Chapter 744: Invincible in the Contemporary Era

The string that was pulled tight in Chen Ling’s heart finally loosened a little.

"...Master is right, you are right."

"What? Is Master’s statement too misleading?" Master raised an eyebrow. "You thought Master didn't have much time left and was about to die? That’s normal; after all, characters who usually say lines like this don't live very long."

Chen Ling: ...

Chen Ling didn't know how to answer for a moment, but instead, Master laughed even louder.

"Number Six, what do you think of Master’s strength?"

"Master is a Tier 9 Demigod, the leader of the Opera God Path, and can suppress the Mockery Calamity. Your strength is naturally the best in the world," Chen Ling answered truthfully.

"Master admits to the first two, but Master really couldn't suppress the Mockery Calamity... The fact that Master was able to control him this time was also by taking advantage of a trick. But other than the Mockery Calamity..."

Master paused slightly, then put his hands behind his back and spoke calmly,

"In this era, no one is Master’s opponent yet."

As soon as these words were spoken, both Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng felt an indescribable pressure, mixed into the natural wind, sweeping across the earth... Although Master’s tone was a bit deliberate and a bit flippant, at this moment, neither of them had the slightest doubt.

Because the heavens and earth seemed to acknowledge it as well.

Jian Changsheng was stunned for a while before he recovered from the faint pressure of that sentence. His expression became somewhat subtle, thinking to himself that he was worthy of being the leader of the Opera God Path; he really had a lot of drama... Saying the most arrogant things in the most calm tone, he had really mastered the essence of the "Opera" path.

Looking at Chen Ling, the heart that was still hanging was completely let down this time... replaced by an unprecedented sense of stability.

Master had said that no one in this era was his opponent, so what danger could he possibly be in... As for the Mockery Calamity, as long as he didn't act rashly, it wouldn't be able to come out and threaten Master.

"Since that’s the case, why don't you just take action to sweep through all human domains, seize the Nine Lords, and then directly restart the world?" Jian Changsheng asked curiously.

"It’s not the same," Master spoke slowly.

"To restart the world, it’s not enough to just collect the corpses of the Nine Lords... Force cannot solve everything."

Jian Changsheng waited eagerly for Master to explain a few more sentences, but Master didn't seem to have any intention of continuing... After muttering a few words to himself in his heart, he didn't ask any more questions.

He had figured it out; this Red King was a riddle-maker. He wouldn't say anything when asked, only knowing how to keep people in suspense. He had really mastered the essence of the "Opera" path.

The three of them walked on the land of the Gray World for a long time. Everywhere they looked, except for the oppressive lead-gray clouds, was the barren and desolate black earth.

The monotonous scene made Jian Changsheng unable to help but yawn several times.

When they came out of the Aurora Domain before, at least there was a broken tractor to ride. This time, it was good; they had to rely purely on their own feet to cross the Gray World... Just as Jian Changsheng wanted to find a few topics to pass the time, Chen Ling beside him seemed to have discovered something, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"That is..."

Jian Changsheng followed his gaze. "What? There’s nothing there?"

"There is, there are rails over there."

Jian Changsheng’s brows furrowed tightly. He walked forward for a long time before he could barely see a thin, long black line at the end of the horizon, crawling on the earth.

"What kind of ghost eyesight do you have? You can see that far?" Jian Changsheng couldn't help but complain.

Chen Ling did not answer, still carefully observing the rails in the distance, a flash of surprise in his eyes. "But these rails... seem to be broken."

As the three of them approached, the rails became clearer in Jian Changsheng’s field of vision...

Just as Chen Ling said, these rails were broken.

The three of them stood in the center. To their left was a black rail made of steel, the surface of which was covered with various mysterious runes, like a black dragon crawling on the cracked earth, extending to the end of the world;

And to the right of the three, the original black rails had broken off, turning into a "track" built of rotten wood. The surface only had cracked wood grain left, as if someone had forcibly transformed all the subsequent rails, turning them from hard steel into wood. And at their original junction, several carriages of a Domain Train had derailed and overturned on the ground, charred black all over.

"...Is it Lord Wuji?" Chen Ling muttered to himself.

In this world, the only one who could achieve this level of material transformation was Lord Wuji... It seems that before Lord Wuji went to the Red Dust Domain, he had transformed all the rails around the Wuji Domain into wood, causing the Domain Train to be unable to pass normally, cutting off all traffic.

Jian Changsheng walked to the side of the charred Domain Train, lowered his head to search carefully for a while, and shook his head:

"This train should have been in an accident a long time ago. The outer surface is charred black, and there are no living people inside..."

Master saw this and spoke calmly:

"Very well... Master will send you here."

Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng were both stunned and turned to look at Master at the same time.

"The wooden rails on the right extend in the direction of the Wuji Domain; the rails on the left should point to the Tian-Shu Domain," Master spoke again. "You two, go to the left."

"Go to the Tian-Shu Domain?" Chen Ling asked suspiciously. "Is the next Nine Lord whose deadline is approaching in the Tian-Shu Domain?"

"...Master doesn't know either."

Master spread his hands helplessly. "Starting from the Red Dust Domain... no, perhaps starting from the Aurora Domain, the direction of fate has already changed. Next, Master can no longer predict the awakening order of the Nine Lords."

"Fate has changed..." Chen Ling was thoughtful.

"Then why the Tian-Shu Domain, not Wuji?"

"Since other domains have sent adjudication delegations to Wuji, it should fall into chaos there soon. You two have just escaped from the Domain War, so you should take a good rest." Master paused for a moment.

"Of course, Tian-Shu and Wuji are not far apart. If Lord Wuji is successfully executed by the delegation, you will still need to go to the Wuji Domain to complete the Domain Funeral."

Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Understood."

"Okay, then that’s it... Master has other things to do, I’ll go first." Master flicked his sleeves and was about to leave, but suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned back to look at Chen Ling. "The thing, it’s still with you, right?"

"Oh! It’s still here!"

Chen Ling took out the small flower containing the fragment of the Green God Path and handed it to Master. After the latter took it, he nodded slightly:

"By the way, when you have time, write a letter to the Ancient Treasury of the Opera Path. Your senior brothers and sisters are all waiting for you to report that you are safe... You can just find any contact point of the Twilight Society, and someone will help you send the letter."

"Okay, I’ll write it when I get back."

Master flicked his sleeves, a void curtain obscured his figure, and the next moment he vanished from the spot instantly.

……

Thousands of miles away.

The void curtain pulled open again.

The young boy in the opera robe stepped out, looked back in the direction of Chen Ling and the others, and after confirming that they were far away, he breathed a slight sigh of relief...

The next moment, he began to cough gently.

Blood flowed down between the boy’s fingers, and his face was incomparably pale... He looked at this scene calmly and spoke faintly:

"The backlash of the God Path, huh..."

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I've been running around these past two days, attending the offline screening roadshow for the God-Slaying animation, flying to three places in two days. Sanjiu... no, Yijiu really doesn't have time today, and I'm too tired to update two chapters (tears)... Today is the last day of the offline screening, please allow me to take a day off, update one less chapter, and resume normal updates tomorrow~