Chapter 1877: Why Should I Tell You?

Sun Bumian carefully took the holy grail out of the box.

Both cup mouths of the holy grail were empty, and they weren't deep, as if they would overflow if even a little water were poured in... This blood-red cup body was made of an unknown material, cold to the touch, with a rough texture, like metal, yet also like stone.

Sun Bumian held the holy grail before his eyes and observed it carefully, only then discovering that a line of code and a line of small characters were engraved on the outer wall of the bottom cup mouth:

——【W—1003296】

——【Star Observation Bureau】

Sun Bumian's brows furrowed tightly.

"What exactly... is this thing?"

Sun Bumian had once thought that perhaps this was a witchcraft prop from an era even older than his own, but now it seemed that numbers and English had appeared on it... Theoretically, it should be something modern.

How could such a witchcraft prop appear in the modern era?

And what was the Star Observation Bureau?

Sun Bumian temporarily cast these doubts aside, gripped the holy grail in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then tentatively called out toward the cup mouth...

"...Plum Blossom?"

"Are you there?"

"Plum Blossom?"

The blood-colored holy grail remained motionless.

Bai Ye: ...?

Bai Ye watched Sun Bumian muttering to a cup, his expression somewhat subtle, and couldn't help but ask:

"What are you doing?"

Sun Bumian flipped the blood-colored holy grail over in his hands, having touched every corner of it, but no matter what, he received no response at all... Besides worrying in vain, there seemed to be nothing he could do.

"I..."

"don't know."

After trying for a long time, Sun Bumian let out a bitter, long sigh.

He had finally obtained the holy grail that had once swallowed Jiang Xiaohua's curse, but so what... The probability that Jiang Xiaohua still existed here was simply too slim.

In the end, everything was just a desperate conjecture between him and Chen Ling.

"...Let's take it back and show Heart."

Sun Bumian put the holy grail away solemnly and muttered to himself.

……

Tick—

A blade cut through his finger bit by bit, and vigorous vitality spread across the desolate earth.

Lead-gray clouds obscured the starlight, shrouding the entire land in darkness... When that blood, concentrated with vigorous vitality, was exposed to the air and fell, sporadic roars of calamity rang out from the surroundings.

In the dimness, several red-eyed calamity bodies were outlined on the hills.

A figure in a red theatrical robe was reflected in their pupils.

The World-Ending Calamities had died one after another, and the vast majority of other calamities had died on the battlefield while attacking the major domains not long ago. Now, only scattered calamities remained in the Gray World. They could naturally sense the deadly, dangerous world-ending aura emitted by the figure in the theatrical robe...

But that extremely rich vitality directly ignited their deepest desires, even causing them to ignore his danger.

Their bodies trembled slightly, and in their pupils, the fear of Chen Ling was gone, leaving only the most primitive greed.

Whoosh—

They rushed crazily toward the figure in the theatrical robe.

But before they could get close, centipedes suddenly drilled out from the earth, like tentacles dancing wildly on the dark land, instantly intercepting the few calamities.

Not only that, a gecko appeared on the battlefield in an instant, and with just a light sweep of its tail, it crushed the remaining small calamities into blood mist.

Blood spread across the earth, and the severed limbs of the calamities were scattered everywhere. This bloody massacre did not affect the figure in the theatrical robe in the slightest from beginning to end.

The second drop, the third drop, the fourth drop...

The blood dripped onto the chocolate balls that had been prepared long ago, gradually dyeing them red.

Only after the fourth drop of blood had fallen did Chen Ling gently rub the wound. Under the powerful healing force, the wound recovered as if it had never been there in the blink of an eye... but a weary, extreme paleness climbed onto his face.

"Hoo..."

He didn't stand up immediately, but remained sitting where he was, head lowered, letting out a long breath.

He flicked his fingertips, and these four chocolate balls instantly turned into two-dimensional shadows, disappearing to the edge of the earth...

He sat there for a full ten minutes,

before slowly standing up.

"...Thank you." Chen Ling patted Bi Yi on the head.

The calamities of the Ghost Mockery Abyss had all been taken by the Mockery Calamity of this world to attack the domains, with the exception of the remnant party before him... After Bi Yi returned to Earth with Chen Ling back then, it never returned to the Ghost Mockery Abyss, but instead hid in the depths of the Gray World with a group of calamities.

Now that the Mockery Calamity of this world was dead, they sensed Chen Ling's aura in the Gray World and immediately followed him.

"Ahead is the Ancient Theater Repository. You stay here and wait for me."

Chen Ling spoke again.

Bi Yi remained lying on the ground, dull and motionless, like a statue.

Chen Ling knew this guy's habit—not moving meant it understood. He didn't say anything more and walked straight toward the Ugly Peak not far away.

Perhaps because of the excessive consumption of vitality just now, Chen Ling's pace was very slow.

The outline of the Ugly Peak stood quietly on the rugged earth, but Chen Ling walked for a long time without seeming to get any closer... His eyes narrowed slightly.

He stopped walking.

"Li Laide," Chen Ling said calmly, "what are you trying to do?"

The theatrical robe fluttered in the dim world, and Chen Ling's voice echoed clearly in the wailing cold wind.

The void not far away suddenly disturbed, and a figure gently took off his black top hat, his form quickly outlined on the earth... Slightly curly hair fluttered in the wind, and a pair of deep blue eyes opened slowly.

"Where did you go?" Li Laide asked in a deep voice.

"Red Dust."

"What for?"

Chen Ling frowned. "Why should I tell you?"

Li Laide did not answer.

He just looked at Chen Ling quietly, a flash of indescribable, complex emotion appearing in his deep blue eyes... But the next moment, this emotion was covered up by him, replaced by the calmness unique to the King of Fire-Tamperers.

"Recently, I've felt that the name 'King of Fire-Tamperers' is too long," Li Laide said unhurriedly.

"I want to change my name... King of Silver, what do you think?"

The moment the words "King of Silver" were uttered, Chen Ling’s eyes narrowed instantly.

"Where did you hear that name?"

"Why should I tell you?"

Li Laide smiled faintly.

Chen Ling’s gaze grew increasingly icy.

"It seems successfully ascending to demigodhood has given you a great deal of confidence..." Chen Ling stepped forward slowly.

An immensely surging aura of world-destruction rippled out in all directions, and the scarlet color engulfed the earth like a tidal wave in an instant!

"Now, you even dare to speak to your master like this."

Chen Ling’s eyes focused.

The next second,

A palm of a scarlet giant erupted from beneath Li Laide’s feet, like a dense red cloud, grabbing him directly into its grasp!!!

……

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Tomato has set a specific completion date, later than expected. Sanjiu does not want to pad the final plot, so to meet the requirements for the finale, I have no choice but to slow down the update frequency during this period. I hope everyone understands (hands pressed together).