Chapter 1290: The Characteristics of Mocking Disaster

The moment Chen Ling saw that face, his mind exploded. The anger, sorrow, and thoughts about Zhu Changqing's current transformation that had been rising within him all turned blank at that instant. His thoughts froze... He stared blankly at the familiar face, and it took him more than ten seconds to come back to his senses.Zhu Changqing... is the Mockery Disaster?No, that's not right.Zhu Changqing, assimilated the Mockery Disaster.No, that's not right either... Chen Ling knew how powerful the Mockery Disaster was. Even Zhu Changqing, one of the Nine Lords, could never perfectly assimilate it, especially since the Mockery Disaster was currently inside his own body. Perhaps Zhu Changqing, like Teacher Ye, had only assimilated a part of the Apocalypse Calamity.But how was that possible?Wasn't Zhu Changqing captured by the Turbidity Disaster? How did he get involved with the Mockery Disaster?

"You... how did you assimilate the Mockery Disaster??" Chen Ling furrowed his brow.Zhu Changqing didn't reply. He slowly raised his hand and wiped his face again, and Zhu Changqing's own face reappeared over the Mockery Disaster's, as if everything just now had been an illusion.His azure eyes fixed on Chen Ling, and after a long pause, he spoke again:"I don't care who you think you are, Chen Ling or the Mockery Disaster. If you have any conscience, you should stay far away from everyone and find a deserted place to be. Bringing disaster and misfortune to others is the characteristic of the Mockery Disaster... You, too, will eventually bring ruin to everyone around you."Chen Ling's fists clenched tightly.Before, Chen Ling would have dismissed this statement, but now, with the Assimilation Faction trapped in a dead end because of him, the words were like a sharp thorn, piercing his deepest wound.

A low hum reverberated. Ripples spread out from beneath the lakeside pavilion, and the lake, which had been calm for a moment, grew agitated once more.Outside the domain, towering waves churned again, and mountain-sized icebergs created terrifying whirlpools in the sea, as the continuous roars of calamities echoed across the sky.Under the desperate escort of eight miraculous creatures, the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle was nearing the land. However, as the pressure of an apocalypse-level calamity erupted from the seabed, a massive, dark shadow, whose origin was unknown, rose from between two luminous moons at the bottom of the deep sea and began to entwine the limbs of the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle.The giant turtle, which had almost reached the land, was forcibly dragged back into the sea little by little, as countless calamities climbed onto its body again, almost submerging it.

On the lakeside pavilion, Zhu Changqing, who had been about to say more, narrowed his eyes.He turned his head to look in another direction:"Pu Guizong, what are you waiting for?!?"Zhu Changqing's voice boomed like thunder across the entire South Sea Domain.After a brief silence, from the deepest part of the Pu Family's stronghold in the South Sea, beneath the cliff at the entrance to the Ancient Literary Repository, a colossal ink-black pillar erupted skyward with a roar!

The moment the colossal pillar rose, a demigod-level aura surged throughout the entire domain. All members of the Pu Family felt a resonance at that instant, suddenly looking up at the sky, as their respective Dao of Calligraphy vibrated uncontrollably, as if responding to the aura of the supreme Dao of Calligraphy that shot directly into the heavens!"It's the Ancestor! The Ancestor has made his move!!" Pu Lao Liu's eyes gleamed."The Way that can be spoken of is not the constant Way; the name that can be named is not the constant name. The nameless is the origin of heaven and earth...""Thus have I heard. At one time, the Buddha was staying in Savatthi, in Jeta's Grove, Anathapindika's Park, together with a great assembly of bhikkhus...""In ancient times, the Yellow Emperor, born with divine wisdom, could speak while still young, was quick-witted in childhood, diligent and keen in adulthood, and ascended to heaven when accomplished..."

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that the ink-black pillar shooting skyward was composed of characters the size of grains of rice. These characters, carrying the memories of civilization, resembled miniaturized code, ascending into the sky in a specific sequence.At the forefront were literary classics written in modern Chinese characters. As the colossal pillar continued to rise, different forms of characters from various dynasties also appeared. Since each character was only the size of a grain of rice, the textual classics contained within this sky-reaching pillar numbered in the hundreds of millions!As the ink pillar ascended, the dense, tiny characters began to tinge the surrounding void, like ephemeral code existing outside of three-dimensional space, vanishing without a trace after a slight tremor...

When they reappeared, they had bypassed the obstruction of the turtle's shell and were now above the turbulent sea. A black cloud spread out from around the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle. The characters were like sharp blades, directly cutting the calamities climbing on the turtle's back into bloody mist, then twisting and slaying deep into the sea along the giant turtle's four entwined limbs!The massive shadow extending from within Ji Zai was forcibly severed by these characters, allowing the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle to temporarily break free and continue crawling towards the shore.

The next moment, a low, furious roar echoed from between the two luminous moons, almost shattering eardrums!"Ji Zai is enraged," Old Wolf said hoarsely, covering his ears with both hands."Can they escape?""The South Sea Lord and the Pu Family Ancestor have teamed up. Theoretically, there's a good chance," Old Wolf paused, his gaze falling upon the two monstrous luminous moons in the deep sea. "But if Ji Zai truly rages... anything could happen."Before Old Wolf finished speaking, the colossal shadow in the deep sea visibly began to expand...It was as if something was rapidly approaching the surface of the sea.

Boom!!Immense shadows resembling seaweed burst through the surface of the sea with a thunderous sound.Before these colossal shadows, even majestic icebergs seemed tiny as toys. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that these seaweed-like shadows were actually composed of countless twisted corpses: animals, plants, calamities, and humans... They clung to the surface of some ancient runes like paper clips drawn by a magnet. At this moment, dozens of them towered above the sea, resembling a twisted and eerie giant forest, completely surrounding the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle.That was a part of Ji Zai's body.

Boom, boom, boom!These colossal shadows crashed down one after another onto the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle's shell. The immense force unleashed waves hundreds of meters high, and combined with the surging calamity bodies around them and the chaotic, dim light from the sky, it was as if the apocalypse had arrived.For a moment, the members of the Assimilation Faction didn't know whether to hope the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle escaped or was held back by Ji Zai... Regardless of the final outcome, once the Forbidden Sea dealt with the Three-Eyed Giant Turtle, they would still undoubtedly perish.

Ling Long shifted her gaze from the distant battlefield and looked back at Teacher Ye behind her.Teacher Ye was sitting cross-legged on the cold tracks, his eyes tightly closed. An ineffable aura of calamity emanated from him; his spirit seemed to have melted into this aura, leaving only an empty husk behind.Regardless of how the ground shook and mountains swayed in the distance, Teacher Ye, clad in his damp shirt, remained motionless.