Chapter 254 (1/2)

Chapter 254: Black Demonic Pillar

Translator: Thyaeria  Editor: Thyaeria

Shhhhhhhu!

As the darkness enveloped the center of the basin, a single figure streaked over the inky blackness — it was Mu Chen. Suddenly, he came to a halt. His feet briefly brushed the ground before he came to a full stop more than ten feet away from a Stone Guardian.

Bang!

A stone fist fell with the power of a meteor striking the earth, right at the spot where Mu Chen had touched just a few moments before. A series of cracks spread over the ground.

Mu Chen steadied his feet as his Spiritual Energy surged and he burst forward again. He swiftly passed through a gap in the Stone Guardian’s offense.

Right now, he was somewhere deep inside the basin. As a result, the number of Stone Guardians had increased, and they’d grown more violent as well — to the point that even Mu Chen didn’t dare to confront them. All he could do was take advantage of the gaps between them and charge ahead.

However, his charge only lasted for a few minutes before he was cut off, and Mu Chen suddenly found himself surrounded by six Stone Guardians. They moved their mountainous steps as they rained punches down that could shatter the sky.

Mu Chen warily observed the Stone Guardians as they sealed off his only path of retreat. Finally, he knitted his brows and waved his sleeve, summoning his own Stone Guardian. It stood like a stone shield before him.

Bang!

Six heavy stone fists landed on Mu Chen’s Stone Guardian, and more cracks spread over its body. At last, it exploded with a bang.

Mu Chen felt his heart ache. The statue had been a faithful servant to him, and he hadn’t expected to see it destroyed just like that. It was too much of a waste.

“I wonder if the White Dragon Medal has any effects on these Stone Guardians?”

Mu Chen felt excitement in his heart. He’d been entertaining the idea for a while, but the Stone Guardians had been too violent for him to risk it. He was also afraid that he’d repeat the situation in the stone palace hall — that he’d only end up provoking the stone statues to attack even more. But now that he’d been driven into a corner, he couldn’t care less about those risks.

Mu Chen decided that it was time to act. With a wave of his hand, the White Dragon Medal appeared in his hand and he activated it with his Spiritual Energy. The silver medal began flickering with a faint glow.

The moment the White Dragon Medal appeared, Mu Chen noticed that the Stone Guardians’ attacks had become sluggish. But before he could celebrate the fact, they attacked him anyways.

“It doesn’t work?”

A smear of disappointment flashed through Mu Chen’s eyes. So it seemed he couldn’t rely on the White Dragon Medal to control these Stone Guardians.

However, it wasn’t entirely useless. At least its presence had slightly suppressed their attacks — which meant that the White Dragon Medal had some effect after all.

Something flickered in Mu Chen’s eyes as he poured everything into the White Dragon Medal. The glow from its metallic surface grew stronger, and Mu Chen was enveloped in its light.

From a distance, Mu Chen looked like a patch of fuzzy white light. You couldn’t even see his tracks if you tried.

While Mu Chen was bathed by the white glow, he kept an eye on the six Stone Guardians that’d been attacking him. Their offense had finally ceased and their scarlet stone eyes had dimmed to a flickering glow in their empty sockets.

“It looks like the White Dragon Medal can interfere with the stone statue’s senses! They can’t see me!”

Mu Chen finally had a grasp of what was going on, and a moment of exhilaration passed over him. Even though the White Dragon Medal couldn’t control the Stone Guardians like he’d imagined, he could use it to interfere with their senses. With it, he could reach the heart of the basin with the greatest speed.

This was no time to delay. Mu Chen stepped up his speed and charged through the statues in a flash, heading towards the depths at lightning speed.

This time, Mu Chen encountered no other obstacles. The Stone Guardians he passed only stared at him with blank expressions, without attacking.

Borrowing the medal’s cloaking effect, Mu Chen passed through the field of stone statues within minutes. Finally, he slowed his pace when he sensed that there were fewer Stone Guardians in the area. Up ahead, it looked like there were none.

“Am I already at the heart?”

Suddenly, Mu Chen sensed something. He sped up again, and a moment later, the darkness began to retreat from his vision. What appeared before him was a dusky landscape scattered with large stones. At the center of these stones stood a black stone pillar roughly a hundred metres wide.

This stone pillar didn’t give off a majestic feeling like the ones from before. But now that Mu Chen knew why, his heartbeat quickened.

As Mu Chen carefully approached it, he realised this black stone pillar wasn’t made of ordinary stone — in fact, it wasn’t made of stone at all, nor was it made of gold or wood. However, it appeared extremely ancient. A strange design was scrawled over its surface. As Mu Chen studied it, a baleful aura quietly began to spread around him, strong enough to devour the heavens and earth. Mu Chen’s eyes turned a little red.

He felt himself go unfocused for a moment as he drew even closer and lightly placed his hand on the mottled surface.

Boom.