"We can't compete with it head-on!" Xiaoxue shouted, "We must find its weakness!"
"There is a crack on the back of its neck, maybe it is its weakness!" Lin Feng noticed the stone monster. The back of my neck, I secretly decided in my heart.
"I'll attract its attention, and you find an opportunity to attack!" Xiaoxue said decisively, with a determined light shining in her eyes.
"Okay!" Lin Feng nodded, full of confidence.
Xiaoxue quickly rushed towards the stone monster, the sword in her hand flashed, trying to attract its attention. As expected, the stone monster was attracted by Xiaoxue's movements, turned around and pounced on her.
"Now!" Upon seeing this, Lin Feng quickly rushed towards the back of the stone monster's neck. The sword light in his hand condensed in his heart, approaching the monster's weakness.
At this moment, the stone monster suddenly turned around and struck Lin Feng with a huge fist. Lin Feng was startled and quickly ducked sideways. The sword light drew an arc in the air and finally landed on the back of the stone monster's neck.
“Go!” Lin Feng shouted angrily, his sword shining like a rainbow, directly hitting the stone monster’s weakness.
"Woo——" The stone monster let out a painful roar, its huge body twisting in the air, obviously suffering heavy injuries.
“Continue to attack!” Xiaoxue felt happy when she saw this, and the sword light in her hand condensed again, pointing directly at the heart of the stone monster.
However, the stone monster's counterattack was still fierce, and its huge fists smashed down like mountains. Everyone could only keep dodging, and their hearts were filled with panic and helplessness.
"We can't go on like this!" Yue'er said loudly, "If we don't think of a way, we will be trapped here!"
"We must find the exit of the ruins!" Lin Feng shouted, thinking secretly in his heart.
At this moment, a low echo came from the depths of the ruins, as if something was awakening. Xiaoxue and Lin Feng looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.
"Quick, go over there!" Xiaoxue pointed to a half-open stone door, and everyone ran in that direction without hesitation.
However, the stone monster did not let them go. The huge figure kept approaching behind them, and the roar of its fists was like thunder, causing the surrounding walls to crack.
"We are almost at the door!" Lin Feng shouted, praying secretly in his heart.
Just as they were about to approach the stone gate, the stone monster's fist hit again, and the huge force shook the ground to pieces. Everyone was forced to dodge to the side, almost being crushed underneath.
"Quick, don't stop!" Xiaoxue shouted, with a trace of despair in his eyes.
Finally, with the joint efforts of everyone, they finally rushed into the stone door. The moment they closed the door, the stone monster's fist hit the door hard, making a deafening sound.
"We...succeeded?" Yue'er panted, her heart full of joy.
“We can’t relax our vigilance yet.” Lin Feng frowned, and the darkness around him made him feel a little uneasy, “Maybe it’s not safe here.”
The moment they relaxed their vigilance, the surrounding darkness The walls suddenly began to move, revealing hidden passages. Everyone looked at each other, their hearts filled with doubts and fear.
"Where should we go?" Xiaoxue asked.
“We must continue to look for an exit.” Lin Feng said.
Everyone carefully stepped into the passage behind the stone door. The darkness around them seemed to swallow them up, with only a faint light shining through to guide them forward. Lin Feng was alert, knowing that this ruins would never be that simple. They had just escaped the pursuit of the stone monster, and the next challenge might be even more difficult and dangerous.
"Let's go, stay alert." Lin Feng whispered, his eyes scanning around, trying to find any possible danger.
The walls of the passage are covered with ancient runes, emitting a faint light, as if whispering the secret of this ruins. As they continued to move forward, suddenly, there was a slight vibration on the ground, and then, the runes on the wall began to flash, as if foretelling something.
"Quick, stop!" Lin Feng shouted, quickly holding Xiaoxue's hand, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.
Before he finished speaking, a huge crack suddenly appeared on the ground, and several sharp iron thorns suddenly emerged from it, approaching everyone. Xiaoxue and Yue'er hurriedly stepped back, feeling panic in their hearts.
"This is the mechanism!" Lin Feng said calmly, "We must find a way to crack it!"
"How to crack it?" Yue'er asked anxiously, with a trace of fear in her eyes.
“Look at these runes, they may be the key to the mechanism.” Lin Feng observed carefully and thought to himself. After some reasoning, he found that the arrangement of certain runes seemed to follow a pattern.
"We need to press these flashing runes hard, which should be able to disarm the mechanism." Lin Feng said, secretly encouraging himself.
Xiaoxue and Yue'er nodded, and the three of them quickly circled the crack and began to look for the flickering runes. Lin Feng's fingers slid quickly on the runes. As he continued to press, the surrounding mechanisms began to make a low roar, the iron thorns gradually retracted, and the cracks slowly closed.
"Successful!" Xiaoxue shouted excitedly, with a smile on her face.
However, Lin Feng did not relax in his heart. He knew this was just the beginning. Continuing forward, they encountered another huge stone door with complex patterns carved on it, which seemed to warn them.
“This door doesn’t look simple.” Lin Feng frowned and carefully observed the pattern on the door.
"How should we open it?" Yue'er asked, with a hint of nervousness in her voice.
"You may need to find a specific key." Lin Feng thought, his eyes wandering around, and suddenly found a luminous stone in the corner, which was exactly the shape of a key.
"I'll try it!" Xiaoxue stepped forward without hesitation and put the stone into the groove on the door. With a low roar, the stone door slowly opened, revealing a deeper passage.
“Go on, hurry up!” Lin Feng urged, and everyone walked through the stone gate carefully. However, what follows is a series of complicated mechanisms that follow one after another like traps. Every crack requires their concerted efforts and seamless cooperation.
During the following journey, they continued to crack mechanisms, avoid traps, and even encountered several monsters guarding the ruins. Every success makes them more confident and more understanding. Xiaoxue's sword skills become more and more proficient, and Yue'er's agility makes her an indispensable team member.
“One more!” Xiaoxue shouted, the sword light was like a rainbow, and it was approaching a monster that sprang out from the darkness, instantly killing it. "There is a mechanism here!" Lin Feng found a secret switch and quickly pressed it. The surrounding walls moved again, revealing a new passage.
"Let's hurry up!" Yue'er urged, her heart filled with a sense of urgency.
Finally, after cracking more than a dozen mechanisms, they came to a spacious hall. In the center of the hall stood a huge stone statue, surrounded by flashing runes, which seemed to be guarding something.
"This seems to be the core of the ruins." Lin Feng felt shocked and his eyes wandered around, trying to find an exit.
However, at this moment, the stone statue suddenly moved, letting out a low roar, and a terrifying aura instantly filled the entire hall. Lin Feng's heart tightened, and he looked around alertly, and found a figure slowly emerging on the other side of the hall.
That was a tall demon cultivator, wearing a black robe, his face was blurred, as if he was swallowed by darkness. His eyes were like burning flames, exuding suffocating pressure.
"You ignorant creatures, how dare you break into my territory!" The demon cultivator's voice sounded like it came from the abyss, low, cold, and creepy.
"Who are you?" Lin Feng was shocked, realizing how powerful the other party was.
"I am a dark demon cultivator who specializes in devouring those stupid souls. Today you will become my sacrifice!" The demon cultivator's voice was like a ghost's whisper, full of malice.
"We must not let him succeed!" Xiaoxue clenched the sword in her hand, with a determined light shining in her eyes.
“We must join forces to fight him!” Lin Feng said, secretly gathering courage in his heart.
At this moment, a ball of black energy suddenly appeared in the hands of the demon cultivator, spinning like a whirlpool and suddenly attacking them. Lin Feng and Xiaoxue quickly dodged, but the force followed them like a shadow, chasing them closely.
"Quick, spread out!" Lin Feng shouted, knowing in his heart that if he was hit by this force, the consequences would be disastrous.
However, the demon cultivator's attack did not stop. His figure flashed like a ghost and appeared beside Lin Feng in an instant. The black energy in his hand turned into a sharp blade, approaching Lin Feng.
“Go!” Seeing this, Xiaoxue rushed forward without hesitation, the sword light in her hand flashed, trying to block the demon cultivator’s attack.
"You are so ridiculous!" Mo Xiu smiled coldly, and the power in his hand instantly increased, forcing Xiaoxue to retreat repeatedly, with a look of horror on his face.
"Don't give up!" Lin Feng was anxious, knowing that if Xiaoxue was hit, the consequences would be disastrous. At this critical moment, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of the runes in the ruins.
"Those runes! Maybe we can counterattack him!" Lin Feng secretly decided in his heart and quickly ran towards the stone statue in the center of the hall.
“What do you want to do?” Xiaoxue exclaimed, feeling uneasy.
"I want to channel the power of the runes and fight back against the demonic cultivators!" Lin Feng said firmly, full of faith in his heart.
He placed his palm on the stone statue and felt the powerful energy pouring into his body. In an instant, the surrounding runes began to flicker, as if responding to his call. Lin Feng was shocked and quickly directed his energy towards the demon cultivator.
"Go!" Lin Feng shouted, and the surrounding runes burst out with dazzling light, forming a curtain of light, approaching the demon cultivator.
"This is impossible!" The demon cultivator yelled in horror, trying to resist the force, but to no avail.
The light curtain instantly enveloped him, and the demon cultivator's figure twisted in the light, letting out a shrill scream, as if he was suffering endless pain.
"Successful!" Xiaoxue and Yue'er were ecstatic, filled with hope.
However, the figure of the demon cultivator gradually disappeared in the light curtain, and finally turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated in the air. Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, but realized that this was not the end.
"Quick, we must find the exit!" Lin Feng said, thinking secretly in his heart.
At this moment, the stone statue slowly rotated, revealing a passage leading deeper, as if calling them.
"Let's go, maybe this is our chance to escape." Xiaoxue said firmly, with light shining in her eyes.
Xiaoxue, Lin Feng and Yue'er looked at each other and knew in their hearts that this passage would never be that simple. They walked into the passage cautiously, and the air around them instantly became cold. The walls were covered with flashing runes, seeming to warn them of the coming danger.
“Watch your steps!” Yue’er reminded, staring at the ground. The moment she finished speaking, there was a sudden low roar from the ground, and then a huge boulder fell from above, heading towards them. Lin Feng reacted quickly and pulled Xiaoxue past in a flash. The boulder crashed to the ground, sending dust flying into the air.
"It's really dangerous!" Xiaoxue was still frightened, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
“Keep going, don’t stop!” Lin Feng said firmly. They continued to move forward, and suddenly, the walls on both sides of the passage began to move, revealing sharp iron thorns, as if they were ready to pierce them at any time.
"Quick, hide to the side!" Yue'er shouted, and the three of them quickly dodged to both sides. Iron spikes pierced the ground behind them, making a harsh metallic sound. Lin Feng secretly rejoiced and was about to move forward when he discovered a huge door appeared in front of the passage, covered with complex patterns, which seemed to imply some kind of mechanism.
"We have to find a way to open this door." Lin Feng carefully observed the pattern on the door, trying to find out the mystery. At this moment, a light suddenly appeared under the door, accompanied by a low buzzing sound, which seemed to warn them.
"Let me try!" Xiaoxue stepped forward, holding the sword in her hand, and gently touched the pattern on the door. As she moved, the runes on the door began to flicker, a dazzling light burst out instantly, and the surrounding air seemed to tremble.
"Get out of the way!" Lin Feng shouted, and the three of them quickly retreated. The moment they retreated, the door suddenly opened, revealing a dark space, as if calling them.
“We have to go in!” Xiaoxue walked in without hesitation, followed closely by Lin Feng and Yue’er. As soon as they stepped in, they felt a strong cold air, as if they were in an endless dark abyss.
"It's so gloomy here." Yue'er whispered, feeling vaguely uneasy in her heart.
The three of them walked into the tomb carefully. The surrounding walls were covered with ancient murals, depicting some ominous scenes that seemed to be telling some kind of curse. The ground was covered with dust, and it was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.
“Look, there’s a coffin there!” Xiaoxue pointed to the black coffin in the center of the tomb, and couldn’t help but feel nervous. The coffin was covered with complex runes, emitting a faint light, as if to warn them.
"We have to be careful." Lin Feng said, his heart full of vigilance. At this moment, the lid of the coffin suddenly made a low roar and slowly opened, revealing the darkness inside. (End of this chapter)