Chapter 870 The True Face of Darkness

"It's started? What does that mean?" Zhang Meng scratched his head and looked at the cloaked man in front of him with confusion. "It seems to me that the fight is almost over, so why is there a 'real start'?"

Qin Feng's eyes were alert, and he held the sword tightly in his hand: "Mengzi, be careful, this guy won't just talk big. Get ready, we may have to face something more difficult."

The cloaked man sneered, and the dark energy spread from his body, as if the entire mountaintop was swallowed by darkness. His pale and twisted face looked even more hideous in the darkness: "You are too naive, the power of the seal has awakened, and your efforts to stop it are meaningless!"

As soon as the words fell, the ground shook violently, and the runes on the stone tablet lit up again, with red light circling around the stone tablet. Accompanied by a deafening roar, the cracks on the stone tablet instantly widened, and a terrifying dark aura poured out from the cracks.

"Brother Feng, what the hell is this?" Zhang Meng took a few steps back and looked at the dark energy emerging from the stone tablet with caution. "Is this guy going to tear down the earth?"

Qin Feng frowned and said, "It is very likely that the power of the seal has been completely released. We must prepare for the worst."

"The worst plan?" Zhang Meng grinned and raised his giant axe: "I like to fight the worst things!"

The cloaked man grinned with a twisted smile: "What you will face is no longer me, but... darkness itself!"

As he spoke, a black beam of light suddenly erupted from the stone tablet, and the light column shot straight up into the sky, and the air around it suddenly became colder. At the same time, a huge shadow slowly emerged from the stone tablet, as if a giant beast was waking up.

"Here it comes!" Qin Feng shouted, and immediately stepped back to create some distance. "Mengzi, be careful! This monster may not be able to beat you!"

Zhang Meng excitedly waved his giant axe: "Great, great! I like this kind of challenging fight!"

The shadow in the darkness gradually revealed its true form. It looked like a huge demon, shrouded in thick black fog, with limbs like giant tentacles, and was larger than any monster they had seen before. The most terrifying thing was that its eyes flashed with scarlet light, as if it could look directly into the soul.

"What kind of monster is this?" Qin Feng stared at the huge creature in front of him, secretly shocked.

The cloaked man laughed arrogantly: "You are facing the incarnation of the Lord of Darkness. It will devour all light and bring eternal darkness!"

Zhang Meng raised his eyebrows: "Lord of Darkness? It sounds intimidating, but I, Zhang Meng, have never been afraid of any lord or king!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Meng had already rushed towards the monster, holding the axe high, and fiercely chopped at the body of the dark beast. The axe cut through the air with the force of thunder and lightning, heading straight for the monster's head.

"boom!"

The giant axe hit the monster, making a dull thumping sound. However, to Zhang Meng's surprise, the axe did not cause much damage to the monster. The monster's body seemed to be made of invisible black mist. Zhang Meng's axe penetrated its body but left no trace.

"What the hell?" Zhang Meng's eyes widened. "Can't hit it?"

The monster let out a low roar, and swung its huge body violently, with its huge tentacles attacking Zhang Meng. Zhang Meng quickly retreated, narrowly avoiding the attack of the tentacles, but the strong airflow still shook him off balance.

"Brother Feng, this thing is actually in the form of mist. I can't hit it with my axe!" Zhang Meng looked depressed. "How can I play this?"

Qin Feng quickly analyzed the situation in front of him and said in a deep voice: "This guy's body is made of dark energy. Ordinary physical attacks are useless against it. We have to find the source of its energy, otherwise we can't defeat it at all."

Zhang Meng scratched his head: "How do we find it? Its body is so foggy that we can't even see its eyes clearly."

Qin Feng's eyes were stern as he stared at the faintly flashing red light on the monster's chest: "Look there! Its core is in the chest. We must destroy its core to make it disappear."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Zhang Meng licked his lips, raised the giant axe and rushed forward again.

This time, he did not blindly attack the monster's body, but aimed directly at the flashing red light on its chest. The giant axe drew an arc in the air, heading straight for the monster's core.

The monster seemed to sense the danger and waved its tentacles violently, trying to stop Zhang Meng's attack. However, Zhang Meng was agile and dodged the monster's attack with a roll. The giant axe, with a strong wind, chopped fiercely at its core.

"boom!"

The axe hit the target, and the core of the monster instantly made a low muffled sound, and the red light suddenly dimmed a little. The monster let out a shrill roar, its body trembled violently, and dark mist began to disperse.

"Well done, Mengzi!" Qin Feng shouted, seizing the opportunity, quickly drawing his sword and rushing forward.

The long sword flashed with silver light, Qin Feng aimed at the core of the monster and attacked quickly. The sword pierced into the monster's chest, and the dark energy overflowed instantly. The monster roared in pain, and its body twisted again.

"Come again!" Zhang Meng laughed and swung the giant axe to continuously hit the core of the monster.

As Zhang Meng and Qin Feng attacked together, the core of the monster gradually lost its light, and the power of darkness began to weaken. The huge body also gradually disintegrated under their attack, turning into black mist and dissipating in the air.

"Done!" Zhang Meng swung his axe and laughed triumphantly, "I told you, the Lord of Darkness was chopped to pieces by me!"

Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't be too proud too soon, things may not be over yet."

Sure enough, although the dark monster disappeared, the runes on the stone tablet were still flickering, and the red light was dimmed, but it did not disappear completely. The cloaked man did not fall completely, and although he looked seriously injured, he still sneered: "Foolish mortals, do you really think this is the end? The real darkness has not yet come, and the seal has not been completely lifted!"

Qin Feng frowned: "Is there a bigger conspiracy?"

The cloaked man grinned and said, "You stopped me, but you can't stop the Dark Cult's plan. Soon, the whole world will fall into endless darkness, and you are nothing but insignificant ants."

Zhang Meng curled his lips in disdain: "I wonder why you always brag? You've been beaten up like this by us, yet you're still so arrogant."

Qin Feng looked at the cloaked man warily: "No matter what your plan is, we will definitely stop it."

The cloaked man suddenly laughed, his voice full of madness: "Stop? You can't stop anything! The seal has been broken, the power of darkness will spread to the whole world, and you are just the first victims!"

At this moment, the stone tablet suddenly emitted a last burst of strong red light, and then the entire mountaintop shook violently, as if something more terrifying was awakening deep underground. Qin Feng and Zhang Meng looked at each other, their faces becoming solemn.

"Mengzi, we have to leave here immediately!" Qin Feng shouted.

Although Zhang Meng was still somewhat reluctant, he also realized the urgency of the situation: "Brother Feng, it seems that we really have to run away this time."

The two men turned around quickly and rushed down the mountain along the same path they had come from. The stone tablet behind them gradually collapsed, and dark energy swept across the top of the mountain like a gale, as if foreshadowing that a greater disaster was about to strike.