Chu Ming Liang had sent out a half-arc of Origin Energy. When it collided with Ding Meng's sword light, the two of them quickly turned into a large, fiery red light that scattered in all directions. The ground around them seemed to have melted like lava.
However, even though he had been able to block the first attack, Chu Ming Liang found it very difficult to block the second attack. This was because Ding Meng's sword had already reached him, and the tip of the sword was aimed directly at his forehead.
This sword technique was the "Piercing Sword" that Zhao Yue had taught him. It was simple, direct, and pure. There were no variations to it at all, because it already contained all of the variations.
For someone who had reached Ding Meng's level of strength, martial arts techniques had become nothing more than fancy tricks. This simple stab contained almost all of the principles of martial arts.
Chu Ming Liang didn't have time to think. With a "pa" sound, his palms clamped down on the blade of the sword and tried to push it upwards. However, Ding Meng's strength seemed to be endless. Layer after layer of Origin Energy continued to stack on top of each other. Gradually, Chu Ming Liang's legs began to sink into the ground.
Ding Meng was still applying pressure. Although the sword couldn't pierce through Chu Ming Liang's head, half of Chu Ming Liang's body was already buried under the ground.
This couldn't go on. Chu Ming Liang secretly circulated his Origin Energy, and his palms became as red as hot iron. Naturally, the sword also became red. His idea was rather crude. Since you're relying on your weapon, then I'll melt it down.
This obviously wasn't going to work. The Catoptric Deflection sword had been created by a Grandmaster, and its material was extremely rare. Its melting point was hundreds of thousands of degrees. Only the Origin Energy of a Transcendent King would be able to melt it down.
The Catoptric Deflection sword had become as dazzling as the sun, but its form hadn't changed in the slightest. Ding Meng continued to press down, and the fiery tip of the sword drew closer and closer to Chu Ming Liang's forehead.
"Brat, you're pretty good!"
Chu Mingliang simply stopped refining the sword, and instead urged the fiery red energy of the sword to spread upwards. I don't believe that you can resist my powerful Origin Qi.
At this moment, the longsword had turned into a thermometer. The fiery red energy was like a rising tide, slowly rising along the body of the sword to the hilt. Then, it was transmitted through the hilt to Ding Meng's hand. However, the scene of Ding Meng's arm turning red as Chu Ming Liang had imagined did not occur.
After the source energy seeped out of the sword hilt, Ding Meng switched from holding the sword with one hand to holding it with both hands. He opened his left palm, and a colorful star vortex appeared in his palm. It was as magnificent as a main galaxy rotating, and all of the thermodynamic source energy was sucked into the star vortex.
This was obviously the [Diamond Starfusing Art]. Not to mention thermodynamic source energy, even Chu Ming Liang's backlash would be instantly absorbed. This way, Ding Meng would be able to recharge his energy.
Compared to when he was on Planet Bramble, this kid's strength had increased by leaps and bounds. Only now did Chu Ming Liang realize how terrifying Ding Meng was. At this moment, he no longer held back. He let out an angry roar, and the vibrational force of his entire body shot out in all directions. Ding Meng, who was above his head, was immediately blown away like a kite with its string cut.
Not to mention Ding Meng, even the workstation buildings in the distance were blown to ashes by the strong wind and waves. The entire square was gone and turned into a black crater. It looked like it had been blasted by a missile from high up in the sky.
On a huge rock two hundred meters away, Ding Meng knelt on one knee, holding the hilt of his sword. The blade of the sword was deeply embedded in the rock. Chu Ming Liang's attack had been unprecedentedly ferocious. It had shaken Ding Meng so badly that he felt as if his internal organs had been dislocated. Was this the true strength of a mid-level Battle-Saint?
He knew that Chu Ming Liang was very strong, but he had never imagined that Chu Ming Liang's body would be this strong.
At this moment, Ding Meng saw the Shenguang bracers on his wrist from the corner of his eye. His heart skipped a beat … but as soon as this thought appeared, the silhouette decisively stopped him. "It's best if you don't use the Shenguang weapons."
Ding Meng didn't understand. "Why?"
The silhouette said, "If this Chu Ming Liang was really created by Shenguang Technologies, you might die even faster if you use the bracers. Of course, this is just my intuition. If you don't believe me, take a look at the other side."
Ding Meng looked up and saw Chu Ming Liang slowly walking out of the crater. He was surrounded by a layer of invisible flames, and his entire body was covered in a layer of cinnabar. Ding Meng didn't know what level he was at to be able to cultivate this kind of coating. Anyway, Ding Meng couldn't do this.
The feeling that Chu Ming Liang gave Ding Meng was that his body was mixed with an extremely vigorous source of heat energy. There was also a very familiar wave of energy. That's right, it was the energy of Shenguang Technologies.
Ding Meng gritted his teeth and slammed one of his palms into the ground. The huge rock immediately shattered, and Ding Meng's body split into five. This was the Solitary Lotus Step. At the same time, the entire square seemed to be faintly distorted to the outside world. This was the extreme activation of the ninth origin of the Diamond Star Technique, which greatly affected one's vision.
This was Ding Meng's limit. If Chu Ming Liang didn't fall, then he would be the one to die.
The five Ding Meng's stood in five different positions with Chu Ming Liang in the center. Ding Meng used the five sword techniques of the Solitary Sword of Zhao at the same time. Ding Meng had spent ten years on the Expedition to practice these techniques. Back then, any one of these techniques could severely injure the Ancient Wyvern. He didn't believe that Chu Ming Liang would be able to withstand one of his full-strength attacks.
The five Ding Meng's attacked at the same time without any hesitation. This scene was hard to describe with words. If one were to look down from above, they would see a Celestial Rain of Immortal Spirit Stars falling from the sky, enveloping Chu Mingliang within. Countless Ding Meng's were shuttling back and forth within this holy light. The sword light was no longer a storm, but rather a boiling ocean. Below them was a world of light, a world of swords. The sword shadows covered everything, and the light erased everything. The sound of pearls and jade falling onto a plate was shockingly loud. This sound wave actually caused the surrounding hills to shake.
No one could see clearly what was happening inside. After about two minutes, all the dazzling images disappeared. The five Ding Meng's floated back to their original positions. Their figures gradually blurred, and the five merged back into one.
With a click, Ding Meng's Catoptric Deflection turned back into a belt and fastened it to Ding Meng's waist. Ding Meng stood where he was and stared coldly at Chu Ming Liang.
Chu Ming Liang didn't seem to move either. He just smiled coldly. "Any more?"
Ding Meng was very calm. "No more!"
Chu Ming Liang nodded. "Good, very good!"
After he said this, the invisible flames on his body disappeared. The plating on his body shattered. His whole body turned into a beam of light and rose into the sky. The beam of light gradually thinned until it disappeared.
This Chu Ming Liang was indeed a product of Shenguang Technologies. However, Ding Meng also opened his mouth and spat out a large cloud of blood. Without another word, he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. He focused his mind and calmed his breathing.
During the extreme attack just now, only Ding Meng himself knew what had happened. Apart from the ninth origin point, the other eight origin points in his body had been damaged to varying degrees. Among them, the eighth origin point had suffered the most damage. This was because Chu Ming Liang's original power plating seemed to have a rebounding effect. Every time Ding Meng attacked, he felt as if he was cutting his own body.
At this time, the surrounding scenery twisted and turned into countless streaks of light and shadow. The whole world was spinning. This was definitely the reactivation of Shenguang Technologies' transmission array.
In the past, the transmission array was teleportation. It could send you very far away in a second. But this time, it was different. These streaks of light lingered around Ding Meng. They kept spinning, folding, and twisting. They didn't disperse for a long time. He felt as if he had entered a bizarre world.
After a long time, the light gradually dimmed and the surrounding scenery became clear again. However, Ding Meng was no longer at the Black Gold Base's workstation. What appeared before him was a familiar scene. It was a square paved with glittering and translucent crystals. This was the crystal square of Shenguang Technologies. It was almost identical to the crystal square that he had encountered on the Expedition.
But there were also differences. Fifty meters on either side of him, there was a row of square pillars of light. They were like sacred flames spewing out from the crystal floor. Ding Meng sensed for a moment. The composition of these pillars of light was not crystal source, nor was it source energy. Instead, it was a mysterious type of energy.
This type of energy could only be sensed operating on the surface. There was no way to see the essence within. It felt very mysterious.
"This energy is probably the energy source that Lin Aoxue mentioned. It has thousands of times more energy." Xiao Ai's voice suddenly rang out.
Ding Meng curiously asked, "Why did you go into hibernation just now?"
Xiao Ai's tone was solemn. "The power of the transmission array is enormous, and it has a high level of authority. It can even shut me down. But since you defeated Chu Mingliang, I can reactivate it."
Ding Meng nodded and looked into the distance. "If my guess is correct, we should have reached the core location."
Following his gaze, the two rows of pillars of light vaguely formed a path. The path led straight ahead. About three thousand meters away, there was a crystal mountain. At the top of the mountain stood a majestic temple. Its scale was comparable to a starship.
The most surprising thing was that his telekinesis vision could not see inside the temple. It was as if it was blocked by a layer of membrane. This was clearly some kind of shielding technology. However, if it could block telekinesis vision, then it could block all signals.
Ding Meng slowly walked forward. Every time he walked a certain distance, he discovered that the spiritual imprint on his forehead was constantly glowing. The top of the temple in the distance was also flashing from time to time. The frequency of the flashing was resonating with the light coming from the imprint.
After walking a thousand meters, the imprint stopped flashing. Instead, it was completely lit up, like a lifelike pearl.
Ding Meng looked up at the temple again. Suddenly, an inexplicable emotion welled up in his heart. His heartbeat quickened, and he became inexplicably nervous.
This was an instinctive reaction. If the temple was not handled well, there might be great danger. However, when he saw that the imprint was especially bright, Ding Meng also knew that the temple must have some special connection with the imprint. Perhaps Little Rascal was also closely related to it. As long as Little Rascal could recover, Ding Meng would not hesitate to go forward even if it was a sea of fire or a mountain of knives.
Soon, Ding Meng arrived at the foot of the majestic crystal mountain. As soon as he stood still, the entire mountain flashed with light. A long glowing path appeared in the center of the mountain, leading straight to the top. Shenguang Technology seemed to know that the imprint was coming and had taken the initiative to create a path.