"You're giving it to me?"
Ding Meng sneered. Under his telekinesis vision, there were no secrets on his opponent's body. "Don't think I can't see what you're hiding."
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll give it all to you!"
The crocodile pretended to lower his head to retrieve the bundle on his belt. The moment he lowered his head, his tail also ignited with flames and swept towards Ding Meng.
This guy was quite strong. The source flames were actually red and orange in color, and the shape was a bit like the Blazing Sun Battle Pattern. Not only was it fast, but it was also very powerful.
Unfortunately, although he swept it quite well, Ding Meng was no longer there.
"Give it to me!"
Ding Meng still said the same two words, but he was already behind the crocodile. "This is the third time."
The crocodile turned around in shock. He didn't even know how Ding Meng had gotten behind him. Was it a martial technique?
Was it teleportation?
Or was it absolute speed?
He had no idea.
"I'll fight you to the death!" The crocodile now knew that this human was a tough nut to crack. If he didn't fight now, when would he?
The way he fought was also very smart. He jumped up, opened his mouth, revealed a row of sharp steel teeth, and bit Ding Meng's neck.
His body weighed at least six or seven tons. Even if he couldn't bite you, he could still crush you to death.
Ding Meng didn't even bother to look at him. He casually slapped him.
This was really a clear slap. Even the dragonflies in the distance saw it clearly, but for some reason, the crocodile couldn't dodge.
With a crisp slap, the crocodile's thick body was sent flying by this slap. He crashed into a mountain wall and fell down.
However, his skin was thick and he wasn't afraid of being hit. He jumped up like a carp. However, at this moment, he was fuming because Ding Meng had taken away the bundle on his belt at some point.
Ding Meng opened the bundle and took a look. "Hey, there's a lot of stuff. I wonder if it's enough?"
Little Rascal said, "It looks like it's full of energy. It's barely enough."
"Give it back to me!" The crocodile was furious and rushed forward again.
"Alright, I'll give them back to you!" Ding Meng poured out dozens of three-colored crystals and threw the empty bag back.
This kind of bag was the kind of anti-gravity backpack in the human world. It looked like it was made of cloth, but it was actually made of high-grade fiber fused with special metals. It did not have much lethality, but when Ding Meng threw it back, it turned into a cannonball and whizzed towards the crocodile. The crocodile did not even have time to react.
"Boom!" A large mass of energy exploded, and even the air was torn apart. Crocodile was blasted hundreds of meters away like a dead dog.
This Flame Dragon was really tough. Red flames burst out of the crocodile's temple, but only a few scales fell off. He didn't dare to continue fighting and rolled into a hole, then disappeared.
Ding Meng was too lazy to pay attention to that guy. He was just a high level war elder. In front of him, he didn't even have the interest to beat him up.
Fu Lao Shi led a group of dragonflies and flew down. Fu Lao Shi's eyes became deep blue again, and her tone became anxious. "Friend, it's not good. You should leave quickly."
"Leave?
Why should I leave? "Ding Meng was puzzled. I've already taken back the item. Do you want me to run?
That doesn't make sense.
Fu Lao Shi said, "You let that guy run away. He must have gone back to get reinforcements. The Flame Dragon Tribe's troops are very likely to come here."
"Then let them come. What's there to be afraid of?" Ding Meng looked indifferent.
"Alright!"
Fu Lao Shi was speechless. Although Ding Meng's strength seemed to be understated, it was actually stronger than anyone present.
Ding Meng opened his palm. "These are all three-colored Eternal Flame Crystals. I'll take ten of them, and you can have the rest. How about that?"
Fu Lao Shi really wanted to say "no", but these thirty-odd Eternal Flame Crystals were all stolen from them by the Flame Dragon Tribe. Without Ding Meng's help, they could forget about getting a single one back. Now that Ding Meng took ten of them, no matter how much her heart ached, she could only repeat, "Alright!"
After returning the crystals to this group of people, Ding Meng said, "By the way, how often does this crystal tide erupt?"
Fu Lao Shi flapped her wings. "That's hard to say. Sometimes it erupts once every two or three days. Sometimes it's once every ten minutes or so. In any case, it's been the peak period for the Cast Fire Rock to erupt."
"Alright!"
Ding Meng pointed at the highest cliff in the north. "You can continue mining crystals. If there's nothing important, don't disturb me."
Before coming here, he had already scanned the entire cave. There was a small cave on the northern cliff that was very suitable for solo cultivation. Moreover, it was very close to the crystal well. If he didn't have enough crystals, he could go down and mine them at any time.
Again, with the help of telekinesis, mining crystals from lava streams of over a hundred thousand degrees was a piece of cake.
Now that he had obtained the Eternal Flame Crystals, the first thing he had to do was scan them. Ding Meng's strength was no longer the same as when he had been at the Starbow Corporation. He didn't need any sort of sensor cabin to dilute this Inverse Source Crystal. He could just use his multi-dimensional vision to inspect it.
After a careful scan, Little Rascal and Little Love came to the same conclusion. This Eternal Flame Crystal could be considered a branch of the Inverse Source Crystal. The Inverse Source Crystal was the essence of Origin Energy that had gradually formed in the universe's long river of time. It was pure energy that could be directly absorbed by any element. However, the Eternal Flame Crystal was more simple. It was the essence of Origin Energy formed in a high-temperature environment. Whether it was in terms of quality, content, or crystallization effect, it was far inferior to the Inverse Source Crystal.
This didn't mean that only Thermodynamics cultivators could absorb it. Other elements could definitely do so as well. However, one would need to have a conversion technique or secret art. In short, the process was very troublesome. For Thermodynamics cultivators, however, this thing could be directly used.
Ding Meng controlled the Eternal Flame Crystal and placed it in the center of his forehead. He simultaneously activated the Origin Point and the Diamond Star Melting Art. A large amount of pure heat entered his body and gathered in his heart through his blood. Then, this energy was transferred to the ninth and tenth points in his brain. He then used the Diamond Star Melting Art to refine it five times.
After refining it five times, the energy had turned into a light green energy. The next step was simple. He used the green energy to construct a polyhedron between the Origin Points and then continuously spread it throughout his body. It was the same principle as when he first refined the Diamond Mirror and strengthened his body.
Back when Ding Meng was still weak, he had spent a lot of effort to construct the Diamond Mirror. Every time, he had to endure the pain in order to shorten the time. In the end, this was because he had a solid foundation. Refining this Eternal Flame Crystal was just too easy.
Ten three-colored Eternal Flame Crystals were refined in less than three hours. The changes to his body couldn't be felt immediately. However, when he opened his palm and formed a knife-hand shape, he released a small amount of Origin Energy. A small flame shot out from his palm. The flame had been golden before, but now it was a light yellow color. This proved that his Origin Energy had evolved slightly.
"This amount of Eternal Flame Crystals is too little, and the quality isn't high either." Little Rascal wasn't satisfied with this small change. "We need more and better quality Eternal Flame Crystals."
Ding Meng sighed. "Let's find the Flame Butterflies and think of a way."
In the past few hours, another seven or eight Eternal Flame Crystals had erupted from the Crystal Well. Since the Flame Dragons weren't harassing them anymore, Fu Lao Shi and the others had obtained quite a good harvest. They had obtained more than eighty Eternal Flame Crystals, but most of them were Flame Crystals. They had obtained about ten two-colored Eternal Flame Crystals, but only a few three-colored Eternal Flame Crystals.
Ding Meng ran down and arrived at a small hill. "Where can I get better Eternal Flame Crystals?"
Fu Lao Shi replied, "The best Eternal Flame Crystals on this floor are three-colored Eternal Flame Crystals. Friend Ding Meng, if you need better Eternal Flame Crystals, you'll have to go deeper. We don't have the strength to go down there."
Ding Meng thought to himself. According to the pattern of the Origin Energy flames underground, he would most likely reach the green-colored Origin Energy region. It wasn't that he couldn't go down there, but to be safe, it was best to evolve his green-colored Origin Energy. It seemed that he would have to spend some time on the thirtieth floor.
At that moment, the entire cave began to tremble slightly. The Flame Butterflies flew back into the sky, as if they were preparing for the next Crystal Wave.
"Hm? Something's not right!" Ding Meng frowned. "This tremor isn't coming from the Crystal Well."
Fu Lao Shi looked down and found that the lava flow in the Crystal Well was very calm. There were no signs of an explosion.
At that moment, Ding Meng's gaze fell on the largest cave in the south. Fu Lao Shi wasn't stupid. She had obviously sensed that something was wrong. She decisively said, "Everyone, quickly retreat."
The cave began to tremble more and more violently. Not long after, it was as if the earth was quaking and the mountains were shaking. The walls of the cave were constantly on fire. Soon, an enormous crocodile appeared. This crocodile was at least twice the size of the previous leader. It was ten meters long and covered in crimson scales. Even from a distance, one could feel its astonishing aura.
The previous leader was here as well. It seemed that this crocodile was the reinforcements he had called for.
"It's He Di Luo." Fu Lao Shi's eyes suddenly turned dark blue. She was clearly terrified.
"Oh?" Ding Meng narrowed his eyes. "Who is He Di Luo?"
Fu Lao Shi seemed very nervous. "He's the leader of the Flame Dragon Tribe. He's a very powerful leader on this floor."
"Is he very powerful?"
Ding Meng looked at the crocodile with great interest. He wasn't paying attention to the power of this crocodile. Instead, he was paying attention to the few bags tied around the crocodile's waist.
"Boss, that's the guy who robbed me of my crystal." The leader pointed at Ding Meng.
He Di Luo had already stopped at the entrance of the cave. He seemed to be very surprised. "How come it's a human?
You were actually robbed by a human? Trash! "
The leader didn't dare to say anything else. This kind of thing would indeed be a bit shameful. However, this human in front of him was not an ordinary human being. He did have some skills.
He Di Luo suddenly waved his hand at Ding Meng and said, "Kid, get over here!"
Ding Meng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sorry, I don't have time."
He Di Luo was a bit angry. "Do you want to die?
Alright, if you don't want to come over, I'll come over. "