Chapter 648: Chapter 375: Exploring the Black Mist, Leaving Qinggang City
The Martial Arts Ladder reflects the heart, as if it’s the only world.
The throne hangs high, the legendary imprint shines like the sun illuminating the earth.
Bang!!
At this moment, the white stairs suddenly shook, and a human figure was forced back by the impact of a massive golden armor.
His legs plowed into the wide platform, even causing him to stumble down several steps.
Chen Feng looked down at his hands, the red fist armor clenched tightly, but the undying flame dimmed slightly.
"Still a bit lacking."
Suppressing the surging blood, he looked up.
He could see the golden battle armor floating in mid-air, that was the second checkpoint [Body of Ten Thousand Catties].
Beyond it, the Lightning Battle Boots, Red Cloak, Blood Fire Crown...
Each item manifested by the World Power appeared on higher steps.
Only by succeeding in passing through them step by step, climbing higher, could one gain the potential of world resonance.
But alas....
Chen Feng shook his head and retracted his gaze.
The illusory golden battle armor seemed like an insurmountable great mountain; it possessed at least the strength of a Pseudo Angel, not inferior to the pre-transformation Holy Shield Giant, and even surpassed it in defense.
It was not only extraordinarily heavy and hard to shake but also possessed a powerful Rebound Force.
Without being able to use Extraordinary Talent, forcefully passing through was still too difficult for him.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng’s eyes flickered as he looked at the panel in front of him.
Extreme Fighting Fist, Heavenly Gang Dominator Body, Golden Day Skill, Thunder Technique...
Due to the diminishing number of Martial Arts Halls in Qinggang City, the improvement of these Martial Arts Skills gradually slowed down.
At this rate, he didn’t know how long it would take to climb higher.
Therefore...
A thought flashed through his mind.
He exited the resonance state and sat cross-legged.
His strong spiritual will effortlessly led him into a dream; a sky filled with drifting mist appeared before his eyes.
The blood-red moon emitted a strange light, and the city in ruins was filled with a multitude of non-human creatures.
As if sensing his presence, all the Black Tide creatures suddenly stopped.
Buzz!
In the next instant, thousands of gazes turned to look his way, followed by a chorus of roars.
Roar!!
Dark Breath pierced through several hundred meters, rushing forward like an Energy Cannon.
The dense mass of Black Tide creatures swarmed towards him, but Chen Feng didn’t glance at them even once.
Boom!!
A massive Platinum Giant Statue appeared out of thin air, a punch from its bombardment fist creating a horrifying wave of air.
One by one, the non-human creatures were instantly shattered, and the giant lizard in the distance had its head blown apart, collapsing with a boom.
The world fell silent for a moment as Chen Feng’s Perception swept over the vicinity.
Qinggang City was indeed vast, ten times larger than Nanjiang.
But by now, he had almost explored it fully, only half a region remaining.
Immediately, he sped out, heading straight for the three nearby Martial Arts Halls.
The Holy Shield Giant, now at the Envoy Level, was invincible, requiring no distraction from Chen Feng for any attack.
With his speed fully unleashed, he collected countless light groups along the way.
Nearly a hundred Breakthroughs, seven Extremes Martial, ten Jinxuans...
This was the first time he could explode at full speed so smoothly and unhindered, without worrying about Black Tide attacks, freely collecting everything.
The efficiency of his exploration increased, occasionally revealing remnant memory scenes of each Skill Light Group, though most were not too important.
Until.
Swoosh!
A page of white paper floated down from mid-air, landing in front of him.
Perception made out the general content, and Chen Feng reached out to grab it.
[Alliance Calendar, Year 248, July 9.]
[Finally managed to exit the Snake Spirit Secret Realm, Alonco finally used the Holy Sword to heal all injuries.]
[However, the Golden Bloodline person of the Holy City... such a curse, I truly pity him...]
[And Heavenly Tragedy Mountain, such a grand and magnificent mountain range, I didn’t expect it to be the remnant creation of another civilization... I feel it’s somewhat unusual, seeming to hide an Angel Level existence...]
The words appeared, and Chen Feng’s eyes slightly moved.
He remembered the last diary he saw, where Wang Yu mentioned hesitating between going to the Snake Spirit or Realm of the Dead.
Now it seemed the answer was revealed.
Except.
Golden Bloodline person?
Curse?
He was somewhat puzzled but quickly and instinctively thought of someone he had never met.
Only existing in the words of Molly and the three Legion Commanders, the Holy City Lord, known as His Highness by them.
Rising some speculations, he saw the word Heavenly Tragedy Mountain.
Suspected to contain an Angel Level existence?
Silently remembering, he then looked at the rest of the diary content.
[Alliance Calendar, Year 248, September 20.]
[Reit actually broke through, good, I feel much more confident now!]
[With him and Xue Sha, and with Alonco here, we should be much more prepared for the next Black Tide war!]
....
[Alliance Calendar, Year 248, November 9.]
[The Black Tide indeed came again, Qinggang City was anchored and couldn’t completely shake off or eradicate it.]
[Though barely repelled, I can feel that the next war is not far off.]
[Sometimes, I really wonder, where does the Black Tide come from? And why is the Abyss Secret Realm rarely seen with traces of the Black Tide? There it’s completely a real world, but it still seems to coexist with the Black Tide...]
[What’s the relationship between these three Secret Realm Worlds and the Black Tide?]
....
....
Finished reading, Chen Feng frowned.
Wang Yu’s doubts were essentially his doubts as well.
The three Secret Realm Worlds all required Evil God’s Power to open, seemingly the origin of the Black Tide.
But even in the Snake Spirit World, he had never truly seen the Black Tide, only encountered a Snake Spirit Angel.
"Could it be, the Black Tide really originates from the Ghost Sea?"
"And the Ghost Sea is strongly connected to these three Secret Realm Worlds?"
More and more speculations emerged, and Chen Feng felt that there was always a layer of fog before his eyes, preventing him from seeing everything clearly.
Until finally, he vibrated Blood Wings again, searching for light groups.
The vast Qinggang City had no longer an unknown place; he’d left his mark everywhere.
After much thought, Chen Feng finally arrived atop the high wall.
Boom!!
The oncoming swarming flying creatures were all shattered, with blood rain cascading down.
The full-force strike of the Holy Shield Giant nearly tore the sky and earth apart.
Amidst the rumbling sound, even the Sixth-Order Mutated Griffin exploded, the sweeping shockwave spreading like a storm.
The ruins of broken buildings below turned into collapsed debris, with the giant crater extending hundreds of meters, along with the resurrected Horned Crocodile and giant lizard creatures, all obliterated into dust again.
But Chen Feng showed no joy at this.
He just looked solemnly toward the high walls beyond, at the pitch-black mist resembling seawater.
Dark, devoid of light, like it could devour everything.
Every surging wave gave birth to and resurrected mutated creatures, as the eerie blood color fell from the sky, enclosing the entire Qinggang City along with it.
"Perhaps, it’s worth a try."
The thought flashed by, and suddenly, an exquisite silver dagger appeared in Chen Feng’s hand.
Without unsheathing, the golden light within still existed.
It was the power of the Holy Sword stored in the Black Dream Space, originally intended for exploring the black mist.
By now, the light group remaining in Qinggang City was scarce, so naturally, he had to take the risk to try once.
Whoosh!!
In an instant, the spiritual link was unobstructed, the Holy Shield Giant spread its wings, taking him across the high walls.
The golden armor around him shone brightly, the wings unfurled cutting through the sky, like a small sun illuminating midair.
Roar!!
Screech!!
From within the black mist came countless beastly roars, the resurrection of many black tide creatures.
Eagle-men, Batman, winged snakes, bone eagles, hellish evil dogs...
Seemingly provoked by something, they suddenly turned exceedingly furious.
Both flying creatures encircled for the kill, and ground-based monsters spewed molten flame light.
Confronted with such obstruction, Chen Feng’s expression remained unchanged, only his perception amplified, continuously spreading outward.
Whoosh!!
The Holy Shield Giant suddenly flapped its wings, whipping up a hurricane, speed skyrocketing.
All obstructing flying creatures were cleaved by wind blades, and the breath from the ground was merely like a scratch, blocked completely by the golden armor, unharmed.
Man and giant charged into the black mist, the ruined city behind them growing more distant.
The endless blackness enveloped them, still, new black tide creatures crazed for their assault.
Even more, Chen Feng felt the blood-colored light falling from above was more bewitching, the resurrection and birth speed of the black tide creatures far exceeding before.
In response to this.
Boom!!
The Holy Shield Giant activated gigantification, transforming once more into a colossal forty-meter figure.
Golden light shot up to the sky, sweeping everything.
All creatures were completely slain, man and giant delved deep into the black mist, no longer seeing the high walls behind them.
Gradually, for some unknown reason.
Black tide creatures became fewer and fewer, as if the revival frequency of the black mist had been exhausted.
Not letting his guard down, Chen Feng merely lifted his head to look skyward, discovering above the darkness, the blood moon still existed.
What was more.
The surrounding black mist also grew denser, like tides, without boundaries.
Time passed by, second by second.
Half an hour, an hour, three hours.....
The same black mist scene persisted, not even another black tide creature appeared.
Mysteriously, a sense of loneliness suddenly arose in Chen Feng’s heart.
It was as if he was the only life in this world, with no other kind.
Civilization destroyed, life extinguished...
Whether collective or individual, none could escape the ultimate destination of extinction.
The blood in his body grew colder and colder, his heartbeat increasingly sluggish.
The blood flow slowed, Chen Feng’s complexion turned somewhat gray.
Together with the Holy Shield Giant beneath his feet, they appeared to want to enter a gray-black silent state.
"No, something’s wrong!"
Suddenly, Chen Feng shook his head.
If such exploration had truly lasted so long, he should have already exited the Dream Realm!
Dong!
His eyes emitted divine light, pounding heart like battle drums booming, echoing in his ears.
World resonance reactivated, he instinctively used his hidden means.
A little surprised by the smooth resonance, because this place was not his Earth Star, nor did it have traces of his legendary presence.
But with no time to explore these, Chen Feng simply looked around.
Boom!!
A giant sound reverberated, the Holy Shield Giant punched a sixth-order giant beast flying towards them to death.
Many black tide creatures shattered explosively, blood splattering past his face.
The ruined high walls were a few hundred meters behind, they hadn’t ventured too far.
And all prior was merely an illusion.
The blood moon remained cold and indifferent, seemingly overlooking from a higher dimension.
The eerie moonlight disrupted the spirit, supposed to be formless, yet at the moment with the augmentation of World Power, it appeared remarkably conspicuous.
"As expected, there’s a problem."
Chen Feng withdrew his gaze warily, immediately ordering the Holy Shield Giant to surge forward with speed.
Steel bones transformed into javelins piercing through obstacles, they finally successfully penetrated the black mist.
Along the way, there were constant creature ambushes, even the perception met suppression again, continuously shrinking in range.
Vaguely, Chen Feng sensed some immensely powerful aura seemingly awakening.
That was in another direction of the black mist, even amidst darkness, colossal shadows appeared sporadically.
Shaped like an elliptical giant cocoon, at least a hundred meters large, deeply wrapped in pervasive black mist.
Not making contact, Chen Feng merely directed the Holy Shield Giant straight ahead.
Boom!!
Several more sixth-order creatures coming for the kill were pierced through by the steel bone javelin, the blockade intercepting the black tide also obliterated by the Holy Shield Giant’s punch.
Green blood splashed everywhere, as they advanced while killing, losing track of how many times they repeated.
Until finally.
"Hmm?"
Chen Feng’s gaze focused, seeing a tiny white spot suddenly appear ahead.
Man and giant accelerated towards it, with the distance narrowing, it was indeed a portal.
Seemingly composed of white light, the eerie moonlight couldn’t get within half a meter of it.
"Abyss exit?"
Chen Feng frowned in thought, when a violent fluctuation suddenly came from behind.
Roar!!
The black mist trembled, surging endlessly.
Mighty gales swept outward, all surrounding black tide creatures grew more berserk, eyes ablaze with crimson.
Chen Feng suspected the presence of an angel, or perhaps that giant elliptical object he saw earlier had awakened.
At once, his gaze steadied.
Boom!!
Man and giant cleared all obstacles, transforming into a straight arrow amidst the blood rain, plunging into the white light portal.
In an instant, the world spun, as if the world was transforming.
A feeling of weightlessness came, like the impact of spatial transmission.
Yet, also resembled chaotic time, leading to continuous mental disorientation.
Until finally, Chen Feng barely suppressed all discomfort, promptly observing around.
"This..."
Pupils contracted, he was utterly stunned on the spot.