Chapter 71: Bravely Entering the Dangerous Place

Ji Chen stood before a dark entrance, the surrounding air seemed to have frozen, exuding an uneasy, cold aura.

The night was like a black curtain, shrouding this area, with only a few strands of pale moonlight passing through the treetops and spilling onto the ground, making it even more eerie.

He took a deep breath, his nasal cavity filled with the smell of decay, like a long-forgotten ancient tomb.

"This place is truly eerie." Ji Chen complained in a low voice, but his eyes became even sharper, like a leopard eyeing its prey.

He could feel that in this seemingly calm darkness, a powerful force was hidden, like a dormant beast, ready to jump out and hurt people at any time.

He had no fear at all, but instead, a corner of his mouth curled into an excited arc, as if saying: "Come on, let's hurt each other!" He lifted his foot and stepped into that black gate that seemed to swallow everything without hesitation.

As soon as he entered, the sound of mechanisms activating was endless, various precision gears biting together, emitting a teeth-aching friction sound.

"Damn, this welcome ceremony is quite grand." Ji Chen complained, but his figure was unusually flexible, constantly dodging the sharp arrows shooting from all directions.

These arrows crossed the air, carrying a sharp sound of breaking through the air, as if wanting to tear everything apart.

He shuttled between various mechanisms, like a flexible ape, and like an elegant dancer, every step stepping into the gaps of the mechanisms, precise and rhythmic.

The surrounding temperature was also gradually rising, and the air was filled with a burnt smell, which was the friction heat generated when the mechanisms were operating.

"Heh, just this little difficulty wants to stop me?" He smiled with disdain, and the energy in his hands surged accordingly.

Like a lightning bolt, his speed increased instantly, breaking through the blockade of layers of mechanisms and arriving at a spacious hall.

This seemed to be the core area of the entire lair, with countless energy veins intertwined, emitting heart-palpitating light.

In the center of the hall stood several tall guardians, wearing heavy armor, holding huge weapons, their eyes flashing with bloodthirsty light.

"It seems the real master is finally going to appear." Ji Chen licked his lips, his fighting spirit boiling.

These guardians were clearly not good characters, their momentum like a mountain, every step making the ground vibrate slightly.

"Young man, today I will let you know why flowers are so red." Ji Chen grinned, clenching his fists, and the energy in his body surged out like a volcanic eruption.

His figure moved, rushing toward those guardians like an arrow off the string, and both sides instantly fought together, the intense energy collision like thunder, echoing throughout the hall.

Ji Chen threw a punch, and a guardian flew backward directly, hitting the wall and emitting a huge sound.

He did not relax his vigilance at all, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings, looking for the source of this dark power.

"Hiding in the dark is not a skill, come out and fight one-on-one!" His voice was like a war drum, shocking every corner.

Just as he was preparing to go deeper, a strange feeling suddenly came from under his feet, which was a sign that the mechanism was about to activate. At the same time, a heart-piercing pain came from his lower leg.

Ji Chen looked down and found that a poisoned sharp spike had pierced his boot at some point and was deeply embedded in his lower leg.

"Damn, insidious!" He cursed in a low voice, and a sense of numbness instantly spread from his lower leg, as if countless ants were gnawing at his flesh.

The surrounding darkness seemed even thicker, like a huge spider web, trapping him firmly.

He felt a sense of dizziness, and his body became sluggish, as if he were in a quagmire, every step being exceptionally difficult.

"What the hell is this, it even has a numbing effect?" Ji Chen gritted his teeth, enduring the severe pain, but his movements clearly slowed down.

Those mechanisms he had easily dodged before now seemed to have grown eyes, frequently attacking him.

"Bang!" A sharp arrow shot past his cheek, bringing up a burning stinging pain.

His figure swayed, almost falling.

He knew that if this continued, he would sooner or later fall into a predicament.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He began to frantically operate the Ability in his body, trying to force the toxin out.

At the same time, he mobilized all his power and slammed a punch into the ground, the huge power shaking the entire hall.

Seizing this opportunity, his figure rose violently, like a leopard, rushing toward the nearest guardian.

"Don't think I'm easy to bully just because I'm injured!" He roared, his fist carrying the sound of breaking through the air, slamming heavily onto the guardian's chest.

With a "crack", the armor on the guardian's chest instantly dented, and the whole person flew backward, hitting the wall heavily, emitting a deafening loud sound.

Ji Chen's ferocity stunned the remaining guardians, as if they didn't expect him to be able to explode with such terrifying power after being injured.

"Die!" Ji Chen pursued the victory, his figure shuttling between the guardians like a ghost, every attack carrying the momentum of thunder.

Soon, these seemingly powerful guardians fell to the ground one after another under his storm-like offensive.

He was like a god of war, using his own strength to prove that even if injured, he was still invincible.

Looking at the ruins all over the ground, a proud smile curled the corners of Ji Chen's mouth.

"That's it? Want to block my footsteps?" He held his head high and continued to walk toward the depths of the hall, every step full of power, as if wanting to step on this piece of darkness.

Suddenly, from the depths of the hall, a melodious flute sound came, like weeping and complaining, but carrying a hint of eeriness.

Ji Chen's footsteps stopped abruptly, he narrowed his eyes, staring into the depths of the darkness, a voice came slowly from the darkness, carrying a hint of playfulness:

"Far-away guest, your journey ends here..." "Hehe, a guy playing god and ghost, if you have the ability, come out and fight one-on-one!" Ji Chen said with disdain, shouting to the darkness, while tensing his muscles, feeling the Ability in his body like a galloping river.

The melodious flute sound remained, like a ghost's whisper, echoing in the hall, making people feel inexplicable pressure.

Immediately after, a Mysterious Person wearing a black robe and a mask slowly walked out of the darkness, holding a pitch-black staff in his hand, with a gem exuding eerie red light embedded in the staff.

"Finally willing to show your face? I thought you were going to be a turtle hiding your head for a lifetime!" Ji Chen grinned, his eyes staring tightly at the opponent like a leopard, not daring to relax his vigilance at all.

He could feel that this guy in front of him was definitely not a good character. The aura exuding from him was enough to make him feel a hint of threat.

"Young man, your strength is indeed good, but unfortunately, you are destined to fall here today." The black-robed man said insidiously, the voice like a devil from hell, making people shudder.

As soon as the voice fell, the staff in his hand waved violently, and a black energy wave, like a roaring giant wave, swept toward Ji Chen.

Ji Chen didn't dare to be careless, his figure flashed, narrowly dodging this attack.

The black energy wave hit the ground, instantly blasting a huge deep pit into the hard ground, showing its powerful power.

"Damn, this attack is quite explosive!" Ji Chen exclaimed, then clenched his fists, Ability frantically surging in his body, and the energy condensed into a scorching light group on his fists.

"To return a favor without giving one is not polite! Taste my 'Burst Fist'!" Ji Chen roared, his figure shooting out like an arrow off the string, carrying earth-shattering momentum, rushing toward the black-robed man.

Both sides instantly fought together, fists and feet colliding, energy clashing, emitting deafening sounds.

The surrounding space was illuminated by the energy light produced by their battle, sometimes scorching fire-red, sometimes cold black-purple, like gorgeous fireworks, but full of destructive power.

Ji Chen constantly looked for the enemy's flaws, every attack using all his strength, determined to kill the opponent with one blow.

The battle was exceptionally intense, Ji Chen even felt his body was about to fall apart, sweat soaked his clothes, and his breathing became a bit rapid.

He suddenly thought of Ceng Yue, the woman who always had a cold face but would take action at critical moments.

The heroic posture of Ceng Yue fighting appeared in his mind, as if she were by his side, fighting side by side with him, and a powerful force surged in his heart.

"For Ceng Yue, I must win today!" He roared in a low voice, and his body erupted with powerful power again.

He seemed to have turned into a violent wild beast, his fists falling on the black-robed man like raindrops, every attack carrying the sound of tearing the air.

The black-robed man began to retreat step by step. He clearly didn't expect Ji Chen's explosive power to be so amazing, and his black robe also appeared damaged, revealing the skin inside like a dried corpse.

"Pfft!" The black-robed man spat out a mouthful of blood, his body teetering.

Ji Chen seized the opportunity and threw a punch again, like a volcanic eruption, directly blasting the black-robed man away, hitting the wall heavily, emitting a huge sound.

The black-robed man struggled to climb up from the ground, he struggled to stand up, but his body had completely lost its strength, lying paralyzed on the ground.

Ji Chen walked to the black-robed man step by step, with a victorious smile on his face: "That's it? Still want to dominate the city? You'd better go home and wash up and sleep!"

He stepped on the black-robed man's chest, with powerful Ability condensing in his hand, just as he was about to give the opponent the final blow.

Suddenly, a strange movement came from under his feet, and the ground began to vibrate violently, as if something was about to break out of the ground.

"Crack, crack..."

The ground of the hall began to crack, and strands of dazzling light shot out from the cracks, illuminating the entire space.

A huge circular pattern, like a huge vortex, appeared under Ji Chen's feet, exuding an uneasy aura.

"This... what is this?" Ji Chen looked at the huge pattern that appeared before his eyes, feeling an inexplicable unease in his heart.

Suddenly, a voice came from the depths of the pattern, carrying a cold pressure: "Welcome to... the real hell!" ===== CHAPTER 72 =====