Chapter 34: Strange Light

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood side-by-side, their gazes like torches, staring fixedly at the eerie light in the distance.

It was like an restless ghost, flickering on and off, as if mocking their curiosity.

"This thing is interesting." Ji Chen grinned, revealing a playful smile; the hot blood in his body had already begun to boil.

Ceng Yue did not speak, only silently gripped the sharp blade in her hand, a hint of vigilance flickering in her cold eyes.

"Let's go, let's go meet it!" Ji Chen waved his hand and charged out first.

Ceng Yue followed closely behind; the two turned into two streams of light, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, heading straight toward the direction of the light.

Beside their ears, the wind whistled like a low roar, as if warning them of the danger ahead.

They flew faster and faster, the scenery around them retreating rapidly, as if time were flying by.

An unsettling aura permeated the air, both mysterious and oppressive, making one feel an inexplicable fear.

Ji Chen's heart tightened.

Suddenly, a colorful turbulence of energy appeared before their eyes.

This turbulence was like a baring-fanged giant beast, emitting a terrifying aura, as if it wanted to swallow everything.

It twisted the space, emitting a "sizzling" sound, like countless sharp blades rubbing against each other in the air, making one's scalp tingle.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this thing?" Ji Chen couldn't help but curse.

He tried to probe it with his supernatural ability, but was ruthlessly rebounded by the power of the turbulence. A powerful impact instantly made him feel a stinging pain in his chest, and his face turned solemn instantly.

"Be careful!" Ceng Yue reminded him coldly, her tone carrying a hint of worry.

Her brows were tightly locked; she could clearly feel the terror of this energy turbulence. It was like a giant black hole, likely to swallow them at any moment.

They stopped, hovering in the air, and looked at each other, both seeing solemnity and determination in the other's eyes.

They knew well that the road ahead was bound to be full of difficulties and obstacles, but they had no way back and could only bite the bullet and charge forward.

Ji Chen took a deep breath and pushed the supernatural ability within his body to the limit, preparing to meet the coming challenge.

Ceng Yue was also prepared for battle; the sharp blade in her hand flickered with cold light, as if wanting to tear this darkness apart completely.

They took another step, stepping into this mysterious energy turbulence without looking back...

They were like two torpedoes going against the current, stabbing straight into that colorful energy turbulence.

Instantly, an indescribable pressure attacked from all directions, as if countless invisible giant hands were squeezing their bodies, and their bones emitted creaking sounds of being unable to bear the load.

"This feeling is really refreshing!" Ji Chen gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging, and beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his cheeks. He felt like he had been thrown into a pressure cooker, his entire body's muscles trembling.

His vision also began to blur, everything before him becoming twisted and deformed. The originally clear energy turbulence now looked like clusters of lingering ghost shadows.

Ceng Yue's situation was no better; her face, which was always cold as frost, now also had a hint of pain.

She bit her lip tightly, her silver teeth almost shattering, and the hand gripping the sharp blade trembled slightly. Every breath felt like walking on the tip of a knife, and every inch they advanced seemed to consume all their strength.

"Damn it, what kind of crappy place is this? I'm going to die!" Ji Chen couldn't help but growl, the supernatural ability in his body pouring out like a broken dam, trying to resist the surrounding pressure.

However, this was like throwing stones into a bottomless pit, having no effect at all, and instead accelerating the consumption of his supernatural ability.

A sense of despair began to spread like a poisonous snake in the hearts of the two; they felt as if they were in a giant blender, likely to be stirred into pieces at any moment.

Could it be that they were going to stop here?

Just as they were about to collapse, Ji Chen suddenly felt a strange warm current surge within his body, like rain after a long drought.

The violent energy turbulence around them seemed to have found an outlet, rushing into his body one after another.

Those energies that had originally made them feel incomparable pain now became extremely docile, like obedient sheep.

"Hmm?" Ji Chen's heart stirred; he felt his strength recovering rapidly, and the feeling of suffocation he had just felt disappeared without a trace.

His eyes regained clarity, and the original exhaustion was swept away, replaced by a confident light, like a raging fire ignited in the dark night, scorching and dazzling.

"Holy crap, what's the situation?" The corners of Ji Chen's mouth lifted slightly, revealing an evil, charming smile. The feeling of being stifled just now vanished instantly, replaced by a long-lost sense of comfort, as if he had just finished a spa, every pore on his body opening up, extremely comfortable.

Ceng Yue also noticed Ji Chen's change; a hint of surprise, which was hard to detect, flashed in her cold eyes, like the first ray of sunlight in the cold winter, brief and warm.

"Looks like it's time to stir up some trouble." Ji Chen's eyes narrowed, and he took another step. This time, his steps were firmer and more powerful.

He wanted to let this energy turbulence know who the master here was.

However, just then, a strange fluctuation suddenly came from the energy turbulence, as if some kind of creature were waking up...

However, just as Ji Chen felt he had fully recovered and was preparing to have a big fight, that energy turbulence suddenly became restless.

Strange fluctuations came like a heartbeat, and immediately after, clusters of black energy entities drilled out from within.

These energy entities had various forms; some looked like baring-fanged octopuses, some like drifting ghosts, and others like clusters of wriggling rotten mud, emitting a nauseating aura—it was simply the arrival of "Cthulhu" himself!

"What kind of nonsense is this again?" Ji Chen couldn't help but complain, but his hands didn't slow down at all.

He clenched his fists, and the power of thunder erupted instantly, turning into bolts of lightning, blasting toward those energy entities.

Ceng Yue did not fall behind; the sharp blade in her hand danced like the wind, and the cold chill froze the surrounding air into frost, forming a solid ice wall to block the energy entities' attack.

The battle erupted instantly, energy surging, and the surrounding space twisted and deformed, like pieces of broken glass.

Those energy entities attacked fiercely, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, rushing toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue one after another.

And Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were like two war gods, fighting bloody battles in the energy turbulence, every attack carrying earth-shattering power.

Those Minor Ability Beasts watching the battle had long since been scared out of their wits by this scene, fleeing in all directions, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

"Be careful!" Ji Chen fought while keeping an eye on Ceng Yue's safety at all times.

From time to time, he would block in front of Ceng Yue, taking fatal attacks for her, like an indestructible shield.

Looking at Ji Chen's firm back, a warm current surged in Ceng Yue's heart, and a hint of tenderness appeared in her cold eyes.

She knew that they were not just partners fighting side-by-side, but lovers who depended on each other for life and death.

This love made their battle even more tacit, as if they shared a single mind, every cooperation seamless.

After a bitter battle, those energy creatures were finally wiped out by them.

The two panted heavily, and they were both wounded, but their eyes remained sharp.

They knew that the true challenge had only just begun.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue set off on their journey again, heading toward that strange light.

When they passed through the last piece of energy turbulence, the scene before them shocked them beyond measure.

A huge, mysterious building appeared before their eyes.

It was made entirely of an unknown black metal, emitting an ancient and mysterious aura, as if it had traveled from the ancient era.

The entire building was like a giant black beast, crouching before them, making one feel an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood side-by-side, looking up at this huge building, their eyes filled with curiosity and doubt... ===== CHAPTER 35 =====