Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 683: Surviving the Ordeal

Chapter 683 -683: Surviving the Ordeal

Tap tap tap!

The response to Wang Chen was still the rhythmic knocking.

One knock followed another in a very regular pattern.

The unknown existence outside the door was conveying its message to Wang Chen in this manner.

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Please, open the door!

Wang Chen fell silent.

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Due to the special environment of the Evil Eye region, there were no surveillance magic artifacts such as the Mandarin Duck Mirror installed outside Free Residence, so he couldn’t see the situation outside from within the house.

Therefore, he had no way of knowing exactly what was knocking!

In fact, there was a way to unravel this mystery: Wang Chen only needed to open the door without deactivating the Defensive Array, and then he would be able to see everything clearly.

But by doing so, a weak point would appear in the overall defense of Free Residence.

Normally this wouldn’t be a big deal. However, instinct told Wang Chen that if he were to do so now, it would undoubtedly mean that his head had been kicked by a donkey!

You should know that when the tide of Evil Power rises, even Monster Spirits and Evil Wraiths born from the Yin Sha Energy would hide in caves and crevices.

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Those that would come out for a stroll at this time were definitely terrifying beings!

As for the possibility of other Cultivators, there was no chance of that.

Because the Cultivators who came here would necessarily be from the Forbidden Prison Department, and Free Residence was not Wang Chen’s private property—any Cultivator with the proper Talisman Card could open the door and enter legitimately.

For instance, Sima Changming and True Person Ye had barged in unwelcomed before, and Wang Chen had no right to turn them away.

The visitor must be an outlier!

Tap tap tap tap!

The unknown being started with patience, knocking on the door repeatedly.

But as time passed, and with Wang Chen not responding any longer, “it” clearly became impatient.

The knocking turned into pounding.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Each hit was stronger than the last, making the whole safe house tremble.

Every thud seemed to land heavily on Wang Chen’s heart, bringing him immense pressure.

Wang Chen first closed his eyes, then quickly reopened them.

Purple light flickered in his originally dark pupils,

The next moment, he brought out his Identity Plaque.

With a spell, Wang Chen used the Identity Plaque to control Free Residence’s Defensive Array, pushing it into “overload” mode.

The defense of Free Residence was very strong, capable of completely blocking attacks from those below the Nascent Soul level, and even if a Nascent Soul being were to come in person, it could still hold out for a while, giving the Cultivator stationed inside a chance to call for help.

Wang Chen assumed that the being standing outside at this moment was a “Fierce” tier Evil Spirit, which is why he resorted to such measures.

Faint light emerged from the floor of the room, countless True Seal Talisman Scripts quietly appeared, and a low humming sound began, as the surrounding Mana Barrier nearly solidified into substance.

This “overload” state extracted all the potential of the Defensive Array and forcibly elevated it at the highest tier.

The cost was that the consumption speed of the Goose Spirit Stones placed at the Array’s critical points increased exponentially.

And it was not very stable.

But Wang Chen had prepared for this, and he directly replaced the quickly drained identical number of Middle Spirits with thirty-six Upper Spirits.

Bolstered by the Upper Spirits, the Defensive Array immediately became as stable as a rock!

At this time, the pounding from outside stopped.

It seemed to have given up.

However, Wang Chen did not let his guard down and continued to maintain the Defensive Array at its strongest state.

Compared to his life, the loss of a few dozen Upper Spirits was nothing.

Moreover, he was already prepared to call for help.

He waited quietly for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, yet there was still no movement outside.

Just when Wang Chen thought the crisis had passed, suddenly he heard strange whispering.

It was as if someone was whispering in his ear, speaking in completely incomprehensible words, sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes clear, and sometimes blurred.

Wang Chen wanted to close his senses to the world, but he was unable to control his will as his Divine Soul indulged in the experience.

He tried to stand up and open that lifesaving gateway!

Although in the deepest part of Wang Chen’s heart, a voice was always strongly warning him, no matter how hard he tried, he was like a drowning non-swimmer, desperately struggling as he sank down.

There was a force pulling at his ankles underwater!

That feeling was truly terrible.

Wang Chen’s hands were trembling slightly, about to lose control over the Defensive Array.

Had it been someone with a weaker will, they would probably have completely succumbed by now.

The frightening entity outside possessed abilities so bizarre as to be far beyond imagining; even the powerful Defensive Array couldn’t stop the infiltration of its Evil Power!

Wang Chen had managed to hold on until now primarily because his Divine Soul was far superior to other Cultivators of his tier, and secondly because his will had been tested through life and death ordeals.

He would not yield easily!

As time went on, beads of sweat the size of soybeans seeped from Wang Chen’s forehead, and his complexion turned extremely pale.

His consciousness nearly collapsed several times, but he had stubbornly pulled through each time.

He still firmly held the Identity Plaque in his hand!

Wang Chen was aware that if he lost this invisible struggle, the outcome would certainly be the dispersal of his soul!

Therefore, no matter how difficult or painful, he absolutely would not give up.

At that moment, the mental attack from outside suddenly escalated; the whispering turned into screeching, as if red-hot steel needles were piercing Wang Chen’s brain.

This level of pain simply couldn’t be described with words!

Wang Chen involuntarily clutched his head as his features twisted, and bright red blood seeped from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears simultaneously.

He looked like a fierce ghost!

Trails of black qi appeared outside Wang Chen’s body, silently drilling into his acupuncture points.

Simultaneously, a shadow emerged in Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness and, like a plague, rapidly expanded and vaguely condensed into a solid form.

The pressure on Wang Chen’s spirit suddenly increased!

Just as his limit of endurance was about to be breached, the Ancient Taoist Stele that lay within his Sea of Consciousness suddenly radiated thousands of golden beams.

The just-formed shadow was touched by the golden light of the Taoist Monument and instantly melted away like snow under the scorching sun.

A piercing scream suddenly rose, filled with endless grievance and pain!

[Human Virtue -100000]

Wang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, completely waking up.

He gasped for breath, his entire body soaked with sweat as if he had just battled intensely; he felt extremely exhausted both physically and mentally.

But Wang Chen felt an unprecedented sense of relief and liberation.

His instinct told him that he had overcome this calamity.

[Divine Soul +1]

The message prompt that once again appeared in his field of vision made Wang Chen pause; his Divine Soul score had actually jumped from 25 to 26 points.

Although he had lost a hundred thousand in Human Virtue, the one added point to Divine Soul was enough to compensate.

Most importantly, Wang Chen felt that the terrifying presence outside the door was gone.

This time it had truly disappeared.

The entity hadn’t left willingly, but had been severely damaged.

And it was the Ancient Taoist Stele that had inflicted the damage!

This treasure, which had always resided within Wang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness and was not under his control, had helped him survive desperate circumstances several times.

Wang Chen let out a long sigh and knelt directly on the ground.

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