novelaction Chapter 387 Darkness Comes
Chapter 387 Darkness Comes
In the valley, the tranquility and peace of the past were replaced by a strange atmosphere. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li landed next to the medicinal field, but their hearts became heavier. There was a faint smell of blood in the air. The medicinal field, which was once full of vitality, was in a mess. Many precious spiritual herbs were trampled roughly, and it was a scene of decay.
"Pharmacist Li!" Nan Li's heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. They walked quickly to the wooden house where Pharmacist Li usually lived, but found that the door of the wooden house was knocked open, the house was in chaos, and Pharmacist Li was nowhere to be found.
"Oh no! Pharmacist Li is in trouble!" Gao Xingchen's face was gloomy and his fists were clenched. He looked around and found a piece of paper stained with blood on the ground. He picked up the paper carefully, unfolded it and looked at it, his face turned pale instantly.
"The Heart of the Stars in exchange for his life. Three days later, at the top of Sunset Peak. No more waiting after that time." The handwriting on the note was sloppy, but it revealed a cold murderous aura, and it was obviously written by that mysterious man.
"Despicable!" Nan Li gnashed her teeth, her eyes full of angry flames. They had gone to great lengths to find Pharmacist Li, hoping that he could help Gao Xingchen stabilize the Star Heart, but they had never expected that the mysterious man would use such a despicable method to abduct Pharmacist Li and use it to threaten them.
“The Heart of Stars is of great importance and must not fall into his hands!” Gao Xingchen knew very well the importance of the Heart of Stars. It was the key to maintaining the balance of the Nine Star Realm. Once it fell into the hands of a mysterious person, the consequences would be disastrous.
"But Pharmacist Li..." Nan Li's heart was filled with worries. Although Pharmacist Li was not very strong, he cared for the two of them like a family member. She could not bear to watch Pharmacist Li fall into danger.
Gao Xingchen remained silent, his heart in a dilemma. On one side was the safety of the Nine Star Realm, and on the other was the life of Pharmacist Li. How should he choose?
At this moment, a clear voice broke the silence, "Brother, sister, what's wrong with you?" Ling'er flew over from a distance with a hint of confusion on her face.
"Ling'er..." Seeing Ling'er, Gao Xingchen and Nan Li felt a glimmer of hope. Perhaps Ling'er could help them find a way out of their predicament...
"Ling'er, you're here just in time," Gao Xingchen forced a smile and rubbed Ling'er's head, "Do you have any way to help us find Pharmacist Li?"
Ling'er tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "Pharmacist Li has the protective jade pendant my brother gave him. I can sense the location of the jade pendant." Then, Ling'er closed her eyes and formed seals with her hands. After a moment, she pointed to the east, "Pharmacist Li is in that direction!"
Gao Xingchen and Nanli looked at each other, and a glimmer of hope ignited in their hearts. They decided to split up into two groups, Nanli took Ling'er to find Pharmacist Li first, and Gao Xingchen went to Sunset Peak to delay time and wait for the right time, then cooperate with each other inside and outside to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop.
Three days later, at Sunset Peak.
Gao Xingchen arrived as promised, but found that the place had been blocked by a powerful force. The surrounding area was full of mysterious people in black clothes, all of whom had sharp auras and murderous intent. In the middle of the crowd, a figure wearing a black cloak and whose face could not be seen stood there quietly, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
"You're here." The mysterious man's tone was cold and emotionless.
"Where is Pharmacist Li?" Gao Xingchen asked in a cold voice, suppressing the anger in his heart.
"Don't worry, as long as you hand over the Heart of the Star, I will let him go." The mysterious man said, waving his hand, and two men in black escorted an old man out of the crowd. The old man was the abducted Pharmacist Li. At this time, he was pale and covered with scars, obviously suffering from inhuman torture.
"Pharmacist Li!" Gao Xingchen's heart tightened and his fists clenched so hard that they made a clattering sound.
"Xingchen, don't worry about me, go away!" When Pharmacist Li saw Gao Xingchen, he struggled to speak, but was knocked to the ground by the man in black beside him, spitting blood.
"You are looking for death!" Gao Xingchen was furious and was about to rush forward, but was blocked by an invisible force.
The mysterious man sneered, "Gao Xingchen, do you think you still have a choice? Look around you!"
Gao Xingchen looked around, his face suddenly became extremely ugly. He saw countless figures coming from all directions, surrounding them. Among these people, there were many familiar faces... Gao Xingchen's pupils suddenly contracted, and a storm of shock rose in his heart. Those familiar faces were actually the leaders of various forces in the Nine Star Realm! Some of them had fought side by side with Gao Xingchen, and some had received his favor, but at this moment, they all had dull eyes, standing opposite him like puppets.
"What did you do to them?!" Gao Xingchen asked gritting his teeth, his voice full of anger and disbelief.
The mysterious man laughed contemptuously: "It's just borrowing a little bit of their power. Gao Xingchen, you are not naive enough to think that you can fight against the entire Nine Star Realm with your own strength, right?"
Gao Xingchen remained silent, but his clenched fists showed his determination at the moment. He knew that he had no way to retreat, and the only way to protect everything he wanted to protect was to fight to the death.
At this moment, a cold voice came from a distance: "Who said he has to face it alone?"
A beautiful figure came riding the wind, and landed beside Gao Xingchen like a goddess of the sky. It was Nan Li! Her beautiful face was frosty, and her eyes swept across the controlled people like a blade, finally landing on the mysterious man, and said coldly: "Do you think you can stop us with these puppets?"
A hint of surprise flashed across the mysterious man's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and said calmly, "It seems that you guys are not willing to accept my toast. In that case, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Nan Li snorted coldly, unsheathed the sword in his hand, and the sharp sword energy went straight towards the mysterious man.
Gao Xingchen no longer hesitated. The power of the stars surged in his body and turned into a dazzling starlight. He fought side by side with Nanli to fight against the powerful enemy in front of them.
A great battle was about to break out, with sword energy flying everywhere and starlight shining brightly. The entire Sunset Peak was trembling under this powerful force. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li stood back to back, coordinating their attacks tacitly and repelling the controlled people one by one.
However, the mysterious man seemed to have anticipated this. He stood there motionless, allowing Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's attacks to fall on him, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without causing a single ripple.
"It's useless. Your attacks have no effect on me!" The mysterious man sneered, "Give up. As long as you hand over the Heart of the Star, I can consider giving you a quick death!"
"Dream on!" Gao Xingchen and Nan Li refused in unison.
The mysterious man's face suddenly turned gloomy. He slowly raised his hand, and a heart-pounding force gathered in his palm.
"Since you are stubborn, don't blame me for not cherishing our friendship!"
As the mysterious man finished speaking, a powerful dark force erupted from his body, instantly sweeping across the entire Sunset Peak, engulfing Gao Xingchen, Nan Li, and everything else...
The dark power surged like a tide, instantly engulfing everything on Sunset Peak. The wind howled, sand and rocks flew, and the world was in chaos. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li were blown away by this powerful force, and fell heavily on the hard rocks, with a trace of blood flowing out of their mouths.
"Ahem..." Gao Xingchen struggled to stand up, the power of the stars flowing around him, dispelling the darkness around him. He looked up and saw that the originally clear sky had been shrouded in thick darkness, without a trace of light, as if the end of the world had come.
"Xingchen, are you okay?" Nanli's voice came from not far away, with a hint of worry.
"I'm fine." Gao Xingchen responded, walked quickly to Nan Li, and asked with concern, "How about you? Are you injured?"
Nan Li shook her head, her beautiful eyes full of solemnity: "I'm fine. It's just that this power..."
"Very strong!" Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice, with an unprecedented solemnity in his tone. He could clearly feel that this dark force contained an aura of destruction that was far beyond any enemy he had encountered before.
The mysterious man was suspended in mid-air, wrapped in a black mist. His expression could not be seen clearly, and only his cold voice could be heard coming from the darkness: "Gao Xingchen, Nanli, you still underestimated me after all! This power is a curse from ancient times, and no one can resist it!"
"Curse?" Gao Xingchen frowned, confused.
"That's right, it's a curse!" There was a hint of madness in the mysterious man's voice, "This piece of heaven and earth, this world, will be swallowed by darkness! And I will become the master of this darkness!"
"Wishful thinking!" Nan Li shouted coldly, waving the sword in his hand. The sharp sword energy cut through the darkness and went straight towards the mysterious man.
However, when the sword energy came into contact with the black mist surrounding the mysterious man, it disappeared without a trace, like a drop in the ocean.
"It's useless. Your attacks have no effect on me!" The mysterious man laughed wildly, "Give up, submit to me, and become my most loyal slave, and I will consider sparing your lives!"
"Dream on!" Gao Xingchen and Nan Li rejected it again in unison. They would rather die in battle than succumb to darkness!
"If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished!" The mysterious man roared, raised his hands high, and black mist surged, forming a huge black vortex above his head.
"Oh no! He is going to activate the magic circle!" Nan Li's face changed drastically and he exclaimed.
"Stop him!" Gao Xingchen roared, and the power of the stars exploded, turning into a dazzling starlight, soaring into the sky, trying to stop the mysterious man.
However, everything was in vain. A black vortex had formed, and a terrifying suction force came from it, covering the entire Nine Star Realm. Mountains and rivers collapsed, rivers flowed backwards, and countless lives were swallowed by darkness amid desperate roars...
Gao Xingchen and Nan Li tried their best to resist this horrible suction, but their strength seemed so small in front of this dark force.
"Xingchen, we..." Nanli's voice trembled a little, and his eyes were full of despair.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!" Gao Xingchen held Nan Li's hand tightly and said firmly. He knew that they had no way to retreat, and the only way to find a glimmer of hope was to fight to the death.
Darkness descended completely, shrouding the entire Nine Star Realm in deathly silence.
Gao Xingchen and Nan Li disappeared into the darkness. Can they defeat this dark force? How will they save the Nine Star Realm that has been eroded by darkness?
Everything is still unknown...