The moment Lin Feng's hand touched the ancient book, a vast and obscure flow of information surged into his mind like a tidal wave. Bizarre and fantastical images appeared before his eyes, as if he had traveled through time and space to the origin era of the Abyss of Illusions.
In the distant past, this sea was a peaceful spiritual realm, abundant with spiritual energy, nurturing countless spiritual creatures and beings. However, a sudden upheaval shattered this tranquility. A mysterious and evil force rose from the deep sea, as black as ink, distorting spiritual energy and causing untold suffering wherever it went.
To resist this evil force, the most powerful spirits in the Spirit Realm stepped forward. They used all their skills and supreme spiritual power to construct defensive barriers, attempting to seal the evil force in the deep sea. After an earth-shattering battle, the spirits finally succeeded in suppressing the evil force, but they themselves were severely weakened.
To prevent the evil forces from resurfacing, they merged their remaining spiritual power with this sea, creating the Abyss of Illusions. The numerous illusions within the Abyss of Illusions not only served to block outsiders' observations but also to continuously suppress that evil force. This ancient text is the legacy left behind by the spiritual practitioners of that time, recording the secrets of the Abyss of Illusions and methods for dealing with the evil forces.
Lin Feng snapped out of his daze and slowly recounted everything he had witnessed. Everyone listened with grave expressions. Su Ran frowned slightly and said, "So, the illusions we experienced in the Abyss of Illusions weren't just trials, but also the struggle of that evil force trying to break the seal?"
Xuanfeng nodded solemnly, “Very likely. Moreover, as we delve deeper and break through the illusion, we may further trigger that evil power, causing an even greater crisis.” The Blood Shadow Sect woman gripped her Blood Spirit Curved Blade tightly, a resolute glint in her eyes, “Now that we’ve come this far, there’s no reason for us to turn back. If that evil power truly revives, it will surely wreak havoc on the world, and we must stop it.”
Lin Feng took a deep breath, carefully put away the ancient book, and said, "This ancient book may contain a solution. Let's continue to delve deeper and find a way to resolve this before the evil forces are fully revived."
The group continued onward, leaving the rotunda and arriving at a winding corridor. The walls of the corridor were covered with strange patterns, including mysterious runes and reliefs depicting ancient battle scenes. These patterns seemed to possess a life of their own, faintly shimmering as the group passed through.
Suddenly, a deep roar echoed from the end of the corridor, rumbling like muffled thunder, shaking the walls of the corridor. Immediately afterward, a gigantic beast slowly emerged from the darkness. This beast resembled a Qilin, but its body radiated a ghostly blue flame, and its blood-red eyes shone with boundless ferocity.
"This is... a mutated version of the Fiery Hell Qilin Beast!" Xuan Feng's expression changed slightly, and he exclaimed in disbelief. The Fiery Hell Qilin Beast was already an extremely powerful demon beast, and the aura of this mutated version was even more terrifying.
Lin Feng swiftly drew his Ice Spirit Spear, its icy aura instantly spreading out, creating a stark contrast with the ghostly blue flames on the Qilin beast's body. "Everyone be careful, this beast is formidable; do not underestimate it."
The Qilin roared, unleashing a pillar of eerie blue flames towards the group. The air crackled and sizzled as the flames passed through. Su Ran swiftly formed hand seals, unleashing "Ice Shield!" A massive ice shield instantly materialized, shielding them. The flames struck the ice shield, hissing as it melted rapidly, but it had at least temporarily halted the attack.
The Blood Shadow Sect woman moved with ghostly speed, charging towards the Qilin beast. Her Blood Spirit Scimitar gleamed eerily in the reflection of the ghostly blue flames. She aimed for the Qilin beast's side and slashed down fiercely. Sensing the threat, the Qilin beast dodged with astonishing speed; the Blood Shadow Sect woman's blade only struck its scales, sending sparks flying.
The Qilin beast turned its head and spewed a mouthful of flames towards the Blood Shadow Sect woman. The Blood Shadow Sect woman hurriedly retreated, but the flames still grazed the hem of her clothing, instantly igniting it. She swiftly swung her sword and severed the burning hem, a flash of anger in her eyes.
Lin Feng seized the opportunity and unleashed "Ice Dragon Strike." A colossal dragon formed from ice spirit power roared and charged towards the Qilin beast. The Qilin beast showed no fear; its eerie blue flames surged, colliding with the ice dragon. The collision of ice and fire generated a tremendous impact, cracking the walls of the corridor and sending rubble flying.
Xuanfeng brandished his staff, shouting "Judgment of Light!" A golden beam of light descended from the sky, shooting straight towards the Qilin beast. The Qilin beast sensed the power contained within the beam of light.
Xuanfeng unleashed "Judgment of Light," a golden pillar of light carrying sacred and powerful energy, shooting towards the Qilin beast like a meteor. Sensing this threat, the Qilin beast's azure flames suddenly surged violently, forming a thick fire shield in an attempt to withstand the attack.
The moment the golden beam of light collided with the flame shield, a blinding light erupted, illuminating the entire corridor as if it were daytime. Powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy spread outwards, causing everyone's clothes to flutter wildly. The Qilin beast roared in anger; the flame shield trembled slightly under the impact of the golden beam of light, but ultimately managed to barely withstand the attack.
Taking advantage of the Qilin beast's distraction from the Xuanfeng attack, Lin Feng poured all his ice spirit power into the Ice Spirit Spear. The spear tip shone brightly, and he charged towards the Qilin beast with lightning speed, simultaneously unleashing his ultimate technique, "Ice Shadow Thousand Illusion Thrust." Lin Feng's figure instantly transformed into countless ice-blue light shadows around the Qilin beast, each shadow accompanied by a sharp thrust of the Ice Spirit Spear, aimed directly at the Qilin beast's vital points.
Faced with this overwhelming attack, the Qilin beast appeared somewhat panicked. It continuously twisted its massive body, using its hard scales and blazing flames to defend against Lin Feng's attacks. However, Lin Feng's attacks were simply too dense; despite the Qilin beast's best efforts to defend, several spear-like strikes still pierced its body. Dark blue blood flowed from the Qilin beast's wounds, dripping onto the ground with a sizzling sound, instantly corroding small pits into the earth.
The Qilin beast, writhing in pain and enraged to the extreme, opened its massive maw, unleashing a torrent of eerie blue flames. These flames were even more terrifying than before, seemingly capable of reducing everything in the world to ashes. The flames swept towards Lin Feng with overwhelming force. Lin Feng's expression changed; he tried to dodge but found himself surrounded by flames.
At this critical moment, Su Ran was extremely anxious. Knowing that Lin Feng was in danger, she disregarded everything and raised her ice-type spiritual power to its limit. Su Ran's hands moved rapidly, and she chanted, "Ice Prison Extreme Cold Storm!" In an instant, a powerful ice storm appeared out of thin air, centered on Lin Feng, directly confronting the ghostly blue flames spewed by the Qilin beast.
A frigid storm, carrying countless sharp icicles, clashed with the eerie blue flames. For a moment, ice and fire intertwined, producing a deafening roar. The flames attempted to melt the icicles, while the icicles, fueled by their extreme cold, resisted the flames' erosion. This standoff between ice and fire distorted and warped the surrounding space, the collision of spiritual energy creating black cracks that seemed poised to tear the entire area apart.
Taking advantage of the Qilin beast's full-force attack on Lin Feng and Su Ran, the Blood Shadow Sect woman quietly circled behind it. A ruthless glint flashed in her eyes as she gathered all her blood spirit power into the Blood Spirit Curved Blade. Infused with this power, the blade emitted an eerie, blood-red light. The Blood Shadow Sect woman leaped up, striking the Qilin beast's nape like a bolt of blood lightning, unleashing a "Blood Spirit Sky-Splitting Slash!"
The Qilin beast sensed the attack from behind and tried to turn around to defend itself, but it was too late. The Blood Spirit Curved Blade, imbued with the full power of the Blood Shadow Sect woman's strike, slashed fiercely at the back of the Qilin beast's neck. With a "crack," a deep wound was cut into the Qilin beast's hard scales, and eerie blue blood gushed out like a fountain. The Qilin beast let out a roar of extreme pain, the sound echoing through the corridor, making everyone's eardrums ache.
The severely wounded Qilin beast became even more frenzied. Ignoring its injuries, it once again spewed forth eerie blue flames. This time, the flames were infused with its furious power, making them several times stronger than before. Under the impact of this powerful fire, the icy storm gradually began to falter. Ice shards began to melt in large quantities, and the area affected by the icy storm steadily shrank.
Lin Feng knew he couldn't afford to sit idly by and wait for death. He gritted his teeth and concentrated the last bit of ice spirit power within him onto the Ice Spirit Spear. A huge ice-blue rune condensed at the tip of the spear, shimmering with a mysterious light, as if containing the ice laws of heaven and earth. Lin Feng roared and hurled the spear fiercely at the Qilin Beast, shouting, "Ice Spirit Law Break!"
A massive, icy-blue rune, carrying the Ice Spirit Spear, hurtled towards the Qilin Beast like a meteor. The Qilin Beast seemed to sense the immense power of the attack and tried to dodge, but its movements were sluggish due to its severe injuries. The moment the icy-blue rune and the spear struck the Qilin Beast, a devastating force erupted. The Qilin Beast's body was struck by this force, sending it flying backward and crashing heavily against the wall of the corridor.
The wall collapsed with a roar from the impact of the Qilin beast, sending dust billowing into the air. Everyone stared nervously at the source of the dust, wondering if the Qilin beast had been...
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