Chapter 1043: I Want to Live

Author: Sanjiu Yinyu

Word Count: 1281

"Who is that?" Chen Ling couldn't help but ask, looking at the unfamiliar back.

"That's Queen of Diamonds from the Twilight Society. He was responsible for all the commotion when we entered the city. He looks incredibly powerful." Jian Changsheng looked up at the sky, where several layers of dark thunderclouds, as if drawn by some force, churned downwards like a tornado. Deep blue lightning coiled within them, as if a thunder dragon was coursing through.

Zzzzt—Zzzzt!

The thunderclouds encircled Queen of Diamonds, making him appear like a deity. His pale green hair drifted silently as he pointed a finger towards the front: "Summon lightning."

Instantly, the heavens and earth roared! Thick lightning bolts interwoven into a cage, completely engulfing the figures of the Usurpers. A strong smell of burning began to permeate the air.

"Holy cow!" Jian Changsheng's eyes widened. "What is that? Is that the Path of the Thunder God??"

"Why do you look like you've never seen anything before? That's the Path of the Yellow God." Sun Bumian glanced at Jian Changsheng disdainfully. "The core of the Path of the Yellow God is 'agriculture'. From ancient times to the present, all aspects of celestial timing, geographical advantage, and the growth of all things fall under the domain of the Yellow God's Path... Queen of Diamonds can control celestial phenomena, so he must be on the Path of the Heavenly Administrator."

"No wonder..." Jian Changsheng kept turning his head, looking back at the figure enveloped in lightning, seemingly very envious of such a cool ability.

"Watch out ahead! More Usurpers are coming!" Sun Bumian, stepping lightly, saw figures rushing towards them from a distance and couldn't help but complain, "You idiot Spade! Your yell was heard by the entire city... not only by the Twilight Society, but also by the Usurpers who now know where Chen Ling is!"

"Uh... wasn't it an emergency at the time? I wasn't thinking that much..." Jian Changsheng felt a bit guilty.

After Queen of Diamonds cut off some of the pursuers, more and more Usurpers surged forward from the front and sides. They seemed to have all received orders from the King of Silver, determined to stop Chen Ling.

"Oh! Aren't these our 'generation 6' folks~" A sarcastic voice came from the side. Chen Ling turned his head and saw several familiar figures who had arrived unnoticed, looking at them with subtle expressions.

The speaker was a beggar, holding a broken bowl in his hand, looking at Chen Ling with ill intent.

Seeing that person, Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng were clearly taken aback.

"...It's you???"

The beggar's attire was simply too recognizable. Both instantly recalled the unlucky person who had been shot in the head by him in the underground palace of the Heaven-Reaching Astrolabe... He was also a member of the Twilight Society?!

Not only the beggar, but the other figures were also very familiar to them. During the final battle at the Heaven-Reaching Astrolabe, he had fought Empty Death, and these Twilight Society members had remained hidden in the shadows... If not for Chen Ling's life-and-death struggle at the time, their identities would likely have been exposed much earlier, leading to pursuit from the Tianshu Realm.

These figures gathered together, smiling as they looked at Chen Ling and the others, teasing each other:

"Heart 6, you were so formidable back in the Tianshu Realm, why are you in such a mess now?"

"Yeah, when you said 'Lu Xun, clear the way for me,' that was incredibly cool!"

"No, no, no... the coolest scene was when they left the Old District, then came back and smashed the Heaven-Reaching Astrolabe in front of everyone, right?!"

"What was that line again... 'Spade, do you want this Heaven-Reaching Astrolabe, or not?'"

"Sigh, seeing these youngsters reminds me of my own youth..."

"Oh, come on, when you were young, weren't you chased and hacked at all over the world? You were always getting beaten up, when were you ever cool?"

"Well, that's still better than some people, secretly sneaking into the Heaven-Reaching Astrolabe for fun, only to be casually taken out by a junior as just another minor soldier!"

"You, you, you, you, you..."

Heart 7's face fluctuated between red and white. After a long moment of struggling, he only managed to say to Chen Ling: "Heart 6, you just wait... I'll get my revenge for the humiliation from last time!"

Chen Ling and Jian Changsheng exchanged glances, both looking equally awkward...

"Run, Heart 6." A figure stepped out from the group. "Last time in the Tianshu Realm, you helped us conceal our identities... This time, it's our turn to cover your retreat."

"After this battle is over, if there's a chance, we can get to know each other properly."

"That's right, you all just charge boldly forward... We, your elders, will cover your rear."

Chen Ling and the others exchanged glances. As the Usurpers relentlessly approached, they didn't hesitate, immediately bowing slightly to the group. "Then we'll leave it to you, seniors!"

Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, and Jiang Xiaohua once again quickened their pace, rushing towards the edge of the realm!

Seeing this, several Twilight Society members activated their unique divine paths, which rose into the air. They glanced at each other, then calmly spoke as they walked towards the surging army of Usurpers:

"Heart 7, it's time for you to regain your dignity... If you can't beat these thieves, we'll keep teasing you for another ten years."

"Enough talk! This time, I'll definitely succeed!" The beggar scoffed coldly, his broken bowl overturned, sending several coins flying out. He was the first to charge into the Usurper army, with the others following closely behind!

A chorus of roaring sounds erupted from behind, reverberating through Chen Ling's mind...

At the same time, Yao's voice softly sounded: "Chen Ling... now, do you still feel that everything is meaningless?"

Chen Ling fell silent. Lying on Jian Changsheng's back, he looked around. Flames of war rose from every corner of the Boundless Realm. He didn't know how many people were fighting for him... There were his seniors, comrades, friends he had only met a few times, and even strangers he had never encountered before.

Their arrival had nothing to do with that fabricated past... They came only for Chen Ling, Heart 6.

If the appearance of Jian Changsheng and the other two had ignited a spark of warmth in Chen Ling's heart, then everything before him now was amplifying that spark into an infinite flame... Unbeknownst to him, a fiercely burning fire had replaced his heart, raging within Chen Ling's empty chest!

It was the desire for "life."

Chen Ling silently clenched his fist. After an unknown amount of time, he spoke with conviction: "...I want to live."

"Huh?" Jian Changsheng's ears perked up. He turned to look at Chen Ling, utterly bewildered. "Who told you to die?"

Chen Ling: "..."

Audience Anticipation Value 3Current Anticipation Value: 77

From the moment he met his fourth senior, the audience anticipation value in Chen Ling's mind had been soaring with the development of the plot. By the time Chen Ling came to his senses, it had risen from the original 65 all the way to 77.

Just then, everything in Chen Ling's vision gradually dimmed, and a winding heaven-reaching path extended beneath his feet...

Unconsciously, Chen Ling had taken a significant step forward on his divine path. He stood before the fifth step.