Chapter 2248: 2249: Awakening

Lin Chen looked a certain way, so naturally Su Yan had fewer questions, given the situation made Su Yan not dare to slack off. Although his expression was somewhat withered, it carried an intense seriousness, and then Su Yan moved within Lin Chen's sea of consciousness.

With his movements, a pure white breath continuously emerged from Su Yan's figure, intertwining with the layers of erupting black breath.

When the two initially mingled, it was like water meeting fire, producing a sizzling sound, evaporating within Lin Chen's consciousness.

"Hold onto your mind, leave the rest to me."

Su Yan's expression was grave as he moved within Lin Chen's consciousness, and with each action, he brushed away some of the sinister energy in Lin Chen's sea of consciousness.

However, this breath was extremely dense, clinging thickly within Lin Chen's sea of consciousness, which made it somewhat troublesome for Su Yan to deal with.

Fortunately, although there was a lot of this breath, it was not controlled like last time, merely scattered like sand, which made Su Yan's task slightly easier.

But this resistance occurred within Lin Chen's sea of consciousness, so his mind grew increasingly painful with the actions.

His mind felt as if it were about to explode, and as Su Yan cleared away this breath, it was as if needles were pricking into Lin Chen's mind, causing great pain.

Upon hearing Su Yan's words, Lin Chen gritted his teeth, actually biting through the corner of his lip, causing droplets of blood to emerge.

His consciousness sat cross-legged within the sea of consciousness, and externally, his body followed suit, slowly rising from a half-kneeling position to sit cross-legged.

The cross-legged body dripped with bloody sweat, appearing quite frightening.

The previously black-robed figure now stood beside Lin Chen's meditating form, like an immovable mountain, guarding Lin Chen's side, deterring others from approaching.

Tao Yuyu's face was somber, and behind him, Ning Qiuyu awoke from a stupor, walked to Kong Jingyi's side, angrily stomping on Kong Jingyi's corpse.

"Still dare to betray me!"

With one foot stomped out, Ning Qiuyu continued cursing; during the brief time he was unconscious, he seemed to be in purgatory, the chilling aura devouring his consciousness. Though it was a short time, the fear was unprecedented for Ning Qiuyu.

Therefore, Ning Qiuyu's expression was resentful, and naturally, he was unreserved in stomping. As his foot descended, Kong Jingyi's body instantly caved in, the bones crushed underfoot, blood splattering like water.

After such destruction, Ning Qiuyu still seemed somewhat unsatisfied. But the man was already dead, so no matter how angry Ning Qiuyu was, it was futile.

He spat lightly, then walked towards Tao Yuyu, his expression cold.

Everyone was shocked by Ning Qiuyu's brutal actions, left speechless, just staring at him fearfully. No one noticed the blood that trickled through the gaps between the bricks beneath, flowing underground, ultimately converging where Lu Qiming sat in the hall.

The convergence of the blood added a glimmer of light to Lu Qiming's originally dull eyes.

"Lin Chen's situation doesn't look good now."

Nearby, Sun Tianming, supported by Chen Jie, walked to Lin Chen's side, both frowning deeply, very worried about Lin Chen's current state.

Earlier, Chen Jie hadn't run to Lin Chen immediately, fearing Lin Chen might attack her as he had Sun Tianming, injuring her, which would leave all three of them unable to fight, making the hall more dangerous.

So Chen Jie first ran to Sun Tianming's location, supporting him to come over.

"Thank you, senior, for your assistance."

Chen Jie greeted the black-robed figure, having seen Lin Chen in danger earlier and was unable to reach him in time. If not for the black-robed figure's appearance, Lin Chen would have been in trouble.

The black-robed figure, seeing this, slightly waved his hand without speaking, still standing there, his slightly bowed head seemingly also concerned about when Lin Chen would wake.

Lin Chen was unaware of everything outside; at this moment, his sea of consciousness had largely recovered.

The black and white breaths in his sea of consciousness had separated into two distinct waves, with Su Yan standing in the middle.

With this healing, Lin Chen felt much lighter, thinking that it wouldn't be long before he could eliminate this sinister energy, regaining control of his body.

This steadied Lin Chen's breath a lot, and his physical complexion improved significantly as a result.

The black aura, like spider webs climbing over his body, gradually dissipated. As it faded, his original skin color quickly returned.

This caused Sun Tianming and Chen Jie, watching Lin Chen, to relax a bit. As long as the situation improved, it was naturally good.

Thump, thump, thump.

As the situation alleviated, suddenly a sound echoed as if from deep underground, rhythmically beating like a heart pounding here.

"What's going on?"

The figures in the scene were horrified, glancing around, tracing the strange source within the hall.

Moreover, the sound grew increasingly intense. Fierce howls rose from below, dense as raindrops.

Upon close listening, one could sense the sound converging beneath a chair on the hall, protruding inches above the floor.

"The former Sect Master, how can it be!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise; while they were causing trouble for Kong Jingyi, they hadn't noticed Lu Qiming in the hall, now with the sound, drawing all eyes to that figure.

Upon seeing this, they swallowed hard, anxiety spreading in their hearts. The more unknown the sight, the more frightened they became.

At that moment, Lu Qiming slowly moved, first his fingertips, the long fingers lightly tapping the chair. With this tapping, light gradually gathered in his eyes.

As his pupils slightly moved, he took in all the figures within the scene.

"Something strange!"

Sun Tianming and Chen Jie exchanged a look, showing surprise. After experiencing the scene below, they harbored great hostility toward Lu Qiming before them.

This hostility prompted them into a state of readiness, both stepping forward to defend around Lin Chen, gazing gravely into the distance.