Dashing Student
Chapter 1413: Entering the Abyss
To avoid unexpected incidents and to reassure Liu Hanyue and others, Chen Nan contacted them before entering the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, a move that made the Divine Calculator roll his eyes incessantly.
"Showing off, huh? You’re the only one with a Dao companion?"
The Divine Calculator muttered to himself on the side, "I’ll find ten or eight Dao companions myself, change one every day right in front of you!"
Although Chen Nan couldn’t see the Divine Calculator, he could imagine that his expression was probably unpleasant at the moment, so after reporting his safety, he headed towards the Forbidden Array as well.
Ripples spread across the Magic Array Barrier, and the Divine Calculator knew Chen Nan had also entered the forbidden zone, so he formed a spell, igniting a flame in his palm.
"Follow me!"
The flame, like a guiding light, flew towards the bottom of the Heavenly Cutting Abyss, and Chen Nan quickly followed. He could feel the bursts of cold from below, but his body didn’t feel cold.
At the same time, gusts of Gang Wind swept through him abruptly, leaving no trace, while the fierce Gang Wind blew upwards into the abyss’s sky.
From below the abyss came wailing sounds, resembling mournful howls that made one shudder, as if heading towards Hell.
Chen Nan was grateful for having taken the Void God Pill, so he didn’t have to face the cold and Gang Wind. Otherwise, even with his formidable physique, he wouldn’t have lasted.
The flame in the Divine Calculator’s hand flickered under the wind. The dim light barely illuminated a small area around him in the endlessly dark abyss, causing him to fall silent.
Time seemed to lose its meaning here. The two kept descending, but the darkness seemed endless. Looking upwards, they could only see darkness. It was as if they were lost in the dark.
Feeling the effects of the pill inside him almost depleted, the Divine Calculator’s tone grew urgent: "Junior Brother Chen, we need to speed up, you must keep up!"
The flame in front drew out an elongated tail, revealing seven star shadows in the darkness, shining and dispersing rapidly below.
Seeing this, Chen Nan also knew they couldn’t continue to drift slowly downwards. Who knew how deep the abyss was or how long they still had to fly?
Once the effects of the Void God Pill wore off, they would have to face the soul-freezing cold and fierce Gang Wind.
Thus, he gathered thunder behind him, forming a pair of Thunder Wings, which flapped violently, letting his body tear through the darkness like lightning, with the Seven Stars Mark appearing beneath his feet from the "Seven Stars Stepping Gang Technique."
In the blink of an eye, Chen Nan surpassed the Divine Calculator, moving at an extreme speed that made the Divine Calculator anxious, shouting, "Wait for me, wait for me!"
The two shuttled through the darkness, and after a full two hours, the effects of the Void God Pill inside them had dissipated, and they reappeared.
The moment they reappeared, a bone-chilling cold rushed in, and Chen Nan felt his Divine Soul stiffen, as if frost coated his mind, slowing his thoughts.
"Junior brother, save me!"
A cry for help came from behind as Chen Nan turned to see the Divine Calculator had already taken out his Compass, with a flame pouring from it to engulf his whole body.
But such ordinary flame couldn’t resist the cold here. He was shivering, his lips blue, as if about to freeze solid.
By relying on his robust physique and vibrant energy, Chen Nan fared slightly better than the Divine Calculator, so he quickly summoned the refined Liaoyuan Fire, enveloping himself in red flames.
Yet even with the Spiritual Fire protecting him, the cold feeling persisted. He could sense that if he spent too much time in the darkness, his Divine Soul would truly freeze, remaining here forever.
"One Spiritual Fire isn’t enough, then two, three!"
Gritting his teeth, Chen Nan summoned all four of his Spiritual Fires, turning into fierce flames that enveloped him, a layer of golden firelight standing out in the darkness.
Fortunately, with the combined power of the four fires, the chill was finally driven away.
"Thankfully it worked."
Glancing at the thick darkness below, Chen Nan felt puzzled about how the Demon Clan descended. Even a Demon King at the Nascent Soul Realm wouldn’t withstand it, right?
Seeing the Divine Calculator confirmed his doubt.
Quickly, he thought the problem might lie in that Flying Boat, which perhaps Luan Kong had already intended by setting down restrictions on it, allowing the Demon Clan to break through this darkness.
As he contemplated, the Divine Calculator finally reached his side, placing his hands greedily on Chen Nan’s shoulder, absorbing warmth.
At this moment, the Divine Calculator’s body surface was even covered with frost, looking pitiable, with an urge to cling to Chen Nan.
"Trying to take advantage of me?" Chen Nan glared, quickly pushing the Divine Calculator away, simultaneously expanding the flame’s halo to envelop the Divine Calculator as well.
As the cold gradually receded, the Divine Calculator finally came back to life: "How can it be so cold? Is it Hell down there?"
Hearing this, Chen Nan chuckled, his eyes fiery as he looked towards the darkness below, half-jokingly saying, "Maybe we’re really heading to Hell."
"You were the one who dragged me here; why are you scared now?"
The Divine Calculator stiffened his neck, stubbornly saying, "Who’s afraid? Daoist is only worried you’ll give up halfway!"
But the trace of fear in his eyes couldn’t be faked.
The two continued downward. The further they went, the more they felt a change from cold to eerie chill, a sensation surfacing from the heart.
It felt as though beneath them wasn’t the Mortal World anymore.
Chen Nan’s speed increased, pulling the Divine Calculator with one hand, turning into a streak of lightning, as the four different Spiritual Fires formed a drill in front of him, trailing a long fiery tail.
In the darkness, their firelight resembled a shooting star.
But just then, a gust of Gang Wind struck. By the time Chen Nan noticed, it was too late to dodge.
This time, without the Void God Pill, the Gang Wind hit them full on.
The four Spiritual Fires almost got extinguished. Chen Nan desperately circulated his mana and used the "Mountain and Sea Spirit Casting Record," turning his body into something akin to a sixth-grade Spiritual Artifact.
Even then, the Gang Wind nearly tore his body apart, as if separating flesh and bone, causing pain nearly sending him into a faint.
Time passed slowly. Yet in Chen Nan’s perception, those few seconds felt like a year-long ordeal. Just when he could almost no longer hold on, the Gang Wind finally blew over.
Weakened, Chen Nan stumbled in the air, his face pale. Looking down, he was shocked to find deep, bone-revealing wounds on his body.