From a loser to an immortal sage

Chapter 442 The Crisis at the Ruins Escalates Again

I stood there, feeling the unprecedented surge of power within me, and a deeper understanding of immortal arts, and a sense of pride welled up within me.

This mysterious immortal technique is indeed incredibly powerful!

Being able to force back the seemingly unfathomable Mo Yu, even if only temporarily, is enough to prove the value of my breakthrough.

However, I also know that there is still a long way to go between grasping the essence and fully mastering it.

The road ahead remains long and full of unknowns.

Mo Yu's figure stabilized again under the distorted spatial barrier in the distance. The shadow still shrouded him, making it impossible to see his expression, but his cold, star-like eyes were looking at me from afar, containing complex and difficult-to-understand emotions, including astonishment, solemnity, and perhaps even a trace of... fear?

I clenched my fist, feeling the surging power within me like a gentle yet infinitely powerful river. I was preparing to press my advantage, at least to probe Mo Yu's background further and see what his origins were...

suddenly!

Click——!

A crisp cracking sound rang out without warning.

The sound was incredibly eerie, seemingly coming from all directions, omnipresent, yet also as if it exploded right next to my eardrums, carrying a chilling premonition of impending doom.

A chill ran through me, and I cautiously looked around.

The spatial distortion caused by the battle with Mo Yu had not yet fully subsided, and now, the sound of shattering added an ominous touch.

Immediately afterwards, the entire ruins of the immortal arts began to tremble violently!

The ground beneath my feet trembled like a sieve, and the simulated starry sky above my head flickered violently, as if it might go out at any moment.

The spatial barrier, which had been shattered and barely maintained by Mo Yu, now showed more and deeper cracks, emitting a teeth-grinding "creaking" sound.

"Not good!" Master Huixin's voice was filled with unprecedented urgency and gravity. She quickly came to my side, her face pale. "Xiao Yao, your attack just now, combined with the energy fluctuations during your breakthrough, has probably... completely shattered the fragile energy balance inside this ruin!"

My heart sank. Had my breakthrough actually brought even bigger trouble?

Before I could think it through, something unexpected happened!

Deep within the ruins, the ancient runes and array nodes that had previously only faintly emitted a dim light suddenly burst forth with dazzling light!

But the light was not sacred and peaceful; instead, it presented a strange color, a mixture of dark blue and dark purple, like the last glow of a dying star, full of an aura of destruction.

call out!call out!call out!

Twisted beams of light shot out erratically from the depths of the ruins, like frenzied tentacles, tearing through space and bringing a powerful energy storm with each flash.

We quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding several deadly beams of light.

"Master, what exactly happened?" Zi Ling asked, still shaken. Her face was pale, but she still gripped the magic weapon tightly in her hand.

While struggling to maintain a defensive light barrier, Abbess Huixin said in a deep voice, "The core of the ruins has gone out of control! The power here is inherently chaotic and mixed, and it is only through a precise array that the balance is maintained. Once the balance is broken by external forces, the suppressed chaotic power will completely erupt! We must find a way out as soon as possible, otherwise..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but the unspoken meaning was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Just then, an even colder, thicker aura surged out wildly from the cracks in the ground and the fissures in the walls.

It was pure dark energy, carrying a sense of decay and death. Wherever it passed, even light was swallowed up, and space itself seemed to wail.

These dark energies rapidly converged and swirled, forming several enormous black vortexes around us!

The vortex spun, emitting a powerful suction force that not only pulled at our bodies but also interfered with the flow of spiritual energy within us, attempting to drag us into the endless darkness.

"Hehehe... What a great opportunity! It's like heaven is helping me!"

A piercing, eerie laugh rang out amidst the chaos—it was Blood Fiend!

This guy is truly like a leech, impossible to shake off!

He moved like a ghost along the edges of several black vortexes, using the cover of dark energy to launch insidious attacks on us.

A series of blood-red malevolent energies condensed into sharp claws and spikes, silently attacking us and forcing us into a frantic frenzy.

I cursed inwardly.

The essence of the immortal technique that he had just comprehended was now extremely sluggish to operate due to the strong interference of dark energy.

That harmonious and balanced power seemed to be covered by a thick layer of mud, making it difficult to mobilize and exert precisely.

I tried to condense a platinum beam, but found that it was much slower and less powerful. Several times, it was easily dodged by the Blood Fiend or swallowed up by the dark vortex.

"Damn it!" I gritted my teeth. This feeling of being unable to use my strength was even more frustrating than when I faced Mo Yu before.

"Ah!" came a cry of pain.

I quickly turned my head to look and saw that Zi Ling had been accidentally hit on the shoulder by a dark energy that was suddenly thrown out of the vortex.

The dark energy invaded her body instantly, as if it were a living thing. Her face turned ashen at a visible speed, and her aura quickly weakened.

"Ziling!" I exclaimed, wanting to rush forward to help, but was forced back by a blood-fiend attack coming from another direction.

“It’s no use… Give up…” Elder Qingfeng’s voice was filled with deep fear and despair. He looked at the chaotic energy and the ever-expanding black vortex around him, his body trembling slightly. “This is the curse of the ruins! We greedily coveted power that did not belong to us, and this is our punishment! We will all die here…” His past failures seemed to be magnified infinitely at this moment, completely crushing his will.

"Qingfeng! Calm your mind!" Master Huixin shouted sharply. She tried to spare some attention to help Ziling, while also resisting the erosion of dark energy and the harassment of blood evil. She seemed to be struggling.

The Buddhist light surrounding her flickered under the impact of the dark energy, clearly indicating that she was also under immense pressure.

I looked at the chaotic scene before me: the injured and weak Zi Ling, the dejected Elder Qing Feng, the struggling Abbess Hui Xin, and the Blood Fiend who kept causing trouble in the shadows... as well as those black vortexes that were getting bigger and bigger and spinning faster and faster.

Deep within the vortex, it seemed as if a bottomless abyss was slowly opening, threatening to swallow us all whole.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.

No, we can't panic!

The more critical the moment, the more important it is to stay calm!

I have just broken through and mastered the key to immortal arts. I must not fall here!

However, just as I was concentrating my energy and trying to mobilize the newly generated immortal power within my body, I keenly sensed that the way those black vortexes were rotating seemed... a little off.

It wasn't just the chaos caused by the loss of control over the ruins' energy; there seemed to be a faint trace of something being deliberately guided.

This increase in power seems to be more than just the ruins going out of control... Okay, let's continue with chapter 442.

Previous text: ...I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.