Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

The evil force is overwhelming and the suffering is deep

"what--"

The weightlessness of falling made me scream. The whistling wind and Hao Yang's anxious cries mixed together and became indistinct. I closed my eyes tightly and instinctively wrapped my arms around Hao Yang's waist, feeling the strength he transmitted.

After an unknown amount of time, the downward trend finally stopped and we fell heavily onto a hard stone surface.

"Hiss..." I took a breath and felt as if all the bones in my body were falling apart and the pain was unbearable.

"Yaoyao, are you okay?" Hao Yang's voice sounded in my ears, filled with deep worry and self-blame.

I struggled to open my eyes, but it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything. I tried to move my body, but found myself being held tightly in Hao Yang's arms, his body blocking all the impact for me.

"I'm fine..." I shook my head, my voice a little hoarse, "How about you? Are you hurt?"

"I have thick skin and it's not easy for me to get hurt." He chuckled, trying to reassure me.

I sat up from his arms and looked around, and found that we seemed to be in a huge cave. There was silence all around, and only our faint breathing and heartbeats echoed in the darkness.

"Where...is this place?" I muttered to myself, with an inexplicable fear rising in my heart.

"I don't know." Hao Yang's voice also became solemn, "But I can feel that this place is full of danger."

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible pressure surged from all directions, like an invisible giant hand, tightly holding us in. I found it difficult to breathe, my body felt heavy as if it were filled with lead, and every movement was extremely difficult.

"What...what is this?" I asked in horror, my voice trembling.

"It's the power of darkness..." Hao Yang's voice was low and hoarse, "It is eroding our strength. We must leave here as soon as possible!"

I tried hard to mobilize the spiritual power in my body to resist this powerful dark force, but I found that my power was being constantly eroded, like a drop in the ocean, disappearing without a trace.

"It's useless..." I shook my head helplessly and said in despair, "My strength is fading..."

"Don't give up!" Hao Yang's voice suddenly became stern. "We will definitely find a way to crack it!"

As he spoke, he pulled me up and, with heavy steps, walked towards the depths of darkness. I followed him closely, each step feeling like walking on the edge of a knife, the pain unbearable.

"Believe me..." He suddenly stopped, turned around, stared at me with burning eyes, and said word by word, "We will be fine..."

Hao Yang's words briefly dispelled the fear in my heart. He was always like this, optimistic and positive, as if he could withstand the sky falling. But I knew he was just pretending to be calm. This dark force was so strange that even I felt powerless, let alone him.

"Come on, let's walk forward and see if we can find an exit!" Hao Yang said casually, pulling me up and continuing to grope in the dark.

I noticed his hands were shaking, and cold sweat was seeping from his palms. I couldn't see his expression in the darkness, but I could feel his breathing getting faster and his footsteps getting heavier.

"Haoyang, what's wrong with you?" I asked worriedly, holding his hand tightly.

"No...it's okay." He forced a smile, but his voice couldn't hide the trembling. "Let's keep going."

I know he's being stubborn, but I can't do anything about it. This dark force seems to be able to see through people's hearts, infinitely magnifying the most fearful images deep in your heart, and gradually eroding your will.

Elder Wei, who was walking in front of us, suddenly groaned, staggered, and almost fell.

"Elder!" I hurried forward to support him, but found that his face was pale, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, and his lips were trembling slightly.

"I'm fine..." Elder Wei took a deep breath and said with all his might, "I just... tried to mobilize my mental skills to resist this force, but... but it doesn't seem to have any effect..."

I know that the Wei family has an ancient mental method that can resist the invasion of external evil, but it requires extremely strong mental strength and concentration to perform. Judging from Elder Wei's appearance, it is obvious that his mental method has been interfered with by the power of darkness and he is close to going astray.

"Elder, don't try it again!" I said worriedly, "This power is too strange, we..."

Before I could finish my words, I saw Elder Wei's body suddenly tremble violently, his eyes rolled back, and a trace of black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Elder!" I exclaimed, extremely anxious.

I concentrated all my mental energy, trying to mobilize that mysterious power to help Elder Wei, but at that moment, an intense pain shot through my chest... I suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, my vision went black, and my consciousness gradually blurred...

"Yao Yao!"

"Yaoyao!" Hao Yang's voice exploded in my ears, trembling and frantic. I tried to open my eyes, but they felt heavy as lead. My consciousness drifted in and out of the darkness, and the voices in my ears drifted near and far, vague and ethereal.

"Elder! How is Wei Yao?" It was Hao Yang who asked anxiously. I could feel him pacing back and forth beside me, anxious.

"Don't worry, let me take a look." Elder Wei's voice was weak and powerless, and it was obvious that he was not feeling well either. "She must be mentally traumatized. My strength is also suppressed now. There is nothing I can do..."

"How could this happen..." Hao Yang's voice lowered, with a deep sense of powerlessness.

I wanted to speak, to tell them I was fine, but my throat felt blocked and I couldn't make any sound. I could feel a warm liquid flowing from the corner of my mouth, with a strong smell of blood.

"Yaoyao, don't scare me!" Hao Yang's voice was close to me, with a trembling cry. He held my hand, and the palm of his hand conveyed a scorching temperature.

Suddenly, a powerful force surged from my palm, flowing through my limbs and bones, like a warm current on a winter's day, dispelling the cold and darkness around me. I struggled to open my eyes and saw Hao Yang looking at me anxiously. His other hand was pressed against my wrist, continuously channeling his strength into me.

"Haoyang, don't..." I finally managed to find some voice, hoarse and weak. I knew what he was doing. He was burning his own life force, pinning his hopes on me alone.

"Don't talk, hold on, I'll find a way to get you out!" Hao Yang's eyes were firm and persistent, like twinkling stars in the dark night, giving me infinite hope and strength.

I wanted to push him away, tell him not to do anything stupid, but my body couldn't move, and I could only watch helplessly as he transferred his power to me. As the power faded, his face became paler and paler, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his body began to tremble slightly.

I knew that Hao Yang's power, though formidable, was but a drop in the bucket against this strange, dark force. We were now trapped in a bottomless abyss, with no glimmer of hope in sight. I struggled to grasp at something, to find a way out of this darkness, but my consciousness grew increasingly hazy, and everything before me gradually fell into darkness...

"Hao Yang..." I used up my last bit of strength to grab his hand, but I grabbed nothing.

"Yaoyao! Don't sleep! Look at me!" I heard Hao Yang's heart-wrenching cry, but I was no longer able to respond to him.

Hao Yang's warm energy surged through my body, threatening to tear me apart from the inside. I endured the excruciating pain, striving to channel this force, attempting to break free from the darkness's grip. However, this dark force was like a thorn in my flesh; no matter how I struggled, it clung to me, constantly eroding my consciousness.

"It's useless. This power is too evil and we can't resist it at all." Elder Wei's voice was weak and powerless, with a hint of despair.

Hao Yang didn't say anything, but simply gripped my wrist even tighter. His vitality poured into me like a flood, pouring unreservedly. I could feel his body growing weaker, but his eyes remained firm, as if he wanted to pull me out of this endless darkness.

"Hao Yang, stop, don't..." My voice was terribly hoarse, and every word I said was like a knife cutting through my body. I didn't want him to sacrifice his life for me in vain, and I didn't want to see him lose his life because of me.

"Believe me, Yaoyao, we can definitely get out." Although Hao Yang's voice was weak, it was full of strength, like a flash of lightning in the darkness, illuminating my desperate heart.

I closed my eyes tightly, feeling Hao Yang's strength flowing through me, feeling his love and protection for me. I told myself that I couldn't give up, for Hao Yang, for myself, I had to live.

Suddenly, I felt a powerful force surging from my dantian. This force was completely different from Hao Yang's force. It was full of light and hope, like the warm sun in winter, dispelling the haze around me.

"This is..." I suddenly opened my eyes and looked at Elder Wei in surprise.

"This is... your power!" Elder Wei's voice trembled, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief. "The seal in your body has been broken!"

I was stunned for a moment, then a surge of ecstasy washed over me. I had long known that I had come through the book with a special mission, and that my powers had been sealed. Now, with Hao Yang's help, I had finally broken the seal and gained the power to fight against darkness!

"Hao Yang, let go, I will deal with it!" I said to Hao Yang excitedly, with fire burning in my eyes.

"Yaoyao, you..." Hao Yang seemed to want to say something, but I couldn't wait to try this new power. I wanted to protect him and protect our common future.

I mobilized the surging power within me, and a powerful airflow erupted from me, pushing back the surrounding dark forces. I felt filled with power, as if I could control everything.

"Now!" Elder Wei shouted, "Let's charge out together!"

I nodded, and together with Elder Wei, we gathered our strength and attacked the weakest point of the dark force...

"boom--"

After a loud bang, I felt dizzy and the sound of something breaking echoed in my ears. Then, a ray of light appeared before my eyes...