CHAPTER 789: CHAPTER 786: DEATH BLACK HOLE!

"Hongshang!"

Li Chen called out urgently as he saw Lian Hongshang fall out.

Lian Hongshang struggled to get up, vigorously shook her head and indicated that she was fine.

Wuo Jie’s recent blow was mostly deflected at the moment of collision with the Purple Shadow Phoenix. By the time it hit Lian Hongshang, it had lost much of its power and couldn’t penetrate the defense of the Ice Worm Silk Armor.

Although she didn’t sustain internal injuries, external wounds were inevitable. Lian Hongshang’s shoulder was a bloody red, even somewhat deformed.

Dragon’s Scale, upon provocation, incurs fury!

Wuo Jie dared to hurt Lian Hongshang, and in Li Chen’s heart, he had already been sentenced to death.

"You old scoundrel, I will slaughter you!"

Li Chen brought his hands together, rapidly forming seals. The Meteorite Heart within his Dantian began to spin swiftly, reaching its limit, it formed a small black hole.

In an instant, everything around him was devoured into it. When the energy was compressed to its peak, it rapidly expanded.

Until it reached the limit!

This was the Divine Skill of awakening the Second Layer Heaven of the Nine Heavens Star Technique—Swallowing Heaven!

Seeing this scene, Wuo Jie’s eyes burst wide open in shock, his face filled with disbelief.

He actually saw a small being within Li Chen’s Dantian.

Could it be that his opponent was not a Foundation Establishment Cultivator but a Nascent Soul Strong Person?

No, that wasn’t a Nascent Soul, but... a meteorite

A burning, rapidly spinning meteorite!

As Wuo Jie realized the extremity of Li Chen’s peculiarity, he made up his mind to flee!

He must escape from this land of trouble.

However, the black hole formed from Li Chen’s Dantian had such a terrifying suction force. It was like a curse had been cast, preventing his physical body from escaping.

At first, he could barely hang on with the Protective Gang Qi of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

But soon after, he was shocked to discover that the True Yuan within his body was being drawn out continuously towards the black hole, as if called by something.

Though the True Yuan was his, the entire process was beyond his conscious control.

Once a significant amount of True Yuan had drained away, Wuo Jie’s Protective Gang Qi became virtually useless. His body was being torn apart, his bones, blood vessels, and meridians inside expanding and ripping. It felt like thousands of horses were pulling in different directions.

Finally!

Wuo Jie’s body couldn’t withstand such torment and exploded with a bang. Limbs, flesh, and blood—all surged into the black hole.

However, though his physical body was destroyed, the Nascent Soul inside his Dantian escaped from the vortex of the black hole and fled into the depths of the cave.

After a frenzied swallowing, the Meteorite Heart gradually calmed. Li Chen’s spiritual power was also weakened due to overexertion.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the entire ground began to shake violently.

A deep and bottomless fissure suddenly cracked open beneath Li Chen’s feet.

At first, the crevice was only the size of a spider’s web. If not examined closely, it was nearly imperceptible.

But in a moment, it grew larger and larger.

Seeing the situation was critical, Li Chen wanted to leave this place, but his extremely weakened body was unsteady. He stepped into the void and fell in.

"Chen!"

Lian Hongshang called out urgently, leaped up, and thrust her hand out to grab Li Chen.

But no sooner had she grasped Li Chen’s hand than the fissure widened rapidly, causing her to lose her balance as well and fall in with Li Chen.

Li Chen, in his fury, had exhausted all his True Yuan, yet his consciousness was clearer than ever. He knew he was falling rapidly.

He struggled to open his eyes, but he couldn’t see any light.

All around was darkness, boundless, endless darkness; as if enveloped by the Death God, a tomb without a glimpse of daylight.

Li Chen tried to extend his consciousness to probe his surroundings, but his soul was extremely weak now; he couldn’t even see his own fingers clearly.

Just when his mind was a complete blank, he suddenly saw a point of starry light appear above his head.

Is this the Purple Shadow Immortal Sword?

Hongshang?

Thinking of these, Li Chen was shocked and summoned the last of his strength to embrace the starlight into his arms.

"Chen, is it you?"

This was Lian Hongshang’s voice. She couldn’t see Li Chen either; she groped his face blindly like a blind person.

Li Chen hurriedly replied, "It’s me!"

"Hongshang, how did you come down here as well? Where’s Little Dragon?"

"I saw you falling down and tried to grab you. But who knew that the crack would suddenly widen, and I fell down after you."

"I didn’t pay attention to Little Dragon at the time because it was so sudden; I don’t know what’s become of it now."

When Lian Hongshang spoke the latter half, there was a slight sense of self-reproach in her tone.

Li Chen didn’t speak, just held Lian Hongshang’s body tightly, their ten fingers interlocked, clinging to each other for comfort.

Once they had steadied themselves a bit, he tried to communicate with Jiao Long on a soul level.

However, to his surprise, he found the connection completely severed.

That shouldn’t be possible. Even thousands of miles apart, he’d still be able to sense Jiao Long’s presence. But now, even if they were just a few thousand kilometers apart at most, how could they have completely lost contact?

Mischief arises from the unforeseen!

Could it be?

Suddenly, Li Chen seemed to think of something, and his entire body involuntarily trembled.

Lian Hongshang sensed something unusual about Li Chen and curiously asked, "Chen, what is it?"

Li Chen thought for a moment and offhandedly said, "Hongshang, the crack from earlier wasn’t a fracture in the mountain, it was a spatial rift!"

Lian Hongshang was confused and asked, "A spatial rift?"

Li Chen nodded and responded, "Yes, to put it simply, we’ve come to another plane of existence!"

"Another plane of existence?"

Lian Hongshang was still confused, unable to grasp the meaning of Li Chen’s words.

Li Chen paused for a moment before explaining, "To the people on Earth, the Cultivation Realm is another plane. Do you understand what I mean now?"

After Li Chen’s explanation, Lian Hongshang seemed to understand a bit.

She looked around, but it was still pitch black; she couldn’t see Li Chen’s face even when facing him directly.

Fear comes from the unknown!

But thankfully, Li Chen was with her. This gave Lian Hongshang at least some solid support in her heart, so she wasn’t left alone and helpless.

She held onto Li Chen’s hand tightly, asking like a curious baby.

"Chen, when do you think we can reach the surface?"

Li Chen was silent; he truly didn’t know how to answer this question.

Actually, he wasn’t unfamiliar with the current surroundings.

In his previous life, he had experienced something similar.

The Great Powers of the Immortal Realm called such a place a black hole!

Once you enter such a black hole, even light that could travel 300,000 kilometers per second cannot escape...