The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2168: Each of them uses their last resort

Under the cover of the dazzling golden light like the scorching sun, Matthew stood quietly like a sculpture, but his face was extremely solemn, like the sky before a storm.

Those deep eyes stared at the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared beside her without any warning, as if they could see through his every move.

There was a hint of vigilance and surprise in his eyes, just like the calm surface of a lake being broken by a stone, causing ripples.

Matthew thought to himself that in such a complex and dangerous environment, the other party was able to appear here so quickly and quietly. He must have used his most powerful killer method that he had hidden for a long time.

For a moment, the air around them seemed to be frozen by the tense atmosphere. Every movement became abnormally slow. The tense atmosphere was like an invisible net that tightly enveloped the two of them.

This time, before Matthew could speak to break the suffocating deadlock, the middle-aged man took the lead. He moved his body, slightly bent his legs, and his tense muscles were like a fully drawn bowstring, containing tremendous power.

Then he suddenly exerted force, and his body shot out in an instant like a ignited rocket, leaping into the sky like a black lightning.

His body was agile and nimble. He drew a graceful and powerful arc in the air and leaped directly towards the tall steps opposite.

The steps seemed like a ladder leading to the sky, or an insurmountable chasm. They stood there quietly, witnessing this contest of courage and strength.

Matthew knew clearly that it would be almost impossible to climb up the stairs of such height using conventional climbing methods under the extremely terrifying gravity of this mysterious space.

The powerful gravity was like a pair of invisible giant hands from hell, binding people tightly to the ground, making it difficult to break free.

It takes a lot of effort to get your feet off the ground, and every time you lift your legs it feels like you are dragging a thousand-pound boulder.

Not to mention jumping directly onto the tall steps, which is undoubtedly an extreme challenge to personal ability, and is a struggle against the heavens and against God.

However, the middle-aged man did it! His feet landed steadily on the steps, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, and his breath was steady and long, as if this was just an easy thing for him, as comfortable as strolling in the garden.

There was even a faint smile on his face, which seemed to contain a hint of provocation, but also seemed to be a sign of confidence in his own strength.

When Matthew saw this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him from head to toe.

He thus clearly realized that the middle-aged man's physical strength was far beyond his imagination, even stronger than his own.

This made Matthew feel unprecedented pressure, the pressure was like a mountain pressing down on his head, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

But at the same time, it was like igniting a raging fire in his heart, inspiring the unyielding fighting spirit deep in his heart.

His eyes became more and more determined, like the twinkling stars in the night sky, staring at the middle-aged man closely, as if declaring war on him and preparing to meet the more severe challenge that is coming.

The middle-aged man did not stop his steps, he seemed to want to take advantage of the momentum.

After jumping three huge steps in a row in one breath, he finally stood still.

His figure seemed a little small on the high steps, yet full of majesty.

Matthew kept watching the other person's every move intently, not missing any details.

He found that every time the middle-aged man jumped a step, some subtle changes would occur in his body.

Originally he looked like a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, full of vitality and strength, but with each jump, his body began to shrink gradually, his skin became loose, and wrinkles like the marks of time crept up his face one by one.

Now he looked as if he had aged ten years in an instant. His originally jet-black hair had begun to turn gray, and his whole body of breath had become somewhat weak.

When Matthew saw this, he knew that he couldn't delay any longer.

He took a deep breath, and the golden light on his body suddenly surged as if it was injected with powerful energy.

In an instant, the light was like a surging golden tide, rushing and spreading in all directions with an overwhelming force. Wherever it went, it was illuminated by dazzling golden light, shining brightly, as if this mysterious space was instantly transformed into a vast and boundless golden ocean, with endless light flickering and jumping, as if to swallow everything up.

In an instant, a creepy roar sounded like thunder from the depths of the dazzling golden light.

The roar seemed to come from the ancient times when chaos first began. It contained power enough to shatter the sky and anger enough to change the color of the heaven and earth. It was like the roar that burst out from the throat of an ancient behemoth that had been sleeping for thousands of years, and it was also like the angry sound that came down from the majestic gods above.

As the roar resounded, the entire extremely solid stone platform began to tremble slightly, as if it was severely shaken by the powerful sound waves, or as if it had a premonition that a shocking change was about to happen here, and therefore showed instinctive fear and uneasiness in the face of this force.

As the roar lingered, the originally dazzling golden light suddenly collapsed like fragile glass, turning into countless glittering specks of light that dissipated in the air.

And at the moment when the light disappeared, a giant golden-haired ape, sixty or seventy feet tall, suddenly appeared.

I saw its golden hair standing upright all over its body, just like a raging fire, emitting a suffocating hot breath, as if a layer of golden flames surrounded its body, making it look like a god of war from purgatory.

Those limbs were as thick as Optimus Prime, and every slight movement would make the ground beneath their feet tremble violently, as if its strength was enough to support the entire sky and control the rise and fall of all things in the world.

Its eyes were like two bursting red suns, flashing with a fierce and resolute look in the radiant light. They were fixed on the towering steps in front and the middle-aged man standing on them, as if it was demonstrating to them.

After the golden-haired giant ape appeared, without any pause, it raised its arms high, and then slammed down on the tall stone platform in front of it like a mountain falling down.

With a dull thud, two deep pits were smashed into the surface of the stone platform. Amidst the flying gravel, its huge body took advantage of the momentum and leaped up.

Because its body was so huge, the force of this leap actually spanned three steps and finally landed steadily on the fourth step.

Looking at the originally tall steps at this time, they seemed so small in front of the huge body of the golden-haired giant ape, as if they were just an ordinary piece of stone, completely suppressed by its powerful aura and body.