System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

159: Tempering his body with murderous aura, he first heard of Black City.His consciousness drifted in endless darkness and excruciating pain, as if millions of years had passed, or perhaps just an instant.

When Ye Chen regained a sliver of clarity, the first thing he felt was a bone-chilling cold, as well as the pervasive, thin, yet highly corrosive Devilish Qi in the air.

He was still lying within the temporary concealment Formation he had set up, with cold, jagged rocks beneath him.

A brief internal inspection revealed that the situation was not optimistic.

His Meridians were damaged in many places, especially his right arm, where bones were dislocated and soft tissues were severely torn; his internal organs had also been shaken by the distant strike from that terrifying existence, leaving his internal Qi chaotic.

The most troublesome thing was a highly stubborn, dark red energy possessing chaotic and destructive properties, which clung to him like bone-eating gangrene; it was entrenched in several of his main Meridians, constantly eroding his Chaos Gang Qi and hindering the healing of his injuries.

This was the lingering power from the demon claw’s destructive beam!

Ye Chen attempted to circulate the Chaos Myriad Transformation Art. Within his Qi Sea, the chaos ancestral talisman, which had become more solid and restrained in its brilliance after fusing with the fragments, slowly rotated, emitting pure Chaos Qi to begin repairing his damaged Meridians and attempting to envelop and refine those dark red energies.

However, the process was extremely slow and painful.

The dark red energy was of an extremely high quality, containing a chaotic will that bordered on a Law. Although the Chaos Qi could slowly wear it down, every sliver refined felt like a knife scraping across his Divine Soul, bringing intense, stinging pain.

”I must clear these foreign energies as soon as possible, otherwise the future consequences will be endless.”

Ye Chen gritted his teeth and persisted, fine beads of cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

He guided the Chaos Qi, like the most patient craftsman, nibbling away at the dark red energy in his Meridians bit by bit.

In the midst of this slow refining process, he keenly sensed that when the chaos ancestral talisman refined these high-level chaotic and destructive forces, it seemed... to become a bit more active?

The efficiency, which was originally just passive conversion of Devilish Qi, seemed to have a faint, subtle improvement when targeting this specific energy; even the Chaos Qi fed back possessed a trace of an extremely minute, indescribable resilience?

”Could it be... that this high-level chaotic energy is also a ’supplement’ for the chaos ancestral talisman?”

A bold thought crossed Ye Chen’s mind.

Chaos encompasses all things and evolves all Laws.

This power of Chaos and destruction is also an extreme manifestation of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

If he could thoroughly understand and refine it, perhaps it could truly nourish the Chaos and deepen his comprehension of the Dao of Chaos?

Thinking of this, Ye Chen no longer viewed the dark red energy merely as a toxin to be cleared, but instead treated it as a special whetstone.

He focused more intently on guiding the Chaos Qi to confront, merge with, and devour it, carefully experiencing the trace of the chaotic, tyrannical, and destructive Law intent contained within.

The process remained painful, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He seemed to see that within the Chaos Qi flow, beyond the existing Nirvana, evolution, and inclusion, there was vaguely an extra trace of... an edge belonging to ”Chaos” and ”destruction”?

Although extremely faint, it was real.

Time slipped away quietly during the painful refining process.

He did not know how much time had passed, but the moment the last trace of dark red energy was completely refined and absorbed by the chaos ancestral talisman, Ye Chen’s entire body gave a violent jolt!

”Hum!”

The chaos primordial fetus in his Qi Sea flashed with light, its volume seeming to become a bit more solid, and within the Chaos Qi flowing on its surface, that trace of newly born ”chaotic destructive” intent became clearer.

Although his cultivation level remained at the Middle Stage of the Seventh Layer of the Disha Realm, the quality of his Chaos Gang Qi seemed to have undergone some indescribable improvement; it became more refined and more aggressive!

His Physical Body, having experienced the dual trials of being scoured by the Chaos Origin and enduring the erosion and refinement of the destructive power, had reached a new level of strength, and his Meridians were broader and tougher.

At this moment, in terms of Physical Body strength alone, he was likely no inferior to some Cultivators at the Eighth or Ninth Level of the Earth Fiend Realm who specialized in Body Refining Cultivation Techniques!

A blessing in disguise!

Ye Chen exhaled a long breath of turbid air tinged with faint gray and dark red, and slowly opened his eyes.

A sharp light flashed through his eyes and vanished; the double-pupil phenomenon did not appear, but his gaze became deeper, as if it contained a trace of wisdom that could pierce through Chaos and destruction.

His injuries had recovered seven or eight tenths; his state had returned to its Peak, and was even stronger than before!

He dismantled the concealment Formation, stood up, and surveyed his surroundings.

This was still the rift valley filled with pale purple poisonous miasma, but it seemed even quieter than before he had fallen unconscious; he could not even hear the roars of those low-level demon creatures, only the wailing sound of the demon wind blowing past the jagged rocks, adding a touch of eeriness.

”I must figure out my exact location as soon as possible and find a way to leave the periphery of this Nirvana Demon Abyss.”

Ye Chen thought to himself.

The ”Boundary Severing City” and ”stable spatial channel” mentioned by Elder Withered Bone before he died were the only clues he currently knew.

He concealed his aura, blended his figure into the shadows of the environment, and began to cautiously explore along the rift valley.

His Divine Sense, like an invisible spider web, cautiously spread outward, avoiding those areas with chaotic energy where unknown dangers might exist.

After traveling for about half an hour, human voices vaguely came from ahead, mixed with the clashing of weapons and the roars of demon creatures!

Ye Chen’s heart stirred, and he quietly approached.

He hid his figure behind a huge black rock and looked forward.

He saw that in a relatively open valley ahead, five demon Cultivators wearing clothing of the same origin as Wu Mu and Elder Withered Bone were besieging a demon creature shaped like a giant scorpion, completely pitch black, with a tail hook flashing with a ghostly blue poisonous light.

This demon creature was not weak, approximately at the Earth Fiend Realm Sixth Level, while the five demon Cultivators were led by a burly man at the Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level, and the other four were all at the Third or Fourth Level of the Earth Fiend Realm.

Judging by their coordination and Moves, they were obviously a standard patrol or hunting squad.

On their clothing, they all had a hideous black skull mark, which was the symbol of the Black Fiend Cult.

At this moment, the battle was nearing its end.

Although the giant scorpion demon creature was fierce, under the siege of the five well-coordinated demon Cultivators, it was already covered in wounds and its movements were sluggish.

”Put in more effort! Once we take care of this ’Shadow Poison Scorpion’, its poison sac and carapace can be exchanged for quite a few contribution points!”

The burly man at the Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level shouted, wielding a ghost-head saber in his hand with such force that it whistled, and a slash of sword qi cleaved into the scorpion’s joint, sparking a shower of sparks.

Soon, with the combined efforts of the five, the Shadow Poison Scorpion let out a mournful cry, its head was severed by the burly man’s blade, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

The faces of several demon Cultivators showed joy, and they began to skillfully carve up the Materials.

Ye Chen remained hidden in the shadows, his eyes cold.

These were outer Disciples of the Black Fiend Cult, and they were the best source of information.

Just at the moment they were packing up the spoils and their spirits were at their most relaxed—

Ye Chen moved!

Like a god of death blending into the shadows, he appeared silently behind the burly man at the Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level.

The guixu sword did not even need to be unsheathed; he simply joined his fingers like a sword, and a wisp of Chaos Sword Aura, condensed to the extreme, pointed like a venomous snake toward the burly man’s vital point on his back!

Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

The burly man only felt a sense of fatal crisis suddenly descend; before he could react, he felt a numbness in his back, his entire body’s Protective Aura instantly collapsed, his vision went black, and he slumped to the ground.

”Captain!”

The other four demon Cultivators were shocked; just as they raised their heads, they saw a green shadow weaving between them like a ghost.

”Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!”

Four soft, muffled sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

The four demon Cultivators at the Third or Fourth Level of the Earth Fiend Realm had not even seen what the enemy looked like before they followed in their captain’s footsteps; each had a tiny red dot between their eyebrows, and their vitality was instantly annihilated by the Sword Intent.

Ye Chen’s figure then clearly appeared; he stood in the center of the clearing, his expression calm, as if he had just done a trivial thing.

His strength had greatly increased, and dealing with these low-level demon Cultivators was now effortless.

He walked up to the burly man whose vital points he had sealed and who was only unconscious, and kicked him awake.

The burly man slowly woke up; seeing Ye Chen standing there and his companions lying dead around him, the color instantly drained from his face, and his eyes were filled with fear.

”Sen... Senior, spare my life! This Junior is just an outer valley-patrol Disciple of the Black Fiend Cult, with meager belongings. Whatever Senior commands, this Junior will obey without question!”

He struggled to kowtow, but found that his body could not Move at all, and he could only tremble and beg for mercy.

Ye Chen looked at him indifferently and asked directly: ”What place is this? How far is it from ’Boundary Severing City’ or the spatial channel leading to it? Tell me everything you know about ways to leave the periphery of the Demon Abyss.”

His voice carried an unquestionable mental pressure that acted directly upon the burly man’s mind.

The burly man felt a chill in his heart from Ye Chen’s deep, cold gaze and dared not hide anything, hurriedly pouring everything out like beans from a bamboo tube: ”Re... Reporting to Senior! This is ’Black Wind Rift Valley’, which belongs to the edge of the peripheral area under our Black Fiend Cult’s jurisdiction.”

”Bou... Boundary Severing City is in the deeper layers of the Demon Abyss. It is said to be a place where various forces converge, and it has stable spatial channels leading to other realms or even returning to the upper world. But... but that is too far from here, separated by countless dangerous areas and the territories of major factions. Outer Disciples like us simply cannot go there...”

He caught his breath and continued: ”To leave the periphery of the Demon Abyss, there are generally two methods. One is to pay a huge amount of contribution to the Cult and apply to use a temporary teleportation Formation controlled by the Cult that leads to a stronghold in the deeper layers, but the cost is extremely high, and it requires a clean background.”

”The second is... to head to the ’Filthy Earth Black City’ where ’exiles’ gather. It is a mixed bag of people, and occasionally there are desperadoes who possess information about secret channels, or black market merchants who can obtain smuggling quotas. But... but it is extremely chaotic and dangerous there; killing people and seizing treasures is a common occurrence...”

Black Wind Rift Valley, Filthy Earth Black City...

Ye Chen silently noted this information.

It seemed that hoping to leave through the Black Fiend Cult’s regular channels was slim; that Filthy Earth Black City seemed like a possible choice, despite the danger.

”In which direction is the Filthy Earth Black City? How do I get there?” Ye Chen pressed.

”It is... in the southeast direction. This Junior does not know the specific location, only the general direction. One needs to cross the ’Rotten Poison Swamp’ and the ’White Bone Wasteland’ to reach it... Senior, this Junior knows only this much; I beg Senior to spare...”

The burly man did not finish his sentence.

Ye Chen joined his fingers like a sword, and a faint Chaos Sword Aura entered his forehead, ending his life.

For these demon Cultivators who treated human life like grass, he had no pity.

After looting the valuable items from them and the simple animal skin map, he flicked his finger, emitting a wisp of Chaos Fire that turned the corpses into ashes.

He looked toward the southeast, his gaze deep.

Rotten Poison Swamp, White Bone Wasteland, Filthy Earth Black City...

The new journey was destined not to be peaceful.