78: One look, and you're easily stopped!

The combat squad followed closely in Chen Nian's footsteps, stepping into the bottomless demon cave.

Then, they were completely shocked by the scene before them.

This place was not a cave at all.

This was another world!

What met their eyes was a dim, blood-colored sky.

Above the firmament, thick Demonic Qi gathered into a tangible sea of black clouds, rolling endlessly.

Scarlet lightning tore across the sky from time to time, bringing a momentary brightness, only to be swallowed by an even deeper darkness.

The ground was a parched, dark red, and from the cracked fissures, a nauseating, bloody stench steamed upward.

In the distance, there were mountain ranges piled up from eerie white Bone, and a black river flowed slowly at the foot of the mountains; the river water was viscous and emitted a foul, decaying stench.

Demonic Qi!

Sky-piercing Demonic Qi!

The Demonic Qi, so thick it had almost become tangible, formed a terrifying pressure.

It made every member of the combat squad feel difficulty breathing, as if an invisible mountain were pressing down on them.

Most importantly, there were countless Demonic Evils here!

On the hillsides, in the plains, atop the Bone mountains, by the banks of the black river... densely packed, of all sizes and varieties, the Demonic Evils almost filled their entire field of vision.

There were giant trolls several zhang tall with green faces and fangs, flying evil ghosts with wings and hideous appearances, and twisted insect monsters crawling rapidly on the ground with countless compound eyes.

Their numbers were so great they caused despair!

However, such a terrifying Evil Spirit Army was currently plunged into an eerie silence.

Although they had surrounded Chen Nian and his group, not one dared to step forward.

Every Demonic Evil stared fixedly at Chen Nian at the very front with eyes full of violence and cruelty.

However, that was not the covetous gaze of Demonic Evils toward prey, but a fear and submission stemming from the depths of their Soul.

It was clear that the scene of Chen Nian blocking the fissure exit earlier and brutally slaughtering the demons had already been deeply branded into their Soul.

They had been completely cowed.

However, not all Demonic Evils were cowed.

Just a short distance ahead, on a high platform constructed from giant Bone.

Dozens of figures stood quietly there.

Each of these figures was tall, with even the shortest being over two meters.

They took various forms; some were covered in pitch-black scales, some had giant Bone wings spreading from their backs, and others were simply masses of writhing flesh.

But without exception, the Demonic Qi radiating from their bodies was so condensed it was almost tangible, rising into the sky and stirring the black clouds on the horizon.

That majestic and terrifying aura locked onto Chen Nian and his group.

"Hiss..."

In the combat squad, someone couldn't help but gasp.

"These guys... such strong auras!"

As the captain, Zhou Hai had the keenest perception, and his expression instantly turned incredibly ugly.

"All of them... all of them are Fourth-Tier or above!"

This one sentence caused the hearts of all the team members to sink to the bottom of the valley.

Fourth-Tier!

And not just one or two!

There are dozens!

What kind of concept is this?

Their entire combat squad, the strongest, Captain Zhou Hai, was only at the Fourth-Tier fifth level, while others were only at the Fourth-Tier third level, Fourth-Tier second level, or even just Third-Tier standard.

Facing five Fourth-Tier Fiends, they might still be able to barely cope.

But now, there are dozens here!

How are they supposed to fight this?

Trouble!

This is poking the nest of Fourth-Tier Fiends!

Just as the combat squad members were in a state of great shock, the Demonic Evils on the high platform finally took action.

Leading them was a Fiend over three meters tall, with a bull's head, wielding a giant black battle axe.

It took a step forward, and the entire Bone high platform trembled.

"Human!"

Its voice rolled through the heaven and earth like dull thunder.

"You have such great audacity to dare slaughter so many of our brothers and even dare to break into our Nether Demon Cave!"

"You are courting death!"

Another Fiend, shrouded in black Qi and revealing only a pair of scarlet eyes, also let out a sharp voice.

"Hehehe... how many years has it been? How many years has it been since anyone dared to provoke our majesty like this!"

"Kid, today, your flesh and blood, your Soul, will all become the feast for our celebration!"

Facing the monstrous ferocity of these dozens of Fourth-Tier Fiends, Chen Nian was completely indifferent.

He couldn't even be bothered to lift his eyelids.

He just sneered contemptuously.

"Oh?"

"Just relying on you trash?"

This one sentence instantly ignited the rage of all the Demonic Evils.

"What did you say?!"

The bull-headed Fiend was furious, and the black battle axe in its hand was instantly wrapped in violent black lightning.

"Arrogant human! You will pay the price of your life for your ignorance!"

"Kill him!"

The black-robed Fiend shrieked, issuing the order to attack.

"Roar!!"

"Kill!"

In an instant, the dozens of Fourth-Tier Fiends on the high platform roared in unison, no longer holding anything back.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Waves of terrifyingly peerless Demonic Qi erupted, turning into energy attacks of various forms, descending upon Chen Nian and his group from all directions like an overwhelming flood.

Black thunder, sickly green venom, dark beams of light, sharp Bone spikes...

The full-power strikes of dozens of Fourth-Tier experts converged together, forming an energy torrent capable of destroying everything!

Space began to distort under this power, emitting a groan of being unable to bear the burden.

"It's over!"

"It's completely over this time!"

Seeing this scene, the color instantly drained from the faces of the combat squad members, filling them with despair.

"So many Fourth-Tier Fiends attacking together..."

"This is impossible to block!"

"Even if a Fifth-Tier expert came, they would probably have to temporarily avoid the brunt of it, right?"

"We are dead..."

They had even given up resistance, because they knew that in the face of such cataclysmic attacks, all their defenses were as fragile as paper.

However, at this moment of despair, Chen Nian, standing in front of them, remained as calm and composed as ever.

He hadn't even changed his posture.

He just narrowed his eyes.

"Hum—!"

A wave of golden energy instantly erupted from his body, rapidly expanding around him to form a massive and thick golden light curtain.

On the light curtain, mysterious runes flowed, emitting a sacred, vast, and inviolable aura.

The next second, the cataclysmic torrent of Demonic Qi slammed fiercely into the golden light curtain.

"Rumble—!!!"

A deafening explosion resounded throughout the world, and the terrifying energy shockwave spread in all directions, ripping up the ground layer by layer.

However, the seemingly thin layer of the golden light curtain remained as stable as a mountain, without moving a single bit.

All attacks, whether violent thunder or malicious curses.

The moment they touched the golden light curtain, they were like clay oxen entering the sea, silently dissolved and purified, without even stirring up a ripple.

Blocked!

Such a terrifying focused attack was actually easily blocked by a single look from him?!

For a moment, the entire world fell into a deathly silence.

The faces of the dozens of Fourth-Tier Fiends on the high platform, previously hideous and violent, instantly froze.

Replaced by extreme terror and disbelief.

"This... how is this possible?!"

"Our attacks... were blocked?"

"And, he didn't even move his hands, just with a single look, he actually blocked all our attacks directly!"

"Who exactly is he? This power... this is definitely not power that a human can possess!"

On the other side, the combat squad members, having survived the disaster, were also completely dumbfounded.

They each opened their mouths wide, staring blankly at Chen Nian's not-so-tall back, their minds completely blank.

"Blocked... it was blocked?"

"Are you kidding me?!"

"That was the full-power strike of dozens of Fourth-Tier Fiends just now!"

"It was actually blocked by Special Commissioner Chen's single look? This is a bit too exaggerated!!"

"Special Commissioner Chen, he... what level of existence is he exactly?"

Shock!

Unprecedented shock!

They had originally thought they had already overestimated Chen Nian.

But only now did they realize that what they had seen was perhaps just the tip of the iceberg!

Under the horrified gaze of everyone, Chen Nian slowly raised his hand.

He glanced at the terrified Demonic Evils opposite him and sneered contemptuously once more.

"And here I thought you were so powerful, but is this it?"

"Alright, since you've finished your performance, it's my turn."