There was a reason why Jiang Hai Yi was afraid of Liang Yiran. Ding Meng quickly saw that Liang Yiran's Origin Energy surged, causing the air to faintly flicker with stars. When the "Dark Ice Force" was cultivated to this level, even ordinary War Supremacies would not be able to resist it.
Crack, crack, crack. The left side of the tunnel was blocked by a huge red ice wall. The mirror images that did not retreat in time were instantly frozen inside.
Liang Yiran said decisively, "Now!"
Ding Meng understood. Since Jiang Haiyi and company were on the left side, the people on the right side of the tunnel were relatively weaker. The Dark Ice Force could temporarily block Jiang Haiyi and use this time to get rid of the people on the right side.
Ding Meng waved his hand. Thirteen sky-blue feather-shaped sharp blades appeared in the air above the right side of the tunnel. The sharp blades fell from the sky and pierced into the poisonous liquid, faintly forming the shape of an inverted triangle.
The scene that stunned everyone finally appeared. Ding Meng's figure flashed and appeared at the fixed point of the inverted triangle. He waved his hand again, and all the sharp blades retracted toward the apex. With a "kacha" sound, they combined into a straight, bright, and sharp longsword.
The moment the blades were retracted, the tunnel was filled with sword shadows. It was like a sky full of flying feathers, dazzling everyone.
Once the Catoptric Deflection was used, the eight mirror images all bent over in pain. Their wrists had all been cut. Ding Meng also said decisively, "Now!"
Du Mo understood tacitly. At this moment, he did not hold back and used all of his strength to execute multiple light speed martial skills at the same time. Numerous afterimages flashed back and forth between the mirror images. These eight people were previously bent over in pain, but now they fiercely raised their heads. Du Mo's cross blades did not cut anywhere else, but only their throats.
Of course, War Supremacies were not that easy to kill. However, the effect was quite good. The eight mirror images either spurted blood or were cut at their throats. They looked to be in great pain.
Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa!
Ding Meng turned back once again and used the simplest Bright Fist. There was nothing special about the fist technique, but it was so fast that no one could react to it. The eight people were sent flying, wailing as they fell toward the bridge. As for what would happen to them … there was no need to think about it. They would end up in the black smoke.
"Boom!" With a loud explosion, the red ice on the left side of the passage exploded, and countless ice shards flew everywhere.
Before the person arrived, the warrior image of the Blazing Sun Battle Rune whizzed over and slammed into Liang Yiran's forehead. Liang Yiran immediately let out a muffled groan, and the two swords attacked together. That gauze-like Origin Energy appeared again. This was definitely not something Liang Yiran could block. She had used all the Origin Energy in her body to cast the Dark Ice Force just now, and her physical defense was completely useless.
"Be careful!" Du Mo flew in front of Liang Yi Ran and raised his hand to block.
"Dang, dang." Two crisp sounds rang out. The swords were blocked by the cross blades, but the force field was unavoidable and hit Du Mo's chest. Both Du Mo and Liang Yiran were sent flying.
Du Mo curled up in the corner, blood flowing out of his mouth. When he saw Ding Meng and Jiang Haiyi fighting in the Purgatory Furnace, he didn't think much of it. Now that he had personally experienced Jiang Haiyi's power, he realized that there was a qualitative difference between what he saw and what he experienced.
If Jiang Haiyi was already like this, Ding Meng's power was really unimaginable.
Facing the crowd of Jiang Haiyi, Ding Meng didn't hesitate to throw out his Catoptric Deflection. The long sword flew into the air and suddenly split into four shining Chestnut Leaf Blades, slashing at the crowd with a thunderous momentum.
"Kacha, kacha." The sound of bones and flesh being torn apart could be heard. Three of the mirror images had their hands and feet cut off. Blood spurted out like a fountain, and the screams made the live audience uncomfortable. One had to know that in the virtual world, the pain was reduced by 90%. Even so, these three people were screaming so miserably. Who knew how painful it would be to be cut by these sharp blades in the real world?
However, an even crueler scene appeared. Not only did Jiang Haiyi not care about his companions' limbs being cut off, he even kicked the three of them and sent them flying. They landed on the bridge. His intention was obvious. No matter what, he wanted the light pupil to complete its evolution so that the Phantom Tree could grow. He wanted to be the first to pluck the leaves.
This scene not only stunned the live audience, but even Ding Meng was stunned.
However, Ding Meng still reacted quickly. He quickly retreated, grabbed Du Mo and Liang Yiran's shoulders, and retreated at an indescribable speed.
This was because at this time, a "beep, beep, beep" warning sound came from the center of the southern ring road. Without thinking, one knew that some kind of technological device had been activated. A light spot appeared in the dark abyss. The light spot expanded into a giant force field. Almost without any sound, the southern ring road and half of the bridge instantly turned into nothingness. From afar, it looked like it had been destroyed by magic.
This kind of cluster power bomb was a killing machine. Even if you weren't affected, you would probably have fallen into the abyss by now.
Only Ding Meng's god-like reaction time was able to drag Du Mo and Liang Yiran to the eastern ring road in the blink of an eye. At this time, the venom on the remaining bridge had completely faded, revealing its original appearance. This was the stone bridge.
However, the water in the pool was instantly sucked dry by the rainbow-colored pupil. The Phantom Tree finally appeared.
The pupil suddenly shot out a dazzling light in all directions, illuminating the entire abyss as bright as day. In everyone's eyes, the pupil began to change. It was like a planet that had been ignited, and its entire body was fiery red. Then, it became like a jellyfish, slowly spreading its tentacles. Finally, it became like a tree branch, and countless long and thin branches grew out of the tree. It looked a little like a dandelion, but also a little like a pumpkin …
This Phantom Tree's form changed every few seconds, and it was constantly changing. However, no matter how many times it changed, its rich colors and dazzling light seemed to have created a special kind of magic. As long as you looked at it, you wouldn't be able to bear to look away. This kind of indescribable beauty was something that no Origin Ability user could resist.
Now, Ding Meng had already reached the pool and seemed to be reaching out to touch the ball of color. Du Mo, who was sitting on the ground, grabbed Ding Meng's wrist and panted. "We have the medicine. Don't worry about us. Go and stop him. You are first …"
He knew that Ding Meng was one step behind Jiang Haiyi because he didn't want to abandon him and Liang Yiran. If they had been melted by the kinetic bomb just now, it would be equivalent to them being eliminated.
Ding Meng wasn't the kind of person who valued his friends more than anything else. However, he couldn't ignore his friends who were close to him. At least, he wouldn't abandon his companions like Jiang Haiyi.
However, just as Ding Meng stepped onto the bridge, Jiang Haiyi suddenly howled as if he had been possessed. It was as if he had seen something that he shouldn't have seen. It was as if he had become blind, and his hands were flailing wildly. Then, he started to laugh foolishly.
Ding Meng was also stunned. "What's going on?"
Little Rascal said, "The Phantom Tree is highly toxic. If he touches it directly, he will definitely be poisoned. Maybe he was poisoned by the same poison as Xueyan Mengyan and the others."
Xiao Ai said, "But I don't think so. According to my analysis, that ball of color is an energy illusion created by the inverse source crystal. It might be able to cause people to hallucinate."
At this moment, no one expected that there would be a mirror image covered in cuts and bruises curled up beside the bridge. He suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Wait … wait a moment."
Ding Meng turned his head and sensed a little. He hadn't expected that the person who had survived would be Sun Shiling. The ice energy fluctuations on her body were already very weak. He reckoned that she had been injured by the kinetic bomb just now.
Ding Meng didn't make a move. Based on the current situation, Sun Shiling wasn't a threat to him.
"This is … the fluxer test of the examination," Sun Shiling said while gasping for breath. "You should understand."
She and Ding Meng had psychokinesis, so they naturally understood this principle. In this examination, only she and Ding Meng were fluxers, so this field test would definitely be included.
Sun Shiling looked at the distant Jiang Haiyi, who was in a state of madness, and said with difficulty, "What he saw … was … his heart's devil. You will also see … your own heart's devil."
Ding Meng wrinkled his brows. He didn't understand Sun Shiling's words.
Sun Shiling's breathing became heavier, and her voice also became hoarse. "I … I know that the matter of that year … was my fault … but Uncle Zheng … when I was young, he was really good to me … I didn't know that he had already passed away … so they had been hiding it from me all this time … I only found out today when you told me …"
Ding Meng sighed. Was "they" referring to Jiang family or Sun family?
He didn't know, but it didn't seem like Sun Shiling was lying. Little Rascal was already generating the test results: Sun Shiling's breathing is weak, but her emotions are very agitated. She probably didn't expect that Jiang Haiyi would get rid of her for the sake of the examination's results.
Sun Shiling said, "Can you ask him a few questions for me? I will think of a way to make it up to Big Brother Zheng Ming …"
Hearing Zheng Ming's name, Ding Meng's heart finally softened. He said in silence, "Alright, you ask, I will ask …"
At this time, Jiang Haiyi had already undergone a terrifying transformation. His entire body had turned black, and at the same time, his body was emitting red light. The strangest thing was that his pupils were also blood-red. He had already been completely assimilated.
In Ding Meng's perception, Jiang Haiyi's origin energy had almost doubled. The originally vigorous and solid heat energy had now become berserk and chaotic. He was completely like a half-human, half-demon world devouring monster.
Sun Shiling opened her mouth and said, "This is the World Devouring Insect Heart Technique … It is also a type of telekinesis … He doesn't have any telekinesis … If you ask him … he will tell you the truth …"
"Alright, I will help you fulfill your wish." Ding Meng nodded. He circulated his origin energy and called out from afar, "Jiang Haiyi!"
Only now did Ding Meng notice him on the bridge. His ghostly eyes glowed with an even brighter red light. "Little bastard dog, Ding Meng, you dare to make a fool of me? Prepare to die."
Ding Meng frowned and said, "Jiang Haiyi, what level do you want to reach?"
Jiang Haiyi was startled. He then said, "I will definitely become a Champion in the future."
Ding Meng said in a low voice, "Then, why do you want to become an Origin Energy User?"