Chapter 1655: Killing the Stars

Killing the Stars

Chen Ling no longer needed to explain.

The things the Dusk Society pursued had been told to everyone from the very beginning, "Reverse the Era, Reboot the World", but it was very difficult for the people of the world to understand exactly what these eight words meant... Even Chen Ling had taken a very, very long time and experienced many things before he could understand the weight carried within them.

The insights, choices, pain, and confusion along the way, how could they be explained clearly in just a few words?

Since Chen Ling had decided to carry the people of this era and head to the next world, he couldn't possibly blabber on like preaching for half a day before killing every person, and then indecisively chop off the other party's head.

Villains always die from talking too much.

Chen Ling didn't care how the world viewed him. When he completed the reboot and brought the souls of the old world to witness the dawn of humanity in the new world... they would naturally know everything.

"Stop talking nonsense with him." Tu Tian spoke sternly. "His mouth is full of rebooting... just like those Scarlet Heaven Cultists! We really misjudged them before. The people of the Dusk Society are just a bunch of madmen!!"

Pu Xiachan pursed her lips. Holding the lightning in one hand, she stared fixedly at Chen Ling... but ultimately still didn't make a move.

Whoosh—

As roaring thunder echoed between the dark clouds, the original rainstorm became even more torrential.

If one were to look closely at this time, they would be able to discover that this heavy rain was actually mixed with a peculiar red color. The dense red raindrops tore through the air, draping a mysterious veil over the hazy water mist, making people uncontrollably feel an urge to walk into the rain.

Cui Ran subconsciously raised his hand and caught a few raindrops. As a toxin that paralyzed the nerves seeped into his body, his expression changed drastically:

"Not good!! This rain is poisonous!!"

Once these words came out, the expressions of the several people with Celestial Star Positions changed drastically, simultaneously dodging backward and using the buildings or sheds on both sides of the street to cover their figures... Only Tu Tian, who had entered a berserk state, stood fearlessly in the rain like this, holding his War Flag and confronting that figure in the Theatrical Robe!

The red raindrops mixed with toxins hit the surface of the Great Red Paper Umbrella, producing pattering sounds...

Under the umbrella,

Chen Ling's eyes were as calm as a lake.

"Chen Ling!! Are you really going to slaughter the entire Hidden Clouds Domain?!" Tu Tian roared furiously in a low voice.

Chen Ling snorted coldly. "You really can't read the situation... Look at Li Shengmen, he's much smarter than you."

Tu Tian suddenly turned his head to look, only to see Li Shengmen in black clothes standing under a stone pillar, sure enough not saying a word... His eyes were fixed on Chen Ling, his gaze somewhat complex.

Not everyone was as reckless as Tu Tian. Although Li Shengmen had just arrived in the Hidden Clouds Domain, he had already seen the current situation of the Hidden Clouds Domain... Furthermore, he had a clear judgment of the situation of the entire human race.

Li Shengmen was already in the Spirit Void Domain, and he was very clear on what it was like there now... At this moment, he suddenly realized why the Dusk Society had gathered so many geniuses of humanity and various legendary figures who once held high positions.

The smarter the person, the more they have experienced, the more they can judge the future direction of humanity, and the stronger their sense of despair towards this era will be.

Therefore, they would be able to understand and agree more with what the Dusk Society was pursuing.

Honestly speaking, just based on these recent shitty events, if it weren't for Li Shengmen having already obtained a Celestial Star Position and being tied to the Human Domains and human destiny, he might have really just defected from the Hidden Clouds Domain and turned to join the Dusk Society...

"Saying all this is also meaningless." Li Shengmen took a deep breath, slowly raising his hand to grasp towards Chen Ling from afar,

"Our stances are different, our missions are different... Even if I can understand you, someone always has to firmly protect the Human Domains until the very end... You and we can only be enemies."

"Do it!!"

As Li Shengmen's palm suddenly clenched, Chen Ling's figure seemed to be marked with some kind of brand. In an instant, all the surrounding matter, including the rainwater mixed with toxins, changed direction, turning into a torrential flood and crashing towards him!

With a light spin of the Great Red Paper Umbrella, countless pieces of Red Paper flew out from Chen Ling's Theatrical Robe. A soaring red cloud tornado directly tore and shattered everything!

This rain was originally Chen Ling's doing.

Slaughtering a street with one knife was still too slow, and what the Ghost Mockery Abyss was best at was poison.

Since that was the case, it was better to borrow this torrential downpour to mix several of the most intense poisons into it. Under the influence of the neurotoxin, it was enough to make Ordinary Persons who came into contact with this curtain of rain die painlessly within fifteen seconds... Moreover, to an Ordinary Person, just inhaling a portion of the water mist was enough to produce hallucinations and then actively walk into the rain.

This wasn't a heavy rain, but a World-Ending scythe. The moment the heavy rain dissipated, the Hidden Clouds Domain would become a dead city.

Amidst the mixed Red Paper and rainwater, an extremely hidden sword gleam seemed to flicker from the rift of time!

Its appearance didn't have any signs, like a ghost hunter lying dormant in the void, stabbing out a fatal strike in paused time. Cui Ran's figure appeared at this moment, his sharp eyes full of determination.

Normally speaking, Cui Ran making a move meant the end of the battle...

No one could block the sneak attack of a Time Assassin.

But this time was an exception.

The figure in the Theatrical Robe holding the Great Red Paper Umbrella with one hand seemed to have Foreknowledge, predicting the trajectory of Cui Ran's strike. A red snake-like tentacle accurately locked onto Cui Ran's wrist...

In this instant, Cui Ran froze.

The surrounding time seemed to have stopped. He subconsciously looked up.

Cinnabar earrings swayed in the wind. Chen Ling slightly tilted his head to look back, Cui Ran's horrified expression reflecting in his pupils.

"You...!!"

Swish—!!

A flash of red light obscured Cui Ran's vision.

Thud, roll—

A head fell to the ground in response to the sound.

Cui Ran's headless corpse smashed heavily into a puddle, fresh blood splashing all over the ground. Holding the Bone-Stripping Knife in one hand, Chen Ling calmly stood in the heavy rain holding the umbrella, his eyes looking at the head beneath his feet that also Dying With Eyes Wide Open...

"Old Cui!!!"

"Little Ran!!!!!"

Heart-piercing screams came from outside the drifting Red Paper, resounding through the horizon.

Chen Ling, however, seemed to be unable to hear them. At this moment, he was just quietly looking at Cui Ran's gradually dimming eyes, as well as the blood-colored corpse of the Young Sect Leader on the other side... Illusory ghosts floated out from their bodies, slowly approaching Chen Ling.

They were puzzled, they were confused... They seemed to want to get an answer from Chen Ling's eyes.

Chen Ling remained silent.

After an unknown amount of time, his lips parted slightly, and a gentle and delicate voice echoed in the rain:

"'I saw the sky crying,'"

"'I heard your voice;'"

"'I smelled longing blooming amidst the thorns,'"

"'I came from the direction of the sunset'..."