Chapter 40: Shocking Change in the Rifting Sky

The sky cracked open a ferocious mouth, like a giant beast opening its blood-red maw, eerie and terrifying.

Strange purple light flickered at the edge of the fissure, crackling like electricity, and an oppressive feeling that made one feel suffocated permeated the air.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue stood side-by-side, their gazes locked on this sudden fissure, their expressions solemn.

"This thing doesn't look good..." Ceng Yue raised an eyebrow, her tone rarely carrying a hint of solemnity.

Usually, she was always cool, with a "if the sky falls, I'll hold it up" attitude; now with this expression, it was clear the situation was extraordinary.

Ji Chen didn't speak, only silently took out a pile of crystals emitting various lights from his Space Ring, and skillfully set up a complex formation around them.

The light emitted by the crystals intertwined, forming a visible energy barrier, shrouding him and Ceng Yue within it.

Ceng Yue looked at him somewhat surprisingly: "Yo, you're for real? This formation is much grander than the last time we dealt with that group of small fries."

Ji Chen glanced at her and said faintly: "Better safe than sorry; the aura leaking from this fissure is nothing to play with."

Just as he finished speaking, the purple light in the fissure strengthened suddenly, and a strong energy fluctuation swept out; the surrounding air seemed to have frozen.

Even the defensive formation began to tremble slightly, emitting a buzzing sound.

Ji Chen's face changed, and a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes: "It's coming!"

Ceng Yue also put away her joking expression, condensing an ice-blue long sword in her hand; the sword body flickered with cold light, emitting a biting chill.

She stood back-to-back with Ji Chen, watching the fissure vigilantly, prepared for battle.

From the fissure came a low roar, like the roar of an ancient giant beast, deafening.

Immediately after, a heart-palpitating pressure spread from the depths of the fissure, as if wanting to swallow everything.

"Are you ready?" Ji Chen asked in a deep voice, his tone carrying a hint of tension that was hard to detect.

Ceng Yue sneered: "Cut the crap, bring it on!"

Just then, a sudden change occurred...

Inside the fissure, that suction force, like a deep-sea giant beast opening its mouth to swallow everything, erupted suddenly.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue only felt an irresistible force pulling their bodies, instantly losing their balance, and involuntarily flying toward the fissure flickering with purple light.

"Holy crap, what the hell is this!" Ji Chen growled, his feet drawing two deep marks on the ground, trying to stabilize his figure.

However, that suction force was too strong, like countless invisible giant hands pulling him tightly; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free.

His face began to flush, the veins on his forehead bulging, looking exceptionally strenuous.

Ceng Yue's situation was no better; she gritted her teeth, the ice-blue long sword in her hand emitting a harsh humming sound, trying to use the chill to slow down the suction.

However, that suction force seemed capable of swallowing all energy; as soon as her chill was released, it was sucked dry.

Her brows were locked, and a hint of rare anxiety appeared on her originally cold face.

Their supernatural abilities seemed to have lost their effect at this moment; no matter how they mobilized them, it was difficult to resist this strange suction force, and they could only watch helplessly as they were dragged toward the unknown fissure abyss.

The surrounding space seemed to have been twisted, making one feel dizzy.

Just as they were about to be swallowed, Ji Chen quickly adjusted his breathing, every pore on his body seeming to open up, beginning to crazily absorb the free supernatural energy in the surrounding air, and converting it into his own strength at an incredible speed.

His body was like a giant energy vortex, the surrounding energy rushing into his body like a tide.

"Ha!" Ji Chen let out a low drink, and his body erupted with astonishing counter-pushing power, hard-resisting that powerful suction force.

He was like a needle in the sea, standing steadily in place, no longer dragged by the power of the fissure at all.

He looked up at the fissure and suddenly released his supernatural ability, bursting with powerful strength.

Seeing Ji Chen burst out with such powerful strength again, Ceng Yue's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile that was hard to detect.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the fissure, like countless fingernails scratching on glass, making one's scalp tingle.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue were both startled, their gazes like torches looking at the fissure, only to see the purple light flickering within it even more intensely...

"Looks like the good show is still to come." Ji Chen said in a low voice, the corners of his mouth curling into a playful smile, and a ball of scorching flames slowly condensed in his hand.

Purple light flashed, and several black shadows suddenly rushed out from the fissure, as fast as lightning, pouncing toward Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

These creatures looked like ghosts, their bodies wrapped in purple electric arcs, emitting sharp, ear-piercing hisses, hair-raising.

"Well come!" Ji Chen roared, the flames in his hand expanding instantly, turning into a fire dragon, roaring toward the black shadows.

Boom!

The fire dragon collided with the black shadows, erupting with a deafening roar, the shockwave spreading, and the ground shaking because of it.

Ceng Yue did not fall behind; the ice sword in her hand danced, turning into streaks of ice-blue sword qi, pouring out like a rainstorm.

Wherever the sword qi passed, the air seemed to be frozen, emitting crackling sounds.

These mysterious creatures were extremely fast, and their attacks were exceptionally fierce, shuttling in the air like ghosts, continuously launching fierce attacks on Ji Chen and Ceng Yue.

Their sharp claws tore through the air, emitting sharp whistling sounds, making one shudder.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue cooperated tacitly, like a perfect combat machine, attacking and defending, retreating and advancing, resolving the attacks of these mysterious creatures one by one.

Their supernatural abilities collided with the mysterious creatures' attacks, erupting with dazzling light, the surrounding space appearing with visible fluctuations, and a dangerous aura permeated the air.

During the fierce battle, Ceng Yue was careless for a moment and was grazed on the arm by the sharp claw of a mysterious creature, and blood instantly surged out.

She let out a muffled groan, her face somewhat pale.

"Ceng Yue!" Seeing this, Ji Chen's heart tightened, and he immediately flashed to Ceng Yue's side, protecting her behind him.

"Are you okay?" He asked with concern.

"Just a small wound, won't die." Ceng Yue pretended to be calm, but her tone still carried a hint of weakness.

Ji Chen's eyes turned cold, the flames in his hand surged, instantly burning the surrounding mysterious creatures to ashes.

He turned to look at Ceng Yue, his eyes full of tenderness: "Don't push yourself, protect yourself well."

Looking at Ji Chen's broad back, a warm current surged in Ceng Yue's heart, her eyes full of love and reliance.

She nodded lightly, gripped the ice sword in her hand, and joined the battle again.

With Ji Chen's protection, Ceng Yue's pressure was reduced significantly, and the two joined forces, like tigers descending the mountain, unstoppable.

Their attacks became increasingly sharp, and their cooperation became increasingly tacit, gradually suppressing these mysterious creatures.

Finally, amidst shrill hisses, the last mysterious creature also turned into ashes, disappearing into the air.

Ji Chen and Ceng Yue smiled at each other, both breathing a sigh of relief in their hearts.

However, before they could catch their breath, a stronger energy fluctuation came from the fissure, even more terrifying and heart-palpitating than before.

Deep in the fissure, purple light flickered, as if something terrible was about to break the seal...

"Looks like the true BOSS is about to appear." Ji Chen licked his lips, excited light flickering in his eyes, and clenched his fists. ===== CHAPTER 41 =====