Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 198 Cultivation Breakthrough and Relic Mutation

Deep within the ruins, time seemed to lose its meaning. Zhang Peng was immersed in cultivating the Chaos Spiritual Technique, forgetting to eat or sleep. His body was surrounded by multicolored spiritual energy, sometimes coiling like a nimble snake, sometimes surging like a turbulent sea. Each circulation of spiritual energy was accompanied by the tremors of his bones and meridians, a signal that his power was constantly breaking through its limits.

Lin Wan'er and Xia Lijuan were also diligently cultivating. Lin Wan'er used wood-type spiritual power as a base and fused it with the unique vitality power in the ruins to make her spells more agile and varied. Xia Lijuan, on the other hand, fused ice-type spiritual power with the cold crystal energy in the ruins, making the ice-blue light of her spells more dazzling and greatly increasing their power.

The Golden-Winged Roc perched high above the ruins, using the rich spiritual energy of the place to constantly hone its physique and spiritual power. Its feathers grew ever more dazzling, and with each flap of its wings, it stirred up a storm of spiritual energy.

Zhang Peng's cultivation of the Chaos Spiritual Technique had reached a crucial stage. He felt as if he were standing at the foot of a towering mountain, just one step away from reaching the summit. That one step would be to comprehend the true essence of the power of chaos and integrate it into the circulation of his own spiritual energy.

"Hoo..." Zhang Peng took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and abandoned all distracting thoughts, immersing himself completely in the world of spiritual energy. His consciousness transformed into a glimmer of light, traversing the ocean of chaotic spiritual energy. Suddenly, he seemed to touch an invisible barrier, a seal of chaotic power.

Zhang Peng gritted his teeth, concentrated all his spiritual power, and launched an attack on the barrier. Once, twice... countless attempts, his spiritual power was constantly depleted, but quickly replenished under the operation of the Chaos Spiritual Technique. Finally, with a full-force attack, a crack appeared in the barrier.

"Now!" Zhang Peng shouted in his heart, pouring all his spiritual power into the crack without hesitation. "Boom!" A loud noise rang out from the depths of his consciousness, the seal of the chaotic power was completely broken, and endless chaotic power surged into his body like a raging tide.

Zhang Peng's body trembled violently, and multicolored patterns appeared on his skin, each line shimmering with a mysterious light. His aura suddenly surged, breaking through from the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm to the late-stage, and the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations caused the entire ruins to tremble.

"Zhang Peng has broken through!" Lin Wan'er exclaimed in surprise. She and Xia Lijuan immediately stopped their cultivation and rushed towards Zhang Peng's direction.

The Golden-Winged Roc also sensed Zhang Peng's breakthrough. It let out a joyful cry, swooped down from the sky, and landed beside Zhang Peng.

Zhang Peng slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sparkling with excitement and joy. "I did it!" His voice was filled with confidence and strength.

However, before they could even celebrate, the ruins suddenly underwent a strange change. The previously stable spiritual energy fluctuations became chaotic, cracks began to appear in the surrounding walls, and countless runes peeled off the walls, flying erratically in the air.

"Oh no, the ruins are about to collapse!" Xia Lijuan cried out in alarm.

Zhang Peng's expression was grave. He quickly circulated his spiritual energy, sensing the changes within the ruins. "We must leave here as soon as possible, or we'll all be buried inside!"

Just as they were preparing to search for an exit, a black crack slowly appeared in the center of the ruins. A dense aura of darkness emanated from the crack, sending chills down their spines.

"What is this?" Lin Wan'er looked at the crack warily, her staff trembling slightly.

Zhang Peng's expression grew even more grim: "It seems the dark forces' conspiracy is not over yet. The dark power contained in this crack is several times stronger than Pan Liwei's."

The crack widened, and a gigantic black claw emerged from it. Then, a colossal figure shrouded in darkness slowly stepped out. This figure stood several meters tall, emanating a dense aura of darkness, like a demon crawling out of the depths of hell.

"Humans, your end has come!" The dark figure spoke in a low, hoarse voice, and the entire ruins trembled at the sound.

Zhang Peng immediately unleashed the power of the Chaos Spirit Technique, his five-colored spiritual energy coalescing into a powerful attack. "No matter what you are, if you want to destroy this place, you'll have to get past me first!"

The dark figure let out a maniacal laugh: "You? You're overestimating yourself!" It swung its enormous claws, aiming at Zhang Peng. The black claw shadow resembled a small mountain, carrying destructive power.

Undeterred, Zhang Peng unleashed his full power, fusing his five-colored spiritual energy with the power of chaos to form an indestructible shield. The claw shadow struck the shield with a deafening roar, the powerful impact forcing Zhang Peng back several steps.

Lin Wan'er and Xia Lijuan quickly joined the battle. Lin Wan'er used wood-type magic, and countless vines wrapped around the dark figure; Xia Lijuan used ice-type magic, and ice spikes shot towards the dark figure.

However, the dark figures were far too powerful, and their attacks caused negligible damage. The dark figures swung their claws again, attacking the three.