Calamity of Tomorrow

Zhou Bai looked at Gu Lan before him, whose appearance had obviously become distorted, and at the expression on her face that he couldn't tell was either a grimace or a silly smile. Suddenly, it dawned on him, "Could it be?"

His mind flashed with memories of the distorted entities he had encountered before.

The old man who cooked noodles for him at home, the senior sister from the Dao School during Primordial Spirit Emergence, the distorted body of a classmate who had taken possession of another, and Qian Wangsun, who was on the verge of distortion...

"Yes, although the distorted beings become completely crazed and turn into someone else, that doesn't mean they lose their wisdom. They still have intellect, but their way of thinking and perspective on the world are utterly different from their past selves and other humans."

With this realization, Zhou Bai understood Gu Lan's situation better—although she was distorted, she was probably still a simpleton among them.

To test this point, Zhou Bai said, "I'm extremely handsome!"

Gu Lan's wisdom -5

Spiritual Master's wisdom -5

"As expected, even in distortion, they're still under the influence of the Fool's abilities," Zhou thought, and he burst into laughter.

However, at that moment, a beam of black light burst skyward from the array nearby, bringing with it an evil, cold, and sticky aura that instantly filled the entire grand hall.

Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Palace, the monks from the Plague Department, who were already dead, began to slowly dissolve one after another as if an invisible force devoured their bodies.

Spiritual Master gazed at the black light and slowly approached it, quickly becoming enveloped by it and gradually materializing to a form which even Zhou Bai could see.

Zhou Bai frowned, "Is that the Spiritual Master? This situation looks rather ominous."

At the same time, the sound of tearing through the air accompanied by bolts of lightning heralded Wang Shouxuan's arrival as he followed the black pillar of light to the front of the grand hall, his face alert as he watched the black light, the Spiritual Master, and the distorted Gu Lan.

From another direction, accompanied by flashing golden lights, Xiao Hun arrived with twelve Divine Generals, and upon seeing the scene before him, he raised an eyebrow, "It looks like the secret of this space is here."

He looked towards Gu Lan and frowned, "Another distorted being?"

As he thought this, six Yin Gods rushed toward Gu Lan, intending to kill the distorted being first. Meanwhile, six Yang Gods stood guard around him, watching Wang Shouxuan warily from a short distance.

Xiao Hun looked at Wang Shouxuan and smiled slightly, "Brother Wang, this place clearly holds the secret of this Heavenly Palace. Let me handle this distortee first, and we can explore this place together afterward."

Wang Shouxuan didn't speak, which was as good as agreeing—after all, the distorted were enemies of humanity.

Seeing the Divine Generals approaching, Zhou Bai frowned and shouted, "Hey, don't kill this distorted being! The purpose of this space is to kill all distorted beings, which could trigger something very unpleasant."

Regrettably, these matters weren't something that could be explained in just a few words, and upon hearing Zhou Bai's voice, Xiao Hun's eyes brightened as he noticed the Exorcism Sword in Gu Lan's hands.

"Is that the Exorcism Sword?" Xiao Hun instantly recognized it and immediately made a hand gesture. Three more Yang Gods rushed toward Gu Lan, combining the power of nine divine generals to fully exterminate her and seize the Exorcism Sword.

"Taking advantage of Wang Shouxuan's hesitation, I'll snatch the Exorcism Sword first. With this level 9 flying sword in my possession, no one here will be my match. How to proceed next will all be up to me."

Seeing that Xiao Hun didn't stop but instead sent three more divine generals, Zhou Bai cursed inwardly in frustration.

Despite being distorted, Gu Lan still possessed fighting capability and even controlled part of the original power of the Azure Dragon diagram.

Then, the six Yin Gods unleashed various level-seven Dao Arts, summoning attacks of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning at Gu Lan.

One Breath Capture! A massive palm slammed down, smashing Gu Lan completely into the ground with a boom.

The next moment, the Dao technique of "Frozen Thousand Miles" summoned frozen air into the ground, accompanied by the explosion of thunderous flames engulfing Gu Lan in a sea of fire.

Initially dazed and foolish, Gu Lan suddenly found himself under such an attack and immediately went berserk.

One could see his body growing layers of dragon scales, his hands transforming into dragon claws, and his body swelling abruptly, reaching over ten meters in height, with only his head still sharp and long, looking grotesquely deformed.

Transformed into a dragon-man, Gu Lan charged at the nine Divine Generals. Due to his lack of wisdom, he fought merely by instinctual strength and speed, constantly being repelled by the nine Divine Generals controlled by Xiao Hun. Dragon scales and flesh were flung about, and he continuously emitted bursts of agonized screams.

"Damn it," Zhou Bai yelled angrily, "Xiao Hun! Stop right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

Xiao Hun snorted coldly, paying no heed. In his view, he had the upper hand; there was no reason to stop.

Witnessing this, Zhou Bai snorted coldly, "You're forcing my hand."

…

In West Mountain City, enjoying a massage, Christina raised her head, "Hmm? Are you curious about Zhou Bai… oh no, curious about what kind of person I am?"

The girl behind him kneading his shoulders laughed, "Yeah, everyone is really curious. Plus, Brother Zhou, the way you talk about yourself is as if you're talking about someone else."

"It's necessary to see oneself from a third person's perspective to see clearly. Now let me talk about myself from a third person's point of view,"

Christina spoke confidently, "Zhou Bai, when you first meet him, you would find him very ordinary and unremarkable. But the longer you know him, the more you realize how dangerous he is."

"He must have lived in an environment with strict control. At first, he still had some rules binding himself."

"But gradually, as he found fewer and fewer things could restrain him, his true nature began to emerge."

"If I have to describe it, it would be in four words: utterly uninhibited."

"This person is almost... almost without limits, without boundaries, without restraints."

"The hidden rules of society, the interrogation of human nature, the judgment of morality, self-respect, self-confidence, self-love… He can abandon all these human instincts when necessary."

"It's like he's a piece of chaos. Once you become his enemy, he'll use every possible and impossible method to hurt you."

"And when he doesn't use his own identity, the situation becomes even more terrifying, as some of the last restrictions are also cast aside by him."

"No matter who it is, once someone has no boundaries, no self-imposed limits, they become the most dangerous people in the world."

"After all, some boundaries, once crossed, might even destroy the world."

…

In the grand hall, Zhou Bai coldly looked at Xiao Hun not far away, his voice carrying an immense chill, "Xiao Hun! Lend me a handful of your fucking hair!"

Xiao Hun was slightly startled, almost thinking he was being cursed at with the sword of the immortals, but in the next moment under his own horrified gaze, his right hand was already extended.

With a splat!

Accompanied by a massive spray of blood and flesh, Xiao Hun screamed miserably, already kneeling on the ground.

The severe pain and sudden shock almost blanked his mind in that instant.

But his body was still moving, kneeling on the ground, he crawled towards Zhou Bai.