Douluo Continent: Dragon Shadow Rebirth

Soon after entering the underground hall, Qin Feng and his companions were stunned by the changes in the energy ball. The symbols in the hall kept flashing, as if they had entered a state of being out of control. Each symbol seemed to be activated, making a harsh buzzing sound, and the atmosphere in the entire space suddenly became tense.

"I told you, this energy source looks unreliable, and it turns out to be no good!" Zhang Meng said angrily, waving his fist, as if he could blow up the energy ball floating in the air with one punch.

"Don't even think about solving the problem with your fists!" Qin Feng glanced at him, his tone somewhat helpless, "This time it can't be solved with brute force."

"Qin Feng, this place is so weird. The symbols seem to be constantly changing. Do they have their own rules?" Ye Li stared at the symbols on the wall, trying to find clues.

Qin Feng nodded: "It is probably some kind of ancient mechanism. We must figure out its operating rules, otherwise we can't leave here."

Chu Tian suddenly said nervously: "Look everyone, the ground is starting to change!"

Sure enough, the floor beneath their feet suddenly became translucent, as if it had disappeared, and the surrounding scene gradually became blurred, as if the entire space was undergoing some strange transformation.

"Where are we being teleported to?" Zhang Meng opened his eyes wide with a look of horror.

"Calm down! Don't panic now!" Qin Feng gritted his teeth and said, trying to stay calm, "This is some kind of space distortion. We may have been brought into a world where reality and illusion are intertwined. We must find the exit!"

"What? Interweaving reality and illusion?!" Zhang Meng was stunned when he heard this word, "Why does this sound like a dream?"

Qin Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, that may be the case. We must find a way to get out of this space immediately, otherwise we may be trapped here!"

Just as Qin Feng finished speaking, they suddenly felt dizzy, and the scene around them completely changed. The solemn underground hall just now disappeared, replaced by a forest shrouded in mist, with twisted trees and a gloomy sky that seemed to collapse at any time.

"Where are we?" Chu Tian looked around, holding the weapon tightly in his hand, his face full of vigilance.

Ye Li was also confused: "It was just a hall, how come it suddenly turned into a forest?"

Zhang Meng waved his arms and shouted, "I say, this is too unreliable! I hate forests! Every time I go into the forest, nothing good happens!"

"I don't like it either, but now is obviously not the time for us to choose a place." Qin Feng said with a sullen face, "This world may be illusory, but its crisis is real. We must find a way to leave here."

They moved forward cautiously in this strange forest. The trees around them seemed to have life, and low buzzing sounds could be heard from time to time.

"Do you feel that the trees here are... moving?" Ye Li frowned and said softly.

Zhang Meng's eyes widened: "No way? Trees can walk?"

"No, they didn't really move, but they were watching us." Qin Feng whispered. He felt an indescribable sense of oppression in the air around him.

Suddenly, a whisper came into Chu Tian's ears: "Be careful! We are being watched!"

"Who? Who is talking?" Chu Tian was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly turned around and looked around, but saw nothing.

"Calm down!" Qin Feng quickly walked to Chu Tian's side and whispered, "This is just an illusion! Don't be fooled!"

"Hallucination? I can hear the voice clearly, how could it be an illusion!" Chu Tian's face was full of confusion, but he still tried to calm his mind and no longer paid attention to those strange whispers.

As they continued to move forward, there were waves of strange fluctuations in the air, as if the entire space was shaking. Qin Feng felt more and more uneasy, this feeling was really too weird.

"Qin Feng, this place is too weird. We can't keep going like this." Ye Li stopped and said worriedly, "If this is really an illusion, we may never get out."

Qin Feng pondered for a moment and said, "You are right. We have to find the center of this illusion. Perhaps there is a way to crack it."

Zhang Meng scratched his head, looking puzzled: "What center? We can't even figure out the direction, how can we talk about the center!"

"That makes sense. We have to find the core of this space, just like solving a puzzle, to find the key to the problem." Qin Feng explained, "Everything is triggered by symbols, and the center must be related to these symbols."

They quickened their pace, passed through layers of fog, and finally stopped in front of a group of ancient stone pillars. The stone pillars were engraved with the mysterious symbols they had seen before, and a glowing sphere was suspended in the center, constantly rotating.

"This is the center of the illusion!" Qin Feng said excitedly, "As long as we destroy this glowing sphere, we can end the illusion!"

"What are you waiting for? Smash it!" Zhang Meng rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush forward.

Qin Feng stopped him: "Don't be impulsive! This thing must be very complicated. We have to figure out how it works first."

They carefully observed the glowing sphere and found that the symbols around the sphere were rotating according to a certain pattern. Ye Li frowned and said softly: "These symbols seem to be conveying some kind of information. We have to interpret their meaning."

Qin Feng nodded: "Yes, the order in which the symbols are arranged is the key. We have to crack it in order."

"Decoding! This depends on you, Qin Feng!" Zhang Meng looked at Qin Feng expectantly.

Qin Feng smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, I'm good at this."

He began to carefully analyze the arrangement of the symbols, and gradually sorted out the rules. As he cracked the symbols step by step, the rotation speed of the glowing sphere gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

"Success!" Chu Tian said excitedly.

However, just when they thought that everything was settled, the glowing sphere suddenly burst out with a powerful energy wave, and the entire space began to shake violently, as if it was about to collapse.

"Oh no! This thing is about to get out of control!" Qin Feng shouted, "Everyone run!"

Zhang Meng ran and shouted, "Sure enough, I shouldn't touch it! I told you, anything that glows is not good!"

"Shut up and run!" Chu Tian couldn't help but complain.

They ran desperately into the distance, the space behind them seemed to collapse piece by piece, the scene was like shattered glass, and the illusory world gradually disintegrated.

"Hurry up! The exit is just ahead!" Ye Li shouted, pointing at a beam of light ahead.

They ran towards the light with all their might, and finally broke out of the illusion at the last moment and returned to the familiar underground hall.

"Huh... I'm finally back!" Zhang Meng sat down on the ground, gasping for breath, "I don't want to enter any fantasy world again!"

"Don't be too proud too soon." Qin Feng sat aside and said tiredly, "Although we have escaped from the illusion, the secret of this energy ball has not been solved yet."

Ye Li walked to the energy ball, frowned and said, "It seems that this thing is not that simple. We have cracked the symbol, but the real puzzle is still hidden behind it."

Qin Feng nodded, feeling slightly uneasy: "Perhaps... this energy ball is not what we are looking for at all."

"What? We've been working so hard for so long, but we didn't find the real owner?" Zhang Meng almost jumped up from the ground after hearing this. "Then we've worked in vain!"

"Don't worry." Qin Feng said calmly, "This energy ball is indeed some kind of important clue, but there must be a bigger secret hidden behind it. We must continue to investigate."

Ye Li nodded thoughtfully: "Qin Feng is right. We can't give up. Next, we have to explore deeper."

They decided to take a break and recover their strength before continuing the adventure. Although the puzzles in front of them have not been solved yet, Qin Feng and others firmly believe that as they continue to move forward, all the answers will eventually surface. And this adventure has just entered its real climax.