My brother is Shi Hao

Before the morning mist had dissipated, five figures had already vanished from the Wanjian Sect's mountain gate. They were Shi Yi, Shi Hao, Elder Li, Senior Brother Zhang, and Senior Sister Zhao. They shouldered the sect's heavy responsibility and embarked on a journey to track down the evil forces.

Before setting off, the mysterious visitor provided a crude map marking areas suspected of nefarious activity. Elder Li, map in hand, led the group through the dense jungle. Along the way, they encountered a sudden downpour. The strong winds lashed down the raindrops, which were as big as beans, blurring their vision.

"Everyone be careful!" Elder Li reminded loudly, and at the same time summoned a magic weapon to form a light curtain to protect everyone.

"Roar--"

A deafening roar of beasts came from the front, and a huge black bear rushed out of the dense forest, with a fierce light flashing in its eyes, and ran towards the team.

"Evil beast, you're courting death!" Shi Hao's eyes flashed, and he appeared in front of the black bear in a flash. He swung his fist, golden light gathering on it, and slammed it hard into the black bear's chest.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the black bear's huge body was blown away and fell heavily to the ground, howling in pain.

"Good!" Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Zhao couldn't help but cheer when they saw this.

However, this was just the beginning. On the following journey, they encountered various dangers: poisonous swamps, enchanted forests, and powerful monsters...

In every crisis, Shi Yi can always find a way to break it with his extraordinary wisdom; and in every battle, Shi Hao always charges forward and repels the enemy with his powerful strength.

Brother Zhang and Sister Zhao gradually grew up through repeated tests. They supported each other, fought side by side, and established a deep friendship with Shi Yi and Shi Hao.

However, just as they thought victory was within reach and they were about to reach their destination, the map in Elder Li's hand suddenly burst into flames, turning into a ball of ash. At the same time, a strange aura surged from all directions, tightly surrounding them...

"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap!" Elder Li's face changed drastically and he shouted in a deep voice.

A strange aura lingered like a maggot in the tarsal bones, cold, damp, and carrying a sickening smell of decay. Elder Li's face turned ashen, and the sword in his hand flashed, but he couldn't dispel the suffocating oppression.

"We've fallen into a trap!" Elder Li's voice was low, with a barely perceptible tremor.

Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Sister Zhao stood back to back, vigilantly observing their surroundings. Though young, they had grown rapidly through this adventure. Senior Brother Zhang's swordsmanship had become even more swift, imbued with an unwavering spirit; Senior Sister Zhao's palm techniques had become increasingly ethereal, yet imbued with a force to be reckoned with.

"What are you afraid of? They're just some clowns!" Shi Hao was full of fighting spirit, his golden pupils burning with flames. "I can use them to try out my new moves!"

Shi Yi's face was calm, a gleam of light flashing in his pupils. He looked around and keenly caught a glimpse of a strange fluctuation in the air, which was the trace of the formation in operation.

"Be careful, someone has set up a formation here." Shi Yi warned, "Don't act rashly."

At this moment, the surrounding landscape began to distort and change. The once lush jungle disappeared, replaced by a desolate and dilapidated village. Broken walls and overgrown weeds filled the air with an unsettling silence.

"This is..." Senior Sister Zhao covered her mouth and looked at the scene in disbelief.

"A village controlled by evil forces," Shi Yi said in a deep voice. His gaze fell on a dilapidated temple in the center of the village. It seemed quite a crowd was gathered there, and faint cries of pain could be heard.

"Should we go and rescue them?" asked Senior Brother Zhang, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"Of course!" Shi Hao said without hesitation, "We can't just sit back and watch!"

Shi Yi didn't say anything, but his eyes showed his attitude. He walked side by side with Shi Hao towards the village, followed closely by Elder Li, Senior Brother Zhang, and Senior Sister Zhao.

Inside the dilapidated temple, a group of villagers were tied up and kneeling on the ground. They were pale and thin, with hollow eyes, and had obviously suffered inhuman torture. In front of them, several figures in black robes were performing some kind of evil ritual, muttering something in a hoarse and unpleasant voice.

"Stop!" Shi Hao roared angrily and rushed into the ruined temple. Golden light surged around him like a god of war descending.

The black-robed figures were interrupted by this sudden change and turned around, with fierce light flashing in their eyes.

"Where did you come from, little devil? How dare you ruin our good things!" The black-robed man in the lead had a hoarse voice, as harsh as a night owl.

"You evil guys, today is the day of your death!" Shi Hao roared and was about to hit with his fist.

"Wait!" Shi Yi suddenly stopped him. His eyes fell on the altar behind the man in black robe, where a black stone was placed, emitting a heart-pounding aura.

"This stone..." Shi Yi's eyes flashed with solemnity, "I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

Before he finished speaking, the black stone on the altar suddenly glowed brightly, and a powerful force gushed out from it, knocking Shi Yi and Shi Hao back several steps...

On the altar, the black stone glowed ever more intensely, like a star about to explode, and the surrounding space began to distort. Shi Yi and Shi Hao were shaken back by this powerful force, their blood surging.

"What is this?" Shi Hao steadied himself, his golden eyes filled with solemnity. He had never seen such a powerful force before, as if it was about to devour everything.

Shi Yi didn't say anything. His eyes were fixed on the black stone. Some vague images kept appearing in his mind, which seemed to have some connection with this stone.

"Hahaha, you ants, have you witnessed the terrifying power of this?" The leading black-robed man laughed wildly, "This is a relic of the ancient evil god, possessing the power to destroy heaven and earth!"

"Ancient Evil God?" Shi Yi's mind stirred, and the image in his mind gradually became clearer. He finally remembered that this black stone was the crystallization of power left by an evil god in ancient times. It was said that it contained a terrifying power that could destroy the entire world!

"Oh no, this power is getting out of control!" Shi Yi's face changed drastically. He could feel that the power in the black stone was constantly expanding. Once it exploded, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"We must stop them!" Shi Yi made a quick decision, a look of determination flashing across his pupils. He turned to look at Shi Hao and said in a deep voice, "Let's work together to destroy that stone!"

Shi Hao also understood the seriousness of the situation and nodded solemnly. Without further hesitation, the two attacked simultaneously. The golden light and the radiance of their pupils intertwined, transforming into two dazzling beams that blasted towards the black stone on the altar.

Seeing this, the man in black robe's face changed drastically. He wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the altar collapsed instantly. The black stone was hit by two powerful forces and trembled violently, with cracks appearing on the surface.

"Success!" Shi Hao was overjoyed seeing this.

However, Shi Yi's face showed no joy at all, but rather a more solemn expression. This was because he felt that although cracks had appeared in the black stone, the power within it had not dissipated, but had become even more violent, as if it would burst out at any moment!

"No, retreat quickly!" Shi Yi shouted and pulled Shi Hao back quickly.

Just as they retreated, the black stone finally couldn't withstand the violent power inside, and exploded with a "boom", turning into a devastating energy storm that swept across the entire ruined temple.

The dilapidated temple was razed to the ground in an instant, and the surrounding villages were also affected. Houses collapsed, the ground cracked, and the whole place was in a mess.

Shi Yi and Shi Hao held up their defense at the critical moment and avoided being swallowed by the energy storm, but their blood was shocked and they suffered serious internal injuries.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a figure in a black robe, emitting an evil aura, slowly walked out of the ruins.

"You have succeeded in angering me." The man in black robe spoke in a low voice with a heart-pounding chill.

Shi Yi and Shi Hao looked up, their expressions suddenly becoming extremely solemn.

"You, you are..." Shi Hao exclaimed.

The black-robed man slowly took off his hood, revealing a pale yet handsome face with a sinister sneer on his lips:

"Long time no see, my children."