Chapter 563: The Shadow of the New Dark Force and Investigation

The mysterious visitor's warning was like a dark cloud hanging over the Soul Master Academy. Although Chu Tian and the others were worried, they were not dominated by fear. Instead, they became more determined to protect the academy and the martial arts world.

"No matter where this new dark force comes from, we will not let them succeed." Chu Tian clenched his fists, his eyes filled with determination.

Zhang Meng patted his chest and said, "That's right. We can even defeat such a powerful Lord of Darkness. Why should we be afraid of them?"

Ye Li was more cautious: "That being said, we can't let our guard down. Since this mysterious visitor came to warn us, it means that this new dark force must be powerful."

Qin Feng nodded: "We must first investigate the situation of this new dark force. Only by knowing ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle."

So, they decided to split up into several groups to investigate the whereabouts of this new dark force.

Chu Tian and Ye Li were in a group, and they planned to go to some dark corners of the martial arts world, where dark forces often breed. They first came to a place called Shadow Town, which was originally a prosperous commercial town, but in recent years, due to the infiltration of dark forces, it has become gloomy and terrifying, and the residents live in fear.

"The dark aura in this place is so strong." Chu Tian frowned. He could feel a suppressed soul power fluctuation in the air.

Ye Li followed Chu Tian closely: "We have to be careful, there may be traps everywhere."

They walked into the town. The streets were deserted and most of the shops were closed. Only a few were still open, selling strange things, such as small accessories made with dark soul power, or some soul beast bones of unknown origin.

Suddenly, a man who looked like a gangster blocked their way.

"Hey, you two outsiders, what are you doing in our Shadow Town?" The gangster tilted his head and asked provocatively.

Chu Tian smiled and said, "We are just passing by and want to find something here."

The gangster sneered, "Looking for something? I think you are here to cause trouble. There is no such thing as a free lunch in our Shadow Town. If you want to leave safely, hand over all the valuables on you."

Ye Li said angrily: "You people, why don't you live a good life and do this kind of robbery here?"

The gangster was furious when he heard this: "Humph, if you don't accept my toast, then I'll punish you. Brothers, come out and teach these two ignorant guys a lesson!"

Following his shout, several hooligans dressed in the same manner jumped out from the surrounding corners. They summoned some low-level soul beasts and pounced towards Chu Tian and Ye Li.

Chu Tian flew into the air easily, and then fired his soul blade at the gangsters. His soul blade accurately hit the gangsters' soul beasts, and after being hit, the soul beasts cried out in pain and then disappeared.

Ye Li let the Frost Fox release cold air to freeze the remaining gangsters.

"You only have this little ability, and you still dare to rob?" Chu Tian landed on the ground and said with a smile.

The gangsters were shivering from the cold. One of them said in fear, "Who are you? How come you are so powerful?"

Chu Tian said seriously: "We are here to investigate the new dark forces. If you know anything, tell us immediately, otherwise you will just stay here and freeze."

When the hooligans heard this, their faces turned pale. One of them hesitated and said, "We are just small characters, but we heard that there is a mysterious organization that secretly controls everything in Shadow Town. This organization is very mysterious. Their members all wear black robes with a red skull logo embroidered on them. They often gather in an abandoned castle outside the town."

Chu Tian and Ye Li looked at each other and felt that this clue was very valuable.

"Thank you. If you can mend your ways in the future, don't follow the dark forces to do bad things." After Ye Li finished speaking, she and Chu Tian walked towards the abandoned castle outside the town.

At the same time, Zhang Meng and a soul master from the Xingmang clan went to an underground soul master arena. This arena is a gray area in the martial soul world, where various soul masters fight illegally, and the stakes range from soul coins to precious soul weapons. They think they may find clues to the new dark forces here.

After they entered the arena, they were greeted by noisy sounds and pungent smells. The arena was packed with people, the soul masters were fighting fiercely on the stage, and the audience below were cheering crazily.

"This place is such a mess." Zhang Meng said with a frown.

The Xingmang clan spirit master nodded: "We have to be careful, the people here are not easy to deal with."

They asked around in the arena for news about the new dark forces, but most people avoided answering their questions. Until they met an old soul master, who looked very down and out, with many scars from battles.

"Are you looking for new dark forces?" The old soul master whispered, "You shouldn't come here to inquire. This place is full of their spies. If they find out that you are investigating them, you will be in big trouble."

Zhang Meng said anxiously: "We are not afraid of trouble. Tell us what you know."

The old soul master looked around, then pulled them to a corner and whispered, "I only know that this new dark force is recruiting many powerful soul masters. The conditions they offer are very tempting, and many desperate or greedy soul masters are attracted to them. Moreover, I heard that they have a special method that can quickly improve the strength of soul masters, but this method seems to have great side effects."

Zhang Meng asked: "Do you know where they are?"

The old soul master shook his head: "I don't know the exact location, but I heard that their headquarters may be in a valley shrouded by dark soul power."

"Thank you, old man. We will be careful." After Zhang Meng finished speaking, he and the Star Clan Soul Master left the underground Soul Master Arena.

Qin Feng took Xiaohua and Xiaobai to investigate some ancient families in the Wuhun World. These ancient families have a long history and have a certain understanding of various things in the Wuhun World.

They first came to a place called Lingfeng Family. The Lingfeng Family's manor was very large, and it was full of various rare plants. Qin Feng and others were taken to the family's reception room and met the patriarch of the Lingfeng Family.

"Are you here for the matter of the new dark forces?" The patriarch was a kind old man. He looked at Qin Feng and others and said slowly.

Qin Feng nodded: "Yes, Patriarch, can you give us some clues?"

The clan leader pondered for a while and said, "This new dark force is very mysterious, and our clan has been keeping an eye on them. We found that they seem to be collecting some ancient martial spirit relics, which may be related to some powerful dark spirit rituals. Moreover, some of their members are spirit masters who are good at dark spirit research, and these people are very dangerous."

Xiaohua asked curiously: "Why do they collect these martial spirit relics?"

The clan leader shook his head and said, "We don't really know, but we guess they might want to use the power of these relics to realize some huge conspiracy."

Qin Feng asked again: "Do you know where they might be carrying out these activities?"

The clan leader said: "Our clan's intelligence shows that they may have a base in a place called the Dark Abyss. This Dark Abyss is a place full of dark soul power, and few people dare to approach it."

"Thank you, clan leader. We will investigate as soon as possible." Qin Feng said, and left the Lingfeng family with Xiaohua and Xiaobai.

Chu Tian and Ye Li came to the abandoned castle outside the town. There was a thick dark atmosphere around the castle, the gate of the castle was closed, and there was a dead silence around.

"How do we get in?" Ye Li asked, looking at the gate of the castle.

Chu Tian thought for a moment and said, "I'll try to break this door with my soul power."

He flew to the gate, concentrated his soul power, and then fired a powerful soul power attack at the gate. Under the soul power attack, the gate made a dull sound and then slowly opened.

They walked into the castle, which was dark and damp, with a foul smell. There were spider webs everywhere, and some tattered portraits hung on the walls. The people in the portraits had empty eyes, as if they were watching their every move.

Suddenly, a group of black bats flew over from all directions. Their eyes were flashing red, and they pounced towards Chu Tian and Ye Li.

Ye Li let the frost fox release cold air to try to freeze the bats, but the bats were very agile and they avoided the cold air and continued to pounce on them.

Chu Tian dodged the bats' attacks flexibly in the air, and at the same time he fired soul blades at the bats. However, there were too many bats, and their attacks did not have much effect.

Just when they were a little flustered, Chu Tian discovered that these bats seemed to be controlled by a dark soul power. He concentrated his mind and used his soul power to sense the source of the dark soul power.

"Ye Li, I found that these bats are controlled. The source of the dark soul power is in the basement of the castle. Let's go to the basement and take a look." Chu Tian shouted.

They walked towards the basement. At the entrance of the basement, there was a barrier formed by dark soul power.

"This barrier looks very powerful. We need to work together to find a way to break it." Ye Li said.

They gathered their soul power together and fired a powerful soul power attack at the barrier. Under their attack, the barrier flickered a few times and then broke.

They walked into the basement and found a huge dark soul power formation inside. In the center of the formation was a man in a black robe, who was sitting on a stone platform, constantly releasing dark soul power with his hands to control the bats.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my territory!" The man in black robe shouted angrily when he saw Chu Tian and Ye Li.

Chu Tian said: "We are here to investigate the new dark forces. Are you a member of this new dark force?"

The man in black robe sneered: "You know too much. Don't even think about leaving here alive today."

After saying that, he increased the output of dark soul power, and the bats became even crazier, rushing towards Chu Tian and Ye Li.

Ye Li and Chu Tian did not retreat. They gathered their soul power together again to form a soul shield to resist the attack of the bat. At the same time, Chu Tian fired a soul blade at the black-robed man, and Ye Li let the frost fox release cold air, spreading in the direction of the black-robed man.

The man in black robe saw their attack and waved his hands. The dark soul power formed a shield in front of him to block their attack.

"Your attacks are too weak. They can't hurt me at all." The man in black robe said sarcastically.

At this moment, Chu Tian suddenly thought of a way. He flew into the air, increased his soul power to the limit, and then flew towards the top of the black-robed man's dark soul shield.

"Ye Li, attack the top of his shield, that's the weakest point of his shield!" Chu Tian shouted.

Ye Li followed Chu Tian's instructions and let the Frost Fox release a powerful cold air, shooting towards the top of the black-robed man's shield. At the same time, Chu Tian fired a soul blade from the air towards the same place.

Their attacks hit the top of the black-robed man's shield at the same time, and a crack appeared on the shield, and then it broke.

The man in black robe was hit by their attack, and he took a few steps back, spitting out blood.

"You actually managed to break my shield, but don't be too happy too soon." The man in black robe said angrily.

He took out a black crystal ball from his arms, and a strange light flashed in the crystal ball.

"This is my last resort. Today I will let you see the power of the dark crystal." The man in black robe said and threw the black crystal ball to the ground.

After the black crystal ball landed, it released a powerful dark shock wave. This shock wave swept towards Chu Tian and Ye Li, destroying everything wherever it went.

Chu Tian and Ye Li dodged quickly, but the shock wave was too powerful and they were still knocked all over the place.

"We can't let him continue to use this dark crystal." Chu Tian shouted.

He flew into the air, concentrated all his soul power, and then fired a huge soul power beam towards the black crystal ball.

This beam of soul power met the dark shock wave released by the dark crystal ball in mid-air, causing a violent explosion.

After the explosion, a crack appeared in the black crystal ball. The man in black robe felt distressed when he saw the damage to the dark crystal ball.

"How dare you destroy my dark crystal!" The man in black robe rushed towards Chu Tian angrily.

Ye Li saw the opportunity, so she let the Frost Fox release a blast of cold air to freeze the man in black. Then Chu Tian flew in front of the man in black and suppressed him with his soul power.

"You'd better tell the truth now. What is this new dark force planning?" Chu Tian asked seriously.

The black-robed man hesitated for a moment, then said, "I am just a small character. I only know that they are collecting various powers and want to open a door to the dark world, and then let the power of the dark world flood the martial arts world."

Chu Tian and Ye Li were shocked when they heard this.

"Do you know where their headquarters is?" Ye Li asked.

The man in black robe shook his head: "I don't know the exact location, but I heard that their headquarters is in a very secret place, surrounded by a powerful dark soul barrier to protect it."

"Thank you for your cooperation. If you can mend your ways in the future, don't follow the dark forces to do bad things." After Chu Tian finished speaking, he and Ye Li left the abandoned castle with the man in black robes.

They told other partners about the situation of the man in black robes, and everyone realized that the conspiracy of this new dark force was very terrible. They must find the headquarters of the new dark force as soon as possible to stop them from opening the door to the dark world.

So, based on the clues they had investigated, they began to look for the location of the headquarters of the new dark forces, and a new adventure was about to begin.