Chapter 335 - 188: The News Spreads, Shocking All Quarters

Chapter 335: Chapter 188: The News Spreads, Shocking All Quarters

The black tentacles were sinister and grotesque, like the darkest, filthiest, most foul and twisted things in existence. Their very appearance assaulted the senses, stirring up a nauseating revulsion that threatened to drive one mad.

Old Deng’s face went pale. He could barely withstand it.

"Fall back!"

He hastily batted the black tentacles away, then grabbed Helian Yu and bolted into the distance.

An overwhelming nausea washed over him.

He felt like he was about to throw up last night’s meal.

Even after they had fled a great distance, the feeling was unbearable.

The same was true for Helian Yu.

They were horrified.

"What are these things? How can they be so bizarre?"

Helian Yu couldn’t stop herself from retching, her face ashen.

"Who the hell knows? Damn it, something must have gone wrong deep within the darkness!"

Old Deng continued to curse. "It’s over! We’re finished! The darkness is encroaching and has blocked the entrance. We’re all going to die here!"

RUMBLE!

The terrifying darkness continued to surge forward, accompanied by a deafening roar. Inside it, the black tentacles still writhed wildly.

The crowd was horrified.

Everyone was fleeing in a panic.

Just then, a brilliant, blindingly golden streak of light shot across the distant sky. Wreathed in a dense, terrifying web of lightning, it crashed down like a meteor. With a BOOM, it slammed into the area, making the ground quake violently.

"Chen Xuan!"

Old Deng’s expression changed. "Get back!" he yelled in alarm. "That’s the encroaching darkness! This is far from ordinary...!"

BOOM!

The moment Chen Xuan landed, he unleashed his aura without a shred of hesitation. It exploded outward, world-shaking, like a surging, tempestuous sea. All his buffs activated at once.

Layer after layer of light ignited around his body.

Terrifying, crimson-gold flames erupted, seeming to set the very heavens and earth ablaze and shake the highest heavens.

Illusions appeared behind him: a great Golden Crow like the sun, a rampaging thunder-wreathed mammoth, a roaring Primordial Giant Demon, a bellowing primeval fire dragon...

Old Deng hadn’t even finished speaking before his face twisted in horror, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

He couldn’t believe his eyes.

Even Helian Yu, standing beside him, wore an expression of utter disbelief.

"Outer Saint!"

They cried out in astonishment.

’Chen Xuan reached the Outer Saint realm?’

’How is that possible?’

"The Dao Fruit... he got the Dao Fruit?"

Ancient Star River muttered.

’But even if he did get the Dao Fruit, it’s impossible to refine it on the spot, right?’

’What in the world is going on?’

And then, something even stranger happened.

After Chen Xuan landed and unleashed his aura to its fullest extent, the rampaging darkness, which had been surging forward, seemed to encounter its ultimate, bizarre nemesis.

Its forward momentum came to a dead stop.

The black tentacles inside it, which had been about to lunge at Chen Xuan, let out a wretched "WAAH!" the instant they got close, then immediately recoiled.

It was exactly the same as what he’d encountered before.

Chen Xuan frowned, lost in thought.

’Looks like I was right.’

’There really is something about me that can suppress the darkness and the creatures that dwell within it!’

’What is it?’

He quickly ran through his talents in his mind.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.

’Unity of Heaven and Man?’

’Yes!’

’It has to be Unity of Heaven and Man.’

’With Unity of Heaven and Man, I can merge with heaven and earth at any time. The heavens are me, and I am the heavens. In that state, I’m essentially an emissary of the Celestial Dao in the mortal realm.’

’When the darkness and the Demons and Monsters within it see me, it’s like they’re sensing the aura of the Celestial Dao itself. Of course they would retreat on their own!’

The more Chen Xuan thought about it, the more sense it made.

In Unity of Heaven and Man, "Heaven" could refer to the Primordial Qi of the world, or it could refer to the Celestial Dao.

If it was the latter, then everything made perfect sense.

At that moment, the crowd, who had been frantically fleeing, finally noticed the change in the commotion behind them. One by one, their expressions changed as they stopped and turned to look.

And when they looked...

...they witnessed a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Before the endless tide of darkness.

A figure in black robes stood, wreathed in overlapping layers of lightning and golden flames. Tall, powerfully built, and ramrod straight, he faced the entirety of the darkness alone.

The thick darkness had seemingly solidified, brought to a dead halt, its encroachment stopped.

The creatures deep within were no longer rampaging; instead, they were letting out uneasy noises.

Everyone was stunned into disbelief.

The entire world seemed to fall silent.

Then, they saw Chen Xuan step forward.

With every step he took, the thick, cloying darkness recoiled...

It was as if the darkness itself was shrinking away from him...

...not daring to face him.

The sight made everyone’s jaws drop.

The three Chai siblings, Chai Yuan and Chai Hao, who had just arrived, were also dumbstruck and couldn’t believe their eyes.

As for Old Deng and Helian Yu, they were lost in shock and bewilderment.

Suddenly, Old Deng snapped out of it. "Quick!" he yelled. "Follow Chen Xuan!"

He immediately charged forward.

Helian Yu was right behind him.

The others didn’t hesitate for a second, running to follow, every one of them still terrified.

Chen Xuan’s expression was calm, his robes fluttering. Having confirmed that his opponents feared his Unity of Heaven and Man, he cast aside all reservations and strode forward, one step at a time.

Waves of a powerful, surging aura radiated from him.

With every step, his figure seemed to grow taller, larger, and more imposing.

It was as if he were no longer a man.

But a god!

Everyone following behind him was utterly awestruck, trembling uncontrollably.

They fought the urge to fall to their knees, keeping a safe distance behind him, terrified that if they got any closer, they would be forced to prostrate themselves...