Chapter 1554: Different Eyes

Gray World

Embers of Civilization, deep within.

Endless poisonous insects rushed through the ruins of the city like a tide. This desolate and silent space seemed to have not had so many "visitors" for a long time. The black-and-red Wu Yi navigated the area with familiarity, leading the many calamities of the Abyss of Mockery through it with urgent steps.

This wasn't Wu Yi’s first time here, but the other four Poison Heads and the lesser calamities were filled with fear of this mysterious place and instinctively didn't want to get close. However, thinking of the direct order from the Great King, they bit the bullet and entered.

Seeing the chaotic aura ahead becoming increasingly dense, Wu Yi hesitated for a moment before stopping.

The dense mass of calamities behind it also stumbled to a halt, bumping into one another.

Wu Yi hissed:

[It’s too dangerous ahead, you all wait here, I will go in alone.]

Many of the poisonous insects burrowed into the ground to wait for orders, while Wu Yi proceeded toward the depths of the Embers of Civilization alone...

To be honest, entering the Embers of Civilization again made Wu Yi feel somewhat uneasy. After all, if the Great King and that six-winged bird-man hadn't saved him last time, he would have been completely swallowed by the black hole.

But this time, as Wu Yi approached the depths, he let out sharp hisses, as if trying to call out to something.

The centipede moved straight ahead through the broken walls and ruins.

The swirling gray embers fell like snowflakes onto the earth.

Just as Wu Yi was hesitating whether to move forward and enter the forbidden zone, a black shadow suddenly flickered across the ground.

The gray embers flying in the sky suddenly froze in mid-air. Wu Yi looked up and saw that beneath the obscured sun, a figure with six gray wings on its back was slowly descending in front of it.

"It’s you..."

"I remember you. You are one of the Sixth Generation's subordinates."

The six-winged figure stood with his back to the sun, making it impossible to see his face. Light and shadow intertwined at the edges of his form, and a terrifying pressure descended silently...

Seeing the figure, Wu Yi prostrated himself on the ground without hesitation and hissed softly, as if telling something.

The Silent Angel’s brows furrowed slightly.

After Wu Yi finished speaking, it looked at the six-winged figure in front of it with nervousness and anticipation.

After a long while, the Silent Angel parted its lips:

"...I don't understand."

Wu Yi: ...

The air suddenly fell into dead silence.

……

"As expected..."

"Can these Embers of Civilization block the transmission of thoughts..."

Chen Ling’s consciousness stood above the vast sea of thoughts, frowning in deep contemplation.

He was currently trapped in the Eternal Palace. Although he had the ability to break free, he estimated that the moment he did, Lord Wuji would sense it... To escape completely, he had to ensure Lord Wuji had no time to pay attention to the Eternal Palace.

Chen Ling had intended to use a thought-storm to contact the Silent Angel, Shen Qingzhu, within the Embers of Civilization, but he couldn't sense him at all... Chen Ling guessed that the force field inside the embers, which was capable of swallowing all civilization, was acting as a barrier.

However, Chen Ling wasn't panicked, because he had already ordered Wu Yi to go into the Embers of Civilization to fetch reinforcements.

By now, it had likely made contact with Shen Qingzhu.

Shen Qingzhu couldn't leave the Embers of Civilization. Since that was the case, he could only find a way to make the Eternal Domain enter the Embers of Civilization... And with the groundwork Chen Ling had laid by influencing the thoughts of those knights, combined with his own "playing hard to get," Lord Wuji should have developed an interest in the Embers of Civilization.

Chen Ling knew Lord Wuji too well. He might not care about other things, but once it involved a Red Star fragment, he would inevitably be unable to remain indifferent.

One had to know that an extra Red Star fragment meant that Lord Wuji’s ability cap could potentially take another step forward, perhaps even ascending to the Tenth Order to become a true "God." At that point, he could create an even more perfect Eternity.

Chen Ling closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he appeared once more in Tian Xiaochen’s bedroom.

Tian Xiaochen was the name of the boy he had chosen. At this moment, the boy was sitting in his chair, staring blankly out the window... Ever since some of Chen Ling’s memory fragments appeared in his mind, this once carefree, reckless, and arrogant boy seemed to have become much more profound.

He looked out the window, as if thinking about something seriously. If his parents saw this scene, they would probably think he was possessed.

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Ling’s voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

Tian Xiaochen gave an involuntary start, and only relaxed after seeing Chen Ling’s figure in the reflection of the window.

"Nothing... I just feel that this world seems much bigger than I imagined." Tian Xiaochen paused for a moment.

"Before, getting called into the principal's office at school felt like the end of the world... I’d get angry if I lost a fight, and I’d feel resentful if Dad didn't buy me what I wanted...

But now, I suddenly feel that these things aren't even worth mentioning... I feel like I’m different."

Chen Ling smiled. "Because you now have a pair of different eyes."

"Different eyes?"

"Once, your eyes could only see this small home and this small school. In this small world, anything that happened would affect you... But now, you have begun to stand at a grander height to overlook those problems. You will subconsciously start to view the development of things from the perspective of humanity itself, just like me."

Looking at the half-understanding Tian Xiaochen, Chen Ling continued:

"However, this perspective is still too inappropriate for a child of your age... This shouldn't be something a child your age has to bear. It’s okay. When this matter is over, I will take back my memories. Without these 'eyes,' your life will return to normal."

"Then... will I go back to being that naive child?"

Chen Ling laughed in spite of himself:

"You were always meant to be a naive child."

Tian Xiaochen stood there, staring blankly at Chen Ling’s ruby-like eyes... Because he was still a child, he had to tilt his head back to see Chen Ling’s face. He opened his mouth, hesitating to say something, but nothing came out.

"By the way... are you done talking to your guest?"

"Yes."

"How was it? Was it a pleasant conversation?"

Chen Ling looked out the window at the direction the Eternal Domain was heading and raised an eyebrow. "Not pleasant... but very smooth."

"Then what should I do next?" Tian Xiaochen looked into Chen Ling’s eyes.

"Wait."

"Wait until when?"

"When the sky starts to snow with ash, you can take action."

Chen Ling leaned down slightly and whispered something into Tian Xiaochen’s ear. The latter listened with full concentration, his expression shifting from nervous to solemn, and finally, he nodded heavily:

"Okay... I understand."

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I am Erjiu. Today, Erjiu had such bad writer's block he almost fainted, so I'm here to fill in for him (laughs).