482: Chapter 482 "Gates of Heaven" vs. "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound"

The night wind at high altitude howled past, messing up Chen Qiming's hair.

The neon lights of nearby buildings shone onto his face, making his expression appear completely placid.

His chest was deeply caved in, revealing a shocking footprint.

The surrounding bones were broken inch by inch, and even ghostly white bone shards pierced through the skin, exposing themselves to the air.

That was a terrifying injury sufficient to instantly obliterate any flesh-and-blood body.

However, the body that had endured this blow seemed completely without sensation.

Chen Qiming floated quietly beneath the deep night sky.

Beneath his feet were the myriad lights of the city, twinkling faintly, as tiny as dust.

The biting cold wind at high altitude ruffled his clothes, yet it could not shake his transcendent posture in the slightest.

His arms were open, and his head was slightly raised at an arrogant angle.

His blindingly white eyes were lowered, overlooking everything below.

His gaze was incomparably indifferent, just like a deity inspecting a sandbox that he could manipulate at will.

That fatal wound looked as though it hadn't caused him any impact at all.

It was just like a bit of damage on ordinary clothing, not worth mentioning at all.

Inside the suite, everyone was shocked speechless by this surreal scene.

The members of the Chen Family stood dazedly before the shattered window, gazing up at that figure suspended in the night sky.

Even the howling gale seemed to have quietly come to a standstill at this moment.

"Lord, save me!"

Suddenly, a voice came from within that body, filled with fear and flattery:

"It is these people who ruined your plan, My Lord. Your subordinate is utterly loyal to you, and in order to complete the mission, I can sacrifice even my body and life, dedicating them all to you..."

The voice was old and spoke at a rapid pace, obviously Xuanzhen speaking.

Before he could finish speaking, another panicked voice suddenly rang out, interrupting:

"Who are you again? What on earth are you people trying to do? Bastards, get the hell out of my body!"

It seemed that Chen Qiming's own consciousness had also awakened.

The two voices intertwined, chaotic and harsh, annoying everyone and throwing their minds into disorder.

But soon, a third voice appeared.

"Noisy."

That was a man's voice, calm and majestic, without the slightest emotional coloring.

With just those two words, the moment they fell, it was as if a Law descended, pronouncing the final verdict.

"Lord, spa—"

Seeming to sense something extremely terrifying, Xuanzhen wanted to beg for mercy, but the shrill cry had just left his mouth when it abruptly cut off.

It was as if his throat had been choked by a large hand, turning into a despairing wail that completely dissipated into the night sky.

Immediately following that, even Chen Qiming's terrified cries were simultaneously extinguished into silence.

The two Souls were instantly wiped out in this understatement of a single sentence.

The body of "Chen Qiming" trembled slightly, and then completely regained its calm.

He slowly lowered his head, his blindingly white eyes piercing through the night sky, and his gaze landed on everyone inside the hotel room.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

Everyone's breathing hitched, and their hearts felt as if they were being gripped by an invisible hand, almost stopping their beating.

That gaze did not carry any emotion, yet it contained a will that transcended all things.

It made them feel as though both their physical bodies and Souls had been thoroughly seen through, with nowhere to hide.

Fang Cheng's expression remained calm, but alarm bells were ringing wildly in his heart.

The moment that gaze descended, his muscles instantly bulged and swelled, and his tightly clenched fists made a slight creaking sound.

Every nerve was pulled taut like a string, preparing to welcome the impending impact.

"Heh..."

The corner of the man's mouth curled into an arc, his indifferent gaze sweeping across the crowd:

"According to Xuanzhen, you few are the ones who defeated that piece of trash and ruined my plan?"

Before his voice had faded, the crowd was still in a state of shock.

The next moment, an invisible will erupted with a boom, centered around that figure.

An even more violent gale than before rose out of thin air, roaring like a beast as it poured into the shattered floor-to-ceiling window.

The remaining tables, chairs, and ornaments inside the suite were all blown away, and the fragments swept along with the gale, crashing everywhere and leaving scratches all over the walls.

The hanging paintings on the walls were torn off, and the heavy carpet was also rolled up backwards, revealing the cold marble tiles underneath.

Even the experts within the Chen Family could not maintain their footing in the violent airflow, stumbling as they threw themselves onto the ground one after another to dodge the flying debris everywhere.

The entire hotel room instantly degenerated into a chaotic storm center.

However, before anyone could try to take counteractive measures to resist this terrifying power—

Their eyes suddenly blurred, and the surrounding scenery actually began to distort and decompose.

The luxurious presidential suite, the shattered floor-to-ceiling windows, the dazzling city night view...

Everything was rapidly fading and dissipating, replaced by a boundless pure white light.

They had unexpectedly fallen into a bizarre space transcending reality.

There was no sky here, and no earth.

The surroundings were completely empty, with only incomparably dazzling light filling the space between heaven and earth.

The white light was dazzling yet not burning; instead, it appeared incomparably soft and incomparably holy.

Hum, hum, hum——

Countless visible golden sound strings floated in the air.

They vibrated gently, playing sacred songs akin to heavenly music, with a melody soft enough to smooth away all restlessness.

Afterward, countless holy and beautiful celestial maidens emerged from the depths of the light, draped in flowing light gauze, their skirt hems fluttering and dancing lightly.

Their faces carried compassionate and gentle smiles, either scattering crystal-clear petals toward the crowd or spreading their arms wide, as if welcoming everyone's arrival.

When the petals touched the skin, they were cool and refreshing, washing away all bodily fatigue, and even the tense nerves relaxed at this moment.

Everything was too wonderful, too heartwarming.

It felt like the ultimate destination of all living beings, the Garden of Eden for the Soul.

And at the very top of the vault of heaven in this pure white world, there was an incomparably huge figure seated high above.

His form was shrouded by endless white light, making His features unclear.

One could only feel that supreme, supremely benevolent, and supremely righteous sacred Aura, enveloping everyone like a gentle spring breeze.

The several elders of the Chen Family were the first who could not withstand this mental shock.

The terror and wariness on their faces were instantly replaced by fanatical piety, their knees softening as they fell to the ground with a thud.

Then they pressed their palms together in prayer, prostrating themselves in worship toward that huge figure in the sky, muttering to themselves:

"God... This is a true miracle..."

"It's too beautiful... Is this heaven?"

Pan Wendi stared straight at those dancing celestial maidens, an infatuated smile hanging on his face as he muttered while moving forward:

"With so many beauties accompanying me, if I could stay here forever, how awesome would that be..."

"Yeah, so clean, so comfortable... Staying here, it seems there are no more troubles..."

Bailing also let go of all wariness, tears of happiness even flowing from the corners of her eyes as she walked forward step by step, wanting to merge into that light.

A trace of struggle flashed across Second Young Master Chen Xuan's face, as he seemed to realize something was wrong.

But that sacred will was simply too powerful, easily crushing his fragile resistance.

In the end, he still sighed, slowly kneeling down as the bright light in his eyes was gradually replaced by piety.

Lin Chuqiao's pretty face was deathly pale, and fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

Her teeth were tightly clenched, and her body trembled violently because of resisting that massive Mental Energy.

But her knees were still bending downward bit by bit, and succumbing seemed to be only a matter of time.

That figure suspended in the night sky swept their blindingly white eyes across the crowd.

Finally, the gaze locked onto the only figure unaffected.

Fang Cheng still stood in place, his feet stepping firmly on the broken glass shards covering the ground.

His gaze was clear and bright, without a shred of bewilderment.

That mental illusion, which was enough to make S-rank ability users lose their composure, felt to him like nothing more than a breeze brushing past his face.

At this moment, he assumed a horse stance, his legs squatting down slightly, and his spine straightened like a great dragon.

The whole person was like a vigorous pine tree rooted in the earth, standing majestic and unshakable.

"Hoh——"

He took a deep breath, his chest swelling high.

The next second, as if a sleeping volcano awakened within his body, his Qi and blood began to rush with an arcane frequency.

The tendons and bones, muscles, and internal organs of his whole body vibrated together, emitting a low roar.

That sound, at first like thunder coming from the distant horizon, was dull and oppressive.

Then it was like a dormant fierce tiger awakening, making a threatening purring sound, carrying a savage and tyrannical intent.

Immediately afterward, Fang Cheng's Adam's apple rolled, and he suddenly opened his mouth.

"Roar——"

The True Qi rushing out from his Dantian, accompanied by a roar, burst forth fiercely.

This roar was not a pure soundwave attack, but a violent Aura condensed from his surging blood and resilient spirit.

The soundwaves rolled like the king of the mountain forests in rage, like the Nine Heavens thunder bursting apart.

The entire pure white world of consciousness trembled violently amidst this angry roar.

The moment the soundwaves swept past them, those holy celestial maidens emitted shrill wails, their bodies shattering and turning into nothingness.

The golden sound strings floating in the air likewise broke inch by inch, and the heavenly sacred songs turned into harsh noise in the blink of an eye.

Across the entire world of light, countless spiderweb-like cracks unexpectedly emerged.

Above the vault of heaven, that huge sacred figure also began to shake violently amidst this peerlessly tyrannical tiger roar and dragon chant.

Crack——

Along with a crisp sound, the illusion suddenly shattered like a mirror, falling apart piece by piece.

The howling gale poured in through the huge breach, blowing away the last shred of bewilderment in everyone's eyes.

The neon lights of the distant city still flashed unceasingly.

The room was in complete disarray, with broken glass and overturned furniture scattered all over the floor.

Everything in reality returned once again.

"I... What happened to me just now?!"

Pan Wendi was startled, retreating repeatedly while patting his chest with lingering fear.

At this moment, he was unexpectedly standing before the shattered floor-to-ceiling window, his clothes snapping loudly in the gale.

If he had walked forward a few more steps, he would have fallen from the thirty-ninth floor, smashing to pieces.

"Ahya——"

Bailing also let out a cry of surprise, her face deathly pale and her hands and feet ice cold.

That feeling just now as if her Soul was about to leave her body and ascend to heaven felt hair-raising when she thought about it now.

Second Young Master Chen Xuan and the several Chen Family elders wore faces full of shame and shock.

Just now, they had actually knelt and kowtowed, prostrating themselves in worship toward an attached evil demon.

Lin Chuqiao was now drenched in fragrant sweat, her form-fitting clothes completely soaked through.

She panted slightly, raising her head to look at Fang Cheng's back.

In her heart, she understood that it was her boyfriend who had stepped in to help just then, shattering the enemy's terrifying mental attack.

"Hoo——"

Fang Cheng slowly withdrew his skill, exhaling a mouthful of turbid air as his gaze looked calmly out the window.

Although he had used the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound to successfully defeat the illusion created by the opponent,

he still felt an unprecedented pressure enveloping his entire body like Mount Tai pressing down on the summit.

Beneath the deep night sky, dark clouds gathered and starlight was dim.

That figure still hovered in midair, standing quietly and motionlessly, as if everything just now had nothing to do with him.

Only, within those blindingly white eyes at this moment, a trace of surprise was revealed for the first time.

He gazed at Fang Cheng, his eyes looking as though he were appraising a novel toy.

After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth, his voice still indifferent, yet carrying an unspeakable majesty that resounded through the night sky:

"It seems I still need to come over in person."

The moment his voice fell, Chen Qiming's body suddenly bloomed with dazzling white light.

That light, like burning phosphorus fire, spread from the caved-in wound on his chest, wrapping around the entire body in the blink of an eye.

Immediately afterward, the air suddenly rippled like water waves, and a low humming sound vibrated everyone's eardrums.

A white halo unexpectedly emerged behind Chen Qiming.

At first it was only the size of a fist, but in an instant it expanded to roughly the scale of a washbasin.

Inside the halo was a deep, boundless darkness.

Vaguely, nebulas were churning and flowing, and countless dazzling stars flickered uncertainly.

Just like a door leading to the depths of the Universe, it was slowly swinging open.

That was a scene transcending the dimensions of reality, bizarre and kaleidoscopic, exuding a heart-palpitating terror.

Inside the hotel room, everyone's faces turned deathly pale, and their heartbeats suddenly accelerated.

An indescribable Aura of danger surged frantically from that halo.

Like an ancient giant beast awakening from the abyss, it opened its eyelids, gazed at this place, and released a terrifying coercive might sufficient to crush everything.

The members of the Chen Family had weak legs, barely able to stand steadily.

Pan Wendi and Bailing breathed even more rapidly, as if their throats were being choked by an invisible giant hand.

That was fear stemming from the instinct of life, the despairing trembling of the weak when facing an absolute powerhouse.

"Brother Cheng, be careful!"

Lin Chuqiao's face was solemn as she shouted with all her might:

"He is opening a spatial passageway, wanting his true body to descend here. We must find a way to stop him!"

There was no need for a reminder.

Fang Cheng's gaze had long since locked onto that suspended figure, his right fist clenched tightly and poised for action.

From the moment he used the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound earlier, he had prepared for battle in advance.

His entire body was like a war machine operating to its absolute limit, its engine roaring and blood Qi steaming.

His right arm swelled and turned red, and the blue veins slithered and wound under his skin like angry flood dragons.

His muscles, which were originally as solid as iron, were swelling rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only that, but every inch of muscle in his whole body was expanding synchronously—his pectoral muscles, abdominal muscles, back muscles, leg muscle groups...

Puf! Puf! Puf! Puf!

It was as if taut steel cables were all released in a single instant, emitting a heart-palpitating sense of terrifying strength.

Boom——

Immediately afterward, a fierce Aura of Evil Qi far more violent than before suddenly erupted, centered around him.

Blazing golden flames gushed out from within his body, instantly sweeping across his whole body and enveloping him completely.

That was not ordinary fire, but the martial intent of materialized will—scorching, tyrannical, and unstoppable!

The two figures, both blooming with light and both releasing an Aura, gazed at each other across the air like this.

Fang Cheng at this moment was like a god of war descended to the mortal world.

Facing that powerful existence exerting terrifying coercive might, he did not have the slightest intent of fear.

Not only did he not retreat in the slightest, but he took a step further instead.

Pushing all the power he possessed to the absolute limit of the human body at this moment!

Bang!

The marble beneath his feet cracked violently with a boom, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread outward.

The next instant, a deafening sonic boom exploded.

Fang Cheng, like a launched missile dragging a golden tail wake, passed through the shattered floor-to-ceiling window and leaped into the night sky at a speed unimaginable to everyone.

His fist, burning with raging flames, slammed straight toward that figure suspended in midair.

(End of Chapter)