Douluo Continent: Dragon Shadow Rebirth

"Leave it to me!" Zhang Meng waved his huge axe and walked towards the huge black stone pillar with confidence. He couldn't wait to use the weapon in his hand to chop down this pillar full of dark power.

The giant warned in a low voice: "Be careful, Mengzi. This is not a simple blow. It requires precise force. If you cut the wrong place, the whole secret passage may collapse."

"I know, I know!" Zhang Meng said nonchalantly while swinging his giant axe. "Just watch, I'm sure it will collapse when I chop it with this axe!"

Qin Feng couldn't help but cover his face. Although he knew that Zhang Meng's fighting ability was amazing, he was also well aware of his habit of "overexerting": "Mengzi, you must be more precise and don't use too much force."

"Don't worry!" Zhang Meng looked smug and waved his hand, "I know my limits."

He walked towards the stone pillar step by step, ready to aim at the key rune indicated by the giant. The air around the stone pillar seemed to be frozen, and a strong sense of oppression filled the air, as if the entire dark power was concentrated at this point.

Zhang Meng stared at the rune, raised the giant axe, took a deep breath, and slowly adjusted his posture. Although he usually looked careless, he also realized the seriousness of the matter this time and had to be precise.

"Come on, Mengzi, you can do it." Zhang Meng whispered to himself, then swung down the giant axe suddenly, and the axe chopped straight towards the rune with a strong wind that broke through the air.

"boom--"

The moment the axe touched the stone pillar, the rune emitted a dazzling light and the entire stone pillar trembled violently, as if it could collapse at any time.

"Oh, I didn't use too much force again?" Zhang Meng muttered as he stepped back, "I really used some cleverness this time!"

As they waited anxiously, cracks began to appear on the surface of the huge stone pillar. The rune light flickered a few times, then quickly dimmed, as if it was sucked away by some force. The dark power seemed to have lost control at this moment, and the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became much more relaxed.

"Did it work?" Zhang Meng blinked his eyes, his face full of surprise, "I succeeded!"

"It seems that you have really mastered the strength this time." Qin Feng walked forward with a smile and checked the cracks on the stone pillar. "The rune has been destroyed, and the dark power is dissipating."

"I told you, I know my limits!" Zhang Meng said with a smug smile, "How's it going, Qin Feng? I didn't do badly this time!"

"You did a really good job." Qin Feng smiled and patted his shoulder, "But we can't relax yet. Even though we have broken the seal, the Dark Cult will definitely not let it go."

"Yes, there are other challenges waiting for us." The giant said in a low voice, his eyes still alert, "The core of the dark power has not been completely destroyed. We must continue to go deeper."

"Okay, let's go!" Zhang Meng swung his giant axe, "I haven't fought enough yet!"

The three of them quickly packed up their equipment and prepared to move on. As the runes on the stone pillars collapsed, the dark power in the secret passage was significantly weakened, and the oppressive feeling in the air also dissipated a lot.

They walked out of the hall and continued to go deeper into the secret passage. The number of monsters on the road had obviously decreased a lot, but the surrounding atmosphere was still chilling.

"I have a feeling that we are getting closer and closer to the real stronghold of the Dark Sect." Qin Feng said as he walked, his eyes fixed on the passage ahead.

"I hope they don't send any more monsters to bother us this time." Zhang Meng shook his head, obviously tired of those twisted monsters. "I thought it was fun to fight monsters, but it's really tiring after fighting too much."

"Don't take it lightly." The giant said calmly, "The power of the Dark Cult is not only reflected in these monsters. They also have more powerful spells and tactics."

"I know, I know." Zhang Meng waved his hand, "But no matter what they use, I can solve it with my giant axe."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge black stone door suddenly appeared at the end of the secret passage. The stone door was also engraved with complex runes, and a strong dark atmosphere filled the air.

"It seems we have arrived." Qin Feng stopped and looked at the stone door carefully. "This is probably the core base of the Dark Sect."

"Such a big door, there must be something bad hidden inside." Zhang Meng frowned, "Should we come up with a plan so we don't get caught off guard as soon as we rush in?"

Qin Feng nodded, and then said: "We have to investigate first and see what's going on inside before taking any action."

The giant walked forward, stretched out his hand and gently touched the runes on the stone door, sensing the power within. His brows slightly furrowed, as if he had sensed some kind of dangerous signal.

"There is an extremely strong dark force behind the door." The giant said in a deep voice, "If we enter rashly, we may trigger their trap."

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Meng asked, "We can't just wait forever, right?"

"I'll divert their attention." The giant suddenly said with a firm look in his eyes, "I used to be a puppet of the dark forces, and they may misjudge me. I can use my power to attract their attention and buy you some time."

Qin Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, but you must be careful. We will catch up quickly and find their core."

"Don't worry, I won't be controlled by darkness again." The giant looked determined and then reached out and pushed open the stone door.

The stone door slowly opened, and a strong dark aura poured out from inside. The giant walked in fearlessly, and his figure gradually disappeared in the darkness.

"Let's go, let's follow!" Qin Feng gave an order and quickly rushed into the stone gate with Zhang Meng.

The space behind the door was even more vast than they had imagined, like a huge underground castle. Dark power reverberated around, and countless dark runes hung on the walls, as if recording some kind of forbidden magic.

"This place doesn't look like a good place." Zhang Meng muttered to himself, holding the giant axe tightly, ready to fight at any time.

Qin Feng's eyes swept around, and he was secretly on guard. He knew that the real power of the Dark Sect was here, but everything in front of him seemed unusually quiet, as if some greater danger was brewing.

Suddenly, a low laugh came from behind them, full of evil and sarcasm.

"Finally." A hoarse voice said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Zhang Meng turned around immediately and widened his eyes, only to see a man in a black robe standing behind them with a cold look and a strange smile on his lips.

"Who are you?" Zhang Meng asked loudly, gripping the giant axe tightly, obviously ready for battle.

The man in black robe smiled slightly and said contemptuously: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that your fate is already determined."

Qin Feng clenched his sword and said coldly: "Are you the leader of the Dark Cult?"

“Leader?” The man in black robe chuckled and shook his head. “No, I’m just a servant. The real dark power is somewhere you can’t reach.”

“Humph, I don’t care whether you are a servant or a leader!” Zhang Meng roared, and swung his giant axe towards the man in black robes. “Today, all of you will fall!”

However, shockingly, before Zhang Meng's axe touched the man in black robe, his body turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared into the air.

"What's going on?" Zhang Meng was stunned and looked around for the man in black robe.

"This is their illusion." Qin Feng said calmly, "They are playing with our perception."

The laughter of the man in black robes came from all directions again: "You will never be able to defeat darkness, because darkness is everywhere."