Chapter 1762: Cutting Through Xuanwu

"Boss Chen..."

Li Shangfeng looked at the scarlet giant shadow shaking the entire Xuanwu Avenue ahead. Beyond shock, a sense of unprecedented confusion emerged in his eyes.

Boss Chen, who was so generous and kind to everyone... how could he be a World-Ending Calamity?

And why would a World-Ending Calamity go out of his way to visit his small repair shop and specifically look after the two of them, an unremarkable brother and sister?

In Li Shangfeng’s mind, the invisible phantoms from the power plant resurfaced... the many mysterious shadows that had inexplicably helped him, the World-Ending Calamity caring for his sister and him—Li Shangfeng felt that these things were subtly connected.

At the same time, Chen Ling’s words from earlier echoed in his mind:

"Who said..."

"...he has no backing?"

Li Shangfeng looked at the back of the scarlet monster and muttered to himself:

"Who... exactly are you?"

Boom—!!!!

An earth-shattering roar erupted from Xuanwu Avenue.

Amidst the swirling dust, a massive giant shadow crushed the glitzy Xuanwu Casino. Countless scarlet tentacles extended into the air, and the direction they were heading was none other than the Taishi Bureau at the end of Xuanwu Avenue!

And between the two, the official residences and mansions along the way were already in complete chaos.

"Jingxiu!!"

"My Jingxiu!!"

A gorgeously dressed woman saw the scarlet tentacles casually slap dozens of black-robed figures to death, and her face turned pale instantly... She leaned backward as if she were about to faint.

Fortunately, several servants rushed to support her. The floor beneath their feet was trembling constantly, and dust fell from the ceiling. Everyone’s face was filled with terror.

"It’s all your fault... all your fault!! Everything was fine, but you just had to arrange for the child to join the Xuanwu Guards!!"

"Now look!! Are you satisfied now!!"

The woman cried as she rushed toward a figure in official robes, pounding his chest with her hands, nearly roaring.

The official’s face was also incredibly grim. He had thought it was a good thing that His Majesty approved their children joining the Xuanwu Guards, but who could have expected that, just after they took office, a World-Ending Calamity of Mockery would break out in the Chengtian Realm?

"Someone! Come here!"

"Where is the Duke?! Go and ask the Duke to intervene!!"

The official watched the Calamity of Mockery getting closer and closer to their residence, feeling extremely anxious, and immediately shouted to those around him.

Then, a bitter voice sounded from the side:

"My Lord, we have already sent people to ask. Both Dukes have left the Chengtian Realm on official business... Now, in the entire realm, apart from the one in the palace, there is no Demi-God level combat power that can stop the Calamity of Mockery."

"Left on official business?! Why did it have to be at a time like this!!"

The official cursed. He looked at the Calamity of Mockery, then at the silent Chengtian Imperial Palace under the night sky, his thoughts racing like lightning.

This was... too coincidental!

They had been planning for months and hadn't managed to get their children into the Xuanwu Guards, but today, they were all shoved in at once... Then the Calamity of Mockery suddenly appeared, and both Dukes just happened to be away from the Chengtian Realm?

Officials who could climb to this level were no fools. Anyone who used their brain a little could figure out the key to this...

I’m afraid that from the very beginning, the Emperor intended to use the Calamity of Mockery to prune the branches of the Chengtian Dynasty that had grown too lush... But the question is, how did he know the Calamity of Mockery would come tonight??

"My Lord! My Lord!"

"The Calamity... the Calamity is getting closer!!"

Gasps of alarm came from every corner of the mansion. The women and servants looked in terror at the approaching scarlet monster. That eerie pupil, resembling a sun, swept over them, draining everyone of their courage and leaving their legs too weak to move.

Cold sweat broke out on the official’s forehead. The current situation was completely beyond his capabilities... He took two deep breaths, trying to stay as calm as possible:

"Quick, send out all the Divine Path practitioners in the mansion. No matter what, we must try to delay the Calamity of Mockery..."

"My Lord, what about you?"

"I... am going to the palace to see the Emperor!" the official said through gritted teeth. "Right now, in the entire Chengtian Realm, he is the only Demi-God... Only by begging him to intervene can we have a glimmer of hope!!"

……

As the scarlet monster continued to move, half of Xuanwu Avenue vanished without a trace. Those once prosperous and luxurious commercial districts were now like paintings branded onto the ground; even though the lights were still flickering, they were completely detached from the three-dimensional world.

This mind-boggling scene shocked the nerves of everyone on Xuanwu Avenue. They couldn't understand the power of the Calamity of Mockery, and because of that, they were even more terrified...

More and more figures flew out from the major official residences, weaving a net of heaven and earth, charging at the Calamity of Mockery without fear of death.

These noble families, who occupied Xuanwu Avenue and controlled part of the Chengtian Dynasty’s lifeblood, poured out all their resources, hoping to hold back the Calamity of Mockery for just a moment longer to buy themselves a glimmer of survival.

Eighth-Order, Eighth-Order, Seventh-Order, Seventh-Order, Seventh-Order, Seventh-Order...

Lines of Divine Paths flickered in the night, their vast pressure connecting like a heavy mountain, crashing down toward the Calamity of Mockery!

But the Calamity of Mockery didn't seem to care about their existence, continuing to move forward along Xuanwu Avenue. Just as this mountain was about to crash down, the ground around him suddenly exploded, and poisonous insects constructed from earth and architectural debris shot into the sky!

Centipedes, toads, venomous snakes, scorpions, geckos!

Thud—!!

With just a single thought from Chen Ling, the Abyss of Mockery from the previous world reappeared on the land of the Chengtian Realm. The five great poisonous heads, reshaped by the [Abyssal Ghost Ferry], shattered the joint attack of the Divine Path practitioners. Under the massive backlash, the Divine Path practitioners stumbled backward, blood flowing silently from the corners of their mouths...

The next second, a red line wandering between dimensions, like a blade slicing lightly through the void, swept past them. By the time the many Divine Path practitioners realized what had happened, the red line had already passed through them silently.

"This is..."

One of the Divine Path practitioners looked at his own body in bewilderment. Then, he felt the world spin, and a head slid smoothly from his neck, falling off Xuanwu Avenue.

Then came the second, the third, the fourth...

Blood exploded in the sky, and the many Divine Paths that had just been activated began to disappear in droves. This all-encompassing net lasted less than five seconds before the Calamity of Mockery shattered it.

Heads fell like raindrops, landing in the mansions of officials and the residences of chambers of commerce. After a brief moment of stagnation, screams of terror rang out across the sky!

The high-level Divine Path practitioners, who were once unreachable in the eyes of the public, and the important officials of the Chengtian Realm, were now like weeds being casually cut down, swaying silently in the wind.