The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 217 Crisis in the Ruins

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen stepped into the mysterious ruins carefully. Everywhere they looked were runes flashing with strange lights. Those runes seemed to have life. The faint light meandered on the ancient walls, as if guarding the secrets of this place. On the walls were painted some creatures that looked like humans but were not. They had strange shapes. Some had three heads and six arms, some had huge wings stretching out from their backs, and some had human bodies and fish tails. They exuded a mysterious atmosphere. The pigments of these murals were still bright after years, as if silently telling a long-ago story, which made people imagine endlessly.

Yun Yao carefully observed everything around her while carefully feeling the fluctuations of spiritual energy here. Her intuition about clues to her life experience became stronger and stronger. Suddenly, a slight "click" sound broke the silence. Yun Yao looked up alertly and saw countless small holes slowly opening on the ceiling above her head. Then, cold light flashed, and countless sharp arrows shot from all directions like a rainstorm.

"Be careful!" Yun Yao exclaimed. With the agility given by the system, she quickly dodged to the side, stretched out her hand to grab Chu Mochen, and hid behind a stone pillar. Sharp arrows shot at the place where they had just stood, splashing sparks.

"The defense mechanism of this relic is very strong." Chu Mochen said with a frown. He tightly gripped the sword in his hand and looked around vigilantly.

Yun Yao nodded slightly, and her eyes quickly swept around, trying to find the source of the mechanism so as to completely stop the arrow from being fired. However, before they could take any action, a heavy sound of footsteps was heard, and the ground trembled slightly. A group of guardian puppets slowly gathered from all directions. These puppets were tall, more than two people tall, and their bodies were made of an unknown material that exuded a metallic luster and were as hard as iron. Their eyes flashed with a strange red light, and they held various weapons in their hands, including long swords, giant axes, maces, etc., and their attack power was obviously very strong.

"It looks like we are going to have a tough battle." Yun Yao took a deep breath, she quickly formed seals with her hands, and cast a protective spell. A layer of light blue light curtain rose in front of them.

Chu Mochen took a step forward and stood in front of Yun Yao. He swung his sword and the wind from the sword whistled, forming a barrier that blocked the approaching arrows. "Be careful at the back. I'll block them first."

Yun Yao felt warm in her heart, but she also knew that this was not the time to be pretentious. She quickly flipped through the spells she had learned in her mind and thought about how to deal with it. As the guardian puppets approached, Yun Yao could clearly feel the powerful pressure emanating from them.

When the first puppet entered the attack range, it swung its long sword and chopped down fiercely with a sharp sound of wind. Chu Mochen's eyes were stern, and he rushed forward, and the long sword and the long sword intersected, splashing a string of sparks. However, the puppet was very powerful, and Chu Mochen only felt his arm tremble, but he gritted his teeth and persisted, and with a strong move, he swung the puppet's long sword away, and then stabbed the puppet's chest with a backhanded sword. With a "ding" sound, the long sword pierced the puppet, but only left a shallow mark.

"This puppet's defense is so high!" Chu Mochen was shocked, and he quickly dodged the puppet's counterattack.

Yun Yao saw this scene and knew that it was difficult for conventional spells to cause damage to these puppets. She calmed down, closed her eyes, and felt the flow of spiritual power in her body. Her spiritual power was like a rushing stream, flowing in her meridians. Yun Yao tried to guide the spiritual power of different attributes to converge. She first slowly brought a trace of wood attribute spiritual power and water attribute spiritual power closer. As soon as the two spiritual powers came into contact, they entangled with each other and flashed a faint light. Yun Yao carefully controlled their fusion, and then added a wisp of thunder attribute spiritual power. As soon as the thunder attribute spiritual power was integrated, it triggered a slight spiritual power fluctuation. Yun Yao's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. She knew that this was a critical moment. If she couldn't control it well, the backlash of spiritual power would hurt her.

With the secret help of the system, Yun Yao finally succeeded in fusing the three attributes of spiritual power together. She suddenly opened her eyes, quickly formed seals with her hands, and chanted: "The spiritual light gathers, and the power to break the devil!" A three-color light gathered in her hands, forming a rotating ball of light. Yun Yao pushed the ball of light hard, and it rushed towards the puppet group like a meteor. Wherever the light shone, the puppets were repelled one after another, and their hard shells actually cracked under this force.

"Good job, Yun Yao!" Chu Mochen was overjoyed when he saw this scene. He took the opportunity to swing his sword and attack the cracks on the puppet. As the sword passed, the puppet's parts scattered all over the ground, losing its ability to move.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen took advantage of the victory and pursued the enemy. They cooperated with each other. Yun Yao was responsible for using fusion magic to attack the puppets' weaknesses, while Chu Mochen used his superb swordsmanship to completely destroy the injured puppets. However, there were so many puppets that they fought for a long time. Although they gradually eliminated the puppet group, they also consumed a lot of spiritual power and both of them were exhausted.

Yun Yao's breathing became rapid, her legs trembled slightly, and beads of sweat kept rolling down her forehead, dripping onto the ancient stone slabs under her feet. Every time she cast a fusion spell, it seemed to draw strength from deep within her body, and the excessive consumption of spiritual power made her feel dizzy. Chu Mochen was not much better, his clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, and the arm holding the long sword was sore from the long-term exertion, and every swing seemed to bear a huge weight.

But they knew that they couldn't relax at this moment, because there were more unknown dangers hidden in the ruins. They stood back to back, watching their surroundings vigilantly, taking a short break to recover some strength and prepare for the next challenge...

After destroying most of the puppets, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen thought they could breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently again, more violently than before. They were startled and quickly stood firm. They saw the ground in the center of the ruins slowly cracking, and a huge stone platform slowly rising. The stone platform was engraved with complex runes, which flashed with dazzling light, as if activating something.

As the stone platform rose, the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather towards the stone platform frantically, forming a huge spiritual energy vortex. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen could feel a strong attraction pulling them, as if to draw them into the stone platform.

"What's going on?" Yun Yao asked loudly. She tried to cast a spell to stabilize her body, but under the powerful fluctuation of spiritual power, the effectiveness of the spell was greatly reduced.

Chu Mochen's face was solemn. He inserted the sword into the ground and held the hilt tightly with both hands, trying to resist the attraction. "I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing. We have to find a way to leave here."

However, their movements were greatly restricted, and every step they took was extremely difficult. Just as they were struggling, the light on the stone platform suddenly shot up into the sky, covering the entire ruins. In the light, some vague figures began to emerge. These figures looked like ancient warriors, holding weapons, with empty eyes, but exuding a strong murderous intent.

"Oh no, it's a guardian spirit!" Yun Yao was shocked. She had seen records about guardian spirits in the ancient books of the sect. Guardian spirits are spirits that are sealed in the ruins by powerful spells. Their duty is to protect the treasures in the ruins. Once triggered, they will launch a crazy attack.

These guardian spirits slowly walked towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, their steps were in unison, and every step made a dull sound on the ground, as if it was a countdown to death. Yun Yao knew that in their current exhausted state, it would be difficult to deal with the attacks of these guardian spirits.

"Chu Mochen, we can't fight them head-on, we have to find their weaknesses." Yun Yao said anxiously.

Chu Mochen nodded, his eyes fixed on the guardian spirits, trying to find their flaws. "These guardian spirits seem to be controlled by spiritual power. If we can destroy the spiritual power source that controls them, perhaps we can stop them from attacking."

Yun Yao followed Chu Mochen's gaze and found that the guardian spirits all had a faint spiritual power line connecting to the stone platform. "You're right, we have to find a way to cut off those spiritual power lines."

However, it was not easy to approach the stone platform and cut off the spiritual power line. The guardian spirits had surrounded them, and their attack was imminent. Yun Yao took a deep breath and decided to take a risk. She concentrated again, mobilized the remaining spiritual power in her body, and cast a wind attribute spell. The strong wind formed a tornado around her, temporarily blowing away the approaching guardian spirit.

"Let's go!" Yun Yao shouted and rushed towards the stone platform.

Chu Mochen followed closely behind her, and they dodged the attacks of the guardian spirits while approaching the stone platform. However, the attacks of the guardian spirits became more and more fierce, and their weapons kept passing by Yun Yao and Chu Mochen, bringing up a series of wind sounds.

Yun Yao's body was already cut with several wounds, and blood oozed out, but she gritted her teeth and persisted. Chu Mochen saw Yun Yao injured, and he was furious. He swung his sword and repelled the guardian spirits approaching Yun Yao. "Yun Yao, you heal first, I will stop them."

Yun Yao knew that now was not the time to hesitate. She quickly circulated her spiritual power to stop the bleeding and heal the wound while continuing to move towards the stone platform. Finally, they arrived at the foot of the stone platform. Yun Yao reached out and touched the runes on the stone platform, trying to find a way to cut off the spiritual power line.

With the system's prompt, Yun Yao discovered the pattern of the runes. She followed the system's instructions and injected spiritual power into specific runes. As the spiritual power was injected, the light on the stone platform began to flicker, and the spiritual power lines connecting the guardian spirits became unstable.

"Now!" Yun Yao shouted, and she slapped the stone platform with both hands, and a powerful spiritual power wave spread out. The spiritual power lines broke under this wave, and the guardian spirits instantly lost their ability to move, turning into rays of light and dissipating in the air.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen breathed a sigh of relief, and they sat down on the ground exhausted. This battle almost exhausted all their strength, but they also successfully resolved another crisis in the ruins.

"Yun Yao, are you okay?" Chu Mochen asked with concern. He turned his head to look at Yun Yao, his eyes full of worry.

Yun Yao shook her head slightly, a faint smile on her face. "I'm fine, just a little tired. How about you?"

"I'm fine too, as long as you're okay." Chu Mochen gently held Yun Yao's hand. His hands trembled slightly, not sure if it was because of fatigue or nervousness.

Yun Yao blushed slightly, she felt the warmth and concern in Chu Mochen's hands. At this moment, the feelings between them seemed to deepen a little. But they also knew that the danger in the ruins had not been completely eliminated, and they needed to recover their strength as soon as possible and continue to explore...

After a short rest, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's physical and spiritual strength recovered a little. They stood up and continued to walk towards the depths of the ruins. Along the way, they were more cautious and always alert to possible dangers.

As they went deeper into the ruins, the surrounding environment became more and more eerie. The runes on the walls flashed a dark green light, as if a pair of eyes were watching them in the dark. The air was filled with a foul smell that made people want to vomit.

Suddenly, Yun Yao heard a slight gurgling sound, as if it was the sound of water. She was moved and pulled Chu Mochen towards the direction of the sound. At a corner, they found an underground river. The river water was a strange black color, exuding a pungent smell, and some unknown creatures were floating on the river.

"The river looks very dangerous, we have to be careful." Yun Yao said with a frown.

Chu Mochen nodded, picked up a stone and threw it into the river. As soon as the stone fell into the river, it was quickly corroded and disappeared into a wisp of green smoke.

"This river water is extremely corrosive. We can't touch it." Chu Mochen was shocked. He quickly pulled Yun Yao back a few steps.

Just as they were about to bypass the underground river, a huge splash of water suddenly appeared on the river surface. A huge black monster jumped out of the river. It was huge, dozens of feet long, covered with sharp thorns, and its head was like a huge crocodile head, with its bloody mouth wide open, revealing sharp teeth.

"What kind of monster is this?" Yun Yao asked in horror. She subconsciously cast a spell to form a protective barrier in front of her.

Chu Mochen also clenched his sword, his eyes full of vigilance. "No matter what it is, we must be careful."

The black monster let out an earth-shattering roar, waving its huge claws and rushing towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen dodged quickly, knowing that with the size and attack power of this monster, it would definitely not be a wise move to confront it head-on.

Yun Yao dodged while thinking about how to deal with it. She found that although the monster was huge, it moved slowly. Moreover, its eyes seemed to be its weakness.

"Chu Mochen, attack its eyes!" Yun Yao shouted loudly.

Chu Mochen nodded. He saw the right moment and unleashed a sword energy, shooting it towards the monster's eyes. The sword energy passed like a flash of lightning, accurately hitting the monster's left eye. The monster roared in pain, and its left eye was hit by the sword energy, and black blood flowed out.

"Good job!" Yun Yao was delighted, and she took the opportunity to cast a spell, shooting a flame towards the monster's right eye. The flame burned on the monster's right eye, and the monster struggled even more frantically.

However, the monster's vitality was extremely tenacious. Although it was injured, its attack was even more fierce. Its tail swept over with great force. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen quickly jumped to avoid it. While dodging, Yun Yao accidentally tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.

"Yun Yao!" Chu Mochen exclaimed, he quickly turned around and wanted to save Yun Yao.

At this moment, the monster opened its mouth and bit towards Yun Yao. Yun Yao was startled, she knew she had no time to dodge. At this critical moment, she suddenly remembered that the system had an emergency skill. She activated the skill without hesitation, and a golden light rose around her, forming a solid shield. The monster's teeth bit on the shield, making a harsh friction sound, but it could not break through the shield.

Chu Mochen took the opportunity to rush over. He exerted all his spiritual power, raised the long sword high, and then chopped it down with force. The long sword, with great force, accurately chopped the monster's neck. The monster's neck was cut off, and the huge head rolled to the side. The body also fell to the ground with a bang, splashing a cloud of dust.

Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief, she removed the shield and stood up. "Thank you, Chu Mochen, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid..."

"Don't talk nonsense, we are together." Chu Mochen walked over and hugged Yun Yao gently.

Yun Yao leaned in Chu Mochen's arms, her heart filled with emotion and warmth. In this dangerous ruins, they supported each other and faced difficulties together. This relationship made her feel extremely precious.

After all this, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's physical and spiritual strength were exhausted again. They knew that they could not continue to take risks and needed to find a safe place to rest and recover. They found a relatively hidden corner in the ruins, set up a defensive formation, and then began to meditate and practice, recovering their strength and preparing for the next challenge...