Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

A suffocating pressure came like a huge wave, and Gao Xingchen and others suddenly found it difficult to breathe, as if an invisible big hand was strangling their throats. Night Demon, the leader of the Dark Alliance, slowly walked out of the shadows. His scarlet eyes swept over everyone, and finally fixed on Gao Xingchen, with a cruel arc at the corner of his mouth.

"Want to leave? Wishful thinking!" The Night Demon's voice was like a whisper from the abyss, carrying with it a terrifying magic.

Gao Xingchen clenched his fists. He knew that the real decisive battle had just begun. The strength of the Night Demon was far beyond previous estimates. He was surrounded by a thick dark aura that distorted the surrounding space like a substance.

"Xingchen, be careful!" Nanli shouted, and her figure flashed out like lightning, with the double blades in her hands flashing with cold light, going straight to the vital point of the Night Demon. Ling'er followed closely behind, and the two cooperated tacitly, and for a while they fought the Night Demon on equal terms.

Granny Sun commanded her spirit pets to launch a fierce attack on the minions of the "Dark Alliance". Every time the giant eagle's claws fell, several lives would be taken away, and the giant python harvested the lives of the enemies like the scythe of death. The battle was extremely fierce, with shouts of killing, the collision of weapons, and the roars of spirit pets intertwined, forming a cruel picture of war.

Gao Xingchen did not rush into the battle, he stared at Night Demon intently, trying to find his weakness. Suddenly, he noticed a strange rune flickering on Night Demon's chest, which emitted strange energy fluctuations, which was incompatible with the dark aura emanating from Night Demon.

Driven by curiosity, Gao Xingchen couldn't help but ask: "What are the runes on your body?"

Upon hearing this, a trace of barely perceptible panic flashed across Night Demon's face, and then he sneered, "What? Are you scared? Do you think you are qualified to know its secret?"

Gao Xingchen ignored Night Demon's ridicule. He became more and more certain that this rune must be hiding a huge secret. Perhaps it was related to Night Demon's sudden increase in strength, or perhaps it was hiding the key to defeating him!

The battle is still going on. Gao Xingchen is dealing with the minions of the "Dark Alliance" while looking for an opportunity to get close to the Night Demon. He secretly decides in his heart that he must uncover the mystery of this rune no matter what!

Gao Xingchen's curiosity was like a torch that was lit, burning fiercely. The reaction of the Night Demon made him more certain that this rune was definitely not an ordinary thing. While dodging the Night Demon's fierce attacks, he looked for an opportunity to get close to the opponent, trying to see the specific form of the rune.

Nanli and Ling'er also noticed Gao Xingchen's abnormality and the strange runes on Ye Mo's chest. They understood what he meant, and attacked more fiercely, forcing Ye Mo to be exhausted and unable to pay attention to Gao Xingchen's little tricks.

"Xingchen, what are you looking at?" Ling'er seized the opportunity and forced back several enemies with a flying kick, and asked loudly during the gap.

Gao Xingchen did not answer, but stared at the rune on Night Demon's chest with a sharp gaze, as if he wanted to engrave it in his mind. He found that the rune appeared and disappeared from time to time, flashing a faint golden light, which formed a sharp contrast with the dark aura around Night Demon, and seemed particularly abrupt.

"That thing is very strange," Nan Li also discovered the clue. She frowned slightly and said in a serious tone, "I have never seen such a rune before. The energy fluctuations it emits seem to conflict with the power of the Night Demon itself."

Gao Xingchen took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "I suspect that this rune may be the key to controlling the Night Demon!"

His judgment was not without basis. When Gao Xingchen had fought the Night Demon before, he had felt that the opponent's power was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and it seemed difficult to fully control it. The appearance of this rune further confirmed his guess.

"If we can find a way to crack this rune, maybe we can defeat the Night Demon!" A gleam of light flashed in Gao Xingchen's eyes, and a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

The battle was still going on. While Gao Xingchen and the other two were dealing with the Night Demon, they also began to secretly observe the rune, trying to find a way to crack it. They knew that this battle was related to the fate of the entire Nine Star Realm, and they could not slack off in the slightest!

In the fierce battle, Gao Xingchen found the right opportunity and rushed to the Night Demon in one step, trying to see the full picture of the rune. The Night Demon roared and waved his claws to force Gao Xingchen back, but at that moment, Gao Xingchen's eyes briefly met with the rune.

"How is it? Did you see it clearly?" Nan Li forced back the besieging enemies with a sword and asked with concern.

Gao Xingchen shook his head, frowning, "No, that rune is very strange, as if it has life, always avoiding my sight."

Granny Sun, who had not taken any action, suddenly stepped forward and said, "Let me see." She walked tremblingly to Gao Xingchen, but her cloudy eyes burst into astonishing light, staring straight at the runes on the Night Demon's chest.

"This is... this is the long-lost 'Soul Controlling Talisman'!" Granny Sun's voice trembled with excitement. "It is rumored that this rune can control powerful creatures and turn them into mindless puppets!"

"Soul Control Talisman?" Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked at each other, their hearts agitated. If Night Demon was really controlled by the "Soul Control Talisman", then who was controlling it? And what was the purpose?

"Roar!" The Night Demon seemed to feel threatened and attacked everyone even more frantically. Gao Xingchen was unable to dodge and was violently knocked away by the Night Demon, falling heavily to the ground.

"Xingchen!" Nan Li exclaimed, flew over to catch Gao Xingchen, and asked anxiously, "How are you?"

Gao Xingchen struggled to stand up, but suddenly felt a burning sensation coming from his chest. He looked down and found that the jade pendant on his chest was emitting a dazzling golden light, which was echoing with the "Soul Control Talisman" on Night Demon.

"Not good!" Granny Sun's face changed drastically, "Quickly stop him, the Soul Controlling Talisman is going out of control!"

Before he finished speaking, a powerful energy wave burst out from Night Demon, knocking Gao Xingchen and others away. Before everyone could react, Night Demon's body began to twist violently, and finally turned into a huge energy vortex, suspended in the air.

"What is that?" Ling'er asked in horror.

"I don't know," Nan Li said solemnly, "but what is certain is that the leader of the 'Dark Alliance' is there."

The energy vortex exuded a frightening aura, as if it was a door leading to another unknown world. Gao Xingchen and others looked at each other, their eyes full of hesitation and uneasiness.

The golden light became more and more dazzling, almost illuminating the entire night sky. Gao Xingchen felt a burning pain in his chest. The jade pendant that he had always regarded as a treasure seemed to have turned into a branding iron, sticking tightly to his skin, transmitting unbearable heat.

"Xingchen, how are you?" Nan Li's worried voice sounded in her ears, but she didn't dare to get close easily, for fear of disturbing the strange energy.