Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

As the sound dissipated.

The Star Core slowly flew towards Ling Yun and Qin Feng.

It emits a soft blue light, seemingly welcoming its new owner.

Ling Yun reached out and grasped the Star Core.

moment.

A powerful yet gentle force surged into her body, merging with her primordial energy.

She felt that her control over the surrounding stellar energy had reached an unprecedented level.

However, before they could even bask in the joy of obtaining the Star Core, the surrounding darkness surged once more.

Qin Feng's expression changed, and he said warily, "Something's not right. There seems to be some new movement in the darkness."

The words have not yet fallen.

Countless twisted figures emerged from the darkness.

These figures were neither human nor inhuman, and exuded an eerie aura.

They opened their sharp claws and pounced on Ling Yun and Qin Feng.

Ling Yun carefully put away the Star Core, quickly drew his spirit sword, and unleashed a fierce sword aura that instantly repelled several figures in the front row.

Ling Yun realized that these figures might be the manifestation of some mysterious force in the darkness, and that ordinary attacks would hardly be able to completely eliminate them.

She focused her mind and mobilized the power of the Primordial Chaos and the Star Core within her body. The two powers merged within her, generating a completely new energy fluctuation.

Ling Yun shouted, channeling his power into the spirit sword, and then swung it out fiercely.

A dazzling light streaked across the darkness.

Wherever it went, those twisted figures instantly turned to ashes, and even a large part of the surrounding darkness was dispelled.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Qin Feng carefully observed his surroundings and discovered that these figures seemed to have been attracted by a black crystal emanating an evil aura deep within the darkness.

He quickly told Lingyun, "Sister Lingyun, that black crystal might be the key. We need to destroy it!"

Ling Yun nodded, and the two flew together toward the black crystal.

The figures realized their intentions and frantically surrounded them.

Ling Yun led the way, unleashing various powerful sword techniques to block the attacks of the figures; Qin Feng provided support from behind, using spiritual power to interfere with the movements of those figures.

After a difficult breakthrough, they finally arrived in front of the black crystal.

Without hesitation, Ling Yun concentrated all his power into his spirit sword and slashed fiercely at the black crystal.

With a loud bang, the black crystal shattered.

The surrounding darkness instantly dissipated, and all the distorted figures vanished.

Just when they thought it was all over, a deep rumble came from the distant horizon.

A massive spacetime rift slowly emerged, emanating a powerful and unsettling sense of oppression.

The spacetime rift widened, and the oppressive feeling emanating from it was so strong that Ling Yun and Qin Feng could hardly breathe.

Ling Yun gripped the Star Core tightly. The power of the Star Core resonated with the Primordial Power within her body, helping her resist the oppressive force.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Qin Feng, this crack is strange."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of mysterious warriors clad in heavy black armor filed out of the crack.

Holding weapons that emitted a ghostly glow, and exuding a chilling aura, they charged towards Ling Yun and Qin Feng without uttering a word.

Ling Yun took the initiative, infusing the power of the Star Core into her sword techniques.

Her swordplay was as powerful as a dragon, each swing accompanied by dazzling light, instantly repelling several mysterious warriors.

Qin Feng was not to be outdone. He unleashed a powerful spell, condensing balls of blazing flames in his palm and shooting them toward the mysterious warrior.

Flames exploded in the crowd, causing a commotion.

However, these mysterious warriors were well-trained and quickly reorganized their offensive. They worked together seamlessly, constantly changing formations to surround Ling Yun and Qin Feng.

While parrying the attacks, Ling Yun observed the mysterious warrior's weaknesses.

She discovered that although these warriors were powerful, their actions seemed to be guided by some force within the rift.

An idea struck her, and she shouted to Qin Feng, "Qin Feng, these warriors are controlled by the power of the rift. Let's find a way to break into the rift and find the source!"

Qin Feng understood, and the two began to concentrate their strength to break through towards the crack.

Ling Yun unleashed his full power, pushing the power of the Primordial Chaos and the Star Core within him to their limits. His sword techniques were wide and sweeping, unstoppable wherever he went.

Qin Feng assisted from the side, using his powerful spiritual energy to restrain the mysterious warrior and create an opportunity for Ling Yun.

After a fierce battle, they finally broke through the encirclement of the mysterious warriors and rushed towards the spacetime rift.

Just as they were about to enter the crevice, a huge black figure slowly emerged from it.

The figure was as tall as a mountain, shrouded in black mist, obscuring its face; one could only sense the powerful aura of darkness emanating from it.

"If you want to enter the rift, you'll have to get past me first!"

A deep voice came from the black figure, filled with authority and oppression.

As soon as the huge black figure finished speaking, it suddenly swung out an arm as thick as a small mountain, bringing with it a howling black gust of wind, heading straight for Ling Yun and Qin Feng.

Ling Yun's eyes sharpened, and he quickly pushed the power of the Star Core to its peak, surrounding himself with a layer of dazzling blue light, forming a solid defensive barrier.

The gale crashed against the barrier, producing a dull thud and stirring up ripples of energy.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Feng's spiritual energy surged, condensing into several spiritual energy ropes that wrapped around the black figure.

The moment the rope touched the figure, it was corroded by the dark aura emanating from it, turning into wisps of green smoke and dissipating.

The black figure let out a mocking laugh and swung its arm again, this time with even greater force, pressing down like a tidal wave.

Ling Yun took a deep breath, perfectly fusing the primordial power within his body with the power of the Star Core. The spirit sword in his hand shone brightly as he unleashed a sword technique of unparalleled power.

A sword aura carrying the power of endless stars roared out and slashed towards the black figure.

The black figure sensed the threat of the sword energy and dared not take it head-on.

With a swift sidestep, the sword energy grazed past it, carving a deep crack in the space beside it.

Taking advantage of the black figure's moment of evasion, Qin Feng mobilized the surrounding star power, condensing a huge spiritual energy bullet, and shot it toward its chest.

The light blast struck the black figure with a loud bang, and black mist instantly spread out, enveloping it.

Ling Yun realized that this fighting style was unlikely to win, and he had to find the weakness of the black figure.

She carefully observed the black figure's every move and discovered that before each attack, the dark aura around it would briefly fluctuate.

"Qin Feng, when it attacks again, you use all your strength to restrain it while I look for its weakness!" Ling Yun transmitted his voice to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng nodded slightly, ready to proceed.

The black figure launched another attack, opening its massive maw and spewing out a torrent of black energy that swept towards Ling Yun and Qin Feng.