Douluo Continent: Dragon Shadow Rebirth

In the dark and damp tunnel, Zhang Meng stood at the front, his ears slightly tilted, as if trying to hear clearly the strange chanting coming from the front. He frowned and said in a low voice: "What kind of weird spells are these guys chanting? It makes my head numb."

"This must be some kind of summoning ritual." Qin Feng's eyes were calm. He leaned against the wall, moving slowly and cautiously, his eyes not leaving the end of the tunnel. "We have to interrupt them, otherwise we don't know what will be summoned."

"Interrupt them? I like that!" Zhang Meng clenched his weapon and waved his arms excitedly, "Just rush in and make a big explosion!"

"Don't be so hasty." Li Xiao said coldly, his hand already on the hilt of the sword, obviously ready to fight at any time. "We need to find out their strength first."

"Maybe they are not that strong." Zhang Meng said confidently, "After all, it seems that these guys can only use some mysterious spells. They are probably not good enough for a head-on battle."

Ye Li couldn't help laughing at the side, "You are always so optimistic. If they were really that weak, they wouldn't do these weird things underground."

"Their spell is gathering strength." Chu Tian listened carefully, frowning, "This summoning ritual is not simple, and the energy fluctuations are getting stronger and stronger, which means that their goal may be more terrible than we expected."

"So, we have to act quickly." Qin Feng said firmly, "Ye Li, shoot an arrow to interrupt their rhythm."

Ye Li nodded slightly, quickly pulled the bowstring, and aimed at the vague shadow of the black-robed man in front of her. Her hand was as steady as a rock, with almost no tremor. With a low sound of the bowstring, the sharp arrow cut through the air and shot straight at a black-robed man who was leading the chanting.

Just as the arrow was about to hit the target, the man in black robe seemed to notice something, and immediately raised his hand, and the chanting suddenly changed. The sharp arrow suddenly stopped less than a meter away from him, hanging in the air.

"Oh no, they are prepared." Ye Li bit her lip.

"It looks like a tough enemy." Li Xiao said coldly.

"Well then! Since sneak attacks don't work, let's just go straight at it!" Zhang Meng yelled, raised his weapon, and rushed forward.

"Wait, don't be impatient!" Qin Feng tried to stop him, but it was too late. Zhang Meng had already rushed into the black-robed man's ritual circle like a wild horse.

"This guy is always so impulsive." Ye Li sighed helplessly and quickly pulled the second arrow, ready to provide support.

Zhang Meng rushed into the formation and shouted, "Come on, black-robed weirdos! I, Zhang Meng, am here!"

The black-robed people were stunned, obviously not expecting someone to be so bold as to interrupt their ceremony. The black-robed leader quickly came to his senses, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, and then he raised his hands, chanting more rapidly, and the dark energy in the air began to gather rapidly.

"He's speeding up the ritual!" Chu Tian shouted, "We have to stop him!"

"I'll interrupt him!" Zhang Meng swung his weapon and chopped down at the black-robed leader. However, just as his weapon was about to hit the target, the black-robed leader suddenly disappeared into the air, as if he had vanished out of thin air.

"What? Where did he go?" Zhang Meng shouted in surprise, looking around.

"He is using the illusion technique!" Qin Feng immediately realized the problem. "This is an illusion of dark magic. Don't be fooled. Keep looking for his true self!"

At the same time, other black-robed men also began to move, besieging Zhang Meng from all directions, trying to trap him. Although the combat effectiveness of these black-robed men was not strong, they relied on dark magic to create a large number of illusory shadows, causing chaos on the entire battlefield.

"I can't tell whether these guys are real or fake!" Zhang Meng shouted while waving his weapon, "Every time I hit it, it feels like I'm hitting air!"

"Calm down and concentrate!" Li Xiao said coldly. His sword had accurately pierced the shadow of a man in black robe, and the illusory phantom disappeared instantly.

"Their true bodies are hidden in the shadows. We can find them by breaking the shadows." Qin Feng reminded, gathering the power of the Soul Fountain in his hands, ready to find the real enemy.

"I understand!" Zhang Meng laughed and said, "Then I will just chop the shadows!"

With the cooperation of several people, the phantom created by the black-robed man was gradually broken, and the illusion that originally trapped Zhang Meng became less and less. Soon, they found the real body of the black-robed man hidden in the phantom.

"I found it!" Ye Li quickly shot an arrow, hitting the shoulder of the leading black-robed man. He let out a painful cry, staggered, and stumbled back a few steps.

"Now!" Qin Feng shouted, and immediately released the power of the Soul Fountain. A dazzling light hit the man in black robe, completely interrupting his chanting.

Without the leader in black robes, the other followers were obviously panicked and tried to continue the ritual, but they had lost the ability to control the power. The energy in the underground tunnel began to go out of control, the runes gradually extinguished, and the dark aura slowly dissipated.

"We succeeded!" Zhang Meng laughed loudly and waved his weapons to celebrate.

"It's not over yet." Qin Feng said seriously, "Although we stopped the ritual, this is only part of the dark power. The real core has not yet appeared."

"There are always new troubles." Zhang Meng curled his lips, but then laughed again, "But it doesn't matter, I'm always ready to face more challenges!"

Li Xiao put away his sword and said calmly: "At least we have disrupted their plan this time, but next, we have to find deeper secrets."

Ye Li also nodded in agreement. "Every time we stop a ritual, we are one step closer to the truth. But it also means that our enemies will become stronger."

"That's right." Qin Feng said firmly, "The source of the dark power is still waiting for us, and we must uncover this conspiracy before they do."

As the black-robed men fell one after another, the underground tunnel returned to peace. Although they successfully stopped the summoning ceremony, everyone knew that the real test was still to come.

"So where are we going next?" Chu Tian asked, obviously ready to continue fighting.

"Let's go back to the ground and reanalyze the distribution of the runes." Qin Feng said with a firm look, "The core of the dark power is hidden somewhere in this city. We will not let it continue to threaten this kingdom."

"Okay, I can't wait any longer." Zhang Meng said with a smile, "Let's go and keep fighting!"

They packed up their equipment and left the strange underground tunnel, heading towards a deeper mystery. The real battle has just begun, and they are about to face an unprecedented dark force.