Chapter 200: Starting the Journey Again

After the black shadow dissipated, the world returned to tranquility, as if the thrilling battle just now had been a dream.

Ji Chen felt unprecedented power surging within him, like a galloping river, vast and boundless.

He knew he had touched the threshold of a new realm of supernatural ability.

"Hoo... finally done!" Ji Chen let out a long breath, his tense nerves finally relaxing.

Ceng Yue looked at him with worry. "Are you okay?"

Ji Chen smiled and shook his head. "I'm fine, I feel pretty good, even... a bit wanting to try and break through the bottleneck." He looked into the distance, his eyes flashing with a longing for the unknown, as if wanting to conquer that mysterious realm.

Ceng Yue felt his thoughts, her brows slightly furrowed. "But... you just went through a fierce battle..."

Ji Chen gripped her hand. "Don't worry, I have a premonition that this time it will definitely succeed!" He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to guide the surging ability energy within him.

At first, everything went smoothly, the energy flowing like docile sheep under his precise control.

But soon, an anomaly occurred!

The previously docile energy suddenly became violent, like a wild horse that had broken its reins, charging about within him.

Ji Chen groaned, beads of sweat the size of beans seeping from his forehead, his face turning pale.

"Ji Chen! What's wrong with you?" Ceng Yue asked anxiously, but dared not touch him rashly, fearing she would interfere with him and instead exacerbate the chaos of the energy.

Ji Chen gritted his teeth, trying hard to control the rampaging energy within him, but he discovered that these energies wouldn't listen at all, instead becoming more violent, as if wanting to tear him apart.

The intense pain made him almost unable to breathe, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Ah..." Ji Chen roared in pain, feeling his consciousness beginning to blur...

Ceng Yue was burning with anxiety on the side but was helpless, and could only watch him struggle in pain.

"Ji Chen... hold on..." Ceng Yue's voice trembled, carrying a hint of sobbing.

Just then, Ji Chen suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of determination in his gaze. "I...

Cannot fall...

Ji Chen took a deep breath, like a drowning person grabbing the last straw.

He knew that if he couldn't control this energy, he would explode and die!

Calm!

Must be calm!

At the critical moment of life and death, Ji Chen instead became unusually calm.

A sentence suddenly appeared in his mind: "Energy is like water, both hard and soft; the key lies in guidance." Guidance!

Yes, it's guidance!

He no longer tried to suppress the energy but attempted to feel it, understand it, and guide it.

He sank his consciousness into his body, as if in an ocean of violent energy.

This ocean was surging, with thunder and lightning, as if wanting to swallow him at any moment.

But Ji Chen did not retreat; he concentrated and began to carefully guide the flow of energy.

This was an extremely delicate process; a moment of carelessness would lead to failure.

Ji Chen's spirit was highly focused, sweat pouring like rain, but he never gave up.

Gradually, he felt the flow of energy begin to become regular, no longer as violent and disorderly as before.

Time passed second by second; Ji Chen felt as if he had experienced a century.

Finally, through his unremitting efforts, the violent energy gradually calmed down, finally flowing obediently within him like a gentle stream.

"It worked!" Ji Chen was ecstatic, suddenly opening his eyes, two rays of brilliance shooting out like sharp swords piercing the void.

He felt his strength was several times stronger than before, and he could even clearly feel the energy flowing in the surrounding air.

He succeeded! He broke through the bottleneck and reached a brand-new realm!

Seeing Ji Chen return to normal, Ceng Yue's hanging heart finally let go.

She walked quickly to his side, her eyes full of admiration. "Are... are you okay?"

Ji Chen stood up, stretched, and a confident smile appeared on his face. "Of course I'm fine, small matter!" He turned to look at Ceng Yue, his eyes full of tenderness. "How about it, was I cool?"

Ceng Yue was somewhat at a loss by this sudden "flirting," her face slightly blushing, and she gave a light "hum," but her eyes were full of sweetness.

She walked to Ji Chen's side, leaning gently into his arms, feeling the warmth coming from him.

The surrounding air seemed to relax, filled with a faint ambiguous atmosphere.

Ji Chen hugged Ceng Yue gently, his heart filled with warmth and happiness.

"Next, we..." Before Ji Chen could finish, a figure appeared out of thin air, its speed as fast as lightning, carrying a cold killing intent.

"I heard you've been very popular lately, dare to spar with me?" The newcomer was dressed in black, his tone arrogant.

Ji Chen narrowed his eyes to size up the newcomer, feeling the powerful ability fluctuations on the other party, and couldn't help but become interested.

"Want to challenge me? Sure, let me see what you've got."

The man in black sneered and didn't talk nonsense, directly launching an attack.

He saw him wave his hands, and a black energy wave shot toward Ji Chen like an arrow released from a bow.

"Damn, so fast!" Ji Chen reacted quickly, dodging the attack to the side.

The energy wave hit the building behind him, exploding with a roar; rubble flew, dust filled the air, and the air was filled with the choking smell of dust.

"Interesting." The corners of Ji Chen's mouth lifted slightly; he constantly dodged the man in black's attacks, and the surrounding buildings suffered one after another, the scene a mess.

Ceng Yue watched nervously from the side, clenching her fists tightly, her palms sweating.

While dodging, Ji Chen gradually discovered the pattern of the man in black's attacks, and a confident smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Just this? I thought you were so powerful!"

As soon as the words fell, dazzling light erupted from Ji Chen, and powerful ability fluctuations swept the whole field.

He no longer dodged but took the initiative to counterattack; every attack was precise and powerful, his speed so fast it was almost impossible to track with the naked eye.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of attacks, the man in black was beaten back step by step, and wounds began to appear on his body.

The people around watched in a daze, casting looks of admiration one after another.

"This kid is simply too strong!"

"As expected of the leader, this strength is simply heaven-defying!"

Seeing the man in black about to be defeated, he suddenly let out an eerie laugh.

"Kid, you think you've won like this? Too naive!"

A strange black energy suddenly surged from the man in black; this energy was several times stronger than before, carrying a heart-stopping aura.

"What the hell is this?" Ji Chen was shocked, and before he could react, a powerful force sent him flying...

"Ji Chen!" Ceng Yue exclaimed, watching helplessly as Ji Chen's body flew out like a broken kite...

"This..." ===== CHAPTER 201 =====