By the Azure River (Part 2)

His sea of consciousness shook violently, illusions blooming one after another!

The Ethereal Water Wraiths' bizarre sound waves mingled with the hollow desolation of the Azure River's waters, like the sharpest ice awls stabbing viciously into the depths of Lu Chen's utterly unguarded mind!

The terror of Yun Qingyue facing danger, the despair of his own path being severed, the brutality of countless enemies hunting him down... all the fears and distracting thoughts he had deliberately suppressed or buried deep were instantly dredged up and magnified, nearly drowning his reason!

The raft spun out of control, accelerating toward the terrifying void vortex that devoured all things!

Under the Soul-Devouring Vines' frenzied coiling and corrosion, the protective layer along its sides let out a teeth-grating crack. The dark-red paste membrane rapidly dimmed and peeled away!

Life and death hung by a thread!

At that very critical moment, the bronze fragment that had long lain quietly within Lu Chen's dantian, along with the newly acquired dark cyan metal shard, both shuddered violently!

A desolate, vast dragon intent, as though it had arisen from the eternal starry sea, poured like a clear, sweet spring into his sea of consciousness on the verge of sinking!

"Roar—!"

It was not a real sound, but a majestic dragon's roar that struck directly at the level of the soul, as if it had traveled across endless time and space!

Bearing the ancient dragon race's pride and unyielding spirit as it looked down upon all living things and roamed the starry sea, that roar instantly smashed the strange illusions and sonic assault into scattered fragments!

Lu Chen felt his soul clear at once. Every fear and stray thought receded like a tide, and his consciousness returned to clarity!

"That was close!" Cold sweat drenched his back. Had those