Chapter 178: Conquering the Mysterious

"This thing... you've got to be kidding, right?" Ji Chen swallowed a mouthful of saliva; the oppressive feeling of this energy ball was even more suffocating than when his college entrance exam scores were released back in the day.

The surrounding air seemed to have frozen, and even breathing became difficult.

Ceng Yue's beautiful brows were also tightly knitted, and a trace of gravity flashed in her usually cold eyes.

"Let's try it; we can't just sit here and wait for death." Ceng Yue said, condensing an ice-blue Energy Blade in her hand and slashing sharply toward the energy ball.

"Whoosh—" The Energy Blade pierced the air, carrying a harsh whistling sound, and slammed heavily onto the surface of the energy ball.

However, the explosion he had expected did not happen; the Energy Blade was like a clay ox entering the sea, disappearing without even causing a ripple.

"Damn, it's that hard?" Ji Chen's eyes widened; the defensive power of this energy ball was simply too perverted!

He wasn't to be outdone, mobilizing the fused Supernatural Ability within his body to condense a scorching Fireball and smashing it toward the energy ball.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the Fireball exploded on the surface of the energy ball, fire splashing everywhere, yet it still couldn't shake it in the slightest.

The two didn't believe in evil, launching various Supernatural Ability attacks one after another: Ice Blades, Fireballs, Lightning, Wind Blades...

Various energies poured out as if they were free, yet the energy ball remained unmoved, like an indestructible iron turtle, mocking their efforts.

The surrounding dark power surged even more wildly, emitting bursts of harsh shrieks, as if mocking their overestimation of their own capabilities.

"This won't work; we have to think of a way..." Ji Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling extremely anxious in his heart.

Suddenly, his gaze fixed, staring dead at the center of the energy ball, "Wait..."

Ji Chen pointed at the center of the energy ball and shouted excitedly, "Old Zeng, look there! There seems to be a small black dot in the center of that thing!"

Ceng Yue followed the direction of Ji Chen's finger and looked; sure enough, in the very center of the energy ball, there was a tiny black dot that was almost impossible to detect. If Ji Chen hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"A bit interesting..." A flash of sharp light crossed Ceng Yue's eyes, "Wanna bet?"

"Betting is betting, who's afraid of a bird!" Ji Chen roared heroically, "Let's screw it!"

The two looked at each other; no more words were needed. With perfect tacit understanding, they simultaneously concentrated all the remaining Supernatural Ability within their bodies, aiming at the small black dot in the center of the energy ball.

"Haa!" Ji Chen roared, his muscles tense, veins popping, as if he wanted to pour all his power into this one strike.

"Whoosh—" Two dazzling rays of light, one red and one blue, like two laser cannons, shot toward the core of the energy ball simultaneously.

"Boom—" With a deafening loud noise, the entire space shook violently.

At the core of the energy ball, that small black dot began to expand rapidly, spreading out like a spider web, the cracks becoming larger and denser.

"It worked!" Ji Chen clenched his fists excitedly, victory shining in his eyes.

The surrounding dark power seemed to sense the crisis, emitting sharp hisses like ghosts crying and wolves howling, surging crazily, wanting to stop the energy ball from shattering.

Just as the energy ball was about to be thoroughly shattered, a powerful counter-shock force suddenly erupted. With a loud "Bang—", Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were sent flying like broken kites, falling heavily to the ground and vomiting blood.

The surrounding dark power surged again, emitting bursts of hair-raising low roars, as if celebrating their victory.

"Cough, cough..." Ji Chen raised his head with difficulty, his vision blurred; he felt as if all the bones in his body were shattered, and the intense pain made him almost unable to breathe.

He saw Ceng Yue also lying on the ground, motionless, life or death unknown.

"Zeng..." Ji Chen used his last bit of strength, stretching out his hand, wanting to grab Ceng Yue's hand.

"Heh..." A contemptuous cold laugh came from the darkness, "With just this little ability, you want to challenge me?"

"Cough, cough..." Ceng Yue struggled to turn over, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth; she had also suffered not-so-light injuries.

But her eyes remained cold, only when seeing Ji Chen's painful appearance did a trace of imperceptible worry flash in the depths of her pupils.

She struggled, using all her strength to crawl toward Ji Chen, grabbing the hand he had stretched out.

"Old Ji... are you okay?" Ceng Yue's voice was somewhat weak, but carried a trace of rare tenderness.

"Still... still not dead yet." Ji Chen grinned, revealing a weak smile. He turned his hand to tightly grasp Ceng Yue's hand, feeling the coldness of her palm, and a warm current surged in his heart.

The two hugged tightly, snuggling together in the darkness, their breathing becoming the only solace.

Their eyes met; no words were needed. Love and trust flowed in each other's eyes. At this moment, they seemed to have become each other's pillars, fighting against this damn fate together.

"I can still... fight again!" Ji Chen roared in a low voice, and a powerful force began to surge within his body.

He felt the surrounding dark power crazily pouring into his body, and the powerful energy emitted when the energy ball shattered was also being crazily absorbed by him.

The Supernatural Ability within him, which had been somewhat withered due to his injuries, actually boiled again and became stronger than ever before!

"Ah—!" Ji Chen roared to the sky; he could feel the surging energy within him, as if it wanted to burst him apart.

He tightly grasped Ceng Yue's hand, gave her a firm look, and then suddenly stood up, his aura erupting like a volcano.

"Today, no one can stop me!" Ji Chen roared, concentrating all the energy within his body onto his right fist, his fist wrapped in red-black flames, as if wanting to burn everything to ashes.

"Go to hell!" Ji Chen roared, punching toward the shattered center of the energy ball.

"Boom—!"

A heaven-shaking loud noise, deafening, the entire space shaking violently.

The fragments of the energy ball turned into nothingness under this punch, and the dark power that had originally shrouded the surroundings also retreated rapidly like a tide.

The sunlight shone down again, dispelling the darkness and illuminating their exhausted bodies.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood side by side, looking at each other and smiling; the joy of surviving a disaster surged into their hearts.

They had finally defeated this mysterious power.

Bursts of cheers came from around them; that was the respect and worship of other Ability Users toward them.

However, just when everyone was cheering and jumping for joy, Ji Chen suddenly felt a strange feeling.

The Golden Finger within his body actually began to beat violently, as if wanting to break away from his body.

Ji Chen looked at the energy in the palm of his hand that was emitting a strange light. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====