Chapter 653: Secret Exploration and Approaching Crisis

In the Soul Master Academy, everyone was surrounded by a mysterious crystal ball, lost in deep thought. This seemingly ordinary crystal ball actually concealed a huge secret that could change the fate of the Soul World, which made everyone excited and nervous.

"What secrets are hidden in this crystal ball? It feels like a mysterious treasure chest, waiting for us to open it." Zhang Meng scratched his head and said curiously.

"Stop guessing, we have to find a way to solve this mystery." Ye Li rolled her eyes at Zhang Meng.

Chu Tian carefully observed the crystal ball. The runes on it were complex and mysterious, as if telling an ancient story. "These runes must be the key. We need to find someone who understands runes to study them."

Therefore, the academy began to look for a soul master who was good at rune research. After some efforts, they finally found an old rune master who lived in seclusion in the mountains.

The old rune master had white hair but sharp eyes. When he saw the crystal ball, he showed a surprised expression on his face. "This is not an ordinary crystal ball. The runes on it contain powerful power."

The old rune master began to study the runes on the crystal ball carefully. He frowned and nodded from time to time, as if he was caught up in a conversation with the ancient runes.

"These runes seem to be a kind of code that requires a specific method to decipher." said the old rune master.

Everyone gathered around the old rune master, anxiously awaiting his further discoveries.

"However, it is not easy to decipher this code. It requires some special materials and soul power techniques." The old rune master continued.

"What materials? Let's go find them quickly." Zhang Meng said impatiently.

The old rune master made a list of materials, which included some rare soul beast materials and ancient herbs.

Chu Tian and others took action immediately. They divided into several groups and went to different places to look for these materials.

Qin Feng led a group of people into a mysterious forest, where it was said that there was a rare soul beast they needed.

"Everyone, be careful. Who knows what dangers may be hidden in this forest." Qin Feng reminded.

They moved forward cautiously in the forest, when suddenly a huge spider-shaped soul beast jumped down from a tree. The spider was covered with colorful hair and its eyes flashed with strange light.

"Wow, what kind of monster is this?" a team member said in horror.

Qin Feng looked at the spider soul beast calmly, and the Dragon Shadow Sword in his hand trembled slightly. "Don't be afraid, it's just an ordinary soul beast, we can deal with it."

The spider soul beast sprayed a ball of white silk threads towards them, which quickly spread out in the air and flew towards everyone.

Qin Feng swung the Dragon Shadow Sword and cut the thread. "Everyone, come together and make a quick decision."

The team members released their martial spirits and attacked the spider soul beast. Although the spider soul beast was powerful, it gradually couldn't hold on under the joint attack of everyone.

In the end, they successfully defeated the spider soul beast and obtained the soul beast materials they needed.

A group of people led by Ye Li came to an ancient mountain range, looking for a special herb.

"The road on this mountain is so difficult to walk on. It feels like we are participating in a mountain climbing competition." complained a team member.

"Stop complaining. The key is to find the herbs quickly." Ye Li said.

They climbed up the mountain with great difficulty and finally found the special herb. However, there was a guardian beast next to the herb.

This guardian beast is a giant pangolin, its body is as hard as iron and its eyes are full of vigilance.

"This is trouble. This pangolin doesn't look easy to deal with." Ye Li said with a frown.

They tried to approach the herbs quietly, but the pangolin immediately sensed their presence and rushed towards them at an extremely fast speed.

Ye Li commanded the Frost Fox to release cold air in an attempt to slow down the pangolin, but the pangolin's body was very hard and the cold air had little effect on it.

"We have to think of another way." Ye Li said.

At this time, one of the team members came up with an idea. "We can use bait to lure the pangolin away, and then take the herbs."

They found some fruits and placed them far away to attract the pangolin's attention. As expected, the pangolin was attracted by the bait and ran towards the fruits.

Ye Li and others took the opportunity to quickly take away the herbs and fled the scene.

After some effort, they finally collected all the materials. The old rune master began to use these materials and special soul power techniques to try to decipher the rune code on the crystal ball.

While the old rune master was cracking the code, the Soul Master Academy was also strengthening its defenses in preparation for another attack from the dark forces.

Zhang Meng led the students to set up various traps and fortifications around the academy.

"Hey, everyone, dig this trap deeper so that the guys from the dark forces will never come back." Zhang Meng shouted loudly.

The students were full of energy. They used their soul power to dig traps and set up various mechanisms.

However, just as they were busy, a powerful wave of dark soul power came from afar.

"Oh no, the dark forces may be coming." Zhang Meng's face changed.

Chu Tian and others also felt the fluctuation of dark soul power. They immediately stopped their work and prepared to face the impending crisis.

"Everyone, be prepared. The dark forces may attack at any time," Chu Tian said.

At this time, the old rune master was still nervously cracking the code on the crystal ball. He knew that time was running out, but he couldn't act rashly.

The dark forces were getting closer and closer, and their figures appeared in the sight of the Soul Master Academy. This time, the dark forces had a larger lineup and were clearly well prepared.

"Haha, do you think you can stop us? Today is your doomsday." The leader of the dark forces said arrogantly.

Chu Tian and others are ready for battle, knowing that a tough battle is about to begin. Can the secret in the crystal ball be solved before the battle? This will determine whether they can defeat the dark forces and protect the fate of the martial arts world. Everything is full of unknowns, but they have no way out and can only face it bravely.