Chapter 184: Climbing to the Peak

"This thing... a bit interesting." Ji Chen hooked a confident arc on his lips, his battle intent burning fiercely in his pupils.

He could feel the powerful dark power emanating from the depths of the vortex, like a dormant giant beast, heart-palpitating, yet it stirred his strong desire to conquer.

The surrounding Ability Users were pale-faced, their eyes full of fear; this thing didn't look easy to mess with!

The dark vortex rotated slowly, emitting a chilling aura, the entire space as if shrouded in darkness, the air filled with an oppressive taste.

It was like an abyss giant mouth, ready to swallow everything at any moment.

"Brother Chen, this... this thing is a bit evil!" The burly Ability User's voice trembled, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Others also nodded one after another; this was no joke, a moment of carelessness and their lives would be left here.

"What are you afraid of? Isn't it just a dark, holey thing! Watch how I deal with it!" Ji Chen sneered, his whole body emanating a powerful aura.

He was the first to rush toward the dark vortex, condensing a ball of dazzling white light between his palms and pushing it out violently.

"Boom!"

The white light was like an arrow off the string, slamming heavily into the dark vortex, erupting with a deafening sound.

However, this attack, which was enough to destroy a mountain peak, was like a clay ox entering the sea, easily swallowed by the dark vortex.

The next second, the dark vortex rolled violently, and several pitch-black tentacles shot out like lightning, heading straight for Ji Chen.

These tentacles emitted a nauseating fishy smell, as if coming from the depths of hell.

Ji Chen's gaze sharpened, his figure moving like a ghost, flexibly dodging the tentacles' attacks.

He secretly warned himself that this dark vortex was even trickier than he had imagined.

The surrounding Ability Users watched nervously, not daring to breathe.

They knew the outcome of this battle would determine their fate.

The dark vortex's attacks became increasingly violent, and the entire space was filled with a dangerous aura.

While dodging, Ji Chen was also carefully observing the movements of the dark vortex, looking for its weak point...

Wait, this pattern...

"Heh," Ji Chen laughed softly.

"Holy crap, is Brother Chen cheating?" A young Ability User exclaimed, his eyes wide as copper bells, "This movement technique is simply 'Swallow Triple-Dip Water'! No, it's 'Passing through the tentacle cluster without a single leaf touching the body'!"

The surrounding Ability Users also revealed unbelievable expressions one after another. They had originally thought Ji Chen would fall into a bitter battle, but they didn't expect him to be so relaxed, like strolling in a garden, making them dazzled.

The dark vortex seemed to have been angered by Ji Chen's actions, the tentacles' attacks becoming more violent, but appearing somewhat disorganized, like a grumpy drunkard waving his arms but unable to hit anyone.

Just at this moment, the dark vortex suddenly stopped its meaningless attacks, the entire vortex began to shrink violently, all the dark power crazily converging, and a giant, evil-ghost-like black head slowly emerged. It opened its blood-red mouth, fangs intertwined, emitting a hair-raising roar, and slammed toward Ji Chen.

"Not good! It's the vortex's full-force strike!" The burly Ability User shouted in horror, and other Ability Users also held their breath, their hearts in their throats.

Ji Chen also felt an unprecedented oppressive feeling; the power emitted by this dark head was enough to grind him into powder.

He gritted his teeth, his muscles tense, mobilizing all the Supernatural Ability energy within his body, attempting to resist this terrifying strike.

The black head slammed heavily into Ji Chen like a meteorite, the powerful shockwave instantly spreading, the surrounding air as if frozen by darkness, the bone-chilling cold instantly invading his bone marrow. He felt his internal organs shift, his throat sweet, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.

Ji Chen gritted his teeth in pain, enduring the intense pain, his body flying backward like a broken kite.

He slammed heavily into the ground, smashing a giant pit, rubble splashing everywhere.

He tried to stand up, but felt his body as if it had fallen apart, even moving a finger was abnormally difficult, and everything around him began to blur.

"Ji Chen!" Ceng Yue, not far away, saw this scene, her pupils shrinking suddenly. On her originally cold face, for the first time, a look of worry and anxiety appeared. She felt her heart as if it were being tightly gripped by a giant hand.

She didn't hesitate at all, her feet exerting force, her figure like an arrow off the string, rushing toward where Ji Chen was, murmuring to herself: "Damn it..."

Ceng Yue was like a cold bolt of lightning, instantly rushing to Ji Chen's side, carefully picking him up, her movements gentle as if holding a fragile treasure.

On her cold face, it was now written full of worry and anxiety, but the love flowing in her eyes was thick, as if wanting to melt him.

This sudden tenderness was like an oasis in the desert, adding a soft color to the oppressive atmosphere.

"You idiot, can't you let me worry less?" Ceng Yue's voice was still cold, but carried a trace of imperceptible trembling.

Her hug was like the warm sun in winter, dispelling the cold on Ji Chen's body, and also seemed to inject a powerful force, making his body, which was on the verge of collapse, glow with new life.

Ji Chen felt Ceng Yue's warmth, his mouth lifting slightly, revealing a weak smile: "Don't worry, I'm not that easy to hang up. With you here, I feel like I can revive on the spot!" He condensed his power again, his gaze becoming incomparably firm.

"Stop talking nonsense!" Ceng Yue scolded softly, then tightly grasped Ji Chen's hand.

A powerful Supernatural Ability energy surged from her body, continuously injecting into Ji Chen's body.

The two's Supernatural Ability energies began to blend, like water and milk, converging into an even more powerful force.

"Are you ready?" Ji Chen looked at Ceng Yue with burning eyes, his face full of confidence.

"Hmm!" Ceng Yue nodded, her eyes also full of determination.

The two exerted force simultaneously, instantly erupting the fused Supernatural Ability energy.

A dazzling light pierced through the darkness, like a sharp sword opening heaven and earth, slamming heavily into the core of the dark vortex.

A heaven-shaking loud noise, the entire dark vortex like a broken mirror, began to collapse and dissipate, turning into dots of black light spots, and finally disappearing into the air.

The darkness dissipated, and the sunlight shone down on the earth again, bringing long-lost light.

"We won!" The surrounding Ability Users erupted into deafening cheers, they jumped excitedly, hugged each other, celebrating this hard-won victory.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue looked at each other and smiled, their faces filled with the joy of victory.

They stood side by side like war gods, accepting the cheers and respect of the crowd.

Just when everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, Ji Chen felt the Supernatural Ability within his body begin to surge violently, as if something was awakening.

His brows arched slightly.

"Hmm? This is..." Ji Chen murmured in a low voice, he felt the Supernatural Ability within his body undergoing some unknown change, a power both familiar and strange was stirring within his body.

He slowly raised his hand, the light in his palm flickering, as if predicting something... ===== CHAPTER 185 =====