Chapter 101: Breaking the Light

The Light Gate stood towering, emitting dazzling light, like a giant beast swallowing everything, quietly waiting for prey to come to its door.

The surrounding energy fluctuations spread like ripples, and a strange energy permeated the air, causing one to feel waves of palpitations.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood before the Light Gate, exchanging a glance, both seeing gravity in the other's eyes.

This Light Gate was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

"Doesn't feel good..." Ji Chen touched his nose and said in a low voice.

Ceng Yue nodded slightly, a rare trace of gravity appearing on her cold face: "Caution is paramount."

The two approached the Light Gate cautiously, every step taken with extreme care.

The surrounding energy fluctuations grew increasingly intense, as if an invisible giant hand were squeezing their bodies, making it difficult even to breathe.

"Hiss... this thing has quite a sense of oppression!" Ji Chen couldn't help but mutter.

Ceng Yue didn't speak, just gripped Ji Chen's hand tightly. A warm current came from her palm, making Ji Chen's heart feel slightly more settled.

The moment their fingertips touched the Light Gate, a powerful force erupted violently, blasting them away!

"Holy shit!" Ji Chen only had time to let out an exclamation before feeling a massive force impacting his body, as if his internal organs had shifted.

"Bang!" "Bang!" Two muffled sounds, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue crashed heavily to the ground, dust flying.

Ji Chen struggled to crawl up, feeling sore all over, his head buzzing.

He looked at Ceng Yue and found that she was in no better shape, her face pale, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

"Are you alright?" Ji Chen hurriedly ran to Ceng Yue's side and asked with concern.

Ceng Yue shook her head, enduring the pain, and said: "I'm fine, it's just... this Light Gate seems much more powerful than we imagined."

Ji Chen looked at the Light Gate emitting light before him. Could it be that they were just going to give up like this?

"Again!" Ji Chen gritted his teeth.

Ceng Yue grabbed his hand and shook her head: "Wait, brute force won't work like this; we need to think of another way..."

Before her words fell, Ji Chen suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation coming from inside the Light Gate, an inexplicable attraction locking him firmly in place.

"Something's happening!" Ji Chen's expression changed.

Almost simultaneously, the light on the Light Gate suddenly became even more dazzling, and a powerful suction pulled them toward the Light Gate...

"Chen! Careful—" Ceng Yue exclaimed.

The Light Gate remained towering, the light even brighter, as if mocking their overestimation of their own abilities.

"Again? No way, Old Ji, shouldn't we change our approach?" Ceng Yue frowned, her cold face filled with confusion. "This thing clearly doesn't want us to enter; isn't head-on collision just asking for trouble?"

Ji Chen's mouth curled, revealing a confident smile, his eyes flashing with unquestionable determination. "How would we know without trying? I have a feeling that this gate... today, I must enter!"

With that, he didn't hesitate in the slightest. He exerted force under his feet, like an arrow released from a bow, charging straight toward the Light Gate!

Ceng Yue's eyes widened instantly, the bottom of her eyes filled with shock.

Was this still the cautious and steady Ji Chen she knew?

Did he take the wrong medicine today?

This was clearly throwing his life away!

She just wanted to reach out and pull him, but Ji Chen had already flown out like a cannonball, his speed so fast that she couldn't react in time.

The surrounding energy fluctuations also became more violent with Ji Chen's movements, like an enraged wild beast, emitting low roars.

The air seemed to become viscous, making it impossible to breathe.

A sense of tension rose in Ceng Yue's heart.

She stared fixedly at Ji Chen's back, her palms sweating slightly, and her heart jumped into her throat.

Ji Chen was like a fearless warrior, facing the Light Gate that exuded an aura of destruction, without the slightest retreat, instead firming his steps even more.

In his eyes, a burning fighting spirit raged, as if he wanted to tear this Light Gate apart completely!

"Bang!"

Another loud bang, Ji Chen crashed into the Light Gate again, his entire body feeling as if it were being squeezed by a massive force, his bones emitting "click-clack" sounds.

This time, the Light Gate didn't blast him away like before; instead, it seemed to be absorbing his energy, the light becoming even more piercing, and the surrounding energy fluctuations growing increasingly violent.

"Damn, what's going on?" Ji Chen only felt a wave of numbness in his body, as if an electric current had passed through his entire body. Every cell in his body was emitting an excited shout, as if awakened by something.

He looked up abruptly, a kind of unprecedented light flashing in the depths of his eyes, his mouth curling slightly, revealing a mysterious smile. "So... that's how it is!"

As soon as his voice fell, Ji Chen's body suddenly began to tremble slightly, and waves of visible energy fluctuations surged from his body, echoing with the surrounding Light Gate energy...

"Ji Chen, you..." Ceng Yue exclaimed, but stopped the next second. She saw that Ji Chen's energy seemed to have awakened.

Ji Chen felt an unprecedented power surge within his body, like a sleeping dragon finally awakening, roaring and breaking through its shackles!

The energy fluctuations around him were no longer violent, instead becoming docile, circling him like a trickling stream, nourishing his body.

"Damn! This feeling is simply awesome!" Ji Chen couldn't help but exclaim, his face filled with irrepressible excitement.

This Light Gate, originally extremely dangerous, was now like a well-behaved baby, obediently "charging" him with energy.

"What's going on?" Ceng Yue watched this scene, dumbfounded, her originally cold face filled with shock.

She had never seen such an eerie scene. This Light Gate was actually "charging" Ji Chen?

This simply overturned her cognition!

However, this calm did not last long.

The Light Gate seemed to sense Ji Chen's provocation; the light suddenly became even more piercing, like a star about to explode!

The surrounding energy fluctuations became violent again, like ten thousand horses galloping, sweeping toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue!

"Damn! Playing for real?" Ji Chen's expression changed; he didn't dare to be careless.

Although his Golden Finger was crazily absorbing the Light Gate's energy, the opponent's attack was equally not to be underestimated.

"Old Ji, hold on!" Seeing this, Ceng Yue immediately released her Supernatural Ability, and an Ice Wall instantly appeared before them, blocking the surging energy impact.

"Don't worry, small scene!" Ji Chen grinned, excitement flashing in his eyes.

He swung his fists, converting the absorbed energy into attacks, and smashed them fiercely into the Light Gate!

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the Light Gate shook violently, as if it could collapse at any moment.

"Again!" Ji Chen's fighting spirit was high, like an indefatigable war god, punching again and again.

Ceng Yue watched from the side, her heart jumping with fear, while her eyes were filled with admiration.

This man was truly crazy!

However, this madness made her feel incredibly at ease.

The two fought side by side, like two sharp swords, constantly tearing through the Light Gate's defenses.

The surrounding energy fluctuations grew increasingly violent, as if the entire space were about to be torn apart.

"Click!" With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the Light Gate!

Ji Chen's eyes lit up; he knew victory was right before his eyes!

He took a deep breath, concentrated all his energy into his fists, and delivered the final blow!

"Break for me!"

"Chen! Careful—" Ceng Yue suddenly exclaimed.

Ji Chen looked back and saw a strange light flash inside the Light Gate...

Seeing this, Ceng Yue's heart tightened, but she didn't hesitate in the slightest, immediately releasing her Supernatural Ability. An Ice Wall instantly appeared behind Ji Chen, blocking the potential danger.

She knew that although Ji Chen's decision was risky, he was definitely not a reckless person. Since he chose to do this, there must be a reason.

What she had to do was unconditionally trust him and support him.

Ji Chen felt the cold touch from behind; that was Ceng Yue's Supernatural Ability, and even more so, her silent support.

His mouth curled slightly, and the power in his heart erupted like a volcano.

With a lover like this, what more could one ask for?

He felt as if he had been injected with chicken blood, his body filled with inexhaustible energy.

The surrounding energy fluctuations also seemed to sense his powerful fighting spirit, retreating and giving way, as if submitting to him.

"Break!" Ji Chen roared, his fists like two heavy hammers, smashing fiercely into the crack in the Light Gate.

Only hearing a loud "Click!", the Light Gate shattered completely, turning into countless specks of light and dissipating into the air.

"Done!" Ji Chen clenched his fists excitedly, his sense of achievement exploding.

This Light Gate, hadn't it been smashed by him!

Ceng Yue walked to Ji Chen's side, a rare smile appearing on her cold face. "Let's go, let's see what's inside."

Ji Chen nodded, grabbed Ceng Yue's hand, and the two stepped into the Light Gate without hesitation.

However, the scene before them left both of them stunned.

There were no treasures as imagined, nor were there any traps; what appeared before them was a strange space.

Countless energy threads intertwined in the air like stars, emitting soft light.

These energy threads moved slowly like living things, sometimes intertwining, sometimes separating, filled with a mysterious aura.

"This... what's going on?" Ji Chen's eyes widened, looking completely dumbfounded.

Where were the promised treasures?

Where were the promised dangers?

This style was all wrong!

Ceng Yue also furrowed her brows tightly. She had never seen such an eerie scene. What exactly were these energy threads?

And what did they represent?

Just as the two were puzzled, those energy threads seemed to sense their presence and began to move slowly toward them.

They were like greedy tentacles, intending to wrap around them tightly...

"Damn, something's happening!" Ji Chen's expression changed, and he became vigilant instantly.

Ceng Yue didn't speak, just gripped Ji Chen's hand tightly.

Just then, those energy threads accelerated violently, attacking the two like lightning...

"Careful!" Ji Chen whispered. Before he could finish, he felt his feet sink violently, his body caught by a powerful suction, unable to move at all.

He hurriedly looked back at Ceng Yue, only to see her also tightly wrapped by several thick threads. ===== CHAPTER 102 =====