"Chirp chirp chirp!"
On the shattered ground, the evil shadow was tightly gripped and pinned to the ground by Chi Chen.
At the same time, the power within Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao surged forth, impacting the evil shadow's body.
Just as Chi Chen had predicted, as long as external forces entered his body, the evil shadow would feel weak, and its power would gradually decrease the moment the external forces rushed into its body.
Otherwise, given the power that the evil shadow had just displayed, Chi Chen probably wouldn't be able to suppress it so effectively.
Chi Chen desperately suppressed the evil shadow, not wanting to give it any chance to break free. He finally managed to subdue it, and if it were to escape his control again, things would become difficult.
"What on earth is this thing?!"
Looking at the evil black shadow beneath him, Chi Chen felt a strange sense of disgust. This feeling did not simply come from the somewhat nauseating aura emanating from the evil black shadow.
Instead, Chi Chen felt as if he was born to be at odds with this inexplicable ghostly thing.
"Chi Chen, I have to break the seal, otherwise it will be difficult for us to burst it with our current strength!"
Hu Miaomiao spoke, her expression grave. In Hu Miaomiao's perception, it was impossible for Chi Chen and her own current strength alone to burst this figure composed of thirteen evil black shadows with just mental power.
"Wait a little longer!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen stopped Hu Miaomiao, saying that it wasn't time for that yet.
Chi Chen's goal was not to completely eliminate the evil shadow, but simply to disperse it so that he could catch one and the rest could escape.
Chi Chen really didn't want Hu Miaomiao to force her to improve her cultivation level until the very last moment.
Chi Chen had a strange feeling that if Hu Miaomiao used the power within her too many times, it might cause irreversible damage to her.
Since he transformed into a lotus and arrived in this divine realm, Chi Chen felt as if he had an inexplicable and unbreakable connection with Hu Miaomiao.
As time went by, Chi Chen became increasingly convinced that his encounter with Hu Miaomiao outside the border of the Great Xia Dynasty was definitely not a simple accident.
Perhaps their meeting was something that was destined long ago.
There must be some inexplicable connection between myself and Hu Miaomiao that I am unaware of.
The fact that Hu Miaomiao told him how to use 'Hope' when he was in Dawn City further confirms this point.
However, Hu Miaomiao never revealed what secret was hidden behind this, and Chi Chen also remained silent, not asking any questions.
As Hu Miaomiao said, knowing too much before having the corresponding strength may only become a stumbling block on the road to progress.
When I am strong enough, all the fog will naturally dissipate, and even if I don't want to know, I will not be able to escape it.
But perhaps even Hu Miaomiao only had a vague understanding of this connection and wasn't entirely clear about it, which is why she remained silent.
"No, Chi Chen, it knows we can't burst it. If I don't break the seal soon, we'll be exhausted!"
Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao's faces grew paler and paler. Hu Miaomiao had already made up her mind. The evil black shadow clearly knew that Chi Chen and she couldn't burst it right now, so it hadn't chosen to separate. It was obviously waiting for Chi Chen and she to be exhausted before making its move.
"Damn it! Split them up!"
Chi Chen's face was grim. He kept waving his hands, trying to split the evil shadows apart, but he found that the figure formed by the thirteen evil shadows was a single whole, without any gaps.
A faint white mark appeared on Hu Miaomiao's forehead, clearly indicating that Hu Miaomiao was beginning to forcibly raise her cultivation level.
A look of pain appeared on Hu Miaomiao's face, and her expression even began to distort.
Clearly, breaking the seal that Hu Miaomiao mentioned inside her body was not as easy as Hu Miaomiao herself had told Chi Chen.
Although Hu Miaomiao's face showed pain, her eyes were extremely firm. She knew that if she did not deal with this evil figure, then when she and Chi Chen were exhausted, they would either die or become like the mutants in the God Realm.
“Miaomiao…”
Upon seeing this, Chi Chen felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
But just as Chi Chen was about to call Hu Miaomiao to stop, a very distinct sound came from the distant forest, rapidly approaching them.
"Is there anything else?!"
Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao were startled. If a dozen more evil shadows came, even Hu Miaomiao, after breaking the seal, might not be able to handle them.
"Huh? It's a variant from the divine realm?!"
In an instant, a middle-aged man dressed in ancient costume, wearing a blue robe and with long hair reaching his waist, appeared in front of the two.
The man stared at the scene on the ground for a moment, a hint of confusion on his face. Then he came to his senses and vanished from his spot.
"They are beings from the divine realm who have not undergone any mutations!"
Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao were overjoyed to see the figure suddenly appear beside them. At the same time, the white mark on Hu Miaomiao's forehead gradually faded and eventually disappeared.
"Hmph, damned evil spirit!"
The man snorted coldly and struck out with his palm, a powerful force directly slamming into the evil shadow's body.
"Chirp chirp!"
The evil shadow let out a strange cry, and then it split apart as if the earth had collapsed.
Then a jade bottle appeared in the man's hand, and he made a hand seal, as if he wanted to receive the creative substance extracted from the evil shadow.
But the next moment, to the man's astonishment, the creative matter did not follow his guidance to enter the jade bottle, but instead all entered Chi Chen's body.
Then, Chi Chen's pale complexion gradually improved, his illusory soul body solidified again, and his realm fluctuations even climbed another step.
"He has reached the peak of the Ascension Realm!"
Chi Chen felt a slight joy in his heart as he sensed his current state. The speed of his improvement was truly frightening, and the strange energy contained in the created matter was simply too appealing.
"Uh, senior, why are you looking at me like that?!"
Before Chi Chen could even feel happy for a moment, he felt an extremely intense gaze upon him.
Chi Chen turned his head somewhat embarrassed and looked at the person from the divine realm who had suddenly appeared.
Although Hu Miaomiao and I managed to subdue the evil shadow, it was ultimately that person from the divine realm who removed it. Moreover, judging from the situation, he clearly also had the means to collect the material of creation. So, am I now considered to have stolen something from him?
Chi Chen didn't know what kind of temper this person from the God Realm had, but his strength must be formidable. Judging from the fact that he destroyed the evil shadow with just one palm, Chi Chen guessed that he was at least a powerful figure in the Moon Realm.
If absorbing the creative substance caused the other party to become angry, then Hu Miaomiao and I would be in danger. Wouldn't that be like escaping from the wolf's den only to fall into the tiger's lair?
But when Chi Chen glanced at Hu Miaomiao's calm face, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Get up and come with me!"
After giving Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao a deep look, the man showed no change in expression and did not question Chi Chen about why he had absorbed the creative substance. Instead, he simply stood up and told the two of them to follow.
Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao exchanged a glance, and Hu Miaomiao shook her head, indicating that she did not know what this was all about.
However, the two of them still obediently got up and followed the person. Chi Chen could sense that the person from the divine realm did not have any ill intentions towards him and Hu Miaomiao. There seemed to be some doubt and curiosity, but the other party did not show it too obviously.
"Um, senior, how should I address you?!"
Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao walked behind the man and asked him a question. Facing the person who had saved them, Chi Chen showed great respect and addressed him as "senior" repeatedly.
"Just call me Dao Yuanzi!"
The divine being stood with his hands behind his back, his black hair swaying with his robe, answering the two with his back to them, looking every bit the superior being.
"Senior Dao Yuanzi, are we going to follow you to the northern part of the God Realm?!"
Chi Chen continued to ask.
"Um!"
Having received a response, Chi Chen hesitated for a moment before speaking again:
"Senior Dao Yuanzi, you came here specifically to pick us up, right?"
Upon hearing this, Dao Yuanzi paused slightly before resuming his composure and replying:
"You're quite clever!"
Upon hearing this, Chi Chen thought to himself, "As expected, otherwise, how could there be such a coincidence in this world?"
"Hehe, you don't need to worry. You'll know everything once we get to Shenyuan City!"
Dao Yuanzi sensed Chi Chen's slightly paused footsteps behind him and chuckled. In truth, he only knew a little about Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao. The big shots of Shenyuan City had only sent him to pick up people and hadn't told him much about Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao.
Therefore, Dao Yuanzi was somewhat stunned when he first saw Chi Chen and Hu Miaomiao, and he became even more puzzled when he saw that Chi Chen could absorb and create matter.
Who exactly are these young men and women that those adults asked me to pick up?
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