Chapter 1652: I Killed Them, So What?

Corpse after corpse fell into pools of blood.

One, two, three… ten, fifty, one hundred…

Gurgling blood flowed along the rainwater on the ground, washing the entire street into a bloody color. The lives of thousands of people came to an end under this knife, and countless ghost phantoms rolled toward the figure in theatrical robes from all directions like a torrent.

This was the first time Chen Ling had killed so many people with his own hands… and they were all ordinary people.

But there wasn’t much expression on Chen Ling’s face. He just held the red paper umbrella calmly, walking through the heavy rain, as if he weren’t a bloody, world-destroying disaster, but a red-clad theatrical god drifting outside the world.

If someone could see through the boundaries of life and death at this moment, they would see a surging vortex of ghosts appearing within the Cangyun Domain, and the center of that vortex was the large red paper umbrella in Chen Ling’s hand.

And the figure in the red-bottomed, black-patterned theatrical robes was walking slowly through the rushing torrent of ghosts.

“Red King… what is he doing?”

The Jack of Hearts, who had just arrived in the Cangyun Domain, saw this scene and said in surprise, “Did the Cangyun Domain really push the Red King to the limit? Why is his desire to kill so strong today?”

“What do you know.” The Eight of Clubs snorted coldly.

“He’s not killing people… he’s saving them.”

The Jack of Hearts was stunned. He looked at Chen Ling in the distance suspiciously, seemingly not understanding why he was saving people.

This guy… was clearly acting like a true world-destroyer, having gone completely crazy with killing!

“Hey.”

Just as the Jack of Hearts was deep in thought, the Eight of Clubs suddenly raised his hand and pointed in another direction… his expression was extremely grave.

“Look over there.”

The Jack of Hearts looked along the Eight of Clubs’ fingertip to see two figures standing at the highest point of a distant clock tower, overlooking the entire domain… It was the Farmer and the Butcher.

The Farmer frowned as he looked at the extremely chaotic battlefield below, and after a long hesitation, he spoke:

“Are we really not going down to help?”

“Help? Which side do you want to help?”

The Butcher closed his eyes and said slowly, “The Lord of Cangyun’s methods, can they fool those Dragon-Twisting Warriors, or can they fool you and me? He was clearly seeking his own death… He just wanted Chen Ling to end all this with his own hands.”

“…Sigh.” The Farmer sighed heavily. “I didn’t expect that even after we fought to this point, we still couldn’t save this domain…”

“The ending of this domain was actually set long ago… It’s just that neither you nor I were willing to give up.” The Butcher paused for a moment. “Not just this domain, the era itself… perhaps it’s already beyond saving.”

“Hmm? Sounds like you’re interested in the Twilight Society?”

“…You know me, you know what I mean.”

“True.” The Farmer paused for a moment. “As long as the Lingxu Domain hasn’t completely collapsed, there is still hope… No matter how slim, we cannot give up that glimmer of hope.”

“But we also won’t stop the emergence of another glimmer of hope.”

The Butcher looked at the gathering Twilight Society members and the figure in theatrical robes washing the streets with blood, his gaze somewhat complex.

The Farmer nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly looked in a direction with a strange expression…

“But some people with more stubborn personalities… might not think so.”

……

A figure carrying a battle flag whistled through the air.

Tu Tian looked down at the street below, where bloody corpses lay in the rain—old people, children, everywhere, each pierced by a single knife and killed instantly…

Looking around, this entire street didn’t have a single survivor left!!

Tu Tian’s eyes were bloodshot. As one of the possessors of the Heavenly Pivot Star Position, he could accept the combat losses of the Dragon-Twisting Warriors, but he couldn’t accept someone slaughtering civilians like this. His chest heaved violently, and he was burning with anger!

Who…

Who is so insane?!

Under his careful search, the afterimage of a bone-carving knife streaking across the sky caught his attention. He was stunned for a moment, and then, as if realizing something, he called out that name through gritted teeth:

“…Chen Ling!!!”

……

On the bloody street,

Chen Ling raised his hand gently and grasped the bone-carving knife that flew back spinning.

Having killed so many people in one go, the bone-carving knife was also quite tired. The centipede legs on the hilt trembled slightly, as if in a spasm… Chen Ling saw this and narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Too slow…”

At this rate, he didn’t know how long it would take to kill everyone in this city.

Using a knife to kill was too inefficient. To harvest the lives in this city as quickly as possible, it would be best to use some method with wider coverage, higher penetration, and direct effectiveness…

Chen Ling pondered as he walked, the rain hitting the surface of the large red paper umbrella, making a tapping sound.

Just then, as if realizing something, he suddenly looked up at the rain clouds above.

“This method… should be feasible.”

Chen Ling had an idea in his heart and was about to put it into practice when a figure whistling through the air crashed into the ground in front of him like a meteor!

Thud—!!!

Amidst the flying gravel, a figure carrying a battle flag crouched in the shattered crater, a pair of bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at the figure in theatrical robes…

“Chen Ling!!!!”

“You beast… you’re even killing civilians?!!”

Chen Ling was a bit surprised. So many Dragon-Twisting Warriors wanted to kill him but couldn’t bypass the Twilight Society’s defense line, yet Tu Tian had actually broken through the encirclement and arrived before him…

This showed that Tu Tian’s strength had indeed grown quite a bit, and the luck bonus brought to him by the Heavenly Pivot Star Position was even more miraculous.

Chen Ling examined Tu Tian, who was glaring at him angrily, and couldn’t help but recall the scene of meeting this guy for the first time in the Heavenly Pivot Domain… Unknowingly, he had actually grown to this point.

Unfortunately…

In this era, his bit of power really might not be enough.

Chen Ling’s heart stirred, and a smile with a very villainous style curled the corners of his mouth under the large red paper umbrella:

“That’s right… I killed them.”

“So what?”

Tu Tian was stunned, and then an even more intense anger surged in his heart. He and Chen Ling already had old grudges, and now that Chen Ling was so insane, he couldn’t bear it any longer!

“So what if you’re the Red King of the Twilight Society?! Today, we’re going to settle all our accounts properly!”

Tu Tian pulled out the battle flag from his back. The hurricane stirred up by the God of Strength’s path blew away the surrounding rain. Facing Chen Ling, he didn’t dare to hold back at all, directly unleashing his strongest skill and taking a step forward!!

The next second, the sky seemed to be pulled by some force and twisted violently. The power of the celestial phenomenon poured frantically into the battle flag in his hand. As his figure broke through the rain curtain, a cold glint capable of collapsing mountains and splitting seas stabbed toward Chen Ling’s face!

His speed was so fast that only a blurred afterimage remained in the air. Just then, a crisp sound of metal clashing rang through the sky!

Ding—!!

A fair index finger pressed gently against the tip of Tu Tian’s full-force battle flag, fixing it in mid-air as steady as a mountain…

“Oh?” Under the large red paper umbrella, Chen Ling said faintly,

“Is that all you’ve got?”