The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 392: Exploration of the Ruins

At dawn, a thin mist covered the valley where the mysterious ruins were located like a veil, adding a bit of haziness and mystery to this unknown place. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stood at the entrance of the ruins, their eyes showing both vigilance against the unknown and a desire to explore.

Yun Yao raised her hand and waved it gently. A soft spiritual light dispelled the fog in front of her. She frowned slightly and carefully looked at the ancient and vicissitudes of life in front of her. The stone gate was tall and majestic, with intricate and strange patterns carved on it. The erosion of time made these patterns a little blurred, but it still exuded a simple and mysterious atmosphere, as if telling the glory and vicissitudes of the past.

"Brother Chu, this relic looks extremely dangerous, we must be careful." Yun Yao turned to look at Chu Mochen and whispered. She was wearing a moon-white outfit today, which perfectly outlined her exquisite figure. Her long black hair was tied into a neat ponytail, which made her face look delicate and heroic.

Chu Mochen nodded slightly. His figure was as tall and straight as a pine tree, and his black robe fluttered gently in the wind. His deep eyes stared at the stone gate, his expression cold but firm: "Don't worry, I'm by your side and will never let you fall into danger." His words were short, but like a reassurance, Yun Yao felt a warmth in her heart.

The two took a deep breath and stepped into the stone door side by side. As soon as they entered, an old and decayed smell came to their faces, mixed with a faint fluctuation of spiritual power, making people feel as if they had traveled through time and space and stepped into a long-forgotten world. The light in the passage was dim, and some gems emitting faint light were inlaid on the walls, barely illuminating the way forward.

Yun Yao had sharp eyes and instantly noticed the slight difference in the stone slab under her feet. She grabbed Chu Mochen and whispered, "Wait, there is a mechanism on the ground." As she spoke, she squatted down and observed carefully. She saw some faint runes engraved on the stone slab. These runes were arranged according to some mysterious rules. If they were touched carelessly, it might cause danger.

Chu Mochen also squatted down and studied with Yun Yao. He had been familiar with various ancient books since he was young, and had also dabbled in some ancient mechanical techniques. At this moment, his brows were furrowed, and his mind was rapidly thinking about countermeasures. After a moment, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he reached out and gently pressed the runes on a few stone slabs. There was only a slight "click" sound, and the seemingly flat ground in front of him slowly rose up one after another, forming a safe passage.

"Senior Brother Chu, you are still the best." Yun Yao's eyes were full of admiration. She stood up and continued walking along the stone pillar passage with Chu Mochen.

However, not long after they walked, a low roar came from the front, shaking the dust in the passage. The two looked at each other with solemn expressions, and quickly prepared for battle. A huge guardian beast slowly walked out of the shadows. It looked like a unicorn, with blazing flames burning all over its body. Its big copper bell eyes showed violence and cruelty. Every step it took made the ground tremble.

"This is the Flame Scale Beast. It is violent by nature and its strength is equivalent to the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage. It is not easy to deal with." Chu Mochen said in a low voice. The long sword in his hand was already unsheathed. The sword body was buzzing, and spiritual power was flowing through the sword body, emitting a dazzling cold light.

Yun Yao was not to be outdone. She quickly formed seals with her hands, and an ice-blue spiritual shield appeared in front of her, emitting bursts of coldness. "Hmph, let's see today whether it is more powerful or we can get through it." Her beautiful eyes were wide open, and her fighting spirit was high.

The Yanlin beast seemed to sense the provocation of the two, roared to the sky, suddenly opened its mouth, and spewed out a column of blazing flames, like a galloping fire dragon, rushing straight at Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. The two of them flashed and quickly dodged to the sides. The column of flames hit the wall behind them, instantly roasting the stone wall red, and the broken stones flew.

"Brother Chu, I will hold it back, you look for a chance to attack its weakness." Yun Yao shouted, and the spell in his hand changed, and the ice-blue spiritual power turned into countless ice spikes, shooting at the Flame Scale Beast like a rain of arrows. The ice spikes hit the Flame Scale Beast's body, making a "crackling" sound. Although it did not cause serious injuries, it also caused its movements to stagnate slightly.

Chu Mochen took this opportunity, tiptoed to the ground, and rushed towards the Flame Scale Beast like a ghost. The long sword in his hand, wrapped in sharp spiritual power, pierced directly under the Flame Scale Beast's neck. That was where the Flame Scale Beast's flame core was located. Once hit, it would be severely damaged. The Flame Scale Beast sensed the danger and waved its front paws, bringing up a gust of wind, trying to slap Chu Mochen away.

Chu Mochen was agile, and he flipped in the air to avoid the attack of the Flame Scale Beast. At the same time, the long sword in his hand drew an arc in the air and slashed fiercely on the back of the Flame Scale Beast. "Ouch--" The Flame Scale Beast felt pain, turned its head angrily, and sprayed flames at Chu Mochen again.

Seeing this, Yun Yao quickly cast an ice wall to block Chu Mochen. The flames hit the ice wall, instantly melting most of it, but also bought Chu Mochen some time to catch his breath. The two of them fought back and forth with the Yanlin Beast, and for a while, the fight was indisputable.

As the battle continued, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gradually felt exhausted. The Yanlin beast's attack became more and more fierce, and the temperature of the flames became higher and higher, and the air in the passage seemed to be ignited. Yun Yao's spiritual power was consumed greatly, and fine beads of sweat covered her forehead, and her face was slightly pale.

"Senior Brother Chu, this is not a solution. We have to end this quickly." Yun Yao said, panting.

Chu Mochen also knew that the situation was critical. He looked around and suddenly found that the stone wall above his head was a little loose. He suddenly thought of a plan. "Yun Yao, listen to my command. Let's attack its head together and then lead it to jump up. I have my own way."

Although Yun Yao was confused, she nodded in agreement. The two looked at each other, their eyes revealing tacit understanding and determination. Then, they simultaneously launched their strongest attacks, shining with spiritual power, fiercely hitting the head of the Flame Scale Beast. The Flame Scale Beast was enraged, raised its head and roared, kicked its hind legs hard, jumped high, and pounced on the two.

At the moment when the Flame Scale Beast leaped up, Chu Mochen threw the long sword in his hand fiercely, and the sword body with the whistling spiritual power fiercely pierced into the loose stone wall above his head. "Boom--" With a loud noise, large pieces of stone fell one after another, hitting the Flame Scale Beast. The Flame Scale Beast was caught off guard by this sudden attack, and was injured in many places, and the flames were dimmed a lot.

“Take advantage of now!” Yun Yao shouted tenderly, and the magic spell in her hand changed again. An ice-blue spiritual chain flew out in an instant, entangled the limbs of the Flame Scale Beast, and firmly imprisoned it in place.

Chu Mochen took the opportunity to rush forward, gathering all his spiritual power in his hands, and punched the flame core of the Flame Scale Beast fiercely. "Bang--" With a muffled sound, the Flame Scale Beast let out a miserable wail, and its huge body fell down with a bang, turning into a stream of light and disappearing, leaving only an inner pill emitting a faint red light.

Yun Yao walked forward, picked up the inner pill, and examined it carefully: "The fire power contained in this inner pill is pure. If we refine it in the future, it may be able to improve our fire attribute skills."

Chu Mochen nodded slightly and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Put it away first, this place is full of dangers, we have to keep moving forward."

The two of them took a short break and continued to go deeper into the passage. Along the way, they encountered many traps, some of which were spikes popping out from both sides of the wall, some were quicksand pouring down from the top of their heads, and some were the ground suddenly collapsed, forming a bottomless black hole. But with Yun Yao's careful observation and Chu Mochen's witty response, they escaped danger again and again.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the front suddenly opened up and a huge hall appeared. The hall was filled with thick spiritual mist, and in the center stood a tall stone platform. There seemed to be something placed on the stone platform, emitting a soft and attractive light.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen walked into the hall cautiously, looking around vigilantly. Just as they approached the stone platform, suddenly, the surrounding spiritual mist rolled violently, and a series of black shadows flashed out of the mist. They turned out to be a group of ghosts wearing black robes and with hideous faces. These ghosts made shrill cries and pounced on the two with their fangs and claws.

"They are vengeful spirits. Be careful of their mental attacks." Chu Mochen warned loudly, waving the long sword in his hand to emit spiritual sword energy, trying to disperse these vengeful spirits.

Yun Yao also quickly mobilized her spiritual power, and a layer of ice-blue light appeared around her body to resist the invasion of the vengeful spirits. However, these vengeful spirits moved erratically and at a very fast speed, and their mental attacks were like invisible sharp blades, constantly attacking the sea of consciousness of the two people, giving them a splitting headache.

"No, if we go on like this we will be exhausted to death sooner or later." Yun Yao gritted her teeth and said while enduring the severe pain in her sea of consciousness.

Chu Mochen looked around with a sharp gaze and found some mysterious rune patterns painted on the walls of the hall, which seemed to be related to these vengeful spirits. An idea suddenly flashed in his mind and he shouted loudly: "Yun Yao, look at those runes. I guess they are used to seal these vengeful spirits. Let's find a way to activate the runes."

Yun Yao followed Chu Mochen's gaze and understood. The two of them resisted the attacks of the evil spirits while approaching the wall. When they approached the wall, Yun Yao reached out and touched the runes. A bone-chilling chill came from her fingertips, but she gritted her teeth and persisted, slowly injecting spiritual power into the runes.

As the spiritual power was injected, the runes gradually lit up, and the rays of light connected to each other, forming a huge sealing formation. The vengeful spirits seemed to sense the danger and wanted to escape, but it was too late. With a flash of light, all the vengeful spirits were sucked into the sealing formation, and the hall instantly became quiet.

"Huh - finally solved." Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief, her face as pale as paper. Excessive consumption of spiritual energy made her body a little shaky.

Chu Mochen hurriedly supported her, his eyes full of distress: "You take a rest first, I'll go see what's on the stone platform."

Yun Yao shook her head gently: "I'm fine, let's go together."

The two came to the stone platform, where they saw an ancient secret book and a storage ring emitting colorful light. Chu Mochen picked up the secret book, opened it, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Yun Yao, this is an ancient cultivation secret book. The skills recorded in it are exquisite. If we succeed in practicing, our strength will surely increase greatly."

Yun Yao took the secret book and flipped through a few pages carefully. She was also overjoyed: "Great, this adventure was not in vain."

Then, she picked up the storage ring, injected spiritual power into it, and looked inside. It was filled with various precious cultivation resources, including rare herbs, high-level magic weapons, and a large number of spiritual stones. "Brother Chu, now our sect's resources will be greatly enriched."

Chu Mochen nodded slightly, with a gratified smile on his face: "Yes, these gains are of vital importance to us and our sect. But we should not stay here for long, let's leave first and go back to study these treasures slowly."

Yun Yao nodded in agreement, and the two of them carefully put away the secret book and storage ring, and slowly left the ruins along the way they came. The moment they stepped out of the ruins, the sun shone on them, dispelling the fatigue and haze along the way. Although they knew that the road ahead was still full of challenges, at this moment, their hearts were filled with the joy of harvest and longing for the future.