Chapter 1854: Savior

Savior

Aurora Bastion.

Boom——!

The monstrous waves of the frozen sea crashed heavily on the surface of the frost-covered Outer Wall. Large chunks of ice shattered on the steel surface. Countless calamities leaped from the frozen sea and charged into the bastion.

At the same time, many figures stood tall on the Outer Wall of the bastion, like rivets, firmly resisting the calamity attacks.

"No good... if this continues, we really won't be able to hold on."

"Are these guys doing this on purpose? They know all our manpower has been transferred to the Red Dust Bastion?"

"We must hold on no matter what! There are still millions of citizens in the city!"

"Quick, continue to call for help!!"

Anxious and turbulent voices came from the Outer Wall.

Black robes billowed in the cold wind. On the highest Watchtower, Tan Xin looked down at the battlefield with a solemn expression.

"Lord Tan Xin, we are already mobilizing civilian Divine Path Wielders to resist the calamity attacks together... but these calamities are truly too crazy, acting as if they don't care about their lives. I'm afraid we still won't be able to hold on for too long," a figure spoke in a deep voice.

"...I know."

Tan Xin took a deep breath. "With the Calamity of Taboo killed, they will definitely retaliate crazily... Evacuate the citizens near the Outer Wall to the underground Shelter first."

"Yes."

As that figure hurried away, Tan Xin thought for a moment, and from the corner of his eye, he looked at the void to the side.

There, an illusory figure was constantly climbing along a Twisted Divine Path... and the light and shadow of a city with auroras flowing through it was flashing around him.

Tan Xin understood that he too had been pulled into this encirclement and suppression of the World-Ending Calamity Chen Ling by the Aspiration Power, witnessing that Divine Path Certification far away in the Red Dust Bastion.

But the development of things seemed to have somewhat exceeded his expectations.

In the past of Chen Ling's Divine Path Certification, he saw some different things...

"Aurora Domain... Aurora Bastion... Enforcers."

Tan Xin muttered to himself, "Could it be... that the world has really been rebooted?"

Tan Xin turned his head and looked at the Inner Wall standing in the deepest part of the Aurora Bastion, as well as the Aurora Base behind the Inner Wall, which only a very few people had permission to enter, and fell into deep thought.

Just as Tan Xin was about to continue watching that "Aurora Domain" from Chen Ling's past, he seemed to have noticed something, and a look of confusion flashed across his eyes.

"Hmm?"

"Divine Path Certification, it was interfered with by something?"

...

Red Dust Bastion.

The light and shadow around the Twisted Divine Path suddenly climbed with a bizarre black hue, just like a TV picture that was originally playing normally becoming intermittent and flickering.

The citizens, whose doubts and interest had just been piqued by Chen Ling's Divine Path Certification, all froze one after another.

"What's going on?"

"It was just complete... why can't some of it be seen now?"

"He walked onto that twisted path, and then? How come he's suddenly on a ship in the sea?"

"Flashed to the Aurora Bastion again... but, when did the Aurora Bastion suffer so many calamity attacks? And what's with that train full of citizens?"

"..."

When the revealed past of self-proof was obscured by some kind of power, Chen Ling, who was currently hobbling forward on the Twisted Divine Path, also narrowed his eyes slightly.

Riiiip——

On both sides of the Twisted Divine Path leading straight to the horizon, pitch-black Audience members were slowly crossing the boundary of The Theater and climbing up the steps!

This Twisted Divine Path was inherently a manifestation of the Calamity of Mockery's power. Since Chen Ling could walk on it, the other Audience naturally could too...

Although even if Chen Ling controlled the complete power of the Calamity of Mockery, they wouldn't disappear, the stronger Chen Ling was, the lower his probability of dying, and the lower the possibility of them regaining control of this body.

How could they quietly watch Chen Ling finish walking this divine path and completely control the power of the Calamity of Mockery?

"At this kind of time, huh..."

Looking at the pitch-black Audience charging over one after another, Chen Ling slowly clenched his blood-soaked hands into fists.

A fierce glint of Burning One's Boats climbed into his eyes!

"Want to stop me..."

"Then let's see if you have the ability!"

The blood-colored Theatrical Robe tottered as he pounced forward like a wild beast to meet the first charging Audience!

【Audience Expectation Value +3】

【Current Expectation Value: 68%】

...

The fragmented past flashed before the eyes of many citizens through the Aspiration Power.

Under the influence of The Audience, it seemed that not only them, but even heaven and earth couldn't see Chen Ling's past clearly. Grayish clouds stirred on the Twisted Divine Path. Even though Chen Ling had already stepped onto the third step, it didn't cause any resonance.

The crowd saw Chen Ling standing on a train, smashing open the gates of Aurora City. In the next moment, endless calamities surrounded the entire Aurora Domain. They saw Coal being frantically looted, and extreme cold taking the lives of the citizens in the city one after another...

Then, a group of figures wearing black Suits held a funeral for the Lord of the Aurora beneath the aurora.

"Aurora Domain... Lord of the Aurora."

"So, the Lord of the Aurora truly exists? He is deep within the base? And has lived for over three hundred years?"

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean every bastion has one of the Nine Monarchs stationed there?"

"But if there are Nine Monarchs, why are there only eight bastions?"

"Sending off the domains, holding funerals for the Nine Monarchs..."

"The Dusk Society's purpose is this?"

"No, what exactly does this mean? Why can't I understand..."

"Me neither, it's so abrupt. Why was the Aurora Bastion suddenly destroyed?"

"..."

As parts of Chen Ling's past went missing, most of the citizens couldn't quite understand anymore... They didn't even understand what "Reverse the Era, Reboot the World" meant, much less the relationship between the Aurora Domain in the scenes and the Aurora Bastion.

But a very small number of people seemed to realize something, and their minds trembled wildly!

...

At this moment,

Red Dust Domain, inside a remote cave.

"Hey... Brother Lü." Yang Muquan looked at the peaceful village full of small bridges and flowing water in Chen Ling's past, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. "This place... could it be..."

"Mhm, there's no mistake."

Lü Liangren looked at those incredibly familiar buildings and nodded solemnly. "It's the Red Dust Domain."

"But... but the Red Dust Domain in his memory, why does it look so much more beautiful?"

"If you look closely, you can actually see traces of the Path of the Arts' depiction." A complex look flashed across Lü Liangren's eyes. "The Red Dust Domain in his memory was also meticulously depicted by someone, and it was done better and more comprehensively than what we did."

"How could this be?" Yang Muquan found it unbelievable. "This Chen Ling, just who is he? Why is there a completely different world in his memory than the present one?"

"Do you still not understand?"

"'Reverse the Era, Reboot the World'..."

"Chen Ling and the Dusk Society have already accomplished it." Lü Liangren pointed at the figure in the Theatrical Robe in the scene, who was fighting his way forward against the bizarre black shadows. "He... is not some World-Ending Calamity... He is the person who personally created this world."

"He, is the Savior of humanity."