Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 479 Clash of Mysterious Powers and the Truth of the Altar

Zhang Peng and his two companions tensed, slowly approaching the direction of the mysterious energy fluctuations. The surrounding air seemed to have been sucked dry, making breathing heavy, and each step felt like wading through sticky mud, full of resistance. Moonlight struggled to filter through the dense foliage, casting dappled shadows, but it could not dispel the oppressive darkness.

As they finally approached the source of that power, a colossal figure appeared before them. This figure emanated a dense aura of shadow, standing like a dark giant on a dark, open field. The giant's eyes gleamed with a blood-red light, like two burning flames, exuding boundless madness and a murderous aura.

"This is... a Shadow Guardian!" Zhang Peng's expression changed drastically. He had seen records of Shadow Guardians in ancient books. They were mysterious creatures formed from powerful shadow energy, far surpassing the strength of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, and possessing world-destroying power.

The Shadow Guardian let out a deafening roar, its voice filled with boundless rage and hostility. It swung its massive fist, smashing it towards Zhang Peng and his companions. The fist created a gust of wind, uprooting trees and creating a huge crater in its wake.

Zhang Peng swiftly activated the "Chaotic Law Shield," protecting the three within it. The shield trembled violently under the impact of the fist, its multicolored light and dark purple chaotic power flashing wildly, as if it might shatter at any moment. Murong Yu gripped the Chaotic Breeze Sword, unleashing its ultimate technique, "Gentle Breeze Demon-Slaying Spin," creating a vortex of sword energy centered on himself, which surged towards the Shadow Guardian. Within the vortex, the power of the Chaotic Law and the power of the Gentle Breeze intertwined, forming a powerful force attempting to break through the Shadow Guardian's defenses.

Liu Ruoli placed the jade flute to her lips and played an enhanced version of the "Sonic Chaos Shield." The flute music was melodious and stirring, transforming into a sonic shield with strange patterns, echoing Zhang Peng's Chaos Law Shield and enhancing its defense. At the same time, she played "Sonic Chaos Impact," and the sonic waves transformed into tangible blades, shooting towards the Shadow Guardian.

The Shadow Guardian did not flinch in the face of the three's attacks. It opened its maw, spewing forth a torrent of black flames, mixed with countless sharp shadow fragments, which hurtled towards the three. Zhang Peng unleashed the "Chaotic Law Cage," trapping the three within to defend against the black flames and shadow fragments. Within the cage, multicolored light intertwined with dark purple chaotic power, attempting to withstand this powerful attack.

During the fierce battle, Zhang Peng discovered that although the Shadow Guardian was powerful, its attack methods were relatively simple, mainly relying on its immense strength for frontal assaults. Moreover, its movements seemed to be somewhat restricted, preventing it from moving freely.

"Murong Yu, Liu Ruoli, the Shadow Guardian's movements are restricted. Let's exploit its weakness and attack from the side!" Zhang Peng shouted.

Upon hearing this, Murong Yu and Liu Ruoli immediately changed their attack strategy. Murong Yu circled around to the left side of the Shadow Guardian and unleashed the killing move of the "Chaotic Breeze Sword," "Breath-Splitting Slash," a sharp sword aura piercing towards the Shadow Guardian's side. Liu Ruoli, meanwhile, moved to the right side of the Shadow Guardian and played "Sonic Chaos Storm," the sound waves transforming into powerful energy, forming a massive vortex that enveloped the right side of the Shadow Guardian.

Zhang Peng unleashed "Chaotic Myriad Phenomena Break," converging the power of the laws of chaos into a gigantic chaotic sword, which he slashed towards the Shadow Guardian. Under the combined attack of the three, wounds appeared on the Shadow Guardian's body, and its power gradually weakened.

However, the Shadow Guardian was not easily defeated. It let out a roar, and the shadow power around it surged instantly. It broke free from Zhang Peng's cage of chaotic laws and pounced towards the three of them.

Seeing this, Zhang Peng immediately unleashed "Chaos Sovereign's Sanction," the strongest move he had comprehended during his Tribulation Transcending stage. A beam of five-colored light descended from the sky, enveloping the Shadow Guardian. Under the impact of the light, the Shadow Guardian let out a shrill scream, its body gradually becoming illusory.

In the end, the Shadow Guardian vanished into nothingness. Zhang Peng and his two companions collapsed to the ground, exhausted. Their clothes were soaked with sweat, and they were covered in wounds, but their eyes gleamed with the light of victory.

Having defeated the Shadow Guardian, the three continued their journey towards the mysterious altar. After a difficult search, they finally found an ancient altar deep within the forest. The altar was constructed of massive black stones, covered with mysterious runes, and radiated powerful spiritual energy.

Zhang Peng stepped forward and carefully examined the runes on the altar. He discovered that these runes echoed those on the three keys, seemingly telling an ancient secret. He circulated the power of the Chaos Laws at the late Nascent Soul stage, attempting to decipher the meaning of the runes. As the power of the Chaos Laws was infused, the runes shimmered, and a stream of information flooded into his mind.

It turns out that this altar is the key to activating the power of the ancient pact. Only by inserting the three keys into the grooves on the altar in a specific order can the power of the pact be activated and the Shadow Clan sealed away.

"Finally found it." Zhang Peng breathed a sigh of relief and told Murong Yu and Liu Ruoli the news.

Upon hearing this, Murong Yu and Liu Ruoli smiled with relief. They knew that only one final step remained to stop the black-robed man's plot...