Poseidon took the bottle, opened it and sniffed it. He frowned.
When everyone saw this expression, they knew that Ding Meng was not spouting nonsense.
Poseidon turned around slowly and glared at Ming Xue. "Where did you get this?
Don't tell me that you found it in the Devouring World. You don't have that ability. "
Ming Xue's face turned extremely pale, and her entire body went limp on the ground.
Ding Meng said, "She definitely hasn't been to the Devouring World. But if I'm not wrong, she's too prodigal and obsessed with the luxuries of the Federal Empire. Ming Li and his wife must have controlled her wallet. She wouldn't have bought those expensive things without money. Just look at the fashion she's wearing now. It's worth at least a few hundred thousand in the Federation. If it's shipped to the Steel Mane Empire, it'll be even more expensive …"
There was no need to explain the meaning of these words too clearly. Everyone understood that someone must have instigated her to poison her and promised to give her a fortune.
"Slap!" Ming Yuan slapped Ming Xue and made her roll on the ground. "You bastard. How dare you attack your own parents."
Xilang, who had always been quiet, suddenly said, "According to the laws of the Empire, Ming Xue should be beheaded for her crimes!"
Before he could finish, Ming Xue, who was curled up on the ground, suddenly trembled. She stretched out her right hand and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something or call for help. But in the end, she couldn't say anything. Her body went limp and she fell to the ground.
Upon closer look, it was the two royal guards behind Xilang who attacked first. Two long swords pierced through Ming Xue's back. If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely die.
Ding Meng sneered and looked at Xilang. "According to the laws of the Steel Mane Empire, even if Ming Xue killed her parents, she should be sentenced to death by the Judicial Palace. But you killed her without saying anything."
Xilang's face turned cold. "Mr. Ding, what do you mean? Are you questioning the Patriarch Society?"
Ding Meng said, "Can your personal wishes represent the Patriarch Society?"
Xi Lang said coldly, "That's right!"
Ding Meng stared at him. "Your tone is even more arrogant than mine. Originally, if you didn't kill her, no one would suspect you. You're in such a hurry to kill her because you're afraid that she'll expose this matter."
Xi Lang shouted angrily, "How dare you!"
Ding Meng smiled. "Since you think you can represent your Senate alone, I don't think you can."
Xi Lang said, "It's not up to you to decide."
Ding Meng asked, "Is that so?"
…
At this moment, everyone present could feel the strong hostility between the two. Many people slowly dispersed. These two were probably going to make a move. However, most of them were looking at Ding Meng with sympathy. If the overlords of the Patriarch Society were to make a move, it would be no small matter.
Xi Lang's body emitted a faint aura. It was the fluctuation of the light speed system. Although the aura was weak, it was extremely pure. However, Ding Meng suddenly sighed. "You don't have a chance, especially in front of me."
Poseidon, Warsky, Ming Yuan and the others all looked at him in shock. They didn't understand why Ding Meng was so confident.
In fact, it was not difficult to explain. The overlords of the Steel Mane Empire were all Battle Saints. Even two years ago, Ding Meng didn't take Battle Saints seriously. Now that Ding Meng had come into contact with the martial arts of the Ai Ji people, he didn't take these so-called overlords seriously. Objectively speaking, even if all the overlords of the Patriarch Society were to come, they wouldn't stand a chance in front of him.
After all, there were very few masters at the top of the Steel Mane Empire. It was unlike the Holy Grail Federation and the Norse Empire, where the real masters were in groups.
Suddenly, Xi Lang disappeared. Ding Meng's figure was also faintly blurred.
"Swish, swish, swish." The sound of wind blowing could be heard everywhere. Ordinary people couldn't even see this overlord's figure clearly with their naked eyes because the change was too fast.
Ding Meng still didn't move. The main thing was that Little White was behind him. He didn't want Little White to be affected.
With a "chi" sound, the air seemed to have cracked open, and a figure flashed out from it. This Xi Lang was really ruthless. He directly flashed in front of Ding Meng and slapped forward with his palm. However, the cold light under his palm was even faster and sank into Ding Meng's forehead.
At least the surrounding people only saw a short scene. However, in the next moment, they saw Lord Xi Lang's figure freeze half a meter in front of Ding Meng. Instead, Ding Meng's hand chopped Xi Lang's forehead. This scene was completely still. Everyone, regardless of whether they were Origin Ability users or ordinary people, could see it clearly with their naked eyes.
The cold light in Xi Lang's sleeve was an extremely thin steel wire, but it was caught by Ding Meng's thumb at the edge of the hand chop.
"Peng — —"
The hand chop created a circle of air waves. The crowd quickly retreated.
Xi Lang's figure shook and then fell to the ground with a thump.
Ding Meng didn't want to kill him. He just looked at him coldly and said, "Do you still think you're tough enough?"
Xi Lang collapsed on the ground and looked at Ding Meng in horror. He couldn't help but be afraid. Just now, the two of them had controlled their energy precisely so that it wouldn't affect the surroundings. However, he couldn't even force Ding Meng to take a step back. Now, Ding Meng had injected a large amount of Origin Body into his body. He was limp and couldn't move at all.
At this time, the whole place was dead silent. The seemingly weak Ding Meng defeated the overlord of the Steel Mane Empire in one move. This was simply a miracle.
Poseidon didn't stop Xi Lang because he also thought that Ding Meng would kneel down sooner or later. He didn't expect Ding Meng to be so strong.
For a moment, his throat was dry. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
Ding Meng looked at Xi Lang and said, "You know whether you did those things or not. It had nothing to do with me, but since you insisted on attacking me, don't blame me for being rude."
He seemed to be about to move, but at this moment, a loud voice came from above. "Lord Ding, please have mercy."
He looked up and saw a group of old men wearing single-person flying backpacks descending from the sky. Judging from their aura and the color of their hair, they were the other members of the Patriarch Society.
The leading old man was very tall. He was almost four meters tall and could be considered a giant in the Steel Mane Empire.
As soon as the old man floated down, he saluted with both hands. "Lord Ding, Jun Tian neglected your friend. Please forgive me."
Jun Tian was the manager of the pro-war faction in the Patriarch Society. He was equivalent to the highest leader of the Steel Mane Empire. In fact, Ding Meng's telekinesis had already discovered that he was hiding in the sky. Their purpose seemed to be to observe. If he was defeated by Xi Lang, they probably wouldn't care. However, if Xi Lang's life was in danger, they couldn't just sit and watch.
However, this was normal. In the Steel Mane Empire, strength was everything.
Ding Meng glanced at him and found that Jun Tian was much stronger than Xi Lang. Jun Tian's various characteristics showed that he was close to the War God level. Of course, this strength was still not enough in Ding Meng's eyes. Even if all the overlords here joined forces, Ding Meng was confident that he could finish the battle within ten moves.
When Jun Tian overlord saw Ding Meng defeat Xi Lang in one move, he knew that no one in the Steel Mane Empire was a match for this human. Thus, his attitude was very polite.
"Your Excellency Ding, it's my fault for neglecting the existence of your friend. I'm willing to be punished. Please have mercy on me."
Ding Meng said indifferently, "I am not interested in the internal affairs of the Steel Mane Empire. I only want to say two things."
Jun Tian immediately said, "Please speak!"
Ding Meng pointed at Xiao Bai. "First, he is your future. I believe you understand."
Of course, Jun Tian knew that Little White had the physique of the Hark Clan to sense metal energy. However, this was the Steel Mane Nation, and it was normal for people like Little White to be ostracized. However, this group of overlords could not reveal this secret in public.
Jun Tian said with a sincere expression, "Lord Ding, please rest assured. We will definitely treat His Highness well."
Ding Meng didn't like to hear these words. He continued, "Secondly, there are so many origin ability users like me in the Federal Empire. When they gather together, not only are they powerful in terms of force and fleet, but they are also a game of IQ. Using methods like Lord Xi Lang's is just sending them to their deaths."
The Steel Mane race had modified their mothership to participate in the battle in the Fertile Chalk System. They wanted to snatch food from the tiger's mouth between the Frogman Kingdom and the Norstar Empire. Did they really think that finding a few broken crystals would give them hope of rising up?
That was wishful thinking.
The Federal Empire was full of experts. They just did not want to bother with a small race like the Steel Mane Empire. If they really wanted to send out a large expeditionary force, it would not be difficult for them to bypass the Frogmen Empire and wipe out the Steel Mane Empire.
Of course, Ding Meng's understanding of the human world was much deeper than the Steel Mane Empire. Strength was important, but wisdom was even more important. Think about the boss of the Hidden Front, the Fifth Lord, the Chancellor, and the others. Ding Meng did not think that he could deal with them with strength alone.
Jun Tian nodded. "Thank you, Lord Ding!"
Xiao Bai suddenly realized something. "Brother Ding Meng, are you going back?"
Ding Meng was in a hurry to go back. He was really worried about the situation in the Empire. He had disappeared for two years. Little Rascal and the others must be very anxious.
Xiao Bai said again, "Brother Ding Meng, I want to go with you!"
This time, Ding Meng was stunned. The group of Steel Mane Empire was also stunned. However, Ding Meng quickly understood Xiao Bai's feelings. This place was Xiao Bai's hometown, but he did not want to stay here for a moment. This place was full of discrimination and humiliation against him. He would rather go to the garbage mountain and live a miserable life there.
Ding Meng pondered for a moment. Leaving with Xiao Bai was not a bad thing. "Okay, let's go together!"
Once he agreed, no one dared to object. Xiao Bai was the hope of the Steel Mane Empire, but they treated him like trash. Since they did not cherish him, they could not blame anyone else.