Chapter 258: Breaking the Mechanical Core

The mechanical core exuded a suffocating pressure, as if a steel mountain stood before them.

Ji Chen took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and felt the surge of supernatural ability within his body; the air was filled with a tense atmosphere, like a taut string, ready to snap at any moment.

"Come on, let me see just how powerful you really are!" He roared in a low voice, his eyes flashing with firm light, like a beast ready to pounce.

Ceng Yue stood behind him, her gaze like a torch, her eyes devoid of any fear, only endless firmness, like a drawn sword, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at any time.

"Boom!" The mechanical core suddenly made a deafening loud noise, and a laser beam as thick as an arm shot out from the core, heading straight for Ji Chen.

Ji Chen's pupils shrank, his body reacted quickly, and he dodged the attack with a flash.

The laser beam grazed his clothes, instantly scorching the hem, and a scorching breath rushed toward his face.

"Damn! This thing is playing for real!" Ji Chen couldn't help but curse, a sense of unwillingness rising in his heart.

He, a dignified peak existence, was actually forced into such a sorry state by a broken machine!

Ceng Yue saw Ji Chen almost get hurt, her heart tightened, and her worry was evident.

The surrounding space was illuminated bright red by the laser, as if they were in a sea of fire.

"Careful!" She reminded loudly, her tone carrying a trace of anxiety.

Ji Chen nodded slightly at her, signaling that he was fine.

He was not to be outdone and condensed energy again, preparing to counterattack.

The mechanical core seemed to possess autonomous consciousness, constantly firing laser beams, forcing Ji Chen and Ceng Yue to dodge everywhere.

For a time, the sounds of explosions, lasers, and metal collisions intertwined, forming a chaotic symphony.

Ji Chen dodged the attacks while searching for the weak point of the mechanical core.

He discovered that every time before the laser beam fired, the core would flash with red light.

Could this be its flaw?

Ji Chen's eyes lit up, and he had an idea in his heart.

He looked at Ceng Yue, "Cover me!" He shouted, and then rushed toward the mechanical core regardless of everything...

"Are you crazy?!" Ceng Yue exclaimed, but it was too late to stop him.

Ji Chen's figure shuttled through the red lasers, like a nimble butterfly, and like a flash of lightning cutting through the night sky.

He got closer and closer to the mechanical core, and his heartbeat grew faster and faster.

Success or failure depended on this one move!

"Closer... a little closer..." Ji Chen muttered in his heart.

Suddenly, he stopped, a strange smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Now!"

Ji Chen forcibly fused his own supernatural ability with Ceng Yue's energy, and an unprecedented power surged within his body, erupting like a volcanic eruption.

A shield flashing with dazzling light instantly enveloped him and Ceng Yue, like a brilliant star, illuminating this space covered in steel and fire.

"Woo, woo, woo, is that it?" Ji Chen raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a confident smile, as if he controlled everything.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The attacks from the mechanical core poured down like a storm, stirring up ripples on the shield, but unable to shake it in the slightest.

Ji Chen felt this powerful force, his heart filled with heroic spirit, as if he possessed endless power and could conquer everything.

"Just this much ability? Are you scratching an itch?" He teased mockingly, his tone filled with disdain.

"My energy is not something to be trifled with!" Although Ceng Yue complained, her eyes flashed with excitement, as if she had found a toy she could release energy with to her heart's content.

Ji Chen didn't hesitate anymore; he kicked off the ground and shot toward the mechanical core like an arrow from a bow.

He clenched his fists, condensed powerful supernatural ability, and launched a fierce attack on the mechanical core.

"Take my punch! Vajra Fist!"

"Dong!" With a loud noise, Ji Chen's fist smashed hard against the mechanical core, emitting a deafening sound of metal collision.

The mechanical core was not to be outdone; laser beams stabbed at Ji Chen like sharp swords, every collision making his body tremble violently, as if it were about to fall apart.

"Hiss..." Ji Chen gritted his teeth, enduring the sharp pain without retreating in the slightest.

He knew this was a tough battle and he had to give it his all to win.

"Come again!" He roared and threw another heavy punch.

Ceng Yue anxiously wanted to help from the side, but found that there was an invisible energy barrier around the mechanical core, which bounced her away.

"Damn! It even has a defense mechanism!" She stomped her feet in anger, but was helpless.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Ji Chen's attacks were continuous like a storm, and the mechanical core also launched a crazy counterattack; the entire space was shrouded in explosions and light.

Ji Chen suddenly felt a strange sensation on his fist, as if hitting a ball of cotton, with no feedback of force at all.

"What's going on?" He muttered in confusion, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart...

"Wait, this feeling..."

Ji Chen suddenly realized, "This thing can't be solved by brute force!" He quickly withdrew and retreated, dodging the crazy attacks of the mechanical core.

Ceng Yue saw this and also stopped her futile attempts, vigilantly observing the movements around them.

"This thing seems to be absorbing energy..." Ji Chen stroked his chin, his eyes flashing with thoughtful light.

"Instead of going head-to-head, why not try doing the opposite!" A cunning smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he already had a new plan in his heart.

He took a deep breath, operated his supernatural ability to the extreme, and instead of releasing attacks, he operated in reverse, beginning to absorb the surrounding energy.

"Damn! What is this kid doing?" Ceng Yue exclaimed; she clearly felt that the flow of surrounding energy began to change, and the energy that was originally rushing crazily toward the mechanical core actually began to gather toward Ji Chen!

The mechanical core seemed to have sensed the abnormality, its attacks becoming more violent, and the frequency of the laser beams becoming faster and faster, as if it wanted to tear Ji Chen apart completely.

However, Ji Chen was like a huge magnet, firmly attracting the surrounding energy; no matter how the mechanical core attacked, it couldn't shake him in the slightest.

"Woohoo! Take off!" Ji Chen felt the surging energy within his body and shouted excitedly.

He quickly converted the absorbed energy, and an unprecedented powerful force surged within his body, as if it were about to break out.

"Now!" Ji Chen's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he condensed this huge power on his fists, launching a fatal blow at the mechanical core!

"Boom!" With an earth-shattering loud noise, the entire space shook violently, and under the impact of the powerful force, the mechanical core collapsed instantly, turning into countless fragments scattered all over the ground.

Ji Chen stood proudly, the surrounding energy storm gradually subsiding; he was like a king controlling everything, looking down at this battlefield he had conquered.

However, just as they relaxed their vigilance, a chip flashing with strange light suddenly flew out from the wreckage of the mechanical core and drilled into Ji Chen's body with lightning speed!

Ji Chen's body began to flicker with dazzling light; he stood blankly in place, as if he had lost consciousness...

"Ji Chen!" Ceng Yue exclaimed, wanting to step forward to check on him, but she was repelled by the powerful energy radiating from his body. "This... what is happening now?"