Chapter 269: Ruin Realm

Ceng Yue's fingers gently brushed Ji Chen's cheek, softly saying: "Chen, we won..." The joy of victory hadn't completely dissipated, but a low roar came from the depths of the ruin, like a sleeping behemoth slowly turning over.

The smile on Ji Chen's face instantly froze, replaced by vigilance.

He grabbed Ceng Yue's hand and said in a low voice: "Careful!"

The roar grew louder and louder, the ground began to shake violently, and the originally calm space around was again shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

A trace of uneasy emotion spread in the hearts of the two.

"Click—"

A huge crack appeared under their feet without warning, and scorching airflow surged from the crack like a volcanic eruption, carrying a suffocating scorching aura.

"Dodge!" Ji Chen pushed Ceng Yue away, but he himself was grazed by the airflow on his arm, a burst of burning pain coming.

He gritted his teeth, lowered his head to look at his scalded arm, and cursed in a low voice: "Damn, playing for real?"

The surrounding cracks became more and more numerous, and the scorching airflow became denser and denser, the entire ruin seeming to turn into a huge steamer.

The air was filled with a scorched smell, the temperature rising sharply, almost making it impossible to breathe.

Ji Chen pulled Ceng Yue, constantly dodging the gushing airflow, in a sorry state.

A strong sense of anxiety rose in his heart; this sudden change completely exceeded his expectations.

If this continued, they might be roasted alive!

"Can't go on like this!" Ji Chen's eyes condensed, saying in a low voice, "Have to think of a way..." He clenched his fists, feeling the surging energy within his body.

"Looks like, can only..." He looked at Ceng Yue, "Hold on to me!"

Ji Chen took a deep breath, he mobilized that special energy within his body, crazily absorbing the scorching aura gushing from the crack.

At first, this scorching energy was violent and difficult to control, almost bursting his meridians.

But he gritted his teeth and persisted, constantly guiding this energy, converting it into a cool force.

This cool force nourished his body like sweet rain, and the pain from the previous scalding gradually subsided.

He felt an unprecedented powerful force surging within his body, as if he were the master controlling the entire situation.

The high temperature around was dispelled a lot by this cool force, and the originally suffocating scorching aura also became gentle.

"Phew..." Ji Chen let out a long breath, a confident smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He turned to look at Ceng Yue, saying softly: "It's okay."

Just at this moment, a change suddenly occurred!

From the crack, several huge fire lizards slowly crawled out.

They were burning with raging flames all over their bodies, like messengers from hell.

"Damn, what the hell is this?!" Ji Chen couldn't help but curse.

The fire lizards opened their bloody mouths, spraying out strands of scorching flames, heading straight for Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

"Dodge fast!" Ji Chen grabbed Ceng Yue, dodging the flame attacks nimbly.

The flames scorched the surrounding ruin buildings, making "crackling" sounds.

The air was filled with a burnt smell, nauseating.

Ji Chen's eyes condensed, no longer dodging, but taking the initiative to attack.

His figure swayed like a ghost, every attack carrying a powerful force, smashing hard against the fire lizards.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The fire lizards were beaten back repeatedly by Ji Chen's attacks, letting out bursts of painful hisses.

Ceng Yue on the side also seized the opportunity to launch an attack, strands of sharp energy blades cutting through the air, accurately hitting the fire lizards' weak points.

Several fire lizards were made somewhat flustered by their counterattacks, and their originally fierce offensive became sluggish.

The battle atmosphere became more and more intense, the surrounding ruin buildings were shaken by flames and energy impacts, as if they would collapse at any moment.

Ji Chen observed the situation around while fighting.

He noticed that although the fire lizards were numerous, their attack methods were single, and they seemed to fear a certain power.

His heart moved, and a bold idea emerged...

"Ceng Yue, cover me!" Ji Chen suddenly shouted loudly.

"What are you going to do?" Ceng Yue asked while resisting the fire lizards' attacks.

Ji Chen didn't answer, but a mysterious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, slowly raising his right hand...

Ji Chen didn't continue to go head-to-head, but stomped his feet violently, the ground instantly condensing a layer of thick frost.

He pushed his hands forward violently, a huge ice wall rising from the ground; in the sound of "crack, crack," the ice wall was like a sturdy barrier, standing between him and the fire lizards.

"Damn, even have this operation?" The fire lizards obviously hadn't seen this battle formation, flames hitting the ice wall, emitting a "hissing" sound, like hot oil meeting water, rising in bursts of white smoke.

They hissed angrily, crazily hitting the ice wall, but couldn't shake it in the slightest.

The temperature around dropped sharply because of the appearance of this ice wall, and the originally suffocating scorching feeling also dissipated a lot.

Ji Chen took advantage of the gap when the fire lizards were blocked by the ice wall, and pulled the somewhat tired Ceng Yue behind him.

He looked at her slightly panting appearance with heartache, and said gently: "Tired, right? Leave the rest to me."

Ceng Yue was stunned for a moment, looking at the full concern and love in his eyes, her originally cold heart gradually melted, a warm current surging in her heart.

In this environment full of crises, this tenderness was like a ray of sunshine, dispelling the haze around.

Just when the fire lizards were still desperately hitting the ice wall, Ji Chen glanced, discovering that behind the ice wall, a strange light was flickering, and there seemed to be a hidden entrance there.

His eyes moved slightly, he took Ceng Yue's hand, his tone carrying a trace of curiosity and excitement, "Let's go, let's go take a look."

The two didn't hesitate too much, walking step by step toward that entrance flickering with strange light, their figures gradually disappearing into the light... ===== CHAPTER 270 =====