Dragon Tamer
Chapter 1135 - Chapter 1135 Chapter 1139 After the Calamity

Chapter 1135: Chapter 1139: After the Calamity Chapter 1135: Chapter 1139: After the Calamity Rupture, wreckage, decay–though he was deep underground, the scene before him was a mess of destruction.

Zhu Minglang got up, and immediately, his head pounded with an excruciating headache!

It was probably because he was too close to the roar of the Ghost Mark Star…

His body was still intact, not missing an arm or a leg, just in severe pain.

Not far away, Zhu Minglang saw the Xuanlong, still unconscious, pinned under a pile of massive rocks from the Veins of the Earth.

“Xuan Sa.”

“Wake up!”

Zhu Minglang woke the Xuanlong, which crawled out from the pile, bearing some injuries, but none too serious.

Thankfully, it had reached maturity–its physique was much stronger than before. Otherwise, it might have been crushed to bits. Ghost Mark Star’s claw and the subsequent breath had indirectly landed on Zhu Minglang…

“Let’s…let’s get out of here first,” Zhu Minglang said, gasping for air. Though there was air seeping in, it was incredibly murky.

Letting the Xuanlong return to the Spirit Realm to rest and heal, Zhu Minglang summoned the more suitable Heavenly Slaughter Dragon for the environment.

The Heavenly Slaughter Dragon carried Zhu Minglang, flying upwards through the abyssal hole.

The Heavenly Slaughter Dragon could reach the clouds in an instant with its speed, yet it flew for a long time through this hole…

It was highly unlikely that he would see daylight; Zhu Minglang had a premonition that from the moment he woke from Ghost Mark Star, North Dipper God State had completely entered Eternal Darkness.

Finally, they emerged from the hole.

Looking around, the earth was a ghastly sight of wounds!

“To describe the disaster that befell the creatures as ‘dire’ is no longer sufficient,” Zhu Minglang thought as he looked upon the scene. The mountains and rivers that once sustained life had changed beyond recognition. This was no longer the vibrant Divine Land he knew but an endless expanse of continental debris, as if North Dipper God State had fallen toward a larger world and shattered to pieces in the collision.

Inverted mountains, forests buried underground, sky-fires turned to oceans, streams evaporated into dense clouds clinging tightly to the horizon…

Zhu Minglang felt as though he was witnessing the scenery from the Dragon Gate World–a return to the most primal, chaotic state, where heaven and earth were undivided, sun and moon without light, only endless, icy darkness and perpetual silence!

Walking through such a shattered world evoked a sense of self-destruction, as if his mere survival was a sin.

Zhu Minglang’s heart ached–he didn’t know why it had suddenly come to this.

Faced with such obliteration, the only thought in Zhu Minglang’s heart was to head for the Xuange Country Capital…

…

It was like walking through an infinitely extending hell–Zhu Minglang felt numb, as if compassion and pity were beyond his grasp.

He himself was dispirited.

Finally, he arrived in Xuange Divine Country, and when he saw the land riddled with countless cracks with no end in sight, Zhu Minglang’s heart felt a surge of relief. On his journey, he had seen too many territories that had entirely lost their “land,” but at least Xuange Divine Country still had the contours of the earth…

Zhu Minglang flew towards the Xuange Country Capital, only to see the once beautiful and romantic capital turned into piles of rubble, with the occasional colorful high pavilion now serving as the refuge for all its citizens.

The capital was still okay.

It was as if it had been through a great earthquake.

The people also managed to hide in time; some died, but that was still better than the nations that had completely vanished.

“It’s all right, it’s all right…”

This was one of the least devastated regions Zhu Minglang had seen, and a large number of civilians, officials, soldiers, and the Temple God Army were already working together with the people to clear the rubble. Some of the living were dragged out from the collapsed debris and would then embrace their families tightly.

Zhu Minglang saw many gods among them. At this moment, they did not exhibit their usual air of superiority; they were there with the people, together braving this calamity.

At last, Zhu Minglang caught sight of a familiar figure in a half-collapsed residence. She seemed to sense his presence the instant he neared and looked back at him. The ripples in her eyes seemed to brighten the night, dispelling all fear and unease.

Zhu Minglang hurried forward and held her delicate body tightly. The anxiety in his heart finally eased. Even in the darkest Eternal Darkness, even on broken land, Zhu Minglang felt a sense of peace.

His thoughts gradually returned to clarity, and it felt as if his soul had found its way back. His heart slowly calmed down.

For many, faith had crumbled during these days, but for Zhu Minglang, it was as if he had rediscovered his conviction. The soft embrace, the familiar scent, the face he would gaze upon and drown in every time…

“Minglang, are you all right?” Li Yunzi looked at the ragged Zhu Minglang, at the wounds that had dried without being treated, and her eyes could not help but moisten.

She could tell that Zhu Minglang must have rushed over to her immediately after the disaster struck, without a moment’s rest.

“It’s nothing, just minor injuries,” Zhu Minglang said with a forced smile.

“Sit tight, I’ll treat you,” Li Yunzi said as she helped Zhu Minglang sit on a fallen beam. She began by wiping his cheek, then treating his wounds.

The night breeze was cool, but his heart felt warm. Zhu Minglang said nothing, just watching Li Yunzi carefully wipe his injuries, apply medicine, and gently bandage them.

It was rare to see Li Yunzi look so serious and caring for someone else, almost like a little wife.

“Of the Seven Stars, six have vanished without a trace, and the North Dipper Divine Land has regressed several civilizations in an instant,” Zhu Minglang sighed deeply. Although his thoughts were becoming clearer, facing such a situation was more than a matter of clear thinking.

Everyone was like a clay Buddha crossing a river.

Including the gods.

“It’s disappeared for now, but I’m afraid it will trample over the Divine Land again,” Li Yunzi said.

Even the North Dipper Divine Land couldn’t withstand multiple trampling by the Ghost Mark Star.

What’s more, after such trampling, Eternal Darkness was enough to gradually lead people to extinction.

“Yeah, we should also start thinking about what to do next,” Zhu Minglang nodded his head.

“Minglang, you rest and heal first. I will have a strategy to respond,” Li Yunzi said.

“I have some ideas, I wanted to discuss with you,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Rest first, there’s no rush,” Li Yunzi said.

“I think…” Zhu Minglang wanted to continue, but Li Yunzi stretched out her hand, gently cupped his cheek, and then guided him to lie down.

Zhu Minglang subconsciously lay down and found his head resting on Li Yunzi’s thighs, his cheek able to touch her flat stomach. This caused the myriad thoughts swirling in Zhu Minglang’s mind to halt abruptly, and his entire being entered a state of emptiness and comfort.

From the Ghost Mark Star to here, Zhu Minglang indeed hadn’t had a good rest for a long time.

Li Yunzi naturally saw the bloodshot in Zhu Minglang’s eyes and the tension from worrying about various things for so long, unable to relax.

“Sleep for a while, we are all fine, no need to worry about us anymore,” Li Yunzi said softly.

Zhu Minglang closed his eyes…

Feeling Li Yunzi’s steady breathing, Zhu Minglang slowly drifted off to sleep.