Weird Survival: I can devour thousands of talents

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As Ling Xiao and the others tightened their grip on their weapons, the black mist surrounding the demon's minions surged like a surging black tide, instantly enveloping the entire treasure house in darkness.

The fog was filled with a disgusting stench, as if coming from the abyss of hell, corroding everyone's will.

Ling Xiao endured the discomfort and quickly cast a spell. A bright flame lit up at the tip of his wand, trying to dispel the darkness around him and illuminate a foothold for his teammates.

The flames flickered, carving out a hazy space in the fog with difficulty, reflecting the determined and vigilant faces of the teammates.

The demon's minions let out a sharp whistle, breaking the dark silence.

Following the roar, countless thick tentacles stretched out from the black mist, like twisted pythons, and attacked Ling Xiao and the others rapidly.

Wherever the tentacles reached, the air was torn apart, making a harsh sound, and the strong wind blew the magical items and books on the ground into the air.

Alice reacted quickly, waving her hands, and wind magic instantly formed an invisible barrier in front of her to block the tentacles' attack.

The tentacles hit the barrier with a dull sound, but did not stop their forward momentum. They continued to squeeze the barrier, trying to break through the defense line.

Seeing this, David immediately cast an earth magic spell. He pressed his hands to the ground, muttering something, and the ground quickly rose up, forming thick earth walls that reinforced Alice's wind barrier.

The earth wall and wind barrier worked together to temporarily block the attack of the tentacles.

Ling Xiao concentrated his magic power in the back, preparing to launch a powerful attack.

He observed the movements of the demon's minions and discovered that the tentacles all seemed to originate from its core. As long as he could find and attack that part, perhaps he could weaken its power.

Ling Xiao seized the opportunity and cast a lightning spell. Thick bolts of lightning shot out from the tip of his wand, piercing through the darkness and rushing towards the core of the demon's minions.

The lightning struck the target, bursting into dazzling light, and the demon's minions let out a painful roar.

The black mist rolled more violently in an instant, and the tentacles began to dance wildly. Several of them broke through the defense lines of wind and earth magic and grabbed towards Lingxiao.

At the critical moment, Tom quickly cast a healing spell, forming a protective film in front of Ling Xiao. The tentacles hit the protective film, making a sizzling sound and causing several cracks to appear on the protective film, but it successfully blocked the tentacle's attack.

Ling Xiao glanced at Tom gratefully, then launched another attack with his teammates. Alice increased the power of wind magic to its maximum, and the wind blades pierced through the mist like sharp blades, slicing the tentacles.

David controlled the earth wall to wrap around the tentacles and restrict their movements.

Ling Xiao continued to cast a combination of fire and lightning magic, continuously attacking the core of the demon's minions.

During the fierce battle, the demon minions showed strong recovery ability.

Despite suffering multiple attacks, its wounds healed quickly and its tentacles continued to emerge from the black mist.

Moreover, the minions of the devil seemed to have sensed the attack intentions of Ling Xiao and others, and began to strengthen the protection of their core parts, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of Ling Xiao and others' attacks.

The battle reached a stalemate, everyone's magic power was gradually depleted, and their physical strength was gradually exhausted.

At this moment, the black-robed man who had been standing by and observing suddenly spoke up: "This demon's minion is closely connected to dark magic. We need to cut off its connection with the outside magic in order to weaken it."

After saying this, the man in black robe waved the staff inlaid with exotic gems in his hand and chanted ancient spells.

The gem on the top of the staff shone brightly, and a mysterious energy wave spread out, gradually enveloping the demon's minions.

Under the influence of this energy, the black mist surrounding the demon's minions began to thin, and the attacks of the tentacles were also significantly weakened.

Ling Xiao and the others were invigorated upon seeing this. They immediately seized the opportunity and adjusted their attack strategy.

Ling Xiao concentrated his magic power and cast an even more powerful magic - Elemental Storm.

He combined the power of the four elements - fire, lightning, wind and earth - into a powerful storm that swept towards the demon's minions.

Alice, David and Tom also cooperated fully, casting their own magic to enhance the power of the elemental storm.

The elemental storm, with its devastating power, instantly enveloped the demon's minions.

The demon's minions struggled frantically in the storm, letting out shrill cries.

As the storm continued, the bodies of the demon's minions gradually became illusory and the black mist gradually dissipated.

Finally, the demon's minions roared in despair and vanished from the spot. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.

The battle consumed too much of their energy and magic power, but they successfully defeated the powerful minions of the demon.

The black-robed man stepped forward and said to Ling Xiao and the others, "Your courage and strength are admirable. However, we cannot relax yet. There are still more challenges waiting for us."

Ling Xiao and others stood up and sorted out their equipment.

They knew that the man in black was right. In order to seal the demon, they had to move on.

Led by the man in black robe, everyone left the treasury and headed deeper into the palace.

Along the way, they discovered more ancient murals and written records about the seal of the demon god on the walls of the palace.

As Ling Xiao and the others moved forward, they carefully studied the murals and texts, trying to get more clues about the demon and the magic key.

Through these studies, they learned that the power of the demon god once brought great disaster to this land, and the magic key was the key to sealing the demon god.

Only by collecting the three magic keys can you open the door to the core area where the demon is sealed and completely seal the demon.

As we go deeper into the palace, the surrounding environment becomes more and more eerie and terrifying.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the air, making people feel breathless.

Suddenly, a wide river appeared in front of us. The water was a strange dark green color and flowed very fast. Black whirlpools appeared on the surface of the river from time to time.

Across the river, a towering tower loomed, shrouded in a layer of black mist, exuding a mysterious and dangerous aura. Ling Xiao suspected that the third magic key might be within that tower.

Everyone stood by the river, looking at the river in front of them, and they felt worried. The river looked extremely dangerous, and they had no means to cross the river.

David tried to use earth magic to build a bridge across the river, but the current was too strong, and the newly built bridge was instantly washed away by the river. Alice also cast wind magic, trying to fly everyone across, but the strange black mist seemed to have a strong interference effect on magic, and her magic could not be fully cast.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Tom discovered some huge stones by the river, with strange runes engraved on them.

He studied the runes carefully and found that they seemed to be related to the power of the river.

He told Ling Xiao about his discovery, and Ling Xiao immediately studied these runes with everyone, trying to find a way to break the river obstruction.

After some effort, they discovered that by arranging the stones in a specific order, they might be able to change the direction of the river.

So, everyone worked together to move the stones and arrange them according to the runes. As the last stone fell into place, a magical change occurred on the river.

The river began to split, and a narrow channel appeared in the middle, with hard rock exposed at the bottom.

Ling Xiao and the others supported each other and walked carefully along the passage towards the other side of the river.

When they finally reached the land on the other side of the river, the tower was right in front of them. The tower's door was tightly closed, engraved with complex magical patterns, emitting powerful magical fluctuations.

Ling Xiao walked forward and observed the patterns carefully, trying to find a way to open the door.

He found that these patterns were somewhat similar to those he had seen in the sealed land and palace before, but there were also some differences.

Ling Xiao concentrated his mind, recalling the magical knowledge he had learned and the experience he had accumulated during the exploration process, and tried to interpret the meaning of these patterns.

His fingers gently touched the pattern on the door, feeling the magical power contained in it.

After a long period of thinking and experimentation, he finally found a way to crack the pattern.

Ling Xiao used his magic wand to touch the patterns on the door one by one in a specific order. Every time he touched it, the pattern lit up with a light.

As the last pattern was lit up, the tower's door slowly opened with a dull roar.

Behind the door was a long staircase that wound its way up to the upper reaches of the tower. Ling Xiao and the others took a deep breath, stepped onto the stairs, and prepared to face the new challenge.

They knew that the third magic key was most likely at the top of the tower, but no one knew what was waiting for them.

Ling Xiao and the others stepped into the slowly opening tower door filled with nervousness and anticipation.

The stairs behind the door are narrow and steep, spiraling upwards and disappearing into darkness, as if leading to an unknown abyss.

A faint blue light flickered on the wall. It was a kind of moss that emitted an eerie glow, adding a touch of mystery to this gloomy space.

Every time you step on a step, you can hear a dull echo, as if the entire tower is whispering an ancient and obscure story.

Ling Xiao held the magic wand, with flames dancing on the tip of the wand, trying his best to dispel the darkness and illuminate the way forward for the team.

Alice followed closely behind, wind magic surrounding her, ready to deal with any emergency at any time. Her hair fluttered gently in the breeze, and her eyes revealed determination and vigilance.

David walked in the middle of the team, his hands pressed against the wall, sensing the movements around him with the help of earth magic. His muscles were tense, like a volcano ready to erupt with power at any time.

Tom stayed behind, the light of healing magic flickering in his palm. He kept an eye on his teammates' conditions at all times, ensuring that he could provide support to the injured companions as soon as possible.

As everyone gradually went deeper into the tower, the temperature around them dropped sharply, and the cold air was like countless tiny ice needles, stinging their skin.

Ling Xiao frowned, secretly alert in his heart. He knew very well that this coldness was not a natural phenomenon, and it was most likely caused by a magic trap hidden in the tower.

Sure enough, when they reached a corner of the stairs, ice cones suddenly shot out from the wall. The ice cones shot towards everyone like sharp arrows at an extremely fast speed and were in front of them in the blink of an eye.

David reacted quickly, thrusting his hands forward and casting earth magic. The ground instantly rose up, and a thick earth wall rose up, protecting everyone behind it.

The ice cone hit the earth wall, making a crisp sound and splashing pieces of ice.

However, the attack of the ice cones did not stop there. They continued to shoot out from the wall, and cracks began to appear on the earth wall under the continuous impact.

Upon seeing this, Ling Xiao immediately cast a fire spell. He chanted an ancient spell, and the flames at the tip of his wand instantly grew stronger, forming a surging wave of fire that swept towards the ice cone.

The flames and the ice cones collided with each other, making a loud noise. The ice cones quickly melted under the high temperature and turned into puddles of water.

Alice also joined the battle. She waved her hands, and the wind magic formed a powerful airflow, blowing the melted ice water aside to prevent it from affecting everyone's actions.

After some effort, the icicles' attack was finally temporarily suppressed. Without taking a breath, everyone continued to climb up the stairs.

After walking for a while, a fog suddenly appeared in front of them. The fog was as thick as ink, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. It seemed to contain some kind of mysterious power, which made everyone's perception become dull.

Ling Xiao tried to use magic to dispel the fog, but the magic light quickly dimmed in the fog and the effect was greatly reduced.

Alice closed her eyes, concentrated her mind, and used her keen perception of air currents through wind magic to try to find a way out of the fog.

She walked forward slowly, taking every step extremely carefully, and her teammates followed closely behind her, holding hands to prevent them from getting separated in the fog.

While groping, Tom suddenly felt a chill coming from the soles of his feet. He looked down and saw that a thick layer of ice had formed on the ground, and the ice was spreading rapidly, trying to trap everyone in place.

Tom quickly reminded his teammates, and David immediately cast earth magic to build earth platforms on the ice so that everyone could stand on them and avoid being trapped. Ling Xiao once again cast fire magic to try to melt the ice.

However, the ice recovered extremely quickly. The flames melted it and it froze again in the blink of an eye.

Just when everyone was in trouble, Ling Xiao suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some faint lights flickering in the fog. These lights were looming and arranged in a certain pattern.

He had an idea and realized that this might be the key clue to solving the mystery.

He concentrated and observed the lights carefully, and found that they were similar to the magical runes he had seen on the palace walls before.

Ling Xiao shared his discovery with his teammates, and they began to work together to decipher the meaning of the runes represented by the lights. After some effort, they finally found a way to break through the fog.

Ling Xiao cast a specific magic according to the guidance of the runes. A ray of light shot out from the tip of the wand, echoing with the light in the mist.

In an instant, the fog began to dissipate rapidly, and the road ahead gradually became clear.

(End of this chapter)