Published: February 1, 2025
“Young Master Qin, what exactly do you want to do? These are the nether guardians guarding the Source of the River of the Undead. As soon as an external presence intrudes, they will attack, and you won't be able to get through.”
Ning Muyao, being pulled by Qin Chen, hurriedly changed color and said, “You should have experienced this before.”
Feeling the terrifying killing intent rapidly approaching from all directions, Qin Chen smiled and said, “Aren't you here with me this time?”
“With me?” Ning Muyao was taken aback.
In the next moment, she saw Qin Chen suddenly draw upon the power of the yang realm within him.
Boom!
In an instant, a vast power of the yang realm erupted from Qin Chen, filling the air with a scorching aura that surged forth like a blazing sun, illuminating the dark surroundings.
Then, with a firm pull, Qin Chen yanked Ning Muyao into his embrace, shielding her with his back.
After completing this, several Undead Statues suddenly appeared beside Qin Chen, launching terrifying attacks toward him.
The attacks from the Undead Statues were unavoidable. Qin Chen's gaze remained cold as he directly faced these assaults with his back.
He braced himself!
Although the dark area was still some distance away from Mo Li and the others, they could vaguely see some scenes within, and when they witnessed Qin Chen charging directly in and taking the attacks head-on, Mo Li's expression changed drastically.
Is this guy looking for death?
They had previously felt the power of those Undead Statues; although they were only mid-stage peak great emperor-level, they were incredibly destructive, capable of tearing apart even the attacks from a late-stage great emperor. If Qin Chen took such hits directly, he would undoubtedly be gravely injured.
However, in the next moment, a shocking scene unfolded before Mo Li's eyes: Qin Chen, who had just been blasted out by these Undead Statues, actually managed to withstand the attacks of several Undead Statues this time without sustaining any harm.
“What?”
Mo Li's eyes widened.
What's going on?
How did Qin Chen's defense suddenly become so powerful? No, there must be another reason behind this.
In the dark area.
After Qin Chen withstood the attacks from the Undead Statues with his back, he felt a wave of joy in his heart.
His earlier assumptions turned out to be correct; those Undead Statues were indeed related to that individual…
The reason he was unscathed was not because his defense had suddenly increased a level, but because when the Undead Statues attacked him earlier, it seemed they sensed something and suddenly weakened their attack strength.
It appeared they were exerting their full strength, but in reality, their destructive power was less than one-tenth of their previous attacks.
“Whoosh!”
With one powerful strike against the attacks from the Undead Statues, Qin Chen moved like lightning, shooting towards the Source of the River of the Undead in the middle.
As Qin Chen approached the Source of the River of the Undead, the Undead Statues hovering in the void awakened one by one, locking their gaze on Qin Chen and launching their attacks.
When these Undead Statues felt Qin Chen's aura as they attacked, they hurriedly reduced their strength.
Puff, puff, puff!
Fresh blood splattered as Qin Chen instantly bore many cuts on his body, looking extremely brutal.
“Late-stage great emperor-level…”
Qin Chen's expression changed slightly as he looked at the Undead Statues that were approaching the inner area.
His earlier guess was indeed correct; the closer he got to the Source of the River of the Undead, the stronger the Undead Statues surrounding him became. The aura released by the Undead Statues that attacked him earlier had already reached the late-stage great emperor realm.
Fortunately, these Undead Statues would retract most of their strength upon sensing his power, but even so, Qin Chen was still covered in wounds, with blood pouring out.
However, he remained oblivious, desperately rushing towards the core of the Source of the River of the Undead.