Chapter 238: Exploring the Building

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue, like two vigilant leopards, slowly approached the mysterious building that was dormant like an ancient giant beast.

The air seemed to have solidified, pressing until people couldn't breathe, only able to hear the two's cautious breathing.

Their eyes scanned the surroundings like radars, any movement escaping their eyes.

*Click*, a light sound, like death knocking on the door.

That was the sound of them stepping into the building.

Instantly, a powerful force that made one suffocate trapped the two like an invisible cage.

This force seemed to come from an ancient giant beast, crazily squeezing their bodies, and their bones emitted unbearable groans.

"Damn!" Ji Chen let out a low roar, trying to break free from the shackles.

However, this force was like a maggot on a tarsal bone, making him unable to move, only able to watch himself being squeezed tighter and tighter.

He felt as if he were in a huge meat grinder, every inch of his skin emitting desperate wails.

Ceng Yue's face also turned pale; she tried to mobilize the Supernatural Ability in her body, only to find it useless.

She gritted her teeth, her brows furrowed tightly, a pair of beautiful eyes full of unwillingness and anger.

Darkness was like a monster with its bloody mouth wide open, seemingly wanting to swallow them completely. A suffocating sense of oppression filled the air, as if wanting to suffocate people alive.

"What is this thing?" Ji Chen couldn't help but curse; the panic in his heart, like a wild horse off the leash, crazily ravaged his nerves.

He felt his heart was about to jump out of his throat; this feeling was simply a hundred times more stimulating than being rear-ended by a truck on the highway.

The surrounding darkness became thicker and thicker, like an unfathomable abyss, wanting to swallow them completely.

That invisible squeezing feeling, like hundreds of millions of ants gnawing at their bones, made them let out painful muffled grunts.

Just then, Ji Chen felt the energy in his body restless, as if something was about to break through the ground.

His eyes condensed, seemingly thinking of something, suddenly stopped struggling, instead slowly closing his eyes.

Ji Chen suddenly remembered his cheat—absorbing and converting energy.

In a desperate situation, this might be the only way to survive!

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, like an old monk entering meditation, concentrating all his attention on the restless energy in his body.

He recited the mantra silently, as if opening some mysterious switch, and a powerful suction erupted from his body, crazily swallowing the force that was squeezing them.

At first, this suction was still weak, like a trickling stream, but as time passed, the suction became stronger and stronger, like a monstrous wave, sweeping everything.

A layer of faint golden light began to appear around Ji Chen's body, like a god descending, holy and inviolable.

That force that had originally trapped him firmly was now like a docile sheep, obediently being absorbed and converted by him.

*Crack! * With a crisp sound, the invisible cage that bound him finally shattered. Ji Chen felt his body lighten, like a bird breaking free from shackles, regaining freedom.

He opened his eyes abruptly, essence light shooting, like two sharp swords, tearing through the darkness.

"Done!" Ji Chen was secretly happy; an unprecedented sense of power filled his whole body, making him feel as if he could control everything.

However, before he could be happy for too long, a cold wind attacked from the depths, accompanied by a creepy low roar.

In the darkness, several black shadows slowly emerged, like evil ghosts from hell, emitting heart-palpitating auras.

"Damn, what kind of ghost things are these again?" Ji Chen couldn't help but complain.

These black shadows were astonishingly fast, rushing to their front in the blink of an eye, waving sharp claws, launching fierce attacks on them.

"Careful!" Ceng Yue gave a low shout, her figure flashed, blocking in front of Ji Chen.

The dagger in her hand danced like a spirit snake, drawing cold lights, colliding with the black shadows' claws, emitting ear-piercing metal clashing sounds.

Ji Chen didn't idle either; he waved his fists like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, smashing fiercely at those black shadows.

That power he absorbed and converted now turned into his powerful attack power, every punch carrying the momentum of splitting mountains and rocks, beating those black shadows until they retreated steadily.

For a time, fierce fighting sounds echoed throughout the building, the walls and ground of the building were beaten until they were pitted, broken stones splashed, and dust flew.

"These guys, seem a bit tricky..." Ji Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Ceng Yue also felt the pressure; the strength of these guardians far exceeded their imagination.

She said in a low voice: "We have to find a way to find their weakness, otherwise..."

Before she could finish speaking, one of the guardians suddenly let out a shrill shriek, its speed increased sharply, like a black bolt of lightning, heading straight for Ji Chen...

Ji Chen seized the opportunity, the corners of his mouth curled into a wicked arc, and he roared: "Kid, eat my 'Ultimate Invincible Spiral Sphere'!" He rotated his hands at high speed, gathering a powerful energy, golden light shining, as if a small sun was born in his hands.

This energy contained all the power he had absorbed and converted, with astonishing power.

He smashed this energy toward the guardian rushing at the front, hitting the target directly!

With a *boom* loud bang, the guardian didn't even have time to scream, instantly turning into ashes, leaving only dots of starlight drifting in the air.

"Damn! Seconds?" Ji Chen was a bit stunned himself; this power was even stronger than he expected.

Other guardians saw this and retreated a few steps one after another, wary looks appearing in their eyes.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue seized the opportunity, took advantage of the victory, and inserted into the enemy formation like two sharp knives.

"Go, wife! Today we're eating roast ghost!" Ji Chen roared excitedly, as if injected with chicken blood, his whole body filled with power.

Although Ceng Yue didn't speak, the dagger in her hand danced even more sharply, taking away a guardian every time it moved.

The two of them cleared the way and broke through the obstacles, their momentum like bamboo being split; the tense atmosphere around them was dispelled by their fighting spirit.

Deep inside the building, they discovered a huge spherical energy source, emitting dazzling light, beating like a heart, and the surrounding energy fluctuations were extremely intense.

"Looks like this is the core of this building." Ji Chen took a deep breath, excitement flashing in his eyes.

"I want to control it!"

He released all his Supernatural Ability energy, rushing toward the energy source like a moth to a flame.

His energy merged with the power of the energy source, producing violent resonance, and the entire building began to vibrate.

The light became more and more dazzling, finally erupting, illuminating the entire space like daylight.

When the light dissipated, Ji Chen's figure appeared again. He was suspended in mid-air, his whole body emitting golden light, like a god descending.

He successfully controlled the energy source and became the true peak existence of the entire Supernatural Ability world, glory added to his body, everything around him illuminated by his light.

However, just when he was immersed in the joy of victory, his gaze suddenly froze, because he discovered that deep in the energy source, there seemed to be something else...

He slowly reached out his hand, touched the core of the energy source, and muttered in a low voice: "This... what is it?" =====