Just as he was about to step forward to investigate, the ground suddenly shook.
"Bang!"
A huge monster sprang out from the ground, its body covered with hard scales, its eyes glowing with light, and a deep roar emanating from its mouth.
"This is the guard beast in the Ghost Valley!" Chu Yao exclaimed.
This monster was huge and powerful, and it rushed towards Lu Yuan and the others in an instant.
Lu Yuan did not dare to be careless and quickly drew the Xuanyuan Sword to fight.
He swung his sword and slashed, and the sword energy was like a golden lightning, hitting the monster's head directly.
With a sound of "Clang!", the monster's scales were indestructible, and the Xuanyuan Sword's attack did not cause any damage to it.
"This monster's defense is too strong!" Lu Yuan frowned, secretly shocked.
Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao quickly stepped forward and launched attacks from the left and right sides respectively.
Ye Ling'er's whip cleverly wrapped around the monster's hind legs, while Chu Yao quickly stabbed it in the abdomen with her dagger.
The monster let out an angry roar and shook its limbs, knocking the two of them away.
"Ling'er, Chu Yao! Are you okay?" Lu Yuan asked hurriedly.
The two stood up, although they were a little embarrassed, they were not seriously injured.
Chu Yao gritted her teeth and said: "This guy is too difficult to deal with!"
Ye Ling'er also frowned: "Its defense is too strong, and ordinary attacks are useless."
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and suddenly remembered his previous experience in the ancient tomb.
"This monster's scales seem to be strong, but its source of power should be some kind of formation. We must find the eye of the formation to weaken its defense."
He quickly looked around, trying to find traces of the formation.
Soon, Lu Yuan discovered something strange.
Where the monster appeared, there were several stones on the ground that glowed faintly, emitting a mysterious power.
"Those stones are the formation eyes!" Lu Yuan said immediately.
"Ling'er, Chu Yao, you hold the monster while I destroy the formation."
Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao nodded without hesitation and immediately got entangled with the monster.
Lu Yuan quickly ran towards the center of the formation, swung his sword and slashed hard, splitting the first stone into pieces.
As the formation eye was destroyed, the monster's movements were obviously much slower, and its defense was also weakened.
"It's working!" Chu Yao shouted excitedly.
Lu Yuan did not stop and continued to rush towards the second stone.
But just as he was about to approach the formation, the monster suddenly let out a deafening roar, abandoned Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao, and pounced towards Lu Yuan.
"Brother Lu Yuan, be careful!" Ye Ling'er shouted.
Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed and he quickly retreated to avoid the monster's attack.
He knew that the formation must be destroyed as soon as possible, otherwise they would be trapped in an endless battle.
Although the monster is powerful, its intelligence is not high.
Lu Yuan skillfully used his body skills to attract the monster's attention while constantly getting closer to the formation's eye.
"Whoa!" Xuanyuan Sword swung again, and the second stone was completely destroyed.
At this time, the monster's body had become obviously weak, and the light on its scales gradually dimmed.
"Now! Let's attack its head together!" Lu Yuan shouted.
Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao took action at the same time, attacking the monster's head with their long whips and daggers.
Lu Yuan did not stop. The Xuanyuan Sword condensed powerful sword energy and stabbed the monster's eyes fiercely.
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the monster let out a scream, its huge body fell to the ground, and there was no more movement.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Yao gasped and said: "This monster is simply too difficult to deal with!"
Lu Yuan nodded, secretly vigilant in his heart.
This is just a guard beast in the Ghost Valley, and it is already so difficult to deal with. The next road may be even more dangerous.
"Let's move on. The fairy grass should be deep in the Ghost Valley." Lu Yuan said in a deep voice.
Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao nodded and continued walking towards the valley with Lu Yuan.
As they went deeper, the surrounding temperature became lower and lower, and the eerie atmosphere became stronger.
There were some weird whispers in the air, as if countless dead souls were wailing.
"Brother Lu Yuan, this place is too weird. I always feel something is wrong." Ye Ling'er said nervously.
Lu Yuan nodded: "We have to be careful, there may be danger hidden in every step here."
Suddenly, several black figures appeared in the shadows ahead.
These figures approached quickly, carrying extremely murderous intent.
"There are enemies! Everyone, be careful!" Lu Yuan shouted and immediately entered combat mode.
Those black shadows are obviously some kind of special existence. They are extremely fast and their figures come and go without a trace like ghosts.
"This is... the shadow assassin of the Black Demon Sect!" Chu Yao exclaimed.
The shadow assassin is an evil puppet of the Black Demon Sect, specially used to carry out assassination missions.
They have no emotions, only a cold killing instinct.
"It seems that the Black Demon Sect has known for a long time that we will come." Lu Yuan sneered, and the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand shone with dazzling light.
"Don't panic, everyone, concentrate on dealing with them!"
The shadow assassin quickly approached, and several dark blades of light struck at Lu Yuan and the others.
Lu Yuan waved his sword to resist and collided with the assassin's blade, sparking a strong spark.
Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao also fought against each other. Although these assassins were extremely fast, with their cooperation, they still managed to withstand the attack.
However, there are too many shadow assassins, and they are coming from all directions almost continuously.
"We must find a way to break out, otherwise we will be killed here!" Lu Yuan said in a deep voice.
Chu Yao nodded with a solemn expression: "But these assassins are too difficult to deal with, and we can't find a chance to escape."
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and thought about countermeasures quickly.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on a stone tablet in the distance.
The stone tablet was engraved with ancient runes, faintly exuding a mysterious power.
"That stone monument! It's probably the control center of these assassins!" A glimmer of light flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.
**Chapter 753: Breaking the monument to rescue the siege, and surviving the desperate situation**
Lu Yuan's eyes were fixed on the mysterious stone tablet in the distance.
He was almost certain that that was the core of controlling the Shadow Assassin.
"We must destroy that stone monument to get out of trouble!"
he shouted.
Ye Ling'er and Chu Yao both reacted quickly and nodded.
But there were too many shadow assassins, and the attacks came one after another, making them almost breathless.
"You hold them back while I break the monument!"
Lu Yuan didn't hesitate for a moment, wielding the Xuanyuan Sword and fighting his way out.
The light of his sword split open the shadow assassin in front of him like lightning, and the figure rushed towards the stone monument like a gust of wind.
"Brother Lu Yuan, be careful!"
Ye Ling'er's voice was full of anxiety, but she knew that at this moment, she must fully support Lu Yuan.
Chu Yao also gritted her teeth and fought with the shadow assassin. (End of chapter)