Chapter 97 - Three Major Sects (2/2)

It seemed like there was a much higher concentration of Celestial Chi in the formation.

“Du Lang, what’s wrong?” a thin middle-aged man asked and patted him on the shoulder when he noticed that the tall and brawny man was in a daze.

“It’s nothing.” The brawny man shook his head but still felt somewhat frightened as he glanced at Ye Chen from afar. How could he not be in shock when he had encountered such a young Tenth Level combatant?

After a moment of pause, the brawny man and his comrades charged toward the formation too.

Ye Chen decided to enter the formation and look at its central part, so he gradually made his way to the edge of the formation.

The combatants around him were still charging ahead when Ye Chen suddenly sped up and advanced toward the edge of the formation.

An evil spirit swooped down abruptly from the sky like an enormous ball of shadow. Its claws and fangs would only become visible when it dove downward and revealed a blurry face.

“It’s coming down again!” All Ninth Level combatants began to run away and only two top Tenth Level combatants remained in their spots while yelling in anger and throwing out punches. A thunderous explosive sound echoed but the evil spirit merely slowed down for a moment whereas the two top Tenth Level combatants were sent flying away.

As the evil spirit inhaled a sudden breath, everyone around it felt as if their Celestial Chi were being sucked out of their bodies.

Bang, bang, bang. The Ninth Level combatants proceeded to punch and kick at the evil spirit but were unable to harm it at all.

This wave of attack was about to be forced into retreat soon seeing as most of the combatants were scattering out in all directions at that point.

Suddenly, Ye Chen charged forward and ran toward the formation.

As the evil spirit slammed a palm down on Ye Chen, an overwhelming bout of force weighed down on him and it felt as though his entire body was being squeezed violently. This evil spirit was indeed much more powerful than a top Tenth Level combatant.

Nonetheless, although it possessed overbearing powers, Ye Chen had already anticipated its attack and had instantly externalized a small part of his Astral Body on the evil spirit’s head.

An Astral Body had a pretty terrifying effect on spirits and demons after all. As a result, the evil spirit cried out in surprise and retreated sideways away from him.

Ye Chen had never thought of using his Astral Body to drive the evil spirit away since many other combatants would be able to force their way into the formation if he did so. Thus, he had decided to just frighten the evil spirit slightly so that he would be able to avoid its attack and run past it. As Ye Chen rapidly swept past the evil spirit and forced his way into the formation, his body soon vanished behind a boulder.

After having fought with Ye Chen earlier, Du Lang had been constantly keeping an eye on Ye Chen. So, when he saw Ye Chen vanished behind the boulder, he became somewhat stunned.

“Du Lang, what’s the matter?”

“That young man has entered the formation!” Du Lang pointed at the formation in shock. Many people had been trying to force their way into the formation but none had succeeded so far. So how did Ye Chen manage to enter the formation so easily?

The thin middle-aged man beside Du Lang glanced in the direction he was pointing but found only a boulder there. What young man was Du Lang talking about?

“Your eyes must be playing tricks on you. No one has managed to enter the formation yet. Even all top Tenth Level combatants have been forced to retreat.”

“I’m sure of what I saw. That young man has gone into the formation!” Du Lang said firmly. That young man had managed to enter the formation in an unbelievably effortless way. As Du Lang scanned his surroundings, he saw that the other Ninth Level and Tenth Level combatants around him were relentlessly charging forward while launching attacks but were all defeated by the evil spirit and forced to retreat again and again. How exactly did that young man manage to do it? Du Lang wanted to use Ye Chen’s method but simply could not figure out how Ye Chen had managed to enter the formation no matter how much he racked his brains. Regardless of how smart he was, it would never occur to him that Ye Chen had used his Astral Body.

As Ye Chen stood amid the boulders in the formation and glanced outside, he found that all the combatants were still charging forward in waves of attacks. However, the moment they encountered the evil spirits, even the most powerful Tenth Level combatants were frightened out of their wits. Thus, Ye Chen was the only person who was able to enter the formation so easily.

An Astral Body was indeed a truly wonderful thing to have!