Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 311 Mysterious Clues

Li Zhao tightly grasped the purification crystal, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force, and stared at the entrance to the valley.

There, the earth seemed to be violently shaken by an invisible giant hand, and the vibrations rolled in from afar, each one seeming to strike at his heartstrings.

The old man beside him was as pale as paper, with beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He was as weak as a candle in the wind. It was obvious that the previous action of opening the portal had exhausted all his energy.

Li Zhao's heart was filled with anxiety. He was worried about the uninvited guest who was about to show up, and he was also concerned about the old man's physical condition. These two emotions were entangled like silk threads, making him unable to calm down.

"Senior, please find a safe place to rest. I will handle these troubles."

Li Zhao lowered his voice, his tone filled with unquestionable determination.

Upon hearing this, the old man shook his head slightly and said with a strong breath, "No, since they have tracked us this far, they must be well prepared. How can I let you go into danger alone? There are many secrets hidden within these ruins that may help us turn the tide."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick black smoke suddenly surged up at the entrance of the valley, surging like a black tide.

In the black smoke, a huge figure was looming and slowly emerging.

The smoke gradually dissipated, and Li Zhao couldn't help but take a breath. What appeared before his eyes was a dark monster as majestic as a mountain.

The monster's body was covered with black scales, and each scale was glowing with a strange light.

It spread its huge wings, which were like two dark clouds covering the sky, almost obscuring half of the sky.

A pair of blood-red vertical pupils burned with endless murderous intent, like two blazing flames, staring viciously at Li Zhaohe and the old man.

And on the broad back of the monster stood the leader of those mysterious men in black.

At this moment, he had a smug sneer on his face, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he had already secured victory.

"Li Zhao, today is the day you die. The purification crystal will eventually fall into my hands."

The chief's voice was sharp and eerie, echoing throughout the valley and sending chills down one's spine.

Li Zhao snorted coldly, and the spiritual power in his body surged instantly, circulating the power of the purifying crystal throughout his body without reservation.

In an instant, the golden light wrapped him tightly like a layer of dazzling armor, emitting a sacred and majestic aura, as if he had turned into a messenger of light, to dispel all darkness in the world.

"Dream on! As long as I'm alive, don't even think about taking the Purification Crystal away from you."

The dark beast was completely enraged by Li Zhao's tough attitude. It raised its head and let out a deafening roar.

The roar was like a thunder exploding in the ears, coming wave after wave.

The trees in the valley shook violently under the impact of the sound waves, and the leaves fell down like a leaf rain.

Then, the monster swung its huge claws, which were as big as a house, and slammed towards Li Zhao with overwhelming force.

Wherever the claws passed, this force would tear a hole in the ground.

Li Zhao reacted extremely quickly, his body flashed and he avoided the monster's attack in an instant.

He condensed the purifying light into several razor-sharp blades, each of which gleamed with divine light as they sped towards the monster.

The sharp blade hit the monster's scales, making a crisp sound of metal collision and sparks flying, but the monster seemed as if nothing had happened, its scales were still extremely hard and had not suffered any substantial damage.

"The scales of this monster are too hard. Ordinary attacks can hardly hurt it at all."

Li Zhao thought secretly in his heart, his brows furrowed, and beads of sweat had already seeped out of his forehead.

The old man beside him shouted, "Li Zhao, the power of this dark beast comes from its dark core. You can try to use the power of the purification crystal to explore the flaws in its power, just like you dealt with those dark creatures before."

Li Zhao's heart moved when he heard this. He slowly closed his eyes and immersed all his consciousness into the purification crystal again.

In the mysterious depths of the Purifying Crystal, a powerful and ancient power slowly awakens.

This power exudes an awe-inspiring aura, as if it comes from an ancient god.

With the help of this power, Li Zhao extended his perception like a thread to the dark monster.

Inside the monster's huge body, which was as big as a mountain, one could keenly sense that a ball of extremely dense dark energy was flickering in its heart. That dark energy was like a deep black hole, constantly devouring everything around it.

Li Zhao was certain that this was the source of the Warcraft's power, and also its weakest point.

Li Zhao slowly opened his eyes, and a determined light flashed in his eyes.

He concentrated the power of the purifying crystal in his right hand, preparing to launch a fatal blow.

When Li Zhao was ready to strike, the leader of the men in black seemed to realize his intention.

A cunning look flashed in the leader's eyes, and a black scepter suddenly appeared in his hand.

The scepter was completely black, as if wrapped in endless darkness, and a huge black gem was inlaid on the top.

Within the gem, violent dark energy surged like boiling magma, emitting a heart-pounding aura.

The leader was muttering something, and as he chanted, the gem on the black scepter shone brightly, and a black energy column shot towards Li Zhao rapidly like a black lightning.

Li Zhao sensed the danger and quickly dodged to the side, but he was still a step too slow and the edge of the energy column brushed past his arm.

In an instant, a bloody mark appeared on his arm, blood oozed out, and a sharp pain spread throughout his body like an electric current.

"Humph, it's not that easy to attack my monster."

The leader sneered, his voice full of mockery, "None of you will leave here alive today."

After saying this, he waved the scepter again, chanting spells continuously.

A layer of black shield instantly appeared around the dark monster's body.

This shield is formed by dense dark energy, like an indestructible fortress, protecting the monster tightly.

Li Zhao looked at the shield, his brows twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川", and he was extremely anxious.

The old man suddenly shouted, "Li Zhao, look at that scepter. It seems to have some connection with the black crystal ball in the cave. Perhaps this is the key to breaking the shield."

Li Zhao followed the old man's gaze and carefully examined the scepter in the leader's hand.

It was discovered that the dark aura emitted by the black gem on the scepter was very similar to the crystal ball in the hand of the hidden figure before.

A bold idea suddenly popped up in Li Zhao's mind.

He once again injected the power of the purifying crystal into his hands. This time, he did not use it to attack, but instead transformed the purifying light into a soft glow, slowly covering the black gem on the scepter.

The moment the purifying light touched the black gem, the gem began to tremble violently. The originally stable and orderly dark energy instantly became chaotic, and ripples appeared.

Seeing this, the leader's face turned pale instantly. He tried to control the scepter in panic, but was horrified to find that the connection between him and the gem had been completely severed.

"How can it be!"

The leader shouted in horror, his voice full of disbelief.

Having lost the control of the scepter, the black shield on the dark beast gradually became thinner and eventually dissipated into nothingness.

Li Zhao seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and increased the power of the purification crystal to the extreme.

In an instant, a brilliant purifying light rushed towards the heart of the dark monster.

The moment the purifying light hit the monster, it let out a shrill scream, and the sound seemed to tear the entire space apart.

Its huge body shook a few times, like a high-rise building about to collapse, and then fell to the ground with a loud bang, raising a cloud of dust.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the leader of the men in black turned pale as paper and turned around to escape.

How could Li Zhao let him go so easily? He flashed and blocked his way.

"Want to run? It's not that easy."

Li Zhao said coldly, his eyes revealing determination and unquestionableness.

A trace of fear flashed in the leader's eyes, but he quickly pretended to be calm. He suddenly took out a black disc from his arms.

The disc is engraved with strange runes. These runes seem to have life and flash with strange light.

"In that case, let's die together!"

The leader roared madly, and the black disc in his hand shone brightly. A suffocatingly powerful dark energy began to gather rapidly around the disc.

Li Zhao was shocked. He clearly felt the horror of this dark energy.

If this energy exploded, the entire valley would be razed to the ground in an instant.

Just as he was racking his brains to think of a countermeasure, the old man suddenly rushed over with a jade pendant emitting a soft light in his hand.

"Li Zhao, quickly use this jade pendant to seal his power!"

The old man shouted anxiously. Li Zhao took the jade pendant without hesitation and poured all the power of the purifying crystal into it.

The jade pendant shone brightly, instantly emitting a dazzling light that enveloped the leader of the men in black.

Under the cover of light, the dark energy on the black disc gradually dissipated like ice and snow encountering the warm sun.

The crisis was temporarily resolved. Li Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, his tense body instantly relaxed, and he slumped to the ground.

The old man slowly walked up to him, patted his shoulder gently, and said gently: "Thank you for your hard work, child."

Li Zhao looked at the purification crystal and jade pendant in his hands, his heart full of doubts.

"Senior, what exactly is this jade pendant? Why can it seal dark energy?"

The old man smiled slightly, a mysterious light flashed in his eyes, and said:

"This jade pendant is a treasure from ancient ruins, inextricably linked to the Purification Crystal. Within these ruins, many unknown secrets await our discovery. Perhaps these secrets will help us combat even more powerful dark forces in the future."

Suddenly, a strange light came from the valley.

The light came from the depths of the valley, attracting the attention of Li Zhao and the old man.

The two looked at each other, their eyes revealing determination and curiosity, and decided to go and find out what was going on.

They walked slowly in the direction of the light, and the land beneath their feet seemed to be telling an ancient story.

Soon, they discovered that the source of the light was an ancient stone gate.

The stone gate is engraved with mysterious runes. These runes flicker with light, as if whispering a history that has been buried by the years.

Li Zhao, feeling nervous, slowly reached out to touch the stone door.

In an instant, the stone door slowly opened, and an ancient and mysterious atmosphere blew in.