Chapter 173

Behind the shattered barrier, it wasn't the light they had imagined, but a piece of suffocating darkness.

This darkness was like a giant ball of ink, slowly wriggling, radiating a chill that made one's heart palpitate.

The air was filled with a decaying aura, like an ancient tomb being dug open, cold and damp, drilling straight into people's bones.

The ability users, who were originally high-spirited, were now like ducks whose necks had been pinched, the cheering sound stuck in their throats, unable to make half a sound again.

They widened their eyes, looking at this darkness continuously rolling before them, their faces pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, as if they had seen some unspeakable terrifying existence.

Someone even began to sob in a low voice, clearly scared out of their wits by this sudden change.

Ji Chen furrowed his brows; he could feel the powerful energy contained in this dark power, a power completely different from supernatural abilities—cold, evil, as if wanting to swallow everything.

Ceng Yue also slowly stood by Ji Chen's side, a hint of gravity rarely appearing in her cool eyes.

"Scatter!" Ji Chen suddenly shouted in a low voice, breaking this suffocating silence.

The ability users were stunned for a moment, seemingly not reacting to Ji Chen's intention.

What time is it, shouldn't they just rush up and fight head-on?

This dark power doesn't look like a good thing!

Even that mass of continuously wriggling darkness seemed to have been confused by Ji Chen's sudden action.

It paused, as if wondering: What trick is this human playing?

Shouldn't they be scared out of their wits?

"Don't just stand there, scatter quickly!" Ji Chen urged again, his tone carrying a hint of unquestionable majesty.

The crowd finally reacted, hurriedly scattering to the surroundings; they didn't know what Ji Chen was going to do, but years of battle experience told them that following Ji Chen would definitely not be wrong.

Seeing the crowd scatter, Ji Chen's mouth curled slightly, revealing a meaningful smile. "Next, it's my turn to perform..."

Ji Chen took a deep breath, swallowing the supernatural energy roaming in the surroundings into his body like a whale.

This energy was like a surging tide, crazily surging within his body, nourishing every inch of his flesh and blood, like a parched desert welcoming sweet rain.

Countless small snakes seemed to be wandering under his skin; those were traces of energy operation, powerful power filling his whole body, making him feel as if he could blow up a star with one punch.

His originally elementary supernatural ability was now climbing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Faint energy halos began to appear around his body, like a sun god descending, dispelling the cold aura around him, and the repressive atmosphere was hard-torn open by him.

The ability users looked at the increasingly strong light on Ji Chen's body, one by one dumbfounded, very much like country bumpkins who hadn't seen the world.

Although they didn't know what "black technology" Ji Chen had used, they could feel the powerful power erupting from him.

That momentum like a volcanic eruption made their hearts shake, and the fighting spirit that was about to extinguish burned fiercely again.

"Holy crap! Brother Chen is going to cheat!"

"As expected of Brother Chen, he can always come up with something new!"

"This is a real man! I just like this style of hard fighting!"

Just when the ability users were discussing, that mass of dark power seemed to have sensed the threat and could no longer hold back.

It suddenly expanded, like a giant black balloon, then rushed fiercely toward the direction where Ji Chen was, its speed so fast it almost broke the limits of space.

Ji Chen felt a powerful pressure rushing toward him; this dark power was far more powerful than he had imagined.

It carried the power to corrode everything; wherever it passed, the air became viscous, as if trapped in a black mud pool, making one unable to breathe.

"Heh, just in time!" Ji Chen's mouth curled slightly, excitement flashing in his eyes.

The greater the pressure, the higher the fighting spirit in his heart rose.

He clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles emitting "crack" sounds, his whole body's muscles tensed, like a fully drawn bow, ready to release powerful power at any moment.

"Let me see, you black thing, exactly how much are you worth!" Ji Chen sneered.

Just as the dark power was about to touch Ji Chen, he suddenly moved.

Like an arrow released from a bow, he rushed out fiercely, his speed so fast only a residual shadow remained.

"Next, there will be a good show..." Ceng Yue followed closely behind Ji Chen, her eyes filled with trust.

Ceng Yue followed closely behind Ji Chen, that pair of eyes that had been like an iceberg for ten thousand years now filled with trust, like a ray of winter sun, illuminating Ji Chen's heart.

In this ghostly place, having such a beautiful girl accompanying him is simply amazing!

Ji Chen isn't a fool; head-on collision is the behavior of a reckless man.

Only to see his figure like a ghost, moving freely in the attacks of the dark power, like a nimble monkey teasing a ferocious tiger.

From time to time, he would give the dark power a fierce blow, beating the black mist until it rolled like a pot of burnt porridge.

"Brother Chen is really powerful!"

"Brother Chen is really awesome!"

"Brother Chen is the god forever!"

The surrounding ability users were excited as if injected with chicken blood, one by one howling, even livelier than the New Year.

This dark power looked quite scary, but it was played in the palm of Brother Chen's hand, simply too satisfying!

The dark power was played around by Ji Chen, and in anger, it actually began to play "fusion"!

Countless black mists gathered together, gradually forming a huge dark demon shadow, standing before everyone like a small mountain.

"Holy crap, what is this?"

"This is too big!"

"This thing doesn't look easy to mess with!"

The ability users were all dumbfounded, the original excitement instantly disappearing without a trace, replaced by deep fear.

Ji Chen looked at the behemoth before him, his face also becoming grave.

The pressure radiated by this thing was more than a grade stronger than the previous dark power, simply making one unable to breathe.

"Is... is this the real boss?" he muttered to himself.

The demon shadow emitted a deafening roar, as if coming from an evil ghost in hell, making one's hair stand on end.

Ceng Yue gripped her weapon tightly, looking firmly at Ji Chen, and said softly: "Be careful."

Ji Chen took a deep breath, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes. "What are you afraid of? Just finish it!"

No sooner had he spoken than the demon shadow suddenly raised its huge arm and slammed fiercely toward Ji Chen...