At this moment, everyone stared in shock at the suddenly appearing massive void. At their current level, they could naturally sense exactly what this void was.
Thinking of the devastation that would follow once heaven and earth shattered and External Evils invaded, Melos was the first to leap in and fill the void.
Though the others did not react as quickly as Melos, they remembered that they had descended the mountain claiming to act for the common people of heaven and earth. Now that disaster had arrived, was this not the moment for them to contribute?
So they followed Melos, intending to leap into the void together and use their own strength to build a dam and fill this breach.
However, Chen Cheng could sense that this void was likely the calamity of his second transformation. He pulled back the Melos who was about to jump down, then sent the others flying with a palm strike before leaping into the void himself.
Turbid earth-vein qi erupted forth, but upon touching Chen Cheng, it was like snow meeting the blazing sun, melting away in an instant.
At the same time, the earth-vein power leaked out. Once manifested, it became countless calamities—gale winds, earthfire, and more besides.
Most especially, the earthfire manifested from the turbid qi rendered all his defensive methods useless. It rose directly from the soles of his feet, surged along his meridians into his brain, burned through the void, and scorched his Dharma body directly.
Yet Chen Cheng had already achieved Five-Element Return to Truth, and the faith in his heart was unshakable. Even as his flesh melted and his bones softened, he did not flinch in the slightest.
After the yin fire manifested by the turbid earth-vein qi passed, Chen Cheng's flesh, blood, and bones regenerated. His body