Chapter 1204: The Flower-Plucking Buddha Hunting the Light

"[Tribunal]."

With no other choice, Chen Ling raised his muzzle and fired. A bullet capable of decomposing everything tore a gap through the overwhelming mass of roots. With a flicker of his figure, he darted out.

Chen Ling looked back to see that the plants extending from the different breaches were actually linking together, reconstructing a unique "ecological zone" in this world. Some flowers and trees, writhing like raw flesh, fell from the zone like mud, splitting into dense individual entities and slowly spreading outward...

"In the last lesson, we discussed the relationship between the six World-Ending Calamities and the five Zang organs and extraordinary Fu organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine theory."

"The Calamity of Mockery corresponds to the Heart, belongs to Fire, and governs Joy; the Calamity of Respiration corresponds to the Lungs, belongs to Metal, and governs Sorrow; the Calamity of Taboo corresponds to the Kidneys, belongs to Water, and governs Fear; the Calamity of Turbidity corresponds to the Liver, belongs to Wood, and governs Anger... The Calamity of Thought corresponds to the Brain, which is an extraordinary Fu organ."

"In this lesson, we will talk about the relationship between the six Calamity Territories, their Calamity types, and Earth's ecology."

"The Calamities of the Abyss of Ghostly Mockery mostly belong to subterranean organisms, mostly insects; they like darkness, are gregarious, and have strong vitality... The Calamities of the Wilderness of Sighs belong to plains organisms, capable of adapting to extreme weather, with high speed and great strength... The Calamities of the Forbidden Sea belong to deep-sea organisms, with extremely massive bodies, poor eyesight, and a preference for dark, cold places..."

"Calamities from the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest can be compared to a special species between animals and plants. They take root in the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest and generally do not move easily, but they have strong environmental adaptability, grow quickly, and can expand their territory through seeding... However, because their growth is extremely dependent on nutrients, wherever they go, it basically becomes a forbidden zone for life; except for the plants within the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest, no other organisms can survive..."

Chen Ling finally recalled the content Teacher Ye had introduced in class.

"At this rate, they will sooner or later dig out the people in the shelters and turn them all into nutrients... The entire Wushan will likely become another Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest." Chen Ling’s brow furrowed tighter.

Lu Xun’s star hung in the center of the dense plant roots, which meant the shelter they were in had already been surrounded. To save them, he would have to fight his way through these Calamities...

The current breaches were not large, and the Calamities extending from them were small in size and average in strength. It wasn't impossible for Chen Ling to fight his way in alone.

But the problem was, after he fought his way in, how could he bring them out unscathed?

No matter how good Chen Ling was at fighting, he was only one person; he couldn't protect everyone... And if a high-level Calamity crawled out of the breach, things would become even more troublesome.

*Boom—!!*

Just as Chen Ling was deep in thought, a roar erupted from the ruins on the other side.

Chen Ling paused, looking toward that direction in surprise... In the ruins of Wushan after the nuclear explosion, besides him, there was actually someone else?

As a mighty imperial aura surged in that direction, a figure also carved a bloody path through the dense roots. Behind him, a figure carrying a small lava hammer followed closely...

"It's him?" Chen Ling muttered to himself.

……

"Your Majesty!"

"In the future era, are these the kinds of monsters you have to face??"

Fu Kun looked back at the writhing plant vines and roots filling the sky, feeling his scalp tingle. His gaze toward Ying Fu’s back became even more reverent.

Facing the Calamity attack from the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest, Ying Fu appeared very calm, as if he were already accustomed to such scenes... He glanced casually behind him and said indifferently:

"Just the tip of the iceberg."

"Your Majesty, those monsters are surrounding us again!" Fu Kun looked at the roots surging in like a tidal wave and couldn't help but curse, "We've run so far, and they're still chasing? Are they crazy?"

"They are just too hungry for flesh and nutrients."

Ying Fu grabbed two bolts of purple lightning and threw them behind him, temporarily stalling the roots for a moment before continuing to dash forward.

*Boom—!*

At the same time, another explosion came from afar.

Ying Fu raised an eyebrow slightly and looked toward that direction... Perhaps because it was too far away, he couldn't see who it was, but he seemed to have an answer in his heart.

The two bolts of purple lightning didn't delay the plants for long. The dense roots surrounded them again, and after a moment of thought, Ying Fu changed direction and headed straight toward the distant explosion.

"Your Majesty, where are you going??" Fu Kun asked.

Ying Fu did not answer.

*Boom—!!*

Unexpectedly, the figure causing the explosions also turned and headed toward Ying Fu’s position.

Without any communication or identification, the two figures fleeing under the siege of the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest chose to approach each other without hesitation the moment they discovered one another...

Seeing this, the corners of Ying Fu’s mouth curled up slightly.

*Crackle—!!*

When the two drew near, dense purple lightning and dancing scarlet paper pythons erupted simultaneously, but their targets were no longer each other—they were the writhing roots that had surrounded them from both sides!

The joint strike of the two emperors shattered most of the roots extending toward them. The Calamities behind the breaches seemed to feel the pain, slowly retracting the roots in that direction and ceasing their pursuit...

Fragments of flesh and blood rained down from the sky.

A figure in a bright red opera robe walked slowly out of the fragmented rain.

"I thought you had already escaped Wushan... I didn't expect you to still be here." Chen Ling’s voice sounded calmly.

"There was a slight accident." Ying Fu replied indifferently, "I'm here to save someone."

"You? Saving someone?"

Chen Ling was a bit surprised. In his impression, the only person Ying Fu would value this much was A-Qian... but A-Qian shouldn't be in this era.

Ying Fu didn't intend to explain. Instead, he looked at the shining star in the distance and spoke directly:

"I know you want to save Lu Xun and the others. My target is there, too."

"That’s quite a coincidence."

"Although you just toyed with me, considering the special circumstances this time, I can let it slide for now..." Ying Fu paused for a moment, "When everything is over, I will come to take your life."

"Heh, if you hadn't added that second half, I would have found you more sincere."

"Since you also chose to approach me, it means you have plans for cooperation. In that case, we don't need to waste time. You might not have dealt with them before; the longer it drags on, the harder those things are to handle."

"...True." Chen Ling sighed.

"Cooperation is fine, but I’m afraid that even if we join forces, we have no guarantee of fighting our way in..."

"If two people aren't enough, then we recruit more."

"You mean..."

Chen Ling and Ying Fu exchanged a look.

Then they both turned to look at the Half-Mountain Hotel shrouded in dark clouds...

Under the gloomy sky, Wushan still stood, like a ruthless god detached from the mortal world, indifferently overlooking the city that had been reduced to ruins below.

Without the slightest hesitation, the two walked toward the Half-Mountain Hotel.

Fu Kun looked bewildered and couldn't help but ask loudly:

"Your Majesty, what are we going there for?"

The two figures gradually disappeared into the radiation-filled dust, like two tall shadows, bit by bit propping up the entire firmament...

A long time later,

The voices of the two emperors sounded simultaneously:

"Recruiting soldiers."