Chapter 880
Ascension, Tianyuan Continent!
Purple lightning swirled wildly in the air, carrying terrifying power with each burst of energy.
The next moment, it came straight down, this bolt of lightning was a terrifying bolt of lightning carrying the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.
This lightning bolt is something that no one in this small world can withstand.
Faced with this lightning bolt, neither Phagpa nor Zhang Sanfeng, who possessed genius-level strength, were as weak as an ant.
As for Yuan Sanjia, Peng Yingyu, and the others who were further away, they were not even ants. If this tribulation lightning struck down, this immortal palace might collapse at any moment and be destroyed without a trace.
Whether it was the immortals within this celestial abode, or simply Chen Jiu Si, Zhang San Feng, Phasiba, and others, they all underestimated the lightning tribulation accumulated over a thousand years.
This tribulation lightning was not something ordinary people could withstand; everyone felt this terrifying scene.
Everyone was in despair.
They had no means of resistance left; they were about to perish in this thunder.
But they were unwilling to be forgotten, whether it was Chen Jie, Zhang Sanfeng, or Phagpa.
However, human strength eventually has its limits, and they no longer had any power to withstand the lightning tribulation from the sky.
Phagpa then closed his eyes in despair. Destruction be.
Although Zhang Sanfeng stood there with his sword in hand, he was still powerless to do anything.
The others, such as Yuan Sanjia, Peng Yingyu, and Chen Xiaohu, were merely innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.
They had absolutely no ability to resist this tribulation lightning; even a wisp of lightning could easily kill them.
The heavenly lightning struck down mercilessly, and the people on the ground had already resigned themselves to their fate.
But Chen Jie didn't. At this moment, Chen Jie's eyes were like lightning, staring at the lightning bolt that was striking down from the sky.
What about a thousand-year tribulation of lightning?
So what if it has terrifying destructive power?
Chen Jiu Si was never one to accept his fate. Although he was like an ant under this thunder, even an ant has the ambition to shake the heavens.
"Come on, I want to see what kind of power you have."
Chen Jiu Si looked at Lei Ting and finally used his last trump card.
Then he slowly raised his hands and softly said, "Power of the Lesser Thousand Worlds, help me this once."
This is Chen Jiu Si gathering all the power of the minor worlds he can mobilize.
At that moment, I heard the whole world buzzing.
A huge golden shield then formed in front of Chen Jiu Si.
Chen Jiu Si slowly clenched his fists, then suddenly threw a punch at the sky.
"Break!"
With a deafening roar, the entire immortal abode trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
At the same time, the ascension passage in the sky opened instantly. In the instant of the thunder's destruction, the aura of the ascension passage became chaotic, swirling into a vortex in the air.
"Wow!"
Chen Jiu Si spat out a mouthful of blood. At this moment, he felt as if his whole body had fallen apart. At the same time, all the internal energy in his dantian was exhausted, and even his connection with the Lesser Thousand Worlds had dissipated to the point that he could no longer feel it.
At this moment, he collapsed limply to the ground, while the ascending force in the sky began to pull Chen Jiu, Zhang Sanfeng, and Phagpa.
The three were pulled into the air by the power of ascension, while Chen Xiaohu and the others below ran towards them in a panic.
Chen Jiu Si's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and after being sucked away by the ascension portal in mid-air, he knew nothing more.
Chen Jiu Si's final feeling was that the ascension passage was like a giant turntable, and he was going around and around inside until he was almost dizzy.
In the end, they seemed to have been thrown in different directions.
Then the ascension portal slowly closed, and everything disappeared.
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Tianyuan Continent
Aokiya
"Water~"
A low groan was heard, and then a person was seen lying in the middle of a grove of trees in the valley, surrounded by fallen trees, as if they had been destroyed by a violent impact.
The wind howled like a mournful ghost, swirling and whipping up the withered branches in the forest, churning up the rotting leaves and animal fur scattered on the ground. Dark red sap seeped from the piles of decaying leaves, its pungent, fishy stench making one nauseous and unable to breathe.
Suddenly, a long wolf howl pierced the wind curtain, followed by the low growls of countless demonic beasts echoing through the mountains, as if the entire forest was shaking.
The gale swept through the tree trunks, causing the branches to creak and groan, sending chills down one's spine.
A faint, indistinct tinkling of bells drifted from somewhere, clear yet eerie, carried by the wind, sometimes near, sometimes far, as if some mysterious creature was approaching.
"Cough cough..."
A soft cough, and sensation slowly returned!
Chen Jie felt his face was wet, as if a sticky liquid had dripped onto his cheeks. It was sticky and had a fishy, foul smell that filled his nostrils, making it hard to breathe.
"Cough cough..."
The cough has gotten worse!
Chen Jie suddenly woke up with a start, and the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was a huge brown bear looming over him.
Holy crap!
A chill ran straight up to the top of my head!
Chen Jie quickly channeled his energy and unleashed a palm strike. This palm strike, from a terrestrial immortal, was originally enough to turn the giant bear in front of him into mincemeat. However, after this strike, Chen Jie felt all his meridians crack. He could only unleash one percent of his strength now, probably not even reaching the Dragon Realm.
At that moment, a palm struck the brown bear, and the bear staggered back two steps, shook its furry head, and was completely unharmed. Instead, it aroused its ferocity and roared at Chen Jie.
"Ow~"
Chen Jie was startled. Although he could only unleash the power of the Dragon Realm, how could he not even defeat a brown bear? There was only one reason: the bears of Tianyuan Continent were extraordinary.
Just as Chen Jie was about to wave his hand, intending to use the spatial confinement power of a terrestrial immortal to imprison the brown bear in front of him, he suddenly remembered that he couldn't use the power from the Lesser Thousand Worlds at all.
Damn it, even a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs!
Chen Jie had just cursed when he suddenly felt the ground tremble violently. He looked up abruptly and saw the brown bear stand up, baring its fangs covered in rotting flesh, and charging towards him with a palm strike. The palm strike was fierce, whipping up a gust of wind that tore through the air like a sharp knife, creating a sonic boom.
Chen Jie instinctively unleashed his protective qi to shield himself, but to his surprise, his qi barrier, which he was so proud of, could not withstand the brown bear's attack and shattered under the bear's immense force.
Chen Jie took a few steps back, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes. This brown bear was no ordinary creature. Its strength was no weaker than that of a Furnace Realm expert from his previous life, and perhaps even stronger. What kind of monster was this? He had never seen anything like it in the mortal realm before!
Chen Jie thought to himself, "I'm new here and don't know what's going on here. There's no need to fight this bear to the death. This place looks like a big forest. I don't know how many more of these monsters there are. If I get injured here and then get attacked by other monsters, wouldn't I be in danger?"
As the saying goes, "A wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall," so running away is the best course of action!
"boom!"
Just as he was thinking, with a bang, the brown bear went berserk and swatted a millstone-sized rock at the ground, which then hurtled directly at Chen Jie.
Upon seeing this, Chen Jie suddenly lowered his head, and with a loud bang, the boulder crashed directly into a large tree not far away. With a bang, the stone shattered, and the tree was even harder than the stone!
"Ow~"
The brown bear roared and pounced, its claws sweeping towards Chen Jie's head. Chen Jie ducked to avoid it.
The brown bear's sharp claws grazed Chen Jie's scalp, and the resulting shockwave blew away the withered leaves on Chen Jie's head, creating a powerful gust of wind that sliced across his cheeks, leaving small bloody marks.
Chen Jie took three steps back and touched his face. He saw that there was blood on his hand. Chen Jie squinted his eyes. Since entering the Land Immortal Realm, it had been a long time since anyone had been able to leave a wound on his face. He never expected that a beast would disfigure him today.
Seeing that it had failed to kill the creature in front of it, the brown bear charged again. Chen Jie kicked the ground, sending a flying rock flying over it!
The stone slammed into the bear's nose, only to be met with a furious roar. Chen Jie felt the earth tremble; the bear's upright body almost blotted out half the sky.
Chen Jie staggered back three steps, his back pressed against the thick spruce trunk. He looked up and saw the brown bear's paw pads rolled up, its claws like six-inch-long steel nails suddenly sweeping towards him.
At the critical moment, Chen Jie suddenly bent down, and with a loud bang, the thick spruce tree split open on the spot, breaking in half.
Chen Jie thrust out a palm with his backhand, and immediately a series of dragon roars resounded.
Ow...
A golden dragon suddenly rushed towards the brown bear's waist and abdomen, sending the bear flying more than a meter away with a loud bang. The brown bear scrambled to its feet, shook its head, and looked at Chen Jie.
Chen Jie thought to himself, "This beast has such thick skin. It took my Eighteen Dragon-Capturing Palms and was completely unharmed. It's truly terrifying."
Seeing that Chen Jie was so difficult to deal with, the brown bear suddenly opened its huge mouth and spat out a wind blade at Chen Jie. The wind blade made a soft sound as it cut through the air. Chen Jie was stunned and looked slightly dazed.
Ah!
Chen Jie suddenly awoke with a start. What a terrifying beast! This wind blade actually possesses the power to steal souls.
Chen Jie bit his tongue to force himself to stay calm and composed. Not wanting to continue entangled with the brown bear, he turned and ran.
boom!
The wind blades blasted the earth, creating a deep crater.
Chen Jie fled at top speed, only to find a valley ahead. He took flight, but discovered that his lightness technique was restricted by the laws of this world and could not be used. He could only rely on his legs!
With no other option, he jumped down from the valley and happened to see the vines growing on the valley wall!
He grabbed a drooping vine and started to climb down it.
Aww...
With a roar, Chen Jie looked up and saw a brown bear howling angrily on the cliff, the sound shaking the entire valley.
Chen Jie remained calm. How could the bear possibly descend such a high valley? Could it possibly climb vines?
Thinking this, Chen Jie felt utterly relieved, as he had already hit rock bottom.
Just when Chen Jie thought he was completely safe, unexpectedly, with a loud bang, a huge brown bear leaped down from the valley, blocking out the sun.
Chen Jie's gaze followed the brown bear as it descended, his face full of surprise. "Won't it fall to its death from such a high valley?"
Just then, the brown bear suddenly opened its mouth and fired three wind blades directly at the ground.
Boom, boom, boom!
The buffering force of the three wind blades actually canceled out the force of its descent.
boom!
Finally, the enormous creature landed safely on the ground.
Chen Jie was shocked. Was this still her mother's bear? This was clearly a monster!
Thinking this, Chen Jie dared not delay and turned to run. When the brown bear realized what was happening and saw Chen Jie running away, it was not going to let him go. It used all four limbs to chase after him.
They ran and chased each other, not knowing how long they had been running.
Upon reaching an unfamiliar area, Chen Jie clearly sensed that the brown bear behind her had slowed down, seemingly wary. She unconsciously slowed her pace as well. This bear was a native animal; there must be some danger ahead, otherwise it wouldn't be reacting this way.
It was best not to take any risks. With that thought, Chen Jie suddenly turned around, but then a strange light suddenly appeared on the ground. Chen Jie was startled and remembered that this seemed to be a barrier! Could there be humans here?
Just then, a series of thumping sounds came from behind me.
The ferocious brown bear abruptly stopped at the edge of the glowing boundary, hesitating and pawing at the ground, its front paws digging two deep furrows. Its fur stood on end, its amber pupils shrank to pinpoints, and it emitted a low howl like a cub's whimper. Its massive body trembled uncontrollably, its sharp claws gripping the ground tightly, yet it dared not cross the glowing boundary even a fraction of a step.
brush!
Just as the brown bear was getting restless, a sword rang out, and the next moment a dark light streaked across the sky, pinning the brown bear to the ground with a whoosh.
Chen Jie was shocked and looked up!
Three figures descended from the cliff like ghosts, their dark robes rustling in the wind.
The leader's wave of his hand was so elegant it was almost casual, and a flying sword flew out from the brown bear's body, splashing up a spray of blood droplets that hovered in the air and condensed into an arc.
"Senior brother, what skill!" The short cultivator rubbed his hands together and stepped forward, his eyes greedily sweeping over the brown bear's corpse. "Master's calculations were spot on. He said this barrier was acting strangely... Tsk tsk, this bear gall can at least be used to refine three Qi-Nourishing Pills!"
Before he could finish speaking, the gray-robed cultivator on his right suddenly chuckled, glancing at Chen Jie with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"Senior brother, I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain. Who is this guy? He's covered in dust and dirt. Judging from his clothes, he must be a newbie who just ascended to heaven, right?"
Hearing this, the short cultivator also chimed in, "There are so many people from the lower realms ascending to immortality lately. I caught two yesterday, and another one came today. It's quite a haul."
The senior brother didn't say anything upon hearing this, but just looked Chen Jie up and down. Chen Jie was also filled with shock at this moment.
Judging from what this dwarf said, many people from the lower realm have ascended to immortality, but something is not right. In my own world for nearly a hundred years, there have only been me, Zhang Sanfeng, and Phagpa. Could it be that the other two have also been captured?
Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at them and said, "Fellow immortals, you just said that you captured two people who were about to ascend to immortality. I wonder if they are male or female?"
The three people looked at Chen Jie upon hearing this, not expecting that Chen Jie would dare to answer in this situation.
The senior brother who was leading the group and using flying swords said, "We're all men, how do you know each other?"
Chen Jie said, "Man, there were three of us who ascended with me, but something went wrong. Turbulence appeared in the ascension passage, causing us to scatter."
The short man said, "Then it's over. You probably won't see it in your lifetime. The Ascension Turbulence will carry people to all parts of the Tianyuan Continent. Congratulations on being swept to our Green Wood Valley. This is your good fortune. If you had been swept to the Blood Demon Sect's territory, you would have become their alchemy material by now."
"Alright, since we've caught you, just accept your fate and come with us."
The three men then stepped forward and restrained Chen Jie. (End of Chapter)