Chapter 1043: “I Want to Live”

“Who is he?”

Chen Ling looked at the unfamiliar back and couldn’t help but ask.

“The Twilight Society’s Diamond-Q. The commotion when entering the city was caused by him. He looks very strong.”

Jian Changsheng looked up at the sky and saw several layers of pitch-black thunderclouds being drawn by some force, actually surging downward like a tornado. Deep blue lightning circled within, as if a thunder dragon were running!

Scratch—scratch!

The thunderclouds circled around Diamond-Q, making him look like a god. His pale cyan hair fluttered silently, and he pointed into the air in front of him:

“Summon Thunder.”

In an instant, the world roared!

Thick lightning wove into a cage, directly submerging the figures of those Fire-Tamperers, and a rich burnt smell began to spread in the air.

“Holy crap!” Jian Changsheng’s eyes widened. “What is this? A Thunder God path??”

“How are you so ignorant… That’s the Yellow God Path.”

Sun Bumian looked at Jian Changsheng with disdain. “The core of the Yellow God Path is ‘Agriculture.’ From ancient times to the present, the seasons, the land, and the growth of all things belong to the scope of the Yellow God Path… Diamond-Q being able to control celestial phenomena should be the [Heaven-Controller] path.”

“No wonder…”

Jian Changsheng looked back three times for every step, watching the figure shrouded in lightning with reluctance, seemingly very envious of that cool ability.

“Watch out in front!! More Fire-Tamperers are coming!” Sun Bumian stepped on cloud steps, seeing the figures rushing over from afar, and couldn’t help but complain,

“You idiot Spade! That shout of yours was heard by the whole city… Not only the Twilight Society, but the Fire-Tamperers also know where Chen Ling is now!”

“Uh… wasn’t it an emergency at the time? I didn’t think that much…”

Jian Changsheng felt a bit guilty.

After Diamond-Q intercepted a portion of the pursuers, more and more Fire-Tamperers rushed over from the front and sides. They seemed to have received the Silver King’s order and were determined to keep Chen Ling behind.

“Yo! Isn’t this our 6-generation~”

A sarcastic voice came from the side. Chen Ling turned his head and saw several familiar figures who had arrived at some point, looking at them with subtle expressions.

The speaker was a beggar holding a broken bowl, his gaze toward Chen Ling malicious.

Seeing that person, Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng were clearly stunned for a moment.

“……It’s you???”

The beggar’s attire was too recognizable. The two instantly remembered the unlucky guy who had been shot in the head by him in the underground palace of the Heaven-Reaching Star Positions…

He was actually also from the Twilight Society?!

It wasn’t just the beggar; they were also very familiar with the other figures. At the end of the Heaven-Reaching Star Positions, he fought with Kong Wang, and these Twilight Society people had always been hidden in the dark… If it hadn’t been for Chen Ling’s life-and-death struggle at the time, their identities would have been exposed long ago, and they would have been hunted down by the Tian-Shu Realm.

These figures gathered together, looking at Chen Ling and the others with smiles, teasing each other:

“Heart-6, you were so domineering in the Tian-Shu Realm, how did you end up in such a sorry state now?”

“Yeah, that line of yours, ‘Lu Xun, clear the path for me,’ really made you look cool!”

“No, no, no… after they left the Old District, they returned and smashed the Heaven-Reaching Star Positions in front of everyone. That scene was the coolest, right?!”

“How did that line go again… ‘Spade, do you want this Heaven-Reaching Star Position or not’?”

“Sigh, seeing these juniors reminds me of when I was young…”

“Cut the crap. Weren’t you chased and hacked all over the world when you were young? Always getting beaten up, when were you ever cool?”

“That’s still better than some people who secretly mixed into the Heaven-Reaching Star Positions to have fun, only to be easily finished off by a junior like a small soldier!”

“You you you you you you…”

Heart-7’s face turned red and then white. After holding it in for a long time, he only said one thing to Chen Ling:

“Heart-6, you just wait… I will definitely get back the face I lost last time!”

Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng exchanged glances, their expressions equally awkward…

“Run, Heart-6.” A figure walked out from the crowd. “Last time in the Tian-Shu Realm, thanks to you for covering our identities… This time, it’s our turn to cover your retreat.”

“After this battle is over, if there’s a chance, let’s get to know each other properly.”

“Right, you guys just charge forward boldly… We seniors will cover your rear.”

Chen Ling and the others exchanged glances. As the Fire-Tamperers closed in, they didn’t act coy and immediately bowed slightly to everyone: “Then I’ll leave it to you, seniors!”

Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua took their steps again and rushed toward the edge of the Realm!

Seeing this, the several Twilight Society members raised their various God Paths in the air. They glanced at each other out of the corner of their eyes, walking toward the army of Fire-Tamperers surging forward, and spoke calmly:

“Heart-7, the time for you to get your face back has come… If you can’t beat this group of thieves, we’ll tease you for another ten years.”

“Cut the crap!! This time I can definitely do it!”

The beggar snorted coldly, and the broken bowl in his hand tipped over. Several coins shot out from it, and he was the first to rush into the army of Fire-Tamperers, with the others following closely behind!

The sound of explosions echoed one after another from behind, making Chen Ling’s brain buzz…

At the same time,

Yao’s voice sounded softly:

“Chen Ling… now that things have come to this, do you still think everything is meaningless?”

Chen Ling fell silent.

He lay on Jian Changsheng’s back, looking around. The flames of war were rising from every corner of the Wu-Ji Realm. He didn’t know how many people were fighting for him… there were seniors, comrades-in-arms, friends he had only met a few times, and even strangers he had never met before.

Their arrival had nothing to do with that fictional past… They came only because of Heart-6 Chen Ling.

If the appearance of Jian Changsheng and the other two had brought a trace of warmth to Chen Ling’s heart, everything before him now was magnifying the spark in his heart infinitely…

Without realizing it, a raging fire had replaced his heart, burning within Chen Ling’s empty chest!

That was the desire called “Life.”

Chen Ling clenched his palms silently. After a long time, he spoke firmly:

“……I want to live.”

“Huh?”

Jian Changsheng pricked up his ears and looked back at Chen Ling, looking confused. “Who told you to die?”

Chen Ling: “…”

[Audience Expectation +3]

[Current Expectation: 77%]

From the moment he met the Fourth Senior Sister, the audience expectation in Chen Ling’s mind had been skyrocketing along with the development of the plot. By the time Chen Ling regained his senses, it had gone from the original 65% all the way to 77%.

Just then, everything in Chen Ling’s eyes gradually dimmed, and a twisted Heaven-Reaching path extended beneath his feet…

Without realizing it, Chen Ling had taken a big step on the God Path,

He had arrived before the fifth step.