Chapter 28: Mission Newly Started

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue bathed in the tidal cheers, as if standing at the pinnacle of the world, enjoying the glory of victory.

In the crowd, admiration, awe, excitement, various emotions intertwined, forming waves of heat, almost wanting to drown the two.

They felt this deafening cheer, but a hint of unease rose in their hearts.

Just then, Ji Chen's communicator vibrated abruptly, and the urgent prompt sound pierced this noise.

He glanced at the caller ID; it was an emergency communication from the Elder Council of the Supernatural World.

Ji Chen frowned slightly, feeling a bad premonition in his heart, and he pressed the answer button.

"Ji Chen, Ceng Yue, come to the Elder Council immediately!" The elder's slightly anxious voice came from the communicator.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue exchanged a glance, and the two nodded tacitly.

They knew that something big must have happened.

The crowd consciously made a path for them, and the two left the factory ruins quickly under everyone's gaze.

In the Elder Council hall, the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy, forming a sharp contrast with the celebration just now.

The elders looked solemn, their brows filled with worry.

"Ji Chen, Ceng Yue, you did very well, successfully disintegrating the super faction." An elder said, but there was no joy in his tone, "However, the destructiveness of the war far exceeded our imagination, and the energy balance of the Supernatural World has been completely broken."

"Energy balance broken?" Ji Chen frowned, feeling unprecedented pressure, "What will happen?"

"If it's not repaired in time, the Supernatural World might face a greater crisis, or even collapse!" The elder's tone became increasingly heavy, "We need to find a way to repair the energy balance, and this matter, only you two can do it."

A heavy sense of responsibility instantly enveloped Ji Chen and Ceng Yue's hearts, and the original joy vanished.

They looked around, the elders...

Repairing the energy balance, how easy is it?

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue began to run around, trying to find clues.

However, reality poured a basin of cold water on them.

All parties guarded their own resources and information tightly, thinking they were seeking benefits for their own factions, and were unwilling to share.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue hit a wall one after another, eating quite a few closed doors, their hearts full of helplessness.

"Damn! Are these guys treating resources as family heirlooms? Each one is like an iron rooster!" Ji Chen couldn't help but complain in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of irritability.

"Now is not the time to complain, think of a way." Ceng Yue's face was calm, but her eyes were full of anxiety.

A tense and oppressive atmosphere spread rapidly in the Supernatural World, like the calm before a storm.

The entire world was shrouded in a sense of inexplicable oppression.

"Why don't we try finding the Fengyun Association? I heard they recently got a rare energy detector." Ji Chen suggested, his tone carrying a hint of hope.

Ceng Yue nodded, and the two decided to go to the Fengyun Association immediately.

However, when they arrived at the Fengyun Association headquarters, they saw the leader of the Fengyun Association showing them a meaningful smile.

"Oh? Isn't this the famous Ji Chen and Ceng Yue?" His voice carried a hint of teasing.

The leader of the Fengyun Association's smile was like a needle pricking Ji Chen's heart, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

This guy's smiling-knife appearance clearly didn't have good intentions.

"Yo, isn't this the hero who saved the world, how come you have time to visit my small temple?" The leader said sarcastically, his tone carrying undisguised mockery.

Ji Chen suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said straight to the point: "We want to borrow your energy detector."

Hearing this, the leader laughed as if he had heard some great joke, clutching his stomach and laughing until he was bent over.

"Energy detector? You brutes who only know how to fight and kill, do you know how to use that thing? Don't waste good things, go back and practice boxing obediently!" His words were like sharp blades, stabbing straight at Ji Chen's pain point.

"You!" Ji Chen's forehead veins bulged, his fists clenched until they clicked. If it weren't for the overall situation, he really wanted to punch this guy into a pig's head.

Ceng Yue's face was cold, anger surging in her eyes, her nails almost pinching into her flesh, but she still restrained her impulse.

She knew now was not the time to be impulsive.

The surrounding faction leaders also showed gloating expressions, as if watching a funny play.

Those disdainful gazes were like countless needles, pricking Ji Chen and Ceng Yue, making them feel incomparably oppressed.

Ji Chen took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He knew that head-on collision was not the way to solve the problem.

He suppressed his anger and said calmly: "We won't borrow it for nothing, we can do one thing for you as an exchange."

As soon as this was said, the surroundings were in an uproar, and the faction leaders who were originally watching the show all showed surprised expressions.

They didn't expect that Ji Chen, who was once invincible, would choose to compromise.

"Oh? Tell me, what can you do for us?" The leader of the Fengyun Association put away his smile and asked with interest, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness.

Ji Chen's move made the originally tense atmosphere ease slightly.

Some faction leaders began to re-examine these two young people.

They no longer just treated them as brutes who only knew how to fight, but began to consider whether they really had the ability to repair the energy balance.

Ji Chen saw it in his eyes, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

He knew this was an opportunity, an opportunity for them to regain the initiative.

"We can solve the internal rebellion problem for you. In exchange, you must provide us with clues about the energy detector." Ji Chen said firmly, his gaze sweeping across everyone present, neither humble nor arrogant, showing a powerful aura.

"Good, it's a deal." The leader of the Fengyun Association's mouth hooked slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.

He knew a good show was about to be staged.

"Let's go." Ceng Yue didn't say another word, just looked at Ji Chen, and the two turned and left the Fengyun Association headquarters.

The air was filled with an indescribable tension. The wind stopped suddenly, and the surrounding trees became unusually quiet, leaving only the playful laughter of the Fengyun Association leader echoing in the air: "A bit interesting..."

The internal rebellion of the Fengyun Association was just a piece of cake for Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

The two joined forces, like chopping melons and vegetables, quickly solving this group of clowns.

The leader of the Fengyun Association was dumbfounded, secretly sighing: Fortunately, I didn't go against these two monsters!

"The two are indeed extraordinary in strength. This is the clue to the energy detector you promised, and these are some small tokens, not a tribute." The leader offered an ancient map and several boxes full of rare resources with both hands, his face full of flattering smiles, where was the arrogance from before?

Ji Chen took the map and resources, his mouth hooking slightly: "Happy cooperation."

The news spread, and other factions followed suit. Various "internal contradictions" emerged one after another, just waiting for Ji Chen and Ceng Yue to solve them.

For a time, the two became the "Gold Medal Mediators" of the Supernatural World.

"Brother Chen, Sister Yue, our Black Tiger Gang also had some small problems recently..."

"Mr. Ji, Ms. Zeng, our Green Dragon Society..."

"Two great gods..."

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were busy running around, but they also enjoyed it.

After all, every time a problem was solved, an important clue to repairing the energy balance could be obtained, and a wave of resources could be harvested by the way, why not do it?

Looking at the rare resources piled up like a mountain in the warehouse, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue smiled at each other, full of sense of accomplishment.

The surrounding Ability Users cast envious gazes, wishing they could replace them.

After days of running around, Ceng Yue was slightly tired.

Ji Chen carefully prepared hot water and food for her, his eyes full of love and concern.

"You've worked hard." He gently took Ceng Yue into his arms and stroked her hair gently.

Ceng Yue leaned in Ji Chen's arms, feeling his warmth, and her tired body and mind received great comfort.

"It's good to have you." She said softly, her tone carrying a hint of sweetness.

The surrounding Ability Users looked at this fairy couple, one by one showing expressions of envy, jealousy, and hatred: This dog food is really caught off guard!

Relying on the clues collected, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue finally determined a mysterious location that might repair the energy balance—an ancient Relic located deep in the Death Forest.

However, the entrance of the Relic was guarded by a powerful seal, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

Standing in front of the seal, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue felt a mysterious and dangerous aura rushing toward them.

"Are you ready?" Ji Chen gripped Ceng Yue's hand, his eyes firm.

Ceng Yue gripped his hand back, her gaze like a torch: "Together."

The two exchanged a glance, without the slightest hesitation... ===== CHAPTER 29 =====