Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

The shadows surged in like a tide, with terrifying roars. Chu Mengmeng's eyes condensed, and she swung the long sword in her hand with a sharp sword energy, defeating the shadows that rushed in front.

"These shadows seem to be stronger than the ones we encountered before." The Light Messenger waved the staff in his hand, and beams of light shot out, forcing the shadows back. "It seems that the owner of the shadows has noticed our intentions."

"We can't continue fighting, our goal is to find the 'Soul Purifying Pearl'!" Chu Mengmeng shouted, leading everyone to fight and retreat, heading deeper into the fog.

In the ancient ruins, the roads are complicated and foggy, and one can easily get lost if not careful. Chu Mengmeng relies on her keen intuition to lead everyone through the maze-like ruins.

"Mengmeng, look!" The mysterious man walking in front suddenly stopped and pointed at a pattern on the wall in front.

Chu Mengmeng walked closer and saw an ancient star map engraved on the wall. Next to the star map were some strange symbols, like some kind of ancient writing.

"These symbols... I seem to have seen them somewhere." Chu Mengmeng frowned slightly and tried hard to recall.

"This is the ancient divine language that has been lost for a long time." The Messenger of Light explained, "As far as I know, only a few ancient families can master this language."

“Ancient divine language…” Chu Mengmeng muttered to herself, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind, “I remember! When I was a child, I saw similar symbols in an ancient book. It seemed to be a formation used to seal a divine weapon!”

"A formation to seal the divine weapon?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"That's right!" Chu Mengmeng became more and more certain of her guess. "If I remember correctly, this formation is called the 'Starry Demon Sealing Formation'. You need to light up the stars on the star map in a specific order to unlock the seal."

"So, the star map on this wall is the key to unlocking the seal!" A hint of joy flashed in the mysterious man's eyes.

"But there are so many stars on the star map. How do we know the correct order?" asked a city guardian.

"Don't be impatient, let me think about it..." Chu Mengmeng carefully observed the star map and the ancient divine language next to it, trying to find clues from it.

Time passed by minute by minute, and beads of sweat oozed out of Chu Mengmeng's forehead. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to a corner on the star map and said, "Found it! This is the order for lighting up the stars!"

Everyone hurriedly gathered around and saw that in the corner that Chu Mengmeng pointed to, there were a few lines of tiny ancient divine language engraved. If you didn't look carefully, you would hardly notice it.

"Mengmeng, can you understand these words?" Lin Wan'er asked.

"Well, we can try." Chu Mengmeng nodded and began to carefully identify the ancient characters.

After some effort, Chu Mengmeng finally deciphered the meaning of the ancient divine language and found the correct order to light up the stars.

"Everyone follow me!" Chu Mengmeng lit up the stars on the star map one by one according to the order in which they were interpreted.

As the last star was lit up, the star map suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and the entire wall slowly opened to both sides, revealing a mysterious passage leading to the depths... Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and stepped into the passage first. The passage was deep and dark, with ancient murals carved on the walls on both sides, as if telling a forgotten history. Everyone moved forward cautiously, not daring to slack off.

"Be careful!" The mysterious man walking in front of the team suddenly issued a warning.

Countless cold and sharp arrows suddenly shot out from the walls on both sides of the passage. Chu Mengmeng reacted quickly, swinging the long sword in her hand into an airtight sword net, blocking all the sharp arrows.

"These mechanisms are really hard to guard against." Lin Wan'er said with lingering fear.

"It seems that we are getting closer and closer to the artifact." Xiao Yichen said in a deep voice, "Everyone should be more careful!"

The group continued to move forward, encountering various traps along the way, but they were all resolved one by one by Chu Mengmeng and others. Finally, they came to a huge stone gate.

The stone door was carved with intricate and detailed patterns, like some kind of ancient seal. In the center of the stone door, there was a sparkling gem inlaid, emitting a soft light.

"That should be the 'Soul-Purifying Orb'!" Chu Mengmeng said, pointing at the orb.

"But how do we open this stone door?" asked a city guardian.

Chu Mengmeng carefully observed the patterns on the stone door and the surrounding environment, trying to find clues to open the stone door.

"Mengmeng, look here!" The ancient ruins guardian who had been silent all this time suddenly pointed to a stone slab under the stone gate and said, "There seems to be some words engraved on it."

Chu Mengmeng walked closer and saw that there were indeed a few lines of ancient text engraved on the stone slab, which were the ancient language of gods.

"This is the last puzzle." Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and began to decipher the words on the stone slab.

Just when Chu Mengmeng was about to solve the last puzzle, a powerful dark force suddenly descended, shrouding the entire passage in shadow.

"Who is it?!" Chu Mengmeng asked vigilantly.

A cold voice echoed in the passage: "You ants, you dare to get your hands on the Soul Purifying Pearl. You are really courting death!"

As soon as the words fell, a figure wearing a black cloak and with an unclear face slowly walked out from the shadows. He exuded a suffocating dark aura, and his blood-red eyes stared at Chu Mengmeng and others, as if he was looking at a group of lambs to be slaughtered.

"Master of the Black Shadow!" Everyone's faces suddenly changed. "Everyone be careful!" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, and pointed the long sword in his hand at the newcomer, "Master of the Black Shadow, you finally showed up!"

"Hahaha, you ants want to stop me from getting the Soul Purifying Pearl?" The master of the black shadow laughed arrogantly, his tone full of disdain.

At this critical moment, a dazzling white light suddenly descended from the sky, dispelling the darkness in the passage. A mysterious man in a white robe and holding a golden staff appeared in front of everyone. He exuded a holy light that made people feel awe.

"Messenger of Light!" The master of the black shadow gritted his teeth and spat out four words, his tone full of fear.

"Dark Shadow, your crimes are too numerous to list. It's time to be judged!" The Messenger of Light spoke in a loud voice, like a morning bell, shocking everyone.

"Hmph, just you?" The owner of the black shadow snorted coldly, his figure flashed, and he turned into a black shadow and attacked the messenger of light.

The messenger of light waved his staff calmly, and a beam of golden light shot out, colliding with the black shadow, making a deafening explosion. The two powerful forces collided with each other, and the entire passage shook violently, as if it would collapse at any time.

"Take advantage of now!" The Messenger of Light shouted, buying precious time for the city defenders.

Chu Mengmeng did not dare to neglect it, and continued to concentrate and interpret the words on the stone tablet. Finally, she found the key to open the stone door - injecting her own spiritual power into the "Purifying Soul Orb" in the center of the stone door.

"I'll do it!" Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath and pressed her palm on the "Soul Purifying Orb". A powerful spiritual power surged out and was injected into the orb.

The "Soul-Purifying Orb" shone brightly, and the stone door slowly opened, revealing the path leading to where the artifact was.

"Success!" Everyone was ecstatic upon seeing this.

"Don't be happy too soon!" When the master of the black shadow saw this scene, his eyes suddenly turned red with anger and he wanted to stop it, but was entangled by the messenger of light.

Chu Mengmeng and the others ignored the threat of the shadow master and went straight into the stone gate. Behind the stone gate, they finally found the legendary artifact - a long sword emitting golden light.

After obtaining the artifact, a powerful force surged into Chu Mengmeng's body, and she felt some kind of wonderful connection between herself and the artifact.

"Now!" Xiao Yichen reminded.

Chu Mengmeng understood what he meant and pointed the magic sword at Su Mubai who was controlled by the black shadow. A pure spiritual power surged out from the sword and enveloped Su Mubai.

Under the power of the artifact, the black energy on Su Mubai's body gradually dissipated, and his eyes gradually regained clarity.

"What's wrong with me?" Su Mubai looked at everyone blankly. He had no recollection of what happened before.

"Su Mubai, you were controlled by the black shadow, and it was the artifact that saved you." Lin Wan'er explained.

Su Mubai finally understood and was immediately filled with shame. "I'm sorry, I... I actually did such a thing..."

"It's good that you can correct your mistakes." Chu Mengmeng said gently, "We believe in you."

The city defenders were extremely relieved to see their former companions return to the right path. They united as one and prepared for the final battle.

However, the shadow master is still eyeing them. Will the appearance of the artifact be the key to defeating the darkness? Can the city guardians use the power of the artifact to completely eliminate the shadow master and save the city? All of this is still unknown...