Chapter 261: Signal Disappears

Ji Chen's brow twisted into a knot, his gaze like a high-precision scanner, scanning every inch of this land ravaged by the shadow creatures.

The air was filled with a nauseating stench, like a mixture of overnight stinky tofu and expired canned herring, making one dizzy.

"It's evil, the signal says it's gone, like playing a vanishing act!" He muttered, feeling as uncomfortable as if scratched by a cat.

This mysterious signal was like a guiding light, suddenly extinguished, making one lose direction all at once.

Ceng Yue didn't say a word, her cold eyes scanning the surroundings, like ice knives in the dead of winter, not letting go of any suspicious point.

The surroundings were surprisingly quiet, only the two's slightly heavy breathing could be heard, as if the whole world were holding its breath, waiting for the unknown to descend.

One minute, two minutes, five minutes... time passed second by second, but the two found nothing.

Uneasy emotions grew in their hearts like vines, making people feel inexplicably oppressive.

"Something's wrong." Ceng Yue's voice broke the silence, carrying a trace of imperceptible anxiety.

Just at this moment, a change suddenly occurred!

A faint blue light suddenly lit up, and a huge energy shield appeared out of thin air, tightly enveloping the two.

The energy shield was like an invisible cage, constantly shrinking, squeezing their bodies.

"Damn! What the hell?!" Ji Chen cursed, only feeling his chest being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand, making it difficult even to breathe.

Ceng Yue's face also became pale; she, who was originally taciturn, was now even more tightly closed-lipped, not saying a word, obviously also bearing huge pressure.

The faint blue light shone on her face, making her appear even colder and more determined.

The squeezing of the energy shield became stronger and stronger, as if it wanted to grind them into meat paste.

Ji Chen's heart was filled with anger; this sudden attack made him feel incomparably aggrieved.

"Break for me!" He roared, the supernatural ability within his body surging crazily.

New ability, activate!

The power of space and mechanical power fused perfectly under his control, forming an unprecedented powerful force.

He condensed this force into a point and smashed it hard against the energy shield.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, a tiny crack appeared on the energy shield, and immediately after, the crack expanded rapidly, finally forming a gap large enough for the two to pass through.

"Go!" Ji Chen roared, grabbed Ceng Yue's hand, and took her out of the energy shield like an arrow from a bow.

At this moment, he felt like a bird breaking through a cage, gaining freedom.

The faint blue energy fragments splashed everywhere, like brilliant fireworks, drawing beautiful arcs in the air, also highlighting the power of Ji Chen's strength.

However, before the two could catch their breath, a much larger figure appeared before them.

It was a huge energy creature, its body like a small mountain, exuding a suffocating pressure.

It was composed entirely of pure energy, flashing with dazzling light, like an energy aggregate.

"Damn, playing so big?" Ji Chen couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, secretly complaining in his heart.

Ceng Yue's eyes also became heavy; she could feel that the aura exuded by this energy creature was more powerful than any enemy they had encountered before.

The energy creature didn't give them any chance to catch their breath, and a huge energy wave swept toward them like a tsunami.

Wherever the energy wave passed, space seemed to be distorted, making a harsh whistling sound.

"Dodge!" Ji Chen roared, pulling Ceng Yue to dodge to the side.

"Boom!"

The energy wave hit the place where they had just stood, and suddenly the earth shook and mountains swayed, gravel splashing.

The surrounding mountain rocks were like tofu, shattered by the shock, rolling down.

Ji Chen didn't dare to be the slightest bit negligent; he quickly adjusted his state, operating the supernatural ability within his body to the extreme, preparing to meet the coming battle.

"Up!" He drank in a low voice, taking the lead in launching the attack.

The power of space twisted, mechanical power erupted, and countless energy beams shot toward the energy creature like raindrops.

Every attack made the earth shake, the surrounding mountain rocks were shaken and rolled down, the scene exceptionally intense.

However, just when Ji Chen was attacking with all his might, he discovered that the damage his attacks caused to the energy creature seemed minimal.

This... what on earth was going on?

The energy creature seemed unscathed, its huge body still standing steadily, exuding a desperate aura.

A strong sense of unease surged in Ji Chen's heart; he vaguely felt that this battle might be much more difficult than he had imagined.

He couldn't help but look at Ceng Yue, only to find her gaze fixed tightly on a certain part of the energy creature,

"It..." Ceng Yue's voice was very light, yet carried a trace of disbelief, "Its energy core... seems to..."

Before she finished speaking, Ceng Yue suddenly reached out her hand, pointing to a certain part of the energy creature, her voice stopping abruptly.

Ji Chen felt like a fool holding a toy water gun spraying an elephant, not even enough to scratch an itch.

This thing had thick skin and flesh, going head-to-head definitely wouldn't work, had to think of some crooked tricks.

His eyeballs rolled around, and a plan came to mind.

The surrounding rocks were rugged, wasn't this a ready-made arsenal?

"Spatial folding, gather for me!" Ji Chen gave a low drink, his hands quickly forming seals, the power of space like an invisible giant hand, grabbing the giant rocks scattered around one by one, piling them into a small mountain in the air.

"Mechanical transformation, activate!" With a thought, mechanical power like strands of electric current poured into the piled-up giant rocks.

The giant rocks began to deform, combine, making "click, click, click" mechanical sounds, like a Transformer possessed, instantly turning into a huge stone giant sword, the blade flashing with cold light, as if it could split heaven and earth.

"Go to hell!" Ji Chen controlled the giant sword and slashed hard at the energy creature.

With a loud noise, the earth shook and mountains swayed.

The giant sword smashed hard against the energy creature, splashing a piece of energy fragments, like brilliant fireworks exploding.

The energy creature let out a painful roar, its huge body staggering, obviously caught off guard by this sudden attack.

The surrounding air trembled because of this powerful shockwave, and a burnt smell permeated, mixed with the smell of soil and rock cracking, stimulating people's sense of smell.

Ji Chen narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the energy creature's reaction.

"Effective!" He was overjoyed, not expecting this move to really work.

The energy creature seemed angered; it let out a deafening roar, energy surging all over its body, as if it wanted to tear Ji Chen into pieces.

"Come on, let's hurt each other!" Ji Chen was not afraid in the slightest, controlling the giant sword to launch an attack again.

The giant sword slashed down time and again, the energy creature was repelled time and again, the surrounding mountain rocks were shattered, the scene in chaos.

In the intense battle, Ji Chen felt sweat seeping from his forehead.

Just when he was preparing to launch an attack again, a soft hand gently brushed across his forehead, wiping away the sweat.

He turned his head to look, it was Ceng Yue.

Ceng Yue's face was still that eternal iceberg expression, but her eyes held a few more traces of tenderness and concern.

On the smoke-filled battlefield, this touch of tenderness appeared exceptionally precious, like a clear spring, nourishing Ji Chen's heart.

His heart warmed, he gripped Ceng Yue's hand tightly, and gave her a firm look.

"It's okay, leave it to me."

Just at this moment, the energy creature suddenly let out a harsh scream, its light soaring all over its body.

Not good!

Ji Chen's alarm bells rang in his heart, a strong sense of crisis surging in his heart.

A dazzling ray of light shot out from within the energy creature's body, its speed astonishingly fast, heading straight for Ceng Yue.

"Ceng Yue!"

Ji Chen roared... ===== CHAPTER 262 =====