Click~ Click~
The entire wall is cracking.
As a long black streak flew rapidly into the distance, Jianping stumbled and spat out a mouthful of blood. His hand trembled as he gripped the Demon Blade. He glanced one last time in the direction Li Chen had left before falling back into the city.
The Mu Ziyu, hanging on the wall, seemed to have been waiting for a long time and already knew the outcome. It grabbed the fish and headed in one direction.
Inside the completely black ancient building.
Jianping lay flat on the bed, stroking the Demon Blade, gazing out the window, seemingly lost in thought.
At that moment, several figures walked in.
Seeing his junior brother's condition, Jian En didn't know what to say for a moment, so he asked with concern, "Are you feeling better?"
"If there are still areas that haven't healed, I'll go kill a few more healing-type Eerie Monsters."
Jianping shook his head, looking at the figures of the group, and suddenly thought of what Li Chen had said.
I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
He had family, a master, and friends, but what about Li Chen... From the moment he betrayed Human Race, everyone he looked around hated him. Family and friends were like nothing to Li Chen, something he could reach but couldn't touch.
But he was once a kind-hearted person.
"Sigh," Jianping sighed, looking at the group, his voice still a little hoarse. "Senior Brother, Dawn Pass is about to be hit by the Eerie Tide, and I need to break through to the Calamity Realm. I should be cultivating at Sword Mountain for the next few days. If anything happens here, please let me know."
Jianping was about to get out of bed when a delicate hand pressed him down. Mu Ziyu glared at him fiercely and said, "Are you crazy?"
"Don't you understand what your own body looks like?"
"Still thinking about breaking through to the Calamity Realm? Did Li Chen knock your brains out?"
The burly man beside Ziyu nodded in agreement, saying, "Indeed, with your current small frame, trying to break through to the Calamity Realm, you'd probably faint before you even begin."
"Rest for a few more days."
"Have your Ziyu fetch some medicinal herbs for you; she has a lot of Merit anyway."
Mu Ziyu suddenly slammed a whip kick into the burly man's stomach.
The burly man was kicked several meters away, his expression Distortion as he exclaimed, "Damn it, did you have to be so ruthless?!"
"I almost threw up my lunch."
Seeing their silly antics, Jian En said, "If you keep fooling around, you two can go out and kill some ghosts. You're never serious."
The burly man scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Mu Ziyu snorted coldly, turned to Jianping and said, "Junior Brother, if you feel unwell, you should tell us. Our Strange Pavilion lacks everything, except medicinal herbs. You can even take a medicinal bath every day." As she spoke, she glanced at Jian En.
Jianping nodded and said, "It's alright, no need. He'll be fine after a few days of rest. Let's leave the medicinal herbs for the injured Sequence Users."
"They are the true heroes who guard Dawn Pass."
The burly man raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh ho? As expected, reading books makes a difference. Junior Brother's intelligence is definitely half of mine."
Jian En: "..."
Jianping: "0.0"
Mu Ziyu: "(;′⌒`)"
In an instant--
After a few seconds of silence, Jian En broke the stillness and said, "Junior Brother, speaking of which, is the Eerie Lord Li Chen really as the world says? And how did he know you were here today?"
This question was actually the real reason the three of them came. The appearance of the Eerie Lord at Dawn Pass was naturally a big deal, but no one knew about it yet, and they didn't want to cause panic. The movements of the Eerie Monsters outside the pass were already showing Eerie Tide of monsters, and the Eerie Lord's arrival at this place was definitely not a coincidence.
Therefore, they need the information Jianping mentioned.
Even a little bit will do.
Jianping hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "You all know what happened a year ago, but I know nothing about what happened a year later. I only know that Su Zhe sent me a message saying that Li Chen appeared at the Sinful Pass, but I didn't go there. I don't know what happened that caused his personality to change so drastically."
"But today, it's not that he came looking for me, it's that I found him."
As he spoke, Jian En fell into deep thought.
The appearance of the Eerie Lord at Dawn Pass is undoubtedly terrible news. Based on the news of the destruction of the Sinful Pass in Huizhou City alone, many people in Dawn Pass had already guessed that the Eerie Lord would choose to break through either the Ruined Pass or Dawn Pass next, so they fled long ago.
Because of the border, the Blood Net is not connected here. Once the border is breached and the entrance to the Blood Net is exposed to the Eerie Monsters, the only option for Human Race to build underground cities will be destroyed. The Eerie Monsters may even be able to infiltrate various cities through the Blood Net.
Jianping certainly knew more than just that, but he didn't say it aloud. He was also torn. Although he tried his best to distance himself from Li Chen with his words during the battle, he still harbored a deep longing for him.
At this moment, Mu Ziyu sat on the bed with a solemn expression and said, "Do you think it's possible that the Eerie Lord wants to break through the Four Passes and wipe out the entire Human Race bit by bit?" Suddenly, her expression showed some struggle, "But why would he do that?"
"Destroying Human Race would not benefit him."
"If all of Human Race is wiped out, where will he go?"
"Could we possibly create a new world with those newly sentient, half-human, half-monster beings? That's impossible... unless..."
The burly man exclaimed in surprise, "God Realm!"
Mu Ziyu's expression also turned somewhat grim. He said, "How is this possible? Among hundreds of millions of Human Race in the God Realm, only one has ever appeared. For him... it's... incredibly difficult."
At that moment, Jian En's calm voice rang out.
So what if that's the case?
"Now, Human Race is also moving towards that step, and so are Evil Cults. How could the Eerie Lord alone dare to declare war on the entire world?"
"He is indeed terrifying, reaching a level close to the Wasteland Realm in just two years. But our Human Race is not lacking in powerful individuals. One person trying to conquer the world alone is destined to fail."
Even so, Jian En himself understood that if no one had stopped Li Chen, he might have actually succeeded, but now, who could stop him?
Sword Mountain? Daoist Family? Or those self-righteous families?
Or perhaps those Supreme Beings who have yet to make their move?
The world's brilliance arises from the efforts of all living beings, but we are now in the Darkest Angel of times, not a time of prosperity.
At this moment, Jianping finally spoke, "No... perhaps he really can do it. This world has too many uncertainties, but he is the only one I believe can become a god."
"I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
All three looked at Jianping's serious expression and fell into a brief moment of thought.
Perhaps...
Li Chen's appearance in this era may be the hope of Human Race, or it may represent the End.
But time continues to flow slowly.
Who knows what the future holds...?