Chapter 395: Unbound
Chapter 395: Unbound
Outside the Meng Family Estate, Chen Chuan escorted Meng Shu and her group to the parking plaza and said, "You must have a place to go, I assume Mr. Meng has made arrangements."
Meng Shu nodded, "Yes, Grandpa just told me to hide in a safe house."
"Then you should go inside first."
Meng Shu asked, "Aren't you coming with us?"
Chen Chuan looked towards the estate and said, "I still have something important to do." As he spoke, he waved his hand and, holding the Snow Lady Saber, he walked back the way he had come.
Meng Shu watched his departing figure, and Yan Yi approached her, "Miss?" She said decisively, "Let's go to the safe house immediately. If we can't help, we shouldn't become a burden."
Inside the hall, Yu Sun had already subdued the security guard brought by Meng Huang. With a swift hand strike to the throat, she shattered the bones there, but did not kill him. Instead, she grabbed his collar and turned back, asking, "Master?"
Meng Lei instructed directly, "Yu Sun, you leave too. Go downstairs."
Yu Sun nodded in understanding, but just as she was about to leave with the guard, she suddenly felt something was wrong and threw the guard outside.
Before he hit the ground, the guard's skin suddenly burst open, and a wax-like substance oozed and splattered onto the floor and walls.
Wherever this substance touched, a sizzling sound was heard, corroding the once solid floor and walls in some places, and spreading in all directions. The parts of the floor and walls that were once part of the ritual construction were now being eroded.
"It seems you were prepared too," Meng Lei realized immediately. This person appeared normal on the surface, but inside, he had likely been tampered with by Meng Huang.
Meng Huang let out a booming laugh, and his body stretched again, as if trying to break through the ceiling.
Meng Lei instructed, "Yu Sun, go!"
"Can we get out?"
Meng Huang had been standing still, unable to move, but now he struggled, and the shadows that were once insubstantial seemed to suddenly become solid, filling the entire room. Cracking sounds echoed from all around as cracks appeared on the walls.
Yu Sun, upon Meng Lei's instruction, was already trying to break through the window or door, but each time she approached, the invisible shadows blocked her way, causing substantial harm despite their insubstantial appearance.
Meng Huang knew that Yu Sun was the person Meng Lei trusted the most and might have some task to carry out. Even if she didn't, it was better to eliminate her now than deal with her later. So, he swayed his body, and one of the enormous shadow limbs on the wall suddenly reached out and slapped towards Yu Sun.
Yu Sun took a deep breath, and as she did, intricate floral patterns appeared on her pale skin. With a light and graceful movement of her fingers, she blocked the shadow limb with a loud bang, pushing it away. She then opened her shoulders, extended her other hand outward, twisted her waist swiftly, and pressed down on the back of her hand, countering the limb and pushing it back. Seizing the moment, she leaped forward, and with a palm strike, she pushed Meng Huang's massive body backward, causing him to lean back. Yu Sun took the opportunity to lower her body, intending to quickly slip through the gap beside her.
However, just as she reached the door, several of the shadow limbs converged into an even larger mass, blocking her way forward.
She reached out and touched the mass, feeling an immense force that was beyond what a person could withstand. She tried to dissipate the force and performed a light backflip to avoid it.
Although she managed to dodge, she was forced to retreat. "Master, I might not be able to escape, but I can temporarily hold him off," she said.
Meng Lei spoke in a low voice, "You must leave."
He held the pocket watch he had been carrying since the beginning, about to open it, when suddenly a loud noise came from the door. The door, which had not shattered when Meng Huang expanded earlier, now exploded into pieces, and a tall figure appeared in the doorway.
Chen Chuan walked in slowly, scanning the room, and looked at the massive body, "It seems I arrived just in time."
Meng Huang's eyes narrowed as he turned to Chen Chuan, his numerous eyes blinking in unison, and his dense teeth grinding together.
Although Chen Chuan was still some distance from the door, he couldn't reach him yet, but the room's shaking suggested he would soon break free.
Meng Lei was slightly surprised, "Chen Chuan, I didn't expect you to return."
At that moment, one of the enormous shadow limbs shot towards Chen Chuan, almost sticking to the wall as it moved. Yu Sun, having experienced the limb's power, quickly warned, "Be careful!"
Chen Chuan raised his hand, and the limb slammed into it with a loud bang, causing the entire room to tremble. However, Chen Chuan remained unmoved, and the limb bounced off his arm.
The man stood there, his voice calm and steady, "Mr. Meng, you have your intentions, and I have mine."
As he finished speaking, a thunderous roar echoed as his fist struck, shattering the shadow limb into pieces. Meng Huang's body swayed from the impact.
Clouds seemed to gather and swirl around his fist.
Yu Sun exclaimed in surprise, "Cloud Devastating Palm?"
At that moment, the entire room seemed to shake, and the surrounding decorations exploded. Cracks appeared on the walls, ceiling, and floor.
Meng Huang's restraints were finally broken free, and his power became more complete. However, instead of attacking anyone, he descended downward.
As he did so, a loud crash sounded, and a large section of the floor collapsed, along with the concrete slabs and bricks from above.
Chen Chuan effortlessly brushed aside the falling beams and took two steps forward, looking down. The floor below rumbled, and tremors shook the ground. The layers of flooring seemed as fragile as sand, pierced through by Meng Huang, who had reached the very bottom.
Chen Chuan leaped down from the ninth floor, landing with a thud and bending his knees slightly to absorb the impact, sending up a cloud of dust.
When he landed, Meng Huang's situation changed again. In a moment of dematerialization, he seemed to pass through the floor like an invisible shadow, disappearing into the depths below.
Yu Sun also leaped down from the damaged floor, landing gracefully. "Follow me, there's an entrance below."
Chen Chuan glanced at her and said, "No need." He clenched his fist, and a deep inhalation sound emanated from his body. After a brief pause, he unleashed a mighty punch downward!
The ground beneath him rippled like waves, accompanied by a thunderous roar. Shards of debris flew in all directions, and when the dust settled, a pit large enough for two people to pass through had been created. Wisps of cloud-like mist rose from his fist, ascending into the air.
Yu Sun couldn't help but stare at him in amazement. Could he truly be unaffected by such a powerful backlash?
Chen Chuan didn't look back at her; he jumped down. Landing on the ground, he saw a passageway about five to six meters high and ten meters wide, with two branching paths on either side leading to distant places.
He hadn't experienced it himself, the patterns on the door and walls were covered in intricate ritual patterns. He asked, "Where does that lead?"
Yu Sun had also arrived and stepped forward to stand by Chen Chuan's side.
"That's where the Master's true body resides. Meng Huang wants to find that place."
Chen Chuan said, "Is he only after Mr. Meng's life?"
"Mainly for the company's implant key, and also..." Yu Sun hesitated.
Seeing that she didn't elaborate, Chen Chuan didn't press further. He kept his gaze on Meng Huang, who was undergoing another transformation. From the gaps in his body, tendrils of black smoke emerged, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't smoke at all. It seemed like a fusion of reality and illusion.
Within the smoke, something indistinguishable writhed and rolled, defying normal world understanding and causing extreme discomfort, both physically and mentally.
Chen Chuan slowly raised the Snow Lady Saber, holding it horizontally before him. With a flick of his wrist, the blade slid out of its sheath, revealing a gleaming length of steel. He spun the blade and took a step towards the massive figure.
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(End of Chapter)
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