Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 270 Similar to the aura of the Demon God's heart

Suddenly, it swung its enormous arm, and a black energy wave shot out from its palm, accompanied by a whistling sound, sweeping towards everyone.

Liu Sijun hurriedly used the power of the Taixu Spirit Crystal to form a transparent shield in front of him.

The energy wave struck the shield, causing it to tremble violently and develop cracks.

"This monster is incredibly strong; the shield won't last long!"

Xu Hechen swiftly formed hand seals and chanted incantations, unleashing a high-level forbidden technique from the Yougu Palace. Runes flew from his fingertips, forming a massive array in the air in an attempt to resist the black energy wave.

"Let's all work together to keep it from getting closer!"

Li Qing controlled the Fire Phoenix, which cried out and spread its wings, unleashing the Netherworld Purifying Fire as it rushed towards the enormous figure, attempting to disrupt its attack.

However, the figure casually swung his arm and sent the Fire Phoenix flying. The Fire Phoenix let out a mournful cry and tumbled several times in the air before regaining its footing.

"This thing is too difficult to deal with!"

Li Qing gritted her teeth and poured spiritual power into the Fire Phoenix once more.

At this moment, the light from the mysterious bead grew even stronger, shining on the runes on the stone gate. The runes flickered more frequently, as if they were about to break the seal on the stone gate.

Liu Sijun: "The power of this bead is about to take effect, let's hold on a little longer!"

The enormous figure seemed to have sensed the change in the stone gate, letting out an angry roar and increasing the frequency of its attacks.

Black flames began to emanate from its body as it lunged at the crowd, scorching the ground and leaving trails of black smoke in its wake.

Tong Lei shouted, and the phantom of the Golden Roc spread its wings and soared into the sky, rushing towards the giant figure: "You all focus on breaking the restrictions, leave this monster to me!"

Gu Changzhou and Xu Hechen also unleashed powerful spells to cooperate with Tong Lei and restrain the giant figure's movements.

Liu Sijun concentrated all his energy, guiding the light of the bead to accelerate the deciphering of the runes on the stone gate.

As the light from the bead continued to flow in, the runes on the stone gate gradually dimmed, and the power of the restriction weakened.

Finally, with a loud bang, all the runes on the stone door disappeared, and the stone door slowly opened.

Liu Sijun: "Success! Retreat quickly!"

The group quickly ran towards the stone gate. The huge figure seemed to want to stop them, but it was held back by the attacks of Tong Lei and the others, and could only watch helplessly as Liu Sijun and the others rushed towards the stone gate.

Just as everyone was about to pass through the stone gate, the huge figure suddenly broke free from Tong Lei and the others' attacks and pounced towards them.

It stretched out its huge claws and grabbed at Liu Sijun.

Liu Sijun felt a chill run down her spine and quickly dodged to the side.

The giant figure's claws, carrying a sharp gust of wind, reached for Liu Sijun. Just at the critical moment, Gu Changzhou pounced forward, wielding the Molin Sword to slash at the giant claws.

The Ink Scale Sword collided with the giant claw, producing a piercing metallic scraping sound. Gu Changzhou was shaken back several steps, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he successfully bought Liu Sijun time to dodge.

"Come on!"

Gu Changzhou shouted, enduring the excruciating pain in his arm, and turned to run towards the stone gate.

Liu Sijun's heart tightened. Gu Changzhou's injuries worried her, but she had no time to think about it. She gripped the mysterious bead tightly and rushed into the stone gate first.

Li Qing controlled the Fire Phoenix, which spread its wings and stood behind the group, trying to stop the huge figure from pursuing them.

The Netherworld Purifying Flame burned fiercely, but the figure seemed to have extremely high resistance to the flames, and the Fire Phoenix's obstruction had little effect. Tong Lei and Xu Hechen were not to be outdone. Tong Lei's Golden Roc phantom took flight again, fighting alongside the Fire Phoenix, while Xu Hechen cast a series of binding runes, attempting to restrict the figure's movements.

But the enormous figure was too powerful, roaring madly as it broke through their defenses and pressed closer to the stone gate.

Just when everyone thought the figure would chase after them out of the stone gate, the stone gate suddenly emitted a powerful suction force, pulling everyone in.

Just as the enormous figure was about to touch the stone gate, the gate slammed shut, shutting it out.

The group collapsed heavily onto the passageway behind the stone gate, panting heavily. The joy of surviving the ordeal and the exhaustion welled up in their hearts at the same time.

"Is everyone okay?"

Liu Sijun struggled to get up and asked with concern.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Although they had all sustained some injuries, they were all out of danger.

"The monster has been kept outside; we're safe for now."

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and summoned back the Fire Phoenix.

At this moment, the light of the mysterious bead gradually dimmed, and the previous calm returned.

Xu Hechen stared at the bead, lost in thought: "This bead played a crucial role at a critical moment, but whether it is truly the Key to Time and Space still requires further investigation."

"Let's leave here first; this place is not safe to stay any longer."

Tong Lei said, his eyes scanning the surrounding passageway warily.

As the group walked along the passage, strange lights flashed from time to time on the walls on both sides, as if they were hiding countless secrets.

After walking for a while, they came to a spacious hall. In the center of the hall was a huge stone platform, which was covered with mysterious runes.

Liu Sijun stepped forward and placed the mysterious bead on the stone platform, attempting to decipher the runes. The instant the bead touched the stone platform, the runes on it suddenly lit up, their light intertwining to form a huge screen of light, on which ancient images appeared.

In the scene, a mysterious figure dressed in black robes holds a bead and stands in front of a vortex of time and space. With a gentle wave of his sleeve, time and space are distorted.

Immediately afterwards, the scene changed, and the bead was placed in a mysterious array. The array shone brightly, maximizing the power of the bead and sealing a powerful evil force.

Liu Sijun: "It seems that this bead is indeed related to the power of time and space, and was once used to seal evil."

Gu Changzhou speculated: "Then it is very likely the key to time and space that we are looking for, or a part of the key to time and space."

Just as everyone was discussing, the floor of the hall suddenly began to shake, and cracks spread from the ground, from which a powerful evil aura surged out.

"Oh no, danger again!" Li Qing shouted.

In the hall, an evil aura surged like a tide, the cracks in the ground grew wider and wider, and black mist rose from them, carrying a nauseating stench.

Liu Sijun's Eye of the Void activated instantly, its light flashing as he attempted to discern the source of this evil aura.

However, the fog was too thick, and she could only vaguely see what appeared to be a pair of scarlet eyes gleaming deep within the crack.

Liu Sijun frowned: "This aura is somewhat similar to the evil power of the Demon God's heart, but it is much richer and more ancient."

Gu Changzhou gripped the Molin Sword tightly in his hand, the power of stars flowing across its blade, emitting a cool light.

"Whatever it is, we cannot back down."

Tong Lei's body surged with spiritual energy, and the phantom of the Golden Roc reappeared, its sharp cry echoing throughout the hall, attempting to dispel the suffocating evil mist.