Ding Meng stared coldly at the evil spirit and did not say anything. He had already expected this to happen.
Previously, when the dwarf priest was possessed, Ding Meng felt that such a strange and terrifying spirit was not something that Zhi Yan and the others could kill with a few rounds of bombardment. This was because when the dwarf priest died, the torrent in the temple immediately began to recede. Ding Meng had a bad feeling about this. The evil spirit was probably faking its death and hiding in the dark to observe carefully. It had to choose the best body here to possess, so it must have chosen Zhi Yan.
This temple was a prison. Ding Meng was now even more certain of this. This was because the entire prison was surrounded by poison. The evil spirit seemed to be very afraid of this poison, so it had to use other bodies to escape.
However, although it was now one with Zhi Yan, its armor had been destroyed. Zhi Yan's body would not be able to escape.
The evil spirit seemed to have the same thoughts as Ding Meng. It took the initiative to speak. "You little human, I will now give you a chance."
"What chance?" Ding Meng asked calmly.
The evil spirit said proudly, "I believe that you can also tell that I am immortal. If you become one with me, you will also obtain eternal life."
Ding Meng sighed. "It seems that the two priests were not lying. The temple can indeed give people eternal life."
The evil spirit said, "It's good that you understand."
Ding Meng laughed coldly. "Unfortunately, I have no interest in eternal life. If I really become one with you, I will only be used by you."
The evil spirit's tone turned cold. "You dare to reject me?"
Ding Meng laughed coldly. "You can't possess me at all. Coincidentally, I am immune to poison. If you can't possess me, then what nonsense are you spouting about eternal life? Do you think I am an idiot or that you are laughing at yourself?"
The evil spirit said angrily, "I gave you a chance and you didn't want it. It seems that I will have to destroy your spirit body. This body of yours is mine."
Ding Meng secretly braced himself. The tall and short priest, the Green Tree Guard, and Zhi Yan were all mere decorations to him. This evil spirit in front of him was his true opponent.
Because when the evil spirit possessed Zhi Yan's body, Xiao Ai quickly calculated the result. "Its current origin energy value is over 20 million points."
This number was actually about the same as Ding Meng's. However, numbers were only things on paper, and they were only used as a reference. Actual combat was a different matter. Ding Meng believed that the evil spirit with a value of 20 million was much stronger than Zhi Yan, who was equipped with armor and had a value of 32 million. In fact, it was not just a little bit stronger.
Indeed, after the evil spirit possessed Ding Meng's body, it immediately activated a layer of Origin Substance. This layer of Origin Substance was almost the same color as Ding Meng's Diamond Mirror Image, and a sharp claw appeared on the fist. The claw lashed out like lightning, leaving behind afterimages in the air.
Although the other party was a Hardened Warlord, his speed was even faster than the speed of light.
Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang — — — —
A large swath of dazzling sword light quickly appeared in the center of the plaza. Moreover, there was only the sword light, but no one could see the person. The frequency of the two people's attacks was something that even Jiang Ning, who was far away, could not see clearly.
The evil spirit's Hardened Body was extremely powerful. Aside from its powerful defense, the Hardened Body was also very oppressive. Every time the two sides clashed, Ding Meng would feel an indescribable pressure. It was as uncomfortable as when he had broken through the Origin Barrier. That kind of feeling was like a gust of wind blowing in his face. First, it would slow down his movements, then slowly increase the pressure until he was as hard as an iron wall. Finally, it would become as oppressive as a mountain.
Ding Meng was only able to fight the evil spirit for a long time because of his strength. If it had been Jiang Ning in his place, he would have probably been suffocated after just a few exchanges.
"Ya — — —"
Ding Meng roared angrily as he slashed out with his sword.
This was the "Overlord's Mountain Crushing Force," and it directly sent the evil spirit sliding backwards.
The evil spirit was also a little surprised. The explosive power of the human in front of it was truly ferocious. It barely managed to stabilize its body, and its claws once again danced through the air.
In his telekinesis vision, a golden spherical force field suddenly appeared out of thin air, completely enveloping Ding Meng. Moreover, the force field was constantly shrinking, like a bubble that was trying to squeeze Ding Meng to death. The surface of the bubble was also changing with all kinds of complicated patterns.
There was more than one bubble like this. Instead, they appeared one after another, stacked together, and then squeezed one after another.
This martial technique reminded Ding Meng of a formidable opponent — the leader of the rebel army, Quan Jinwei, who had once lived under the Immortal Weaver Planet. Quan Jinwei's "Holy Wall" was roughly similar to this, but Quan Jinwei's "Holy Wall" was a wall, while the evil spirit's was a very direct cage. The realm of the evil spirit's martial technique and Origin Energy foundation were far superior to Quan Jinwei's.
"Clang — —"
Ding Meng didn't hesitate. He quickly increased his Origin Energy, and a majestic Crown Shield appeared around his body.
He could see that as the shrinking bubbles approached the shield, they were quickly vaporized and dissipated. Even so, Ding Meng's movements were still slowed down by the effects of the Adamantium System's Origin Energy.
The evil spirit was quite powerful to be able to trap Ding Meng. It continued to release its force field, while at the same time, it circled around Ding Meng, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
Ding Meng simply stopped and secretly activated his eighth origin. This was the first time he had used the power of his eighth origin since he had left the Holy Grail Federation ten years ago.
In that instant, the Crown Shield expanded to five times its original size. At the same time, its color turned fiery red, as if a giant red crown had been erected in the center of the plaza. The shield had been forged from pure Origin Energy that had been refined many times. The heat generated from the shield had already exceeded three thousand degrees. The countless treant corpses in the plaza were instantly vaporized. At the same time, the Adamantium Body's force field was constantly being suppressed, like a balloon bursting, until it could no longer take shape...
Su Chen was also using direct pressure to prevent the evil spirit from using its force field. In other words, he was using brute force to crush Su Chen.
The Crown Shield expanded for a long time before it suddenly separated from Ding Meng's body and flew directly towards the evil spirit, smashing into it like a building.
The evil spirit seemed to know that Ding Meng's attack was no small matter. It also circulated its Origin Energy, causing the Origin Substance on its body to leave its body and forcefully receive Ding Meng's attack.
BOOM! An earth-shattering sound rang out.
The two forces forcefully slammed into each other, creating a giant "star vortex" in the center of the plaza. Countless surging Origin Energy and blinding light radiated outwards in all directions. It was a dazzling sight, and the ground shook. The entire Shrine seemed to be shaking as well.
The power of this explosion was unprecedentedly fierce. Even though the floor of the Shrine was made of a unique material that even Khorium metal couldn't penetrate, it still blasted a hundred-meter deep hole in the ground.
The evil spirit stood very far away, staring at the large hole in the ground as if it was panting lightly. When that explosion had occurred, it had hurriedly retreated after flinging out its Origin Substance. When Ding Meng had formed the Crown Shield, even it had felt a sense of fear. Fortunately, it had dodged quickly enough. If it had been caught in the middle of the explosion, its new body would probably have been vaporized into thin air.
Even so, before it could fully exhale, something seemed to flash above the large hole. The evil spirit's sense of smell was extremely sharp. It knew that Su Chen hadn't given up yet, so it quickly retreated.
Ding Meng's figure was like a streak of light. As the light flashed, the cold edge of his sword arrived.
"Rip — — —"
The sound of the sword cutting through flesh was extremely unpleasant to the ears. It sounded like a piece of paper being suddenly torn apart.
The evil spirit was still too slow to retreat. His right arm was cut off at the shoulder by Catoptric Deflection. The severed arm flew in the air for at least five seconds before falling to the ground. It was impossible to pick it up.
The evil spirit clutched his shoulder, and its eyes were filled with shock. "You, human, are actually this strong?"
What answered him was the sound of the Catoptric Deflection sword changing shape. The long sword split into countless thin and delicate petal-shaped blades, forming a net that pulled the evil spirit horizontally. Once he was caught in the net, he would probably be cut into meat paste.
Unexpectedly, the evil spirit laughed coldly. "The power of immortality is not something a puny human like you can imagine."
Suddenly, it exerted force on its shoulder. With a "crack", an undamaged arm actually extended from where the severed arm had been. This was practically a divine skill.
In the face of this sudden "net", the evil spirit didn't panic. It reactivated its Origin Form coating and allowed the net to pull at it. The surface of the net crackled and popped, and the petal-shaped blades couldn't penetrate it at all.
Ding Meng's heart sank. This evil spirit's strength had exceeded his expectations. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that it was able to activate its Origin Form coating twice in such a short amount of time was already far stronger than the first time wasn't because of Zhi Yan's foundation, but rather because of the evil spirit's strength.
Xiao Ai said, "It also has a biochemical ability to regenerate itself. And from the looks of its arm, it should be the strongest in this area. No wonder it claims to be immortal. As long as its spirit body doesn't die, it can indeed continuously attach itself to a living creature's body to survive."
Ding Meng understood what Xiao Ai meant. This evil spirit was different from the water droplet. The evil spirit existed in the form of a spirit body. There was no way to kill it, and there was no way to destroy its body right now. Continuing to fight like this would just be wasting his energy. Once Ding Meng ran out of energy, the evil spirit would gain the upper hand.
Things couldn't go on like this. He had to find an effective way.
Ding Meng's gaze swept across the temple's doors. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled at the evil spirit. "Alright, let's see how long this immortal power of yours can last this time."
After saying this, he turned around and walked away. From the looks of it, he was walking towards the temple's doors.
The evil spirit was stunned. Ding Meng clearly had the upper hand. Why did he suddenly stop fighting?
What was this kid trying to do?
Ding Meng stopped about thirty meters away from the temple's doors. Then, he slowly raised his arm. The wristband on his arm, which was as rough as tree bark, suddenly underwent a miraculous change. It once again took on a form of light, but this time, it wasn't just a simple wristband. With a whoosh, it transformed into something else.
The evil spirit's expression instantly changed. It finally understood what Ding Meng was trying to do. At this moment, it couldn't stay calm any longer and charged towards the temple's doors.