Chapter 264: Quicksand

The swallowing speed of the quicksand was astonishing, already submerging to the waists of the two in a flash.

Ji Chen hugged Ceng Yue tightly, the veins on his arms bulging, as if he wanted to pour all his strength into it.

The particles of the quicksand were rough, rubbing against the skin, bringing bursts of sharp pain, like countless tiny insects gnawing at flesh and blood.

The huge sense of falling made one dizzy, and the ears were filled with the "rumbling" sound of sand particles flowing, like the low roar of the god of death.

Ceng Yue's cheeks were pressed tightly against Ji Chen's chest, feeling his strong and powerful heartbeat; this was her only comfort in the midst of despair.

As cold as she was, she couldn't help but reveal a trace of fragility at this moment; her slender fingers grabbed Ji Chen's clothes tightly, as if grabbing a life-saving straw.

Everything around was dim, the quicksand like a huge monster, wanting to drag them into the endless abyss.

"Hold on to me!" Ji Chen roared in a low voice, his voice appearing somewhat distorted because of the obstruction of sand particles.

He felt breathing becoming more and more difficult, his lungs like being filled with lead blocks, heavy and suffocating.

The pressure of the quicksand became greater and greater, as if it wanted to crush his bones.

"Hmm..." Ceng Yue responded weakly, her lips had lost their blood color, but she still leaned tightly against Ji Chen.

Ji Chen gritted his teeth, his heart filled with unwillingness.

He hadn't stood at the peak of the supernatural world, hadn't properly protected Ceng Yue, how could he die so easily like this?

He felt the supernatural energy within his body begin to stir, as if wanting to break through the restraints and erupt with powerful strength.

"No, if this continues, we will both be buried alive..." Ji Chen spat out a sentence with difficulty, a flash of determination in his eyes, "Looks like, can only..."

"Looks like, can only fight to the death!" Ji Chen took a deep breath and mobilized all his supernatural energy.

A strange warm current emerged from his dantian, quickly flowing through his whole body, like a warm sun in winter, dispelling the surrounding chill.

The moment this warm current touched the quicksand, it actually converted it into a strange energy, pushing their bodies upward in reverse.

The originally rapidly falling body stopped abruptly, as if supported by an invisible giant hand.

Ceng Yue widened her eyes in surprise, looking at Ji Chen, her eyes full of disbelief.

Ji Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile.

At this moment, he was like a god controlling life and death, exuding light that made people feel at ease.

The surrounding quicksand was still rolling, but it no longer posed a threat to them.

Ji Chen rose slowly, as if riding an invisible elevator, steadily escaping the control of the quicksand.

He gently brushed the quicksand off Ceng Yue's face, his movements as gentle as treating a precious piece of porcelain.

"It's okay." Ji Chen's voice was low and magnetic, carrying a trace of soothing meaning.

Ceng Yue's cheeks flushed slightly, she stared fixedly at Ji Chen, her eyes flashing with complex light.

As cold as she was, she couldn't hide the throbbing in her heart at this moment.

The dangerous atmosphere around them was somewhat eased because of this ambiguity, and the roar of the quicksand seemed to have turned into a soft whisper.

The feelings between them quietly warmed up at this moment, like a strange flower blooming in the desert, beautiful and tenacious.

"Thank you..." Ceng Yue's voice was as small as a mosquito, yet clearly entered Ji Chen's ears.

Ji Chen smiled slightly, just about to say something, suddenly...

"Wait!" He turned his head abruptly, looking into the depths of the quicksand,

Before Ji Chen's words fell, the quicksand under his feet suddenly surged violently like boiling water, several sand pillars shot into the sky, and immediately after, several hideous sand beasts composed entirely of quicksand broke through the ground, baring fangs and brandishing claws, carrying a suffocating fierce aura, pouncing straight at Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

"Damn, what the hell is this?" Ji Chen cursed in a low voice, quick-eyed and fast-handed, protecting Ceng Yue behind him; he knew deeply that these monsters condensed from quicksand were by no means ordinary characters.

He didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless, his fists clenched, the supernatural energy all over his body surging like a galloping river, he took the lead in launching the attack.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Every time his fist bombarded the sand beast's body, it was like beating a pile of hard sand, emitting a muffled sound.

The sand beast's sand body was splashed everywhere by the beating, but soon could re-condense, like a cockroach that couldn't be killed.

The sand beast was not to be outdone, brandishing claws composed of quicksand, tearing the air, carrying a whistling wind, launching a fierce counterattack toward Ji Chen.

For a time, quicksand splashed, strong winds whistled, and the battle between the two sides entered a white-hot stage.

Ji Chen felt somewhat strenuous; the number of sand beasts seemed endless, and their attacks carried the friction of sand particles, making his skin ache faintly, as if pricked by countless tiny needles.

The surrounding quicksand was stirred even more violently by the battle, making a "clattering" sound, like a torrential rain.

"Can't go on like this!" Ji Chen secretly thought, he gritted his teeth violently, determined to fight to the death.

He quickly adjusted his breathing, releasing the supernatural energy within his body without reservation, while sending a signal to Ceng Yue.

Ceng Yue understood, instantly integrating her power into Ji Chen's energy.

A more powerful energy fluctuation intersected and fused between the two.

Ji Chen felt the power within his body instantly surge, like a balloon about to burst; he stepped forward violently, his arms swinging out abruptly.

"Get, out of here!" Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, a powerful energy wave containing the two's power surged out like a tsunami, carrying the momentum of breaking through everything, instantly sweeping everything.

"Boom!" Wherever the energy wave passed, the sand beasts were instantly scattered into a pile of loose sand, dissipating into the air, and the surging quicksand around was also smoothed out by this powerful force, turning into a flat sandy land.

Ji Chen stood proudly, like a god of war, majestic.

However, when the two finally got rid of the restraint of the quicksand and climbed onto the sandy land in a sorry state, the scene before them made them instantly stunned.

A huge maze, like an ancient behemoth in deep sleep, stood quietly before them; the walls of the maze were composed of unknown black rocks, exuding a strange and mysterious aura, as if silently inviting them to enter.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue looked at each other, their eyes full of heaviness and doubt; Ji Chen didn't speak, just stepped forward, took Ceng Yue's hand, and walked toward the maze. ===== CHAPTER 265 =====