Chapter 570: Chasing the Heart of Darkness

Chu Tian and his companions left the Twin Islands with the crystal stone given by the man in white robes, and headed non-stop towards the possible hiding place of the Heart of Darkness. They knew that this was a race against the forces of darkness, and they had to race against time.

"This crystal stone looks ordinary. Can it really point us in the direction?" Zhang Meng looked at the crystal stone in Chu Tian's hand curiously while he was on his way.

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Don't underestimate it. It is the key to our finding the Heart of Darkness."

Along the way, they passed through many different places. Some were bustling towns where people lived a peaceful life, unaware of the dark threat that was about to come; some were desolate deserts where the scorching sun baked the earth, forcing them to speed up their journey.

"It's such a horrible weather, it would be nice if it could rain." Xiaohua hugged Xiaobai, feeling a little listless due to the heat.

"Hold on a little longer, we'll be out of this desert soon." Ye Li comforted.

Finally, when they walked out of the desert, the crystal stone began to react. It emitted a faint light, and the direction of the light pointed to a dense mountain range.

"It seems that we are getting closer and closer to our goal." Qin Feng said, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

However, when they approached the mountain, they felt a strong fluctuation of dark soul power. This fluctuation was stronger than any they had encountered before, as if warning them not to get close.

"This place looks very dangerous. The Heart of Darkness must be inside." The leader of the Star Tribe said seriously.

The entrance to the mountain range was filled with thick black fog, with red light flashing from time to time in the fog, as if countless pairs of eyes were hidden.

"There must be something wrong with this fog. There might be traps or dark soul beasts in it," the weird soul master warned.

Zhang Meng volunteered: "I'll go explore the way first, Giant Rock Bear, follow me!"

He walked carefully into the black fog with the giant rock bear. As soon as he stepped into the fog, he heard a sinister laugh.

"Who is it? How dare you trespass into the dark land!" A voice echoed in the fog.

Suddenly, a group of small black bats flew out of the mist. Their eyes flashed red, and they pounced on Zhang Meng and the giant rock bear.

"These little bats look annoying, Giant Rock Bear, slap them away!" Zhang Meng shouted.

The giant rock bear waved its paws and slapped some of the little bats away, but more little bats still kept coming.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chu Tian quickly flew into the air and fired his soul blade at the group of small bats. His soul blade flickered in the mist and accurately hit some small bats.

Ye Li and the Frost Fox also joined the battle. Ye Li let the Frost Fox release cold air, which spread in the mist. After the little bats entered the cold area, their speed slowed down significantly.

Qin Feng rushed into the group of bats with the Dragon Shadow Sword in hand. His sword moves were sharp, and each of his swords could pierce a small bat and kill them.

Xiaohua and Xiaobai were also busy. Xiaohua used her soul power to command Xiaobai, and Xiaobai used his speed advantage to shuttle among the bats and disrupt their attacks.

The soul masters of the Xingmang Clan released their starlight soul power one after another, and their soul power turned into starlight chains and shot towards the little bat. The starlight chains tightly wrapped around the little bat, then dissipated into the air, and the little bat disappeared with it.

After a fight, the group of small bats was finally repelled.

"This is just the beginning. There must be more powerful guys out there," said Zhang Meng.

They continued to go deeper into the mountains, along a rugged path. The trees on both sides of the path were very twisted, and their branches were like dry hands, swaying in the wind.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently.

"Oh no, something big is coming out!" Chu Tian shouted.

A huge dark demon ape emerged from the ground. It was pitch black, muscular, and had angry flames burning in its eyes.

"This demon ape looks very powerful, everyone be careful!" Ye Li warned.

When the Dark Demon Ape saw them, it rushed towards them without any hesitation. It swung its fist towards Chu Tian, ​​who quickly flew into the air to avoid it.

Zhang Meng ordered the giant rock bear to rush towards the dark demon ape. The two giant beasts collided with each other, making a deafening noise.

Qin Feng held the Dragon Shadow Sword, went around the back of the Dark Demon Ape, and stabbed it in the back. The Dark Demon Ape felt the pain and turned to pounce on Qin Feng.

Ye Li and the Frost Fox released cold air, trying to freeze the Dark Demon Ape. However, the dark soul power in the Dark Demon Ape was too strong, and the cold air had almost no effect on it.

The soul masters of the Xingmang tribe released their starlight soul power one after another, and their soul power turned into starlight shields to protect themselves and others. At the same time, they also shot starlight chains at the dark demon ape, trying to restrict its movements.

The strange soul master waved his hands, and a beam of colorful soul power shot out from his hands. This beam of light hit the dark demon ape's eyes, causing it to temporarily lose its vision.

"Now, let's attack its weak points together!" Chu Tian shouted.

Everyone attacked the Dark Demon Ape's head. With everyone's concerted efforts, the Dark Demon Ape's head was severely hit. It began to become weak and its movements became slow.

Finally, Qin Feng saw the right moment, holding the Dragon Shadow Sword, and rushed towards the Dark Demon Ape in one step, stabbing it in the heart. The Dark Demon Ape let out a painful roar, then fell to the ground, and its body gradually dissipated.

"Huh, this guy is really hard to deal with." Zhang Meng wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Continuing forward, they came to a huge cave. The cave was filled with stronger dark soul power fluctuations, and the light of the crystal stone became extremely strong, almost breaking free from Chu Tian's hands.

"The Heart of Darkness should be in this cave." Chu Tian said.

However, there is a powerful dark soul barrier at the entrance of the cave. This barrier emits a black light, which makes people dare not touch it easily.

"This barrier looks very powerful. We have to find a way to break it." Qin Feng said with a frown.

Everyone began to study the barrier, trying to find a way to break it. The strange soul master found some runes flashing on the barrier.

"These runes look complicated, but I think they may be the key to breaking the barrier." said the strange soul master.

The leader of the Xingmang tribe also had some research on runes. He walked forward and carefully observed these runes. After some research, he said: "These runes are an ancient dark seal rune, which requires specific soul power attributes to be injected in a certain order to break."

So, everyone followed the instructions of the Star Clan leader and began to try to break the barrier according to their own soul power attributes.

Chu Tian first injected his light attribute soul power into a rune, and the rune flickered slightly. Then, Ye Li injected ice attribute soul power into another rune. Then, Qin Feng injected sword attribute soul power, Zhang Meng asked the giant rock bear to inject earth attribute soul power, and the soul masters of the Xingmang tribe also injected their starlight attribute soul power.

When the last rune was infused with soul power, the barrier began to flicker and then gradually broke.

They walked into the cave carefully. The cave was dark and damp, with some glowing black crystals inlaid on the walls. These crystals emitted a weak light, barely illuminating the surrounding environment.

Deep in the cave, there is a stone platform, on which sits a black sphere emitting a strong dark soul power. That is the Heart of Darkness.

"We finally found the Heart of Darkness." Chu Tian said excitedly.

However, just as they were approaching the Heart of Darkness, a group of dark soul masters suddenly appeared. These dark soul masters were wearing black robes and masks on their faces, revealing only pairs of eyes emitting red light.

"Do you think you can take away the Heart of Darkness so easily? This is the sacred object of our dark forces. You will all die here today!" said a dark soul master viciously.

"Hmph, you running dogs of darkness, today is your doom." Zhang Meng said angrily.

The battle broke out instantly. The dark soul masters summoned their own dark soul beasts and rushed towards Chu Tian and others.

Chu Tian flew into the air and fired his soul blades at the dark soul masters. His soul blades flickered in the darkness and accurately hit some dark soul masters and their soul beasts.

Zhang Meng ordered the Giant Rock Bear to charge towards the group of dark soul beasts. The Giant Rock Bear's enormous power allowed it to rampage through the group of soul beasts, and every attack could make the dark soul beasts fall down.

Ye Li and the Frost Fox released cold air, freezing a large number of dark soul beasts. Then she controlled the ice spikes and shot them at the dark soul beasts that were still struggling. The ice spikes penetrated the bodies of the dark soul beasts and completely destroyed them.

Qin Feng held the Dragon Shadow Sword and moved freely among the dark soul masters and soul beasts. His sword moves were sharp, and each sword could pierce the vital points of the dark soul masters or soul beasts.

Xiaohua and Xiaobai were also busy. Xiaohua used her soul power to command Xiaobai, and Xiaobai used her speed advantage to run behind the dark soul masters and soul beasts, releasing a beam of light from time to time to interfere with their attacks.

The soul masters of the Xingmang clan released their starlight soul power one after another, and their soul power turned into starlight shields to protect themselves and other students. At the same time, they also shot starlight chains at the dark soul masters, trapping some of them.

The weird soul master also displayed his unique skills. He waved his hands and a colorful soul power beam shot out from his hands. This beam shuttled through the group of dark soul masters. Wherever it went, the dark soul masters seemed to be hypnotized and stopped attacking.

With everyone's concerted efforts, the dark soul masters were beaten back step by step.

However, just when they thought victory was in sight, the Heart of Darkness suddenly released a powerful dark force that enveloped the dark soul masters and greatly enhanced their strength.

"Oh no, the Heart of Darkness is giving them power." Chu Tian shouted.

The dark soul masters regained their spirits and their attacks became more fierce.

"Don't panic, let's concentrate our forces on attacking the Heart of Darkness. As long as we destroy the Heart of Darkness, they will no longer be a threat." Qin Feng shouted.

Everyone gathered their soul power together and attacked the Heart of Darkness. A powerful shield appeared around the Heart of Darkness to resist their attacks.

"This shield is so powerful, we have to find a way to break it." Ye Li said anxiously.

Chu Tian observed the shield carefully and found that some energy nodes on the shield were flashing.

"Look everyone, these nodes on the shield may be its weaknesses. Let's concentrate our forces to attack these nodes." Chu Tian said.

Following Chu Tian's instructions, everyone concentrated their soul power to attack the nodes on the shield. After some effort, the nodes of the shield were successfully destroyed, and the shield was broken.

They attacked the Heart of Darkness again. This time, their attack hit the Heart of Darkness directly. After being attacked, the Heart of Darkness began to tremble violently, and then released a powerful dark shock wave.

Everyone quickly dodged the attack of the dark shock wave. Wherever the dark shock wave went, everything was destroyed.

"We can't let the Heart of Darkness continue to release its power." Chu Tian shouted.

He flew above the Heart of Darkness and injected all of his soul power into it. The others followed suit and injected their soul power into the Heart of Darkness.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the Heart of Darkness finally couldn't bear it anymore. Cracks began to appear on it, and then with a loud "boom", it exploded completely.

As the Heart of Darkness exploded, the dark soul masters also lost their source of power. Their dark soul power gradually dissipated, and their bodies became weak and powerless.

"We succeeded!" Zhang Meng shouted excitedly.

With the destruction of the Heart of Darkness, the dark forces of the entire Wuhun world suffered a heavy blow. The threat of dark soul power was greatly reduced, and the Wuhun world ushered in a new peace and hope.

Chu Tian and others have also become legendary heroes in the world of martial arts, and their names will be forever remembered in the history of the world of martial arts. After they returned to the Soul Master Academy, they continued to teach young soul masters, passing on their experience and knowledge to the next generation, hoping that they can protect the peace and tranquility of the world of martial arts.