Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 244 Barrier Crisis

Li Zhao and the people around him stood there blankly as if they were under a spell, their eyes fixed on the huge barrier that stood around the vortex like a black city wall.

At this moment, everyone's heart is filled with endless despair and helplessness, like a lonely boat lost in the vast ocean, unable to find any harbor to rely on.

Su Mengyao, who was standing aside, felt that her legs suddenly lost all strength and were like two soft noodles, unable to support the weight of her body.

Her knees were slightly bent and she was about to collapse to the ground.

Her lips trembled uncontrollably, and she kept muttering to herself, "What...what should we do? Are we...are we really going to be trapped and die in this horrible place forever?"

The trembling voice was filled with deep fear and confusion, which made people feel pity.

Li Zhao's brows were furrowed, forming a deep "川" character. His eyes were fixed on the black barrier, trying to find even the slightest flaw in it.

He slowly stretched out his hand and touched the barrier. An icy chill instantly spread from his fingertips throughout his body, as if he had touched thousand-year-old ice, or as if countless ice needles were piercing his bone marrow at the same time.

He keenly noticed that there were some tiny runes flashing on the barrier. The shapes and arrangements of these runes were extremely strange, and they had some indescribable connection with the symbols he had seen before in the core of the world and on the strange rocks.

"Everyone, look! The runes on this barrier might be the key to unlocking it!"

Li Zhao pointed at the barrier excitedly and shouted loudly, his voice echoing in this mysterious and depressing space.

Everyone quickly gathered around. The Spirit Envoy endured the sharp pain in her shoulder, beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. She frowned slightly and leaned in to examine it carefully. Then she slowly said, "The arrangement of these runes is very strange. They seem to contain some ancient power rules, but they are too complex and obscure to understand at the moment."

Her voice was a little weak, but her eyes showed wisdom and calmness. She was trying hard to find a way out of this dark predicament.

Suddenly, from the darkness, the dark guardian's sinister laughter echoed through the ruins like sharp ice knives.

"Do you think you can easily break through this barrier? You're simply daydreaming! This barrier is connected to the source of darkness in this space. The more you struggle, the faster you will be swallowed by the darkness!"

The laughter was full of sarcasm and complacency, as if mocking everyone's unawareness of their own abilities.

Li Zhao and others were not frightened by these words, but instead aroused the fighting spirit deep in their hearts.

Li Zhao took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently, and calmed down his excitement before saying, "No matter how difficult it is, we have to give it a try.

We'll start by looking at the symbols we saw before, both in the world's core and here, and carefully search for connections between them."

Everyone nodded and began to try to recall and enthusiastically discuss the characteristics and patterns of those mysterious symbols.

Su Mengyao closed her eyes slightly, frowned slightly, and carefully searched her mind for the memory of those symbols.

The Crown Princess gestured and expressed her own views, trying to find clues to the solution from different angles; the Spirit Envoy listened quietly, occasionally inserting a few key analyses to provide ideas for everyone's discussion.

Just as they were trying to find a way to break the deadlock, a group of dark shadows suddenly emerged from the surrounding darkness.

These black shadows were blurry, like ghosts shrouded in darkness. They moved extremely fast, like a black whirlwind, surrounding everyone in an instant.

The black shadows let out sharp hissing sounds, which sounded like the cry of a night owl, or the harsh sound of metal rubbing against each other. They pounced on the crowd like a group of hungry beasts.

Li Zhao swung the lightsaber quickly, the sword flashing with a cold light, drawing arcs in the air, and slashing towards the approaching black shadow. However, the lightsaber passed through the black shadow, but it was like cutting in the air, without causing any damage. The black shadow just shook slightly and continued to pounce.

Su Mengyao condensed an ice cone and shot it at the black shadow. The ice cone flashed with cold light, like a meteor, shooting towards the black shadow with a biting chill.

But the ice cone passed straight through the shadow without any effect, and the shadow still approached them unharmed.

The Crown Princess's flames only made the black shadow retreat briefly. The originally blazing flames seemed so weak under the cover of the black shadow, as if they would go out at any time.

The spirit waved his staff, trying to use light to disperse the shadows. The gem on the top of the staff emitted a dazzling light, but the shadows only paused for a moment in the light before continuing to rush forward. The light seemed to have little effect on them.

"What on earth are these black shadows? Why can't they be killed?"

The Crown Princess shouted anxiously, a hint of panic in her voice.

Li Zhao pondered for a moment and suddenly thought: "These shadows may be energy bodies controlled by the guardian of the dark will. They have no entity and ordinary attacks are ineffective against them.

We have to find their energy core to truly defeat them!" His eyes were firm and calm, and he tried hard to keep a clear head in this chaotic situation.

Upon hearing this, everyone began to carefully observe the black shadow's movements, trying to find its energy core.

During the fierce battle, Su Mengyao discovered that every time the black shadows launched an attack, a faint red light would flash between their eyebrows.

Her eyes lit up and she shouted, "Look, their energy core may be between their eyebrows!"

Everyone immediately concentrated their strength and attacked the black shadow's eyebrows.

Li Zhao's lightsaber and Su Mengyao's ice cones shot towards the black shadow's eyebrows.

Under the joint attack of everyone, the black shadows began to dissipate one by one, and the encirclement gradually narrowed.

There were too many black shadows, continuously pouring out from the darkness, but the strength of the crowd was constantly being consumed. Their attacks gradually became weaker, their breathing became more rapid, and every move seemed more difficult.

Just as everyone was locked in a bitter struggle, a melodious flute sound suddenly emanated from the ruins. Like a stream of clear water, it flowed through this dark and depressing space, lifting everyone's spirits.

The flute sounds melodious and graceful, with a quiet and peaceful power, as if it came from a distant fairyland, incompatible with this dark world.

As the flute sounded, the black shadows seemed to be restrained by some powerful force. Their movements became slow, their originally agile bodies became clumsy, and their hissing sounds became less sharp.

Li Zhao and others looked in surprise in the direction where the flute sound came from, only to see a figure in a white robe slowly walking towards them.

The robe emitted a soft glow in the darkness, like the bright moon in the night sky, illuminating the surrounding area.

When the figure came closer, they could see clearly that it was an old man with white hair.

The old man's eyes were filled with wisdom and peace, with a faint smile on his face and an ancient bamboo flute in his hand.

There are some strange patterns engraved on the bamboo flute, as if recording the vicissitudes of time.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Li Zhao asked vigilantly, tightening his grip on the lightsaber in his hand slightly, ready to deal with possible danger at any time.

The old man smiled faintly, his voice gentle yet powerful. "I am a hermit of this space, guarding its secrets for a long time. I sensed the movement of the dark forces and knew you were in trouble, so I came to help."

The voice seemed to have a kind of magic that made people relax involuntarily and a sense of trust surged in their hearts.

As he spoke, the old man waved his bamboo flute, and the flute sound turned into golden rays of light, like sharp blades, cutting off the remaining black shadows one after another.

Wherever the golden light passed, the shadows instantly dissipated, leaving only silence. The Guardian of Dark Will roared angrily, "How dare you, old man, interfere in this matter!"

The old man remained unmoved. He turned to Li Zhao and the others and said, "This black barrier was set up by the guardian of the dark will using the dark origin of this space. To break it, we need to find the core of the dark origin and purify it."

His words were concise and clear, but they pointed the way forward for everyone.

Under the guidance of the old man, Li Zhao and others headed towards the core of the origin of darkness.

Along the way, they experienced many hardships and survived many dangers.

Not long after walking, we encountered a group of dark creatures that looked like giant spiders. These guys were extremely large, and their bodies were covered with dense spikes, which made people feel creepy at the sight of them.

They pounced on the crowd with their fangs and claws bared, at an astonishing speed.

After finally getting rid of this group of scary spider monsters, some dark creatures like erratic ghosts appeared.

These ghosts are elusive and can move freely in the darkness in an instant, making it difficult to guard against them.

They also make shrill screams, as if they want to tear people's souls apart.

Fortunately, the mysterious and powerful old man accompanied them all the way. Whenever they encountered danger, the old man would calmly take out his magical flute and play it.

The sound of the flute is sometimes passionate and high-pitched, like the momentum of thousands of horses galloping, deafening; sometimes it becomes soothing and melodious, like the sound of gurgling water, refreshing.

Each note contained incomparable powerful force, like a sharp sword energy, whistling towards the dark creatures.

Under the shock of the old man's flute, wave after wave of dark creatures retreated.

After a long and arduous journey, they finally found the core of the legendary origin of darkness.

However, when they saw the scene before them, they couldn't help but gasp - they saw that the core was surrounded by a layer of extremely powerful dark power!

This dark force condensed into a ball of black flame, burning fiercely and emitting bursts of terrifying aura that made people chilled.

The guardian of the dark will reappeared, its figure looming in the darkness. It laughed wildly and said, "Do you think you can find this place easily? You will never be able to get close to the core of the origin of darkness!"

As it spoke, it controlled the dark power and launched an even more violent attack on everyone.

The dark power was like a black torrent, rushing towards everyone with endless destructive power.