Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 551 The Exploration of the Ancient Peak and the Mysterious Guardian

With the black-robed man dealt with, the Shadow Society members in the cave were leaderless and quickly defeated by Zhang Peng and his group. They collapsed to the ground, incapacitated. Without resting, Zhang Peng and his men immediately set off towards the ancient mountain, following the clues they had gathered in the cave.

Along the way, they traversed dense forests and swift rivers. In the forests, various strange beasts appeared from time to time, attacking them. However, these beasts were utterly powerless against the formidable strength of Zhang Peng and his companions. Murong Yu wielded the Chaos Breeze Sword, repelling the beasts with a few strikes; Liu Ruoli played her jade flute, the sonic waves causing the beasts to become dizzy and flee in disarray; Su Yi concealed himself in the darkness, occasionally striking to deliver a fatal blow to a beast; and Lan Bing used ice magic to freeze some of the more troublesome beasts.

After several days and nights of trekking, they finally arrived at the foot of the ancient mountain. The mountain soared into the clouds, shrouded in mist, exuding a mysterious aura. Ancient runes were carved into its surface, shimmering faintly as if telling ancient stories.

"This is it. According to the clues, the first key should be somewhere on this mountain." Zhang Peng said solemnly, gazing at the mountain.

The group carefully climbed towards the mountain peak. The mountain path was rugged and difficult to traverse, and filled with various dangerous traps. In some places, flames would suddenly erupt, and in others, huge rocks would fall. But Zhang Peng and the others, relying on their respective magic and agile skills, avoided these traps one by one.

As they reached the mountainside, they suddenly heard a deep roar. The sound echoed through the valley, sending chills down their spines.

"What is that sound?" Murong Yu gripped the Chaos Breeze Sword tightly, looking around warily.

Zhang Peng used the power of the Stars Shining Brightly to sense his surroundings and discovered a powerful aura approaching from ahead. "Be careful, a powerful creature is approaching."

As soon as the words were spoken, a colossal divine beast burst forth from the clouds. This beast was as large as a mountain, its entire body covered in golden scales that radiated a dazzling light. A pair of enormous antlers grew from its head, covered in mysterious runes. The beast's eyes gleamed with a red light, filled with majesty and domineering power.

"This is... a guardian beast!" Liu Ruoli exclaimed in surprise. "It seems that the protective power of this key is even stronger than we imagined."

The guardian beast opened its gaping maw and let out a deafening roar as it pounced on the group. It moved with incredible speed, arriving before them in an instant. Zhang Peng activated his Star Shield, protecting everyone within it. The guardian beast's attack struck the shield, creating a tremendous sound; the shield shook violently, and the starlight flickered erratically.

Murong Yu unleashed the ultimate technique of the "Chaos Breeze Sword," "Gentle Breeze Breaking Demon Whirlwind," sending several sword energies towards the guardian beast. The sword energies struck the guardian beast's scales, producing clanging sounds, but only sparks flew, unable to cause any real damage.

Liu Ruoli played "Sonic Chaos Impact," and the sound waves transformed into sharp blades, piercing towards the guardian beast's eyes. The guardian beast suddenly turned its head, and the sound waves grazed past it, striking a nearby rock that instantly turned to dust.

Su Yi unleashed a forbidden dark technique, and black light, like a surging tide, enveloped the guardian beast. However, the golden scales on the guardian beast seemed to have a strong resistance to the forbidden dark technique; the dark light flickered on its body a few times before being dispelled.

Blue Ice unleashed its strongest ice-based spell, "Ice and Snow," instantly covering the entire mountain peak in ice and snow, causing the temperature to plummet. The guardian beast's movements were somewhat hindered in this extreme cold, but it quickly adapted to the cold, its golden light melting the ice as it continued its attack on the group.

During the fierce battle, Zhang Peng discovered that the guardian beast's power seemed to be connected to the runes on the mountain peak. He concentrated his mind and used the power of the Stars to sense the runes' power. He realized that as long as he deciphered the secrets of the runes, he could find the guardian beast's weakness.

"Listen up, everyone! The power of this guardian beast is related to the runes on the mountain. Let's find a way to decipher the runes and find its weakness!" Zhang Peng shouted.

Upon hearing this, Murong Yu and Liu Ruoli immediately changed their attack strategy. Murong Yu unleashed the killing move of the "Chaotic Breeze Sword," "Breath-Splitting Slash," with several sword energies slicing through the runes on the mountain peak like sharp blades. Liu Ruoli played "Sonic Chaos Interference," the sound waves vibrating between the runes and interfering with their power.

Zhang Peng unleashed "Stellar Space-Time Reversal," manipulating the power of the stars to reverse the guardian beast's power and reflect it back. Simultaneously, he unleashed an enhanced version of "Stellar Shattering Fist," his fist, imbued with the power of the stars, slamming fiercely into the guardian beast.

Under the combined attack of the three, the runes on the mountain peak began to flicker erratically, and the guardian beast's power gradually weakened. Its movements became sluggish, and the power of its attacks diminished considerably…