SWDnovel Chapter 283 A Narrow Escape: The Snake Monk Escapes
Chapter 283 A Narrow Escape: The Snake Monk Escapes
Chapter 283 A Narrow Escape: The Snake Monk Escapes
Chen Yi sensed the divine power shrieking in his mind.
Unstoppable.
This lightning strike is too much for the human body to withstand.
Chen Yi's eyelids twitched violently as he looked at the thunderclouds overhead, which had reached their peak and were now a strange, purplish-black color. For the first time, the shadow of death loomed over his entire body with such clarity.
This is no longer a test; it is Heaven's will to eliminate the outliers.
"We still couldn't do it."
He whispered something, but his voice was swallowed up by the sound of wind and thunder.
Since the physical body cannot withstand the force, then we can fill the void with our inner strength.
Chen Yi held nothing back.
His dantian surged, and the fifty thunder crystal marrows that had been forcibly injected into his body by the nine thunder tribulations were released all at this moment.
Amidst a fine, humming vibration, countless crystal-clear lightning liquids seeped from his pores, rapidly weaving and hardening on his scalp, shoulders, neck, and back—the areas most initially injured.
This is not a simple accumulation.
Nearly fifty lightning crystal marrows were arranged according to some mysterious trajectory, with golden lightning spirit essence swimming and darting within them like live fish, drawing in hundreds of lightning crystal cores and more than a thousand strands of crystal marrow liquid, forming an extremely complex array on his body surface.
However, to prevent the lightning crystal from shining too brightly, Chen Yi subtly moved his fingertips, quietly activating his concealment technique.
A faint golden glow covered the Thunder Crystal Marrow array, disguising it as ordinary Golden Crystal Marrow armor.
At this very moment, calamity clouds loom overhead, and the might of heaven is overwhelming.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator with mid-stage divine sense wouldn't dare to brave the heavenly might at this moment to probe the true nature of the lightning tribulation's center.
As for the late Nascent Soul stage...
Chen Yi glanced at the distant ruins out of the corner of his eye.
The old bastard Qingyun has been beaten to the point of being half-dead and has fled. Now, within this vast expanse, only Xuan Yin Zhenjun remains.
Xuan Yin and Bu Er, master and disciple, risked everything for his Nascent Soul formation, putting their lives on the line.
Even though she noticed something amiss, Chen Yi had no intention of hiding it anymore.
In a life-or-death situation, you can't think about anything else.
"They're here."
Chen Yi tightened his arms around Ning Bu'er, shielding her tightly beneath him, curling himself into a ball and bracing his back against the sky.
boom!
The world has lost its sound.
That wasn't thunder; it was the mournful sound of space being torn apart.
A massive bolt of purple lightning, as thick as a pillar of heaven, carrying the will to destroy everything, crashed down.
Chen Yi's figure vanished instantly in the dazzling purple light.
pain.
Indescribable, excruciating pain.
The meticulously arranged array of lightning crystals above their heads emitted a cracking sound the moment it came into contact with the purple lightning.
Click!Click!
Just half a breath.
Fifty Thunder Crystal Marrows, most of them shattered.
The raging power of the lightning spirit burst the crystal, and the exploding energy, mixed with purple lightning, tore at Chen Yi's flesh and blood.
But he won his gamble.
That half breath is the dividing line between life and death.
[Detected fourth-tier high-grade lightning spirit power, currently being absorbed—]
[Detected the Dao essence of Heaven and Earth Thunder Spirit, currently being absorbed—]
A system notification appeared, followed by a series of pleasant, audible notification sounds indicating that the system was being consumed.
This tribulation lightning, powerful enough to instantly vaporize a Nascent Soul cultivator into ashes, became Chen Yi's most potent tonic in that instant.
Inside the body, the system is operating at full power.
A massive amount of purple lightning was forcibly extracted, crushed, and transformed.
New crystal marrow crystals rapidly condensed within Chen Yi's shattered meridians, like a group of tireless engineers rushing forward one after another towards the raging lightning.
They rushed forward and were blown up.
Let's regroup and charge forward again.
Chen Yi's body became a brutal battlefield.
The skin and flesh on his back instantly turned black and carbonized, revealing the stark white bones. Then, the bones cracked in the lightning.
The meridians broke off inch by inch, and the blood was evaporated into blood mist by the high temperature before it could flow out.
But he didn't say a word.
He gritted his teeth, desperately guarding the last vestige of clarity in his mind, and frantically activated the system.
Hurry up.
Faster!
The rate of absorption is skyrocketing, and the efficiency of conversion is increasing.
Gradually, the feeling of utter defeat from being unilaterally slaughtered subsided.
When the eightieth Thunder Crystal Marrow with a capacity of three hundred strands was re-condensed within his body, Chen Yi felt a sense of balance.
Although the newly formed lightning crystal marrow was still trembling, it no longer shattered.
They acted like strong dikes, firmly locking in the raging purple lightning, diverting it, and channeling it into every part of the body.
Aside from his upper body being a bloody mess and a terrible sight, his soul and magical power, though impacted, were largely unharmed.
Even amidst that destructive force, a new life force is sprouting beneath the charred flesh.
Just then.
Deep within Chen Yi's dantian, the nascent soul that bore an identical appearance to him suddenly opened its eyes.
Those small eyes held no emotion, only absolute rationality and coldness.
Perceptual abilities are fully activated.
Amidst the sky filled with lightning and chaotic energy storms, the Nascent Soul detected an extremely faint yet supremely powerful fluctuation.
That was the "heart" of this purple lightning.
The purest thunder pulse in the world.
I've got you.
Chen Yi silently chanted in his heart, his will as sharp as a knife, slashing fiercely at the source of the fluctuation.
[Detected a fourth-tier, high-grade purple lightning core essence; currently being absorbed!]
On the system interface, this line of text shone brightly in gold.
The next moment, an indescribable coolness swept over his entire body, cleansing Chen Yi's soul.
The world has changed.
In his eyes, the originally violent and chaotic purple lightning suddenly became traceable.
The flow, explosion, and annihilation of those thunderbolts seemed to follow some precise law.
He looked at the newly formed lightning crystal marrow within his body.
It's too rough.
Its structure is loose and its texture is chaotic; it looks like a lump of clay that a child could easily mold.
【I see.】
A knowing smile crept into Chen Yi's heart.
So this is the correct way to understand the true meaning of Thunder Spirit.
Without Chen Yi's deliberate manipulation, with just a thought, the ten Thunder Crystal Marrows within his body, which were struggling to hold on, instantly disintegrated.
It scattered into countless tiny crystal fragments.
A gap has appeared in the defense.
This moment was extremely dangerous. Without the protection of the Thunder Crystal Marrow, the remaining tribulation lightning immediately launched a frenzied counterattack, like sharks smelling blood.
Chen Yi's natal lightning talisman on his chest suddenly shone with a dazzling light, forcefully resisting the lightning and taking the baptism of the tribulation lightning in place of the lightning crystal marrow.
But this gap period is extremely short.
In the blink of an eye, the scattered crystal fragments, under Chen Yi's new understanding, were rearranged and recombined in an almost artistic way.
It's no longer a simple accumulation.
Each particle is perfectly fitted together, and its internal structure is more than ten times more complex.
The golden essence of thunder spirit no longer moved, but was directly imprinted deep within the crystal, transforming into ancient and complex thunder spirit runes.
The light dimmed, and the volume shrank.
Eighty Thunder Crystal Marrows disappeared.
Instead, there are ten new dark gold crystals with a perfect polyhedral structure.
The quantity is five times less.
But within each one, there surges a vast, ocean-like energy fluctuation.
Five hundred strands!
Each one can hold five hundred strands of lightning spirit power!
The moment the ten dark gold lightning crystal marrows took shape, the battle situation was completely reversed.
The fourth-tier high-grade Heavenly Tribulation power that was originally raging and trying to completely destroy Chen Yi seemed to have hit an insurmountable wall of sighs, and could no longer advance an inch.
All the destruction ends here.
Next, it's time to hunt.
Counterattack!
The soul lightning rune between the nascent soul's eyebrows flashed brightly, and deep within the soul, the "Purple Lightning Soul-Nourishing Technique" was running wildly, emitting a rumbling thunderous sound.
The natal lightning talisman, the soul lightning whip divine power, and ten dark gold lightning crystals transformed into several hungry cubs, pouncing on the remaining tribulation lightning.
Tear, devour, decompose!
The once rampant and invincible power of heaven and earth has now become fish on Chen Yi's chopping board.
Just a few breaths.
The violent energy that made even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators tremble with fear was mostly devoured by Chen Yi.
The remaining ten percent of the tribulation lightning could no longer cause any trouble.
Chen Yi didn't even completely refine it. Instead, he directly manipulated several dark gold lightning crystals, like imprisoning a criminal, to seal the last and purest ten percent of the tribulation lightning power within them.
This is the residual power of the heavenly calamity, kept as a trump card; it will surely have a miraculous effect on those who plot against us in the future.
Thus, the tenth thunderbolt was extinguished.
All the pain receded like the tide, replaced by an unprecedented sense of fullness and strength.
The natal thunder talisman became more profound, with a purple-gold luster flowing across its surface;
The Purple Lightning Soul-Nourishing Technique broke through its bottleneck, causing a surge in the resilience of the soul.
The Soul Thunder Whip technique now possesses an added aura of destruction unique to heavenly tribulations.
The most fundamental improvement comes from those ten Dark Gold Thunder Crystal Marrows.
This is a qualitative leap.
Only then did Chen Yi's tense mind slowly relax, waking up from that extremely focused state of battle.
But he did not get up immediately.
His nascent soul was breathing greedily.
That was a gift from the rules of heaven and earth to the victor after passing through the Ten Tribulations of Cause and Effect.
Only through countless near-death experiences can one attain the Great Dao.
At this moment, the remaining lightning around him no longer harmed him, but instead transformed into the purest nourishment of the Great Dao, surging wildly into Chen Yi's body.
Above the Nascent Soul, the four Dao essences shone brightly, and under the nourishment of this new life force, their understanding of the laws of heaven and earth improved at an incredible speed.
The Ten Tribulations of Thunder, a once-in-tens-thousands-years event.
The more devastating its destruction, the more astonishing the feedback it brings.
Four divine channels flowed within the broken body, emanating a mysterious and unsettling fluctuation.
Chen Yi scanned the area with his divine sense and already had a clear understanding of the situation.
Once the nascent soul is formed, with just a little polishing over one or two decades, these four divine abilities can reach the mid-stage of the fourth rank.
The power level of the "Vajra Imprisoning Heaven Finger" supernatural power that the old bald monk Xuan Gang was so proud of was only equivalent to the power level of him practicing for another hundred years or so.
However, at present, this physical body is truly a pitiful sight.
Burnt black.
It was nothing but charred black.
The once resilient skin, wide meridians, and even the internal organs were severely damaged by that final, world-destroying purple lightning. Only a set of crystal-clear jade bones, radiating a warm luster from the remaining flesh and blood, barely supported the outline of this human form.
The sense of pain has long been numb, or rather, even the nerves that transmit pain have been burned off.
His life force was completely depleted, and he couldn't even muster enough power to repair a single finger.
As long as they don't die.
Chen Yi's thoughts shifted slightly, and his gaze fell upon his arms.
There, Ning Bu'er was quietly curled up.
The barrier constructed by the array of lightning crystals tightly protected her at its core. The earth-shattering power of the lightning tribulation was forcefully cut off by his upper body, preventing even a trace from leaking in.
Her hair was perfectly styled, and her clothes were undamaged, like a baby sleeping in the eye of a storm.
That's good.
Chen Yi's fingers, now reduced to mere bones, trembled slightly as his divine sense suddenly erupted.
boom!
An extremely powerful suction force shot up from the bottom of the deep pit.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, the sky and earth changed color.
The spiritual energy floating in the void, and even the fourth-order spiritual veins buried deep beneath the star peak, seemed to receive the command of a monarch at this moment.
The spiritual energy transformed into a tangible river, even emitting a roar like a thousand horses galloping, as it madly poured into the giant crater in the mountain.
The depleted dantian, like a parched land receiving timely rain, greedily devoured all the surging energy.
Outside the Star Moon Sect, a deathly silence lasted for a full hundred breaths.
These hundred breaths felt as long as an entire era.
After the tenth purple lightning tribulation descended, the lightning spirit permeated the air, isolating divine senses.
No one dared to investigate, and no one could investigate.
That was a forbidden zone left behind by the Heavenly Might.
Everyone stared at the huge pit, instinctively holding their breath, their hearts pounding in their chests.
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Until that terrifying vortex of spiritual energy shot into the sky, until that familiar yet countless times more powerful aura reappeared in my perception.
The crowd erupted.
The suppressed emotions burst forth in an instant.
"Elder Chen is not dead!"
"We made it! We really made it!"
The cheers erupted like a tsunami, causing the Star Moon Sect's protective mountain array to tremble slightly.
Yue Qingqiu stood in front of the main hall on the main peak, gripping the railing tightly with both hands until her knuckles turned white.
It wasn't until she saw the spectacular sight of spiritual energy flowing back that her tense shoulders suddenly collapsed, and her eyes uncontrollably welled up with tears.
She had imagined countless possible endings, but she dared not hope for this one.
That's the tenth level of heavenly tribulation.
The distant void.
Ji Wuchen's hand, which was originally waving the folding fan, froze in mid-air, and the fan surface was unconsciously wrinkled by his pinching.
The expression on his face was absolutely priceless.
First came astonishment, then ecstasy, and finally, a deep sense of self-doubt.
His brow furrowed, his fingers moving rapidly within his sleeve, trying to deduce the source of life from the last lightning tribulation.
The hexagrams are ever-changing, and every interpretation points to the same word—death.
No matter how you calculate it, it's a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, or even a ten-out-of-ten chance of survival.
How did Chen Yi survive such a seemingly hopeless situation?
Ji Wuchen gazed at the vortex of spiritual energy that seemed to swallow the heavens and earth, and gave a bitter smile.
Brother Chen, are you so lucky that even God can't take your luck away, or is your potential even more terrifying than I expected?
The other side of the mountain.
Qiu Li covered her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud, but tears still fell like beads from a broken string.
It's good that you didn't die, it's good that you pulled through.
Heaven was not blind after all, and did not let down this kind and righteous man.
[But... sigh... it wasn't Chengcheng standing in his way today~]
At this moment, facing this former "vixen" who had been held in Chen Yi's arms, Qiu Li couldn't utter a single word of criticism, even though Cheng Cheng was her best friend.
Ugh.
The clouds on the horizon surged and rolled.
A disheveled figure fell from the Nine Heavens, staggering as he regained his balance.
Xuan Yin Zhenjun's clothes were torn and his aura was extremely weak, indicating that his very essence had been damaged.
But when she saw the vortex of spiritual energy soaring into the sky on the star peak, a genuine smile appeared on her pale face.
"good."
She coughed up a mouthful of blood, but her eyes were unusually bright.
"Fuji has good taste."
"I risked my life today, and it was worth it."
Where some are happy, others are sad.
Several miles away in the void, a golden lotus platform appeared and disappeared.
The Venerable Master Xuangang stood up from the void, his once solemn and dignified face now filled with shock and disbelief.
His eyes blazed with golden light, activating the secret "Heavenly Eye" technique of the Vajra Temple, and he stared intently at the summit of Star Peak.
His gaze pierced through the storm of spiritual energy, trying to see the truth at the bottom of the pit.
He didn't believe it.
That's the legendary tenth level of the Purple Heaven Annihilation Thunder!
Even for him, it would take a considerable price to withstand these ten lightning tribulations. How could a mere junior who had just formed his Nascent Soul possibly survive?
However, no matter how much he activated his magic power, that area remained shrouded in a layer of mist. It was the residual pressure of the Heavenly Dao, as well as the shielding of Chen Yi's own aura.
I can't see through it.
It's completely unfathomable.
Xuan Gang's heart skipped a beat, and a chill ran down his spine and straight to the top of his head.
Is this truly fate?
Did he really manage to turn a situation where he was in dire straits and had only one chance of survival into a desperate one?
wrong!
A shadow crossed the monk's eyes.
This kid must have a big secret, a terrifying trump card that isn't even recorded in the scriptures of the Vajra Temple.
But now is not the time to explore this.
This feud has probably escalated significantly.
To obstruct someone's path to enlightenment is like killing their parents.
What's more, he just crippled someone's protector.
If Chen Yi recovers, plus that crazy woman Xuan Yin—
Xuan Gang's eyelids twitched wildly, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger.
It will be difficult to explain afterward.
唉—
A barely audible sigh dissipated in the wind.
The abbot was very pragmatic and made a decisive decision.
The golden lotus beneath its feet shone brightly, but it showed no intention of attacking. Instead, it instantly concealed its aura, transforming into an extremely subtle golden thread that disappeared into the distant horizon.
With a few flashes, they were already tens of thousands of miles away.
In the distance, Xuan Yin Zhenjun keenly spotted the fleeing golden light.
She didn't chase after him.
I didn't have the energy to chase after them.
She simply stared coldly in the direction the monk had disappeared, a chilling smirk playing on her lips.
"Can the monk run away, but the temple run away?"
"The seeds sown today will bear fruit tomorrow."
"You think you can escape? Can you escape the blessings of karma and destiny?"
"The trouble you suffer today will be repaid a hundredfold in the future!"
The sound wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling aura, like a vow from the heavens, echoing in the wind.
On the other side of the battlefield.
Lin Yunsheng and Black Serpent True Lord stood rooted to the spot like two wooden stakes.
The two of them had the same expression on their faces—a blank stare.
Watching the frantically gathering spiritual energy and feeling the increasingly powerful fluctuations of the nascent soul, the Black Serpent True Monarch's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.
"How...how did they survive?"
"How is this possible?"
Black Snake's voice was trembling.
He recalled his previous massacre of the Star Moon Sect disciples and his earlier arrogance.
Chen Yi is alive now.
The legendary, vengeful Chen Yi is alive.
"Elder Lin, he survived! What should we do?"
Black Serpent True Lord panicked and turned to look at his "backbone" beside him.
Lin Yunsheng's face was ashen, and his hands, hidden in his sleeves, were trembling slightly.
What should I do?
I also want to know what to do!
Even that old bald monk Xuan Gang ran away, and the patriarch has been beaten to nowhere.
But he was, after all, the Grand Elder of the Cave Heaven, and he still had to maintain appearances.
Lin Yunsheng took a deep breath, forcing a calm demeanor. "Maybe he was just lucky."
He then said very quickly, "It's alright, after the lightning tribulation comes the inner demon tribulation. The inner demon tribulation is the most dangerous, and he may not be able to get through it."
At this point, he suddenly changed the subject, a perfectly timed look of anxiety on his face: "By the way, I sensed that the Ancestor seems to have been injured, and his aura is unstable."
He patted Black Serpent True Monarch on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Fellow Daoist Black Serpent, you stay here and keep an eye on Chen Yi's movements. I'll go back and check on the Ancestor's condition, and I'll be right back."
Before he finished speaking, a cloud of light rose from beneath Lin Yunsheng's feet, whoosh!
The light was so fast that it even left a trail of afterimages in the air before disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Only the Black Serpent True Lord was left standing alone in the wind, bewildered.
At this moment, Lin Yunsheng no longer cared about the life or death of the black snake.
He raced through the wind, with only one thought in his mind—run!
The senior monk has fled, and the fate of the patriarch is unknown. The situation has completely collapsed.
This matter cannot be resolved amicably.
We must return to the cave immediately, as we cannot remain within the Great Cave Formation for more than a hundred years.
We also need to utilize all the resources and foundation accumulated by the Lin family over thousands of years to find allies and to enlist the help of those reclusive old monsters.
Try to find someone to mediate.
Hopefully, Chen Yi and Xuan Yin Zhenjun won't hold too much grudge against him, and that both sides can turn hostility into friendship.
"Grass!"
Black Serpent True Monarch's eyes twitched wildly. He saw Lin Yunsheng transform into a streak of azure light, not even bothering to say a word, and vanish a thousand feet away in the blink of an eye.
This guy is so adept at betraying his teammates!
Without further hesitation, the black snake's blood energy exploded, transforming him into a fierce blood shadow. He burned his essence blood to unleash the Blood Shadow Escape technique, his speed even exceeding that of Lin Yunsheng by a third, and he shot madly toward the horizon.
At this point, anyone who doesn't leave is a fool!
The three streaks of light vanished into the sky in an instant, like startled birds.
However, the three Nascent Soul True Monarchs who fled in panic were probably still in their heads.
None of them could understand how Chen Yi, who should have been reduced to ashes under the lightning tribulation, managed to withstand the devastating tenth lightning tribulation.
The three men's hasty escape undoubtedly gave everyone present a shot in the arm: Chen Yi, you have successfully transcended the tribulation!
At the summit, in that huge, charred crater, apart from the howling wind whipped up by the frantic backflow of spiritual energy, there was still no movement.
But this did not stop the onlookers from showing excited expressions.
Today's drama was full of twists and turns, and absolutely spectacular.
What excites them even more is that once Chen Yi advances to the Nascent Soul stage, the real show will only just begin.
Master Xuangang of Jingang Temple, Black Serpent True Lord, and Lin Yunsheng of Qingyun Cave.
Which of these three isn't a very famous person?
To obstruct someone's path to enlightenment is like killing their parents.
This is a blood feud that can't be forgotten, how could Chen Yi let it go so easily?
Among the crowd, some people whispered among themselves, their eyes darting around.
"These three are all at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Xuan Gang is backed by the Vajra Temple, and Lin Yunsheng is backed by the Azure Cloud Cave Heaven. Those are top-tier forces in the Central Plains, behemoths indeed."
"If Elder Chen wants to directly attack these two forces to demand an explanation, it's like an ant trying to shake a tree—overestimating his own strength."
"Hey, you forgot? Chen Yi has the Xuan Yin True Lord standing behind him—"
Upon hearing this, the people around immediately fell silent, but their eyes revealed an even stronger sense of anticipation.
What happened next was even more interesting.
The audience's enthusiasm for watching the drama unfolded like a surging tide, with no sign of waning.
But no matter what, everyone knows one thing—as long as Chen Yi can overcome that strange and unpredictable inner demon tribulation.
Therefore, he is the first person among rogue cultivators in the past few thousand years to achieve the Nascent Soul stage!
Above the sky, the originally violent and rampant purple lightning energy slowly dissipated.
The thick, dark clouds of calamity began to thin, gradually turning into a chilling, deathly gray.
The next moment, the gray clouds churned even more strangely.
Like a drop of ink falling into clear water, it quickly spreads and blends.
At the center of the clouds, a huge vortex began to slowly rotate, silently forming.
The vortex was bottomless, its center seemingly leading directly to the unknown depths of the void beyond the heavens.
An extremely strange, cold, and viscous thought, like an invisible spider silk, descended to the mortal world along the vortex.
Everyone present, regardless of their cultivation level, felt their hearts clench and skip a beat at that moment!
That was a tremor from the depths of one's soul.
Finally, that eerie thought circled in the air, precisely locking onto the mangled figure in the deep pit at the mountain peak.
Bottom of the deep pit.
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Chen Yi's nascent soul suddenly felt a heavy weight, as if it were being stared at by some indescribable being.
The feeling was like having a cold, venomous snake crawl up your back.
"The Heavenly Demon descends, and the Tribulation of the Inner Demon arrives."
Chen Yi's mind was completely clear.
Instead of immediately defending himself, he placed his palm on the back of the woman in his arms.
A warm and mellow life force was poured into Ning Bu'er's body without reservation.
This is the last and most crucial bit of vital energy, which should be enough for Ning Bu'er to sustain herself for a short period of time.
After doing all this, he gently put Ning Bu'er down, his movements tender. He had a way to protect her from the lightning tribulation.
But the tribulation of inner demons is a tribulation that directly targets one's true nature, and it is difficult to resist from external forces.
Fortunately, Ning Bu'er's injuries have stabilized somewhat. As long as she overcomes the inner demon tribulation in a very short time, interrupting the nourishment of her magic power will not cause her injuries to worsen too much.
Of course, this time must be compressed to the extreme, the shorter the better.
If, like Ping Xingye, it takes him a day or two to overcome his inner demons, by the time he wakes up, Ning Bu'er will probably have already perished and be beyond saving.
Chen Yi sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
Even without the "Medicine King" that could force people to calm down, his belief at this moment was as firm as a rock, more steadfast than ever before.
To survive, and to save the woman who was fighting desperately for him.
He fears no extraterrestrial demons!
Soon, a strange fluctuation enveloped his entire body.
Chen Yi's consciousness instantly became blurred, and he fell into a deep sleep.
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