Weird Survival: I can devour thousands of talents

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Ling Xiao and the others successfully crossed the abyss and set foot on the other side. Before they could even catch their breath, they were stunned by the sight before them. The space deep within the cave suddenly opened up, and a magnificent underground palace loomed.

The palace is built of huge black stones, and the surface is engraved with mysterious runes. Under the dim light emitted by the crystals, the runes flicker slightly as if they are alive, revealing the ancient and powerful magical fluctuations.

Everyone walked towards the palace in awe. The ground beneath their feet began to heave, as if some power was surging underground.

David looked solemn, with his hands on the ground, using earth magic to perceive.

"Something's wrong. There's a powerful energy underground, and it seems like a giant monster is approaching."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground suddenly cracked and a giant ground beast broke out of the ground. This ground beast was even larger than the ones he had encountered before, as tall as a three-story building. Its body was covered with thick scales, and the gaps between the scales emitted a dark red light, like burning magma.

Its eyes were like huge blood balls, full of violence and hostility. It opened its bloody mouth and roared so loudly that the rocks in the cave fell.

Ling Xiao made a quick decision and shouted, "Alice, use wind magic to disrupt its movements; David, try to stabilize the ground to prevent it from causing further damage; Tom, maintain defense and protect everyone!"

After saying that, he took the lead in casting fire magic. With a wave of his wand, a raging column of fire rushed towards the ground beast.

The flames licked the scales of the ground beast. Although they failed to cause any substantial damage, they attracted its attention.

The ground beast turned around angrily, kicked its strong limbs hard, and rushed towards Lingxiao. The ground collapsed wherever it went.

Alice waved her hands, and the wind magic formed a strong airflow, which made the ground beast stagger.

The ground beast swung its tail like a thick steel whip, sweeping across. Alice quickly dodged sideways, and the wind blade cut through the scales on its tail, leaving only shallow marks.

David used all his strength to cast earth magic, and earth walls rose up from the ground in an attempt to stop the ground beast.

The ground beast crashed into the earth wall, which collapsed instantly, but it bought some time for everyone.

Tom concentrated all his attention on erecting a transparent protective shield around everyone to resist the aftermath of the ground beast's attack.

His forehead was covered with sweat. Maintaining the defensive magic consumed a huge amount of energy, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

Ling Xiao took advantage of the fact that the ground beast was blocked by the earth wall, concentrated his magic power, and cast lightning magic.

Thick lightning bolts fell from the sky and hit the ground beast. The ground beast trembled, roared in pain, and black spots appeared on its scales from the electric current.

The battle became more and more intense. Although the ground beast was attacked, it continued to attack with its strong vitality and defense.

It rushed towards Lingxiao again, with its huge claws raised high, and was about to flatten Lingxiao.

At the critical moment, a mysterious light shot out from the corner of the cave and hit the claws of the ground beast.

The ground beast felt pain and retracted its claws. Everyone followed the light and saw a figure slowly emerging from the darkness. This person was dressed in a black robe, his face obscured by a hood, making his appearance unclear. He exuded a mysterious aura.

The man in black robe held a staff inlaid with exotic gems in his hand, and the light just now shot out from the top of the staff.

The black-robed figure spoke in a deep but powerful voice, "You brave adventurers, facing such a powerful monster, are commendable for your courage. However, this beast is a formidable one, and we must work together to deal with it."

Although Ling Xiao and others had doubts about the origins of the man in black robe, the situation was critical and they could not care less.

Ling Xiao shouted, "Thank you for your help, let's go together!"

The black-robed man swung his staff, and the gemstone shone brightly, sending a wave of energy towards the ground beast. The ground beast was struck by the energy wave and its body froze.

Ling Xiao seized the opportunity and cooperated with Alice and David to launch a new round of attacks.

Alice cast wind magic to lift the body of the ground beast, causing it to temporarily lose balance; David controlled earth magic to form spikes underground, which stabbed the ground beast's abdomen; Ling Xiao combined fire and lightning magic to form a more powerful attack, and a pillar of fire burning with lightning hit the ground beast directly.

Under the joint attack of everyone, the ground beast finally couldn't hold on and fell to the ground with a bang.

The cave was filled with dust and everyone sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

The man in black robes stepped forward. Ling Xiao stood up and asked cautiously, "Thank you for your help. May I know who you are?"

The man in black robe took off his hood, revealing a weathered but resolute face, his eyes filled with wisdom and mystery.

"I am the guardian of these ruins. I have stood guard here for many years, waiting for the destined one. You are searching for the magic key, presumably to seal the demon. I can help you."

After hearing this, Ling Xiao and others were surprised and happy.

The black-robed figure informed them that the palace ahead held many secrets and dangers, and that the magic key might be found within, though they would have to pass numerous tests. Led by the black-robed figure, they approached the palace gates. They found them tightly shut, engraved with intricate magical patterns.

The man in black robe reached out and touched the pattern, muttering something. The pattern lit up and the door slowly opened.

Behind the door is a long corridor with huge portraits hanging on the walls. The characters in the portraits are wearing gorgeous magic robes and casting powerful magic.

At the end of the corridor, a door radiating golden light came into view. The man in the black robe said, "The key you seek may be hidden behind that door, but it is sealed by powerful magic. You need to find a specific magic circle to activate it before you can open it."

Everyone walked along the corridor, carefully observing their surroundings, trying to find clues to the magic circle. Halfway through, flames suddenly erupted from both sides of the corridor, cutting off their retreat.

At the same time, the ground in front cracked and flaming skeletons emerged from the ground.

The flaming skeleton, holding a burning weapon and emitting high temperature, rushed towards the crowd.

Ling Xiao and others quickly took fighting stances and prepared to fight.

Alice cast wind magic to blow away some of the flames and create space for everyone; David controlled earth magic to build an earth wall to resist the impact of the flaming skeletons; Ling Xiao and Tom cast magic to attack the flaming skeletons.

The man in black robe also joined the battle. As he waved his staff, mysterious energy continued to shoot out, hitting the flaming skull and causing it to dissipate instantly.

During the fierce battle, Ling Xiao discovered that the actions of the Flame Skeleton were controlled by a certain rhythm, and he informed his teammates of this discovery.

Everyone cooperated more and more tacitly, taking advantage of the gaps between the Flame Skeleton's movements, concentrating their attacks and gradually gaining the upper hand.

As the last fire skeleton was destroyed, the flames in the corridor gradually died down.

Everyone continued to move towards the golden gate, their hearts full of anticipation, wondering whether a magic key or a new challenge was waiting for them behind the gate.

Approaching the golden gate, Ling Xiao and the others observed it carefully, discovering a massive magic circle engraved on it, its runes flickering. The black-robed figure studied it for a moment and said, "This magic circle requires a specific magical power to activate. We need to find the corresponding magical item."

After searching the surroundings, they finally found a stone platform in the corner of the corridor. On the platform sat a crystal emitting a blue glow. Ling Xiao picked up the crystal, and it seemed to resonate with the magic circle, its light flickering even more intensely.

Ling Xiao placed the crystal into the groove of the magic circle. The moment the crystal was embedded, the magic circle shone brightly and runes flowed rapidly.

The golden door vibrated slowly, making a low roar, and slowly opened.

There is a dazzling light behind the door. Everyone steps in with great anticipation. A new chapter of adventure is about to begin, and the secret sealed by the demon seems to be getting closer and closer.

Ling Xiao and the others stepped into the door emitting golden light with a feeling of nervousness and anticipation.

The scene behind the door instantly enveloped them in a fantasy.

A huge circular palace came into view, with a diameter of one hundred meters. The dome was extremely high and inlaid with countless gleaming gems. It looked like the vast starry sky hanging upside down, dazzling and brilliant, yet exuding a mysterious sense of oppression.

The ground was paved with smooth black stone slabs, which were engraved with complex and gorgeous magic circles. These magic circles were intertwined to form a huge and mysterious pattern, as if telling an ancient and forbidden secret.

There are twelve tall statues standing around the hall.

Each statue is made of a strange black metal. They have different shapes. Some are shaped like giants, holding huge battle axes with runes on the axes flashing with cold light.

Some look like elegant magicians, wearing long robes, with staffs in their hands exuding a mysterious aura; others look like ferocious monsters, with fangs and claws bared, as if they will come alive and attack in the next second.

These statues are lifelike, as if they are guarding the temple or waiting to be awakened by some kind of ritual.

Ling Xiao and others walked into the hall cautiously. Their footsteps echoed in the empty hall, appearing particularly clear.

With every step they took, they could feel the faint vibration coming from the magic circles under their feet, as if these magic circles had their own heartbeats.

Ling Xiao held the wand tightly in his hand, always alert to the movements around him. His eyes revealed determination and caution, and he did not miss any subtle changes.

Alice followed behind Ling Xiao, her hands slightly raised, wind magic flowing through her fingertips, ready to deal with any emergency at any time. Her eyes were smart and sharp, observing everything around her.

David walked on one side of the team, his hands pressed against the ground, sensing the movements underground through earth magic. His face was firm and his muscles were tense, ready to cast powerful defensive magic at any time.

Tom was at the back of the team, his eyes focused on his teammates, the light of healing magic flickered in his palms, ensuring that he could provide treatment as soon as his teammates were injured.

When they reached the center of the hall, suddenly, the whole hall shook violently.

The magic circle on the ground shone brightly, and rays of light shot out from the magic circle, interweaving with each other to form a huge energy shield that trapped everyone inside.

At the same time, the statues around began to rotate slowly, and red light gradually lit up in their empty eyes, as if awakened by some evil power.

Ling Xiao was shocked, he realized that they had triggered some ancient magic mechanism.

He quickly looked around, trying to find a way to break the magic circle. Alice said anxiously, "Ling Xiao, we're trapped in the magic circle. What should we do?"

Ling Xiao took a deep breath and said calmly, "Don't panic, everyone. Since this is a magic circle, there must be a way to break it. Let's observe the changes in these statues and the magic circle and find the pattern."

Everyone nodded and began to observe the surrounding situation carefully.

David sensed through earth magic that the power of the magic circle seemed to be connected to some energy source underground, and these statues seemed to be the medium for transmitting energy.

He told Ling Xiao about his discovery. Ling Xiao pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps we need to attack the statues and cut off their connection with the energy source to break the magic circle."

So, Ling Xiao took the lead in casting fire magic, and a pillar of blazing fire shot towards the nearest giant statue.

The flames hit the statue with a loud bang, and the runes on the statue's surface lit up, as if resisting the attack of the flames.

Seeing this, Alice immediately cast wind magic. The wind fanned the flames, making them even more intense. Under the scorching flames, tiny cracks began to appear on the statue.

David controlled the earth magic, raised a huge stone pillar from the ground, and smashed it towards the statue.

The stone pillar crashed heavily onto the statue, causing it to stagger a few times before finally collapsing to the ground, turning into a pile of metal fragments. As the statue fell, the magic circle's light seemed to dim slightly.

However, the other statues began to attack frantically. A magician statue swung its staff, and a black lightning bolt struck everyone.

Ling Xiao quickly cast a defensive magic, and a transparent shield appeared in front of everyone, blocking the attack of black lightning.

Tom was in the back casting healing magic on everyone to deal with possible injuries.

At the same time, the monster statue opened its bloody mouth and spewed out black flames. The black flames, with a pungent smell, spread rapidly and surrounded everyone.

Ling Xiao and others struggled to resist the attacks of fire and lightning. They kept casting magic, trying to attack other statues and break the magic circle.

Alice cast wind magic to blow away the black flames and create a safe space for everyone.

David used earth magic to build earth walls to resist the lightning attacks.

Ling Xiao concentrated his magic power and cast a powerful magic to attack the statue.

During the fierce battle, Ling Xiao discovered that each statue had a different way of attacking, and there seemed to be some kind of tacit cooperation between them.

He realized that simply attacking the statue might not be enough to completely break the magic circle, and they needed to find a more effective method.

At this moment, the black-robed figure suddenly spoke, "These statues represent twelve different magical powers. They balance each other to form this powerful magic circle. We need to find their weaknesses and attack the corresponding statues simultaneously to break this balance and break the magic circle."

After hearing this, Ling Xiao had an idea. He carefully observed the statue's attack methods and the energy flow of the magic circle, trying to find the pattern.

After some observation, he found that when a statue launched an attack, the other statue opposite it would experience a brief energy fluctuation, as if there was some connection between the two.

He told his teammates about his discovery, and they decided to try his method.

Ling Xiao commanded everyone. When a giant statue launched an attack, Alice immediately cast wind magic to attack the magician statue opposite it.

(End of this chapter)