Chapter 651: Difficult Escape and New Hope

Xingying and the others held the mysterious crystal ball tightly in their hands, preparing to escape from the ruins. The dark forces were chasing them like hungry wolves, their eyes full of greed and madness.

"Everyone run, don't let them catch up!" Xingying shouted, his Xingying Leopard martial spirit left a series of blurry black shadows behind him, and his speed was astonishingly fast.

The team members also used all their strength and ran at full speed. Some team members used wind spirit power to glide in the air like light birds, while others used earth spirit power to quickly shuttle on the ground.

"Oh, these guys are like dog-skin plasters and can't be shaken off!" complained a team member.

"Stop talking nonsense and run!" another team member responded.

The dark forces continuously released dark soul attacks, and waves of black soul waves whistled behind them. Xingying and others ran and dodged the attacks, and the scene was very thrilling.

Suddenly, a huge dark soul ball flew towards them. Xingying was quick-witted and rolled sideways to avoid the soul ball. However, the soul ball hit the wall next to them, causing a violent explosion.

"Wow, it would be terrible if we got hit!" a team member exclaimed.

They continued running forward and came to a narrow passage. There was a strange atmosphere in the passage, and some strange runes flashed on the walls.

"Be careful, there may be traps in this passage." Xingying warned.

However, they had no other choice but to rush in. Sure enough, as soon as they entered the passage, many sharp stone pillars suddenly appeared on the ground.

"Jump!" Xingying shouted.

The team members jumped up one after another to avoid the attack of the stone pillars. However, the dark forces also caught up with them, and they stopped at the entrance of the passage, not daring to enter rashly.

"Hmph, let's see where you can run!" The leader of the dark forces sneered.

Xingying and the others took the opportunity to speed up and ran towards the other end of the passage. At the end of the passage, they found a hidden exit. Outside the exit was a dense forest.

"Finally it came out!" A team member breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they cannot let down their guard yet. The dark forces will definitely continue to hunt them in the forest.

"We have to find a place to hide quickly." Xingying said.

They walked through the forest, looking for a suitable hiding place. Finally, they found a huge tree hole. The tree hole was spacious enough to accommodate all of them.

"It's right here, go in quickly!" Xingying said.

They quickly crawled into the tree hole and covered the entrance with some branches and leaves.

The people of the dark forces searched everywhere in the forest, but they could not find any trace of them.

"Where on earth are these guys hiding?" the leader of the dark forces said angrily.

"Sir, they may have run far away. Should we continue chasing them?" asked a subordinate.

"No, we can't let them go. They have the crystal ball in their hands, which is the key to completing our plan. Keep looking!" the leader ordered.

In the tree hole, Xingying and the others listened nervously to the noise outside. They did not dare to make any noise, for fear of being discovered by the dark forces.

"What should we do now?" a team member asked in a low voice.

Xingying thought for a while and said, "We can't hide here forever. We have to find a way to get the crystal ball to a safe place, and then find a way to break the power of the crystal ball."

"But how can we find a safe place?" asked another team member.

"I remember the old soul master said that there is a mysterious place deep in the forest, which is guarded by powerful soul power. Maybe we can go there." Xingying said.

So, they decided to wait until the dark forces left and then head to a mysterious place deep in the forest.

After a while, the noise outside gradually disappeared. Xingying carefully poked his head out of the tree hole and observed the surrounding situation. After confirming that the people of the dark forces had left, they came out of the tree hole.

"Everyone be careful, we need to get to the mysterious place as soon as possible." Xingying said.

They moved forward quickly in the forest, carefully avoiding various dangers along the way. Finally, they came to the depths of the forest.

There, they saw a huge lake. Powerful soul power was emanating from the lake, and strange light was flickering on the lake.

"Is this the mysterious place that the old soul master talked about?" asked a team member.

"It looks very likely. Let's go to the lake first and take a look." Xingying said.

They came to the lake and found that the lake seemed to contain a mysterious power. The lake water was so clear that you could see some ancient runes flashing at the bottom of the lake.

"These runes are very similar to the runes on the crystal ball. Maybe we can really find a way to crack the power of the crystal ball here." Xingying said.

Just as they were thinking about how to use the lake water to break the power of the crystal ball, a huge figure suddenly emerged from the lake. This figure exuded a powerful soul power, which made people feel extremely oppressive.

"What is this?" the team members asked in horror.

Xingying looked closely and found that the figure was actually a giant water elemental creature. The body of the water elemental creature was made of lake water, and its eyes flashed blue light, as if it could see through everything.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" the water elemental creature asked in an ancient language.

Xingying and the others couldn't understand what the water elemental creature said. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

At this moment, a mysterious woman suddenly appeared. She walked up to the water elemental creature and communicated with it in an equally ancient language.

After a while, the mysterious woman turned around and said to Xingying and the others, "This water elemental creature is the guardian of the lake. It can help us crack the power of the crystal ball. However, we need to pass a test."

"What test?" Xingying asked.

The mysterious woman pointed to a whirlpool in the lake and said, "You need to enter this whirlpool and find a mysterious cave at the bottom of the lake. In the cave, there is an ancient magic circle. You need to activate this magic circle to get help from water elemental creatures."

Xingying and the others looked at the whirlpool in the lake, feeling hesitant. The whirlpool looked very dangerous, and they didn't know what was waiting for them inside.

"Are we really going in?" asked a team member.

"We have no other choice. If we don't break the power of the crystal ball, the dark forces will succeed and the Wuhun World will be in crisis." Xingying said firmly.

So, they decided to face the test bravely. Xingying was the first to jump into the whirlpool, and the team members followed suit.

The current in the whirlpool was very strong, and they were swept up by the current and kept spinning. Xingying tried to stay awake and used his soul power to protect himself and his teammates.

Finally, they were brought by the current to a mysterious cave at the bottom of the lake. It was very dark in the cave, with only some faint light emanating from the runes on the wall.

"Everyone be careful, it could be dangerous here," Xingying said.

They walked into the cave carefully, and deep in the cave, they found the ancient magic circle. The magic circle was engraved with complex runes, emitting mysterious power.

"Is this the magic circle we want to activate?" asked a team member.

"It seems so. But we don't know how to activate it." Xingying said.

While they were thinking, the mysterious woman also came to the cave. She walked in front of the magic circle and began to communicate with it with her flute.

As the flute sounded, the runes on the magic circle began to flicker. The mysterious woman played the flute while using her soul to guide the power of the runes.

After a while, the magic circle was successfully activated. A strong light shot out from the magic circle, illuminating the entire cave.

"We did it!" the team members shouted excitedly.

The water elemental creature sensed the power of the magic circle and appeared in the cave. It looked at Xingying and the others and nodded in approval.

"You have passed the test. I will help you crack the power of the crystal ball." said the water elemental creature.

It stretched out a hand and placed it on the crystal ball. The runes on the crystal ball began to resonate with the power of the water elemental creature, and slowly, the dark power in the crystal ball was gradually purified.

"Great, we finally found a way to crack it!" Xingying said happily.

However, they know that this is just the beginning. They still need to return the crystal ball to the Soul Master Academy and fight against the dark forces together with everyone. Can they succeed? All this is full of unknowns, but their hearts are full of hope.