Chapter 309: The Mystery of the Ancient Pagoda and the Unexpected Enemy

In the early morning, Qin Feng and his team and adventurers quietly came to the hidden entrance of the ancient tower. The dilapidated stone wall concealed the true appearance of the entrance, and moss and vines covered the traces of the mechanism. The eagle-eyed scout pointed to a seemingly ordinary stone brick and whispered: "This is the entrance."

"Are you sure this isn't another trap?" Lin Xiao asked in a low voice as he looked around vigilantly.

"Don't worry, I've already checked it." The spy replied proudly, "But there may be more traps inside."

Qin Feng nodded: "Everyone be careful, we can't take it lightly."

The old man walked forward, took out his tool kit, and gently moved the stone bricks. Sure enough, the wall made a low roar and slowly opened to both sides, revealing a dark tunnel.

"Looks like we have to keep going inside." Ye Li said softly.

"That's right, let's go in." Qin Feng made a gesture and led the way into the tunnel.

The tunnel was dark and damp, with a musty smell in the air. The walls were engraved with complex runes, which seemed to be some kind of ancient magic spell. Everyone moved forward carefully, and the old man kept checking every brick and stone with his tools to make sure there were no traps.

"These runes look like some kind of ancient protective magic." Ye Li observed the runes on the wall as she walked.

"It's a pity that I'm not an expert in magic, otherwise I could help you decipher these runes." The old man muttered, "But my tools are still very useful!"

Qin Feng suddenly stopped and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Wait, I feel something is wrong ahead."

They looked carefully and found that there was a particularly smooth stone slab on the ground in front of them, which was somewhat different from the surrounding ground. Qin Feng tapped the stone slab lightly with the hilt of the sword, and sure enough, the stone slab made a hollow echo.

"This is a mechanism." Qin Feng whispered, "It looks like a trap."

Lin Xiao gently moved a corner of the stone slab with a dagger, and sure enough, the stone slab suddenly sank, revealing a bottomless trap.

"Phew, luckily I didn't step on it." Zhang Meng breathed a sigh of relief, "The traps here are really hard to guard against."

"Everyone continue to be careful." Chu Tian reminded, "Don't forget that our goal is the Dragon Soul. Don't be distracted by these small traps."

After passing through the tunnel, they entered a long corridor, at the end of which was a heavy stone door. There were various dragon patterns carved on the door, which looked ancient and majestic.

"It looks like we are getting closer and closer to our goal." Qin Feng said, "Everyone get ready."

The old man took out his tool kit and began to check the mechanism of the stone door. Suddenly, the stone door made a "click" sound and slowly opened to both sides, revealing a huge hall. In the center of the hall was a huge stone platform, on which a crystal clear crystal was suspended, emitting a faint blue light.

"That's the Dragon Soul!" Ye Li said excitedly.

"Wait a minute!" Lin Xiao said vigilantly, "Do you feel anything wrong?"

Qin Feng nodded: "I feel the same way. It's too quiet around here. There are no traps, no guards. It's too abnormal."

"Look at those statues." Chu Tian pointed at the statues around the hall and said, "These statues look like ancient guards."

The statues look very lifelike, as if they will come alive at any time. Each statue holds a weapon and has a fierce expression, as if waiting for something.

"This is not a good sign." Zhang Meng muttered, "Will these statues suddenly move?"

As they approached the stone platform, suddenly, a deep voice echoed in the hall: "Who dares to break into this sacred place?"

Everyone stopped immediately and looked around vigilantly, but did not see any figure.

"Who is talking?" Ye Li asked in a low voice.

"It's me." The voice rang out again, this time more clearly. Then, the statues around the hall suddenly began to move, as if they were injected with life. They slowly walked down from the pedestals, and the weapons in their hands made a low humming sound, as if they were accumulating power.

"It's indeed a trap!" Qin Feng tightly grasped the Dragon Shadow Sword, ready to fight.

The statues approached step by step, their eyes flashing red, as if they were full of hostility towards the intruder. The old man quickly took out a strange device from his bag and pressed a button on the nearest statue.

"Use my electromagnetic jammer quickly!" shouted the old man.

The statue suddenly paused and its movements became slow, but soon returned to normal.

"It seems that they have some ability to resist interference." Ye Li analyzed.

"Then we can only fight head-on!" Chu Tian roared, summoned the storm wolf, and pounced straight towards the nearest statue.

"Go!" Qin Feng also rushed forward, the Dragon Shadow Sword emitted a dazzling blue light, and slashed fiercely at another statue.

Although the statues moved slowly, they were powerful and had strong defenses. Every attack could feel their hard shells and amazing strength. Although Qin Feng's Dragon Shadow Sword could cut their shells, the statues continued to move forward.

"Are these guys really immortal?" Zhang Meng complained as he attacked the statue with the power of the giant rock bear.

"It seems we have to find a way to get rid of them once and for all." Ye Li used the Frost Fox's cold air to attack the joints of the statues, trying to slow them down.

Suddenly, Lin Xiao had an idea: "Their eyes are red, could they be the core that controls them?"

"Good idea!" Qin Feng shouted, "Everyone aim at their eyes!"

Chu Tian quickly adjusted the attack direction of the Storm Wolf and rushed directly to the eyes of the statue. Sure enough, after the statue was attacked, the red light in the eyes instantly went out, and the entire statue immediately collapsed to the ground and never moved again.

"Success!" Ye Li shouted happily, "Everyone continue to attack their eyes!"

The team quickly adjusted their tactics and began to focus their firepower on attacking the statue's eyes. The statues fell one by one, and only the last one remained. Qin Feng used all his strength and pierced the statue's eye with a sword, and the last statue fell to the ground with a bang.

"Huh, finally solved." Zhang Meng wiped the sweat from his forehead, "These guys are really difficult to deal with."

After the statue fell, the hall returned to calm, with only the dragon soul on the stone platform still flashing blue light. Qin Feng and his team slowly approached the stone platform, carefully observing the surroundings.

"Everyone be careful." Qin Feng warned, "Something doesn't look right here."

The old man walked to the stone platform, took out his tools, and began to check the surroundings of the stone platform. Suddenly, his hand touched a mechanism, and the stone platform made a slight "click" sound.

"Oh no!" the old man shouted, "This is a trap!"

Suddenly, a transparent barrier rose up from the stone platform, enveloping the Dragon Soul. At the same time, the ground began to shake violently. Cracks began to appear on the surrounding walls, and stones fell one after another.

"Retreat quickly!" Qin Feng shouted.

Everyone quickly retreated to avoid the falling rocks. At this moment, a black shadow suddenly jumped out from the crack and rushed towards the Dragon Soul.

"Who is it?" Ye Li shouted.

The black shadow flipped in the air and landed on the stone platform. It was the man in black robe!

“Hahaha, you idiots!” The man in black robe laughed triumphantly, “Thank you for helping me eliminate these guards. Now the Dragon Soul is mine!”

"You're dreaming!" Qin Feng roared, raising the Dragon Shadow Sword and rushing towards the man in black robe.

The black-robed man quickly pulled out a black crystal from his bosom and held it in the air. The black crystal emitted a dazzling red light, which reflected the blue light of the dragon soul.

"You have no idea of ​​the power of this crystal." The man in black robe sneered, "It can control the power of the dragon soul!"

At this moment, the blue light of the Dragon Soul suddenly became frantic and vibrated violently. The entire hall was enveloped by a strong light, and everyone had to close their eyes.

"Everyone be careful!" Qin Feng shouted, "This is a trap!"

The light gradually disappeared, and everyone opened their eyes, only to see that the man in black robe had the Dragon Soul in his hand, his face full of ecstasy.

"Finally, the Dragon Soul is mine!" He laughed and said, "You guys are no longer useful!"

After saying this, he raised the Dragon Soul, and the power of the black crystal poured into it. The Dragon Soul made a huge roar, as if responding to his call.

"Oh no, we must stop him!" Ye Li shouted.

But just as they were about to rush forward, the Dragon Soul suddenly emitted a strong beam of light that hit the roof of the hall. The beam penetrated the roof and reached the sky, and the entire ancient tower began to shake violently, as if it was about to collapse.

"Retreat!" Hawkeye shouted.

Qin Feng and his team retreated quickly. As soon as they ran out of the hall, the entire ancient tower collapsed with a loud bang, and dust flew everywhere.

"Did we... did we succeed?" Lin Xiao asked, panting.

"No, it's not over yet." Qin Feng looked at the collapsed ruins, his eyes full of determination, "The man in black robe is still here, his plan is not that simple."

"What should we do next?" Chu Tian asked.

"We must find him as soon as possible and stop his plot." Qin Feng said, "The Dragon Soul must not fall into his hands."

Everyone nodded, knowing that the real battle had just begun.