The Shadow Wolf King, leading its pack of shadow wolves, surged towards Lin Yang and the others like a black tide, its ferocity suggesting it intended to devour them instantly. Lin Yang knew that panic was not an option and shouted, "Maintain formation! Don't panic! Focus your attacks on the Shadow Wolf King!"
The disciples of the Flame God Sect immediately understood, and several fire-based spells surged towards the Shadow Wolf King like fire dragons. "Flame Dragon Roars to the Heavens!" the fiery dragon roared, crashing into the Shadow Wolf King with scorching heat. The Shadow Wolf King, however, showed no fear, opening its mouth to spew out an even more powerful black flame, colliding with the flame dragon. Instantly, flames soared into the sky, heat waves rolled, and the powerful impact caused cracks to appear in the surrounding ground.
Taking advantage of the stalemate, Su Ran unleashed "Ice Storm." Centered on her, an extremely cold storm rapidly spread outwards, instantly freezing the ground in its path and slowing the Shadow Wolves' movements. Some of the weaker Shadow Wolves were even frozen in place, becoming ice sculptures.
Lin Yang wielded the Starry Golden Sword, its blade shimmering with a light that intertwined the power of stars and darkness. He unleashed his newly fused sword technique, "Starry and Dark Intertwined Slash," unleashing streaks of sword energy like lightning towards the Shadow Wolf King. Wherever the sword energy passed, space seemed to be torn apart, emitting a series of ear-piercing sounds. Sensing this powerful threat, the Shadow Wolf King's dark aura surged instantly, forming a black shield that barely managed to block the sword energy attacks.
Ling Feng and the other disciples were not idle either. They each used their signature skills to engage in close combat with the Shadow Wolves. Ling Feng's swordsmanship was sharp and swift, each strike carrying immense power, forcing back many Shadow Wolves that tried to get close. The other disciples used their own supernatural abilities; some used earth-based magic to summon rocks from the ground to attack the Shadow Wolves; others used magical artifacts to release powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, interfering with the Shadow Wolves' movements.
However, the Shadow Wolf King was simply too powerful. Despite everyone's combined efforts, they still couldn't inflict any real damage on it. While fending off the group's attacks, the Shadow Wolf King continuously directed its pack to harass and attack them. The shadow wolves nimbly weaved among the group, launching surprise attacks from time to time, making it impossible for them to defend themselves.
While fighting, Lin Yang pondered a countermeasure. He noticed that before each powerful attack, the Shadow Wolf King's fur would stand on end, and the bloodlust in its eyes would intensify. This was perhaps the prelude to an attack; if he could seize this opportunity, he might be able to find an opening.
"Everyone, pay attention! When the Shadow Wolf King is about to attack, its fur will stand on end. We should take that opportunity to attack it with all our might and disrupt its rhythm!" Lin Yang shouted a warning to everyone. Hearing this, everyone focused intently on the Shadow Wolf King's movements.
Sure enough, not long after, the Shadow Wolf King's fur stood on end again, and its eyes flashed with blood-red light. Seeing this, Lin Yang immediately unleashed the enhanced version of "Starry Chaos Break," the "Starry Chaos Sky-Splitting Slash." An even more powerful chaotic sword aura tore through space, slashing towards the Shadow Wolf King. At the same time, Su Ran unleashed the advanced version of "Dark Ice Prison Burial," the "Dark Ice Prison Annihilation," and countless enormous ice cones imbued with dark power descended from the sky, engulfing the Shadow Wolf King.
The disciples of the Flame God Sect unleashed their sect's strongest combined spell, "Flame God Unification Explosion," converging the power of all disciples to form a colossal phantom of the Flame God. Wielding a giant flaming sword, the Flame God slashed fiercely down at the Shadow Wolf King. Ling Feng and the other disciples also unleashed their strongest attack spells; in an instant, various powerful magical lights intertwined, pouring towards the Shadow Wolf King.
The Shadow Wolf King sensed an unprecedented crisis. With all its might, it concentrated all its dark power before it, forming an unbreakable black barrier. "Boom!" Various spells struck the black barrier simultaneously, unleashing a deafening roar. Under the powerful attack, cracks appeared on the black barrier, which finally shattered completely.
The Shadow Wolf King was thrown back several steps by the powerful impact, its fur singed and multiple wounds appearing on its body, from which blood flowed continuously. But it still did not give up, its eyes flashing with a crazed light, and it pounced on the group again.
Seizing the opportunity, Lin Yang unleashed the "Starry Shadow Step," instantly appearing before the Shadow Wolf King. The Starry Golden Sword, imbued with the dual power of starlight and darkness, pierced the Shadow Wolf King's vitals. The Shadow Wolf King let out a piercing scream, its massive body crashing to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. With the Shadow Wolf King's death, the other Shadow Wolves seemed to have lost their leader, scattering and fleeing in all directions.
The group successfully repelled the Shadow Wolves, but they were all exhausted. They rested briefly in Shadow Valley to recover some of their spiritual energy before continuing their exploration. As they ventured deeper into Shadow Valley, the surrounding darkness grew increasingly intense, and an ancient temple came into view. The temple's doors were tightly shut, covered with strange runes that shimmered faintly, as if whispering ancient secrets.
Lin Yang stepped forward and carefully examined the runes on the door. He channeled his stellar power, attempting to decipher their meaning. After some effort, he finally deciphered part of the runes. These runes seemed to be hinting at how to enter the temple, and that the temple held important clues related to a mysterious force.
“It seems this temple is the key to our exploration,” Lin Yang said. The group gathered around Lin Yang, awaiting his next instructions. Following the clues from the runes, Lin Yang searched for specific mechanisms around the temple gate. Finally, he discovered a hidden button on the wall to one side of the gate.
Lin Yang pressed the button, and the temple gate slowly opened, releasing an ancient and mysterious aura. The group cautiously entered the temple. The interior was dark and damp, with a few oil lamps hanging on the walls, barely illuminating the surroundings.
In the center of the temple's main hall stood a colossal statue. The statue depicted a figure in black robes, his hands raised high, as if summoning something. Around the statue were ancient scrolls and ritual implements. Lin Yang and his companions stepped forward to examine these items closely.
Lin Yang picked up a scroll, unfolded it, and saw that it contained information about a mysterious force. It turned out that this mysterious force had been searching for legendary dark artifacts, scattered throughout various ancient ruins. Once they gathered all the artifacts, they could awaken the full power of the ancient dark god, thereby gaining dominion over the entire cultivation world.
"It seems the mysterious force's ambitions are even greater than we imagined," Lin Yang said gravely. Upon hearing this, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.
Just then, the temple gates suddenly slammed shut, and a group of men in black robes surged out from all sides. These men surrounded Lin Yang and his companions, and the leader was the same one who had escaped from the ruins earlier. He looked at Lin Yang and the others, his eyes filled with resentment.
"You bastards, you actually dared to track me here. Today, none of you will leave alive!" the leader of the black-robed men shouted. With that, he waved his hand, and the black-robed men drew their weapons and charged towards Lin Yang and the others.
Lin Yang and the others quickly assumed fighting stances and engaged in fierce combat with the black-robed men. Lin Yang unleashed various sword techniques resulting from the fusion of the "Starry Sky Sword Manual" and the power of the ancient texts; his sword energy crisscrossed, repelling the approaching black-robed men. Su Ran used ice magic to create ice domains among the black-robed men; those who stepped into the ice domains became slowed down. Ling Feng and the other disciples also displayed their unique abilities, fighting alongside the black-robed men.
However, the black-robed figures were numerous and seemed to have undergone special training, coordinating their attacks seamlessly. They relentlessly attacked Lin Yang and his companions, gradually overwhelming them. The battle reached a stalemate, with many wounded on both sides.
During the battle, Lin Yang noticed that the black-robed figures seemed to be waiting for something. A thought struck him, realizing that an even greater crisis might be imminent. Just then, the temple floor began to tremble violently, and a powerful dark force surged from the ground. This dark force coalesced into a gigantic dark shadow, its shape strikingly similar to the statue in the center of the hall.
"Not good, they've awakened the Dark Shadow!" Lin Yang shouted. The Dark Shadow let out a deafening roar, and with a wave of its hands, two black beams shot towards Lin Yang and the others. Lin Yang quickly activated "Starry Sky Shield," a golden shield enveloping them all. The black beams struck the shield, producing a deafening roar, causing the shield to tremble violently and flicker with light.
Lin Yang knew that the "Starry Sky Shield" could not withstand the Dark Shadow's attacks for long, so he shouted to everyone, "Attack the Dark Shadow together! We can't let it continue to cast powerful spells!" Upon hearing this, everyone unleashed their strongest attack spells and charged towards the Dark Shadow.
The disciples of the Flame God Sect unleashed "Flame God's World-Burning," a colossal phantom of the Flame God wielding a massive flaming sword, slashing towards the dark demonic shadow. Su Ran cast "Ice Spirit World-Destroying Curse," countless enormous ice shards raining down from the sky, piercing towards the dark demonic shadow. Ling Feng unleashed "Spirit Sky Sword Shadow Annihilation," several sharp sword shadows shooting towards the dark demonic shadow. The other disciples also unleashed their respective supernatural abilities, various magical lights intertwining and pouring towards the dark demonic shadow.
Under the onslaught of the group, the Dark Shadow trembled slightly, but its power was simply too great, and their attacks did little damage. The Dark Shadow roared again, and a layer of black mist appeared around its body, rapidly spreading and enveloping everyone.
Within the black mist, everyone's vision was severely limited, allowing them to see only blurry figures around them. Taking advantage of this, the black-robed figure launched an attack, trapping Lin Yang and the others in a pincer movement. While fending off the black-robed figure's attacks, Lin Yang pondered a countermeasure.
Suddenly, Lin Yang remembered a spell recorded in an ancient book that could dispel dark mist. He quickly circulated his stellar power and the dark power from the ancient book, casting the "Starry Darkness Dispelling Spell." A beam of light burst forth from Lin Yang, spreading outwards, and the black mist rapidly dissipated under the light.
As the black mist dissipated, everyone could see their surroundings clearly again. Lin Yang seized the opportunity and shouted to the group, "Everyone, concentrate your attacks on the core of the Dark Demon Shadow! Its core is located in its chest!" Upon hearing this, everyone focused their attacks on the Dark Demon Shadow's chest.
Lin Yang unleashed the strongest form of "Starry Dark Chaos Sky-Splitting Slash," a chaotic sword aura containing world-destroying power slashing towards the chest of the dark demon. At the same time, Su Ran unleashed the ultimate version of "Dark Ice Prison Burial," "Dark Ice Prison Eternal Burial," instantly filling the entire space with darkness and ice, freezing the dark demon within and completely restricting its movements.
The disciples of the Flame God Sect unleashed an enhanced version of "Flame God Unification Explosion," the "Flame God Unification Annihilation Explosion." The power of all the Flame God Sect disciples converged, forming an even larger phantom of the Flame God. The Flame God, wielding a giant flaming sword, slashed fiercely down towards the chest of the dark demonic figure. Ling Feng and the other disciples also unleashed their strongest attack spells, striking at the chest of the dark demonic figure.
"Boom!" A barrage of powerful spells struck the Dark Demon's chest simultaneously, creating a massive crack. The Dark Demon let out a painful roar, its body trembling as its dark power gradually dissipated. Finally, the Dark Demon collapsed with a deafening crash, vanishing in a puff of black smoke.
As the dark shadows vanished, the black-robed figures lost their will to fight and scattered in all directions. Lin Yang and the others did not give chase; they knew that their immediate priority was to obtain more information about the mysterious force and the dark artifact.
Lin Yang picked up the scrolls again and studied them carefully. After some research, he discovered several locations where the Dark Relic might exist. These locations were scattered across different areas of the Spirit Illusion Mountains, as well as some mysterious ruins.
"We must notify all the major sects of the Demon-Suppressing Alliance as soon as possible, and have them search for the Dark Relic together. We absolutely cannot let the mysterious forces succeed," Lin Yang said. Everyone nodded in agreement.
Therefore, Lin Yang and the others left Shadow Valley with crucial clues. Upon returning to their sect, Lin Yang detailed their discoveries in Shadow Valley to the sect leader and elders. After hearing this, the sect leader immediately dispatched people to the various sects of the Demon-Suppressing Alliance to spread the news of the Dark Relic.
Upon learning of this, the various sects of the Demon-Slaying Alliance sprang into action. They organized numerous disciples, dividing them into multiple groups, to search for the Dark Relic at the locations provided by Lin Yang. Lin Yang also led his team, embarking once again on the journey to find the Dark Relic.
They first arrived at a mysterious cave in the Spirit Illusion Mountains. The cave was hidden in a valley, surrounded by dense forests, and was difficult to find without careful searching. Lin Yang and the others cautiously entered the cave. The interior was dark and damp, filled with a putrid stench.
Deep within the cave, they discovered a massive stone door. The door was covered in mysterious runes, which shimmered with an eerie light. Lin Yang channeled his stellar power, attempting to decipher the runes. After much effort, he finally deciphered that the runes were hinting at a method to open the stone door.
Following the rune's clues, Lin Yang searched for a specific mechanism around the stone gate. He found a dent in a stone below the gate, its shape similar to a fragment of a magical artifact he had obtained in the temple. Lin Yang took out the artifact fragment and placed it into the dent.
As soon as the fragment of the magical artifact was placed into the recess, the runes on the stone door shone brightly, and the stone door slowly opened. A powerful dark force surged out from within the stone door, and Lin Yang and the others quickly cast defensive spells to resist it. After the dark force subsided slightly, they stepped through the stone door.
Behind the stone door was a vast space, in the center of which stood a black stone platform. On the platform rested a black crystal ball that emitted a ghostly light, and within the crystal ball, countless dark forces seemed to surge.
“This might be one of the dark relics,” Lin Yang said. However, just as they were about to approach the stone platform, a group of dark puppets suddenly surged out from all directions. These dark puppets were tall and formed from dark energy, wielding black spears as they charged towards the group.
Lin Yang and the others quickly formed a battle formation and engaged the dark puppets in combat. Lin Yang unleashed a sword technique combining the power of the "Starry Sky Sword Manual" with that of the ancient texts; his sword energy surged, clashing with the dark puppets' spears and sending sparks flying. Su Ran used ice magic to try and freeze the dark puppets, but they seemed to have some resistance to ice spells; the ice could only temporarily slow them down. Ling Feng and the other disciples also displayed their unique abilities, engaging in a fierce battle with the dark puppets.
During the battle, Lin Yang noticed that the power of these dark puppets seemed to be constantly increasing; with each attack, the dark aura emanating from them grew stronger. A thought struck Lin Yang, and he shouted to the others, "Don't attack blindly! Let's find the source of their power and cut off their power supply!"
Upon hearing this, everyone began to carefully observe the dark puppet's movements. Finally, Ling Feng discovered that the dark puppet's power seemed to be emanating from a black array beneath the stone platform. Lin Yang immediately led everyone towards the black array beneath the stone platform.
The dark puppets sensed their intentions and swarmed around them, attempting to prevent them from approaching the formation. Lin Yang unleashed "Starry Dark Chaos Sky-Splitting Slash," repelling the approaching dark puppets. Su Ran used "Ice Spirit Frost Domain" to temporarily freeze the surrounding dark puppets. Ling Feng and the other disciples seized the opportunity to rush towards the black formation.
As they approached the black array, they discovered it was covered in mysterious runes, which shimmered with an eerie light. Lin Yang channeled the power of the stars and the dark energy from the ancient texts, attempting to break the array. After much effort, he finally found a way to decipher it.
Lin Yang activated the runes on the array in a specific order. The runes flashed, and the array gradually dissipated. As the array disappeared, the dark puppets lost their source of power, collapsed to the ground, and turned into wisps of black smoke that vanished without a trace.
Lin Yang and the others stepped forward and picked up the black crystal ball on the stone platform. The moment Lin Yang touched the crystal ball, a powerful dark force surged into his body. Lin Yang circulated his Star Power to resist it, while simultaneously attempting to establish a connection with the crystal ball.
After some effort, Lin Yang successfully established contact with the black crystal ball, and he could sense that he had gained control of the dark power within it. "We have successfully obtained a dark artifact," Lin Yang said. Everyone was extremely excited upon hearing this.
However, they knew that other dark relics awaited their discovery, and the mysterious forces would not give up easily. They had to speed things up, find all the dark relics before the mysterious forces, and thwart their plot to awaken the ancient dark god.
Lin Yang and the others left the mysterious cave with the black crystal ball. They continued towards the next possible location of a dark artifact—an abandoned ancient city. This ancient city was located on the edge of the Spirit Illusion Mountains. It was once a prosperous city for cultivating immortality, but for some unknown reason, it was suddenly abandoned, and now only ruins remain.
When they arrived at the ancient city, they found it permeated with an eerie atmosphere. The streets were silent, the houses were dilapidated, and occasionally traces of magic could be seen, indicating that a fierce battle had taken place here.
Lin Yang and his companions cautiously explored the ancient city. They stopped in front of a dilapidated palace. The palace doors were wide open, and the interior was gloomy and dark, as if countless eyes were watching them from the shadows.
"Something feels off here, everyone be careful," Lin Yang said. The group gripped their weapons tightly and slowly entered the palace. The walls inside were covered with strange patterns depicting mysterious rituals and powerful spells.
In the center of the palace hall stood a massive black altar. The altar was covered in runes, which shimmered with a faint light. Lin Yang stepped forward and carefully examined the runes. He noticed that these runes were similar to those he had seen in temples and caves, yet also different.
Just as Lin Yang was studying the runes, a group of dark figures suddenly emerged from beneath the altar. These figures resembled humans, but their bodies were ethereal and they exuded a powerful aura of darkness. The figures pounced on Lin Yang and the others with incredible speed, leaving them almost no time to react.
Lin Yang swiftly unleashed the "Starry Sky Shield," a golden shield enveloping everyone. The shadowy figures crashed against the shield, emitting eerie cries. Through the shield, Lin Yang discovered that these shadowy figures seemed to be formed from dark resentment; ordinary attacks would likely be ineffective against them.
"Everyone be careful! These shadowy figures are manifestations of dark resentment. We need to attack them with purifying power," Lin Yang shouted. Upon hearing this, Su Ran unleashed "Purifying Ice Rays," a fusion of ice magic and purifying power. Countless ice rays radiating purifying power shot towards the shadowy figures. After striking the shadowy figures, they cried out in pain, their bodies beginning to dissipate.
Ling Feng unleashed the Spirit Sword Sect's purification sword technique, "Lingxiao Purification Sword Shadow," sending several sword shadows, shimmering with purifying light, slashing towards the shadowy figure. The other disciples also cast spells imbued with purifying power, engaging the shadowy figure in battle.
Under the onslaught of the group, the dark figure was gradually eliminated. But just then, the runes on the altar shone brightly, and a gigantic phantom of a dark demon god appeared above the altar. The phantom of the dark demon god let out a deafening roar, and with a wave of its hands, two black beams of light shot towards Lin Yang and the others.
Lin Yang swiftly unleashed the "Starry Dark Chaos Sky-Splitting Slash" in an attempt to block the attack of the black light pillar. The sword energy collided with the black light pillar, erupting with dazzling light and a deafening roar. Lin Yang felt a powerful force strike him, and his body involuntarily staggered back several steps.
Su Ran unleashed an enhanced version of the "Ice Spirit Annihilation Curse," the "Ice Spirit Eternal Annihilation."
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