Chapter 824: In Danger
The golden light shield exuded a heart-stopping coercion, tightly suppressing Gu Jiuchen and the other four people on the altar. Spiritual power is constantly being devoured, and the shadow of death hangs over everyone's heart.
"Click!"
Suddenly, a crisp cracking sound broke the dead silence. Gu Jiuchen suddenly raised his head and saw a small crack appeared on the golden light shield, and traces of black mist seeped in from the crack, bringing with it a suffocating sense of oppression.
"No, something is coming out!" Mingyue exclaimed and subconsciously hid behind Ye Linglong.
Before he finished speaking, the crack suddenly widened, and a hand as dry as wood poked out from the darkness, grabbing at the nearest Xuan Yu. The palm was as black as ink, the nails were as sharp as knives, and it exuded a disgusting rancid smell.
"careful!"
With quick eyes and quick hands, Gu Jiuchen pulled Xuan Yu away and swung out his palm at the same time. The golden spiritual power turned into a beam of light and struck hard on the palm.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the golden light pillar collided with the black palm, bursting out with dazzling light. However, what shocked Gu Jiuchen was that the palm of his hand did not move at all. On the contrary, his own arm was numb from the shock.
"What kind of monster is this? It's so powerful?" Gu Jiuchen was horrified. This power was so powerful that it even surpassed his knowledge of this secret realm.
The next moment, the owner of the black palm finally walked out of the darkness. It was a figure shrouded in a black cloak. His face could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of blood-red eyes shone with a strange light in the darkness.
The mysterious black shadow ignored the others, but locked his cold gaze on Gu Jiuchen, slightly raising the corners of his mouth, revealing a cruel smile.
"You are very good and qualified to be my sacrifice!"
Before he finished speaking, the black shadow flashed and turned into a black lightning, rushing towards Gu Jiuchen at an extremely fast speed. The speed was so fast that it was almost impossible to catch it with the naked eye, and only an afterimage could be seen crossing the air.
"Be careful!" Ye Linglong exclaimed, but it was too late.
Gu Jiuchen only felt his eyes blur. The black shadow had already arrived in front of him. A withered palm slapped his chest hard with an overwhelming momentum.
"Well done!"
Gu Jiuchen did not retreat but moved forward. He thrust out both palms, and the golden spiritual power formed a huge light shield in front of him, trying to block the black shadow's attack.
There was an earth-shattering loud noise, and the light shield shattered instantly. Gu Jiuchen's body flew out like a kite with its string broken, and fell heavily to the edge of the altar, with a mouthful of blood spurting out.
"Brother Gu!"
Ye Linglong exclaimed and quickly ran over to help Gu Jiuchen up.
"I'm fine." Gu Jiuchen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, struggled to stand up, and stared at the black figure in front of him, his eyes filled with solemnity.
The strength of this black shadow far exceeded his imagination!
Seeing that Gu Jiuchen was injured, Ye Linglong's beautiful eyes widened, and a surge of anger surged into her heart. She raised her delicate hand, and several silver needles shot towards the black shadow with fierce wind. Xuan Yu also reacted, shaking the long sword in his hand, and sharp sword energy shot out of the air, hitting the black shadow's vitals.
However, facing the attacks from the two men, Black Shadow did not dodge and allowed the attacks to fall on him. The silver needle bent and the sword energy dissipated, but it was unable to harm the black shadow at all.
"It's useless, your attacks are ineffective against me." The black shadow let out a hoarse sneer, his tone full of disdain and ridicule.
"Damn it!" Ye Linglong gritted her silver teeth, her heart filled with a sense of powerlessness. This is the first time she has encountered such a powerful enemy, so powerful that it makes her desperate.
Xuan Yu's face was solemn, and he kept waving the long sword in his hand. The sword energy criss-crossed, trying to find a flaw in the black shadow. However, the black shadow was like a bottomless pit. No matter how he attacked, he could not shake it at all.
Mingyue was anxious at the side, but couldn't do anything to help. She kept looking around, hoping to find some clues or opportunities. Suddenly, her eyes fell on the black stone tablet in the center of the altar. There were some strange patterns carved on it, which seemed to be some ancient characters.
Mingyue's heart moved and she quickly ran over to take a closer look. She had never seen those words before, but they gave her an inexplicable feeling of familiarity, as if she had seen them somewhere. She tried hard to remember, and suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and she remembered that she had seen similar records in ancient books.
"I know, I know this guy's weakness!" Mingyue shouted with joy, "His power comes from this stone tablet. As long as the stone tablet is destroyed, he can be defeated!"
Hearing Mingyue's words, Gu Jiuchen and others perked up and quickly looked up. I saw Mingyue pointing at a pattern on the stone tablet. The pattern was a black dot surrounded by nine red stars.
"Did you see that black spot? That's his weakness!" Mingyue pointed at the pattern and shouted, "As long as you attack there, you can break his defense!"
Gu Jiuchen and others were overjoyed when they heard this, and quickly turned their attack target to the black stone tablet. Ye Linglong's silver needle, Xuan Yu's sword energy, and Gu Jiuchen's palm wind, the three forces gathered together to form a powerful energy that struck hard on the black dots.
There was a loud noise, and the entire altar trembled violently, and cracks appeared on the black stone tablet, as if it would break at any time.
The black shadow obviously felt the threat and turned back suddenly, a trace of panic flashed in his blood-red eyes. He wanted to stop it, but it was too late.
However, just when Gu Jiuchen and others thought victory was in sight, something strange happened. The black shadow suddenly howled to the sky, and a powerful energy wave burst out from his body, instantly knocking Gu Jiuchen and others away.
Ye Linglong only felt a roar in her ears, and her eyes went black. She flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily to the ground.
"Puff!"
A mouthful of blood spurted out, staining the front of Ye Linglong's clothes red. She struggled to get up, but found that her whole body was sore and weak, and her spiritual power was in disorder. It was obvious that she had suffered a serious internal injury.
"Linglong!"
"Junior sister!"
Gu Jiuchen and Xuan Yu's anxious shouts came from a distance. Ye Linglong wanted to respond, but she couldn't make any sound. Her consciousness gradually blurred, and finally she fainted.
In a daze, Ye Linglong felt someone gently shaking her body, and a familiar voice came to her ears: "Linglong, how are you? Wake up!"
Ye Linglong tried to open her heavy eyelids, only to see Mingyue looking at her with a worried look on her face, while Gu Jiuchen and Xuanyu were sitting cross-legged beside her, regulating their breathing and healing their injuries. It seemed that their injuries were not light.
"Mingyue, cough, cough, I'm fine," Ye Linglong said weakly, trying to sit up, but Mingyue held her shoulders.
"Don't move, you are seriously injured, rest well first." Mingyue said softly, and stuffed a pill into Ye Linglong's mouth.
The pill melted in her mouth and turned into a warm current flowing through her body. Ye Linglong immediately felt a lot more comfortable, and the chaotic spiritual power in her body gradually calmed down.
"Where are the others? How is the black shadow?" Ye Linglong looked around, but there was no trace of the black shadow, and she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
"For some reason, the black shadow did not continue to attack after knocking us away, but stood there motionless, as if waiting for something." Xuan Yu opened his eyes, frowned, and said in a serious tone.
"Waiting for what?" Ye Linglong was puzzled.
"I don't know." Xuan Yu shook his head, "But I have a bad feeling that something more terrible may happen."
Gu Jiuchen's face was pale, his lips were tightly pursed, and he said nothing, but from his clenched fists and gloomy face, it can be seen that he was not calm at the moment.
The four people were silent, the atmosphere was extremely depressing, and everyone's heart was shrouded in an indelible shadow. They didn't know what the purpose of the black shadow was, nor did they know what would happen next. They could only wait silently, waiting for the judgment of fate.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from a distance, accompanied by the sound of weapons colliding, from far to near, becoming clearer and clearer.
"Someone is coming!" Mingyue shouted in surprise.
Gu Jiuchen and others were cheered up and looked up quickly, only to see figures approaching quickly in the distance. The person leading the group was Li Yifeng!