My Human Identity Was Exposed by an Evil Spirit Wife

Chapter 142: Chapter 142: Isn’t This Only Natural?

Chen Zijun escaped from Jiang Che’s side with a severed hand.

Looking at the pile of mud on the ground, which no longer resembled a hand, everyone knew full well it was Chen Zijun’s hand.

When they looked at Jiang Che, terror filled their eyes.

Jiang Che merely withdrew his hand calmly, as if what had just happened meant nothing to him.

Chen Zijun shrank behind the others, his eyes showing even more fear than everyone else’s—he didn’t see himself as weak, but neither did he think himself strong.

He knew his strength was not as great as some of the big shots, which was why he always acted cautiously.

Before making a move against someone, you always learn about them first.

For instance, Jiang Che—he knew clearly that Jiang Che had cleared an SSS-level dungeon, but his measured starting experience value was only at Tier Five Peak.

With his own Tier Ten strength, he could easily slaughter Jiang Che any way he wanted.

Whether it was hand-to-hand or using skills, he should have the absolute upper hand.

He didn’t want to waste energy, so he chose the most primitive method: a punch to kill Jiang Che.

He had wondered if Jiang Che would go to other dungeons after clearing one to improve his strength.

But such calculations only flashed through his mind.

Every dungeon run takes time.

Jiang Che had cleared an SSS-level dungeon only a few days ago, and he hadn’t detected any large dungeons opening up recently.

So Jiang Che could’ve gone to some small dungeons to level up, but couldn’t have gotten much stronger.

He was confident he could crush Jiang Che easily.

Reality hit him hard—he stared at the hand, now just mud, at Jiang Che’s feet.

Just how strong was Jiang Che, that he didn’t even have the strength to resist?

Chen Zijun cowered behind the others, wanting to flee but unable to move.

"Isn’t he...only Tier Five?"

The scales of victory started to tip toward Jiang Che’s group.

Everyone felt that as Jiang Che raised his hand, the ground was growing soft beneath them, their legs sinking deeper.

They tried to lift their feet, but found they couldn’t even pull them free.

The dark earth turned to black quicksand, and they kept sinking into it.

Those who’d survived till now were generally skilled survivors.

Their strength exceeded ordinary humans by countless times.

They discovered their lack of movement didn’t come from the suction of sand alone, but because their legs felt so heavy.

Their lead-heavy legs and bodies felt as if filled with molten metal, and their heads involuntarily tilted forward.

Their arms hung limp, utterly unable to be lifted.

The ground was softening, bodies growing heavier.

And Jiang Che just raised his hand, coldly watching them, his fist clenched as the earth sank deeper.

The group seemed trapped in a whirlpool, mud and sand gathering to envelope them completely.

In the past, Jiang Che never had the power to encircle and kill so many people, but now under his strength, the slightly weaker humans were already deeply trapped.

They couldn’t even cry for help—the thick earth muffled all sound, prevented any action.

Hua looked at Jiang Che, unable to figure out why he’d suddenly become so powerful.

Jiang Che’s two abilities—Earth Escape and Gravity Field—were not meant for killing. For Jiang Che to use non-lethal skills to such effect proved his newfound massive strength.

Hua blinked, not long ago she’d ridiculed Jiang Che for being a weak human.

In the blink of an eye, he was about to catch up to her?

Hua rarely appeared in person, was skilled with Illusion Technique, and the dungeon lords only knew there was a second-in-command in Dungeon No.9, but no one knew her true power.

She stared at Jiang Che, just an instant and he suddenly had the strength of an S-level Lord?

Xiong Jie stared hard at Jiang Che—while others hadn’t noticed Jiang Che collecting the little sphere, only he had.

Watching the group of survivors trapped in the quicksand, all they could do was stand there, waiting for the earth to swallow them up.

He’d gotten so strong!

Xiong Jie quietly sucked in a breath.

Earlier, when Jiang Che used Earth Escape to bring them along, after sinking just one building he started panting—and now, after sinking a thousand survivors and also using Gravity Field together, his expression hadn’t changed, nor did his breathing.

This could only mean Jiang Che was completely at ease now.

Before this, he’d wondered if the master only wanted to toy with Jiang Che, since dating a human was so novel.

The human-ghost love story had played out countless times in written tales.

But seeing the power Jiang Che displayed now, he was finally sure.

Jiang Che meant something different to the master.

"Ning just gave me something, full of energy. Just touching it, I refined it." Jiang Che didn’t hide anything from Hua.

Hua was stunned for a moment, then looked into the void.

"Nice move!" The Lords in the void watched the scene, turning their gaze toward Ding Ning.

The energy drawn from Dark Star wasn’t pure; refining it required an equal amount of energy.

This meant that when Ding Ning handed Jiang Che a refined portion of energy, she herself paid a huge price.

But her refining was only a temporary expense, not a permanent loss.

She only needed time to recover.

All who had come here were mere avatars, bearing almost none of the main body’s power.

Yet Ding Ning had a mirroring ability that could swap her and her opponent’s main body and avatar—others had similar tricks to swap themselves with their avatars.

The ten Lords had roughly equivalent strength; none would attack another Lord unprepared.

Dark Star was different—he was only temporarily dispersing his power to cultivate seeds. If someone tried to kill him, he would likely recall all his scattered seeds.

When those seeds’ power returned, who knows how strong Dark Star would be then.

So Ding Ning could only snatch part of Dark Star’s power by surprise. She withdrew in time, and the stolen energy would pain Dark Star, but he couldn’t rush over for revenge.

Because he couldn’t bear to call back his seeds now, his power already diminished, making him no match for any other Lord.

What he couldn’t bear most was to fight Ding Ning now and recall his seeds.

Because it wasn’t time yet.

And Ding Ning was betting that the reward Dark Star would reap upon recalling his seeds would far outweigh today’s loss of strength.

Ding Ning naturally didn’t fear his future revenge—those were problems for another day.

The real benefits were the ones she could snatch this instant.

Under the black shadow, the Lords’ expressions were unreadable.

They hadn’t expected Ding Ning would give Jiang Che a refined Energy Pearl.

Lords naturally had rapid recovery. Now, with no interference, Ding Ning must have nearly recovered her strength.

"Isn’t that only to be expected?"