly...

His gaze was somewhat complicated.

No one knew what he was thinking at this moment. He just stood silently in place for a long time, and then waved his hand. The Divine Pathway phantom beside him dispersed like green smoke.

By the time he opened his eyes again, the hot tea on the table had just returned to normal temperature.

Chen Ling was just about to get up, when in the next second, three tense auras simultaneously erupted from the second floor of the Jinghong Theater!

Queen of Diamonds, Red Heart J, Jack of Clubs... It was as if these three had seen an extremely powerful enemy on the second floor, unhesitatingly releasing all their auras, like an intimidation, and also like an early warning.

Chen Ling frowned.

Whoosh—

The heavy rain outside the Jinghong Theater became even more violent.

Dense and heavy raindrops frantically battered the earth. The roaring sound of rain seemed to drown out everything. Even the unbridled auras of those three Dusk Society members on the second floor of the Jinghong Theater were gradually swallowed and isolated in this rainwater...

Creak, creak.

The floorboards and stairs of the Theater House let out bursts of soft sounds.

Chen Ling didn't move. He knew who the person coming was, and also knew that person wouldn't harm the three Dusk Society members... This torrential downpour that drowned out everything was merely a method he executed because he wanted to isolate this vicinity from the outside world.

The dense raindrops were like white silk, continuously flowing outside the Theater House. A moment later, a figure was slowly outlined from the hazy water vapor.

Although that person walked out from the rain, not a single drop of rainwater was left on his body. He gently stepped over the threshold of the Jinghong Theater, like a newly arrived guest, his footsteps quiet and steady.

Chen Ling just sat quietly by the table like this, looking at that figure, and spoke calmly:

"Should I call you Qi Muyun..."

"Or..."

"Lord of Hidden Clouds?"