The Holy Gulf shook, and the stone walls fell off one after another. Terrifying spatial cracks spread for miles in an instant!
The essence of the world was thinning rapidly, and Nangong Xiang 'er's life force and strength were also rapidly draining away, not to mention those ancestors who had already fallen and were unable to stop the devouring power. Streams of essence Qi with thick death Qi left their corpses and surged towards the light door.
There was no difference. It engulfed everything, and it devoured everything to death. It was completely different from what Nangong Xiang 'er knew about the opening of the Secret Realm. It was beyond her expectations.
She was still a little girl and had never seen such a scene before. At this moment, she was sincerely afraid. The loss of origin energy was too violent. If this continued, she would soon die of exhaustion. Even if she had heavenly treasures to replenish her life force, it would be useless because the speed of replenishment could not keep up with the speed of devouring!
"Chen Er…"
Even though she was suffering and was about to collapse, she was still thinking about Ji Chen and worried about him.
However, to her surprise, Ji Chen was not affected by the devouring power at all. The divine light on his body was still there, and he did not show any signs of exhaustion. The reason why his expression changed was because of her.
"Xiang 'er."
Ji Chen felt bitter and anxious. His mind was spinning wildly as he thought of a way to break out of this situation.
"Chen 'er, I'm fine. Don't worry.”
Nangong Xiang 'er let out a sigh of relief and comforted him with a smile.
"Bang!"
At this moment, the Burial Ground began to move. Graves were devoured and collapsed one after another. Corpses flew out of the graves and turned into ashes. The remaining origin and power in their bodies were completely sucked dry. They flew into the light door with scenes.
"Boom!"
The sunken grave that Ji Chen had seen earlier exploded as well. A skinny corpse cracked open, and the remnant memories and the last bit of Origin energy in the corpse were all swallowed by the bright door of light!
"Six Paths Demon Venerable."
Ji Chen was shocked. From the memories left behind in the corpses, he managed to deduce the true identity of the maverick old man!
Six Paths Demon Venerable.
Twenty thousand years ago, he united the Six Paths Demonic Sect and cultivated the Six Paths. His cultivation was peerless and he reached the Emperor-to-be Realm before the Age of Chaos. He was the strongest in that era and was known as the Supreme. Everyone thought he could achieve Dao!
However, he had mysteriously disappeared before he could prove his Dao. He had never thought that he would actually come to the Holy Gulf.
But how did he live for 20,000 years? Even a Martial Monarch Realm expert could not live for so long!
Ji Chen took a deep breath. There was a great mystery behind this, but he couldn't continue to delve deeper into it. Right now, he needed to think of a way to protect Nangong Xiang 'er.
For some reason, he felt that this devouring power was very friendly to him. It had been avoiding him on its own and did not attempt to devour his life source. As a result, the Heavenly Emperor Domain was not triggered even once.
However, this devouring power was not friendly to Nangong Xiang 'er. Even with the divine item in the jade bottle, she could not hold on any longer. The vital energy of her life continued to surge out of her body. Her black hair was fading, and her jade-like skin was drying up and wrinkling…
"What should we do? What should he do? Could the Heavenly Emperor Domain protect the people around it?”
Ji Chen was about to go crazy. He pulled Nangong Xiang 'er into his arms and activated his Heavenly Emperor Domain, trying to suppress her life force so that it wouldn't flow away.
"Eh?"
Nangong Xiang 'er snorted.
As Ji Chen hugged her, she felt her life force draining at a much slower rate. The speed at which she was absorbing heavenly resources was already catching up to the speed at which she was being devoured by the door of light.
"It's effective! Hahaha!"
Ji Chen smiled sincerely. He did not notice that Nangong Xiang 'er, who was tightly held in his arms, had a blush on her face, and a white mist was seeping out…
"I'm so dizzy…"
Smelling Chen 'er's scent and feeling Chen' er's warm embrace, as a Saint, she felt dizzy for the first time. Her little heart was thumping non-stop.
"Is the Devil Heavenly Pupil acting up again?"
In order to not let Ji Chen worry, she only muttered to herself in her heart, and her mood of liking him fell again.
"Xiang 'er, do you want to return to the world outside the Holy Gulf?”
Ji Chen suddenly spoke.
"Chen 'er, the secret realms in the past were already dangerous enough. With the Devil Heavenly Pupil, I couldn't even pass the third stage of the Ji Realm. Now that this mystic realm has changed greatly, it is even more filled with unknown variables and dangers. The experience of the elders in the past is even more unreliable."
Nangong Xiang 'er raised her head and saw the determination in Ji Chen's eyes. She couldn't help but worry.
She wasn't too surprised by Ji Chen's decision. After all, she had tried to return to the outside world every year.
"Trust me."
Ji Chen smiled.
"In the third stage, you will encounter three inner demons who are the same as you. They have the same divine arts and combat strength. How will you win?”
Xiang 'er smiled bitterly. She thought that Ji Chen had only stayed in the Holy Gulf for three months and didn't understand how terrifying the secret realm was.
If it wasn't extremely difficult, how could it be that only the Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors could survive by sacrificing themselves and paying the price of almost an entire lifetime of emperor's life and inheritance?
"Trust me."
Ji Chen was still very confident.
Who was he? He was a true Paramount realm practitioner. He was confident that he could easily pass the challenges given to Paramount realm practitioners in the Holy Abyss Secret Realm!
Time slowly passed as they hugged each other silently.
Two hours, four hours…It was only after a day had passed and almost all the people in the burial ground had turned into ashes that the storm that devoured all energy finally stopped.
"As expected, he's not simple."
Ji Chen glanced at the remaining Dao Tomb, a strange look flashing in his eyes.
Almost all the corpses and tombs in this burial ground had been destroyed. Only the tomb at the passageway remained, and he couldn't help but think about it.
The strangeness of the Holy Gulf was beyond his imagination. The so-called Supreme of a generation, the Six Paths Demon Venerable who was only half a step away from vindication, had mysteriously disappeared and died here…
"Hu! Curiosity killed the cat. Now that his cultivation was too weak, it was better not to delve into these great secrets too early.”
Thinking of this, Ji Chen's eyes turned cold and he gave up on exploring the Dao Tomb.
He was simply too weak now. Even a Saint could not resist him.
It wasn't like he couldn't come back to the Holy Gulf after leaving. He still had a chance, so there was no need to rush.
"Xiang 'er, I'm sorry that I couldn't help you protect the corpses of your ancestors.”
When he lowered his head to look at Xiang 'er, the coldness in Ji Chen's eyes disappeared and was replaced by a warmth that could melt ice and snow.
"How can I blame you?"
Xiang 'er shook his head.
"Chen 'er, are you alright? It's fine if you can protect yourself with this little cultivation, but you still have to protect me."
In Ji Chen's arms, Xiang 'er carefully examined Ji Chen from head to toe, afraid that Ji Chen was injured.
"Don't worry. I don't know why that Devouring Power didn't even touch me. It avoided me before it even got close to me.”
Ji Chen smiled brightly.
"It's indeed strange."
Xiang 'er nodded as she recalled how the devouring power had avoided them. She looked at Ji Chen with increasing confusion in her eyes.
If she could, she really wanted to dissect Chen 'er and study him.
It was too strange. Putting aside the cultivation phenomenon, his realm, combat strength, and comprehension ability that far surpassed others, and breaking all kinds of common sense, even all kinds of things that others could not provoke or touch had to be obediently coiled around him.
For example, no one had been able to study the Ancient Book of Origins, and it had easily injured people's Origins. Even as a Devil Heavenly Eye Saint, she had been injured countless times, but Ji Chen had obtained unimaginable benefits from it!
There was also the devouring power. It targeted everything below the Holy Gulf, but it did not touch Ji Chen. In the end, it even gave up on Xiang 'er, who was in his arms.
"Chen 'er, I'm really curious about everything about you."
Mystic light swirled within the black Demon Sky Eyes as Xiang 'er stared at Ji Chen with wide eyes.
"If the ancestors were still around, they would definitely capture you every day to study you, right? Could it be that Chen 'er, you're the legendary hot shot?”
After breaking free from Ji Chen's embrace, Nangong Xiang 'er began to spin around him, carefully examining every inch of his body.
"It shouldn't be... In the future, I'll introduce Youer to you. She's the real hot shot.”
Ji Chen smiled.
"Then Chen 'er, you're the protagonist of The New Age! Back then, when I first fell and saw my Devil Heavenly Pupil, the crazy old man once said that in every era, there would be a character called the protagonist of the era. What did he say that he could surpass?
Wu! At that time, he was too young and had a big problem with his origin. He could not remember what he said at that time! Surpass what?!"
Nangong Xiang 'er grabbed Kuang.
As for Ji Chen, he looked at the grave with a deep gaze.
He had a firm thought. In the future, when his cultivation was strong enough, he would definitely come to the Holy Gulf!
" Chen 'er, you're really a monster. Ever since you descended into the Holy Gulf, you've broken my common sense time and time again…"
While he was thinking, Nangong Xiang 'er was still chattering non-stop in his ear.
The praise was too ruthless and too much. His old face could not help but turn red. He could not help but wave his hand and say.
"Alright, alright. Xiang 'er, we'd better set off quickly. The sooner we pass through the mystic realm, the sooner we can return home.”
"Yes."
Nangong Xiang 'er nodded. A cool breeze blew past her, and she turned around and ran to the graveyard. She knelt down respectfully and made a gesture of a mortal worshipping their ancestors.
"Seniors and masters, this disciple, Nangong Xiang 'er, is unfilial and unable to protect your graves. Today, we will part ways and will no longer be able to guard your graves. Wu…"
There were many things he wanted to say, but before he could finish, Xiang 'er choked up.
"Seniors, thank you for raising Xiang 'er, teaching her the Hundred Secrets, and allowing her to become a teacher.”
Behind her, Ji Chen smiled and bowed to the burial ground. His bow was deeper than before.
After a long time, Xiang 'er returned to his side. Only then did they turn around and leave, stepping into the resplendent door of light!
"A teacher for a day is a father for life. Master, I miss you. Junior Sister, Junior Brother, my sect, I miss you. Now, I'm coming back!”
Ji Chen muttered in his heart.
PS: I fell asleep again after the first update. This was originally the fourth update yesterday. I wrote 3,300 words for this chapter, which is equivalent to two chapters. I'll try my best to release four more chapters today.
Speaking of which, I'm panicking now. I hope there are still brothers watching.
If possible, can I ask everyone for some comments? It was good to urge him to update.
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