The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 248 Going deep behind enemy lines

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen knew that this mission of going deep behind enemy lines was extremely difficult, but they had no intention of retreating. They hid in the shadows at the edge of the dark forces' camp, like two lurking cheetahs, quietly waiting for the best opportunity.

Yun Yao activated the system's stealth enhancement function, and a faint light flashed around them and disappeared, making them more integrated with the surrounding environment. She turned her head slightly and signaled Chu Mochen with her eyes to start the action. The two of them sneaked towards the direction of the energy source like ghosts.

Along the way, they cleverly avoided patrols of dark forces. These patrols walked in unison, their eyes alert, and their weapons emitted a cold light. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen relied on their exquisite control of the aura and the system's accurate analysis of the surrounding environment. Every time when the patrol was about to approach, they could find a hiding place in advance, either hiding behind dense magic plants or in the shadow of a huge strange rock.

However, the closer they were to the energy source, the tighter the defenses became. When they came to the periphery of the core area, a complex array of forbidden formations appeared before their eyes. These forbidden formations flashed with strange light, intertwined with each other, as if forming an independent space cage. Yun Yao squatted down, stretched out her hand, and slowly sent a trace of spiritual power to the forbidden formation. As soon as the spiritual power came into contact, it triggered a slight fluctuation, and several small arcs of electricity rushed back in the direction of the spiritual power. Yun Yao was startled and hurriedly withdrew her spiritual power. Fortunately, the fluctuation did not attract the attention of the enemy.

She turned to look at Chu Mochen and whispered, "This restriction is more complicated than I thought. It not only has defensive functions, but also seems to have early warning and counterattack capabilities. We have to be careful." Chu Mochen nodded slightly, staring at the restriction, trying to find the flaws in it.

After careful observation, Yun Yao discovered that these restrictions would have a short energy gap every once in a while, which was the moment when the formation was self-calibrating and converting energy. She said to Chu Mochen, "When the restrictions have a gap, I will use spiritual power to interfere with its energy conversion. You take the opportunity to rush in and see if you can find the key to crack it."

Chu Mochen frowned and said with some worry: "This is too dangerous. What if you are hit by the counterattack force of the ban..." Yun Yao smiled lightly and interrupted him: "Don't worry, I will know how to handle it. Besides, we are in a hurry and can't hesitate any longer."

As the forbidden light flashed, Yun Yao saw the right moment and quickly unleashed a precise spiritual force, like a sharp blade piercing the forbidden energy node. In an instant, the forbidden light was bright and arcs were running wildly, but in that moment of chaos, a tiny flaw also appeared. Chu Mochen did not hesitate, his figure was like lightning, and he rushed into the forbidden area with a sharp sword energy.

Yun Yao followed closely behind, and as soon as she stepped into the forbidden area, she felt a strong pressure coming towards her, as if countless invisible hands were squeezing her body and soul. She gritted her teeth and persisted, using her spiritual power to resist the pressure, while vigilantly observing her surroundings.

At this time, they had triggered the alarm of the guard ban, and the dark aura around them began to surge violently. A group of guards rushed out from all directions. These guards were tall, covered in black armor, with blood-red eyes, holding various strange weapons in their hands, some of which were long whips emitting dark flames, and some were giant axes engraved with evil runes.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen quickly stood back to back, taking a defensive stance. The guards roared and rushed towards them like a tide. Yun Yao quickly formed seals with both hands, chanted something, and cast a defensive spell. A transparent spiritual shield rose around them, barely resisting the guards' first round of attacks. The long whip lashed on the shield, splashing sparks; the giant axe fell, making a deafening roar.

"This is not a solution. We have to take the initiative!" Chu Mochen shouted and swung his sword. A sharp sword energy rushed towards the guards in front of him like a dragon out of the sea. Wherever the sword energy went, the air was torn apart, and several guards were directly knocked out. Yun Yao was not to be outdone. She took a deep breath, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, and cast a newly comprehended spell - Spirit Wind Thorn. Countless tiny wind blades formed around her, like a group of flying elves, and then quickly shot towards the guards. The wind blades cut into the guards' armor, making a sharp metal friction sound and splashing a piece of black blood.

But there were so many guards that when one fell, another came up. Their attacks became more and more fierce, and seemed endless. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen gradually felt exhausted in the battle and were injured in many places. Yun Yao's arm was scratched by a long whip, and blood oozed out; Chu Mochen's back was rubbed by a huge axe, and his clothes were torn.

In a concentrated attack by the guards, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's defensive shields were broken, and they were knocked back by the powerful force and fell heavily to the ground. The guards took the opportunity to surround them and trapped them in the middle, holding their weapons high, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

At this critical moment, Yun Yao suddenly remembered an emergency skill that the system had mentioned before - spiritual power explosion. This skill can compress the spiritual power in the body to the limit in a short period of time, and then release it instantly, generating a strong impact, but it consumes a lot of spiritual power, and there will be a period of weakness after using it.

Yun Yao didn't have time to think about it. She quickly concentrated her mind and followed the system's prompts to guide the spiritual power in her body to gather crazily. A dazzling light began to flash around her body, and the spiritual power rushed through her meridians like a surging tide. Chu Mochen was shocked when he saw Yun Yao's actions. He knew the danger of this technique, but he also understood that this might be their only chance of survival.

"Yun Yao, be careful!" Chu Mochen shouted, and at the same time stood up, waving his sword, forming a sword curtain in front of Yun Yao, buying her as much time as possible.

Yun Yao closed her eyes tightly, enduring the severe pain caused by the crazy surge of spiritual power in her body. When the spiritual power was compressed to the limit, she suddenly opened her eyes and shouted: "Break!"

An extremely powerful spiritual power shockwave burst out from her body, like a dazzling sun shining in the darkness. The guards were blown away by this force, and the surrounding restrictions were also shaken by the impact, and many huge cracks appeared.

However, Yun Yao's face turned pale as paper and her body was shaky due to the excessive consumption of spiritual energy. Chu Mochen hurriedly supported her and asked with concern: "Yun Yao, how are you?" Yun Yao smiled weakly and said: "I'm fine, it's just that the spiritual energy consumption is too great. We have to find a way to crack the energy source now."

The two supported each other and searched for clues to crack the energy source in this devastated area. They found that at the core of the ban, there was a crystal ball emitting a dark light, surrounded by complex runes and energy lines. Yun Yao guessed that this crystal ball might be the key control node of the entire ban and energy source.

They approached the crystal ball cautiously, only to find that there was a powerful defensive shield around the crystal ball. This shield seemed transparent, but it contained extremely powerful energy, and any attack that fell on it would be easily absorbed and dissolved.

Chu Mochen tried to stab the shield with his sword, but felt a strong recoil force coming, almost causing the sword in his hand to fly out. Yun Yao pondered for a moment and said, "This shield may require a specific spiritual power frequency to break. I will try to use the system to analyze its frequency."

Yun Yao activated the system and scanned and analyzed the shield. After a tense wait, the system finally gave the result. Yun Yao slowly adjusted her spiritual power to the same frequency as the system prompted, then reached out and gently touched the shield.

The moment the spiritual power touched the shield, ripples appeared on the shield, and then a small entrance slowly opened. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were delighted and entered through the entrance without hesitation.

Inside was a huge space, and the energy source was in the center of the space. It was a huge energy vortex, emitting a dark breath that made people's hearts palpitate. There were various pipes and instruments connected to it, constantly extracting and converting energy.

However, around the energy source, there were two powerful dark magicians. They were wearing black robes embroidered with all kinds of evil runes, and holding staffs inlaid with magic crystals. Seeing Yun Yao and Chu Mochen appear, they showed ferocious smiles on their faces.

"Do you think you can destroy the source of energy so easily? Today is your burial place!" One of the magicians shouted loudly, then waved his staff, and a black magic beam shot towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen dodged in a hurry, knowing that the final battle was coming. They braced themselves and prepared to fight these two powerful dark magicians to the death, fighting for the last chance to destroy the energy source.

While dodging the magic beam, Yun Yao quickly took out the secret book she had obtained from the mysterious ruins from the system space. She flipped through it quickly, hoping to find a way to restrain the two magicians. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she found a spell that could temporarily interfere with the fluctuations of magic energy.

Yun Yao didn't have time to hesitate, and immediately began to cast a spell according to the record in the secret book. She formed seals with her hands and chanted a complex spell. As the spell was chanted, the surrounding space began to slightly distort, and a strange force spread towards the two magicians.

The two magicians felt the interference of this force, and their magic attacks became somewhat unstable. Chu Mochen saw the right opportunity, flashed, and rushed towards one of the magicians like lightning. He swung his sword, and the sword shadows were heavy. Each sword contained a powerful sword energy, attacking the magician's vital points.

The magician hurriedly used a magic shield to resist, but under the interference of Yun Yao's spell, the defensive effect of the shield was greatly reduced. Chu Mochen's sword hit the shield again and again, and each attack caused the shield to fluctuate violently, as if it could break at any time.

Seeing this, another magician wanted to support his companion, but was blocked by the spell cast by Yun Yao. Yun Yao mobilized the remaining spiritual power in her body and cast a series of spiritual wind thorns, shooting at the magician. With the blessing of the interference force, the spiritual wind thorns were faster and more powerful, forcing the magician to be distracted to deal with it.

In the fierce battle, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen cooperated with each other and gradually gained the upper hand. Chu Mochen's sword finally broke through the magician's shield and stabbed his shoulder. The magician screamed, and the light of the staff in his hand dimmed a lot.

Yun Yao also successfully injured another magician with the Spirit Wind Stab, causing a flaw in his magic attack. At this time, they were very close to the energy source.

Yun Yao looked at the two injured magicians, and a sense of determination surged in her heart. She shouted to Chu Mochen: "You go destroy the energy source, and I will hold them back!"

Chu Mochen's heart tightened. He knew that Yun Yao was already at the end of her strength and it was very dangerous for her to face two magicians alone. But he also understood that this was their only chance.

"Yun Yao, you must hold on!" After Chu Mochen said this, he turned around and rushed towards the source of energy.

The two magicians saw Chu Mochen rushing towards the energy source and wanted to stop him but were entangled by Yun Yao. Yun Yao used all her skills and exerted her spiritual power to the extreme, and started the final fight with the two magicians.

Her body was exhausted and the pain from her wounds was getting more and more intense, but she had only one belief in her heart, which was to buy enough time for Chu Mochen. She kept dodging the magician's attacks while looking for opportunities to counterattack.

Under Yun Yao's tenacious resistance, the two magicians were unable to break through her defense for a while. At this time, Chu Mochen had already arrived in front of the energy source.

He raised the sword high, and gathered all the sword energy in his body onto the blade. The sword flashed with dazzling light, like a divine weapon that was about to create the world.

"Break it for me!" Chu Mochen shouted, then fiercely stabbed the sword towards the source of energy.

The moment the long sword pierced the energy source, the entire space trembled violently. The energy vortex began to spin wildly, and the dark aura rushed everywhere. A powerful recoil force surged out from the energy source, directly knocking Chu Mochen away.

Yun Yao was shocked when she saw this scene. She ignored the magician's attack and rushed towards Chu Mochen.

The two magicians were also affected by the change in the energy source, and their magic attacks became chaotic and disordered. Yun Yao took the opportunity to cast a powerful spell and temporarily repelled the two magicians.

She came to Chu Mochen, helped him up, and asked anxiously: "How are you?" Chu Mochen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said: "I'm fine. The energy source should be partially destroyed, but not completely destroyed. We have to try again."

Yun Yao looked at the energy source, which had fallen into a violent state. Cracks began to appear in the surrounding space, as if it was about to collapse. She knew that this was the last chance. If the energy source could not be completely destroyed, once it recovered, everything they had done before would be in vain, and the entire cultivation world would face a catastrophe.

"Let's go together!" Yun Yao said firmly.

The two supported each other and walked towards the energy source again. Although their steps were a little staggering, their eyes were extremely firm.

When they came to the energy source, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen connected their spiritual powers together to form a powerful combined force. They pushed out their hands at the same time and blasted this combined force towards the core of the energy source.

This time, the energy source could no longer resist. With a huge roar, the energy source completely exploded. A powerful energy shock wave spread in all directions, razing everything to the ground wherever it went.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were caught in the energy shock wave, but they hugged each other tightly without any fear in their hearts. At the last moment before they lost consciousness, they knew that they had succeeded and they had won a glimmer of hope for the cultivation world.