194: Chapter 194 Departure

As the pitch-black energy collided with the membrane of light, the twisted human face slowly receded.

The membrane of light resisted for a few brief seconds before dissolving with a "pop" sound.

As the membrane of light turned into scattered specks of light and dissipated, the object contained within appeared before Xiao Yan.

It was a gray phantom; the phantom lacked a physical form and was merely a blurry, twisted shape.

When the energy condensed by the Clones struck it, this blurry phantom remained motionless, as if it were unable to leave this place.

"Hiss!"

Without any suspense, the pitch-black ball of light struck the phantom, and under the impact of this energy, the phantom instantly turned into particles before dissolving into nothingness.

"Is it over already?" Zhou Yuan frowned as he watched this scene, feeling it strange that it could be eliminated so easily.

While he was puzzled, the space suddenly fluctuated. All the gray energy boiled simultaneously, ultimately slowly condensing and gathering into a huge monster of immeasurable height.

"Xiao Yan... let's go together..."

A voice resonated everywhere in this empty darkness, making the hair on Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan's bodies stand on end immediately.

This was because the energy fluctuations of the giant were currently extremely violent; it was clearly on the verge of self-destruction!

"Starting off with self-destruction! You really are something!"

Xiao Yan immediately formed hand Seals, compressing his energy to the limit. Thousands of Clones appeared, forming a defensive Formation that enveloped both Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan.

In an instant, a brilliant light erupted, illuminating the pitch-black space as the thousands of Clones tightly protected the two within the Formation.

Zhou Yuan also exerted all his strength, continuously reinforcing the Formation.

Forcibly breaking through this Realm was not a matter of a moment; they could not possibly escape before its self-destruction, so they could only try to minimize the damage from the explosion.

The Formation had just been completed when the monster's trembling body finally exploded. Massive energy burst forth, bombarding the Clone Formation until it was teetering on the brink of collapse.

In an instant, dozens of Clones were shattered and completely vanished from this world.

As the energy swept into the previous pitch-black energy mass, it was completely detonated a moment later, turning into rolling black Qi that swept through everything.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The thousand glazed Clones on the outermost perimeter were directly shattered into pieces by the impact.

"Thud!"

The pulling sensation on his Soul caused by the destruction of the Clones instantly damaged Xiao Yan's Divine Soul. His brain felt as if it had been heavily struck by a hammer, leaving him dizzy for a moment.

But it did not end there. Wave after wave of explosions impacted the Formation, causing its light to instantly dim, and Xiao Yan's aura became withered and weak.

Feeling the violent energy outside and seeing the Formation about to shatter completely, Xiao Yan steeled his heart. He immediately burned his physical body, turning it into a stream of pure energy to continuously maintain the operation of the Formation.

Beside him, seeing this, Zhou Yuan could not care about anything else. He used all his means, and his physical body also turned into pure energy, replenishing the Formation.

With their replenishment, the teetering Formation stabilized only slightly.

However, the energy storm outside remained undiminished, raging wantonly outside the Formation.

"Hold on a little longer; this energy self-destruction won't last long!" Zhou Yuan's Soul shouted, and he unexpectedly began to burn a portion of his Soul to use as replenishment for the Formation.

Watching Zhou Yuan, who was staking everything on a single throw, Xiao Yan was not to be outdone. Having reached their Realm, as long as a trace of the Soul Origin remained, there was a chance for resurrection.

This was not the time for indecision. Thinking of this, the endless Exotic Fire branded upon his Soul surged out, transforming into layers of sturdy energy membranes that clung tightly to the inside of the Formation.

"Crack! Crack!"

The outermost Formation shattered, and the smaller Formation nested within it was instantly impacted, cracking with fine lines after a moment.

"The storm has faded!"

Feeling the energy storm outside gradually subside, Xiao Yan said with pleasant surprise.

At this moment, the two figures were illusory. Both felt the energy storm outside shrink, slowly calm down, and finally dissipate completely.

Feeling the empty, pitch-black void outside, the two breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Just as Xiao Yan was preparing to unlock the Formation and leave this Realm to properly recuperate, he suddenly thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.

"What is it, Xiao Yan?" Seeing Xiao Yan's changing expression, Zhou Yuan asked in surprise.

"It hasn't completely dissipated!"

Although Xiao Yan could not perceive the specific situation, the fact that the notification sound had not rung in his mind made him realize where the problem lay!

This Gray Fog consciousness is truly treacherous!

Feeling the nothingness outside the Formation, Xiao Yan knew that this monster was lurking in the shadows, waiting for them to step out of the Formation.

"In that case, let's just heal here slowly and see who can outlast whom." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged in the void of the Formation and began to recover on the spot.

"Mm, in our current state, it would be useless to go out anyway. I don't believe it could remain unscathed after such an explosion." After saying this, Xiao Yan also began to regulate his breathing and recover on the spot.

Don't know how much time had passed, when a voice suddenly rang out from the outside.

"Xiao Yan! If you have guts, come out!"

A human face twisted out of the Void Realm, its expression ferocious, roaring at the glowing Formation.

All the surrounding planes had been devoured by it, and further out, there was Zhou Yuan's Seal, so it simply could not obtain much energy to replenish itself.

If it allowed Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan to recover, it would undoubtedly be a form of chronic suicide!

Feeling the voice from outside, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes and revealed a smile.

Sure enough, I knew there was a reason why this thing would self-destruct for no reason; that Gray Fog's self-destruction was just one of its tactics.

If not for the lack of a notification sound, if I had walked out, I would have had to face this monster head-on in a weakened state. That would have absolutely been a desperate situation with no chance of survival!

As for the face's provocation, Xiao Yan ignored it and continued to close his eyes, starting to recover his Soul Power.

Meanwhile, the face outside the Formation wore an uncertain expression.

It could not have imagined that self-destructing all its mist, and even sparing no effort to waste its Origin to detonate the black energy mass, would still fail to completely kill these two.

As a result, not only were Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan not dead, but its own means had also been consumed.

Thinking of this, the face twisted, and its eyes, shimmering with gray light, went directly insane.

"If you won't give me a way to live, then don't think you'll have it easy either!" The face's features squeezed together, concentrating its final strength, and with a roar, it dove headfirst toward the Formation in front of it.

It was originally a thought of an Upper Realm mighty figure; now that it had come to this Realm, the only thing it had been ordered to do was to destroy everything.

And the energy absorbed after destruction would be enough to return to the Upper Realm and rejoin the mighty figure.

But now, two freaks like Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan had appeared. It was both angry and depressed, and now it only hoped to attract the attention of the mighty figure through self-destruction.

"Bang!"

The face expanded and then exploded.

A shrill scream transmitted into the Formation; even Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan felt significant stinging pain.

"Ding!"

"Detecting... Detection complete!"

"Ding!"

"All Mutated Ones have been eliminated. host may initiate World Travel at any time..."

Sensing the voice that suddenly rang in his mind, Xiao Yan finally revealed a smile.

However, the smile did not last a second. Accompanying the face's self-destruction, a faint consciousness suddenly descended upon this place.

This was a gaze that exuded neither sadness nor joy, neither kindness nor malice.

Yet, when this very gaze swept slightly across this space, Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan instantly felt horrified, their scalps tingling!

"Initiate, initiate, initiate!" Xiao Yan did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately shouted rapidly in his heart.

Accompanied by a strange fluctuation, Xiao Yan's Soul slowly dissipated. At this moment, that gaze immediately noticed it and focused on Xiao Yan.

"Hiss, hiss..."

The mysterious gaze focused on Xiao Yan, and a burning sensation spread throughout his entire body, causing Xiao Yan to be unable to hold back a cry of pain.

The next instant, Xiao Yan disappeared from this world.

As for Zhou Yuan, who was still in place, he instantly froze, his body motionless, as if time had stopped.

Seeing Xiao Yan disappear, from near to far, the gaze did not flicker in the slightest, slowly disappearing into this already frozen time and space...