Chapter 1450: When Human Stars Shine (Part 9) (Two-in-one)

Cangyun Realm.

Dense thunder light wandered beneath the dark clouds, and faintly, it seemed as if a deep blue giant dragon was traveling through them.

The Disaster of Delusion that had originally covered the sky had abandoned its "high-altitude advantage," folding its huge, exaggerated skin back into a human silhouette, crawling rapidly on the ruins of the ground on all fours.

Just as the Cangyun Sovereign had said, when fighting him, the closer you were to the sky, the faster you died. Even the Disaster of Delusion didn't want to experience the feeling of five hundred million thunderbolts striking its head again.

But the Disaster of Delusion, having returned to its "human" silhouette, didn't pretend anymore. While crawling rapidly like a beast on all fours, beast eyes opened on every inch of its skin, looking at every corner of the surroundings without any blind spots.

Wherever it passed, every building, every inch of land, was stripped away and annihilated... like an eraser peeling and deboning reality, wiping a long, empty trail across a messy blackboard.

"Little Qi..."

"Where exactly are you hiding..."

A strange, mimicked voice rang out from within the Disaster of Delusion, countless beast eyes constantly shifting, as if searching for the Cangyun Sovereign’s position.

It didn't notice that two streets away, a figure, as if surrounded by wind, was floating quietly in the air. The Cangyun Sovereign’s black-and-blue tie fluttered silently. He had his eyes closed, sensing the flow of every wisp of "wind" within this realm.

In this realm, he was like an omniscient god; as long as there was air, he could sense everything.

Therefore, whenever the Disaster of Delusion approached, he could silently float and change positions, and then "accidentally" release some aura, drawing the Disaster of Delusion to turn its head and chase, like playing a large-scale fishing game.

"There are still survivors in that direction, I can't go there." He murmured with his eyes closed.

In the next second, in the void where the Disaster of Delusion was advancing, a terrifying mass of energy exploded out of thin air without warning!

Boom—!!!

The Cangyun Sovereign’s "thunder" was not the same as the thunder of the natural world; it was the instantaneous release of extreme magnetic energy from the surface of a neutron star... also known as a "Magnetar Giant Flare."

Under the explosive flash, the energy released instantaneously approached that of the sun. Even if the naked eye couldn't see any flash or fluctuation, the terrifying energy had already directly flipped the Disaster of Delusion that was rushing toward that direction, shaking it away like a cannonball to a great distance!

But the Cangyun Sovereign, who sensed this scene, didn't show any joy on his face; instead, he became even more solemn...

The destructive power of a Magnetar Giant Flare was definitely more than just this. It was that the Disaster of Delusion, at the moment this invisible "thunderstorm" erupted, had used its gaze to peel away the energy it generated layer by layer. In the end, the only part that could penetrate the gaze blockade and hurt the Disaster of Delusion itself was actually a very small portion.

"Besides matter, it can even peel away energy bodies?" The Cangyun Sovereign had a headache. "What a pervert..."

In the dispersing dust, the Disaster of Delusion slowly crawled up from the ruins, a piece of beast skin on its chest already charred black by electricity. It seemed to be completely enraged by the Cangyun Sovereign’s tricks, and it also realized that as long as the Cangyun Sovereign didn't want to, it couldn't catch the other party in this realm at all.

It let out a low roar, turned its direction directly, and rushed straight toward the humans who were fighting in the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest blockade!

Seeing this scene, the Cangyun Sovereign’s heart went cold.

"Oh no..."

Who said this Disaster of Delusion was stupid?

It knew it couldn't find him, so it would find a way to force him out!

Seeing the Disaster of Delusion rushing toward the people fighting the disasters of the Bitter Flesh Turbid Forest, the Cangyun Sovereign couldn't hide anymore. Once the Disaster of Delusion intervened in the battlefield, it would be a one-sided slaughter. No matter what, he couldn't watch the people he protected be skinned to death.

He no longer hid his figure, soaring into the air. At the same time, his sleeves stirred slightly in the air, and an extreme cold wave, as if coming from the Ice Age, spread wildly toward the surroundings!

The cold wave triggered by the Cangyun Sovereign was even colder than the Frozen Sea of the Forbidden Sea. Visible, thick frost covered the earth, directly turning this area into a snowy kingdom, and even the body of the Disaster of Delusion rushing from afar was frozen...

But in the next moment, the frost on the Disaster of Delusion’s body melted rapidly, peeling off layer by layer, and finally, with a light shake, it completely crumbled!

All the beast eyes on its body looked toward the back at the same time!

In this world of ice and snow, a massive mist mixed with ice crystals rose and swirled, and a figure seemed to be hidden inside, but it couldn't be seen clearly.

The Cangyun Sovereign knew very well that when fighting the Disaster of Delusion, one must never let its gaze see oneself. Once the true body was exposed, even for a second, it could peel him down to the bone marrow...

But even with the ice mist protecting his body, it couldn't block the Disaster of Delusion for long.

The dense beast eyes on the surface of the Disaster of Delusion’s body constantly contracted. The ice mist, which had a radius of several kilometers, was peeled down to only one-fifth in the blink of an eye. The pseudo-human body of the Disaster of Delusion crawled on the ground, and then its limbs shattered the earth with a boom, rushing toward the ice mist like lightning!

Sizzle—sizzle—sizzle!!

Countless thunderbolts, like swords of judgment, slashed wildly at the Disaster of Delusion, but they didn't delay it in the slightest.

The eight beast eyes on its back dealt with all attacks from the sky, while the seven beast eyes in the front frantically peeled away the ice mist in front of it. With fifteen eyes open, it was like a moving law; any attack rushing toward it would be weakened to the minimum.

However, when its figure penetrated the ice mist, it discovered...

Inside the ice mist, there was no one.

"Hehe."

A slight, mocking laugh came from afar.

The Disaster of Delusion turned its head in astonishment, discovering that ten identical ice mists were rising from different directions in the surroundings, and in each one, a figure seemed to be hidden!

"You..."

"Are playing with me????"

The Disaster of Delusion was completely enraged. This time, it was so angry that it forgot to mimic a human voice. A sound, not knowing if it was a monkey, a horse, or a deer, rang out from within its body. The pseudo-human form exploded directly, extending crazily, and one beast eye after another constantly appeared on the beast skin!

Sixteen eyes, seventeen eyes, eighteen eyes... twenty-five eyes... thirty eyes... thirty-five eyes...

As the beast skin expanded, within a few seconds, the number of the Disaster of Delusion’s eyes almost doubled compared to before. The scalp-numbing beast eyes covered almost every direction, and the terrifying world-ending aura surged toward the surroundings!

The ice mist was being annihilated, the dark clouds were dissipating, and even the Cangyun Sovereign, who was hiding in a certain ruin, felt the steel and concrete above his head dissipating crazily!

You don't like to hide?

Then I’ll peel everything here into nothingness. I don't believe you won't come out!

Under the superposition of thirty-five eyes, all matter around the Disaster of Delusion began to dissipate. Seeing this scene, the Cangyun Sovereign couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"Chu Changqing, oh Chu Changqing... I can't hold on for much longer. If you don't make some noise, I’m afraid the entire Cangyun Realm will be gone..."

Before the Cangyun Sovereign could finish his words,

a giant shadow like a comet rubbed out ripples in space in the void fifteen kilometers outside the Cangyun Realm, then accelerated again, rushing precisely toward a certain World-Ender in the ruins!

The Disaster of Delusion, which was in a state of rage, seemed to sense something, and half of its gaze looked toward the northwest at the same time!

A blinding white light magnified rapidly in the thirty-five beast eyes!!

Boom—!!!

Under the effect of the thirty-five eyes, the white light was weakened by more than half instantly, but even so, the terrifying kinetic energy it carried roared and collided with the body of the Disaster of Delusion. The aftermath of the world-destroying collision swept across the sky of the Cangyun Realm, directly shattering the nearby flesh-and-blood plants into fragments!

At this moment, the Disaster of Delusion was like an antelope hit by a truck traveling at full speed, instantly sent flying for more than ten kilometers!!

Its body drew a meteor-like arc out of the core area of the Cangyun Realm, then crashed heavily onto the land on the edge, and a large amount of dust flew up...

Before it could come to its senses, a second "comet," as if it had long predicted its landing point, flew over right in its face!

Boom—!!!

Another earth-shaking impact. Even though the Disaster of Delusion had its thirty-five eyes fully open in preparation this time, it still couldn't weaken the "comet" much. Its body was directly knocked out of the Cangyun Realm uncontrollably, falling onto the barren land of the Gray Realm!

Two comets knocked the Disaster of Delusion out of the range of the Cangyun Realm. This scene directly shocked the entire realm!

"What’s going on? What happened?!"

"The Disaster of Delusion was actually knocked away just like that? How is this possible??"

"I don't know... Maybe another Nine Sovereign has taken action?"

"But did you see a figure?"

"No... but the comet that knocked away the Disaster of Delusion seems to have come from the northwest."

"Northwest?"

"Could it be..."

Dust permeated the land of the Gray Realm...

The enraged Disaster of Delusion slowly crawled out of the cracked earth. Every beast eye was trembling slightly, as if it were about to explode from anger. All its eyes were frantically searching for a target, but even when it looked as far as it could, it didn't see the existence of any enemy.

At this moment, a trace of confusion appeared in all those angry eyes of the Disaster of Delusion...

Where exactly was the enemy?

……

One thousand eight hundred kilometers away.

A breeze blew through the forest, making a rustling sound.

A figure with slightly curly hair stood in front of the Lingxu Ancient Temple, gently picking up a pebble from the ground.

"During the time I was sleeping, I dreamed of many things from the past."

"The funniest one was when we were discussing the hibernation plan... Do you remember? When Old Lu proposed this plan, I was the only one who refused."

"The look in your eyes changed at that time—shock, confusion... You must have been thinking, how could someone like me, who has no opinions, no subjective initiative, and accepts everything, refuse Old Lu’s proposal?"

"I remember Old Lu asked me why, very patiently and solemnly..."

"I said, because I’m afraid of the dark, and I have claustrophobia."

"Hahaha... I still can't forget the wonderful expressions you all had at that time!"

"Yeah, who would have thought that a Nine Sovereign who protects one side would be afraid of the dark and enclosed environments... Back then, those two guys, Ji Xuan and Qi Muyun, laughed the loudest. As for you, I remember you, you laughed too, covering your mouth and laughing secretly."

"Later, Old Lu built this temple for me, a temple with excellent lighting, open from front to back."

"He said... the shell of the hibernation pod is transparent. As long as I am placed here, the moment I open my eyes, I can see this room, as well as the swaying tree shadows and the moon outside, so it doesn't count as an enclosed environment."

"...He was always like this."

"You said you made a mistake and would let him down. Although I don't know what happened to you, at least one thing I can be sure of... and that is that Old Lu would never blame you."

"If making a mistake would let him down, then he should have been disappointed in me a long time ago."

The white-haired figure lay flat on the wooden board in front of the ancient temple. Chu Changqing’s hands were folded on his chest, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep... The swaying tree shadows cast traces on him, his pale face quiet and serene.

In front of the ancient temple, Wu Tongyuan glanced at him while pinching the pebble in his hand, and said calmly:

"Old Lu said that a large part of the reason for the Red Star’s return was because it sensed that some creature was attempting to control its power. The World-Ender of the Gray Realm and the Nine Sovereigns of humanity were all targets it wanted to destroy."

"We chose to enter hibernation, besides extending our lives, more importantly, we could delay the speed of the Red Star’s return by suppressing our own life fluctuations, giving humanity a few more chances to catch its breath."

"Old Lu didn't let you wake us up before the Red Star returned, also because once we were awakened, his calculations of the Red Star’s trajectory would have errors..."

"Therefore, without waking us up, just relying on you few to fight those World-Enders, being able to persist until now... is already quite good."

Wu Tongyuan walked in front of the sleeping Chu Changqing, his gaze somewhat complex:

"If Old Lu were still here, not only would he not blame you, he would probably pat you on the shoulder and say... thank you for your hard work."

Chu Changqing’s eyelashes trembled gently for an instant.

Then he fell into silence again.

"Sleep peacefully, leave the rest to me." Wu Tongyuan’s gaze passed through the swaying tree shadows and looked toward a certain direction far away...

"They’ve been arrogant for so long... it’s time for them to pay some price."

He suddenly clenched the pebble in his hand...

Then,

he threw it violently toward that direction!

Numbers jumped in the void, and the mass-energy equation was tampered with by the Lingxu coefficient. This pebble he threw suddenly rubbed out a ripple in space in the void, then accelerated and ejected forward, its own mass and speed beginning to increase exponentially!

Then came the second acceleration, the third acceleration...

When the pebble rubbed through the void three times in a row, the energy it contained already exceeded that of a nuclear weapon. In an instant, it crossed dozens of kilometers, and then increased again at a certain spatial node!

If someone were to look down from the universe, they would find that after several accelerations, this pebble had already turned into a flickering star!

This was the "skipping stones" of the God of Mathematics.

And after seven consecutive "skips," the original pebble had turned into a world-destroying comet, flashing at an astonishing speed to the front of the Disaster of Delusion one thousand eight hundred kilometers away!!

At this moment, the body of the Disaster of Delusion extended again, the original thirty-five beast eyes swelling to fifty at this moment!

Fifty beast eyes superimposed on each other, all looking at the comet flying right in its face. The blinding brilliance was frantically peeled away in the void. At the same time, its body dodged rapidly to the side as if it had no weight, letting the "comet" graze past its body!

Boom—!!!!

But even so, a corner of the Disaster of Delusion’s beast skin was still blown to pieces by this strike.

Far from sight, separated by thousands of miles, wounding your skin... This was the ultra-long-range strike of the Lingxu Sovereign, and even more so, an extreme provocation to the Disaster of Delusion!

Roar—!!

The Disaster of Delusion completely abandoned its human disguise. It looked furiously at the northwest direction from which the "comet" flew, its figure flying out at an astonishing speed, like a weightless afterimage crossing the Gray Realm, rushing straight toward Lingxu Mountain!

"So you finally took action..." Seeing this scene, the Cangyun Sovereign finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked toward the northwest and smiled softly, "Coward, if you don't give this World-Ender disaster a taste of its own medicine today, I’ll look down on you."

At the same time,

in front of the Lingxu Ancient Temple,

Lingxu Sovereign Wu Tongyuan seemed to sense the approach of the Disaster of Delusion and smiled slightly:

"Beast..."

"You are truly courting death."