Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 358 The Dark Cage

In the darkness, Li Zhao and the others tensed up, cautiously looking around, trying to pinpoint the source of the mysterious sound.

Mysterious voices echoed like ghosts in the hall of the ruins, sending chills down one's spine.

"A cage of dark will? What does that mean?"

Lingyue lowered her voice and asked nervously.

Her eyes searched the darkness for any possible clues, and her heart pounded faster than usual.

Li Zhao tried to calm himself down. He gripped the Yin-Yang Sphere fragment tightly. The faint light emitted by the fragment flickered in the darkness, barely illuminating a small area around him.

"No matter where we are, we absolutely cannot be trapped!"

Li Zhao's voice sounded particularly firm in the darkness, "Everyone, be alert and stay on high alert!"

We need to find a source of light and figure out where this strange sound is coming from.

Upon hearing Li Zhao's words, everyone in the team nodded in agreement.

The future Li Zhao mobilized the energy within his body, and a faint energy glow gradually emanated from his body.

Although the light was not intense, it was enough to illuminate the surrounding environment and provide more light for the entire team.

In the dim light, they were surprised to find that there seemed to be some blurry patterns carved on the walls of the hall.

These patterns appear and disappear in the darkness, as if telling some ancient secret.

Curious, everyone approached the wall, wanting to see clearly what the patterns were.

As they tried to get closer to the wall to examine the pattern, the ground suddenly began to shake violently without warning.

Along with the tremors, black cracks spread rapidly from all directions like a spider web.

Acrid smoke and eerie black flames continuously billowed from these cracks, creating an extremely terrifying scene.

"Oh no, everyone be careful! The ground is collapsing!"

Upon seeing this, Li Zhao immediately shouted and, without hesitation, grabbed Ling Yue beside him and quickly jumped aside.

In the future, Li Zhao flashed and landed steadily on a relatively safe piece of ground in the distance.

The smoke grew thicker, gradually blurring their vision, and the mysterious voice rang out again: "You have nowhere to escape; the dark forces here will devour your souls."

With the sound, dark figures emerged from the smoke again, this time in greater numbers and faster, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced on Li Zhao and the others.

Li Zhao quickly fused the power of the Holy Crystal of Light with the fragments of the Yin-Yang Orb, releasing a powerful light in an attempt to dispel the shadows and smoke.

Where the light flashed, the dark figure let out a piercing scream and vanished briefly.

But soon, they reformed, as if the dark forces were providing them with a constant source of energy.

Lingyue unleashed her full power with energy ripples to disrupt the shadowy figure's movements, while simultaneously attempting to illuminate her surroundings with light to find a way to leave.

"Li Zhao, this absolutely cannot go on! These shadows and smoke seem endless, constantly surging in!"

Her face was full of anxiety, her voice revealed a hint of despair, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead and streamed down her cheeks.

At this moment, Li Zhao was surrounded by dark figures.

He moved nimbly through the shadowy figures, each punch carrying immense power, slamming into the approaching shadows and repelling them.

There were simply too many shadowy figures; no matter how hard he fought, he couldn't completely withstand their attacks.

As time went by, Li Zhao's strength gradually ran out, and his movements became increasingly sluggish.

Despite this, he gritted his teeth and persevered, refusing to give up easily. But the shadowy figure seized the opportunity and left a series of hideous wounds on his body, blood seeping from the wounds and staining his clothes red.

Li Zhao watched helplessly as his companions were trapped one by one by the dark figures, his heart filled with anxiety.

Just when he was feeling somewhat powerless, he suddenly remembered what the man in black robes had said before—the dark will has a strong dependence on fear and despair.

"Don't panic! We must maintain our firm belief and not be swayed by fear! As long as the flame of hope in our hearts does not go out, this dark force cannot completely suppress us!"

Li Zhao shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the darkness, as if infusing his companions with a new surge of strength.

He shouted loudly, his voice echoing through the hall, trying to boost the morale of his comrades.

Just then, a faint voice came from a corner of the hall: "Do you... need help?"

Li Zhao and the others turned around in surprise. In the darkness, they saw a figure emitting a soft white light slowly emerge.

The figure appeared to be a young woman, radiating a pure aura that contrasted sharply with the surrounding dark power.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Li Zhao asked warily, the Yin-Yang Sphere fragment in his hand flashing with light, ready to deal with any possible danger.

The woman smiled slightly and said, "My name is Wenli, and I was once one of the guardians of this ruin."

Many years ago, the will of darkness suddenly descended, turning this place into a cage, and I was sealed here as well.

I just sensed your conviction and strength, and I know you've come to fight against the will of darkness, so I've decided to help you.

Li Zhao and the others exchanged glances, their hearts filled with doubt, but they had no other choice at the moment.

“Alright, we believe you. Since you are the guardian of the ruins, you must know how to leave this place, and what exactly this Heart of Darkness is,” Li Zhao said.

Wenli nodded and said, "The Heart of Darkness is one of the core sources of the power of the Dark Will. It was sealed here, but for some reason, its power has recently started to go out of control, causing a series of spacetime turbulence."

To leave this place, we need to find the source of light within the ruins. It can counterbalance the Heart of Darkness and perhaps quell the chaos here.

Guided by Wenli, they carefully avoided the cracks in the ground and the constantly surging black flames as they walked deeper into the ruins.

The shadowy figures continued to attack along the way, but with Wenli's help, they found it easier to deal with them.

Wenli possesses a special purifying power that, in conjunction with Lingyue and Li Zhao's power of light, effectively dispels the shadows.

As they walked, they came to a huge circular room, the walls of which were covered with intricate magic circles and ancient script.

In the center of the room, there was a huge stone platform, on which sat a crystal ball that emitted a faint light; this was the source of light.

Just as Li Zhao reached out to pick up the Source of Light, the ground suddenly shook violently, and a huge black tentacle emerged from the ground, reaching out to grab Li Zhao.

"Watch out!" Lingyue exclaimed, quickly releasing energy ripples in an attempt to stop the tentacles' movements.

The future Li Zhao immediately rushed forward and launched an attack on the tentacles.

Li Zhao focused his energy on using the power of the Yin-Yang Sphere fragments to resist the tentacles' attacks, while continuing to move closer to the source of light.

Wenli also joined the battle, and her purifying power had a significant restraining effect on the tentacles, which writhed in pain in the purifying light.

After a fierce battle, they finally managed to repel the tentacles, and Li Zhao successfully picked up the Source of Light.

The moment he picked up the Source of Light, the crystal ball shone brightly, illuminating the entire ruins, and the magic circles and text on the walls became clearly visible.

Wenli looked at the magic circles and words, and her expression suddenly became very serious:

"Oh no! These words contain a terrible prophecy. The Dark Will is about to fully awaken. It will use the power of the Heart of Darkness and the spacetime turbulence to break all the boundaries of spacetime and drag the entire multiverse into endless darkness. We must stop it as soon as possible, or everything will be destroyed."

Li Zhao gripped the Source of Light tightly and said firmly, "No matter how powerful the will of darkness is, we will not give up. Now that we have the Source of Light, we will surely find a way to fight it."

Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet cracked open, revealing a huge black hole that sucked them all in with a powerful suction force.

In the instant he was sucked into the black hole, Li Zhao saw a complex look flash across Ellie's eyes, which made him feel uneasy.

When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a strange space filled with distorted spacetime currents and flickering, eerie lights.

Everything around us is constantly changing, as if time and space have lost their meaning here.

"Where is this? How did we get here?"

Lingyue looked around in horror and gripped Li Zhao's arm tightly.

Li Zhao looked around, his heart filled with doubt: "I don't know either, but I feel that there is an important secret about the dark will hidden here."

"Wenli, do you know where this is?" He turned to look at Ellie, only to find that she had disappeared without him noticing.

"Where did Wenli go? Did she betray us?"

The future Li Zhao said warily, gathering power in his hands, preparing to deal with possible dangers.

Li Zhao frowned, his heart filled with unease: "No matter what, let's see if we can find a way out of here. This space is so strange; it must be closely related to the will of darkness."

They moved cautiously through this distorted space, constantly battered by the surrounding spatial turbulence. A single misstep could mean being swept away and lost forever.

Suddenly, a huge figure appeared ahead. This figure was shrouded in dark power, making its face invisible, but it exuded a chilling aura, as if it were the embodiment of the dark will.

"It seems we've found a clue to the dark will. Whatever it is, we must defeat it and stop its conspiracy."

As Li Zhao spoke, he gathered all the power of the Source of Light, the Yin-Yang Orb fragments, and the Holy Crystal, preparing to face the upcoming battle.

But they don't know if this mysterious figure is the true form of the dark will, or if they have the power to defeat this unknown and powerful dark force.