Chapter 1012
How long will it take to complete Chapter 1012?
Xu Fu pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "I've got it! We can use talismans to attack it. Talismans don't belong to spiritual power, so they shouldn't be absorbed by it."
Yang Ling agreed, saying, "Good idea! Brother Xu, hurry up and draw the talisman, we'll cover you."
Xu Fu immediately sat down on the ground and began to quickly draw incantations. Yang Ling, Bai Wei, and Ziya stood closely around him, vigilantly observing the surroundings and ready to deal with any unexpected situation.
"Brother Xu, how long will it take you?" Yang Ling asked.
"Give me a minute, and I'll be done soon," Xu Fu replied without looking up, his fingers flying across the yellow paper.
Suddenly, the black stone tablet trembled, emitting an even stronger aura of yin energy.
"It seems to be gathering strength, we must speed up!" Bai Wei said nervously.
"The spell is ready!" Xu Fu held up a piece of yellow paper covered with intricate patterns. "Everyone, step back!"
Yang Ling swiftly swung his sword, accurately affixing the talisman to the stone tablet. The stone tablet seemed to be enraged, instantly unleashing a powerful recoil that pushed everyone back.
"Ouch!" Ziya stumbled, nearly falling over. "The recoil of this stone tablet is really strong!"
Yang Ling steadied himself, quickly scanned the room, and asked with concern, "Is everyone alright?"
"It's nothing!" Xu Fu dusted himself off. "This little tremor is nothing to us."
Bai Wei nodded in agreement: "Yes, we are fine. Let's continue the attack; the stone tablet has begun to shake!"
Ziya brandished his Wind-Fire Wheels and excitedly charged towards the stone tablet: "Watch this! Wind-Fire Wheels, go!"
Xu Fu then threw out talismans one after another, each one landing precisely on the stone tablet. The symbols on the tablet began to flicker erratically, as if subjected to intense interference.
"Haha, it works!" Xu Fu laughed. "This stone tablet is about to give way!"
"Let's give it our all!" Bai Wei encouraged. "We will definitely destroy it!"
As the crowd continued their attacks, the symbols on the stone tablet gradually blurred and eventually disappeared completely. Cracks began to appear on the stone tablet itself, and finally, under the onslaught of the crowd, it collapsed to the ground with a loud crash.
"We did it!" the crowd cheered.
But at that moment, the entire Netherworld Palace trembled, as if it were about to collapse.
"Run!" Yang Ling shouted, and everyone quickly fled the scene.
The moment they escaped the Netherworld Palace, the entire palace collapsed, turning into ruins. Standing outside the ruins, the group gazed at the collapsed palace, their hearts filled with countless emotions.
"We have succeeded!" Ziya shouted excitedly.
Yang Ling smiled and said, "That's right, we've succeeded. However, this adventure is not over yet. We must find a way out of this hellhole as soon as possible."
Bai Wei looked at the spirit water bead in her hand and suddenly noticed that it began to shimmer with an even brighter light: "Wait, I feel that the spirit water bead is guiding us. It seems to know where the exit is."
"Then hurry up and take us there!" Xu Fu urged.
Following Bai Wei and guided by the spirit water bead, the group traversed one ruin after another. Finally, they arrived at a huge cave entrance. "This is the exit!" Bai Wei said confidently.
Looking at the bright light outside the cave entrance, Yang Ling said with emotion, "We can finally leave this gloomy place."
Ziya jumped up excitedly: "Great! I'm going out for a good meal!"
Xu Fu smiled and looked at everyone: "Our successful escape this time is all thanks to your unity and courage. When we return, I will treat you to a celebratory drink!"
"Great! It's a deal!" Everyone cheered in unison, and then walked out of the cave one by one.
As they stepped out of the cave, a bright and open space opened up before them, and sunlight streamed down, warm and bright. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their hearts.
"Finally out!" Ziya stretched and exclaimed, "This adventure was truly thrilling!"
Yang Ling looked around, his brows furrowing slightly: "Where is this place? We must find our way home quickly."
The spirit water bead in Bai Wei's hand was still shimmering. She observed it carefully for a while, then pointed in a direction and said, "The direction indicated by the spirit water bead is over there. Let's follow it."
Xu Fu nodded, took out a talisman from his bag, chanted an incantation, and transformed into a bird, which flew away into the distance: "I'll send the bird to scout ahead first, and we'll follow later."
Following the direction indicated by the spirit water bead, the group passed through a dense forest and arrived at a vast grassland. Herds of cattle and sheep grazed on the grassland, and the distant mountains appeared exceptionally magnificent in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"This place is so beautiful!" Bai Wei exclaimed. "I never expected the outside of the Netherworld Palace to be like this."
Yang Ling remained vigilant, observing his surroundings: "Although this place seems peaceful, we cannot let our guard down. After all, we are still in unknown territory."
Just then, Xu Fu's bird flew back and landed on his shoulder. After listening to the news the bird brought, he said to everyone with a solemn expression, "There is a city ahead, but something seems wrong. The people in the city are all controlled by a mysterious force and have lost their self-awareness."
"What? How is that possible?" Ziya asked in surprise.
"We must investigate this thoroughly." A resolute glint flashed in Yang Ling's eyes. "If this power continues to spread, the consequences will be unimaginable."
After discussing it for a while, the group decided to go to the city to find out what was going on. When they arrived at the city gate, they found it tightly closed. There were some guards standing on the city wall, but their eyes were empty and lifeless, as if they were controlled by some kind of force.
“These guards have all been brought under control,” Xu Fu said in a low voice. “We must proceed with caution.”
Yang Ling nodded and said to everyone, "Let's split up. Bai Wei and I will investigate the situation in the city, while Brother Xu and Ziya will go to find a way to break the control."
The group divided the tasks and began their operation. Yang Ling and Bai Wei infiltrated the city and discovered that the residents were like walking corpses, devoid of self-awareness. They arrived at a mysterious temple in the city center, where an eerie aura emanated from it.
"This aura is somewhat similar to the stone tablet in the Netherworld Palace," Bai Wei said, frowning. "Could it be that someone is manipulating this power?"
A cold glint flashed in Yang Ling's eyes: "If that's really the case, then we must find the mastermind behind it all."
Meanwhile, Xu Fu and Ziya were searching for clues throughout the city. They came to a pharmacy and found that the owner had also been taken into custody. Xu Fu observed him carefully, then took out a talisman from his pouch and affixed it to the owner's forehead. After a while, the owner regained consciousness.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" the pharmacy owner asked in surprise. (End of Chapter)