Crossing to Douqi Continent and walking sideways

Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er looked at the box that opened automatically, their hearts filled with vigilance. The powerful force that gushed out of the box formed an invisible pressure that made them almost breathless.

Xiao Muchen held the Star Sword tightly, and the sword trembled slightly, as if it also felt the threat of this unknown force. Lin Wan'er formed seals with both hands, ready to cast spells at any time to deal with possible dangers.

The force was like a whirlwind, swirling around the box and gradually forming a vortex of dazzling light. Deep roars could be heard faintly from the vortex, as if some terrifying existence was about to break free from it.

"Brother Xiao, this power is too strange. Should we retreat first?" Lin Wan'er's voice was trembling. She tightly grasped the magic weapon in her hand, staring at the dark vortex in front of her with vigilance, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart.

Xiao Muchen gritted his teeth, a firm look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "No, we have come this far and cannot retreat. Let's see what this thing is." He took a deep breath, gripped the Star Sword tighter, and prepared to meet the upcoming challenge.

At this moment, a huge claw suddenly stretched out from the vortex. The claw was covered with black scales and flashed with a cold light. The claw was like a devil's hand stretched out from the abyss, exuding a palpitating breath. Xiao Muchen's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously swung his sword towards the claw.

"Dang!" The Star Sword collided with the claw, making a crisp sound. Xiao Muchen only felt a huge recoil force coming, his arm was numb, and the whole person took a few steps back. He was secretly surprised that the power of this claw was so strong that he could hardly resist it with his own strength.

Seeing this, Lin Wan'er quickly cast a spell, and a beam of light shot towards the claw. However, the spell hit the claw, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any effect at all. The claw waved lightly and easily defeated Lin Wan'er's spell.

Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er looked at each other, and their faces became solemn. They realized that the strength of this claw was far beyond their ability to contend with. But at this moment, there was no way out, and they could only bite the bullet and continue to fight.

The claws grabbed towards them again, and Xiao Muchen shouted, "Wan'er, be careful!" He swung his sword to meet it again, and at the same time, the fighting spirit in his body was fully circulated, and the star sword shone brightly.

This time, Xiao Muchen's attack seemed to have some effect, and the claw was repelled a little. But then, another claw emerged from the vortex, and the two claws attacked at the same time, putting Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er in a dilemma.

Xiao Muchen moved like the wind, dodging the attacks of the two claws, looking for a chance to counterattack. Lin Wan'er also continuously released spells, trying to interfere with the mysterious existence.

"This is not a solution. We must find its weakness!" Xiao Muchen shouted while resisting the attack.

Lin Wan'er looked around anxiously, and suddenly, she discovered that every time the claws of the mysterious creature approached the edge of the box, its power seemed to weaken.

"Senior Brother Xiao, maybe the box is its weakness!" Lin Wan'er said loudly.

Xiao Muchen's heart moved when he heard this. He took advantage of the gap between the claws' attacks and quickly rushed towards the box. The mysterious being seemed to have sensed his intentions and attacked him more frantically with its claws, trying to prevent him from getting close to the box.

Xiao Muchen tried his best to dodge the claws and approach the box little by little. Finally, he arrived next to the box.

At this moment, a claw grabbed his back. Lin Wan'er exclaimed, "Senior Brother Xiao!"

Xiao Muchen had no time to dodge, so he could only put the Star Sword behind his back and try to block the attack.

"Bang!" Xiao Muchen was knocked away by the huge force and hit the wall heavily. He felt a black screen in front of his eyes and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Senior Brother Xiao!" Lin Wan'er's tears burst out and she rushed towards Xiao Muchen desperately.

Xiao Muchen endured the severe pain and struggled to stand up. "I'm fine, Wan'er, don't come over!"

He looked at the box again, with a flash of determination in his eyes. He injected all the remaining fighting spirit in his body into the Star Sword, and then used up his last bit of strength to insert the Star Sword into the box.

Instantly, the light became brighter, and the entire secret room was illuminated as bright as day. The mysterious being let out a shrill scream, and its claws quickly retracted into the vortex.

As the light gradually dimmed, Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er discovered that the mysterious power had disappeared, and an ancient scroll was lying quietly in the box.

Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er looked at each other and slowly walked towards the box.

"What could this scroll be?" Lin Wan'er asked.

Xiao Muchen carefully picked up the scroll, which exuded an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. He gently opened the scroll and saw some ancient words and patterns recorded on it.

"This seems to be a powerful secret manual of martial arts." Xiao Muchen said.

Just as they were about to study the scroll carefully, the secret room suddenly began to shake violently, and rocks kept falling from above their heads.

"Oh no, this place is going to collapse!" Lin Wan'er exclaimed.

Xiao Muchen put the book in his arms and took Lin Wan'er's hand. "Let's go!"

They ran towards the exit of the secret room, dodging falling rocks along the way.

Finally, they ran out of the secret room and came to the passage outside. However, the passage was also shaking and could collapse at any time.

"Senior Brother Xiao, can we escape?" Lin Wan'er's face was full of fear.

Xiao Muchen held her hand tightly. "Don't be afraid, Wan'er, we can do it!"

They ran desperately in the shaking passage, and the sound of collapse continued to be heard behind them.

Just when they were about to despair, a ray of light appeared ahead.

"It's the exit!" Xiao Muchen shouted.

They quickened their pace and rushed towards the light.

The moment they ran out of the passage, a huge roar came from behind them and the entire cave collapsed completely.

Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er were lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

"We finally got out." Lin Wan'er said.

Xiao Muchen nodded and looked at the sky. "But this is just the beginning, we still have a long way to go."

After a short rest, Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er stood up and prepared to continue their journey...