Chapter 21: The Truth

Based on the few words the mysterious leader uttered before he died, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue tracked them all the way to a secret base hidden behind the prosperity of the city.

At the entrance, two guards stood like door gods, radiating a suffocating sense of pressure.

With a look from Ceng Yue, Ji Chen understood, and the two cooperated tacitly, flashing past the guards' sight like ghosts, sneaking into the base silently.

Inside the base, the atmosphere was as heavy as solidified asphalt, and the air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.

Under the dim light, various strange instruments made buzzing sounds, making one's hair stand on end.

The two moved forward carefully, every step like stepping on the tip of a knife, and the sound of their heartbeats sounded particularly clear in the quiet environment.

Suddenly, an open field appeared ahead. On a high platform in the center sat a mysterious person in a black robe—it was the leader of the Black Organization!

The surroundings were full of heavily armed Ability Users, each with a fierce aura; one look and you could tell they were not good people.

"Yo, isn't this our great hero Ji Chen? Why, are you here to deliver your heads today?" The leader of the Black Organization said with contempt. He stood up slowly and looked down at Ji Chen and Ceng Yue, as if looking at two lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Cut the crap, today is your death day!" Ji Chen was fearless.

"Just based on you two? How overestimating your capabilities!" The leader of the Black Organization sneered and waved his hand. "Take them!"

The surrounding Ability Users immediately swarmed up, surrounding Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

The great battle was on the verge of breaking out!

"Hmph, just this?" Ceng Yue's mouth hooked into a cold sneer, and cold light flashed in her hand...

The horn of battle sounded instantly, and the lackeys of the evil organization rushed toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue like floodwaters released from a gate.

Sword light and shadows, energy explosions, the entire secret base instantly turned into a Shura field.

Ji Chen's figure was as agile as a cheetah, weaving through the crowd, using both fists and feet, every move carrying the momentum of splitting mountains and cracking rocks.

He was like a ruthless meat grinder, blasting away the enemies who rushed up one by one, the air filled with the smell of blood and burnt things.

Within his body, streams of Supernatural Ability energy were like surging rivers, being crazily absorbed and transformed, as if he were a perpetual motion machine, fighting more bravely as the battle went on.

Ceng Yue was like a cold god of death, her every attack precise and fatal.

Cold light flashed, and the cold blade cut through the air, instantly reaping lives one by one.

Her entire body seemed to be covered with a layer of frost; wherever she passed, enemies were either frozen into ice sculptures or directly pierced by the blade, with no survivors.

However, there were simply too many enemies, like a tidal wave, one wave after another.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Ji Chen's forehead, and his vision began to blur. He could feel his body as if it had been drained, and the energy absorption speed began to slow down.

And Ceng Yue's face also gradually turned pale, clearly reaching her limit.

Just when the two were about to be unable to hold on, the black-robed leader suddenly attacked. His figure flashed like a ghost, instantly appearing behind Ceng Yue, and a cold hand gripped her throat.

"All of you stop!" The black-robed leader's tone carried a sinister laugh, his face full of triumph and cruelty.

"Ji Chen, if you still want your woman to live, obediently put down your weapons and surrender!"

Ji Chen's pupils contracted sharply, and the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano.

He looked at the held Ceng Yue; her face was as pale as paper, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

A strong sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart. He clenched his fists tightly, his nails deeply embedded into his palms. He could feel the struggle in his heart, like two beasts tearing at each other—on one side was his lover's life, on the other was the mission of justice.

The surrounding atmosphere was filled with despair, making him almost unable to breathe.

Suddenly, Ji Chen calmed down. He didn't do as the enemy asked...

A mocking arc hooked the corners of Ji Chen's mouth. His eyes shone with light as sharp as a cheetah's, as if looking at a clown.

"Let me surrender? You're not dreaming, are you?" His voice wasn't loud, but it exploded in everyone's ears like thunder, making their eardrums ache.

He slowly raised his hand, energy surging at his fingertips, and the surrounding space seemed to be twisted by an invisible force, and the light began to blur.

The black-robed leader's smile froze on his face. He felt as if he were in a giant vortex, and everything around him became unreal.

Only to see Ji Chen's figure become illusory like a ghost, and then slowly dissipate...

"What?!" The black-robed leader exclaimed. He instinctively looked at the Ceng Yue in his hand, only to find that it was just a dummy condensed from energy.

When he reacted, a blade shining with cold light was already pressed against his throat.

"You fell for it, old man!" Ji Chen's voice was like a death-summoning talisman from hell, cold and ruthless.

The black-robed leader was terrified. He never expected that this kid, who was like an ant in front of him, could actually play him in the palm of his hand.

Before he could react, Ji Chen had already launched an attack.

His entire Supernatural Ability energy erupted instantly, like a volcanic eruption, and the powerful shockwave directly sent the surrounding enemies flying.

He was like a battlefield harvester, every move carrying the power to destroy the world.

Ceng Yue also broke free from being held and joined the battle like an Ice Goddess. She and Ji Chen cooperated seamlessly, both attacking and defending, killing the enemies until none were left.

The two were like gods descending, exerting their Supernatural Ability energy to the limit, perfectly fusing two completely different Supernatural Abilities.

For a time, ice and fire intertwined, wind and thunder roared, and the entire secret base seemed to be torn apart.

The lackeys of the evil organization were like a rabble in front of such powerful force, falling to the ground one after another.

The black-robed leader looked at all this in terror. He no longer had his previous arrogant momentum, his face full of despair and fear.

He couldn't believe that everything he had painstakingly managed would be completely destroyed by these two young people.

His heart was completely occupied by fear, and finally, with unwillingness and shock, he took his last breath.

The smoke cleared, and the entire base was a mess.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood above the ruins like gods, accepting the cheers and admiration of the crowd.

Their faces were filled with the joy of victory and an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.

Suddenly, Ji Chen's gaze swept over a broken instrument on the ground, and he discovered that a strange symbol was carved on that instrument.

This symbol seemed to be closely related to the mysterious power he had obtained before.

After some research, they finally solved the secret of this mysterious symbol.

It turned out to be an ancient Supernatural Ability inheritance that could help Ability Users break through their own bottlenecks and reach a higher level.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue accepted this inheritance without hesitation, and their bodies instantly emitted dazzling light, as if they wanted to illuminate the entire world.

Streams of powerful energy surged into their bodies, making them feel incomparably comfortable and excited.

They were like phoenixes reborn from the fire, indicating that a new era belonging to them had arrived.

A new chapter of glory was about to begin. ===== CHAPTER 22 =====