Chapter 493
“Ao!”
Xiao Chen was still partially conscious. He felt that his body, or more accurately, his soul, had experienced an abnormality. Alarmed, he bit the tip of his tongue and let out a beast-like roar in his heart. He forcefully woke up once again. After waking up, Xiao Chen tried his best to get himself back into that terrifying state. Even though he tried very hard, he still felt that his mind was in a mess.
“What’s wrong with me?”
Xiao Chen could not help but break out into a cold sweat in the cold underground river. He had always been very calm. Even when he was being pursued by tens of thousands of warriors in the Death God Tribe, he was able to maintain his composure. But now, in the face of unknown danger, he lost his composure and began to panic.
“It’s not because of me!
It’s because an unknown and terrifying energy from the outside world has invaded my brain. It’s interfering and controlling my consciousness. It’s too powerful! ”
Xiao Chen probed his body with his divine sense and found nothing out of the ordinary. So, he spread out his senses to see if there were any terrifying existences around him. After a while, he vaguely felt a strange energy coming from the underground and flowing into his brain through the water.
“Power of Desolates Protection!
Soul Defense! ”
Xiao Chen bellowed in his heart. He circulated a large amount of Power of Desolates to form a layer of Power of Desolates shield between his skin and muscles. At the same time, he used a large amount of Soul Power to form a Soul Power Barrier around his consciousness.
With the two layers of protection activated, Xiao Chen felt much better. However, he was still unable to completely isolate himself from the invasion of the strange energy from the outside world. Xiao Chen’s heart immediately sank. Moments later, he suddenly perked up and shouted anxiously,
“No good!
Da Huang must have been affected by this mysterious and strange energy. He might have lost his consciousness. There might even be an even more terrifying outcome. I have to find him as soon as possible, or the consequences will be unimaginable! ”
“Demonification!”
Thinking that Da Huang was really in danger, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the discomfort of his consciousness and soul. He immediately released his Demonification and crazily paddled his limbs, rushing upstream at full speed. His speed was more than two times faster than before. Clearly, he was extremely worried about Da Huang’s safety. In order to find or rescue Lion, who might be in danger, he did not care about his own safety.
“Eh?
I feel a little better. Is it because I released the Demonic God’s Gift to increase my strength? ”
Xiao Chen suddenly felt that his soul wasn’t as uncomfortable as before. He guessed that it might be because his strength had increased.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. If the stronger he was, the smaller the effect of this strange and invisible ability on him would be. Then, the chances of Da Huang being in danger would be even smaller. After all, Da Huang’s strength was ten times stronger than his own. His soul was also many times stronger. Presumably, it wouldn’t be that easy for something to happen to him.
But soon, Xiao Chen realized that his thinking was too simple, because as he swam upstream, the strange unknown energy would gradually strengthen. Xiao Chen’s consciousness was affected more and more, and gradually, he could not hold on anymore.
“Damn it!
What was emitting such a strange energy?
It’s not the Power of the Desolates, it’s not the Desolates, it’s not the power of the soul, and it’s definitely not the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth! ”
Xiao Chen was extremely afraid of the unknown energy that was affecting his consciousness. He was also extremely shocked. This was because he did not know what this energy was. This energy had already exceeded his understanding. He only knew that this energy could affect and control a person’s consciousness and soul.
Xiao Chen completely believed that if he did not resist this energy, his consciousness and soul would very likely be controlled by this evil energy. When that happened, he would become a walking corpse that only knew how to kill. That would be a rather tragic thing.
“I’ll risk it!”
Even though he knew that if he continued forward, he would be taking a huge risk, Xiao Chen had no other choice. Da Huang was still up ahead, and his life might be in danger. If he was afraid of death, he would not be afraid of being Da Huang’s elder brother. He would not be worthy of being a man of indomitable spirit.
There were things that a man should do, and there were things that he should not do!
Withstanding the huge pressure and enduring the invasion of the unknown energy that was getting more and more uncomfortable, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and swam upstream at a very fast speed. From the time he entered the underground river until now, Xiao Chen had covered about four miles.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to go on a rampage again, a small ball of blood-red light appeared in front of him. It looked like the eye of a demon, and it was terrifying. It was very conspicuous in this pitch-black underground river.
Seeing the light, Xiao Chen was shocked. He swam out of the water and took a deep breath. Facing the direction of the light, he shouted, “Da Huang!
Where are you! ”
There was no response from Da Huang. Xiao Chen was very disappointed, so he continued to dive forward. Suddenly, he found that the underground river was not right. He saw that the originally clear underground river had become turbid, and there was a thick smell of beast blood.
“This color is similar to the color of the river monster. Could it be that Da Huang is fighting with the river monster up ahead?”
Xiao Chen found that the color of the river water had been dyed dark green. He guessed that it might be the blood of the river monster. The one who would be fighting with the river monster should be Da Huang. Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Chen swam forward crazily.
Suddenly!
Xiao Chen found that a huge creature had appeared in the water ahead. It was slowly swimming in his direction. He could not help but be shocked. His right hand quickly pulled out the wooden sword on his back. His eyes coldly looked at the shadow of the huge creature tens of feet ahead, ready for battle.
After a while, the huge creature appeared in front of Xiao Chen. It was a super river monster that was twice the size of the huge river monster he saw last time. The strength of the huge river monster had reached the fourth grade. This super river monster’s strength was conservatively estimated to be at the peak of the fourth grade. It might even have reached the fifth grade.
“Super river monster?”
Xiao Chen was shocked. His body floated in the water, and he used both hands to hold the sword. Fighting in the water was not like fighting on land. It would be good if he could use 70% of his strength. Facing a super river monster that specialized in water battles, if he was careless, he might become a delicacy for the super river monster.
“Kill!”
When the super river monster was only ten feet away from Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen let out a deep roar in his heart. He took the initiative and swam towards the super river monster. The wooden sword burst out with a five-foot Desolate Light, illuminating the river in a radius of ten feet. The water in a radius of ten feet around the wooden sword was bubbling as if it was boiling. It was quite imposing.
But that was not the main point. The main point was that Xiao Chen’s aura became incomparably violent, and his consciousness gradually became unclear. Xiao Chen was focused on dealing with the super river monster, and for a moment, he neglected to defend against the strange energy, allowing it to enter his body.
“Not good!”
Xiao Chen sensed something and cursed in his heart. But with the battle at hand, he could not care so much. He swung the wooden sword, and with a move that could split apart the river, he slashed towards the super river monster with a shocking momentum that could boil the sea.
“Eh?
It’s dead? ”
Xiao Chen rushed to within five feet of the super river monster and found that the super river monster was only moving with the flow of the water. Its body was motionless, and there were no other signs of life. Xiao Chen’s consciousness had been invaded by the strange energy and became very unclear. It was only at such a close distance that he discovered the super river monster was dead.