The Land of the Earth

Jiang Feng's swordsmanship was strange and fierce, and each strike aimed at the vital parts of the crowd. His figure moved freely among the crowd, like a black lightning.

Song Chaoming led his companions in a tenacious resistance. He displayed his best sword skills. Each sword move contained great power. When it collided with Jiang Feng's sword, a string of sparks flew.

During the battle, Song Chaoming discovered that although Jiang Feng's swordsmanship seemed chaotic, it actually had a unique rhythm.

He started to observe Jiang Feng's attack pattern carefully, trying to find his flaws. Jiang Feng also noticed Song Chaoming's intention, and he increased the speed of his attack, trying to disrupt Song Chaoming's rhythm.

The two sides were locked in a fierce stalemate, and the aftermath of the battle affected the surrounding trees.

Some thinner trees were cut by the sword energy and fell down with a loud bang, raising a cloud of dust. The flowers and plants on the ground were also trampled beyond recognition, and the once beautiful forest became a mess.

On the other side, although He Jiaojiao was not with Song Chaoming and others, she felt inexplicably uneasy in her heart.

She put down the Lianming Sword in her hand, walked to the window, and looked towards the forest behind Songcheng, her eyes full of worry.

"I hope they are all safe." He Jiaojiao said softly. Her hands clenched unconsciously, her nails digging deeply into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

Returning to the battle scene in the forest, Song Chaoming finally discovered the flaw in Jiang Feng's swordsmanship after a long period of observation.

He chose the right moment, and when Jiang Feng stabbed at him again, he did not block it directly like before, but cleverly dodged to the side, and then stabbed at Jiang Feng's weak point at an extremely fast speed.

The sword was so fast and accurate that Jiang Feng was startled and tried to dodge but it was too late. Song Chaoming's sword successfully pierced Jiang Feng's shoulder, and black blood flowed out of the wound.

"Ah!" Jiang Feng roared in pain. He looked at Song Chaoming angrily, his eyes filled with hatred. "You all must die!"

Ignoring the pain of his wound, he rushed towards Song Chaoming again. This time his attack was even more crazy, and he fought with a completely reckless attitude.

Song Chaoming and his companions were not intimidated by Jiang Feng's madness. They cooperated with each other and continued to fight Jiang Feng.

Tian Yuan seized the opportunity and launched an attack from the side towards Jiang Feng. His sword slashed fiercely on Jiang Feng's back, adding another wound to Jiang Feng's wound. The other companions also attacked, and for a while, Jiang Feng was in a difficult battle.

However, Jiang Feng is, after all, a capable general under the Dark King, and he still has strong combat effectiveness even when injured.

He forced himself to steady himself, muttering something to himself. Suddenly, a layer of black light emanated from his body. This light contained an evil power that made the air around him heavy.

"Power of darkness, come!" Jiang Feng shouted loudly. As his voice sounded, the black light quickly spread, enveloping Song Chaoming and others.

Under the cover of this black light, everyone felt their bodies become extremely heavy, as if a mountain was pressing down on them, making movement extremely difficult.

Song Chaoming was shocked. He knew that he couldn't let Jiang Feng continue to cast this spell, otherwise they would be in dire straits.

He gritted his teeth and mobilized all the strength in his body, trying to break free from the restraints of the black light. His companions were also struggling hard, their faces showing pain, but their eyes remained firm.

At this critical moment, Song Chaoming suddenly remembered an ancient method to break the spell. He shouted to his companions, "Everyone, concentrate your strength and strike with all your might towards the east!"

Although everyone didn't understand why, they had complete faith in Song Chaoming, so they followed his instructions and concentrated their forces to the east to launch an attack.

This attack gathered everyone's strength, forming a powerful energy wave. The energy wave rushed towards the east and collided with the black light.

In an instant, a dazzling light appeared in the sky, and the black light began to crack under the impact of this powerful energy wave.

As the cracks continued to expand, the black light finally shattered and disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Feng was shocked when he saw his dark power was broken. He knew that he had underestimated the strength of Song Chaoming and others today.

Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, Jiang Feng curled up a sinister smile. He waved his hand violently, muttering something, and began to cast an extremely evil spell.

In an instant, a pungent dark breath filled the air, and a huge dark gate slowly emerged behind him.

The Dark Gate was like a giant mouth ready to devour anyone it encountered. Various twisted runes were engraved on the gate, and the runes flashed with strange dark red light, as if summoning demons from the depths of hell.

As the Dark Portal opened, a creepy roar came from inside the door.

Immediately afterwards, countless dark creatures of various shapes surged out of the door like a tide.

Some of these dark creatures were huge, like small mountains, covered with sharp bone spurs, and every step they took made the ground tremble violently;

Some are small and agile, flying in the air with wings, their eyes flashing with dark green light, and spitting black venom from their mouths;

Others are like ghosts, with illusory and transparent bodies, emitting bursts of shrill screams that make people's souls tremble.

Faced with this sudden crisis, Song Chaoming's eyes flashed and he quickly mobilized the strength in his body.

He quickly formed seals with his hands, and a faint white light emanated from his body. This light contained the mysterious power of time, and it grew brighter and brighter, gradually forming a huge light curtain.

Song Chaoming shouted loudly, pushed his hands forward, and the light curtain swept towards the Dark Gate.

When the light curtain touched the Dark Portal, the power of time began to take effect, and the runes on the Dark Portal began to flicker, as if time became chaotic at this moment.

As Song Chaoming continued to exert his strength, the Dark Gate slowly closed after a violent tremor. The dark creatures that had not yet had time to rush out were stuck inside the gate, roaring angrily.

At the same time, Chao Yun was not idle either. He took a deep breath, and the power in his body began to circulate, and a strong petrifying aura emanated from him.

This petrifying aura spread like a substance towards the dark creatures that had already rushed out. Once the dark creatures came into contact with this petrifying aura, their bodies began to stiffen.

The huge dark beast slowed down and eventually turned into a stone statue;

The flying dark beasts struggled a few times in the air, then fell to the ground and turned into pieces of stone.

Even those illusory ghosts were affected by the petrifying aura, their bodies gradually solidified, and they could no longer utter those terrifying screams.

Jingyun and Tianyuan exchanged a glance, then struck simultaneously, their hands extended forward, chanting ancient fire spells.

In an instant, a raging fire ignited in their palms, and the flames quickly grew larger, forming two huge dragons of fire.

The two flaming dragons rushed towards the petrified dark creatures with their fangs and claws bared. Wherever they passed, the air was distorted by the high temperature.

A long dragon of flames wrapped around the stone statue of the dark creature. The high temperature caused cracks to appear on the statue. With a "crackling" sound, the statue gradually shattered under the burning of the flames. The dark creatures completely dissipated under the purification of the flames, leaving only ashes on the ground.

Jiang Feng was shocked and angry when he saw the dark creature he summoned being destroyed so easily. He knew that he would not get any benefit today, so he turned around and wanted to escape.

"Aren't you going to chase him?" Feng Qi asked unwillingly, looking at the direction Jiang Feng fled.

Song Chaoming frowned, his eyes filled with caution. "I'm afraid it's a trap. Let's go back first. Something's not right here. Jiang Feng suddenly summoned the Dark Portal, perhaps to lure us deeper. We can't fall into the enemy's trap."

After hearing Song Chaoming's words, everyone felt that they made sense. Although they felt a little regretful that they hadn't been able to catch Jiang Feng, they also knew that preserving their strength and acting cautiously was the best strategy at this time.

So they packed up and returned in the direction they came from, remaining vigilant along the way to guard against possible new dangers.