Chapter 835 "Clues to the Dark Ritual"

Night gradually fell, and the last ray of sunlight in the sky disappeared beyond the horizon. Following the guidance of the Shadow Walker, Qin Feng and his party passed through the dark streets of the capital, gradually heading towards a forgotten ruin. The streets became increasingly deserted, and the surrounding houses looked dilapidated and desolate, as if this place had long been abandoned by time.

"I have to say, this place doesn't look very auspicious." Zhang Meng muttered as he walked, "Are you sure we want to follow this mysterious guy to a place like this?"

"Of course it's unlucky. Look at the atmosphere here." Ye Li tightly grasped the bow and looked around vigilantly. "The air is filled with an uneasy atmosphere."

"Don't forget what we are going to do." Qin Feng reminded in a low voice, still keeping a calm expression, "We need to find the remaining runes, this place may be the key."

"Then let's hope we can find it instead of running into a bunch of monsters." Zhang Meng smiled bitterly, obviously a little uneasy about what was going to happen next.

The shadow walker walked slowly in front, his figure almost blending into the surrounding darkness. Although he was not walking fast, his steps were very firm, as if he knew everything here.

"Are those runes you mentioned here?" Li Xiao asked coldly, his eyes always fixed on the Shadow Walker vigilantly.

“That’s right.” The Shadow Walker’s voice was low and cold. “An ancient altar is buried under the ruins, and this altar is the key to connecting to the dark power. You must close it to prevent the ritual from proceeding further.”

"Altar? It seems that this place is more complicated than we imagined." Chu Tian said softly.

"You don't have time to think about it." Shadow Walker suddenly stopped and turned to look at everyone. "The place you are looking for is in front. But I want to remind you that the power hidden here is far more powerful than anything you have encountered."

"It sounds like we are about to fall into some incredible trap." Zhang Meng patted his chest and smiled casually, "But it doesn't matter. I, Zhang Meng, am not afraid of anything."

"Courage is commendable, but impulsiveness will get you killed." Shadow Walker said coldly, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

"Hey, I'm not just impulsive." Zhang Meng retorted dissatisfiedly, "I'm the most reliable soldier in the team."

"Okay, everyone, stop wasting time." Qin Feng interrupted their conversation, his expression serious, "We have to go in and take a look."

The Shadow Walker chuckled and found a secret mechanism on the wall. As the mechanism was activated, the ground suddenly shook and the wall in front of him slowly cracked, revealing a dark underground passage.

"It's right here." Shadow Walker said, "Only you can walk the road to the altar."

"You're not coming with us?" Ye Li asked with a frown, obviously puzzled by the Shadow Walker's actions.

"I have more important things to do." The Shadow Walker smiled coldly, then turned and disappeared into the darkness.

"This guy really comes and goes like the wind." Zhang Meng looked at the back of the Shadow Walker and couldn't help muttering, "I always feel that he is a little unreliable."

"Whether he is trustworthy or not, our mission has not changed." Qin Feng said calmly, and then took the lead into the underground passage.

The passage was filled with a damp and decayed smell, the walls were covered with mosses, and the ground underfoot was bumpy. The air around was extremely stuffy, as if silently oppressing everyone's nerves.

"I hate this kind of place." Zhang Meng complained, walking forward cautiously, "I always feel like a monster will jump out next."

"Stay calm, Zhang Meng." Li Xiao reminded, his hand already on the hilt of the sword, "This place is indeed dangerous, but fear will only make you make mistakes."

As they went deeper, the air ahead began to grow colder, as if something was waiting for them in the distance.

"Do you feel that this place is getting colder and colder?" Ye Li asked in a low voice, with a hint of uneasiness in her voice.

"Yes, the stronger the dark power, the lower the temperature will be." Qin Feng explained, "This means that we are very close to our goal."

Finally, they reached the end of the passage, and a wide underground space appeared in front of them. In the center of this space stood a huge black stone tablet, which was engraved with strange runes. Those runes flashed a dim red light, as if they were breathing slowly.

"This is the altar." Qin Feng said in a deep voice, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

"This thing looks bad." Zhang Meng frowned, "How should we deal with it?"

"We need to destroy these runes." Qin Feng said, and then walked forward and began to carefully observe the runes on the stone tablet. He could feel that the runes contained powerful dark energy, and if they were not sealed in time, these energies would be completely released.

"I can try to use the power of the Soul Spring to interfere with these runes." Qin Feng said in a low voice, then closed his eyes and began to guide the power of the Soul Spring.

As Qin Feng's power gradually penetrated into the runes, the stone tablet emitted a slight vibration, and the red light on the runes began to dim.

"It works!" Ye Li said in surprise, "The power of the rune is weakening."

"Keep going, I'll protect you." Li Xiao drew his sword, stood beside Qin Feng, and kept an eye on his surroundings.

However, just as Qin Feng was concentrating on the sealing rune, a strange whisper suddenly came from all around the underground space. The sound seemed to come from all directions, full of ominous omens.

"These voices..." Chu Tian frowned, obviously feeling a little uneasy.

"It seems we have triggered something." Zhang Meng gripped his weapon tightly, his eyes full of vigilance.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and groups of black mist emerged from the corners, quickly condensing into several huge shadow creatures. Their eyes flashed with scarlet light, and they let out low roars, ready to pounce on Qin Feng and his group at any time.

"Oh no, the monster is coming!" Zhang Meng roared and raised his weapon to meet the monster.

"Protect Qin Feng!" Ye Li quickly drew the bow and arrow, aiming at the weaknesses of those shadow creatures. The sharp arrow shot out at a high speed, hitting the eye of one of the creatures.

However, the shadow creatures seemed to have no fear of physical attacks, and the arrows passed through their bodies as if they were hitting the air.

"These things are not afraid of attacks!" Ye Li exclaimed.

"We have to hold them back." Li Xiao swung his sword to block the attack of a creature. Although the sword could not really hurt it, it could at least prevent it from getting close to Qin Feng.

"Let me try!" Zhang Meng roared, jumped up suddenly, and swung the weapon in his hand to chop at another shadow creature. Although the attack did not cause any substantial damage, it successfully diverted its attention.

At the same time, Qin Feng was still concentrating on sealing the rune. Beads of sweat had already oozed out of his forehead. It was obvious that this kind of energy consumption was huge, but he knew that the seal must be completed as soon as possible, otherwise all of them would be swallowed by the dark power.

"Almost... I'm almost done!" Qin Feng gritted his teeth and persisted.

"Let's hold on as long as we can!" Zhang Meng gritted his teeth and continued to fight with those shadow creatures. Although the situation seemed tense, he was not afraid.

Finally, as Qin Feng injected the power of the Soul Spring for the last time, the runes on the stone tablet completely extinguished, and the underground space instantly fell into deathly silence.

Those shadow creatures also dissipated, as if they had never existed.

"It's done!" Zhang Meng let out a long sigh and said proudly, "I knew we could do it!"