Chapter 157: Breaking Through the Dangerous Pass

Energy beams poured down like a storm, moving with astonishing speed.

Ji Chen was quick-eyed and fast-handed, hugging Ceng Yue's waist and dodging the first wave of attacks by a hair's breadth.

Boom!

The beams smashed into the ground, blasting out a massive crater, gravel splashing.

If this had hit, they would have turned into roasted meat skewers!

"Damn, this attack density, are we playing Snake?" Ji Chen complained, dodging attacks while observing the surrounding environment.

This place was simply a death maze!

Ceng Yue was not a vase waiting to die; her figure was flexible, her posture vigorous, like an agile hunting leopard, weaving through the dense attacks with ease.

"Don't be distracted!" She reminded coldly, her eyes sharply scanning the surrounding Runes.

The Rune attacks became more and more violent, and their dodging space became smaller and smaller.

Ji Chen's brows furrowed, a strong sense of anxiety rising in his heart.

If this continued, they would be exhausted to death sooner or later!

The surrounding ground had already been riddled with holes by the attacks, as if having experienced a small earthquake.

The air was filled with the smell of dust and scorching, suffocating.

"Must find a way to break the situation!" Ji Chen gritted his teeth, his brain running at high speed.

Dodging was not a long-term solution; he had to find the source of the attack or find a way to crack the Runes.

Suddenly, he noticed a detail: every time the Runes launched an attack, there was a brief energy fluctuation.

This energy fluctuation was faint, but under Ji Chen's keen perception, it was clearly visible.

"Could it be..." A flash of light flickered in Ji Chen's eyes. "These Rune attacks are not continuous?"

"Ceng Yue, cover me!" Ji Chen roared low, his eyes flashing with firm light.

"What do you want to do?" Ceng Yue's brows furrowed slightly, her tone carrying a hint of worry.

"Give it a try!" Ji Chen did not explain further, because he already had a plan in his heart.

A bold and crazy plan!

He took a deep breath, mobilizing the Supernatural Ability energy in his body to the limit, preparing to face the upcoming challenge...

"Wait..." Ceng Yue suddenly opened her mouth.

"Wait..." Ceng Yue suddenly opened her mouth, interrupting Ji Chen's ready-to-go action.

Ji Chen was stunned, almost jumping from the spot: "My grandmother, what do you want to do at this critical moment? Can't we just save our lives before chatting?"

Ceng Yue ignored his complaint, her slender finger pointing in a certain direction: "The attack source is not in front."

Ji Chen looked in her direction; it was a seemingly ordinary stone wall, inconspicuous among the dense Runes.

"You mean..."

"Sound east, strike west." Ceng Yue was concise, her figure flashing, actually bypassing the Rune attack range and running toward the stone wall.

Only then did Ji Chen react; it turned out this woman never intended to fight head-on with him at all!

He cursed "cunning" in his heart, but had to admire Ceng Yue's calmness and judgment.

This woman really doesn't play by the rules!

Good guy, he was hot-headed, preparing to use a big move, but she didn't intend to carry it with him at all!

This rhythm was completely disrupted!

Even the Rune attacks seemed to pause because of Ceng Yue's move, like a computer lagging.

And just then, a flash of inspiration hit Ji Chen's mind, a bold idea emerging.

He remembered the different attribute energies he had absorbed before; if he combined them...

"Let's go all out!" Ji Chen growled, no longer hesitating.

He quickly formed seals with both hands, different attribute Supernatural Ability energies gathering in his palms, intertwining to form a dazzling ball of light.

"Damn, it worked!" Ji Chen felt a burst of wild joy in his heart; this feeling was like suddenly opening his Ren and Du meridians, exhilarating!

He pushed the ball of light in his hand hard. "Boom!" The ball of light collided with the incoming energy beams, making a deafening explosion.

Dazzling light instantly swallowed everything around, like broad daylight descending.

The shockwave produced by the energy collision pushed Ji Chen back several steps.

He steadied his stance, secretly thinking: "It worked!"

The dust settled, and the originally dense Rune attacks were actually temporarily blocked!

Ji Chen bathed in the Supernatural Ability light, an unprecedented sense of achievement welling up.

He looked up toward Ceng Yue's direction, seeing she had already approached that stone wall...

Suddenly, a strange light flashed on the stone wall.

"Careful!" Ji Chen shouted.

The dust settled, Ji Chen narrowed his eyes, trying hard to find Ceng Yue's figure in the permeating energy fluctuations.

"This woman, really is bold and skillful!" He complained while compressing the energy ball in his hand again and again, extending this brief "peaceful time" as much as possible.

The rune attacks were like a swarm of crazed wasps, buzzing and darting around him, making his scalp tingle.

"Good thing brother has practiced!" Ji Chen smiled charmingly, dodging ghost-like.

He was no longer that little rookie who could be slaughtered by anyone!

Leveling up and fighting monsters, walking toward the peak of life—this was his ultimate goal!

He could feel that Ceng Yue seemed to have made progress on her side.

The surrounding Rune light flickered more violently, as if making a silent protest.

A mysterious connection was established between the two; even separated by a distance, Ji Chen could feel Ceng Yue's firmness and determination.

He could even imagine that on that ten-thousand-year iceberg face, perhaps there was also a trace of imperceptible tension.

"Wait for me, wife!" Ji Chen thought to himself, his eyes filled with love and trust.

He believed in Ceng Yue, just as he believed in the energy ball in his hand.

Sure enough, not long after, Ceng Yue's voice sounded in his mind: "Found it!" Although only two short words, it made Ji Chen's heart shake.

Success!

"Wife is awesome!" Ji Chen couldn't help but cheer in his heart, his hands moving even faster.

He clearly felt that the surrounding Rune light began to flicker, like a light bulb about to lose power, flickering on and off.

"What do I need to do?" Ceng Yue asked immediately.

"Core position, energy suppression." Ceng Yue's voice was still concise and clear, but carried a hint of imperceptible urgency.

"Understood!" Ji Chen rushed toward the direction where Ceng Yue was without hesitation.

There seemed to be some kind of tacit understanding between the two; one look, one action, and they could understand each other's thoughts.

He arrived at Ceng Yue's side, seeing her facing a Rune stone radiating faint blue light.

That was the control core of the Rune formation!

"Are you ready?" Ceng Yue turned to look at Ji Chen, her eyes flashing with strange light.

"Of course!" Ji Chen grinned, smashing the energy ball in his hand hard toward that Rune stone.

At the same time, Ceng Yue also released powerful Supernatural Ability, echoing with Ji Chen's energy, forming a powerful suppression force.

The light on the Rune stone began to tremble violently, as if it would extinguish at any moment.

Just when they thought victory was in their grasp, a more powerful energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from the Rune stone...

"Not good!" Ceng Yue's face changed drastically... ===== CHAPTER 158 =====