Chapter 36: Survival in Desperation

"Holy crap, for real?!" Ji Chen looked at the slowly falling Stone Gate and couldn't help but curse.

This Stone Gate was as thick as a city wall; if it fell, wouldn't they be turned into meat patties?

He hurriedly gathered his supernatural ability and punched the Stone Gate.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, the Stone Gate didn't move at all; instead, Ji Chen was shaken back several steps, his arm numb.

"Damn, so hard?" He shook his hand and looked at the unscathed Stone Gate in disbelief.

At the same time, the runes on the wall flickered even more violently, and an invisible pressure shrouded the entire room, making them feel difficulty breathing.

Ceng Yue also tried to attack the Stone Gate with her supernatural ability, but the result was the same—futile.

"These runes are suppressing our supernatural ability." Her face was solemn, her tone rarely carrying a hint of urgency.

Time passed second by second, the Stone Gate became lower and lower, and the air in the room became thinner and thinner.

Ji Chen felt his supernatural ability running with increasing difficulty, like a mobile phone with only 1% battery left, likely to shut down at any moment.

"Must think of a way, otherwise we're really going to die here." He wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling extremely anxious.

Ceng Yue was also trying hard to think of a countermeasure; she stared fixedly at the runes on the wall, trying to find the pattern within them.

The air in the room became thinner and thinner, breathing became difficult, and their chests felt as if they were being pressed by a giant boulder.

Ji Chen's face turned pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his cheeks.

"No, if this continues, we'll both die!" He gritted his teeth.

Ceng Yue's gaze suddenly fell on the Black Dagger Ji Chen had found earlier.

"The dagger!" She pointed at the dagger, her tone urgent, "Try using it!"

Ji Chen froze, then reacted immediately, grabbed the dagger, and stabbed it fiercely toward the runes on the Stone Gate.

"Sss—"

With a soft sound, the dagger actually sank into the runes...

The moment the dagger sank into the runes, a strange energy surged into Ji Chen's body like a tide.

He felt every pore on his body open up, and countless tiny needles were pricking his skin, hurting so much he almost cried out.

This energy was not only painful but also carried a corrosive quality, as if it wanted to melt his flesh and blood.

Ceng Yue's situation was no better; she gritted her teeth, her face as pale as paper, and her body began to tremble slightly.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this thing!" Ji Chen couldn't help but growl; he could feel his supernatural ability being suppressed crazily, as if his phone had been forced to shut down. This sense of powerlessness made him very uncomfortable.

"Hold on!" Ceng Yue's voice was somewhat weak, but her gaze remained firm. She gripped Ji Chen's hand tightly, trying to bring him a trace of comfort.

The two relied on each other; sweat had long since soaked their clothes, the pain became increasingly intense, and they felt as if they were suffering in purgatory, every inch of their skin feeling as if it were being burned by fire, or as if being gnawed by countless ants.

A sense of despair surged like a tide, almost drowning them.

However, their eyes still flickered with an unwilling light; they were not willing to give up just like that.

"No... can't... end... just like this!" Ji Chen said with difficulty; his voice was as hoarse as a broken bellows, his words intermittent, every word seeming to be squeezed out of his throat.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

Earlier, among those messy treasures, he seemed to have found a black, inconspicuous little thing; at the time, he thought it was trash thrown away by some unlucky guy.

Now it seemed, perhaps it could be used?

He struggled to take out the inconspicuous Black Small Ball from his Space Ring, and without a word, he directly used his Golden Finger ability to start crazily absorbing the energy from the surrounding runes, injecting this violent energy into this Black Small Ball.

The Black Small Ball was like a bottomless pit, crazily devouring the surging energy; it began to emit an increasingly intense light, like a bomb about to explode, emitting a chilling aura.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the Black Small Ball instantly erupted with astonishing energy, directly blasting the Stone Gate, which was about to fall completely, into fragments. Gravel flew, and dust filled the air.

Ceng Yue looked at Ji Chen, her eyes full of admiration; she didn't expect that this guy, who she thought was a bit of a slacker not long ago, would be so reliable at a critical moment.

"Let's go, let's see what's behind this door." Ji Chen shook his hand and said in a relaxed tone; he walked toward the direction of the Stone Gate first, and Ceng Yue followed closely behind.

"Roar—"

A deafening roar broke the silence after the Stone Gate shattered.

Amidst the flying dust, a giant beast the size of a small mountain slowly revealed its form; it was covered in hard scales, and its eyes were like two blood-red lanterns, emitting a chilling light.

"Holy crap, this thing is too big!" Ji Chen couldn't help but complain, while simultaneously striking a fighting pose.

Ceng Yue followed closely behind.

The giant beast roared to the sky, then moved its thick limbs and charged toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

Every step it took felt like an earthquake, and the entire room shook along with it.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue didn't dare to take it head-on and hurriedly dodged.

The giant beast missed its strike, directly smashing a huge deep pit into the ground, gravel flying, its power astonishing.

"This guy's strength is too great; going head-to-head will definitely be a disadvantage!" Ji Chen reminded Ceng Yue loudly while dodging the giant beast's attacks.

Ceng Yue nodded; she gathered her supernatural ability, and an ice spike shot toward the giant beast's eyes.

The ice spike hit the giant beast's eye accurately, but it was like hitting steel, leaving only a shallow scratch on it.

The giant beast felt pain and became even more furious; it waved its huge claws, slapping crazily toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue dodged continuously, while constantly looking for opportunities to counterattack.

The aftermath of the battle cracked the surrounding walls, as if they could collapse at any moment.

The battle became increasingly intense; in order to protect Ceng Yue, Ji Chen took a heavy blow from the giant beast head-on. He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, falling heavily to the ground, a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

"Ji Chen!" Seeing Ji Chen injured, Ceng Yue was frantic; she could no longer care about anything else, erupted with powerful supernatural ability, and charged toward the giant beast.

Her speed was as fast as lightning, and a strong chill radiated from her body, like an ice goddess. Her anger turned into powerful strength, making her offensive even sharper.

Ji Chen gritted his teeth, endured the pain in his body, and stood up again. He felt Ceng Yue's strength, and a warm current surged in his heart; this strength made him even more powerful.

He gathered his supernatural ability again and, together with Ceng Yue, launched a fierce attack on the giant beast.

Under their combined attack, the giant beast finally let out a shrill wail and collapsed to the ground, raising dust that filled the sky.

As the dust settled, Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood beside the giant beast's corpse. They didn't feel any relaxation, because they discovered that behind the giant beast, there was a huge Stone Stele emitting a mysterious light.

The Stone Stele was carved with dense characters and patterns, emitting an ancient and mysterious aura, seemingly hiding the great secret of the origin and future of the Supernatural World.

Just as they were preparing to study this Stone Stele carefully, a group of mysterious people wearing black cloaks suddenly appeared, surrounding Ji Chen and Ceng Yue, and a silent sense of oppression instantly shrouded the entire room.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue looked at the surrounding mysterious people vigilantly. ===== CHAPTER 37 =====