From the time he left the Expedition to the Black Gold Base, Ding Meng did not encounter any powerful enemies. Hence, he did not use his full strength.
The practice of the Diamond Stellar Mantra had long since evolved from its simplest form. With the support of the pure essence from the Diamond Starfusing Mantra, the energy from Shenguang Technology, and the support of the Azure Spirit technique, the Origin could now be divided into several modes of operation: normal operation, accelerated operation, powerful operation, and extreme operation.
Even the Green Wood Temple's powerful life forms, like the evil spirit, would find it difficult to resist when Ding Meng used all six Attribute Points. Ding Meng was not doing this out of respect for this group of people. Instead, it was because he realized that Chu Yifeng was a warlord. It would have been fine if Chu Yifeng was a warlord of another system, but a warlord of the same system had strong resistance. Ding Meng had no choice but to show his true ability to deal with this trouble.
Of course, Ding Meng was best at adapting quickly in battle. He had a lot of ideas. While Chu Yifeng was still in a daze, he suddenly pointed at Jia Hua on the bridge. "Do you know that your most loyal subordinate has betrayed you?"
Chu Yifeng narrowed his eyes. "What are you trying to say?"
Ding Meng said, "He's after your sweetheart."
"Nonsense!" Jia Hua was furious.
Chu Yifeng turned his head and glanced at Jia Hua. "Huh?"
Jia Hua hurriedly said, "Young Master Feng, don't listen to that kid's nonsense. He doesn't know me at all. He's just messing with you."
Ding Meng sneered. "Jia Hua, do you think I don't know that you've been thinking about Lan Bing day and night?"
Chu Yifeng's expression changed. Ding Meng could actually say their names. How could this be fake?
In fact, Ding Meng was taking a gamble based on what happened later. Jia Hua was far from being obsessed with Lan Bing.
"Whether it's true or not?
Boy, you're dead. "Chu Yifeng suddenly twisted his body and took a wrong step. Another flying kick swept across the air.
This time, Ding Meng used even more energy. Not only was his entire leg covered in a layer of solid plating, but he also unleashed a streak of brown Origin Energy with a sweep of his leg, which slashed towards Ding Meng's head like a cleaver.
To be honest, the strength displayed by Chu Yifeng's kick was no less than that of Ge Ping from the Haitian Group. If they were still on the Thorn Planet, even ten Ding Meng's would have been crushed by this kick.
But now was not the time. A diamond shield suddenly appeared on Ding Meng's body. When the machete slashed at him, the shield and the machete shattered at the same time, turning into countless sparks.
If Ding Meng had been calm enough, he would have withdrawn his attack at this moment. Shattering and canceling at the same time was enough to show that Ding Meng had a very clear understanding and control of his power. He had cast a shield to cancel out his Origin Energy. Just how precise was his control?
However, when Chu Yifeng saw that Ding Meng was still standing firm even after the shield was broken, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He swept his foot out with ease.
"Pa —"
This was a very soft sound, and everyone's mouths were wide open.
Chu Yifeng's thunderous kick had actually been caught by Ding Meng's ankle with a casual stretch of his hand. All of his powerful attacks disappeared without a trace, including the layer of Origin Energy on his leg. It shattered into countless pieces and disappeared in the wind.
"I told you that you'd get sick very soon, so you really won't get better."
Ding Meng grabbed Chu Yifeng's right leg and raised his hand to chop at a speed that seemed a little blurry. In the eyes of others, this kind of speed was impossible to see clearly.
Chu Yifeng suddenly let out a heart-wrenching cry. Then, his entire body was sent flying dozens of meters away, and finally landed heavily on the suspension bridge.
Everyone looked down again and saw that Chu Yifeng's calf had been separated from his knee. Ding Meng had actually cut off Chu Yifeng's leg with a single chop, and he didn't even use a sharp weapon to do so. He had just used his bare hand to chop off Chu Yifeng's leg.
Ding Meng's strength had far exceeded their imagination.
With a "bam" sound, Ding Meng threw the badly mutilated leg to the ground and walked slowly towards the suspension bridge with an expressionless face.
At this moment, everyone felt fear, and one by one, they slowly retreated.
Chu Yifeng also knew where he had gone wrong. Of all the things he shouldn't have done, he shouldn't have taken the initiative to attack. He was a tough person, and as long as he was well prepared, no matter how strong Ding Meng was, he wouldn't be able to cut off one of his legs in an instant. He had plenty of defensive martial arts techniques, but he had been suspicious and full of anger. He had taken the initiative to attack without holding back, which had instead given Ding Meng an opportunity.
The light shadow's judgment was still correct. Anger would cause an imbalance, and the inner demons would harm you.
Seeing Ding Meng approaching, Chu Yifeng was also afraid. "Do you know who I am?"
"I know."
Ding Meng replied indifferently. "One of the fourth-generation successors of the Haitian Group, the great-grandson of Chu Ming Liang."
Chu Yifeng endured the pain and gritted his teeth. "Since you know, you should understand that I am someone you can't touch casually. If you dare to touch me, you will be hunted down by the entire Haitian Group in the future."
"I understand!" Ding Meng nodded. His expression was terrifyingly cold. "So you deserve to die even more!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Meng twisted his wrist in the air, and Chu Yifeng was directly sucked in front of him by telekinesis.
A dark golden light flashed past like lightning, and Chu Yifeng couldn't make a sound. Half of his neck had been cut open, and blood spurted out like a sharp arrow.
Then, Ding Meng casually tossed him aside and punched out with a backhand punch, sending out an invisible blast of energy.
With a muffled bang, Chu Yifeng, who was in mid-air, turned into a thick mist of blood. Not even a corpse was left behind. It was a pure death.
The entire suspension bridge was silent. The Marshal and the others threw away their weapons and fled. Even Lan Bing and Jia Hua started to run wildly. None of them were fools. With Ding Meng's strength, they didn't even have the qualifications to resist him.
Ding Meng didn't chase after them. He opened his palm and gently raised it to the sky. Everyone fell to the ground. There was no other reason. The Terminator's telekinesis had been released. Everyone's consciousness was frozen, and they all fainted.
During his time on the Supreme, Ding Meng's telekinesis had risen to another level under the interactive cultivation of the Green Spirit Godly Tree and Lu Qing. Moreover, the gap between him and these people was too big. He could easily freeze them.
At this moment, Ding Meng raised his hand again, and the shining T-shaped knife was thrown into the darkness under the bridge.
"You don't want your knife anymore?" The silhouette was very surprised. He knew how special this knife was to Ding Meng.
Ding Meng said as he walked towards the tunnel, "You should know about the crystal plaza of the Divine Light Energy Warehouse, right?"
The silhouette reacted quickly. "You mean … we're currently in the virtual world of Divine Light Technologies?"
Ding Meng sighed. "Yes!
But we're not! "
The silhouette laughed bitterly. "Ding Meng, you've confused me."
Ding Meng said, "I was like you before. I thought that we'd been teleported back to the Federation through a teleportation portal and that time had been reversed."
The silhouette said, "Isn't that the case?"
"Absolutely not!"
Ding Meng denied it immediately. "Even if time had been reversed, it's impossible for these people to have improved so quickly. They're even faster than me."
The silhouette pondered and said, "We can't rule out the possibility that they've had a fortuitous encounter."
Ding Meng said, "That's indeed a possibility. But there's one thing that proves that the environment we're currently in is definitely not the real world."
"What is it?" The silhouette was curious.
Ding Meng said, "Did you see how I cut open Chu Yifeng's neck just now?"
Not only had the silhouette seen it, but he had also seen every detail clearly. "The difference between the current you and the previous you is like heaven and earth."
Ding Meng sighed. "Why don't you think about it? How could a hero's knife possibly cut open a warlord's neck?"
The silhouette suddenly realized something. For an origin ability user to reach the warlord level, no matter how weak he was, his body had been tempered countless times. Even if he didn't use his origin ability, it was impossible for a weapon made of dark gold to cause a fatal wound.
The silhouette sighed. "You're still very calm. You immediately guessed that the knife in your hand was not a real hero's knife?"
Ding Meng said, "No matter how powerful Shenguang Biotechnology is, they definitely have weaknesses and flaws. If my guess is correct, when I was at the teleportation array, Shenguang Biotechnology must have read my memories and simulated the people and scenes in my memories."
The silhouette sighed. "Isn't this simulation too realistic?
These are all people with flesh and blood. "
Actually, he also understood that Ding Meng had only come into contact with Shenguang Biotechnology twice before because he had passed the test in the crystal plaza in the Shenguang warehouse. Only then had he truly come into contact with the Shenguang energy source and the Shenguang singularity. The first two times, he had created an exact replica of himself to conduct the test. But this time, the simulation was so realistic that one could not help but marvel at the various miracles of Shenguang Biotechnology.
It was only because Ding Meng had some understanding of Shenguang Biotechnology that he thought of this. The silhouette also seemed to understand. "Based on your logic, you're currently undergoing a more complicated test?"
Ding Meng said, "It's different from the previous tests. In the past, I could still use the method of preserving my strength to deal with the virtual body. But in this test, if I'm not careful, I could really lose my life."
The silhouette said, "Perhaps … the environment you're entering this time is a sign of a more advanced Shenguang Biotechnology?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the passageway tore apart automatically, and three glowing spheres floated out. Three items floated in the glowing spheres. They were Ding Meng's Shenguang bracers, the rainbow backpack, and the Catoptric Deflection.
From the looks of it, Shenguang Biotechnology wanted to return the equipment that originally belonged to him to him. This undoubtedly confirmed the two's conjectures.
However, Ding Meng and the silhouette could not bring themselves to be happy. A shadow flitted across their hearts. Shenguang Biotechnology's actions seemed to indicate that the test was not over yet. There were still stronger opponents waiting for them on the surface.
This was because they had now reached the elevator. After taking the elevator up, they would arrive at the workstation of the Black Gold Base's mining area.
In Ding Meng's memory, the square in the shape of the mouth was even larger than the platform plaza of the base's main building. If a large number of enemies had gathered there, they would not be able to pass through without giving it their all.
However, after the elevator returned to the surface, Ding Meng discovered that the workstation was empty. There was only one person standing in the middle of the square, waving at him. No matter how much he guessed, he would never have guessed that this person would be waiting for him there.