Chapter 1284: The Jinx

With the shell completely closed, the low-temperature cold current that had swept through the entire Nanhai Domain was isolated outside.

In the past few dozen seconds, the temperature of this domain had plummeted to minus thirty degrees. Because the climate was usually warm all year round, the residents of the Nanhai Domain usually wore thin clothing, and this sudden drop in temperature almost froze them to death on the streets...

But now, the cold current could not invade, and with the giant turtle's body starting to fight, the internal temperature also continued to rise, causing the temperature of the entire Nanhai Domain to warm up, avoiding a tragedy like that of the Aurora Domain.

Nanhai Jun hiding the entire domain in the turtle shell was undoubtedly a very correct decision. In this independent small space, everyone's survival rate was greatly improved.

The residents of the Nanhai Domain didn't know what had happened, only rejoicing that the cold current had disappeared. They hurriedly climbed up from the ground and went home under the drive of fear... After all, only home could give them enough sense of security.

But Chen Ling, on the clock tower, had an extremely ugly expression.

Chu Muyun hadn't sent a signal, which meant that before the Nanhai Domain closed, the Fusion Faction hadn't been able to enter...

They were stranded in the Forbidden Sea.

Chen Ling knew very well what it meant for the Fusion Faction children to be left in the Forbidden Sea in the current situation. Even with Teacher Ye overseeing them, they had almost no possibility of survival.

Thump—!!

Chen Ling smashed his fist hard against the floor of the clock tower, his eyes blood-red:

"Damn it..."

"It's all because of me... it's all because of me!!!"

If it weren't for him, perhaps even if the war between humans and calamities had started, those world-ending calamities wouldn't have bothered with the Fusion Faction living in the Mother Tree...

If it weren't for him, the Fusion Faction wouldn't have had to leave their homeland;

If it weren't for him, Xiao Tao and Xiao Bai wouldn't have had to suffer torture;

If it weren't for him, perhaps if the Fusion Faction had sent someone else to infiltrate Nanhai, there would have been a high probability of successfully bringing all the children in...

Everything the Fusion Faction encountered was brought about by his own hands.

Chen Ling just wanted to find his second home, just wanted to find a place where he felt comfortable and could live securely, but he never thought that he would bring tragic suffering and disaster to the Fusion Faction...

And yet... those children of the Fusion Faction had revered him as a hero from beginning to end.

Hero...

Ridiculous.

Chen Ling felt like a jinx. Wherever he went, he brought disaster to those around him. The four senior brothers of the Opera Dao Ancient Treasury went to the Wuji Domain to save him out of kindness, only to be almost killed by his own hands; Han Meng, who upheld justice, wanted to help him fight for his innocence, only to end up in prison; he stayed in the Fusion Faction for half a year, only for them to have their homes destroyed because of him...

Thump—thump—thump...

Chen Ling's fists smashed against the ground beneath him, one after another, his face distorted by pain.

He didn't dare to vent with force, because he was afraid that one punch would collapse the entire clock tower. He didn't even dare to let out a few painful wails, because perhaps his voice would attract the Pu family hiding in the dark in the next moment...

Those Nanhai Domain police officers were right; he was just a rat crossing the street, possessing a scary world-ending title but lacking the corresponding strength. He could use this title to toy with the entire domain, but when real disaster struck, his intimidating outer shell was nothing more than a ridiculous toy.

Too weak... in the end, he was just too weak!

"Found you!!!"

A thunderous roar exploded above Chen Ling!

Chen Ling looked up suddenly, only to see Pu family figures rushing in from all directions. The aura of the Book God Path gathered here like a beehive, and the surging waves blew Chen Ling's robe hem fluttering...

Seventh Rank, Seventh Rank, Seventh Rank, Seventh Rank...

Chen Ling's God Path was still stuck at the Fifth Rank. His Calamity Transformation combat power could suppress the Sixth Rank, but facing so many Seventh Rank Book God Path users, his aura was still too insignificant.

Especially when the Eighth Rank aura of the Pu family head pressed down, the entire sky seemed to change color. Under the encirclement of the Pu family, the bright red opera robe on the clock tower was like a red fish trapped in a giant net, seeing no way out in any direction.

"Finally found you..." The Pu family head watched Chen Ling trapped on the clock tower and said calmly, "Chen Ling, today... you cannot escape."

Chen Ling scanned the Pu family members filling the sky, took a deep breath, tried to calm his emotions, and stood up slowly.

He spoke hoarsely:

"The Forbidden Sea is already at your doorstep. Instead of dealing with those calamities, you're making such a big fuss to catch me?"

"There is indeed a Calamity of Taboo pressing on Nanhai, but inside, isn't there still you, the Calamity of Mockery?" the Family Head replied calmly. "A Calamity of Mockery hiding inside the domain is far more threatening than the Calamity of Taboo outside."

Chen Ling smiled.

From the perspective of the Nanhai Domain, this Pu family head's judgment was indeed quite correct.

"With just this many of you, you want to fight the Calamity of Mockery?" Chen Ling's smile gradually faded.

Seeing this, the elders of the Pu family trembled, subconsciously wanting to retreat... They knew that the person in front of them wasn't some "bait" anymore, but a genuine Calamity of Mockery. It was impossible for a group of Seventh Ranks not to be afraid.

"You, you shouldn't be able to easily exert the power of the Calamity of Mockery, right?" The Family Head watched Chen Ling closely.

"If you were really that strong, then the moment the Calamity of Taboo struck the Nanhai Domain, you should have directly punched through the turtle shell from the inside, working from the inside out with the Calamity of Taboo... In that case, the Nanhai Domain would have been half-destroyed, and it wouldn't have been our turn to surround you."

Hearing this, Chen Ling knew that trying to use fear to check and balance these people wouldn't work... This Pu family head had a very clear mind; he was worthy of being a fierce man who could lead the number one family in Nanhai.

With all paths of retreat sealed, Chen Ling could only look toward the final audience expectation value...

Since he couldn't break the situation with his brain, the only hope left was to unleash the Calamity of Mockery.

With his current 65% expectation value, as long as he died, he could unleash a small part of the Calamity of Mockery. Although the 15% stage of the Calamity of Mockery would never be a match for an Eighth Rank, under the pressure of a powerful opponent, the audience expectation value would continue to decrease, and the unleashed Calamity of Mockery would become stronger and stronger.

11% was a critical point. If it fell below this value, Chen Ling would never be able to regain his body; but the Calamity of Mockery that could be unleashed at 11% was equivalent to the Seventh Rank level... If he just wanted to escape the Pu family's pursuit, there was still a high probability.

Chen Ling made a quick decision. Just as he was about to commit suicide to unleash the Calamity of Mockery, a voice came from behind him:

"The number one family of the Book God Path, yet bullying a junior here... don't you feel ashamed?"

Chen Ling was stunned and turned his head to look.

A figure wearing a white baseball cap was squatting casually on the window of the clock tower, his robe hem swaying lightly in the wind, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.