Chapter 231: The Secret Treasure of the Vortex

The huge energy vortex rotated before the two, emitting a low roar, like a dormant giant beast, its breath carrying heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

The surrounding trees were blown crooked by this power, emitting shrill whistles, and a strange energy aura filled the air, making the skin feel a burst of tingling.

"A bit interesting." Ji Chen narrowed his eyes, excitement flashing in his eyes.

This energy vortex was like a huge treasure, waiting for his exploration.

Although Ceng Yue was calm on the surface, her heart was also full of curiosity.

She gripped Ji Chen's hand tightly, feeling the temperature of his palm, as if this could bring her a trace of security.

"Let's go, let's go see." Ji Chen didn't hesitate at all, pulled Ceng Yue's hand, and walked toward the energy vortex step by step.

As they approached, the suction of the vortex became stronger and stronger, as if wanting to swallow them in.

The surrounding energy fluctuations were more intense, the air began to distort, emitting *pipa* sounds.

"Hold on to me!" Ji Chen shouted and hugged Ceng Yue tightly in his arms.

The next moment, they were sucked into the vortex by a powerful force.

An intense sense of weightlessness struck, as if the entire world was spinning.

Whistling wind sounds came to their ears, mixed with the explosions of energy collisions, deafening.

Ji Chen hugged Ceng Yue tightly, using his body to block the energy impact for her.

He felt a powerful force hitting his body, his internal organs feeling as if they had shifted, and the intense pain made him almost unable to breathe.

A mouthful of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but he still hugged Ceng Yue tightly, not letting her suffer the slightest harm.

"Ji Chen!" Ceng Yue felt Ji Chen's abnormality and shouted anxiously.

Ji Chen gritted his teeth, endured the intense pain, and said with difficulty: "I... am fine..."

The surrounding energy storm was becoming more and more fierce, as if wanting to tear them to pieces.

"Persist..." Ji Chen's voice was becoming weaker, but his eyes flashed with firm light...

He slowly raised his hand...

Ji Chen's tightly gritted teeth loosened slightly, and a low muffled grunt came from his throat; the dormant giant dragon in his body awakened at this moment.

Only then did faint golden halos begin to emerge around him, like a thin layer of energy armor, protecting him firmly.

The violent energy in the vortex actually began to be absorbed rapidly by him like whale-swallowing!

The originally painful expression was gradually replaced by excitement; he felt as if he were a bottomless pit, with a steady stream of energy pouring into his body and being quickly converted into his own power.

His eyes became increasingly bright, like two burning stars, and the oppressive atmosphere around him also dissipated quite a bit.

"Yo-ho, this feeling, really great!" Ji Chen's mouth curled slightly, and his originally pale face recovered a few points of blood color. He moved his limbs and felt his body filled with explosive power.

Suddenly, a roar that made one's scalp tingle came from the vortex, and immediately after, countless energy creatures of different forms emerged from it; their bodies were twisted, like monsters in nightmares, emitting ear-piercing shrieks, making one feel annoyed.

These creatures emitted eerie light all over, and their speed was extremely fast, like bolts of lightning rushing toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

"Damn! What kind of ghost things are these?" Ji Chen complained, then his eyes condensed, his hands ignited with scorching flames, and he took the lead in rushing up, directly engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the energy creatures.

Flames and energy collided, erupting in bursts of roars, and the surrounding space seemed to be torn apart, appearing with twisted cracks.

Ceng Yue was not to be outdone; she was surrounded by biting cold air, and with one move, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply, some energy creatures were frozen by the cold air, and their movements became slow.

Her figure shuttled between the energy creatures like a ghost, every move precise, neatly defeating them.

The two cooperated tacitly, one attacking and one defending, engaged in fierce slaughter with these energy creatures in the narrow space.

Their movements were fast to the limit, every attack accompanied by powerful Supernatural Ability fluctuations, the surrounding space seemed to have become a sea in a storm, constantly flickering, and the tension was full.

Only then did Ji Chen kick a energy creature flying with a swift whip leg, hitting the vortex wall, emitting a *bang* muffled sound, directly knocking it apart.

Excitement flashed in his eyes; he felt the power in his body as if it were endless.

However, at this moment, Ceng Yue let out a muffled grunt, her body trembling slightly, and a bloodstain was scratched on her waist by an energy creature, blood instantly staining her clothes red.

Ji Chen caught this scene from the corner of his eye, his expression instantly becoming gloomy. He roared, and the energy around him erupted like a volcanic eruption, instantly shattering the surrounding energy creatures. His figure flashed, and he instantly arrived beside Ceng Yue, hugging her in his arms.

"You..." Ji Chen's tone carried a trace of obvious anxiety, his brows tightly furrowed.

Ji Chen looked at the shocking bloodstain on Ceng Yue's waist, and the anger in his heart surged, like magma before a volcanic eruption, hot and full of destructiveness.

He carefully protected Ceng Yue behind him, his eyes sweeping across those claw-waving energy creatures like a blade, as if looking at a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"Daring to hurt my person, you guys really don't want to live!" He roared, his tone carrying a trace of dangerous playfulness.

Only then did he take a deep breath, and the golden halo around him instantly surged, as dazzling as a golden sun.

He clenched his fists, the energy in his body surging crazily, like wild horses off the leash, gathering on his fists.

"Go to hell!" He roared, swung his fists fiercely, and golden energy waves surged out like angry waves, instantly blasting the energy creatures that rushed up into scum, not even giving them a chance to scream, directly dying on the spot.

Those energy creatures seemed to be cut like wheat, falling in pieces, and a burnt smell filled the air, which was satisfying to watch.

Ji Chen stood in place, panting, sweat beads seeping from his forehead, but a victorious smile hung on his face; he felt he was simply handsome.

"Little things, with just this bit of ability, daring to come out and jump around, really treating me as easy to bully?"

However, just when the two thought the crisis was resolved and were preparing to catch their breath, a sudden change occurred.

A blurred light shadow suddenly appeared in the center of the vortex that was originally spinning crazily.

That light shadow twisted and changed, looking like a human but not a human, like a beast but not a beast, emitting an ancient and mysterious aura.

It seemed to be telling something, the light shadow flickering, changing unpredictably, yet without any sound.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were stunned at the same time, looking at each other, both seeing shock and doubt in each other's eyes.

What is this light shadow?

Could it be the final BOSS behind this vortex?

The two had no time to think and focused all their attention on the light shadow, trying to decipher some information from it, only to find it like a bottomless mystery, making one confused... ===== CHAPTER 232 =====