Chapter 1683: Bewildering and Blessing

Bewildering and Blessing

"Moreover, if I want to boost Combat Power within a short time... I should still have a way." Chen Ling looked towards a certain direction in the Gray World, "Perhaps, I might also be able to briefly burst out Demigod Tier Combat Power..."

"...Then it can only be like this." The Grey King knew this was not the time to hesitate. Every second they wasted could reduce the odds of Rebooting the World. She spoke in a deep voice,

"Once we kill the Calamity of Taboo and obtain the Witch Dao Foundation, we will immediately send someone to deliver it to you."

"En."

The death of the Lord of the Red Dust and the Lord of Wuji on the frontline battlefield was undoubtedly bad news. The Dusk Society had to disrupt all current plans, and the reboot process that had been progressing steadily suddenly became bewildering.

Facing an opponent that even the Lord of the Red Dust and the Lord of Wuji couldn't defeat, how high was the probability of Chen Ling winning?

Without the Red King holding the fort, how high was the probability of everyone in the Dusk Society killing a World-Ending Calamity?

But whether it was Chen Ling or the other members, none of them had a choice at this moment. No matter how severe the situation before them was, they had to go all out to fight for that sliver of hope... They had long been unable to turn back.

"Don't worry." Sun Bumian smiled, "I've calculated it, this trip is highly auspicious! Even if I die... I will have someone personally deliver the Witch Dao Foundation to your hands."

"Hearts, you must be careful yourself." Jiang Xiaohua spoke full of worry.

Chen Ling's gaze was somewhat complex. He knew this might be the last time everyone met, but fortunately, they all had taken his Poison. As long as they took the Poison and died, it would be considered souls personally killed by him... 【Abyssal Ghost Passage】 would attract their ghosts to return to his Paper Umbrella.

"Alright, don't be so sentimental." Sun Bumian seemed to have seen Chen Ling's complex feelings and waved his hand, "We'll meet again anyway... Just as you said, we're just wrapping up first in this play."

Chen Ling nodded slightly. Now was indeed not the time for farewells... No matter what, kill the Lord of Spirit Void first and ensure the reboot before anything else.

Chen Ling bid a simple farewell to the few people and was about to turn and leave.

Just at this moment,

Seven of Hearts, who had been standing silently at the side without saying a word, suddenly spoke:

"Wait!"

Chen Ling turned his head back in confusion.

Seven of Hearts gritted his teeth, walked straight in front of Chen Ling, and with the mentality of taking a gamble, took out a tattered Broken Bowl from his pocket...

And then shook it forcefully in front of Chen Ling.

"?"

Even Chen Ling was momentarily bewildered, "What do you mean?"

"Have some pity, Red King, My Lord!" Seven of Hearts shook the Broken Bowl while pleading, "I'm about to die soon, I don't want to be a penniless ghost!"

Chen Ling: ...

Chen Ling felt that Seven of Hearts was a bit baffling. Although he knew this guy's ability was probably related to begging, he wasn't too clear on the specifics... For a moment, he also couldn't tell if this guy was acting abstract or truly asking for money.

Chen Ling hesitated for a moment, and directly took out a Gold Brick from his pocket. With a clink, it fell into Seven of Hearts's Broken Bowl. The solid weight almost made Seven of Hearts lose his grip, dropping the bowl and the gold onto the ground together.

"Although I don't know where all your money has been spent... but if the world can successfully reboot, I will give you a raise."

Chen Ling patted his shoulder sympathetically, turned and left.

Seven of Hearts looked at the heavy gold in the bowl, stunned for a moment, and then unprecedented sharp glints surfaced in his eyes!

Mysterious power surged within his body. He shouted loudly towards the direction Chen Ling left:

"Many thanks, Red King, My Lord!!"

"Wishing Red King, My Lord, the assistance of heaven and earth on this trip! Invincible wherever you go!!"

...

Chen Ling could no longer hear clearly what Jin Fugui shouted.

After bidding farewell to the few people, he immediately used his fastest speed and whistled forward in a certain direction.

The direction he was heading to was the direction where the Spirit Void Domain was located... And from the Forbidden Sea to the Spirit Void Domain, he still had to pass through a place.

That was the place where Chen Ling pinned his last hope.

After possessing 【Wall Breaking】, Chen Ling, who could transform his body into two-dimensional, his speed had reached an unimaginably fast level. He was like a shadow streaking across the earth, silent and traceless, covering thousands of miles in an instant.

Chen Ling constantly calculated the speed and time in his heart, guessing the speed of the Lord of Spirit Void's recovery. Just like this, an unknown amount of time passed...

His shadow rushed into that city wreckage lost deep in the Gray World, a city that didn't belong to this world.

Civilization Embers.

Entering Civilization Embers for the third time, Chen Ling was already well-acquainted with the route. In his two-dimensional state, he directly ignored all dangers and explored spaces, stepping into the deepest area.

At the same time, a figure with gray six wings on his back descended from the sky.

"Cool Bro."

Chen Ling stepped out from the shadows, his body restoring to its three-dimensional state. The black-patterned red-bottomed Theatrical Robe fluttered in the wind, and his gaze was incomparably grave.

Shen Qingzhu sized him up in surprise a few times, "You're already Rank 8? So fast?"

"Rank 8... is still far from enough."

Chen Ling smiled bitterly.

"True." Shen Qingzhu seemed to have guessed something, "The Red Star's aura is approaching again, the third return is imminent. You should be preparing for the reboot... Is it going smoothly?"

"...Not very smoothly."

Chen Ling truthfully informed Shen Qingzhu of the current situation. After hearing it, a touch of surprise surfaced in Shen Qingzhu's eyes.

"It's already the third return, and there's actually a Nine Monarchs still alive... This time, humanity is indeed more tenacious than the previous times."

Shen Qingzhu was someone who had experienced several reboots. According to his understanding, whether it was the fourth generation world or the fifth generation world, when the timeline advanced to the third approach of the Red Star, humanity was already almost extinct...

The Nine Monarchs all withered, the Domains all annihilated. At most, there were only some scattered humans left, still struggling to survive in the Gray World.

Therefore, by this time stage, the conditions for the Dusk Society's reboot of the world had already been met in previous times. The only thing missing was the timing of the Red Star's Return.

But this time, not only did Domains manage to be preserved, there was even a Lord of Spirit Void whose Combat Power was off the charts, standing tall and unyielding...

"You came to find me, you want me to kill the Lord of Spirit Void for you?" Shen Qingzhu guessed Chen Ling's intention.

"If possible, of course that's the best."

Shen Qingzhu let out a soft sigh.

"...You can't?" Chen Ling's heart sank.

Shen Qingzhu didn't reply immediately, but asked instead: "Didn't you notice anything different here this time you came in?"

Chen Ling was slightly startled. He had just come in while in a two-dimensional state, and his mind was full of wanting to quickly find Shen Qingzhu. He indeed didn't pay much attention to the changes around him...

When he turned his head and carefully sized up Civilization Embers again, his brows unconsciously wrinkled.