Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

The sudden surge is hard to withstand

Hao Shuang? How could he be involved with Wei Qing? My heart sank, and a sense of foreboding quickly enveloped me like a vine. Hao Shuang walked over to Wei Qing, not even glancing at us. He simply smiled at her, a smile that gave me the chills.

"It seems you succeeded." There was a hint of appreciation in Hao Shuang's voice, but it also made people feel creepy.

"Of course," Wei Qing raised her chin proudly, as if she had accomplished something worth boasting about. "Don't you even look at who I am?"

Hao Shuang nodded in satisfaction, then turned around, his gaze sweeping across us, finally landing on Hao Yang and I. The malice in his eyes was almost condensed into substance, like the tongue of a venomous snake, making people shudder.

"Next, let's have some fun." Hao Shuang's voice was icy cold, without a trace of warmth.

My heart instantly leaped into my throat. Before I could react, Hao Shuang moved. He formed seals with his hands, muttering an obscure incantation. The black energy around him grew thicker and thicker, as if consuming everything. Wei Qing also attacked. The bronze mirror in her hand emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the surroundings like daylight.

"Oh no, they are joining forces!" Elder Wei's face changed drastically. He and Master Hao stood back to back, ready for battle.

Only then did I notice that the runic markings that had been used to trap the dark creatures had been destroyed at some point. The monsters roared and rushed towards us, like sharks smelling blood.

"Hahaha, you ants, just wait to die!" Wei Qing laughed wildly, her voice sharp and piercing, full of resentment and pride.

Hao Shuang didn't say anything, just looked at us coldly. Suddenly, a black sword appeared in his hand, the blade emitting a chilling cold light. He raised the sword high, and a powerful pressure instantly enveloped the entire space.

I felt suffocated, as if a mountain was pressing down on my chest, making it hard for me to breathe. I saw that Elder Wei and Master Hao's expressions had also become extremely solemn. They obviously hadn't expected that the combined strength of Hao Shuang and Wei Qing would become so terrifying.

"Go to hell!" Hao Shuang roared, slashing down with his black sword. A massive black energy wave, carrying devastating power, swept towards us...

I felt an unprecedented fear. This force was too strong, and we couldn't resist it at all! At this critical moment, I saw Hao Yang suddenly protect me behind him and shouted, "Master!"

It's too late... I closed my eyes, waiting for death to arrive. The expected excruciating pain didn't arrive, and I slowly opened my eyes to see a transparent barrier before me, emitting a faint glow, enveloping Hao Yang and me. Hao Yang stood before me, hands thrust forward, his face pale, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. Beside him, Master Hao maintained the same posture, though his expression was even uglier, and there was even a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Master!" I exclaimed, and then I realized that they had joined forces to build a protective barrier at the critical moment.

"Don't talk, concentrate!" Master Hao shouted sternly, his voice trembling slightly, and he was obviously trying his best to resist the powerful dark energy.

Only then did I notice the black energy wave had already impacted the barrier, making a sharp, grinding sound. The barrier trembled violently, like a leaf in a gust of wind, ready to shatter at any moment. Dense cracks began to appear on the barrier, spreading rapidly like a spider web.

"This can't go on!" I was extremely anxious. I endured the waves of weakness coming from my body, mobilized the strength that had not yet fully recovered, and injected it into the barrier.

"Yaoyao, stop!" Hao Yang noticed my intention, turned around suddenly, and shouted anxiously, "Your body hasn't recovered yet, this is too dangerous!"

"I can't care about so many things now!" I gritted my teeth and persevered, pouring all my strength into the barrier.

However, my strength was nothing compared to the combined dark energy of Hao Shuang and Wei Qing. Far from reducing, the cracks in the barrier became more numerous and larger.

"Hahaha, it's useless. Just wait to be swallowed by this power!" Wei Qing's arrogant voice came from outside the barrier, full of pride and ridicule.

I turned to look at Elder Wei, only to see him surrounded by a horrific group of dark creatures, unable to get close to Wei Qing and Hao Shuang. Those dark creatures seemed tireless, attacking Elder Wei frantically. Although Elder Wei was powerful, he was no match for the enemy, and for a moment, he was unable to escape.

"Damn it!" I was extremely anxious, but there was nothing I could do.

At this moment, I felt Hao Yang's grip on my hand suddenly tighten. He turned and looked at me with a firm and resolute look. "Yaoyao, hold on to me!"

Before I could react, Hao Yang's body suddenly erupted with a blinding light. He yanked me into his arms, shouting with all his might, "Master, next, please!" As soon as Hao Yang finished speaking, I felt a powerful force erupt from him. This force was so powerful, yet it also carried a hint of tragic determination. Before I could understand what was happening, I saw Hao Yang's body become transparent, as if it would dissipate into thin air at any moment.

"Hao Yang, what are you doing? Don't!" I shouted in horror, trying desperately to grab him, but found that my hand went straight through his body.

"Yaoyao, don't be afraid. I won't let anything happen to you." Hao Yang's voice was much weaker, but the look in his eyes when he looked at me was still firm. "I promised you that I would protect you forever."

I saw Hao Yang's soul slowly float out of his body, emitting a dazzling light, and then rushed towards the crumbling barrier without hesitation.

"No!" I cried heartbreakingly, trying to stop him, but I was powerless.

"Yang'er!" Master Hao shouted in grief, trying to stop Hao Yang, but it was too late.

Hao Yang's soul merged into the barrier, and the barrier, already covered in cracks and on the verge of breaking, miraculously stabilized. Black energy waves continuously impacted the barrier, emitting a deafening roar, but they were unable to break through even a little bit.

"That damned little punk actually did this for you!" Wei Qing's voice was filled with disbelief and anger. She increased the output of dark energy, wanting to completely shatter this last barrier.

"Yang'er, you can't leave me like this!" I burst into tears, looking at everything in front of me in despair, my heart filled with powerlessness.

At this moment, Elder Wei, who had been besieged by dark creatures, suddenly let out an angry roar. His aura suddenly changed, as if he had become a different person. He actually forced back the dark creatures around him.

"Qing'er, stop! You have been possessed by a demon!" Elder Wei's voice was filled with grief and anger. He glared at Wei Qing, his eyes full of disappointment.

"Shut up, old man, what qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson!" Wei Qing had completely lost her mind. She only wanted to kill us and avenge her parents.

Elder Wei ignored Wei Qing. He turned to look at Master Hao and said anxiously, "Old Hao, hurry up and use that thing!"

When Master Hao heard this, his face changed. He took a deep breath and took out an ancient jade pendant from his arms as if he had made some important decision.

"A sacred artifact passed down from ancestors, protecting the people!" Master Hao bit his finger, dripped a drop of blood on the jade pendant, and then held the jade pendant high.

The jade pendant suddenly burst out with a dazzling light. This light was so powerful that it temporarily forced back the dark energy wave and enveloped us in light.

"What is this?" A hint of panic finally appeared in Wei Qing's voice.

However, before we could breathe a sigh of relief, I noticed that the light of the artifact was gradually dimming under the continuous impact of the dark energy wave...

Master Hao's face was pale, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. It was clear that maintaining this divine artifact was taking a huge toll on him. I watched as the once dazzling light flickered like a candle in the wind, and my heart sank bit by bit.

"How could this happen? This is the Hao family's ancestral artifact. How could it not withstand this evil force?" Elder Wei muttered to himself in disbelief, his tone full of despair.

Master Hao smiled sadly and said weakly, "Old Wei, it seems we will all die here today. It's a pity that I didn't get to see Yang'er in person..."

Before he could finish his words, there was another loud bang, and the light from the artifact flickered violently, becoming even dimmer. I could feel the surrounding darkness surge even more frantically, as if it had found a breakthrough. We were like a small boat in a storm, ready to be swallowed by the waves at any moment.

"No, I can't give up!" I gritted my teeth, a strong desire to survive rising in my heart. Hao Yang sacrificed himself for me, I can't let his sacrifice be in vain! I must survive, to avenge him, and for myself!

"System, system! Is there any way you can help me?" I anxiously called out to the system in my heart, hoping to find a glimmer of hope.

However, the system seemed to have disappeared, with no response.

"Haha, it's useless! Just prepare to die!" Wei Qing's wild laughter echoed in my ears, like a devil's voice urging my death, which made me shudder.

I closed my eyes in despair. Is this really the end?

At this moment, a powerful force suddenly descended upon me, and I felt as if the air around me had frozen. I suddenly opened my eyes and saw a woman in black, her face hidden in the darkness, quietly appearing behind Wei Qing and Hao Shuang.

"Sister..." I recognized the woman. It was Wei Xue, the sister who had been hiding in the dark and was related to me by blood!

What does she want to do? Is she... coming to help us?

Before I could sort out my thoughts, Wei Xue slowly spoke, with a strange excitement in her tone: "Sister, don't worry, I'll help you..."

She suddenly raised her hand, and a ball of energy deeper than the night condensed in her palm. Then, without hesitation, she pushed it towards... Wei Qing and Hao Shuang!