Chapter 169

The images flashed like a carousel, bizarre and strange, dazzling to the eyes.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood in the center of the vortex, their expressions grave, as if time had frozen at this moment.

The surrounding ability users also gathered around one after another, curiosity and tension permeating the air, everyone yearning to peek at a trace of the truth from these images.

"What is this thing? A slide show?" someone whispered, breaking the silence.

"Shh! Don't talk!" another person stopped him nervously, fearing to disturb something.

The images were blurred, like being covered by a layer of gauze, making it impossible to see clearly.

Ji Chen furrowed his brows, attempting to clarify the images with his supernatural ability, but felt a powerful force obstructing him, like an invisible wall blocking his path.

"What's going on?" he whispered to himself, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead.

He tried again, mobilizing all his supernatural ability, and a powerful energy fluctuation radiated from his body.

The surrounding ability users all felt a sense of pressure, involuntarily retreating a few steps.

However, that resistance still existed, and was even more intense.

Ji Chen felt a sharp pain in his head, as if something was about to drill out.

He gritted his teeth, his heart filled with unwillingness.

"I don't believe it!"

The surrounding air seemed to have solidified, the atmosphere tense to the extreme.

Ceng Yue looked at Ji Chen worriedly, her eyes filled with anxiety.

She wanted to step forward to stop him, but knew she couldn't disturb him at this time.

Just then, Ji Chen suddenly let out a muffled groan, his body swaying, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Chen!" Ceng Yue exclaimed, hurriedly supporting him.

"Don't push yourself!"

Ji Chen shook his head. "I must see clearly..." He reached out, wanting to touch those images again...

"Wait," Ceng Yue suddenly grabbed his hand, her gaze locked tightly on those images. "I seem to..." Ceng Yue suddenly discovered that her supernatural ability could resonate with the power in the images. She hurriedly grabbed Ji Chen's hand, her gaze firm as she said: "I seem to have found a way, let me try."

Ji Chen felt the warmth coming from her palm, and his heart felt a bit more at ease.

He nodded, gazing at the images before him, waiting for Ceng Yue's next move.

Ceng Yue took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and slowly pressed her palm toward the blurred image.

She gradually concentrated, the power in her heart seemingly guided by some mysterious force, slowly flowing out.

The moment her fingertips lightly touched the image, a sharp pain spread throughout her body, but she didn't retreat, instead guiding her supernatural ability even more firmly.

The images gradually became clear, like a curtain suddenly pulled back in the fog, and the scene began to present more details.

The people around exclaimed one after another, their eyes filled with admiration and respect.

A sense of achievement appeared on Ceng Yue's face, her heart filled with satisfaction.

However, as the scene became clear, a huge disaster slowly unfolded before their eyes.

In the terrifying scene, the city's high-rise buildings collapsed one after another, thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, and ability users struggled to survive in the chaos.

Cold sweat broke out on Ji Chen's forehead, he gritted his teeth, and the fear in his heart surged like a tide.

The surrounding air seemed to become bone-chillingly cold, making one feel a trace of despair.

"Ceng Yue, this..." Ji Chen's voice trembled somewhat, he held Ceng Yue's hand tightly, as if only she could give him power.

Ceng Yue gripped back tightly. "Ji Chen held Ceng Yue's hand tightly, fingers interlaced, as if wanting to melt into each other."

Their gazes met, no words needed, love and trust flowing between the two; in this doomsday-like repressive atmosphere, a trace of warmth actually emerged.

The images continued to play, like a disaster blockbuster, the special effects maxed out.

The city fell into a sea of fire, high-rise buildings collapsed like dominoes, and the once prosperous streets were now devastated.

Ji Chen's heart sank; this wasn't a joke, this was simply the end of the world!

Suddenly, the scene froze on an ancient seal, covered in mysterious runes, radiating an aura that made one feel uneasy.

"Holy crap, this wouldn't be the legendary..." Ji Chen hadn't finished speaking before Ceng Yue picked up his words: "Seal of dark power." The two spoke in unison, perfectly tacit.

In the center of the seal, a black energy was surging, as if it could break the seal and emerge at any moment.

"If this thing gets out, the world is finished," Ji Chen gasped, feeling his back turn cold.

"We must stop it!" Ceng Yue's tone was firm, a determined light flashing in her eyes.

"Charge!" Ji Chen was full of fighting spirit, as if injected with chicken blood, instantly fully revived.

The surrounding ability users were also infected by their momentum, responding one after another, shouting: "Charge, charge, charge!" The atmosphere instantly ignited, simply the ability user version of a team-building site.

Following the clues in the images, the crowd embarked on a journey to find the land of the seal.

Along the way, they encountered various strange dark creatures; these guys were more peculiar than the last, simply a living exhibition of peculiar art.

"High energy warning ahead! A large wave of dark creatures is attacking!" an ability user shouted, his tone filled with tension.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue looked at each other. "Brothers, charge!" Ji Chen gave the order, and everyone drew their supernatural abilities, a fierce battle about to break out...

"Wait!" Ceng Yue suddenly raised her hand, her gaze locked on a hidden corner ahead, where something seemed to be stirring.

"It seems like there's something..."