Chapter 51: Startling Dream (VII)

At this moment, Lin Fan's voice resounded in her ears once more, filled with a sense of urgency:

"Lin Chen, calm down! We still have a way! Do not be deceived by his words!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath and barely managed to calm down. Although the black mist surrounding her pressed in, making it almost impossible to breathe, she still clung to Lin Fan's voice; it was her only reliance.

"What do you want me to do?" Lin Chen asked in a low voice, the last glimmer of desire for survival flickering in her eyes.

Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "We only have one way now: use the Thousand Appearances Formless Divine Skill to break the shackles of this Netherworld! But this requires you to trust me and lend your power to me."

Lin Chen's heart trembled; she knew what giving her power to Lin Fan meant, but there was no other choice at the moment.

"Alright… I trust you."

"Rest assured, I will never let you down."

The face Lin Chen had lost returned at this moment, that exquisite countenance as charming as it had been before.

The black mist began to tremble, and an ominous vibration came from the air.

"You actually dare…" The Nether King's deep voice was filled with anger and unwillingness, but before he could finish speaking, Lin Fan had already taken control of the situation.

"Hmph, the nightmares of this place are all illusions! Break!"

Following Lin Fan's angry shout, the black mist surrounding them was torn apart by his spiritual power, and light appeared once more before Lin Chen.

Lin Chen opened her eyes and saw that the originally dark world was gradually disintegrating.

"We succeeded…"

Lin Chen's chest heaved slightly, her legs sat weakly on the ground, and a sense of relief from surviving a disaster finally welled up in her heart.

However, when she raised her head again, she discovered that at the end of the white light, a long road was still waiting for her.

"This… is it not over yet?" She whispered softly, exhausted, yet there was no way back.

Lin Chen continued to trudge forward, dragging her shackles, her heart feeling incredibly oppressed.

Under the gloomy sky of the Netherworld, her footsteps seemed particularly heavy, and every time the iron chains on her ankles swayed, they emitted a crisp sound.

It was as if reminding her that this difficult journey was far from over.

The Nether King's sneer still lingered in her ears, as if monitoring her every step at all times.

The path ahead gradually became narrow, the scenery all around became increasingly eerie, and the air seemed to have solidified, making it difficult to breathe.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew past, and a chorus of whispers surged from all directions.

"Hehehe, even if you have regained your face, so what? You are destined to stay here!"

Lin Chen stopped in her tracks vigilantly, and blurry figures faintly appeared in the surrounding mist.

Countless living Souls with blank faces and hollow eyes were being controlled by the Nether King, slowly approaching her.

"Run!" Lin Fan's voice suddenly resounded in Lin Chen's mind, carrying a hint of anxiety, "These things will devour your Soul Power, absolutely do not let them touch you!"

Lin Chen gritted her teeth and turned to flee, but the iron chains on her feet greatly slowed her speed.

Those living Souls were getting closer and closer, their pale, outstretched hands trying to drag her into the abyss.

Panic filled Lin Chen's heart, and she could only struggle to run forward; fine trails of blood had already been worn onto her ankles.

Finally, a glimmer of light flashed in the dense fog ahead.

Lin Chen ran with all her might toward the direction of the light; the whispers of the living Souls and the oppressive feeling of the cold wind made her nearly suffocate.

"Hurry! That is the only way out!" Lin Fan's voice became urgent.

Lin Chen rushed toward the light regardless of everything, her heartbeat accelerating, the shackles constantly emitting a "clinking" sound, as if wanting to trap her.

She desperately tugged at the shackles, every step feeling like struggling in mud.

However, that beam of light was getting closer and closer, as if it were right by her hand.

Just at the moment Lin Chen was about to touch the light, a huge hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed the iron chains on her feet!

Lin Chen's body was jerked back, and a hair-raising whisper came from behind—it was the Nether King's voice:

"Do you think it is so easy to escape my Netherworld?"

Lin Chen's heart went cold, her spine tingled, and she instinctively screamed:

"Lin Fan, save me!"

A nearly transparent figure suddenly appeared beside her; it was Lin Fan himself.

The corners of his mouth curled into a playful smile, revealing a set of white teeth:

"Did I not say? Next time, I will definitely wait until you call for help before I act."

Lin Chen chuckled, happy tears at the corners of her eyes.

"You really are…" Before she could finish, the smile on Lin Fan's face gradually faded, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Those who harm Lin Chen, die!!"

"Vincent, initiate optimal combat mode."

"Vincent understands. Hostile target scanning complete. Entering optimal combat mode—Origin Point area attack, laser matrix sequence, initiate!"

The surrounding space suddenly flashed with magnificent light, and hundreds of laser matrices appeared in response, floating into the air.

Some revolved around and followed Lin Fan.

Others quickly occupied the airspace. The entire space instantly became filled with starlight.

"Fire, area coverage attack!"

Every ray of light from the laser matrix contained destructive energy; wherever it passed, it seemed as if even the air was instantly torn apart, leaving behind small, distorted traces.

When they fired simultaneously, a wide-area sweep, it was sparks and lightning all the way.

The little ghosts controlled by the Nether King died or were injured in this thunderous catastrophe, and the rest all ran away.

And the Nether King himself was also forcibly forced back by this fierce attack.

Lin Fan smiled faintly; he did not intend to give the Nether King any chance to escape.

"Laser matrix, blockade the area! Compress the hostile target's movement space!"

Following Lin Fan's order, dense laser grid lines rotated and intertwined, trapping the Nether King within.

The Nether King flickered back and forth within the laser matrix, constantly hiding his figure to launch surprise attacks, attempting to find a Breakthrough to take Lin Chen away.

However, Lin Fan would certainly not give him that chance.

The Nether King, every time he just appeared, the surrounding laser blockade lines would rotate at high speed and approach, locking him firmly in the formation.

Shining lasers swept past like sharp blades; the Nether King was constantly struck, emitting bursts of scorching black smoke and a pungent odor.

His movements became increasingly sluggish, he kept retreating, and his range of activity became smaller and smaller.

Lin Chen looked at this gorgeous light show before her, somewhat doubting whether Lin Fan was truly at the Golden Core cultivation level.

"Lin Fan, why are you so perversely strong every time you act… You wouldn't happen to be some old monster, would you!"

Lin Fan chuckled: "Pretty much. Watch me, this old monster, deal with this little monster, the Nether King."

A trace of resentment flashed in the Nether King's eyes.

"Little monster? Do you think these little tricks can deal with me?"

The Nether King shouted, his hands condensing a ball of dark power, and he lunged toward Lin Fan.

That dark power actually swallowed the laser rays into it.

However, Lin Fan was not afraid at all; Void Power radiated from his entire body,

"Compared to darkness, I am darker than you!"

The laser rays blessed with Void Power could no longer be called laser rays; they should be called Netherlight rays.

The Netherlight rays intersected with the dark power, the devouring forces checked each other, and the surrounding space shattered, bursting forth with dazzling sparks.

"Hmph, little monster, goodbye!"

Taking advantage of the Nether King being checked by the Netherlight rays, Lin Fan seized the opportunity to launch an attack.

"Focus, Origin Point Explosion!"

The idle laser matrices in the air quickly gathered, the lasers converged in mid-air, instantly forming a scorching beam of light, which shot straight toward the Nether King.

The Nether King's face showed terror, wanting to dodge, but how fast was the speed of light? He was instantly enveloped by the beam of light, his entire being completely swallowed by the intense radiance.

The Nether King's figure twisted rapidly within the beam of light, his skin beginning to melt and char, emitting a harsh hissing sound.

He struggled desperately, black mist radiating from his whole body, attempting to resist this terrifying energy, but everything appeared to be in vain.

The scorching light of the laser penetrated his protective True Qi, his flesh and skin began to peel off bit by bit, revealing ghastly white bones, and subsequently, the bones also quickly melted into liquid in the high temperature, dripping onto the ground.

"Ah—!"

The Nether King let out one last shrill scream, his entire being instantly collapsed and disintegrated, turning into countless tiny specks of light, and subsequently dissipated into nothingness in a resounding explosion.

The entire area was left with only emptiness and deathly silence; there were no more traces of the Nether King.

"From now on, this place will no longer be your kingdom."

Lin Fan whispered. Then he turned and walked toward Lin Chen.

Lin Fan grabbed the shackles on Lin Chen's feet, the Void Heaven-Swallowing Art in operation, and the shackles were constantly eroded, finally disintegrating into a pile of powder.

"Lin Chen, are you alright!"

"I am fine, thank you, Lin Fan, you saved me again…"

"Ha! You are my person, if I do not save you, who would I save?"

Lin Chen tasted the meaning behind it and teased: "Be more confident, how about adding the word 'female', how about 'woman'?"

Lin Fan chuckled, "Naturally, that would be best."

"You~…" Lin Chen snorted and turned her head away, "Scumbag, do not talk to me!"

"Alright, I will not tease you anymore. Lin Chen, in the next stage, I cannot help you. But you must remember, trust the feelings in your heart!"