Douluo Continent: Dragon Shadow Rebirth

After destroying the huge crystal behind the stone door, Qin Feng and his party continued to move deeper into the maze. This underground maze seemed to be more complicated than they had imagined. With every step they took, the runes around them seemed to be observing their movements, as if the entire maze was alive.

"I say, how long is this maze?" Zhang Meng couldn't help complaining, "I feel like we've been walking all day, why haven't we reached the end yet?"

"This maze is not ordinary." Qin Feng answered softly, still observing the runes on the wall, "These runes themselves are the control core of the maze. They can constantly change the path. Every step we take, they will change the structure of the maze."

"So we are just going around in circles here?" Zhang Meng frowned, looking helpless.

"Almost." Ye Li nodded, "We need to find the correct rune to stop the maze from changing."

"These runes will keep trying to hinder us, but we have to learn to control them." Li Xiao analyzed calmly, "We must find the core of the maze."

"Then how do we find it?" Zhang Meng continued to ask, "The runes here all look similar, and I don't want to go back the same way."

Qin Feng stopped and reached out to touch a rune carved on the wall. He closed his eyes and concentrated on feeling the energy fluctuations. "The fluctuations of these runes are guiding us. Only by finding the right runes and activating them can we open the right path."

"What if the wrong one is activated?" Zhang Meng looked alert.

"It's simple - the mechanism is activated." Ye Li smiled helplessly, "You may be trapped in a trap."

"Okay, then you guys do it, and I'll just watch over it." Zhang Meng scratched his head and stopped interfering.

Qin Feng continued to observe the runes and finally found one that was slightly different from the other runes. He injected the power of the Soul Spring into it, and the rune immediately emitted a blue light. The walls of the maze then began to move slowly, and a new passage opened up in front of them.

"It seems to be working." Chu Tian said softly, "Qin Feng, we have to continue looking for other core runes in this way."

"That's right." Qin Feng nodded, "But we have to speed up. Every mistake will make the maze more difficult to solve."

As the team continued to move forward, they constantly triggered and cracked the rune mechanisms. Each activation required a high degree of concentration and precise judgment, otherwise a mistake could bring them back to the starting point or even fall into a deeper trap.

"This is a really difficult maze." Zhang Meng muttered, "Even a genius like me with a good sense of direction feels a little dizzy."

"If you were a genius, we wouldn't have to walk so long." Ye Li teased with a smile.

"Don't laugh at me." Zhang Meng waved his hand. "I mean, what if we end up in a place that is completely unbreakable?"

"Then we have to find another rune path." Qin Feng replied calmly, "The complexity of this maze is that it has multiple branches and entrances, but only one exit. We must find all the runes and unlock the final passage."

Finally, they found a huge stone door deep in the maze. This stone door was more magnificent than any previous one, with intricate runes engraved on it, flashing red and blue light. In the center of the stone door was a huge gem, which was obviously the core of the entire maze.

"This is the final level." Qin Feng said firmly, "As long as we crack this door, we can find the true source of the dark power."

"Wow, this gem looks like it's worth a fortune." Zhang Meng's eyes widened. "Can't we really pull it off and take it as a trophy?"

"Don't have any evil thoughts." Li Xiao warned coldly, "This gem is the control center of the entire maze. Once it is pulled out, the power of the maze will be completely released, and we will be trapped here."

"Okay, okay, I'm just talking casually." Zhang Meng waved his hands helplessly.

Qin Feng approached the stone door and carefully studied the runes around the gem. The energy fluctuations of each rune were different. He knew that this would be an extremely complicated decryption process. He had to find the correct arrangement in a short time, otherwise the maze would automatically activate its defense mechanism.

"Ye Li, come and assist me." Qin Feng said, "Chu Tian and Li Xiao, be on guard, Zhang Meng, you get ready to fight. We don't know what will happen after the mechanism is activated."

"Understood!" Several people agreed in unison.

Qin Feng began to quickly analyze the arrangement of the runes, while Ye Li provided support and observation. As they gradually cracked the runes, the color of the gems began to change, from red to blue, and then to pure white.

"Almost!" Ye Li said excitedly, "The energy of the gem is changing!"

However, just as the last rune was about to be cracked, the maze suddenly emitted a low hum. The walls on both sides of the stone door quickly opened, and a strong dark energy gushed out from the stone door, forming a huge dark vortex.

"Oh no, the defense mechanism has been activated!" Chu Tian immediately cast a defensive barrier, trying to block the dark energy.

"These dark energies are so strong!" Li Xiao used his sword to block in front, trying to resist the impact of the vortex.

"Looks like we have to fight again!" Zhang Meng laughed and rushed forward, "That's exactly what I want!"

Qin Feng continued to crack the last rune, knowing that time was running out. If they could not crack the rune in time, the dark vortex would swallow the entire maze and trap them inside.

"Zhang Meng, Chu Tian, ​​protect Qin Feng!" Ye Li shouted, drew her bow and shot an arrow full of energy, trying to disperse the energy of the vortex.

Zhang Meng swung his giant axe and chopped it straight at the center of the vortex. Although the attack could not completely destroy the vortex, it at least slowed down its spread. Chu Tian and Li Xiao also used their magic and sword skills to weaken the influence of the dark power as much as possible.

"Now!" Qin Feng shouted, injecting the power of the soul spring into the last rune. The gem on the stone door instantly emitted a dazzling light, and the entire maze began to vibrate.

"Success!" Zhang Meng laughed.

As the runes were completely cracked, the dark vortex was completely sealed, and the stone door slowly opened, revealing a passage leading to a deeper place. At the end of the passage, a huge altar could be vaguely seen, with mysterious rune lights flashing on it.

"This is the true source of the dark power." Qin Feng said firmly, "We must destroy it."

"It's time to finally face the final enemy!" Zhang Meng waved the giant axe, eager to try.

"Let's go, let's uncover the truth behind this maze together." Ye Li said with a smile.

As the team steps into the passage, the real decisive battle is about to begin. They know that the challenge ahead will be unprecedented, but they are ready. No matter how dangerous the road ahead is, they will go all out to completely eliminate the darkness.