Chapter 1144: King Chen Ling’s Friends Have Arrived

Fusion Faction, Mother Tree.

The morning light illuminated the trunk. Early-rising students lazily passed through the corridor, saw the giant shadows and dust rushing toward them from afar, were stunned for a moment, and then squinted to look carefully...

"There are calamities!! So many calamities are coming!!"

This shout woke up most of the Fusion Faction members. They rushed out of their rooms in their pajamas, their hair looking like bird's nests.

The moment they saw the hundreds of giant centipedes, everyone’s expression changed!

"It looks like they’re heading straight for the Mother Tree!"

"How can this be... ordinary calamities shouldn't pay attention to the Mother Tree..."

"There are so many of them? Is it a whole clan?"

"Why are a few of them colored? This... this is impossible!"

"Wait... look at the head of the largest centipede, is there a person standing there?"

“……”

Everyone looked into the distance. As the centipede legion approached, the figure on the centipede became clearer. The next moment, someone shouted in surprise:

"It’s Big Brother Chen Ling!! Big Brother Chen Ling is back with Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai!!"

"It really is Big Brother Chen Ling!!!"

"God, that’s amazing!! He actually commanded such a large clan... as expected of Big Brother Chen Ling!"

"Of course! That’s the legend who even trampled the Human Domain under his feet. Taming a centipede clan and saving Xiao Tao and the others is just a small matter for him~"

"Too strong, really too strong... Is this the strength of Big Brother Chen Ling?!"

“……”

The once lifeless Mother Tree suddenly became active. Chen Ling could see figures moving about from far away, swarming to the entrance of the Mother Tree. The spectacle was even grander than when he had first arrived.

Chen Ling had accomplished what even the Holy Son and Old Wolf couldn't do, and returned with a large centipede legion, which undoubtedly added to the filter through which all Fusion Faction members viewed him... If the Chen Ling of the past only existed in the stories they told each other, now, they had all become witnesses to a new legend.

Pop, pop, pop—

Those lively students pulled out ribbon cannons from somewhere and fired them in unison. Colorful streamers fluttered down from the air, dancing lightly in the wind.

This was a welcome for Chen Ling’s triumphant return and a celebration for the safe return of Xiao Tao and the others.

The bright red theatrical robe stood on the centipede’s head. As streamers floated through the air, Chen Ling looked at the colorful scene before him and the young faces filled with joy and laughter, suddenly feeling a sense of unreality...

"Thank you everyone!! We’re back!!" Xiao Bai was incredibly excited. He stood up from another centipede’s head, waved his hands excitedly, and shouted with all his might,

"King Chen Ling is the best in the world!"

"King Chen Ling is the best in the world!!"

Amidst the cheers and noise, Chen Ling and the others got off the centipedes and walked straight into the depths of the Mother Tree...

……

At the same time.

Several figures followed the tracks left by the centipedes, also walking toward the Mother Tree against the morning sun.

"You should have told me earlier that the Fusion Faction could teach me how to control the killing intent in my body!" Jian Changsheng said with a helpless expression. "If you had said so, couldn't we have just caught a ride on Hearts’ centipede and come over? Now, we have to walk slowly, following someone else’s footprints..."

The Jack of Diamonds glanced at him and spread his hands innocently:

"What does that have to do with me? You were knocked out at the time, how was I supposed to tell you?"

Jiang Xiaohua, beside him, hung his head, dragging his feet lazily and muttering reluctantly, "Walking is so tiring... I want to ride a centipede too..."

"Forget it, with your weight, you’d crush the centipede to death."

Jiang Xiaohua: ...

"By the way, will our uninvited visit be too abrupt?" Sun Bumian asked with some concern, his hands behind his back as he played with his prayer beads.

"No, Teacher Ye is very easygoing. Besides, you are friends of Hearts, so you count as guests." The Jack of Diamonds answered without hesitation.

"Are friends of Hearts considered guests?" Sun Bumian expressed doubt. "In the Human Domain... friends of Hearts are wanted criminals!!"

"You have a point." Jian Changsheng rubbed his chin seriously. "That guy Hearts causes trouble everywhere he goes. Usually, when I'm out and about, I don't dare to use his name."

The Jack of Diamonds carefully recalled the newspapers about Chen Ling,

"...I guess that’s true."

"Whatever, I'm here to improve my strength anyway. At worst, I just won't mention his name."

As they approached, ribbons fluttered toward them from afar, like the finale of some grand ceremony, leaving all four of them stunned.

"What is this? Does your Fusion Faction hold evening parties in broad daylight?"

"...I don't know either." The Jack of Diamonds had a strange expression too. "The Fusion Faction didn't seem to be like this before..."

"They seem to be shouting something ahead... did you hear it clearly?"

"I heard it vaguely, there is indeed..."

They couldn't help but quicken their pace.

Soon, rhythmic and excited shouts came from afar:

"King Chen Ling is the best in the world!"

"King Chen Ling is the best in the world!!"

Jian Changsheng: ???????

"I was wondering why Hearts didn't want to go back. Is he acting as a mountain king here???" Sun Bumian’s eyes widened in shock.

Jian Changsheng seemed to remember something and slapped his thigh!

"Damn, I knew this kid was secretly starting a cult?? I felt something was off about that Liu Qingyan last time. He’s even spreading his religion to the Fusion Faction!"

"That shouldn't be..." The Jack of Diamonds looked at the Mother Tree covered in ribbons, his eyes filled with unfamiliarity.

In the Jack of Diamonds' mind, the Fusion Faction was still that academic, secluded place. How could it become like this... and counting the time, Chen Ling shouldn't have been at the Fusion Faction for long.

They all quickened their pace!

When Jian Changsheng and the others arrived under the canopy of the Mother Tree, only ribbons covered the ground, and bright banners related to Chen Ling in the distance still spoke of the lively and grand scene from just moments ago.

As for the other Fusion Faction members, they had mostly dispersed, leaving only one or two people still cleaning up.

Seeing several humans actually cross the Gray World and suddenly appear before the Mother Tree, the two Fusion Faction members were immediately startled!

"Who... who are you!"

Outsiders appearing at the Fusion Faction’s Mother Tree was a rare occurrence. And they could vaguely smell that only one of them was a Fusionist; the other three were pure humans!

Pure humans, actually able to cross the Gray World and come to the Fusion Faction’s territory??

The Jack of Diamonds hesitated for a moment, about to reveal his identity, but the next moment, Jian Changsheng stepped forward abruptly, hands on his hips, and spoke in a high-profile manner:

"Please announce us, King Chen Ling’s friends have arrived!!"