Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 401 The Dark Counterattack and the Dawn of Hope

The black-robed leader held a black crystal ball that emitted a dense aura of darkness, enveloping his entire being. His figure appeared and disappeared in the darkness, radiating a chilling sense of oppression. "You think you can easily defeat me? That's nothing but wishful thinking on your part!" The black-robed man laughed wildly, his voice echoing through the palace, filled with endless resentment.

Zhang Peng's heart tightened. He could sense that the dark power contained within this black crystal ball was far stronger than anything he had encountered before, and it was even completely different from the crystal ball he had seen in the border cave. He immediately activated the power of the Chaos Laws, forming an even stronger protective barrier in front of everyone, while loudly reminding his companions, "Everyone be careful! This dark power is extraordinary; we must not let our guard down!"

The man in black robes suddenly hurled the black crystal ball towards Zhang Peng and the others. The crystal ball rapidly expanded in mid-air, instantly transforming into a massive black vortex from which countless black tentacles extended, swirling wildly towards the group. Wherever the tentacles touched, space seemed to be torn apart, emitting a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound.

Murong Yu unleashed the strongest move of the "Chaotic Breeze Sword" in an attempt to sever the tentacles. His sword energy crisscrossed, carrying the agility of the laws of chaos and the sharpness of the Breeze Breaking Clouds Sword. However, the tentacles seemed to possess life, constantly twisting and regenerating under the attack of the sword energy. They quickly broke through Murong Yu's defenses and rapidly approached him.

Seeing this, Liu Ruoli immediately played her jade flute, unleashing the "Chaotic Spiritual Sound Break." The sound waves, like an invisible torrent, carried the power of the chaotic laws and impacted the black tentacles. Wherever the sound waves reached, the tentacles' movements were briefly hindered; their speed noticeably slowed, and the dark power on their surface fluctuated.

Pan Liwei and Cao Long unleashed the "Chaotic Darkness Protection," their dark spiritual power merging with the laws of chaos to form an indestructible black shield in front of them. Black tentacles struck the shield with dull thuds and sparks, but they could not break through the defense.

Zhang Peng gripped his divine sword tightly, unleashing the power of the Chaos Laws and the artifact's full potential. He unleashed the "Chaos Divine Artifact Annihilation Slash," a sword aura containing boundless light, carrying a world-destroying momentum, slashing towards the black vortex. The sword aura collided violently with the vortex, erupting in dazzling light. The entire palace shook violently under the impact of this force, and stones on the walls crumbled away.

However, the black-robed man's counterattack did not end there. While Zhang Peng and the others were fully engaged in resisting the black vortex's attacks, he secretly cast an ancient and evil spell. His hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals, and he chanted incantations. The faint dark aura that had been emanating from the palace quickly gathered around him, forming a gigantic phantom of a dark demon god. The demon god opened its blood-red maw, letting out a deafening roar, and lunged at Zhang Peng and the others.

"Oh no, this is the Dark Demon God Curse!" Zhang Peng's expression changed drastically. He had seen records of this evil spell in ancient books. Once the curse was successfully cast, it would summon a powerful Dark Demon God with earth-shattering power.

In this critical moment, Zhang Peng suddenly remembered the divine sword he had obtained in the mysterious valley temple, which seemed to have some kind of restraining relationship with the Dark Demon God's curse. He immediately concentrated his mind, deeply fusing the power of the Chaos Law with the power of the divine sword, trying to find a way to break the curse.

Guided by the laws of chaos, Zhang Peng discovered that although the power of the Dark Demon God was immense, its core was hidden in the center of the demon god's illusory brow. If he could strike this core, he might be able to break this evil spell.

"Listen up, everyone! The core of this Dark Demon God is in its brow. Let's concentrate our attack there!" Zhang Peng shouted.

Upon hearing this, Murong Yu immediately adjusted his attack direction, unleashing the ultimate move of the "Chaotic Breeze Sword," "Chaotic Breeze Break," a sword aura imbued with chaotic power shooting towards the Dark Demon God's brow. Liu Ruoli also played the strongest sound wave of "Chaotic Spiritual Sound Break," the sound wave acting like an invisible blade, piercing towards the Dark Demon God's core.

Pan Liwei and Cao Long unleashed their strongest attacks of dark spiritual power, their spiritual power converging to form a huge black energy ball that charged toward the Dark Demon God.

Zhang Peng wielded his divine sword, unleashing the most powerful sword technique, "Collapse of Chaos and Myriad Phenomena," a fusion of the laws of chaos and the divine weapon. This strike gathered all his power, along with the combined might of the laws of chaos and the divine weapon, unleashing a five-colored light carrying boundless power as it slashed towards the Dark Demon God's brow.

With the combined attack of everyone, the core of the Dark Demon God was finally struck. With a deafening roar, the illusory image of the Dark Demon God instantly collapsed, turning into countless black fragments that dissipated into the air. The man in black robes also suffered a backlash from the magic; he coughed up blood and swayed precariously.

"No...this is impossible!" the man in black cried out in despair, his eyes filled with resentment and fear.

Taking advantage of the black-robed man's weakness, Zhang Peng used the "Chaotic Sky-Splitting Step" to instantly appear in front of him, pointing his divine sword at his throat: "Your conspiracy has completely failed. Now, tell us who the mastermind is and what your purpose is, and perhaps we can alleviate your sins."

The man in black robes sneered, "Hmph, you think this is the end? Our influence extends throughout the entire cultivation world. Even if I die, there will be many more people to complete our mission."

Just then, the man in black robes suddenly spat out a mouthful of black poisonous blood. His body began to shrink rapidly, turning into a cloud of black smoke and disappearing.

"Damn it, he got away again!" Murong Yu shouted angrily.

Zhang Peng frowned, knowing the man in black robes was not exaggerating. But at this moment, he was more concerned about the treasure box on the stone platform; perhaps the mysterious treasure inside held the key to unraveling all the mysteries.

Zhang Peng slowly approached the treasure box, once again using the power of the Chaos Law to perceive the runes on it. Under the unique perception of the Chaos Law, he finally found the way to open the box. With a flash of light, the treasure box slowly opened, and a dazzling light shot out, illuminating the entire palace.

Within the light, a bead radiating a soft glow slowly rose. Mysterious runes flowed across its surface, shimmering with an eerie light, as if containing boundless power. Zhang Peng could sense a wondrous resonance between this bead and the laws of chaos; it seemed to be a concrete manifestation of those laws.

"Is this the mysterious treasure we've been looking for?" Liu Ruoli said in surprise.

Zhang Peng nodded slightly: "That's right, I can feel that this bead contains powerful energy, and perhaps it is the key to our fight against the dark forces."

Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of finding the treasure, a violent tremor suddenly came from outside the palace, and the entire Illusionary Moon Secret Realm seemed to shake. Zhang Peng and the others immediately went out of the palace, only to see a huge crack appear in the sky, from which endless dark power surged and spread towards the Illusionary Moon Secret Realm...