Chapter 256

Crisis at the Altar and the Awakening of Darkness The three of them slowly approached the Dark Altar, stepping forward as though walking into a Demon's lair. The surrounding air felt frozen by the Dark Force, and with every breath, shards of ice seemed to pierce their throats. The black flames leaping across the walls resembled the grimacing smiles of demons, casting distorted and eerie reflections of their figures. When their gazes touched the flickering Black Crystal at the center of the altar, a sudden change occurred. The crystal seemed infused with a violent, evil energy, and its light burst forth like an out-of-control torrent. In an instant, pitch-black rune-like symbols shot out from the crystal like clawing, writhing black serpents, racing wildly across the altar before suddenly surging into the sky. They intertwined and converged in mid-air, forming a Dark Formation that blotted out the sun. The dark power pouring from the formation crashed against the surrounding space like a surging black tsunami, emitting a muffled and unsettling buzzing sound, as if the entire world were trembling under the ravages of this evil power.