The Toad Armor's eyes suddenly retracted, and then its wide mouth slowly opened, revealing an even larger glowing crystal ball. Just by looking at the constantly changing colors on the surface of the crystal ball, one could tell that Zhi Yan was about to use the armor's high-end weapons.
Xiao Ai immediately warned, "Be careful, the energy is very strong. This is a photon weapon."
Photon weapons were the high-temperature photon effect produced by the collision of electric particles at a focal point. They were more powerful than electric particle lasers and energy beams in that they were very stealthy and difficult to detect. Highly condensed photon weapons had excellent penetrative performance and were one of the mainstream weapons in space combat.
If the Toad Armor could be equipped with such a thing, then it seemed that Zhi Yan's armor had come from the hands of an expert. He had basically transplanted the weapons on a starship onto it.
With a clang, Ding Meng decisively activated his Diamond Mirror Image. It didn't matter if it was a photon weapon or a photon weapon. As long as he had enough Origin Energy in his body, there was nothing that he couldn't block.
"Whoosh —"
This was an extremely soft sound. The air between Zhi Yan and Ding Meng seemed to tremble slightly, but it was impossible for anyone else to see it clearly.
However, in Ding Meng's eyes, an extremely fine beam of light struck the surface of the shield like a bolt of lightning. The Origin Energy fluctuations of the shield were immediately weakened by more than half, and he estimated that it would shatter in at most five seconds.
Ding Meng was taken aback. He quickly poured more Origin Energy into the shield, and the color and luster of the shield immediately returned to normal. At this moment, the beam of light suddenly became thicker, and its power increased by at least three times, causing the shield to emit a "ding ding ding" sound. It seemed that Zhi Yan was going all out in order to take down Ding Meng. This was the limit of his attack, and he was overdrawing the silver core stone's energy.
"Ding —"
The sizzling sound was so dense that it almost sounded like a single sound. The shield went from golden to pale white, and it looked like it was about to disappear, but then it suddenly went from pale white back to golden yellow. Ding Meng was obviously competing with him.
"I'd like to see just how much energy you have stored."
Ding Meng's eyes focused slightly, and the sword in his hand pierced towards the armor's heart.
"Whoosh —"
The Toad Armor was also covered by a particle shield with electric currents. The longsword was also nailed to the surface of the shield, as if it was trying its best to drill forward. The shield was flashing with a strong light, the frequency of which was not at all slower than the burning of the mirror image.
If the laser beam could penetrate Ding Meng's Diamond Mirror Image, it was hard to say whether Ding Meng would be fine. However, if the longsword broke through the shield, Zhi Yan would be in big trouble. Zhi Yan had seen it with his own eyes. Ding Meng's sword could even cut through 128-yuan alloy. Although the Toad Armor was stronger than other armors, its material was not much better. If Ding Meng could cut through other armors, then there was a high chance that he could cut through the Toad Armor.
"You brat, let's see how long you can last."
Zhi Yan fiddled with the control panel for a while, and the attack of the laser beam was still increasing in intensity. It was like a half meter long beam of light attacking the mirror image.
Ten seconds later, there was a crisp sound, and the mirror image shattered. Zhi Yan was overjoyed. "Go to hell!"
The crystal ball in his eyes flipped over again, and the familiar laser beam shot out again. The four laser beams combined with the central beam made it seem as if the main and secondary cannons of the starship were firing at the same time. Zhi Yan did not believe that a Martial Artist could withstand such a powerful attack.
However, the scene of Ding Meng turning into ashes did not happen. This was because the moment the mirror image shattered, Ding Meng quickly raised his hand. His wrist seemed to produce an endless suction force, and the laser beam and laser beams were all sucked into it.
Zhi Yan was dumbfounded. He took a closer look and saw that Ding Meng was wearing a bronze alloy wristguard that had blocked the beam of light. It seemed to be attracting his attack, and the color of the wristguard increased with the intensity of the attack, turning into a state of light.
What kind of equipment was this?
Zhi Yan had never seen such a magical and powerful wristband before.
This was the strategic weapon that the Singularity had given to Ding Meng on Maca Planet. It could absorb the energy of the enemy's attack.
The attack continued, but Ding Meng raised his right arm and walked step by step towards the Toad Armor. Anyone could see that Zhi Yan's photon weapon was completely useless against the powerful defense of Shenguang Technologies.
Ding Meng looked at Zhi Yan and laughed coldly. "It seems like you don't have to go back and explain yourself. This time, you will die here."
After he finished speaking, the bracers shone brightly, and a fine beam of light shot out from the bracers towards the Toad Armor. This was using Zhi Yan's attack energy to turn into a beam of light to hit back at Zhi Yan. It was a classic case of giving someone a taste of their own medicine.
"Tch — —"
"Cha cha cha — —"
The laser beam hit the surface of the Toad Armor's particle shield. This time, the shield was not flashing wildly. Instead, it was flashing like a light pupil, and it was suffering an unprecedented attack.
Ding Meng's thinking was very clear. No matter how powerful the armor was, it was still an armor and not a starship. Such a fierce attack would consume more energy than the armor could handle. Now that Ding Meng was using the armor's energy to attack itself, how would the Toad Armor defend itself?
With a soft "ping" sound, the shield only lasted for three seconds before it disappeared without a trace. The laser beam hit the belly of the Toad Armor with a "ping" sound.
The internal compartment of the Toad Armor glowed red. This was a warning of danger. Zhi Yan's reaction was lightning fast. He no longer had any thoughts of killing Ding Meng. He opened the escape hatch on his back as fast as he could and somersaulted out. When he landed, his movements were quite nimble. He rolled seven or eight meters on the ground and then somersaulted 30 meters away in the blink of an eye.
As for the Toad Armor behind him, it had already been blasted into a pile of fragments on the ground. The Toad Armor didn't explode because there was no more energy inside.
However, as soon as Zhi Yan landed, he didn't even have time to turn around before he felt a gust of wind behind him. Ding Meng's speed was much faster than he had expected.
With a clang, Zhi Yan's entire body was covered in a layer of light yellow Origin Substance. This was a shield of the Adamantium System. Based on its texture and color, it was much stronger than most Adamantium Combat Masters.
Zhi Yan quickly turned around, and a force field similar to the Stellar Vortex formed between his palms. With a "crack", he caught Ding Meng's longsword.
The force field was very strong. The longsword froze in place. Zhi Yan gritted his teeth and said, "It won't be that easy to kill me."
Ding Meng stared at him coldly. "You will pay the price for your arrogance."
At that moment, a cold light flashed. A giant alloy sword whistled through the air from afar. Its target was Ding Meng's left temple. It turned out that the heavily damaged Toad Armor that had been lying on the ground hadn't exploded. The soldiers inside had already crawled out and were charging at Ding Meng.
Ding Meng didn't even glance at them. The giant sword stopped half a meter away from his head.
Zhi Yan glanced to the side and said excitedly, "Jiang Ning, use the pulse weapon."
Ding Meng also glanced to the side. Jiang Ning was actually a golden-haired woman. She was equipped with armor and carried a unique black spear on her back. That was probably the pulse weapon that Zhi Yan had mentioned.
However, no matter what weapon she used, it was useless. Jiang Ning had just taken out her spear when the giant sword that had been suspended in the air flew back under the control of Ding Meng's telekinesis. Jiang Ning had just raised her spear when the giant sword knocked it out of her hand.
Jiang Ning was stunned. Ding Meng's miraculous martial arts had left her completely at a loss.
Ding Meng then turned to look at Zhi Yan, a trace of sympathy in his eyes. "You don't treat others as humans, and they won't treat you as humans either."
Zhi Yan clearly misunderstood. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You and Kardika are both humans. How can you work for the Cyan Tree Tribe?"
Ding Meng said, "You're wrong. You're a human, and so are the Cyan Tree Tribe. They don't work for anyone. The one thing you shouldn't have done is to use poison to harm others."
He was clearly speaking up for Nicona. It was normal for the two of them to fight and kill each other, but poor people like Nicona's parents shouldn't have died so tragically.
Zhi Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Above the strong. This is an unchanging law."
"Fine, then I'll use your Method Power!"
Ding Meng's right hand suddenly exerted force. His Catoptric Deflection pierced through Zhi Yan's Origin Power forcefield, and the sharp tip of his sword reached Zhi Yan's chest like a bolt of lightning.
Only now did Zhi Yan realize that he had greatly underestimated Ding Meng. Ding Meng didn't seem to be very powerful, but every time he attacked, he was able to raise his limit. Moreover, the rate at which he was able to do so would increase dramatically.
This strike was also very ordinary, but Zhi Yan knew very well that Ding Meng was a Spirit General if this strike was able to pierce through his forcefield.
Even so, just as he closed his eyes and prepared to die, Ding Meng's sword stopped right in front of his chest, but it didn't pierce through.
Zhi Yan opened his eyes and said in shock, "You … … won't kill me?"
Ding Meng's gaze became even more sympathetic. "You're wrong again. Because you're already dead."
Zhi Yan didn't understand these words. In fact, he would never have the chance to understand them. At this moment, it was as if his neck had been strangled by an invisible hand. His entire face turned purple, and his throat began to emit crackling sounds. His eyes rolled back into his head, and he began to foam at the mouth. His entire body convulsed violently. This reaction was exactly the same as when the dwarf priest had been possessed by the evil spirit.
Indeed, about ten seconds later, Zhi Yan returned to normal. However, his pupils had completely transformed into a demonic pair of eyes that glowed with an evil red light. The evil spirit was now possessing Zhi Yan's body.
"Commander!" Jiang Ning cried out in shock.
Ding Meng said coldly, "He's no longer your commander. If you don't want to die, stay away from him."
Jiang Ning froze in place. She didn't know whether or not she should believe Ding Meng's words. She had thought that with such a powerful force in this temple, everything would go smoothly. She hadn't expected that in the end, she would be the only one left.
The evil spirit stretched its limbs and opened its arms to look at its body. It said with satisfaction, "It's a little weak, but it's more suitable than the previous body."