Chapter 107: Shield

Tang Yun retracted his finger, his brows furrowed, as if he were struggling to decipher a complex code.

Lin Xiyue asked with concern: "Are you alright? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Tang Yun shook his head, "I'm fine, I just need some time."

He closed his eyes, concentrated, and combined Chaos Medical Qi with his understanding of the marks, trying to find a way to open the shield.

The viewers in the live stream room saw Tang Yun's actions and guessed one after another.

"What is Tang Yun doing? Is he cracking the shield's password?"

"No way, this shield looks so advanced, how could it be cracked so easily?"

"I think Tang Yun can definitely do it! He is omnipotent!"

Time passed second by second, and fine beads of sweat seeped from Tang Yun's forehead.

Cracking this energy encoding was far more difficult than he had imagined; it was like looking for a specific grain of sand in a vast ocean of code.

Suddenly, Tang Yun opened his eyes abruptly, a brilliant light flashing in them. "I know!" he shouted in a low voice, the Chaos Blade in his hand shining brightly.

"Found the flaw?" Tang Tian asked excitedly.

Tang Yun did not answer, but condensed Chaos Medical Qi into a thin, laser-like beam of light, shooting toward the subtle runes on the shield.

The beam hit the runes accurately, ripples appeared on the surface of the shield, and a "buzzing" vibration sound was emitted.

Immediately after, under the impact of the beam, a tiny crack appeared on the shield.

"It's now!" Tang Yun shouted.

Seeing this, Tang Tian and the Holy Son launched attacks immediately, bolts of lightning and holy light pouring out like a rainstorm, smashing fiercely on the crack.

Lin Xiyue provided assistance on the side, rays of gentle green light shrouding Tang Tian and the Holy Son, enhancing their power.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the crack grew larger and larger, and finally, with a "crack," the energy shield shattered, turning into dots of starlight and dissipating in the air.

The gate of the castle opened slowly, and a cold aura rushed toward them, like a cold wind from hell, making one shudder.

Tang Yun held the Chaos Blade, took a deep breath, and stepped into the castle first. Lin Xiyue, Tang Tian, and the Holy Son followed closely, and the viewers in the live stream room also held their breath, watching the screen nervously.

The interior of the castle was pitch black, and one could not see their own fingers; only strange red runes flickered on the walls, radiating a ghostly light, like the eyes of demons, making one's hair stand on end.

Suddenly, a sinister laugh echoed in the castle, making one's scalp tingle.

"Heh heh heh... welcome to my castle..."

Before the laughter faded, a hunched figure walked slowly out of the darkness. He wore a black robe, the hood covering his face, and only a pair of scarlet eyes could be seen, flickering with bloodthirsty light.

"You ants who don't know whether to live or die, actually dare to break into my territory!" The black-robed man's voice was hoarse, like two rusty iron sheets rubbing together, harsh and unpleasant.

"Who are you?" Tang Yun asked in a low voice, the Chaos Blade shining with golden light, ready to fight at any time.

"I am the master of this castle, and also your nightmare!" The black-robed man laughed strangely, extended his withered fingers, and pointed at Tang Yun and the others, "You all will die here!"

As soon as the black-robed man finished speaking, the red runes in the castle suddenly shone brightly, and a powerful energy fluctuation swept over, like a huge wave, surrounding Tang Yun and the others.

"Careful!" Tang Yun shouted, Chaos Medical Qi erupted instantly, forming a golden shield, protecting everyone within it.

"Bang bang bang!" The energy fluctuations constantly impacted the shield, emitting deafening explosions.

Tang Yun's expression gradually became grave; this energy fluctuation was more powerful than he had imagined, and his Chaos Medical Qi was being consumed rapidly.

"This won't do!" Tang Tian's face was pale, lightning power flickering in his hands, "This shield won't last long!"

"Let me try!" The Holy Son shouted in a low voice, holy light in his hand condensing into a huge sword of light, slashing fiercely toward the red runes.

"Boom!" The sword of light collided with the runes, erupting with dazzling light, and the entire castle trembled because of it.

However, the runes only flickered slightly and did not suffer any damage.

"Damn it! These runes cannot be destroyed at all!" The Holy Son's expression was ugly; the defense of these runes exceeded his imagination.

"Heh heh heh... it's useless! You cannot escape my control!"

The black-robed man laughed wildly in triumph, his voice filled with mockery and sarcasm.

Just then, Lin Xiyue suddenly said: "Tang Yun, I feel it, the source of the power of these runes is in the center of the castle!"

"Center?" Tang Yun raised his brows, "You mean, as long as the source of power is destroyed, these runes can be broken?"

"That's right!" Lin Xiyue nodded affirmatively.

"I can feel that there is a very powerful energy fluctuation there, which is the source of the power of these runes!"

"Good! Let's go to the center!" A brilliant light flashed in Tang Yun's eyes, the Chaos Blade pointing toward the depths of the castle, "Xiyue, you lead the way!"

Lin Xiyue closed her eyes, felt the direction of the energy fluctuations, and walked forward slowly.

Tang Yun and the others followed closely, moving cautiously through the dark castle.

The passages of the castle were intricate, like a huge maze; a slight carelessness would lead to losing one's way. From time to time, hair-raising sounds came from the walls, as if something was hidden in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Suddenly, a huge hall appeared in front, and in the center of the hall, a huge black crystal ball floated in mid-air, radiating heart-palpitating dark energy.

"It's this!" Lin Xiyue pointed to the crystal ball, "This is the source of the power of the runes!"

"Finally found it!" A trace of excitement flashed in Tang Yun's eyes; he raised the Chaos Blade, preparing to destroy the crystal ball.

Just then, the black-robed man suddenly appeared in the center of the hall, blocking in front of the crystal ball.

"Want to destroy my crystal ball? Dream on!" The black-robed man roared, and a powerful dark energy erupted from within him, turning into a huge black claw, slapping fiercely toward Tang Yun.

Tang Yun's expression changed, and he quickly waved Chaos power to resist.

"Clang!"

With a loud noise, Tang Yun was shaken back several steps, his tiger's mouth numb.

"Such powerful strength!" Tang Yun was secretly shocked; the strength of this black-robed man far exceeded his imagination.

"Heh heh heh... only now realizing my strength? Too late!" The black-robed man waved his claws again, pouncing toward Tang Yun.

Tang Yun did not dare to be careless, quickly concentrated, Chaos Medical Qi circulating frantically, engaging in a fierce battle with the black-robed man.

For a time, blade light and sword shadows in the hall, energy collisions, erupted with bursts of loud noises, and the entire castle was trembling. ===== CHAPTER 108 =====