Dapeng's Time Travel Life

Chapter 169 The First Appearance at the Ruins Conceals Hidden Dangers

Having shaken off Pan Liwei and Cui Mingjia, Zhang Peng and his companions, with Xuan Fengzi's help, finally arrived at the entrance to the mysterious ruins. Nestled deep within the mountains, shrouded in dense mist, the ruins appeared and disappeared, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura. Two enormous stone statues stood at the entrance, their former majesty still evident despite the ravages of time.

"This is it." Zhang Peng looked up at the entrance to the ruins, his eyes sparkling with excitement and anticipation. "There might be a key clue inside to unlocking the seal of the ancient artifact."

Li Ming gripped his longsword tightly, his expression wary: "But this ruin looks eerie, it must hide a lot of dangers, we have to be careful."

Lin Wan'er nodded gently, her hand tightly gripping her magical artifact—a jade flute of emerald green. This jade flute was not only the medium through which she cast wood-based spells, but also her weapon of self-defense.

The three cautiously stepped into the ruins, an ancient aura immediately enveloping them. Inside was a long passage, its walls inlaid with faintly glowing gems that illuminated the path ahead. Strange runes and patterns were carved along the sides of the passage, seemingly telling ancient stories.

As Zhang Peng walked, he carefully observed the runes and patterns, trying to find some clues. "These runes and patterns seem to be related to cultivation techniques and magical treasures," he said thoughtfully, frowning. "Perhaps we can find a way to improve our strength here."

Li Ming cautiously surveyed his surroundings, not missing a single corner: "Whatever it is, it's best to be careful. You never know when some danger might arise."

Just then, a deep roar suddenly came from ahead. The sound echoed in the passage, sending chills down everyone's spines.

"Watch out, something's coming!" Zhang Peng shouted, quickly mobilizing his spiritual power to prepare for battle. The power of the Dragon Ball surged within him, its golden light illuminating the surrounding darkness.

Li Ming and Lin Wan'er quickly prepared for battle. Li Ming held his longsword horizontally in front of him, its blade gleaming coldly; Lin Wan'er placed her jade flute to her lips and played an eerie melody, summoning wood-elemental spiritual power.

A colossal monster slowly emerged from the darkness. Its body resembled a tiger, but was covered in hard scales, each scale shimmering with a ghostly blue light. Its eyes burned like flames, radiating a bloodthirsty light, and black smoke billowed from its mouth.

“This is the Netherflame Demon Tiger!” Zhang Peng recognized the demonic beast, and his expression changed slightly. “Its strength is very high, we cannot let our guard down.”

The Netherflame Demon Tiger roared and pounced at Zhang Peng. It was incredibly fast, arriving in front of Zhang Peng in an instant, its sharp claws whistling through the air as it reached for Zhang Peng's chest.

Zhang Peng swiftly dodged to the side, simultaneously unleashing the earth elemental power from the Five Elements spiritual power, conjuring a sturdy earthen wall in front of him. The Netherflame Demon Tiger's claws gripped the earthen wall, producing a "crack" sound, and several cracks instantly appeared in the wall.

"Such powerful attack!" Zhang Peng exclaimed inwardly. He knew he had to find the Netherflame Demon Tiger's weakness as soon as possible to defeat it.

Seeing this, Li Ming immediately unleashed his swordsmanship, attacking the Netherflame Demon Tiger. His sword strikes were fierce, and streaks of sword energy shot towards the Netherflame Demon Tiger like lightning. The Netherflame Demon Tiger swung its claws, deflecting the sword energy one by one, while simultaneously spewing black flames from its mouth, burning towards Li Ming.

Lin Wan'er then used wood-based magic from behind, summoning countless vines in an attempt to entangle the Netherflame Demon Tiger. However, the scales on the Netherflame Demon Tiger were too hard, and the vines were unable to restrain it at all.

Zhang Peng concentrated, carefully observing the Netherflame Demon Tiger's attack patterns. He noticed that the Netherflame Demon Tiger's eyes would slightly contract before each attack, a premonition of its attack. Furthermore, its abdominal scales were relatively thin, possibly indicating its weakness.

"Li Ming, Lin Wan'er, attack its abdomen!" Zhang Peng shouted, unleashing the Dragon Ball.