Chapter 240: The True Appearance of Consciousness

Ji Chen's mental space was a chaotic void of darkness.

His consciousness drifted like a ghost, searching everywhere for the vanished consciousness entity.

"Playing hide-and-seek? I'll play along to the end!" he thought to himself, though his eyes grew increasingly vigilant.

This silence made him uneasy, as if a great danger were lurking.

He reached out his hand, but could grasp nothing; there was only emptiness.

It was terrifyingly silent; he couldn't even hear the sound of his own heartbeat.

"This place is a bit too eerie..." Ji Chen muttered, trying to break the suffocating atmosphere.

He tried to mobilize his Supernatural Ability, and golden energy flickered around his consciousness entity, but it could not illuminate the boundless darkness.

"What the hell? Even my Supernatural Ability has failed?" Ji Chen's brows furrowed, and a trace of panic rose in his heart.

He tried various methods to break through this darkness, but like a trapped beast, it was to no avail.

"No way, no way? I'm not going to be trapped to death here, am I?" A look of anxiety appeared on Ji Chen's face.

The surrounding darkness seemed to have a life of its own, constantly closing in on him, eroding his consciousness.

An atmosphere of despair enveloped him, as if it wanted to swallow him whole.

"Wait..." Ji Chen suddenly thought of something, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, "Yue..."

A flash of inspiration struck Ji Chen's mind; in this moment of crisis, he remembered his mental connection with Ceng Yue.

This move was brilliant!

He hurriedly focused his spirit, attempting to connect to Ceng Yue's consciousness, his eyes filled with hope; he was practically the embodiment of a witty boy.

Hey, don't say it didn't work—as he exerted effort, a sliver of light actually appeared in the previously pitch-black mental space!

An excited expression appeared on Ji Chen's face; this feeling was like seeing a glimmer of dawn in the darkness—it couldn't be more satisfying!

"Yue, can you hear me? Please respond if you receive this!" Ji Chen recited silently in his heart, as if calling a teammate.

This feeling was like playing a game in a squad, and the teammate finally came online—so exciting!

The light grew larger and larger; it looked like he was about to break through this hellhole!

Ji Chen seemed to see the dawn of victory; he was just one step away from escaping this damn darkness!

However, at this critical moment, that vanished consciousness entity actually appeared again!

And, this thing felt even stronger than before. What was going on?

Their Supernatural Abilities, like two rushing rivers, converged into an even more powerful torrent!

Ji Chen felt a huge pressure, his brows furrowed, and he thought to himself: "What the hell? Are you messing with me?"

The surrounding mental space began to distort, as if it were about to collapse.

This atmosphere was even more thrilling than a horror movie!

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" The consciousness entity's voice was cold and full of malice, echoing in Ji Chen's mental space.

Ji Chen took a deep breath, his eyes becoming firm. It seemed a fierce battle was unavoidable!

"Bring it on, who's afraid of whom!" Ji Chen clenched his fists, and golden Supernatural Ability energy surged in his hands.

The consciousness entity sneered, its figure gradually becoming clear, like a giant black vortex, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.

"Just you? You're worthy of challenging me?"

"Cut the crap, bring it on!" Ji Chen assumed a fighting stance.

The consciousness entity lunged at Ji Chen...

Ji Chen and the black vortex-like consciousness entity instantly clashed, golden Supernatural Ability energy and the black evil aura intertwining like two violent tornadoes raging within the mental space.

Every collision triggered violent tremors, the entire space teetering on the edge, as if it could collapse at any moment.

"Boom!" A deafening explosion of energy burst within Ji Chen's consciousness; he felt his soul trembling.

The intense shockwave made his consciousness entity unstable, as if it were about to be torn apart.

This consciousness entity could not only fight, but it also came with its own sound effects—the special effects were maxed out!

Ji Chen dared not be careless, hurriedly mobilizing all his Supernatural Ability; golden energy surged around him like a rushing river, forming an indestructible Barrier.

He was like a war god clad in golden armor, his gaze like torches, locked firmly onto the enemy before him.

"Come on! Let's hurt each other!"

The consciousness entity was not to be outdone, its black aura constantly expanding, attacking Ji Chen like countless tentacles.

Every attack carried powerful corrosive force, attempting to swallow Ji Chen's golden light completely.

This feeling was like playing Snake; it just depended on who could eat whom!

Outside, it felt as if a giant boulder were pressing on Ceng Yue's heart, making it hard to breathe.

She could feel that Ji Chen's consciousness was experiencing an unprecedented crisis.

She clenched her fists tightly, her nails almost digging into her flesh.

"Damn it, this feeling is terrible!" As cold and detached as she was, she couldn't suppress the worry in her heart.

She wished she could immediately rush into Ji Chen's mental space and fight side-by-side with him.

"Something's not right!" During the battle, Ji Chen suddenly sensed something unusual.

He discovered that although the consciousness entity was fierce, it seemed like a puppet being manipulated—it had power, but no autonomous consciousness.

He recalled the evil energy he had swallowed before; could it be...

This thing was being controlled?!

"Wait!" Ji Chen suddenly halted his offensive, the golden energy in his hands condensing into a ball of light.

He did not continue to attack, but instead tried to use energy to purify the black aura around the consciousness entity.

"Young man, you're being controlled, let me help you!"

This action stunned both the consciousness entity and Ceng Yue outside—what the hell?

This development was a bit unexpected!

The originally violent energy fluctuations stopped instantly, the mental space fell into a brief silence, and the atmosphere became unusually tense.

Just then, the black aura wrapped by Ji Chen suddenly became restless, as if it had been provoked.

It began to struggle wildly and counterattacked rapidly, turning into countless black tentacles, winding toward Ji Chen.

"Want to purify me? You're still too green!"

"Holy crap, I messed up!" Ji Chen thought to himself, feeling it was bad.

This evil power was a bit difficult to deal with!

This thing, could it be that it had Thorn Armor on?

The black tentacles were like maggots on a tarsal bone, tightly binding Ji Chen, his golden energy being constantly swallowed.

The consciousness entity also began to let out painful roars, under the control of the black energy, attacking Ji Chen frantically.

"Bang!" Ji Chen was hit hard, his consciousness entity flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

His consciousness began to blur; he felt he couldn't hold on much longer.

"Is this it, am I really going to die?" Ji Chen smiled self-deprecatingly, his vision gradually falling into darkness...

The black tentacles had already wrapped around Ji Chen's neck, about to swallow him completely... ===== CHAPTER 241 =====