568: Chapter 566 The Darkest Night of Despair

"This… can't be possible, right?"

The Guard's expression of undisguised panic made the woman feel somewhat uncertain as well. She furrowed her brows and asked, "How could a mere native of a Small World possess such strength that you are this fearful of him?"

"But I can no longer contact Senior Brother Shen!"

The Guard's face was pale. The phone screen showed him dialing the number for Junior Brother Shen Guyun, but the mechanical voice "The number you have dialed is powered off" played instead.

The woman's expression tightened slightly, then she hesitated, "The official personnel of this world should have the ability to manipulate network signals, right? Perhaps this is just a ruse by the other party, intended to disrupt our operation…"

"Senior Sister Xu, don't you find this suspicious?" The Guard's tone suddenly rose, and he said solemnly:

"Everyone says this is a Small World. The reason the Transcendent beings here grow so quickly is that this Small World is on the verge of collapse, causing the Dao to overflow. It is the death throes of a final flare-up! That is precisely why we must spare no cost to cross realms and harvest the fruits…"

"Isn't it?" Senior Sister Xu retorted:

"Didn't you already report to the Sect that the invasion of The Gloom monsters in this world isn't particularly strong, and as far as we can see, they have at most barely reached the Diyuan Realm? Yet, it is already filled with the dark fog of The Gloom everywhere, deeply eroded and on the verge of collapse. Isn't this proof that it is a Small World?"

"I thought so too, but now that I think about it, something is wrong…" The Guard frowned in contemplation.

"What is wrong?"

"I can't put my finger on it, but…" Standing on the plateau, the Guard pointed toward the black fog that blocked out the sky, tens of kilometers away, and murmured, "Senior Sister, standing here, don't you feel a sense of palpitation coming from that black fog? It seems as if some extremely terrifying existence is waiting for us to enter…"

Senior Sister Xu frowned slightly, "The black fog should be connected to the Dark World. Isn't it reasonable for terrifying existences to exist within it? Our Cangyun world also has similar places, but the area is small, and due to the power of the rules, they cannot spread. The forbidden existences inside are also bound by the rules and cannot directly enter our world…"

"No… that's not right!" The Guard suddenly turned back, as if he had just realized something, his face showing horror:

"Senior Sister Xu, this is just a Small World. Over ninety percent of the area has been eroded by the dark fog of The Gloom, yet it has not been destroyed. What kind of power is supporting it? The area affected here is much larger than our Cangyun world, yet it has only produced monsters comparable to the Diyuan Realm at most. Isn't this abnormal?"

At this point, the Guard's breathing suddenly became rapid, "Therefore, it is very likely that this is not the Small World we imagined, but an existence similar to our Cangyun world!

"It's just that because the erosion by The Gloom is so deep, the overall strength of the living beings here is weak. But now that this world is about to collapse, in its self-rescue, it is gestating a final powerhouse!"

"Senior Brother Shen once said that Chu Xuan is very likely the same as Yang Yu, the only person among the billions of living beings in this world recognized by the world. It can be said that he is endowed with the Luck of Heaven and Earth!"

"Now, Yang Yu struck with a sword and disappeared, having bloomed with his final brilliance! So next, only Chu Xuan remains… If my guess is correct, Chu Xuan may have already become the Child of Luck of this world! Chu Xuan has really returned! The images in that video are real; we must return to the Sect as soon as possible to report this…"

The more the Guard spoke, the more excited he became, and he took out a palm-sized compass.

"Wait… are you crazy?" Senior Sister Xu blocked him, "If your judgment is wrong, and you are scared into teleporting back just because of a momentary guess, you will surely become a laughing stock, mocked by the Disciples of the other three Sects. If you become a disgrace and lose face for the Sect, do you know what kind of punishment you will receive?"

The Guard: "But…"

Senior Sister Xu said coldly, "Heaven and Earth are impermanent, the rules are myriad and unpredictable! It is not something our level can comprehend; perhaps there are still things we cannot understand within it…"

"For example, the erosion by The Gloom that this Small World has suffered is actually far less than in the Cangyun world, but because it is too weak, it has resulted in this situation."

"This is like a drop of ink falling into a river or the sea; it cannot affect anything, but if it drips into a bowl of water, it can turn all the clear water in the bowl black."

After speaking, Senior Sister Xu clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white. She gritted her teeth and let out a cold snort:

"Stop scaring yourself! Chu Xuan has already been killed by a curse from ten thousand miles away. This matter is absolutely true; there is no possibility of him surviving!"

"If he really had such great ability, why would he have fled like a stray dog when he previously fell into our Cangyun Sect?"

"Even if he had heaven-defying abilities and managed to survive by Luck, how could he possibly teleport over again right under the noses of so many experts? So…"

Senior Sister Xu's white knuckles trembled slightly, but she sneered, "I dare to assert that the images in this video are definitely all fake, intended to disturb our minds!"

The Guard was stunned and couldn't help but doubt himself, "Could it be… that I really scared myself?"

"Junior Brother, you have stayed in this Small World too long, and your faith in the Sect is no longer as deep as it used to be. Your Heart-Nature still needs more tempering." Senior Sister Xu's gaze gradually became firm:

"We just need to execute the plan as usual and collect the five elements source stones. There is no need to worry about anything else. No matter what, the Sect's mission must always be placed first! If you are still in doubt, at worst, later, after we find enough five elements source stones, we can just go back to Senior Brother Qin's place!"

"This… alright!" The Guard was stunned for a moment, then gave a wry smile and put away the palm-sized compass.

Just at this moment, a stream of light suddenly shot over from the distance.

Its speed was so fast that when the two of them tightened their expressions and looked up, they saw the white emperor no. 1 fighter jet, like a cold silver blade piercing the sky, had already come to a sudden stop hundreds of meters above their heads.

It was only at this moment that the shrill roaring sound from the sky reached their ears.

"This is…"

The hearts of the two jumped violently, and they felt a vague sense of unease.

Next, when they saw a tall, upright figure suddenly appear beside the hovering fighter jet, their expressions changed drastically.

Under the bright moon, the person above wore a black cape, with his back to the moonlight. His face looked somewhat dark and unclear, but to the eyes of the two, it was even more blinding than the scorching sun.

"Chu… Chu Xuan?!"

As they clearly saw the face of the person above, the two had different moods, but both sank to the bottom, and a chill ran down their spines.

A great disaster was imminent, and a strong sense of life-and-death crisis welled up in their hearts!

The Guard wanted to detonate the compass immediately and teleport back directly.

Unfortunately, it was already too late!

At that very moment, the boundless dark night instantly enveloped the two of them.

Everything in their field of vision disappeared, all turning into darkness.

A feeling of powerlessness, as if falling into a deep abyss in the ocean, swept over their entire bodies.

Fear! Cold! Suffocation!

Their entire bodies felt as if they were bound by boundless pressure, unable to move, and even their thinking became incredibly sluggish at this moment.

The two of them disregarded everything and desperately tried to circulate their Cultivation Technique, but no matter what, they could not break free from this suffocating restraint. An indescribable despair grew from their hearts and spread rapidly.

"Only the two of you are left; be on your way…"

Accompanied by a faint voice.

Suddenly, their vision recovered a little.

Although blurry, they still saw…

They saw that in this boundless dark night, a wisp of dark flame mixed with faint golden light enveloped them, swallowing them completely.