Chapter 625: Crisis and unexpected turn of events in Sunset Mountains

Chu Tian and his companions rushed towards the Sunset Mountains with the students. Along the way, Zhang Meng shouted loudly: "This dark force is like an indestructible cockroach. Why did it appear again?"

Ye Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "Do you think they will give up so easily? We have to be fully prepared."

Qin Feng held the Dragon Shadow Sword tightly, his eyes determined: "No matter what, this time we must nip their conspiracy in the bud."

As they approached the Sunset Mountains, a strong dark soul power rushed over. Chu Tian frowned and said, "This dark soul power is even stronger than before. It seems that the situation is not good."

The spirit masters of the Xingmang tribe also felt the pressure, their starlight spirit powers flickered around their bodies, as if they were protecting themselves. Xiaobai in Xiaohua's arms also twisted his body uneasily.

"Everyone, be careful and don't move forward rashly." Chu Tian warned.

They stopped at the outskirts of the Sunset Mountains and began to observe the surrounding situation. They saw that the mountains were filled with black fog, and the trees became twisted and weird under the erosion of the dark soul power, and eerie howling sounds were heard from time to time.

"This place looks like a haunted house. It's really creepy." A student whispered.

"Humph, what's so scary about a haunted house? We are soul masters." Another student said bravely.

Chu Tian began to assign tasks: "We will be divided into several groups. One group will be responsible for detecting the source of the dark soul power, one group will set up fortifications around to prevent sudden attacks from the dark forces, and another group will follow me in to check the situation."

So, everyone took action according to Chu Tian's arrangements.

Qin Feng, Ye Li and several Star Clan soul masters followed Chu Tian and walked cautiously into the mountains. With every step, they could feel the dark soul power wrapped around their feet like sticky glue.

Suddenly, a huge black claw stretched out from the woods next to them and grabbed them. Zhang Meng reacted quickly, letting the giant rock bear spirit possess him, and slapped the claw back with his huge bear paw.

"What the hell? It's hiding its head and showing its tail!" Zhang Meng shouted.

A soul beast that looked like a black panther but exuded a dark aura suddenly emerged from the woods, its eyes flashing a strange red light.

"This is a soul beast transformed by dark soul power. Everyone be careful." Ye Li warned.

The alienated soul beast roared and pounced again. Qin Feng swung the Dragon Shadow Sword, and the light on the sword collided with the dark soul power, making a sizzling sound. He flexibly dodged the soul beast's attack while looking for its flaws.

Chu Tianze flew into the air, and his thunder spirit power gathered into lightning, striking at the alien soul beast. After being struck by lightning, the alien soul beast just shook its body and continued to pounce on them.

"This guy has thick skin and tough flesh, and is not easy to deal with." said a Star Clan soul master.

Ye Li let the Frost Fox release extreme cold air, trying to freeze the soul beast. The alienated soul beast slowed down in the cold fog, but the dark soul power in its body continued to resist the cold air.

Just as everyone was in a stalemate with the alienated soul beast, a noisy sound came from the distance. A group of small soul beasts controlled by dark soul power rushed towards them.

"Oh, this is really adding insult to injury," Zhang Meng complained.

However, the students were not idle. After setting up fortifications outside, they heard the movement inside and rushed to support.

The students used their own martial arts skills and fought with the little spirit beasts. For a moment, the soul power in the Sunset Mountains flashed, and the sound of various skills colliding was endless.

Qin Feng saw the right moment and rushed towards the alien soul beast. The Dragon Shadow Sword pierced its body. The alien soul beast screamed, and dark soul power gushed out from the wound. Qin Feng used force to pick the alien soul beast and sent it flying.

Just as the mutated soul beast fell to the ground, its body suddenly began to swell as if it was about to self-explode.

"Oh no! It's going to self-destruct. Everyone, scatter!" Chu Tian shouted.

Everyone quickly retreated, and with a loud "bang", the impact force generated by the mutated soul beast's self-explosion knocked down the surrounding trees.

"What a difficult guy." Qin Feng said as he dusted himself off.

They continued to move deeper into the mountains, and the source of the dark soul power seemed to be in a valley ahead.

When they arrived at the mouth of the valley, they saw a huge dark formation inside. In the formation, the dark soul power was spinning like a whirlpool, and in the center of the whirlpool, a man in a black robe was chanting something.

"You are finally here. Today is the day you die." The man in black robe made a hoarse voice.

"Who are you? Why are you plotting these things here?" Chu Tian asked.

The black-robed man sneered: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that the power of your martial arts world will become the nourishment of our dark world."

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, suddenly, an unexpected voice came: "Hey, what are you doing? How can I be absent from such a lively scene?"

Everyone turned around and saw a little old man in colorful clothes walking towards them.

"Who are you?" Qin Feng asked vigilantly.

The old man chuckled and said, "As for me, I am a soul master who travels around the world, but I know a lot about this dark formation."

Chu Tian looked at the old man and said, "Then tell me quickly, is there any way to break this formation?"

The old man said slowly, "This formation is called the Dark Devouring Formation. It needs to constantly absorb the surrounding soul power to maintain its operation. If you can find the center of the formation and then use the powerful purifying soul power to attack, you can break this formation."

"But where is the center of the formation?" Ye Li asked.

The old man pointed to a corner of the formation and said, "It's right there, but it's not easy to get close to the center of the formation. There is a strong dark soul power protection around it."

Qin Feng looked at everyone and said, "No matter what, we have to give it a try."

So, they walked towards the formation again. When the black-robed man saw them approaching, he summoned a few alienated soul beasts to stop them.

This time, everyone had experience and cooperated more tacitly. Chu Tian and Qin Feng led the way in front, Ye Li and the Xingmang clan spirit master provided support in the back, and Zhang Meng led the students to deal with the small spirit beasts.

They approached the center of the formation step by step, and the pressure of the dark soul power became greater and greater. Qin Feng felt as if his body was being pressed down by a mountain, but he gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.

When they finally arrived near the center of the formation, they found that the center was a black crystal that exuded a strong dark soul power.

"Everyone attack together!" Chu Tian shouted.

Everyone gathered their soul power together and attacked the center of the formation. The purified soul power collided violently with the dark soul power, and for a moment, the valley was filled with light.

The man in black robe saw the center of the formation being attacked and wanted to come over to stop it, but was blocked by Chu Tian and Zhang Meng.

After a fierce battle, the center of the formation finally couldn't withstand the attack of the purifying soul power and began to crack. With a "crack", the center of the formation shattered and the dark swallowing formation collapsed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black robe wanted to escape. But how could Qin Feng let him succeed? He rushed forward and put the Dragon Shadow Sword against the man in black robe's neck.

"Tell me, what other conspiracies do you dark forces have?" Qin Feng asked.

The man in black robe trembled and said: "Our plan will not end like this, just wait and see."

Just then, the little old man came over and said, "Leave him to me. I know what to do with him."

Chu Tian was a little confused: "Can you really do this?"

The old man said confidently: "Don't worry, I have my own way."

Chu Tian thought about it, nodded, and asked Qin Feng to hand the man in black robe over to the old man.

The old man took the man in black robes away from the Sunset Mountains, and Chu Tian and others began to clean up the remaining dark soul power here.

After some effort, the dark soul power in the Sunset Mountains was finally cleared away, the trees regained vitality, and the soul beasts returned to normal.

"This time it's all thanks to that mysterious old man." Ye Li sighed.

"Yes, but we still can't let our guard down. The dark forces will definitely take other actions." Chu Tian said.

Everyone took the students away from the Sunset Mountains. They knew that protecting the peace of the martial arts world was a long and arduous task.

On the way to the Soul Returning Academy, the students were excitedly discussing their experience. They had gained a lot of experience from this battle and had become more mature and powerful. Chu Tian and others were thinking about how to further improve their defense measures to deal with the next attack from the dark forces.