"Long Chen..."
Seeing Long Chen swallowed by the space, the spatial passage disappearing, everything returning to its original state, Bai Shishi's heart suddenly felt empty. The exhaustion from overdrawing made her feel unsteady. Bai Xiaole hurriedly supported his sister.
"What should we do?" Bai Xiaole looked at Qin Feng.
"The boss should be fine. Let's head back first. With the Guardian Courtyard Divine Stone, we fear no one."
Long Chen handed the Courtyard Guardian Divine Stone to Qin Feng and explained how to use it. Activating the stone's power could even slay Heaven-grade Immortal Kings. That's why Long Chen dared to bring them along despite knowing it was a trap.
Now that peace had returned to the world and the passage had long disappeared, Long Chen was nowhere to be found. They could only return to the academy first to report the situation here to the main institute.
However, based on what Qin Feng and Qi Yu knew about Long Chen, the spatial passage had shattered, and its power was insufficient to kill Long Chen, so they could rest easy for the time being.
...
"Rumble..."
In the darkness, endless fragments flew as Long Chen was sucked into the spatial turbulence. This was not the first time he had fallen into such turbulence.
He held the Demon Moon Furnace above his head, his bone blade flying in his hand, and relying on his sense of danger, he continuously sliced through the invisible spatial blades.
This spatial blade rolled like a stone in a raging torrent, carrying terrifying power. Long Chen blocked dozens of spatial blades in succession, and the sturdy bone blade was split open with a gap the size of a grain of rice.
This bone knife was incredibly tough and exceptionally sharp, able to contend head-on with royal artifacts, but it couldn't withstand the cutting of the spatial blade.
The Demon Moon Furnace above Long Chen's head helped him withstand a large number of attacks. Long Chen clearly felt Ling'er's power rapidly draining. At this rate, he wouldn't last long before being shattered by the turbulent currents.
In the endless darkness, there was no light or hope, as if trapped in an endless cycle of death, evoking fear.
But for some reason, in the endless darkness, Long Chen felt little panic. Instead, he felt a special sense of quiet and peace, as if being in the darkness gave him an indescribable sense of security.
"Buzz"
Suddenly, Long Chen's right eye closed, his left slowly opened. The Eye of Purgatory activated. His bloodshot eyes now would surely worsen his injuries, but opening them here made Long Chen feel a chill seep into his eyes, which was actually healing his injuries automatically—very comfortable.
Moreover, as the Purgatory Eye opened, the originally dark world suddenly became clear, and he saw countless symbols flowing through the air.
These symbols form an endless ocean, and within this ocean, transparent crescent blades roll back and forth in the rapids—these are the blades of space.
Long Chen suddenly saw a massive spatial blade rushing toward him, terrifying his hair standing on end. The spatial blade he had previously blocked was only a few feet long.
But this spatial blade was over a hundred zhang high. Judging by its trajectory, it was aimed straight at Long Chen, who was so frightened he quickly dodged to the side.
"Rumble rumble...
The spatial blade slowly sliced past Long Chen's body. It wasn't fast, but it carried unstoppable power. As it flew past, the terrifying pulling force nearly twisted Long Chen into a twisted braid.
"This thing might be able to kill a Realm King, right?" Long Chen felt a chill run down his spine; this power was beyond his comprehension.
The most terrifying thing was that it was silent and invisible. If it hadn't activated the Purgatory Eye, perhaps only its close proximity would have sensed its presence. If it had collided with it, Long Chen would have survived ten thousand lives and would have died here.
Looking around, the Eye of Purgatory could be seen far away. Long Chen even saw a spatial blade thousands of miles in size, slowly moving. Long Chen felt his scalp nearly explode.
This is spatial turbulence, a divide between the major worlds, with laws forming a single entity. No wonder even if a Realm King is sucked into the spatial turbulence, he will be shredded into minced meat.
At this moment, Long Chen was caught in the spatial turbulence, truly witnessing its terror. This was a world of death. Fortunately, he had the Purgatory Eye and didn't need to fight the terrifying spatial blade head-on.
"The key is, how do we get out?"
Long Chen was troubled again. The spatial turbulence had formed its own world, endless. Was he supposed to hide here forever?
Long Chen's Purgatory Eye gradually recovered. He drifted with the spatial turbulence, avoiding those powerful spatial blades, and for a moment, he felt safe.
But Long Chen didn't know where he would drift away, nor if he could get out. All he could do now was keep an eye on the changes around him.
"Boom!"
After an unknown amount of time, a massive vortex suddenly appeared not far away, and then the void exploded. From the shattered void, Long Chen saw two enormous monsters, each spitting divine light and piercing through the void.
Long Chen was overjoyed and was about to rush toward that place. He knew this was a battle between powerful beings breaking through the world's barriers, the best chance to escape the spatial turbulence.
A huge hole was pierced through the space, and it was through that large hole that Long Chen saw the outside world.
Long Chen rushed toward the cave, trying to escape before the entrance closed, but as he drew closer and closer, he suddenly stopped.
Because he saw countless figures as massive as mountains, fighting among the stars of the heavens, each star being shattered. Even in the midst of spatial turbulence, he could still feel that unparalleled power.
"What is this thing?"
Long Chen was startled. Those monsters were frantically destroying an entire star domain, and deep within the star domain, a point of light appeared. Long Chen vaguely saw humanoid beings appearing.
But the hole Long Chen was in was right at the core of that horrific monster. If Long Chen went out, he would be instantly crushed by the terrifying aftershock.
Long Chen could only watch helplessly as the space slowly closed. His heart pounded wildly; he had never witnessed such a terrifying scene. What level of existence were those monsters?
Clearly seeing an opportunity, Long Chen didn't dare go out, only watching helplessly as the passage closed. Long Chen was also frustrated, but there was nothing he could do—going out in that situation meant certain death.
While frustrated, Long Chen also understood what terrifying power meant. He knew too little about the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Long Chen had thought he was strong enough, but seeing the scene of stars shattering instantly crushed the confidence he had just built.
The shattered void closed, and the spatial turbulence returned to its original state. Here, it felt as if time was eternal, eerily quiet.
Long Chen could only wait quietly, unable to feel the passage of time. He didn't know when his Purgatory Eye had fully recovered.
"Boom!"
At that moment, space trembled violently. Long Chen's spirit jolted, and space exploded in an instant. Before Long Chen could rush forward, a terrifying suction force pulled him out of the spatial turbulence.