The snowstorm was still raging, but the little girl's face slowly regained some color. She smiled at Ding Meng and asked, "Brother, what's your name?"
Ding Meng hurriedly replied, "Sister, my name is Ding Meng. I'm from the Iridescent Cloud Plating."
The little girl smiled, and her smile was very gratified. "Brother Ding Meng, you're a good boy."
Seeing that her condition had improved, the shock on Ding Wenhe and the citizen protector's faces was replaced by a relieved smile.
However, Ding Meng could not smile. At this moment, his heart was filled with mixed feelings. This was because he knew that the little girl's real name was Jiang Li. She had just turned thirteen this year and was the younger sister of Jiang Cheng, the ruler of the Dasheng Dynasty.
As a princess of the dynasty, her young life was forever fixed on the barren land of the Iridescent Cloud Plating.
As expected, the little girl's face turned pale again. Her voice became weak again. "Brother Ding Meng, take good care of your companions."
She suddenly turned to look at the citizen protector. "Can you help them?"
The citizen protector's expression was complicated, but he still nodded slowly and firmly. "I'll help!"
The little girl smiled again. "Thank you!"
After saying these three words, her eyes slowly closed, and the weak aura also disappeared.
"Little girl, little girl, little girl..." The citizen protector screamed crazily.
Ding Wenhe also cried, "Sister, wake up, wake up..."
All the children gathered around and knelt on the snowy ground, crying silently.
Only Ding Meng was left kneeling on the ground, dumbfounded. He looked around blankly. Why?
Why is this happening?
I clearly injected energy into her, but why can't I save her?
He turned his head again and looked at the citizen protector who was pounding his chest and stamping his feet. He realized an even crueler fact. Next, this kind-hearted citizen protector was also going to steal food. In the end, he fell under a flurry of blades. If he could not save the little girl, then there was no way he could save the citizen protector.
The Divine Temple had given him another chance, but history had not been rewritten.
That feeling of helplessness and grief surged into Ding Meng's heart again. That feeling of hatred made him feel a sharp pain in his head.
Suddenly, Ding Meng's vision changed again. She was back on the temple's main path. If it weren't for the fact that she had experienced it herself, Ding Meng would never have believed that she had gone back in time.
When he raised his head again, he realized that Ji Chenxue and Ling Xingqi beside him were also shocked. Ji Chenxue's shocked expression, and Ling Xingqi's was somewhat frightened.
"What did you guys experience?" Ding Meng took the initiative to ask.
The three of them exchanged telepathic messages, and Ding Meng immediately saw that the situation of the two girls was exactly the same as his. Time had also reversed. The only difference was that Ji Chenxue had returned to the time when she was a child and studied hard in the manor. Her kind mother taught and cared for her in every possible way. This was the childhood that Ji Chenxue missed the most in her life. Unfortunately, she could no longer go back. Even if she could, with her strength as strong as an Interstellar Martial Supremacy, she would not be able to save her beloved mother's life.
Ling Xingqi's experience was also when she was a child. During her childhood, other than taking enhancement drugs, she was practicing martial arts. There was almost no time for her to rest. Zhu Bihua did not treat her as her own child at all. She was simply nurturing her as a tool …
While the three of them were shocked, Ji Chenxue took the initiative to speak. "Can we understand it that way?
The power of the Divine Temple is beyond imagination. It can reincarnate time and let us return to the past. "
Ding Meng thought about it and agreed. "Indeed!"
Ling Xingqi said, "But this does not explain why our strength has been greatly weakened."
Ding Meng could not answer this question either. He tried to move his feet again, and to his surprise, he actually managed to take a few steps forward. However, it was only a few steps.
Ding Meng pondered and said, "Going back to the past and solving those unsolved problems might be able to change the future, and the future is our present."
Ling Xingqi was silent. "Perhaps this is the only way. Otherwise, we will not be able to move an inch in the Divine Temple."
After saying that, she activated her psychic vision. Ji Chenxue also activated his psychic strings. Ding Meng's vision changed again, and the scene around him changed again.
This time, it was not a scene of pure white snow. The scene changed, and he saw countless pearl-shaped energy bullets forming an airtight net in front of him. In between, there were also large groups of white cannonballs smashing toward him. He did not have the time to observe his surroundings and turned to run.
Next, the entire world shook, and the rumbling sounds of explosions rang out incessantly behind him. In the end, he leaped and plunged into a dark passageway.
The tunnel was completely dark. Ding Meng rolled on the ground for more than ten meters. Behind him, a large number of steel plates collapsed, completely blocking the entrance of the tunnel.
What was this place?
Why did it feel so familiar?
Ding Meng turned his head to look, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest. In the corner of the passage lay a hairy dwarf. His face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and blood was flowing out of his mouth.
"Little Four!" Ding Meng's blood rushed to his head.
This was the experimental hall of the Black Gold Base. In that difficult battle, Little Four had died here.
Sure enough, a piece of metal came out of Little Four's chest. It was the third and fourth ribs, the vital parts of the heart. The explosion of the mercenaries had caused the flying alloy plates to pierce through Little Four's chest from the back.
"Little Four, pull yourself together." Ding Meng rushed over.
Little Four shook his head weakly. "Brother Ding, I remember now. My surname is Zhong. They call me Zhong Si because I am the fourth …"
"Little Four, don't speak. I can save you!"
Ding Meng suddenly calmed down. He reached out and pressed a hand on Little Four's chest, and a steady stream of Origin Energy flowed into him.
"I know that you have an older sister. Her name is Zhong Ting, and she is the third child. On your fourth birthday, she personally gave you this bracelet. You've been carrying it with you all these years. You didn't change it even when you were at your most difficult …" These were Little Four's last words, but now they were spoken by Ding Meng himself.
As he said these words, Ding Meng felt like tears were about to flow out of his eyes. This was one of his few friends, his most loyal friend. He had trusted him completely even when he was on the brink of death. He had to do everything in his power to save his friend.
Little Four stared at Ding Meng in shock. He didn't know how Ding Meng knew about his secrets, but Ding Meng continued, "Your hometown is in the 56th District of the Linda System, Heavenly Dream City, Area C9, 11th Street, No. 23. That place has now been reduced to rubble because it is now a riot zone …"
Little Four listened quietly. Ding Meng had used the power of his palm to force the steel plate out of his body. Pure Origin Energy healed Little Four's injuries.
Little Four stood up and looked at his open hands in surprise. "I'm healed?
I'm healed!
Brother Ding, I'm healed!
Hahaha! "
Looking at Little Four's surprised smile, Ding Meng also smiled with relief. At this moment, all his hard work had been worth it.
Ding Meng also stood up decisively. "Little Four, let's go!"
"Okay, I'll go with you, Brother Ding!" Little Four's vitality was restored.
The exit of the tunnel was like a bright spot the size of a broad bean. The bright spot grew bigger and bigger until it became a golden opening. Ding Meng jumped out of the tunnel without caring about anything else.
When he landed on the dry and hot ground, his heart sank again. He suddenly realized that he had overlooked a problem. Judging from the flow of Origin Energy in his body, he was now a junior warrior, but Little Four's Origin Energy hadn't changed at all. Little Four was still just an ordinary laborer. How could a laborer withstand such a terrifyingly high temperature outside?
Ding Meng turned his head in horror. Little Four's entire body was on fire at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, he was quickly charred and finally vaporized.
"No!" Ding Meng roared and reached out to grab him.
However, at this moment, his vision returned to normal. He was back in the tunnel of the Holy Palace again. At this moment, Ling Xingqi and Ji Chenxue were nowhere to be seen.
Ding Meng stood there in a daze. Why couldn't he change the past even though he had tried so hard?
What was the point of changing history if he couldn't?
A familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears. "Going back to the past is not for you to change history."
Ding Meng was shocked. "The Dragon King's voice?
So you're still alive. "
A paper-like humanoid mirror image slowly took shape in front of him. It was indeed the Dragon King's Heavenly Strategy body. However, the Dragon King's tone was very serious. "Strictly speaking, my real body has already been destroyed by Hong Yu and Leng Tong, including my spiritual body."
Ding Meng was confused. "But why are you …"
The Dragon King interrupted him. "This is the last trace of my will that I have left behind in the Holy Palace. My goal is to help the Chosen One."
Ding Meng probed, "Are you the Guardian of the Holy Palace?"
The Dragon King said, "You're very smart to have thought of this. However, I didn't expect Hong Yu and the others to be so powerful now. Even I am no match for them."
When he thought of the terrifying lineup of the Night Luan Empire and the Demonic Sky Empire, Ding Meng fell into a daze.
The Dragon King said, "Don't worry. You will defeat them in the end."
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "These words are really … even I can't believe it."
The Dragon King said solemnly, "You are the Chosen One. You will inherit the power of this Holy Palace. You are an existence like a Cosmos God. Is there any powerful enemy that you can't defeat?"
Ding Meng asked, "What is this Holy Palace?"
The Dragon King said, "I can only explain it to you this way. This is the core of the entire universe. It will randomly appear in any corner of this universe. It controls the operating laws of the universe and possesses supreme power. This is the origin of the universe, the place where the Creator exists. It can also be said to be the place where the apex treasures are stored. This is also why the Sky High King, Queen Ming Yan, and Demon Monarch Xie Yu broke their heads to enter this place."
Ding Meng was a little confused.
"Forget it. See for yourself!"
The Dragon King waved his hand lightly. An unprecedentedly huge amount of information flowed into Ding Meng's mind.