Chapter 215: The Temple Above the Clouds
In the field of vision, the strongest Netherworld creatures stood in great numbers.
The Netherworld creatures, which were usually solitary, were now unusually densely packed together. Among them, there were even a few eleventh-tier Netherworld creatures, such as the powerful Ghost Emperor, Ghost Empress, and Ghost Dragon King. The scene was magnificent.
Chen Ran knew that he could no longer advance. Before he came up with a reasonable method, rushing forward rashly would only result in being blasted to pieces by the various bosses. Holy Light Shield, Instantaneous Movement… in front of a king-level Netherworld creature, he might still have a chance to escape, but with two, there was no need to try, not to mention such a group…
It was imaginable that the principal in the Outer Netherworld was under extraordinary pressure. But it seemed that these powerful creatures surrounding the Well of Souls were not very interested in going out. Perhaps they also knew that only in this King’s Forbidden Land could they maintain their strongest state.
But the most crucial thing was that these guys were blocking the only way out for Chen Ran and the others. Chen Ran would not believe that if he said “excuse me,” those big guys would let him out.
Looking at the situation on the field, Chen Ran turned to Lucy beside him and said, “You should go first. It’s dangerous to take you with us if we force our way through. To ensure that everyone can go back as safely as possible, I think it’s more appropriate for you to use the teleportation talisman to leave first.”
“But you guys…” Although Lucy had already guessed this outcome, she seemed a little unwilling to leave first.
Cheryl also stepped forward and patted her friend’s shoulder. “Little Lucy, go with peace of mind. We can handle this little danger. Just wait for our good news up there. Mmm, be good, listen to me, I’m the captain.”
“Get lost,” Lucy laughed, but seeing that Chen Ran and Cheryl meant the same thing, she couldn’t refuse. “I know I’m a burden here. Only when I’m safe can you be at ease. I hope you come out soon. I believe you can do it.”
Lucy took out the teleportation talisman. Before activating the teleportation rune on it, she glanced at Chen Ran and Cheryl. She stepped forward and hugged Cheryl first, and then walked toward Chen Ran.
Chen Ran thought it was just a simple hug. Unexpectedly, when Lucy hugged him, she even stood on her tiptoes and kissed him heavily on the lips.
This kiss was different from usual. Although Lucy had kissed him once before, that time it was just a peck on the cheek, a touch and go. It was more to create a joyful atmosphere. But this kiss at this moment was filled with Lucy’s emotions, and it was particularly forceful.
In that moment, Chen Ran couldn’t help but be briefly lost, and even shamelessly stuck out his tongue to respond. It wasn’t until the kiss was almost over that he realized that this didn’t seem right…
They separated, and Chen Ran was a little embarrassed. But Lucy waved to Chen Ran sincerely, and then waved to Cheryl, with a farewell expression on her face. “I’ll wait for you up there.”
Looking at Lucy’s departing gaze, Chen Ran suddenly realized that this girl seemed to have really fallen for him…
A white halo flashed on Lucy’s body, gradually turning into a stream of light. Waving her hand, she disappeared from their sight. And next, it was time for Chen Ran and Cheryl to think about how to break through that thrilling group of monsters…
Chen Ran turned his head and saw Cheryl looking straight at him. Remembering the kiss with Lucy just now, he couldn’t help but cough awkwardly. “Ahem, girls these days are really open…”
Cheryl just rolled her eyes at him slightly and turned her head away. “Don’t worry, I didn’t see anything.”
Chen Ran scratched his head. “Next, we should consider how to cross this group of monsters. To be honest, I have no confidence at all.”
“If we go directly, we will definitely die,” speaking of business, Cheryl’s eyes returned to clarity. Looking at the dozens of Netherworld creatures of at least the ninth tier, she said helplessly, “In this situation, even a few more sword saints and magi wouldn’t be useful.”
“But we must get out,” Chen Ran stroked his chin and pondered. “I just don’t know if we can lure those guys away and find a chance to get out. If we really fight, even if we take them one by one, we won’t be able to clear the guys there in a few months. Our ability can eliminate the tenth-tier creatures here, but that eleventh-tier powerful existence is almost impossible to defeat.”
“Then let’s try it first. If we don’t try, we’ll never have a chance.”
Cheryl was a girl who dared to speak and act. As soon as she finished speaking, she activated the Flame Rune all over her body. Chen Ran also took the opportunity to cast all the support buffs he could on her.
If warriors or mages could only enjoy half of Chen Ran’s support effects, Cheryl, who possessed magic martial arts, could maximize all of Chen Ran’s support abilities. Like this, she had the strength to fight head-on against tenth-tier creatures, and in front of eleventh-tier Netherworld creatures, she at least had the strength to escape.
Chen Ran said “take me with you” to Cheryl, who was gradually transforming into a fire phoenix. Cheryl picked up Chen Ran from behind, spread her fire wings that were more than ten meters long, burned with scorching flames all over her body, dragged a long tail of flames, and flew toward the group of monsters.
The high-level Netherworld creatures in the distance discovered the arrival of the fire phoenix transformed by Cheryl, and the weapons in their hands lit up one after another.
Netherworld creatures generally had a characteristic. They only possessed powerful melee and mid-range combat capabilities, but seriously lacked long-range strike capabilities. Even the eleventh-tier Ghost Emperor, who possessed almost perfect defense and strength, had no long-range attack power. And because of their size and weight, although they could achieve a certain flying ability, they were not fast.
Because of this characteristic, Chen Ran dared to let Cheryl fly him and hover in the sky not far from the Netherworld creatures.
Some light-armored flying iron-clad ghost wyverns wanted to come over and harass them, but they were all dispersed by Cheryl’s flame impact.
Chen Ran saw the Well of Souls from afar, but they couldn’t go over there. Not to mention the Ghost Archers and Ghost Empresses who possessed mid- to long-range strike capabilities, as long as they landed, the big guys eyeing them on the ground would definitely not let them go easily.
Chen Ran and Cheryl approached twice, but were forced back by several rounds of attacks.
The fire phoenix transformation consumed a lot of magic power. After a few rounds, Cheryl found that she needed to rest for a while and recover some magic power before trying again.
After the test failed, Chen Ran had a headache. “No, we can’t break through the defense circle of those guys at all. And those guys just guard there and don’t come out. We can’t even lure them out to deal with them one by one.”
To get out, they had to accumulate a kind of ghostly green energy in the lowest Pool of Souls. With the enhancement of that energy, as the passage of the Well of Souls connecting to the sky gradually rose to the top, there was a preparation process in between, at least ten minutes. Even if they forcibly rushed to the wellhead, they would hardly have the chance to go up immediately.
Cheryl couldn’t help but remind him, “How about we try to fly up directly without the power of the Pool of Souls?”
“Although it’s a bit unreliable, I feel it’s worth a try,” hearing Cheryl say this, Chen Ran looked up at the sky and said, “I don’t know how high this sky is, but I feel that we seem to really have the ability to fly up…”
No sooner said than done. Chen Ran quickly discussed some details of this process with Cheryl and decided to try it first. When Cheryl’s magic power recovered, Chen Ran first used his magic flying saucer.
It took the two of them to an altitude of several thousand meters. This was the limit that Chen Ran’s dark gold grade Void Stone could carry. It couldn’t fly any higher and could only hover in the air. Even so, there was still no end above.
At this time, Cheryl played her role. The fire phoenix she transformed into still had the ability to soar. After taking Chen Ran straight up for nearly a thousand meters, her magic power was almost exhausted. Then she used the magic flying saucer to hover in mid-air to recover some magic power. This cycle continued for several times. They didn’t know how high they had flown from the ground. At least the big guys below could no longer be seen.
Estimated to be ten thousand meters above the ground of the Netherworld, Chen Ran suddenly made a new discovery.
“Huh, there’s something over there.”
At the end of his hazy vision, Chen Ran faintly saw the outer outline of a building. To be able to find such a thing in this godforsaken place of the Inner Netherworld instantly aroused Chen Ran’s curiosity.
“Let’s go over and take a look.”
That direction was only about a thousand meters away from where Chen Ran was. Cheryl once again took Chen Ran in her fire phoenix form and flew in that direction.
Closer and closer…
Through the heavy green mist, a magnificent aerial temple appeared before Chen Ran’s eyes.
The reddish-brown steel walls had gone through an unknown number of years, exuding a thick sense of historical vicissitudes. The entire temple was cast from red iron, solid and magnificent, suspended like a miracle above this altitude of ten thousand meters.
No one would have thought that there would be such a strangely shaped aerial temple in the Netherworld, hidden so deeply. It was estimated that the senior who found the Netherworld back then could not have discovered the existence of such a secret place here.
Falling from the sky and stepping on the solid ground of the thick square, it was hard for Chen Ran to describe his mood at this moment. He believed that Cheryl beside him felt the same way.
After coming to the Netherworld, Chen Ran had always felt very depressed. The creatures here provided less than 30% of the blood essence value, and there were no materials to collect. Except for providing a place for ordinary students to train their skills, it was nothing to him.
With such a temple in front of him, and so hidden, there must be some ulterior secrets. He hoped it was just as he imagined and wouldn’t disappoint him.
After landing, Chen Ran walked toward the central hall. Under the observation of his positioning map, he didn’t find anything dangerous. It seemed that this place should be very safe, without the existence of any creatures. Cheryl followed closely behind him, looking curiously at this magical aerial temple.
