Chapter 861: Vision in the Dark

Qin Feng and Zhang Meng stood in the strange underground hall. The laughter of the man in black robe echoed in all directions, as if the whole space was laughing at their helplessness.

“Humph, darkness is everywhere?” Zhang Meng sneered disdainfully, tightly gripping the giant axe and roaring in response, “No matter how omnipresent the darkness is, I have a way to chop you out!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his huge axe and swung it towards the air a few times, as if trying to use his strength to chop off the illusion of the man in black robe. However, no matter how he swung the axe, the man in black robe's laughter continued, and it seemed even more cold and mocking.

"Mengzi, don't waste your energy." Qin Feng shook his head and looked around calmly, "This is an illusion. He just wants to interfere with our judgment. We must stay calm."

Zhang Meng stopped swinging his axe, his face full of reluctance: "I don't like this kind of evasive opponent. If you want to fight, come out and fight head-on, don't play these little tricks!"

"Fight head-on?" The black-robed man's voice sounded again, with a hint of joking, "Do you think you can defeat the real dark power? You are just ants, trying to challenge an unshakable existence."

Qin Feng did not respond, but calmed down and carefully observed the changes around him. He knew that the man in black robe used the dark power of this space to create an illusion, but every illusion would have flaws.

"These illusions must have weaknesses. As long as we find his true form, we can break them all." Qin Feng whispered to Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng frowned: "Then how do we find him? This guy is like a ghost, without even a physical body."

"Don't be impatient." Qin Feng stared at the darkness around him, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He closed his eyes, trying to eliminate all distractions and concentrate on sensing the surrounding atmosphere.

Zhang Meng looked at Qin Feng closing his eyes and couldn't help asking, "Why did you close your eyes? Didn't you say you were going to find that guy?"

Qin Feng did not answer, but said softly: "Quiet, Mengzi. The illusion is a visual deception, but the essence of darkness cannot hide his breath."

Although Zhang Meng didn't quite understand what Qin Feng meant, he still shut up, held the giant axe tightly, and stood aside on guard.

After a moment, Qin Feng's eyes twitched slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes, looking straight at a corner of the hall - there, a faint dark aura was stirring, which seemed different from the darkness around it.

"There!" Qin Feng suddenly shouted, then quickly drew out his sword and rushed in that direction.

Zhang Meng immediately followed him after hearing this: "Good fellow, you actually found it!"

Without thinking, he raised the giant axe, followed Qin Feng's steps, and chopped hard at the corner.

"boom!"

The giant axe struck the ground with a deafening sound. As the axe chopped down, a tiny crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and a stream of black smoke gushed out of the crack. The illusion instantly began to distort, and the surrounding darkness became blurred.

“You actually found me…” The black-robed man’s voice was filled with obvious surprise, and then he sneered, “But this is just the beginning.”

"I don't care what your start is. I just know that you can't escape this time!" Zhang Meng grinned, raised the giant axe, and prepared to attack again.

However, just as he was about to chop down, the air around him suddenly began to vibrate violently, and the darkness seemed to have come to life, and began to rush towards them rapidly, covering the entire space in a thick fog.

"Again?" Zhang Meng widened his eyes, obviously very annoyed by the sudden change of darkness.

"This time is different." Qin Feng said calmly, his eyes still sharp, "He wants to use the power of darkness to trap us completely. Mengzi, get ready, this may be a real battle."

"Humph, I've been waiting for this for a long time!" Zhang Meng laughed, "Don't let me down!"

Just as they were preparing to fight, the figure of the man in black robes appeared again, but this time it was different from the previous illusion. His body became more solid, his hands crossed in front of his chest, and the surrounding dark power condensed around him, forming a thick protective shield.

“You can break the illusion, but you can’t break the darkness.” The black-robed man said coldly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes. “Now, let me show you the true power of darkness.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the man waved his hand suddenly, and the dark power around him surged towards Qin Feng and Zhang Meng like a tide, turning into sharp black arrows and shooting towards them.

"Here they come!" Zhang Meng shouted, raising the giant axe to block in front of him. The black arrows hit the giant axe, making dull "bang bang" sounds.

"Don't take it lightly!" Qin Feng dodged several arrows by leaning sideways and quickly approached the direction of the man in black robe.

The black-robed man saw Qin Feng's intention and sneered, "Do you think you can defeat me by getting close to me? You are too naive."

As his voice fell, the dark power quickly formed a thick barrier around him, completely enveloping him. Qin Feng's sword slashed at the barrier, but only a burst of sparks splashed, and it was impossible to break through.

"This guy's defense is too strong!" Zhang Meng continued to block the arrows while shouting, "Qin Feng, do you have any solution?"

"We can't attack head-on." Qin Feng frowned and quickly retreated back to Zhang Meng. "He used the power of darkness to build this protective wall. We must break it first."

"Then I'll do it!" Zhang Meng roared, swung his giant axe, and chopped hard at the black-robed man's barrier.

"boom!"

The giant axe hit the barrier with a loud noise, but the barrier remained solid without even a crack.

"What? So strong?" Zhang Meng's eyes widened. "This is my full-strength axe!"

Qin Feng frowned and thought. The power of the man in black robe was obviously different from that of ordinary enemies. His dark power was endless and it was difficult to break through it by brute force.

"We must find the weakness of his barrier." Qin Feng analyzed calmly, "As long as we can break his dark core, the barrier will collapse on its own."

"Find the core? How to find it?" Zhang Meng scratched his head. Obviously he was not good at such sophisticated tactics.

Qin Feng did not answer immediately, but stared closely at the black-robed man's movements, trying to find flaws in his movements. Suddenly, his eyes fell on the man's feet - the surge of dark power seemed to be concentrated on a rune under his feet, and the rune was faintly flashing with a strange light.

"That's his weakness!" Qin Feng gave an order, "Mengzi, attack the rune under his feet!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Meng rushed forward without saying a word, raised his giant axe and smashed it towards the runes under the man's feet.

"boom!"

Along with the heavy blow of the giant axe, the rune suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and then the black-robed man's protective barrier began to vibrate violently, and obvious cracks appeared.

"Impossible!" exclaimed the man in black robe, obviously not expecting that his defense would be broken.

"This is the weakness of darkness!" Qin Feng said coldly, and then swung the sword again, heading straight for the man's core position.

"boom--"

As Qin Feng's sword pierced in, the black-robed man's barrier completely collapsed, and the dark power fled in all directions. His figure began to twist, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

“You…how is it possible…” The black-robed man’s voice was weak, with fear and unwillingness flashing in his eyes.

"Darkness is not invincible." Qin Feng said coldly, "Your conspiracy ends here."