Chapter 153: Circular Hole (1/2)

Everyone of them can be considered experts within the Concealed stage. However, within the ruins, their overall strength had been greatly suppressed. Thus, if they could not properly deal with the boulders descending upon them, there was a high chance of them getting smashed to death.

“We can’t face them head on. Charge forward!” Chen Feng was quick to determine the situation facing them.

Weng!

Sword energy enveloped his entire body and the rate at which he was advancing abruptly rose higher. At the same time, both his hands kept swinging, creating blasts of wind to sweep some of the approaching stones away.

Chen Feng was not worried about those stones. Rather, he was worried about the boulders smashing down from the sky.

At the same time, the others displayed their own techniques. Xiao Yin, who had been running alongside Chen Feng, sent out soundwave after soundwave from his entire body. Before the surrounding stones could reach him, the soundwaves would bounce them backwards.

Shua!

The old cultivator simply utilized his Ardent Sun Needle, which transformed into the size of a flying sword. The old cultivator rode the needle while radiating a dazzling, golden light; He then charged through the chaos at an incredible speed. In but the blink of an eye, he had dashed past Chen Feng and Xiao Yin.

“Phew! I think that should just be a coincidence. Who could be so foolish as to use this kind of attack against us?” said Chen Feng as he looked back at the boulders piling up like a mountain.

The chaotic situation earlier had failed to wound any one of them. That situation was the equivalent of a collapsing mountain, but something like that could only harm ordinary humans. For cultivators like them, with the ability to charge through hundreds of metres in a single breath, such a situation could not affect them much.

Everyone there quickly sent out their divine senses to inspect their surroundings. In the end, they found nothing. It would appear that the tall building had blown up for no apparent reason.

“Strange, I do not believe that this building could collapse for no reason. There must surely be a reason for that,” the young cultivator blurted out.

“Don’t worry too much about it. Let’s hurry forward,” said the middle-aged cultivator.

However, after advancing for less than 1,000 metres forward, two more buildings exploded at the same time and pieces of stone, enough to cover the sky, rained down on them.

As they continued, they would encounter this situation every now and again. Even though none of them were wounded by those exploding buildings, it did slow them down.

“I know what is going on now,” said Evil Moon Grotto Master, who was standing before a building.

“Invisible magic array.” The old cultivator pointed and a beam of light struck the wall before him. Next, fine lines appeared before the eyes of all present.

Weng!

Suddenly, the lines behaved like blood vessels. Blood seemingly flowed through the vessels, causing them to stretch out as the magic array was triggered.

“Hurry, get away.”

Everyone there instantly felt a foreboding sensation. As expected, in less than half a breath’s worth of time, the building exploded and a high number of rocks engulfed them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Rock after rock was blasted away and shattered as Chen Feng and the others charged out, their faces grey from the dust.

“Mo Ji’s group must have set up invisible explosive magic arrays in order to stop us,” the young cultivator said furiously.

“This shows that Mo Ji realizes we will be chasing her. Did she set up all these magic arrays to stop us?”

“Even Prized artefacts would find it hard to blow up these tough buildings. And yet, some minor explosive magic arrays could blow them up? Something is not right here.”

“These buildings are all empowered by a strange power. It is possible that Mo Ji has discovered the pathways involved in their empowerment. This woman is not to be underestimated. She knows much about this place. Perhaps, she may have come here before.”

“What do we do now? Who can break the magic arrays concealed within the buildings?”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The buildings around them kept exploding. It was as though a chain reaction had occurred and the explosions spread outwards. In the end, even the ground beneath them began exploding and a vast amount of soil rained down upon Chen Feng and the others. The thick amount of demonic energy mixing together with the soil made it so they were incapable of getting their bearings.

“Go up!” the old cultivator shouted and he rode his Ardent Sun Needle up into the sky.

“That is right, fly through the sky.” Evil Moon Grotto Master grabbed Elegant Gentleman and quickly few up as well. Chen Feng noticed that he was not borrowing the power of his Prized artefact to fly. Instead, Evil Moon Grotto Master was relying solely on his own cultivation base to fly despite the suppressive atmosphere.

This fellow is truly powerful. It is probably true that he is on the verge of reaching the Sky Human stage. Chen Feng felt a sense of fear in his heart.

As for both Chen Feng and Xiao Yin, they flew upwards at the same time. Both were borrowing the power of the Prized artefacts residing within their bodies. For Chen Feng, it was his Overwhelming Astral Sword. For Xiao Yin, it was his Grotto Soul Flute.

As he was swiftly flying up, Chen Feng took the time to glance at the middle-aged cultivator and the young cultivator. As the two of them flew upwards, potent powers flowed through their bodies as well.

Not Prized artefacts. So, they have high-grade Magic artefacts. I am guessing those are at either grade 7 or grade 8. Perhaps, a grade 9? Chen Feng considered.

In the end, all seven of them rose to an altitude of 200 zhang above ground. Next, they sped forward as fast as they could (1 zhang = 3.333 m).