Chapter 622: Wang Jincheng's Shattered Worldview

Chen Ling was clear-headed—at least for now.

Before he was puffed up, Chen Ling had been in a muddled state, his body's instincts overcoming most of his reason, just like when he was eating the roast chicken buffet in the warehouse.

Chen Ling didn't know where this craving came from, but the Red Star aura was indeed a great supplement for him. After being puffed up once, his physical fitness was even stronger than before, and a sense of power filled every muscle in his body, like volcanoes ready to erupt.

Not only that, but the mental power in his mind was fuller than ever, even faintly feeling like it was overflowing.

After Chen Ling's rebirth, the Red Star aura diffusing in the air had been mostly swallowed by him, and his reason had returned. But in his view, the only red-robed bishop left who was still leaking Red Star aura was like an exquisite dessert left over after a full meal, waiting for him to taste.

Anyway, this red-robed bishop was going to die, so satisfying his small craving before death shouldn't be too excessive a request... Of course, Chen Ling wasn't interested in hearts or anything; he was just craving the last shred of Red Star aura within the bishop.

"However... what exactly is going on?" Chen Ling muttered to himself.

This wasn't Chen Ling's first contact with the Red Star. Back in the era archive, he had seen Red Star fragments millions of times larger than this, but he hadn't felt a shred of temptation from them, and after the Red Star aura drilled into his body, he hadn't felt this sense of fullness and satisfaction.

Chen Ling guessed that this might be because that was just an era archive, and the Red Star fragments were just false projections. Otherwise, logically speaking, if he had swallowed a corner of a Red Star fragment, he should have long since promoted to a Nine Lords-level powerhouse.

But if a group of Jiangtian Sect members with only a few slivers of Red Star aura could have such an effect, Chen Ling couldn't help but fantasize: if he obtained that complete Red Star fragment from the Jiangtian Sect... what would happen?

Chen Ling's gaze fell back to the surroundings, but he couldn't see the figure of the other Jiangtian bishop, and he sighed with some regret.

"You... you are..."

In the pool of blood, Wang Jincheng stared blankly at Chen Ling, as if his worldview had collapsed.

Only then did Chen Ling notice that there was another group of spectators nearby. Wang Jincheng was closest to him, covered in wounds and looking incredibly disheveled, but compared to the physical pain, the internal shock seemed even more severe.

Chen Ling touched his cheek, thinking that he couldn't bluff his way out of this one... But these city blocks had already been destroyed to this extent, and the war between the two major realms was likely imminent, so there was indeed no need to continue the disguise.

Thinking of this, Chen Ling glanced at the 37% audience expectation, and an "evil" thought suddenly surged into his heart.

He walked up to Wang Jincheng with a smile.

"What, surprised? My dear Director Wang."

"Are you... Heart 6?? No, are you Lin Yan? Who exactly are you???" Director Wang asked hoarsely.

Chen Ling raised his hand with a mocking smile and tore at his chin. The face of "Chen Ling" drifted away in the air, and the face of "Lin Yan" was revealed to Wang Jincheng. That wasn't all; he tore again, and it actually turned into the face of "Li Ruohong"!

"Guess, who am I?"

[Audience Expectation +2]

Three faces changed one after another in front of Wang Jincheng. This trick left Wang Jincheng dumbfounded, his brain stalling.

"This is impossible... You appeared at the same time as Boss Lin... You were clearly the person least likely to be Heart 6. How did you do it?!!" Seeing Li Ruohong's face appear, Wang Jincheng had already realized the crux of the problem, but he couldn't figure out for the life of him what was going on with Chen Ling and Lin Yan appearing in front of him at the same time!

"Just some small tricks, that's not important."

Chen Ling patted Wang Jincheng on the shoulder and laughed. "I said it, you can't catch me... Now, I'm back. Thank you for your care during this time, Director Wang. You're a good person."

You're a good person.

*Snap*—

These five words landed in Wang Jincheng's ears, buzzing like thunder, and his face turned ashen instantly.

……

"What, didn't your Boss Lin say that I would always be an honored guest of the Jinghong Building?"

“……”

"This Boss Lin is indeed talented..."

“……”

"The owner of this Jinghong Building is a true gentleman..."

“……”

"You don't have to blame yourself too much; this isn't your fault... Boss Lin is a good person. I'm not surprised he would make such a choice."

“……”

In this instant, Wang Jincheng's experiences over the past few days flashed through his mind like a movie. He stared blankly at Chen Ling, who was smiling and saying nothing, with his own confident words still echoing in his ears, and felt like he was falling apart.

Seeing Wang Jincheng's ashen face, Chen Ling's smile grew even brighter, and he patted the latter on the shoulder.

"You did well, kid."

[Audience Expectation +3]

Having earned five points of audience expectation from Wang Jincheng, Chen Ling was satisfied. He stepped forward, intending to leave, when Wang Jincheng's voice sounded from behind again:

"Why did you help us?" Wang Jincheng frowned.

"You're a Twilight Society member; shouldn't we be opposites?"

Chen Ling stopped in his tracks.

He looked back at Wang Jincheng and slowly extended two fingers:

"First, I didn't help you; all of this was just an accident... Second, the Twilight Society and humanity have never been opposites."

Wang Jincheng stood there, stunned.

Chen Ling didn't say anything more to him, passing by Wang Jincheng and walking straight into the distance.

But he had only walked a few steps when several figures walked from all directions, blocking him in place.

Several Floating Life Painting members who had arrived later surrounded Chen Ling, their expressions toward him varying... Some were terrified, some were wary, and some had witnessed the entire process of Chen Ling breaking the situation, their expressions incredibly complex.

Behind them, Yang Muquan, wearing a black-and-white spotted jacket, walked toward them with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Chen Ling couldn't help but chuckle, continuing the second half of his sentence:

"However... you major realms seem to have always been opposing us."

"Aurora Realm destroyer, highest-level wanted criminal of the Human Realm, Twilight Society [Heart 6]... Chen Ling." Yang Muquan put his walkie-talkie into his pocket, as if he had just confirmed his identity with his superiors, and spoke slowly.

"Although you temporarily resolved the Jiangtian Sect crisis, according to Article 139 of the Human Convention, we must take measures against you..."

In the distance.

Jian Changsheng saw Chen Ling surrounded by the crowd and frowned, preparing to move toward them.

But the next moment, a palm stopped him.

Jian Changsheng looked back and found that it was Diamond 10 who had stopped him, and immediately asked:

"What are you doing? They're bullying him with numbers; aren't we going to help?"

"Wait... don't be in such a hurry." Diamond 10 stared at Chen Ling's direction. "Let's see what Heart 6's reaction is first..."