Douluo Continent: Dragon Shadow Rebirth

After the social party, Qin Feng and his friends were full of anticipation and enthusiasm for the life in the college. After a carnival full of joy and surprises, everyone felt energetic. However, just when everyone thought they could enjoy a few days of peace, the college issued another confusing task.

One morning, a new task notice was posted on the college bulletin board, attracting the attention of all the students.

"Attention, students: The academy will be conducting a special team mission, and all teams above level A must participate. This mission is extremely challenging, and those who succeed will receive generous rewards."

"A special team mission? It sounds interesting!" Chu Tian stood in front of the bulletin board and touched his chin.

Ye Li frowned and thought: "Generally speaking, tasks above level A are more dangerous. Why would the academy suddenly arrange such a task?"

"Perhaps the academy wants to test our teamwork ability in this way." Qin Feng analyzed, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, "Anyway, we have to go to the mission hall first."

The mission hall was bustling with people, as members of each team were discussing new missions. The huge crystal ball in the center of the hall emitted a faint blue light, reflecting on everyone's face.

They found the person in charge of the mission, a stern-looking mentor named Kailo. He looked a little mysterious, and his deep eyes made it difficult to guess his thoughts.

"Hello, I'm Instructor Kailuo, the main coordinator of this mission." Instructor Kailuo said, "This mission is called 'Phantom'. You need to enter a fantasy world specially set up by the academy to find and rescue the trapped 'students'."

"Illusionary mission? This sounds more complicated than I thought." Zhang Meng muttered.

"Don't worry, everything in the illusion is virtual, but your judgment and cooperation ability will be severely tested." Instructor Kailuo continued, "Please note that during the mission, you will encounter various unexpected challenges and puzzles, which will require you to use wisdom and courage to solve them."

Qin Feng and his team soon arrived at the mission entrance at the back of the academy, where a huge magic circle had been set up, emitting a mysterious light. Instructor Kai Luo was waiting for them at the entrance.

"Okay, the mission is about to begin, are you ready?" Instructor Kylo asked with a hint of seriousness in his tone.

"We're ready!" Qin Feng answered firmly, and the others nodded in agreement.

Teacher Kailuo nodded, waved the magic wand in his hand, and chanted a spell. As the spell was chanted, the light of the magic circle became brighter and brighter, and finally a dazzling white light flashed. Qin Feng and the others felt dizzy, and when they opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a strange place.

Before them was a huge maze, surrounded by high shrub walls, with no end in sight. There were a few strangely shaped clouds floating in the sky, and it was all quiet, with only their breathing being audible.

"Is this an illusion? It looks very real." Chu Tian looked around with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Isn't this a bit too real?" Ye Li poked the bush beside her with her finger and found that it had thorns. She quickly retracted her hand, "These thorns can really prick people!"

"Well, it looks like we have to be careful." Qin Feng said, "The goal of the mission is to rescue the trapped 'students', we have to find them first."

They walked along the path of the maze, and not long after they heard a strange sound coming from the front. The sound sounded like some kind of mechanical device was running, and there was also the laughter of puppets.

"Everyone be careful, anything in this illusion could be a test." Qin Feng reminded.

They walked over carefully and found a group of mechanical devices that looked like clown puppets on the open ground in front of them. These puppets rolled around on the ground and kept making shrill laughter.

"What the hell is this?" Zhang Meng's eyes widened. "Why is there a clown doll?"

"It might be a trap set by the academy." Wang Yue guessed, "Be careful, don't be fooled by them."

Just as they were about to bypass these clown puppets, a clown suddenly jumped up, waving a long magic wand in his hand, pointing it at Qin Feng and the others.

"Hey, let's play a game!" The clown laughed shrilly, "If you guess right, I'll let you go. If you guess wrong... hehehehe!"

"It seems we can only accept the challenge." Qin Feng sighed helplessly, "Tell me quickly, what's the problem?"

The clown smirked and asked, "Guess what my favorite color is?"

"This is too boring!" Chu Tian was speechless, "Is your question so simple?"

"Hehe, simple questions are often the hardest to answer!" the clown continued laughing.

Ye Li thought for a moment and said, "Since it's a clown, it should be red, right?"

The clown shook his head: "Wrong!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, and Qin Feng and his friends found that the ground beneath their feet began to sink, and they instantly fell into a new area.

"Oh! This illusion is so unpredictable." Qin Feng stood up and brushed off the dust on his body.

After falling into the new area, they found themselves in a huge room surrounded by towering bookshelves filled with various ancient books. In the center of the room was a huge crystal ball, and something seemed to be moving inside the crystal ball.

"Where are we now?" Zhang Meng looked around, seeming a little confused.

"Is this a library?" Wang Yue speculated, "This crystal ball looks strange."

Qin Feng approached the crystal ball and found that there was a kitten inside. The kitten was playing inside and looked unsuspecting.

"Is this puzzle related to this kitten?" Chu Tian said with a smile, "It looks very cute."

Suddenly, a line of words appeared above the crystal ball: "Rescue the kitten, it is your key to the next level."

"Well, it looks like we have to find a way to rescue this kitten." Ye Li said.

Qin Feng looked at the crystal ball carefully and found a set of complex runes on the surface of the sphere, which looked like some kind of ancient magic seal.

"These runes should be the keys to seal the crystal ball." Qin Feng speculated, "We need to find a way to crack them."

They began to look through books in the library, trying to find clues about these runes. Wang Yue opened a thick magic book, and suddenly a book flew out and flew straight towards her face. She hurriedly dodged, but the book stopped in the air by itself and opened the first page.

"Oh my God, even books can fly by themselves here?" Wang Yue said in surprise.

"This fantasy is like a magical amusement park." Chu Tian said with a smile, "Maybe we should learn to enjoy these strange moments."

After some searching, they finally found a way to crack the rune in an ancient book. Following the instructions in the book, Qin Feng gently stroked the surface of the crystal ball with his fingers, and the rune gradually disappeared. The crystal ball slowly opened and the kitten jumped out.

"Meow~" The kitten meowed and jumped onto Qin Feng's shoulder. It patted his head gently with its soft paws, as if to thank them.

"This kitten is so cute." Ye Li smiled and reached out to touch the kitten.

The kitten suddenly screamed, then jumped off Qin Feng's shoulder and rushed to the corner of the room. It pushed open a hidden door with its little paws, and behind the door was a new passage.

"It seems we have found a way out." Qin Feng said with a smile, "Let's go and keep moving forward!"

They followed the passage and found that at the end of the passage was an open grassland with various exotic flowers and plants, as well as some strange stone arrays. Just as they were about to continue exploring, they suddenly heard a cry for help coming from not far away.

"Someone is calling for help! Go and take a look!" Qin Feng shouted quickly.

They ran towards the direction of the sound and found a student trapped in a tree. The student looked a little embarrassed, with leaves and dirt all over his clothes.

"Please save me! I'm trapped here and can't get out!" the student shouted anxiously.

Zhang Meng quickly used his giant rock bear to push the tree down, and Qin Feng and Ye Li quickly rescued the students. However, after the students were rescued, they suddenly disappeared, as if they had never appeared.

"What's going on? He was here just now!" Ye Li said in surprise.

"Is it an illusion? Or some kind of test in the illusion?" Chu Tian guessed.

"This illusion is getting weirder and weirder." Qin Feng frowned and said, "Everyone be careful, something is wrong with this place."

At this moment, the ground suddenly began to shake, and the strange stones on the grass began to glow, forming a huge magic circle that surrounded Qin Feng and the others.

"What's going on? We are trapped!" Wang Yue shouted.

"Everyone concentrate and be careful!" Qin Feng immediately commanded, "This may be the last level of the illusion."

The light in the magic circle became brighter and brighter. Qin Feng and the others felt a powerful force sucking them in. Everything went dark before their eyes and everyone disappeared on the spot.

When Qin Feng opened his eyes again, they found themselves back at the academy's training ground, surrounded by familiar scenes and instructors' faces.

"You succeeded! Congratulations on passing the test of 'Phantom Trail'!" Instructor Kylo walked over with a smile on his face.

"So, all this is an illusion?" Zhang Meng was a little surprised.

"Yes, this is a test we specially prepared for you. The purpose is to test your wisdom, courage and teamwork ability." Mentor Kailuo explained, "You performed very well, especially when facing those strange puzzles and tests, you showed extraordinary abilities."

"This is truly an unforgettable experience." Qin Feng exclaimed, "We learned a lot."

"You have also received a special reward." Teacher Kailuo smiled and took out a scroll from his arms, "This is the training method of advanced soul skills. I hope it will be helpful for your future training."

Qin Feng and his companions took the scrolls with delighted smiles on their faces. Although this mission was full of surprises and challenges, they not only successfully completed the mission, but also received valuable rewards.

"Okay, everyone go and take a rest first. You've worked hard today." said Instructor Kailo.

When leaving the training ground, Qin Feng looked back at the entrance to the illusion, his heart full of gratitude and anticipation. He knew that there would be more challenges waiting for them in the future, and these challenges would continue to sharpen their minds and skills, making them stronger and smarter.

"Let's go, guys, let's go celebrate!" Qin Feng said to everyone with a smile.

"That's right! Today's victory is worth celebrating!" Chu Tian waved his fist and shouted loudly.

Everyone laughed and walked to the academy cafeteria together, ready to enjoy a sumptuous dinner. Although the task was difficult, with their teamwork and wisdom, nothing was invincible. It was these experiences that deepened their friendship and allowed them to go further and further on the path of cultivation.