Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

Lin Yao's tone carried a hint of worry as she glanced at Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling, both of whom were injured and pale. Nie Hanshan walked to Ye Yunjian's side, patted his shoulder heavily, and said in a deep voice, "Ye Yunjian, we came out together, so we'll go back together! Whatever decision you make, we'll support you!" His bold voice echoed in the cave.

Gu Ling nodded in agreement, adding, "Yes, Brother Ye, we've been through so much together, we're practically brothers in arms." Although he was timid, his eyes were unusually firm at this moment, which filled Ye Yunjian with emotion.

The trust and support of his friends rekindled Ye Yunjian's wavering resolve.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the hatred in his heart, and was about to tell everyone to leave when a sudden change occurred!

The black-robed man lying on the ground suddenly stood up. His black robe was tattered, revealing his withered skin underneath, but his eyes flashed with a chillingly venomous light.

He rapidly formed hand seals and chanted obscure incantations. The surrounding space began to distort, emitting a hissing sound, and a suffocating sense of oppression instantly enveloped the entire cave.

A foul, fishy smell filled the air, making people nauseous.

Ye Yunjian and the others felt a chill run down their spines, a sense of foreboding washing over them.

The black-robed man's hoarse voice echoed through the cave: "Trying to leave?...Too late!"

The black-robed man's hoarse incantations echoed through the cave, each syllable like a sharp knife piercing the eardrums of Ye Yunjian and the others, making them uneasy.

The distorted space emitted a hissing sound, like the low growl of a wild beast, as if it wanted to devour them.

An invisible pressure pressed in from all directions, making their bodies feel heavy and their breathing difficult, and fear once again gripped their hearts.

Lin Yao gripped Ye Yunjian's clothes tightly, her fingertips turning white, her body trembling slightly.

Her face was pale, her eyes were filled with fear, and she looked helplessly at Ye Yunjian, as if seeking a sliver of comfort and protection.

Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling stood back to back, warily looking around, gripping their weapons even tighter.

They could clearly hear each other's heartbeats, one after another, vibrating their eardrums like drumbeats.

The tense atmosphere grew increasingly heavy, and a suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.

The distortion of space became increasingly severe, and black cracks spread out like a spider web, spewing out black smoke with a nauseating stench.

The smoke seemed to conceal unknown dangers, like a ferocious beast lurking in the darkness, ready to devour anyone at any moment.

Ye Yunjian and the others tried to escape, but found themselves trapped by an invisible wall. No matter how hard they struggled, they could not move an inch.

Their hearts were filled with resentment towards their fate. Were they just going to sit idly by and wait for death?

The man in black robes stood aside, watching the crowd struggle, a twisted smile on his face, as if he were enjoying a wonderful show.

He enjoyed the feeling of being in control of everything, as if he were a supreme god, and Ye Yunjian and the others were just playthings in his hands.

His hoarse voice rang out again: "Struggle, despair! Your fear is the source of my power!" Ye Yunjian and the others hated him even more, but at this moment, they were powerless.

The man in black robes slowly raised a hand, pointed at Ye Yunjian, and said coldly, "You will be my first sacrifice!"

The black smoke, like a leech, slowly approached Ye Yunjian and the others.

A bone-chilling cold seeped out from the smoke, like countless tiny ice needles piercing their skin and penetrating deep into their bones.

Ye Yunjian felt his spiritual energy flowing more and more slowly, as if it were frozen in his meridians and difficult to mobilize.

A sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously. Was I really going to die here?

Lin Yao's petite body trembled as she tried to use her spiritual power to dispel the approaching smoke. However, the moment her spiritual power touched the smoke, it froze instantly, like a drop of water falling into an ice cellar.

A sharp pain shot through her fingertips, and she couldn't help but cry out in agony as a wave of despair washed over her.

The situation of Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling is also not optimistic.

Their weapons were frozen, and the chill spread from the weapons to their arms, gradually causing numbness to spread.

They could only abandon their weapons and fend off the smoke with their bare hands.

Just when everyone was about to despair, Gu Ling suddenly exclaimed, "I remember now! I saw a similar spell in an ancient book! This kind of spell needs a medium to maintain itself. As long as we find the medium and destroy it, we can break it!"

Gu Ling's words were like a beacon in the darkness, rekindling hope in everyone's hearts.

Ye Yunjian's eyes lit up, and he immediately began searching the surroundings for possible mediums.

Lin Yao, Nie Hanshan, and Gu Ling also mustered their spirits and carefully searched every corner of the cave, leaving no stone unturned.

Time passed second by second, the smoke grew thicker and thicker, and the chill became more and more biting.

Ye Yunjian's vision began to blur, and his body gradually stiffened.

Just when he was about to give up, his hand accidentally touched a protrusion on the cave wall...

"what is this?"

Ye Yunjian's fingers traced the rough stone wall when he suddenly touched an unusually smooth protrusion.

Almost instinctively, he sensed a hint of danger.

The next second, with a soft "click," several sharp arrows flashing with cold light shot out from the stone wall!

Ye Yunjian's pupils contracted sharply, and his body jerked backward. The arrow grazed his cheek, creating a gust of wind. The burning pain on his cheek made him realize that he had just brushed past death.

"Watch out!" Nie Hanshan shouted, trying to rush over to support Ye Yunjian.

However, an invisible force suddenly tripped him up, and he fell to the ground in a sorry state, narrowly avoiding a sharp arrow that followed closely behind.

This sudden turn of events made everyone's hearts tighten; it seemed that more unknown dangers were lurking in the cave.

"Everyone be careful, there are definitely other traps in this cave!" Ye Yunjian warned in a deep voice, his eyes scanning the surroundings warily.

Lin Yao clung tightly to the stone wall, her body taut like a fully drawn bow, ready to deal with any sudden danger.

She whispered, "That man in black is truly cunning; he's set up so many traps!"

Gu Ling's face was pale, and her voice trembled as she said, "I...we'd better find the medium quickly, I...I feel like this place is about to collapse..."

Time ticked by, and tension and fear filled the air.

Suddenly, Gu Ling's eyes lit up, and she pointed to a black stone in the corner, shouting, "Found it! I think that's it!"

The stone was about the size of a fist, completely black, covered with twisted runes, and exuded a chilling aura.