Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 422 Crisis and Opportunity in the Mysterious Valley

Zhang Peng stood before the massive stone gate, his expression solemn. He circulated his mid-stage Nascent Soul realm spiritual power, integrating the power of chaotic laws into his analysis of the stone gate's patterns. His spiritual sense, like threads, coiled around the runes on the stone gate, attempting to uncover the hidden mysteries within. Murong Yu and Liu Ruoli stood behind him, vigilantly observing their surroundings, their weapons poised to respond to any unforeseen circumstances.

“The runes on this stone gate are ancient and complex, containing powerful restrictive force,” Zhang Peng said in a low voice, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, clearly indicating that deciphering the runes was not an easy process. Murong Yu gripped his longsword tightly, the blade trembling slightly, as if responding to its master's tense emotions: “Zhang Peng, take your time, we'll watch over you.” Liu Ruoli gently stroked her jade flute, her nimble fingers slightly curved, ready to play a sonic wave to defend against enemies at any moment. Her eyes were focused and calm, scrutinizing the surrounding environment, not missing a single abnormality.

Just as Zhang Peng was fully focused on deciphering the runes, a deep roar suddenly echoed from the valley. The sound grew louder as it approached, carrying a chilling sense of oppression. Murong Yu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly turned around to look in the direction of the sound: "Something's coming, and its aura is extremely powerful!"

A gigantic demonic beast slowly emerged from the depths of the valley. Its entire body was covered in black scales, each scale shimmering with a cold, eerie light. Sharp fangs protruded from the corners of its mouth, dripping with a nauseating green slime. This demonic beast possessed an extremely powerful aura, reaching the strength of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.

"This is a Dark Flame Demon! How could it be here!" Liu Ruoli exclaimed, her jade flute trembling slightly, clearly aware of the threat posed by this demonic beast. Zhang Peng stopped what he was doing, turned around, and said with a cold expression, "It seems that the secrets of this mysterious valley have attracted many powerful beings. We must be careful."

The Dark Flame Demon strode heavily closer, its eyes gleaming with bloodlust, seemingly regarding Zhang Peng and the others as prey. Murong Yu launched the first attack, unleashing the killing move of the "Chaotic Breeze Sword," the "Breathless Breeze Demon-Slaying Slash." A sharp sword aura, imbued with the power of chaotic laws, slashed towards the Dark Flame Demon. The sword aura traced an arc through the air, accompanied by a whistling sound.

The Dark Flame Demon neither dodged nor evaded. It opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a stream of black flames, which instantly engulfed Murong Yu's sword energy like a barrier. The black flames continued to spread, rushing towards Murong Yu. Murong Yu's expression changed drastically, and he quickly used the defensive move "Gentle Breeze Guardian," forming a shield of sword energy in front of him to block the attack of the black flames.

"This Dark Flame Demon's strength far exceeds our expectations, everyone be careful!" Zhang Peng shouted, unleashing his "Law Cage" technique in an attempt to trap the Dark Flame Demon. Multicolored light instantly burst forth, forming a sturdy spiritual energy cage around the Dark Flame Demon. However, the Dark Flame Demon's power was too great. It roared angrily and slammed into the cage. The powerful impact caused the cage's light to flicker violently, cracking into numerous pieces.

Liu Ruoli played "Sonic Chaos Impact," and the sound waves transformed into tangible blades, cutting through the air and slicing through the Dark Flame Demon's scales. Struck by the sound waves, the Dark Flame Demon roared in pain, swinging its massive claws towards Liu Ruoli. Liu Ruoli dodged swiftly, but the force of the claws still ruffled her hair.

Seeing this, Zhang Peng unleashed the "Chaotic Myriad Manifestations Break," converging the power of the chaotic laws into a gigantic sword, which he slashed towards the Dark Flame Demon. Sensing this powerful threat, the Dark Flame Demon spewed out an even more ferocious black flame, colliding fiercely with the chaotic sword. The powerful impact distorted the surrounding air, and deep cracks appeared in the ground.

During the fierce battle, Zhang Peng discovered that the Dark Flame Demon's power seemed to resonate with some mysterious force in the valley, drawing more power from the valley with each attack. "This won't do! We must find a way to sever its connection with the valley's power!" Zhang Peng shouted.

He concentrated, using the power of the Chaos Laws to sense the flow of energy in the valley. Finally, he discovered a mysterious spiritual energy node in the valley, the very node providing power to the Dark Flame Demon. "Murong Yu, Liu Ruoli, let's attack that spiritual energy node together!" Zhang Peng shouted, pointing to a location in the valley.

The three quickly adjusted their attack direction. Murong Yu unleashed the ultimate move of the "Chaotic Breeze Sword," "Chaotic Breeze Annihilation," Liu Ruoli played the "Sonic Chaos Storm," and Zhang Peng unleashed "Chaotic Dominator's Sanction." The three powerful attacks converged and shot towards the spiritual energy node.

The Dark Flame Demon seemed to sense the danger and desperately tried to stop it, but it was too late. The attack struck the spiritual energy node, triggering a violent explosion. The spiritual energy node was destroyed, severing the Dark Flame Demon's connection to the valley's power, and its strength instantly diminished.

"Now!" Zhang Peng shouted, unleashing the strongest strike of "Chaotic Myriad Forms Break," the Chaos Sword slashing towards the Dark Flame Demon with earth-shattering force. With its power weakened, the Dark Flame Demon was powerless to withstand this fatal blow, struck by the Chaos Sword, its body instantly turning to ashes.

Having defeated the Dark Flame Demon, the three breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew this was just a minor incident in the Mysterious Valley; a greater crisis lay ahead. Zhang Peng turned back to the stone gate and continued deciphering the runes. After much effort, he finally found a way to open the stone gate.

As Zhang Peng channeled his spiritual energy, the stone door slowly opened, releasing an ancient and mysterious aura. Behind the door was a huge cave, filled with a faint blue light. Within the blue light, a key radiating a mysterious glow floated in the air.

"This is the second key!" Zhang Peng exclaimed excitedly. However, before they could even get close to the key, a group of ghostly phantoms suddenly emerged from the cave. These phantoms were elusive and exuded a cold aura; each time they approached, the spiritual energy of the group slightly stagnated.

"These are soul phantoms, be careful!" Liu Ruoli exclaimed. Zhang Peng unleashed "Law Cage," enveloping everyone within it to defend against the soul phantoms' attacks. Murong Yu unleashed "Chaotic Breeze Sword," its sword energy crisscrossing, attempting to dispel the phantoms. However, the soul phantoms were impervious to physical attacks; the sword energy passed through their bodies but could not cause them any substantial damage.

“Ordinary attacks are ineffective against them; we must find their weakness,” Zhang Peng said calmly. He concentrated his mind, using the power of the Chaos Law to sense the power fluctuations of the soul phantoms.

Under the perception of the laws of chaos, Zhang Peng discovered that the core of these phantom souls was a powerful resentment, and this resentment seemed to have some connection with the Shadow Demon God. He had a sudden inspiration and unleashed a spiritual attack, transforming his spiritual sense into a sharp scalpel, attempting to sever the connection between the resentment and the Shadow Demon God.

As the spiritual scalpel pierced through, the phantom soul let out a shrill scream, its body beginning to fade into ethereal form. Seeing this, Zhang Peng intensified his spiritual attack, and finally, through his efforts, the phantom soul vanished.

Having dealt with the phantom spirit, Zhang Peng and the others finally obtained the second key. They carefully put the key away and left the mysterious valley. They knew they were one step closer to sealing the Shadow Demon God, but the road ahead was still full of unknowns and challenges…