CHAPTER 250: CHAPTER 250: THE RAMPAGING GOLDEN CICADA

The Earth Chicken, trembling with fright at the side, also calmed down, clucking as it strutted back and forth on the edge of the Array with its head held high.

It seemed to be saying, "Come out if you dare!"

The golden entity was suddenly furious, golden light slashing from between its brows.

BOOM!

Still blocked by the Array, it wasn’t particularly strong but was sufficient to suppress the golden entity there.

WOOF!

Hei barked at it, looking rather smug.

Chen Shixian’s face was streaked with black lines. "This Spiritual Beast of yours, did it not have a childhood?"

"What do you mean?" Chen Pingping was taken aback.

"Have you never beaten them?"

"..."

They’re way too mischievous! Don’t they understand the situation? That golden entity is no ordinary being. If it breaks free from the Array, we’ll all die here! Chen Shixian thought, exasperated.

She has a point, Chen Pingping conceded internally.

Chen Pingping slapped the two little rascals to one side and then said, "I mean no disrespect, Senior, but may I ask you a question?"

CACKLE!

The golden entity sneered, a rather ghastly sound.

To think such a sacred-looking being could emit such laughter, Chen Pingping thought, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead before asking, "Where is the passageway?"

"Id... iot..." the golden entity cursed coldly.

"If you don’t want to say, then don’t. Why resort to insults?" Chen Pingping glared at it.

"Where do you think the passageway would be?" it taunted.

"How would I know?"

"If you open the Array, I will tell you," the entity stated, implicitly referring to itself with a tone of superiority.

"Impossible!" Chen Pingping flatly refused. "Do you take me for an idiot?"

"Aren’t you?"

I... Chen Pingping fumed, rolling up his sleeves, ready to give it a beating.

Suddenly, Chen Shixian pulled him back from behind.

"What are you doing?" he growled, turning around, his eyes glinting with killing intention.

"Perhaps... maybe... I think the passageway is right here..." Chen Shixian’s voice was faint as she pointed to the altar.

She had just realized it herself. The repeated strikes from the Spirit Realm powerhouse, managing to reach this very spot, actually explained everything. If the altar wasn’t the passageway, how could those attacks have gotten through? So, both she and Chen Pingping had been fools.

Chen Pingping’s face stiffened, his eyes wide with disbelief. He couldn’t accept this.

After all the commotion for so many days, and such lengthy preparations... the passageway he had been desperately searching for was right before his eyes all along!

Chen Shixian said, "But it’s alright. We’ve repaired the Array, so it’s unlikely the Spirit Realm powerhouses will be able to open the passageway anytime soon."

"Heh." The golden entity sneered mockingly. "Human Race Divine Body, you are correct. The Array has indeed been fortified by you. But... my clan’s powerhouse is about to breach the Spatial Barrier. When that happens, this Array will be utterly useless."

"Oh? Is that so?" Chen Shixian raised an eyebrow. "Where, then?"

"I have already sensed his presence," the golden entity said, its face cold and its tone assured.

She couldn’t help but laugh.

If Chen Shixian wasn’t mistaken, the "he" the golden entity referred to was probably the individual who had attacked from the Spirit Realm just moments ago. Indeed, he had struck several times, and his attacks had reached this place. Unfortunately for him, they were thwarted by the Earth Chicken. Subsequent attacks, though powerful, were devoured whole by Mao Qiu.

Chen Shixian blinked, then chuckled lightly. "Shall we wait and see?"

The golden entity merely huffed coldly and said no more.

About an hour later, Jin Chan attacked again, this time even more powerfully than before. Clearly, the rage in his heart had reached its peak.

The golden entity burst into crazed laughter. "My clan’s junior, I await you here!"

It had detected a strong Divine Sense about to descend. It had even made all preparations: to break free from the Array, be reborn, and then slaughter its way out, wiping out all the ants of the Heaven Martial Continent. They would pay a severe price!

However, as soon as the Divine Sense descended, Mao Qiu swallowed it in one gulp.

The golden entity froze. "???"

"AHHH! Ancestor, I, Jin Chan... I have failed you!"

"I can’t breach the Spatial Barrier! I can’t awaken you... I..." Overcome with grief, Jin Chan felt a profound sense of powerlessness.

The golden entity’s eyes widened as it hastily responded, "Junior, I have already awakened! Just break through the Spatial Barrier!"

「In the Spirit Realm.」

Jin Chan didn’t hear its voice; an energy field within the cave completely isolated it from the outside world.

However, the golden entity could hear Jin Chan.

When Jin Chan didn’t respond for a long time, the golden entity grew anxious. "Junior, can you hear me speaking?"

"I am here!"

"Hurry up and break the Spatial Barrier!"

"Junior?"

The two humans nearby watched it, their faces brimming with amusement.

The Earth Chicken continued to strut around with a disdainful expression.

Hei was woofing excitedly.

The golden entity realized something was wrong, its face instantly stiffening.

How can he not hear me? What happened? Damn it!

It widened its eyes, coldly glaring at the two. "Human Clan ants, you deserve to die!"

"Keep yapping, and see if I don’t slay your precious junior!" Chen Pingping threatened.

"You dare?"

"Just watch me," he retorted with a cold smirk.

The golden entity stiffened and fell silent, but its gaze on Chen Pingping remained grim and terrifying, like that of a creature from the depths of hell.

That astonishing killing intention was extremely intense; even through the Array, it could be clearly felt.

Chen Pingping himself was startled. He had just been running his mouth; he couldn’t actually enter the Spirit Realm to kill Jin Chan. He immediately pulled Chen Shixian aside, and they began discussing in low voices, "What should we do?"

While they were still discussing, Hei, inside the cave, was exceptionally lively, barking incessantly.

Suddenly, Hei rushed into the Array and spat out a beam of Sword Dao, slashing from their side toward the Spirit Realm continent.

The golden entity was dumbfounded.

Then, a scream echoed from the other side. "AH! You damn dog! I, this young master, swear an irreconcilable enmity with you!"

Jin Chan was so furious he felt like he would explode. His own attacks had been deflected and had inexplicably vanished, yet that little black dog’s Sword Dao could perfectly traverse the Spatial Barrier and strike into the Spirit Realm continent. Two of its attacks had already severely injured him.

The young genius of the Purple Gold Divine Clan went berserk, his hair flying wildly. "Where’s the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon? Someone, come! I want to kill that mutt! Don’t stop me!"

He wanted to charge into the altar, cross the Spatial Barrier, and slay that damned little black dog, along with that hideous Earth Chicken.

"Calm down! With the Spatial Barrier between us, you can’t cross over!" The leader of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty held him back firmly, saying, "The State Preceptor of our dynasty will descend soon. Then, we can reactivate the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon to breach the Spatial Barrier. It won’t be too late to re-enter the Heaven Martial Continent then!"

The Heavenly Dragon Dynasty wasn’t led by the Purple Gold Divine Clan; they were merely allies. However, if Jin Chan were to fall here, their responsibility would be immense. If the Divine Clan became enraged, no one could stop their fury. The higher-ups in the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty might even sacrifice Jin Chan to appease the Divine Clan’s wrath. They couldn’t afford to offend them! All they could do was try to persuade him.

Jin Chan calmed down considerably, but veins still throbbed on his forehead. His golden eyes, now bloodshot, were fixed on the altar, as if he could see that deceptively harmless little black dog and the insufferably smug Earth Chicken.

"Hey, hey, hey! Hei, come back right now!" Chen Pingping shouted in alarm, rushing over. He stepped into the Array in a few strides, grabbing Hei, intending to leave.

However, the golden entity smiled. This was a hard-won opportunity; how could it possibly miss it? With a backhand slap, it knocked Chen Pingping and Hei into the Spatial Barrier.

It intended to use the barrier’s power to slay both Chen Pingping and Hei.

But Hei spat out a beam of Sword Dao, momentarily breaching the barrier. Man and dog plunged directly into the Spirit Realm.

The smile on the golden entity’s face froze. "..."