Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 957: Acting seriously injured

Chapter 957: Acting seriously injured

Boom...!

Just as Jiang Chen was beginning to feel a sense of foreboding, that premonition came true. A thunderous rumble sounded as the Chaos Lake before him suddenly exploded.

No, it wasn’t the Chaos Lake that exploded, but rather the remnants of the Chaos Demigod beneath Mount Buzhou that had been suppressed and were now revolting.

An unimaginable power burst forth from within them, strong enough to break through the blockade of Mount Buzhou and the Pangu Axe fragments, whipping up towering waves in the Chaos Lake.

Jiang Chen knew the reason for all this was that he had taken the arm of the Chaos Demigod, which had triggered the will remaining within them, leading to their resurrection and the scene unfolding before his eyes.

Boom...!

In the Chaos Lake, giant waves swept through, with vast sprays crashing down, and although most of them fell back into the lake, some splashed outside, heading towards Jiang Chen’s direction.

That water, containing Chaos Qi within the Chaos Lake, turned into dark and profound Qi of Demise after leaving the Chaos Lake, teeming with decay, ominousness, and the essence of obliterating all things.

Although Jiang Chen reacted swiftly, some droplets still splashed onto him. Before he could expel those droplets, they had already merged into his body and disappeared.

At that moment, the ominous feeling in Jiang Chen’s heart grew even more intense, causing him to disregard the harm of the Chaos Lake water merging with his body and to urgently rush outside.

Crack! Crack...

Jiang Chen had only fled a few hundred zhang when the Five Elements Jade Talisman in his hand began to crack, and terrifying fissures started to appear on his body.

The Five Elements Jade Talisman was about to shatter!

It was because the remnants of the Chaos Demigod had been resurrected, and Mount Buzhou and the fragments of the Pangu Axe had to mobilize all their power to suppress them, leaving them no longer able to assist Jiang Chen.

Without their blessing, relying solely on the power of the Five Elements Jade Talisman was naturally insufficient to contend with the force at the edge of the Ruined Land. Its breaking was an obvious outcome.

"Not good!"

Acknowledging that the Five Elements Jade Talisman was key to navigating the Ruined Land, and without it, he would struggle to leave alive, Jiang Chen’s expression drastically changed as he involuntarily quickened his pace.

This moment, pressured by the crisis between life and death, Jiang Chen pushed his speed to its limit, achieving his life’s greatest velocity, and rapidly traversed the Ruined Land. In an instant, he disappeared at the far end of the Ruined Land, arriving deep within it.

There, the immense pressure lessened, the trend of the Five Elements Jade Talisman’s fragmentation was curbed, and it burst forth with unimaginable might once again, protecting Jiang Chen.

Yet, Jiang Chen could clearly feel that the power of the Five Elements Jade Talisman was undoubtedly much weaker than before. Previously engulfed in five-colored radiance, he felt no pressure whatsoever.

But now, even under the protection of the Five Elements Jade Talisman, the pressure surging from the Ruined Land still affected him, leaving him extremely uncomfortable.

"Alas, the Five Elements Jade Talisman is already ruined."

With a thought, Jiang Chen probably understood what was happening.

The Five Elements Jade Talisman was originally a one-time consumable that couldn’t last very long. Additionally, it was heavily damaged by the Force of Demise at the edge of the Ruined Land, significantly shortening its existence. It likely wouldn’t be long before it dissipated completely.

"What a pity for such a treasure!"

Jiang Chen shook his head, his face full of regret. Had this treasure been able to last, it would have been an excellent trump card. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t last much longer.

While he expressed regret with his mouth, Jiang Chen’s feet didn’t slow down as he quickly headed towards the outside of the Ruined Land, eager to leave as soon as possible.

No matter what, Jiang Chen had to leave the Ruined Land before the Five Elements Jade Talisman became ineffective, lest he get trapped and unable to come out.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Jiang Chen slowed down, and the scent of decay emerged on his body, his momentum instantly becoming frail.

The few droplets of Chaos Lake water that had merged into his body began to take effect, the Qi of Demise erupting within him, swiftly annihilating his life force and ending his Tao, causing his body to begin decaying and turning into nothingness.

"Such a sinister power!"

Jiang Chen tried to mobilize his internal power to suppress this Qi of Demise, but at this time, the Demon God’s arm he had taken into his Sea of Consciousness also began to wreak havoc. The unique violent Qi of the Chaos Demigod erupted, ravaging his Sea of Consciousness, rendering him dazed and unable to concentrate.

"Alas, when it rains, it pours!"

Jiang Chen felt helpless, realizing that he had acquired too many treasures, which triggered his Tribulation Number and was set to keep him in the Ruined Land forever.

The Ruined Land was always a place where items could only enter and not leave—it consumed everything. There was no allowance for outsiders to take anything from within. Anyone attempting to leave the Ruined Land with its treasures was bound to trigger an unknown tribulation.

"Kill!"

Forcing himself to rally, Jiang Chen detonated the pantheon within him, and a thunderous rumble followed. The inner meridians he had just opened shattered again, unleashing a cataclysmic force.

This power was so formidable that, despite the strength of the Qi of Demise, it was temporarily suppressed.

Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Chen fully invoked the Tao Mirror, exhibiting its ability to reconstruct time and space. Out of nothingness, he forcibly created a new dimension, carrying himself across countless miles of void space, away from there.

The next moment, the Qi of Demise burst forth again, overpowering the destructive power within Jiang Chen’s body, causing his momentum to become frail once more.

With a pop, Jiang Chen fell from the void, becoming dazed again. However, this place was already on the periphery of the Ruined Land, deeply linked to the outer world,