Chapter 1718: The Good Show... Begins

Aside from Lou Yu's coffin which didn't have a corpse inside, only several flickering Philosopher's Stones, within every other coffin, a figure lay quietly...

The vast majority of them were Chen Ling's acquaintances. Some were acquainted in this world, some in the Timeline Save File... Chen Ling understood every one of them, and he also never expected that the time the few of them gathered the most completely in this world... would actually be now.

These nine people supported the three hundred years of human history.

Now,

They would also become the foundation of the next world.

Chen Ling held the Timeline Save Files, bringing them close to the coffins of the Lord of Wuji, Lord of the Red Dust, and the Lord of Spirit Void respectively. As the Red Star Aspiration Power within their bodies converged, those small Timeline Save Files began to bloom with brilliant light!

...

At the same time.

In a certain corner of the Gray World.

Timeline Save File——[Morality].

Before the Lord of Wuji went to kill the Lord of Spirit Void, he handed this save file over to Ying Fu. Even if Ying Fu had never used this save file, at this moment, as long as he held the save file, it was equivalent to holding the key to the next world.

"Is it finally about to reboot..." Ying Fu silently tightly grasped the brilliantly shining [Morality].

Unprecedented firmness surfaced in his gaze.

"The next world..."

"I will definitely guide humanity... to recreate our glory."

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Above the lake of the Ancient Vault of the Courtesan Path.

A young girl draped in a black dress stood alone in the empty Ancient Vault. She looked up, gazing at that firmament gradually covered by blood color, her lips slightly pursed.

The USB drive clenched in her hand also began to bloom with blinding radiance.

Timeline Save File——[Yuan Shi].

"Red King, My Lord..."

"In the next world, Liu Qingyan will also follow your footsteps."

Liu Qingyan bowed respectfully toward the direction of the Spirit Void Domain. The hem of her black dress gently brushed in the apocalyptic wind, and her murmurs echoed over the lake.

...

As the power of the Nine Monarchs all converged into the [Lingbao] in Chen Ling's hands, the Lord of Ruoshui's aura madly surged outward!

At this moment, the Lord of Ruoshui seemed to have resurrected. The domain instantly swept across the earth, shrouding the globe at an astonishing speed... Above the atmosphere, a meteor dragging a long tail was crashing straight toward the range of the Lord of Ruoshui's domain!

Chen Ling held the Timeline Save Files, a theatrical robe snapping loudly in the fierce wind. The space and time around him seemed to be twisted by the Timeline Save Files, turning into a vortex of void, silently spinning in the ruins!

Chen Ling could feel that their past in the Timeline Save File was little by little overwriting the original history of this world...

The world line was undergoing violent disturbances because of him!

The fake save file was about to become reality.

And before that, Chen Ling needed to first let the "castles in the air" in the Timeline Save File be filled out more realistically...

"Dao Foundations!"

Chen Ling softly opened his mouth.

The instant his voice fell, centipedes continued to crawl out from the earth. Every single one of them carried a Dao Foundation fragment or Dao Foundation secret treasure in their mouths. Eighteen gorgeous colors were like surrounding rainbow rings, surrounding Chen Ling!

As Chen Ling arrived at the most critical moment of rebooting the world, figures resembling primitive men rushed out from the ruins in all directions!

They opened primitive fanged bloody mouths, holding bone clubs in their hands, their pupils entirely red. The gazes they used to look at Chen Ling seemed to want to tear him into pieces!

Scarlet Heaven Cultists!

Chen Ling's peripheral vision had already discovered these people long ago. Previously, he was still somewhat puzzled. Seeing that the Red Star's third return was imminent, why hadn't those Scarlet Heaven Cultists who believed in the Red Star made the slightest move...

But looking at it now, they had long been waiting in the Gray World near the Spirit Void Domain, waiting for the opportunity!

They knew the Red Star's return this time was unstoppable. The only one who could possibly stop everything was only Chen Ling... They had finally waited until the return of the god they believed in, how could they helplessly watch Chen Ling destroy all of this?

And at this time, Chen Ling was at the critical stage of concentrating on reversing the era, fundamentally unable to free his hands. Fortunately, accompanied by a cold snort, ancient killing intent soared into the sky!

Jian Changsheng was draped in black armor, like a general returning blood-bathed from the battlefield. He held the broken sword in his hand, slashing a sword toward those Scarlet Heaven Cultists charging straight for Chen Ling.

Boom——!!!

The killing intent of the newly appointed Eighth-Rank [Asura] Leader wreaked havoc on heaven and earth!

Chen Ling didn't even look at the battlefield. He believed that the current Jian Changsheng could definitely deal with these Scarlet Heaven Cultists... He rapidly merged those Dao Foundation fragments into the vortex. The underlying foundation of civilization flowed into the prototype of the new world without reservation at this moment!

Divine Pathways were originally the materialization of civilization, and the Divine Path Dao Foundations within the Ancient Vaults even more so carried humanity's corresponding accumulation of civilization since the beginning of history. If rebooting the world was merely creating a "shell" out of thin air, then what Chen Ling was doing now was injecting the "soul" and "bones" of the original world into it.

Path of the Scholar God, Path of the Physician, Path of the Soldier God, Path of the Yellow Earth...

Balls of light and shadow flowed in the vortex. As the Dao Foundation fragments around Chen Ling gradually disappeared, that world also became increasingly solid.

Swish——!!

Ancient killing intent pierced through the earth, directly severing the heads of three Scarlet Heaven Cult Archbishops.

Dripping fresh blood sprinkled on the ruins. At this moment, Jian Changsheng was like an invincible God of Slaughter. Any Scarlet Heaven Cultist who approached within a hundred meters of Chen Ling, without exception, all their heads fell to the ground...

Jian Changsheng had indeed already extremely overdrawn himself, but he didn't show it, just silently swinging his sword one after another.

This world was about to end. In the next world, Jian Changsheng's existence would not be there...

This,

Was his final battle.

One red and one black, two figures, one still and one moving. Creation and slaughter were like the main melody of the apocalypse, silently playing in the blood color.

As Chen Ling merged the Path of the Actor Dao Foundation fragment into the new world, a ball of white light rapidly took shape above him. Immediately after, he also merged the Path of the Puppet God fragment and Path of the Witch God fragment into it...

"Roar——!!"

An Archbishop watched helplessly as his companion died tragically under Jian Changsheng's hands, letting out an angry and unwilling roar. In the next second, a black sword芒 streaked across the sky, directly chopping him into two halves as well.

"So much nonsense." Jian Changsheng spat a mouthful of blood onto his corpse, his gaze slowly sweeping around.

Under his bloodbath, the Scarlet Heaven Cultists who came for a sneak attack had already been completely wiped out. Only countless severed limbs remained spread across the earth.

White radiance flickered above Chen Ling. That red-clothed figure stood on the ruins, currently watching the prototype of the new world with full concentration... The crimson hem of the garment danced wildly in the wind.

Jian Changsheng knew that Chen Ling had already reached the critical moment. He didn't say a single extra word, just silently dragging that exhausted and bruised body, walking toward his direction.

Tick tock—— Tick tock...

Drops of fresh blood dripped from the blade of the broken sword. Jian Changsheng's eyes looked at Chen Ling's back, slowly placing the blade horizontally against his neck.

His final battle was also the battle at the peak of his strength. It was a pity this incomparably brilliant battle had no audience, and no cheers...

But this wasn't important.

He was never a thespian on the stage, but a sword that killed people.

He killed the Calamity of Taboo, killed the Scarlet Heaven Cultists trying to stop Chen Ling, escorting Chen Ling until the last moment... This was enough.

In Jian Changsheng's eyes, that red-clothed figure concentrating on rebooting the world was reflected. He fell silent for a long time, ultimately still softly opening his mouth:

"Chen Ling..."

"We might not meet again..."

"I don't know what kind of farewell we should have between us, but... if there was no you, there wouldn't be the Jian Changsheng of today."

"Thank you... for giving me a wonderful life."

"In the next world, perhaps we won't be by your side anymore. Don't be sad, don't feel guilty..."

"We will turn into Divine Path Stars, following behind you forever."

Jian Changsheng slowly closed his eyes.

He held the hilt of the broken sword with both hands, twisting forcefully against his own neck!

Swish——!!

Under Jian Changsheng's control, the ancient killing intent accurately cut open his own throat. As that armored figure spun lightly and fell to the earth, dripping fresh blood spread in all directions like a crescent moon.

Two ghosts attached together floated up from nothingness, ultimately all swallowed by the Red Paper Umbrella in the air.

At this time, Chen Ling could no longer hear anything.

As the Dao Foundations of the Fourteen Divine Paths all merged into the next world, Chen Ling tossed the Dao Foundations of the Path of the Evil God, Path of Ghosts, and Path of the Sovereign into it...

The Red Star rolled with monstrous flames, swallowing the firmament. As it smashed headfirst into the surface of another part of Earth, the earth surged and undulated like waves, and a world-destroying aura wreaked havoc toward the surroundings!!

On the ruins covered in fresh blood everywhere, Chen Ling held the last Path of the Heavenly God Dao Foundation from the First Generation Red King, his eyes flickering with unprecedented resolution and madness!

He forcefully pressed this Dao Foundation fragment into the vortex!!

With the Eighteen Divine Paths returning to their positions, the Lord of Ruoshui's power was completely activated. Quantum mechanics pierced through the past and future in an instant. The new world occupied past history, and a brand new possibility was visibly corrected into reality!!

The world-ending Red Star collapsed half of Earth in an instant;

The white light of rebooting the world submerged the sky;

Under the overwhelming blood-colored firmament,

A figure with theatrical robes dancing wildly spread his arms, like the last thespian to take the stage on this world's stage, whispering tirelessly toward this world on the verge of collapse:

"The good show... begins."

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Volume Five, "World Extinction Song", The End;

Next Volume, Final Volume:

"Tears of the Red King".