The crisis of forbidden land and ambiguous relationship

Ye Qiu, who was riding high at the Interstellar Alliance banquet, enjoyed the respect and adoration of the crowd with his beauties by his side.

However, the peaceful times did not last long.

One day, a flustered messenger found Ye Qiu.

The messenger came from a planet called Linghuan Star, a planet that had always been shrouded in a mysterious veil and rarely interacted with the outside world.

After seeing Ye Qiu, the messenger said respectfully, "Mr. Ye, your name is legendary. I have come here presumptuously, hoping you can go to our Linghuan Star to help us. Our planet is facing an unprecedented disaster."

Ye Qiu frowned slightly, his curiosity piqued: "Oh? Tell me, what kind of disaster is it?"

The messenger looked terrified: "Deep within our planet, there is an area known as the Forbidden Land. Originally, it was covered by a powerful Seal and had always been peaceful. But recently, for some reason, the Seal has loosened. Terrifying auras have emanated from it, and some eerie creatures have started appearing in the surroundings, causing harm to many residents. We are truly at our wit's end. We have heard that your strength is extraordinary, Mr. Ye, so please, we beg you to help us."

Xiao Meng grabbed Ye Qiu's arm, looking worried: "Brother, that sounds so scary. Should we go?"

Qian Xue crossed her arms, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes: "I think we should go take a look. There might be new opportunities."

Zi Li nodded gently: "As long as I am with you, I am not afraid."

At this moment, a voluptuous woman exuding maturity walked over. She was an important figure in the Interstellar Alliance named Serena. Serena had long, curly brown hair, deep eyes, and a full figure that made her full of allure. She gently took Ye Qiu's arm and said in a charming voice, "Ye, if you are going, I would like to come along too. I am so curious about what secrets the Forbidden Land holds."

Ye Qiu looked at everyone and smiled slightly: "Since everyone is interested, let's take a trip."

The group took a spaceship and soon arrived at Linghuan Star.

The surface of Linghuan Star looked peaceful, with lush trees and scattered lakes.

But when they approached the Forbidden Land, a sinister and terrifying aura hit them.

The surrounding air became bone-chillingly cold, and the once vibrant vegetation withered and decayed.

"This aura... it's so evil." Xiao Meng snuggled tightly against Ye Qiu, her body trembling slightly.

Ye Qiu patted Xiao Meng's head to comfort her and activated his Eye of Insight, trying to see the situation ahead.

However, the Eye of Insight was severely interfered with in this area, and he could only see a blurred scene.

"Everyone, be careful. This place is not simple," Ye Qiu said, holding the star dawn sword in his hand, ready to deal with danger at any moment.

They walked slowly along a rugged path, with eerie sounds coming from the surroundings from time to time, as if countless eyes were watching them in the darkness.

Suddenly, a group of ghostly figures surged from all directions.

These ghosts had hideous faces, let out sharp screams, and pounced on the group.

"Hmph, overestimating your abilities." Ye Qiu let out a cold snort, unleashed his Star Power, and a brilliant light instantly illuminated the surroundings.

Under the illumination of the light, the ghosts let out painful shrieks and dissipated one after another.

The System prompt sounded: "host successfully acted cool, easily dispersed the ghosts, prestige value +1000."

"Brother is amazing!" Xiao Meng clapped her little hands, her eyes full of admiration.

Serena also leaned over, gently stroking Ye Qiu's arm: "Ye, you are always so powerful. I feel so safe."

Qian Xue and Zi Li felt a little jealous seeing Serena's actions, but they had no time to worry about it at the moment.

They continued to go deeper and arrived in front of an ancient temple.

The temple gate was tightly closed and covered with various mysterious runes.

The runes flickered with a faint light, as if telling an ancient story.

"This temple looks very important. It might be related to the secret of the Seal," Ye Qiu said. He walked forward and tried to push open the temple gate.

The moment his hand touched the gate, a powerful electric current spread through his entire body.

Ye Qiu quickly retreated, a flash of surprise in his eyes: "There is a powerful Restriction on this door."

Xiao Meng looked at Ye Qiu with heartache: "Brother, are you okay?"

Ye Qiu shook his head: "I'm fine. This little Restriction can't stop me."

He circulated the Star Power, Chaos Power, and Light Power within his body, the three forces blending together to form a powerful energy.

Ye Qiu reached out and pushed the door again. This time, the door slowly opened, emitting a dull roar.

"Wow, Brother, you are truly amazing!" Xiao Meng jumped up excitedly.

System prompt: "host successfully acted cool, forcibly broke through the Restriction, prestige value +1500."

The interior of the temple was dimly lit and filled with a decaying aura.

Paintings hung on the walls, depicting some strange creatures and mysterious rituals.

In the center of the temple, there was a huge stone platform with a crystal ball emitting a faint light placed on it.

Ye Qiu walked forward and was just about to pick up the crystal ball when countless black tentacles suddenly surged from the ground and wrapped around him.

"Watch out!" Zi Li shouted, unleashing her Water Element power to try to block the black tentacles.

Qian Xue also helped, her black sword flashing with cold light, cutting off the approaching tentacles.

Ye Qiu, however, was not flustered at all. He used the Star Rending Void Step, moving flexibly between the tentacles.

"Do you think you can trap me with just these?" His voice was full of disdain.

System prompt: "host successfully acted cool, handled danger with ease, prestige value +1200."

Ye Qiu seized the opportunity, grabbed a tentacle, and swung it hard, throwing all the tentacles away.

He walked to the stone platform and picked up the crystal ball.

As he held the crystal ball, a surge of powerful information flooded into his mind.

Ye Qiu's expression became serious: "This crystal ball records the secret of the Forbidden Land. An Ancient Evil God was once sealed here. Its power is too strong, and even though it is sealed, it is constantly affecting everything around it. Now that the Seal has loosened, it is likely about to awaken."

"Ancient Evil God? Then what should we do?" Xiao Meng asked worriedly.

Ye Qiu looked at everyone: "We must find the source of the Seal and reinforce it, otherwise the entire Linghuan Star will be doomed."

They continued to look for clues in the temple and discovered a passage leading underground in a hidden corner.

The passage was filled with an even thicker dark aura, making people shiver.

"It seems we have to go down," Ye Qiu said, taking the lead into the passage.

The passage was very narrow, and everyone could only move forward cautiously.

Suddenly, a huge cave appeared in front of them.

The cave was filled with crystals flickering with eerie light, and in the center of the crystals, there was a huge black figure.

"Is... is that the Ancient Evil God?" Serena's voice trembled slightly, and she hugged Ye Qiu's arm unconsciously.

Ye Qiu carefully observed the black figure, feeling an unprecedentedly powerful force. "Everyone, be careful. This should be the key to the Seal."

Just then, the black figure suddenly moved.

It slowly raised its head, and a pair of huge red eyes stared at the group.

"You tiny creatures, how dare you break into my territory." Its voice was low and hoarse, as if coming from the nine nether Hell.

Ye Qiu looked at the black figure without fear: "Today, I will completely Seal you and make it so you can never do evil again."

System prompt: "host successfully acted cool, faced the Ancient Evil God without fear, prestige value +2000."

The Ancient Evil God let out a wild laugh: "Just you? Do you think you can do it?"

As it spoke, it stretched out its huge claws and grabbed at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu unleashed the God-Tier Star Guardian Shield, and the shield instantly appeared, blocking the Ancient Evil God's attack.

"Hmph, you have some skills." The Ancient Evil God increased its power, and the claws left deep marks on the shield.

Ye Qiu knew he couldn't just defend passively. He unleashed the "Chaos and Light · Star World Annihilation" strike, and a powerful Sword Qi shot toward the Ancient Evil God.

The Ancient Evil God hurriedly dodged, but the Sword Qi hit its body, and it let out an angry roar: "How dare you hurt me!"

Xiao Meng, Zi Li, Qian Xue, and Serena also attacked, with various elemental powers and mysterious attacks pouring toward the Ancient Evil God.

Under the attacks of the group, the Ancient Evil God began to struggle to parry.

But it suddenly opened its huge mouth and spat out a stream of black mist.

The mist spread rapidly, enveloping everyone.

In the mist, everyone fell into hallucinations.

Xiao Meng saw her worst nightmare and screamed in terror.

Zi Li saw Ye Qiu leaving her and was heartbroken.

Qian Xue saw herself losing all her powers and becoming extremely weak.

Serena saw herself being abandoned by everyone and was lonely and helpless.

Ye Qiu also fell into hallucinations, seeing the people he cherished most being hurt in front of him, yet he was powerless.

But relying on his strong willpower, he forcibly woke up from the hallucinations.

"Everyone, wake up, these are all hallucinations!" Ye Qiu shouted loudly, circulating his Light Power to disperse the surrounding mist.

Under Ye Qiu's desperate shout, everyone woke up as if from a dream, breaking free from the creepy and indistinguishable hallucinations.

Xiao Meng, with a face full of terror, like a frightened little deer, flew into Ye Qiu's warm and solid embrace.

Her body trembled slightly, and she murmured with a crying voice: "Brother, I'm so scared... those terrible scenes keep flashing in my mind."

Ye Qiu held the shivering Xiao Meng tightly in his arms and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, little sister, Brother is here. No matter what happens, Brother will protect you."

After speaking, he gently patted Xiao Meng's back, trying to calm her down as quickly as possible.

At the same time, Ye Qiu's eyes, which were originally as clear as water, now flashed with a more firm light than ever before.

After a brief pause, Ye Qiu took a deep breath and said slowly: "Alright, it's not the time to be afraid now. We must pull ourselves together. It's time to end this nightmare once and for all!"

Before he finished speaking, he reached into his arms and carefully took out the "light holy crystal" that emitted a brilliant light and the mysterious "Star Power".