Chapter 1398: Negotiations Break Down

Chen Ling could not possibly agree to the Calamity of Thought.

Setting aside Chen Ling’s bottom line and emotions as a "human," this move by the Calamity of Thought was entirely about using him.

Who was the Lingxu Lord, Wu Tongyuan? He was a super-bug-level existence capable of manipulating Lingxu numbers, the ceiling of the Nine Lords' combat power. Although this guy didn't seem aggressive in the era archives, Chen Ling did not doubt for a second what kind of monstrous power he would possess once he grew into a complete Nine Lord.

No wonder no calamity territory had attacked the Lingxu Realm until now. It seemed that from the very beginning, the Calamity of Thought had intended for him to deal with this most troublesome character...

Not to mention whether Chen Ling could beat the Lingxu Lord right now, he could not become the Calamity of Thought’s "gun."

"Are you... wary of... the bug inside you?"

The Calamity of Thought’s voice echoed in Chen Ling’s mind.

The next second, a bizarre light like a sharp thorn instantly pierced into Chen Ling’s body!

Everything appearing on this sea surface was a pure consciousness body, but this light thorn from the Calamity of Thought did not make Chen Ling feel anything. He frowned and subconsciously looked down at his abdomen...

Wait...

The Calamity of Thought’s attack wasn't aimed at his consciousness?

After a delay of about half a second, a violent pain came from Chen Ling’s abdomen. This was not his consciousness being wounded, but rather something inside the abdomen of his physical body, which was currently sleeping in the underground palace, struggling frantically!

In the silent palace, Chen Ling’s body gradually stopped trembling, and a streak of scarlet blood flowed from the corner of his mouth...

Chen Ling could feel that the power that had been restricting him in the dark had disappeared.

"It killed the Vow Bug?" Chen Ling was somewhat surprised.

The Vow Bug was prepared by Chu Changqing specifically for the Calamity of Mockery. He had absolute certainty that this bug would definitely restrain the Calamity of Mockery... But he had overlooked that even if the Vow Bug restrained the Calamity of Mockery, it could not restrain other world-ending calamities.

Just like now, the Calamity of Thought had directly used some means to forcibly take control of the Vow Bug’s consciousness, forcing it to commit suicide inside Chen Ling’s body.

With the Calamity of Thought’s power, precisely controlling a bug to commit suicide was simply the easiest thing in the world...

But this couldn't be blamed on Chu Changqing. When he designed the Vow Bug back then, he never imagined that one day the world-ending calamities would join forces, let alone that other world-ending calamities would actively help the Calamity of Mockery eliminate the Vow Bug.

The elimination of the Vow Bug meant that Chen Ling could freely enter and exit the human realms from now on, and thus could launch an attack on the Lingxu Realm.

"Do you think I don't go to the Lingxu Realm because of this?" Chen Ling sat quietly on the throne, looking coldly at the Calamity of Thought. "Are you... underestimating me too much?"

The storm swirled before Chen Ling, and those mysterious, oppressive pupils continued to stare at him.

"I was resting peacefully in the Fusion Faction... It was you who laid out the plan in the dark, destroyed the Mother Tree of the Fusion Faction, and used the children of the Fusion Faction to threaten me, luring me into the South Sea Realm!"

"It was you who had the Calamity of Taboo attack the South Sea Realm, ruining my preparations and causing more than half of the Fusion Faction children to die!"

"From the very beginning, you wanted to use the South Sea Lord’s hand to force me out of the human realms. You didn't want me to continue roaming free outside; you wanted to lure me step by step into becoming your gun... to solve the Lingxu Lord for you!"

"Wasn't my eating the Vow Bug all part of your plan? And now you come here pretending to solve the Vow Bug for me, thinking that this will make me fight for you??"

"Thought... you are just a two-faced villain!"

Chen Ling emphasized the word "villain" grimly and heavily. He looked at the Calamity of Thought, making no effort to hide the disgust and mockery in his eyes.

He stood up slowly, his red theatrical robes dancing wildly before the storm. He could feel that this world of consciousness was beginning to tremble, and the Calamity of Thought before him was being provoked into anger...

But Chen Ling didn't care.

He had never feared anyone. If the Calamity of Thought had the ability, it could kill him right here, but he was certain that it wouldn't dare... Every single one of these world-ending calamities present wanted to survive the impact of the Red Star’s return. Since that was the case, they absolutely could not fight him before the decisive battle with the human realms.

"Let me tell you, what you did to scheme against me will absolutely not just pass like this... One day, I will make you pay the price."

Chen Ling’s voice was bone-chillingly cold.

The storm before him became increasingly manic, and the sea surface surged as if it were boiling. All the calamities could feel that the Calamity of Thought’s anger was burning fiercely.

"Mockery... are you really not afraid of dying under the Red Star? Even if you don't consider yourself... what about your subordinates? Do you want them... to wait for death with you?" the Calamity of Thought asked, nearly roaring.

"Death? Hahahahaha!!" Chen Ling’s pitch-black face couldn't help but laugh.

"I’ve lived enough! If the Red Star can wipe out both me and the Calamity of Mockery together, then I would truly welcome it... As for those bugs in the Ghost Mockery Abyss... they are nothing but my toys. Being able to be buried with me is their honor."

Chen Ling was indeed fed up.

He identified as a human, yet was kicked out by humanity. Living as the Calamity of Mockery, spending his days with those poisonous bugs, day after day, dull and boring, plus those damn audience members and the life-threatening expectation value... He was already tired.

He was still alive now only because he didn't want to release the other personalities of the Calamity of Mockery. He knew the Calamity of Mockery too well. Once the "Chen Ling" consciousness stepped off the stage, the other consciousnesses would definitely fight madly for control of the body. Those guys would do anything for fun... Perhaps they would disguise themselves as him to hurt the people he once cared about, or just kill them all!

If he could die under the Red Star together with the audience in his mind, it would undoubtedly be a relief for him, and it was the best ending he could think of for himself.

And if Chen Ling died, the Ghost Mockery Abyss would inevitably fall into chaos, and those poisonous bugs would certainly rush into the human realms to seek a way out... Since that was the case, it would be better to take them with him to the grave, cutting the weeds and eliminating the roots, clean and simple.

As for a few confidants like Wu Yi, Chen Ling would find a way to arrange a path for them, but in front of the Calamity of Thought, he certainly couldn't show weakness.

"You... really are a madman!!"

This thought appeared in the minds of all the world-ending calamities.

The Calamity of Thought’s anger burned fiercely, but it soon forcibly returned to calm... Just as Chen Ling had guessed, not a single one of the world-ending calamities present dared to slam the table and challenge him now.

The negotiations had broken down, and the Calamity of Thought had nothing more to say. It just looked at Chen Ling coldly, and a voice sounded in his ear:

"Even without you... we will still achieve final victory."

"And..."

"We must also thank you... for your contribution to the calamities."

The next second, the thoughts supporting this world were interrupted, and Chen Ling’s consciousness was directly expelled, falling continuously toward his body in the void.