The battle between Ding Meng and Ling Xingqi was regarded as a classic of the Feng Yun Club. The two powerhouses had shown off too many things that had never been seen before, especially Ling Xingqi's Holy Light Canopy and Ding Meng's Chinese Fairy Flying Fairy. They had become the talk of the town.
This battle allowed Ding Meng to quickly rise to the top ten of the popularity ranking. Currently, his popularity was at 600 million, which was almost twice as high as before. He was one of the most popular contestants among the audience.
Now that the top 16 matches were over, the top 8 matches were about to begin. The matchups were also announced by the system that night.
Match 1: Lei Jingtian VS Zhong Wuji; Match 2: Rainbow – Eisendale VS Starbow – Dong Yihan;
Match 3: Kneel for Laozi VS Starbow – Leng Yeqiu; Match 4: Bing Yi – Dai Yi VS Long Feiyang;
Match 5: Beidou – Ji Chenyu VS Online Neighbor 99999; Match 6: Official Wuming VS Born to Dry;
Match 7: Ou Yangguang VS Dream Back; Match 8: Crazy Explosion VS Lone Ranger;
After entering the top 16, none of the remaining contestants were weak in the eyes of the public. Every one of them was an all-powerful expert. The most popular contestants were Lei Jingtian, Kneel for Laozi, Ji Chenyu, and Crazy Explosion. These four were regarded as the most popular contestants to win the championship.
At this moment, in the private room of the Bingyi Building, Ding Meng exited the sensor cabin and was about to go downstairs to the food street. Suddenly, his wrist device vibrated. This was a communication signal from the positioning chip of the Divine Arrow Spaceship.
After the remote instant communication was turned on, Little Rascal's image appeared in the room. It was already so late, so Little Rascal must have something to discuss. So, Ding Meng went straight to the point.
"Is it information about Ling Xingqi?"
Little Rascal nodded. "Ling Xingqi's long sword is actually a Divine Light weapon. Its name is Blade of Destiny. It is the weapon of General Miao Xing, Jiu Wu. It was once certified by the royal family."
Ding Meng frowned. "Another general?"
Little Rascal said, "This general is the one with the most authority. Even General Gongguang and General Xinglan can't compare to him. I can foresee that Ling Xingqi received the inheritance of General Jiu Wu. Ling Xingqi came into contact with the Divine Light martial arts a bit later than you, so she didn't learn much. Furthermore, her energy is far inferior to yours. If the conditions were the same, it would be difficult for you to win against her."
Ding Meng nodded. "I see!"
Little Rascal said, "If what Hidden Front No. 2 An Ugly Woman said is true, then General Ma Jiuwu is one of the five people in Mou Xing, and we are one of them."
Ding Meng said, "Little Rascal, I suddenly remember. An Ugly Woman said that you are a fake princess and that the real princess is someone else."
Little Rascal said, "What she said makes sense, but it's not the most accurate. The real princess is indeed someone else."
Ding Meng was surprised. "Oh?"
Little Rascal said, "The real princess she said is the one who is going to ascend the throne, Princess Jiuyang."
Ding Meng asked curiously, "Then what about you?"
Little Rascal smiled bitterly. "I'm also a princess, but I don't have as much authority as she does."
Ding Meng said, "So three of Mou Xing's five factions have been discovered."
Little Rascal said seriously, "That's why I came to find you. Since Ling Xingqi received the inheritance of General Jiuwu, she must have related information. I hope you can contact her and find out some useful information."
Ding Meng also smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid that will depend on luck."
The Starrainbow Corporation was already at odds with him, and now that he had eliminated Ling Xingqi, the Ling Family probably hated him to death. Forget about contacting him, they would probably start fighting whenever they met.
Little Rascal said, "You can ask the Transit String to help you!"
Ding Meng scratched his head and said, "Let me think of a way!"
At this moment, in a beautiful villa in the southern district of Saint Splendor Capital, the Transit String and Ling Xingqi were sitting across from each other in a small courtyard. This was the Transit String's private residence, and very few people knew about it. Only the Transit String and Ling Xingqi had a good relationship, and Ling Xingqi would visit the Transit String whenever she was free.
The full moon hung high in the sky, and the night was beautiful, but Ling Xingqi's complexion was not very good. She had even drunk a few glasses of strong alcohol. Clearly, her defeat during the day had affected her mood.
"Big sis, victory and defeat are common in war!" Ling Xingqi tried to persuade her.
Ling Xingqi nodded and said, "I know, but I didn't expect Ding Meng to become so strong."
The Transit String said, "The reason he defeated you is not because he is stronger than you, but because of energy."
Ling Xingqi was a bit surprised. "You can tell?"
The Transit String's expression did not change. "I only analyzed it based on the information I gathered from his fights with our corporation's experts."
Ling Xingqi did not say anything, and poured herself another glass of alcohol.
She did not lose badly against Ding Meng, but Ding Meng's strength made her feel despair, because she knew that it would be very difficult to surpass Ding Meng.
The Transit String seemed to know what she was thinking. "If you can find other energy sources, I think it won't be hard for you to surpass Ding Meng."
Ling Xingqi's eyes immediately lit up. "There are still Divine Light Energy Ruins?"
The Transit String shrugged and said, "Sorry, I don't know the exact location of the corporation's core plan. You know that."
Ling Xingqi's eyes dimmed again. The Xinghong Corporation had a core plan for new energy sources in recent years, and this plan was to find the legendary Divine Light Energy. Other than using it for cultivation, the corporation would also develop and use it.
Poison Dragon Planet was one of the locations, and Ling Xingqi had been guarding it for many years, but it was taken away by Ding Meng. In recent years, they found another location in Beidou's outer region, and that was how Ling Xingqi became today. However, Ling Xingqi did not know if there were other locations in the plan, because the specific location was not in Ling Xingqi's hands, nor was it in the Transit String's hands. Instead, it was in the hands of Ling Xingwen.
"How can second sister be in charge of it alone?" The Transit String asked calmly.
Ling Xingqi suddenly looked up. "Little sister, don't you think it's inappropriate to suspect your own family?"
She was not an idiot, and she knew that the Transit String's words had a deeper meaning.
The Transit String's expression did not change. "Did I ask the wrong question?"
Ling Xingqi fell silent again. Actually, many of the core things of the Xinghong Corporation were in the hands of Ling Xingwen. Others might not understand, but as the eldest daughter, she knew some inside information.
Although the Star Rainbow Group was once a first-rate corporation, it could not become a top corporation that could compete with Sheng Hao. It was not until Ling Zhixing and Zhu Bihua got together that the Star Rainbow Group grew stronger with the support of the Biyu family. However, it was only in terms of financial strength.
The Xinghong Corporation had always relied on the energy industry to become rich, and the real qualitative improvement in this field was due to the marriage of Ling Zhixing and Gong Ruhong. The Miyagi Corporation's merger into the Xinghong Corporation brought a lot of technology and information, which allowed the Xinghong Corporation to grow stronger.
Unfortunately, Gong Ruhong died in an accident, but there were also rumors that Gong Ruhong's death was not an accident, but that someone had done something in the dark. The biggest suspect was Zhu Bihua, because of Ling Zhixing's five wives. Other than Zhu Bihua, the other four all died in accidents. With so many accidents, it was inevitable that people would think that it was not an accident.
Of course, Ling Xingqi did not dare to talk about this lightly. She knew her mother Zhu Bihua's personality, and the Biyu family was very powerful, so some words could cause trouble.
Ling Xingqi carefully said, "Little sister, I also have a question. Did Auntie really die in an accident?"
The Transit String put down the wine glass and stared at her. "It was an accident."
Ling Xingqi sighed in relief.
The Transit String suddenly said, "But it wasn't an accident!"
Ling Xingqi was stunned.
The Transit String waved her hand. "I don't want to talk about the past anymore. I just want to ask, how did Second Sister get hold of that information?"
Ling Xingqi immediately understood. Ling Xingwen probably still had information about the Shen Guang Energy Site, but Xinhong no longer had any plans to develop it. This made her feel very conflicted.
The Transit String said, "Big sister, you can misinterpret my meaning. I'm talking about our Xinhong development plan. Where did you get that information from?"
Ling Xingqi finally understood. The information Ling Xingwen had wasn't something that she could know, but something that her parents had given to her. Actually, to be more specific, Ling Zhixing and Zhu Bihua were both at the top of the hierarchy, so it was normal for them to have access to some unknown information. However, Ling Zhixing's authority in the Ling family was not that big anymore.
This was especially true after the battle on the Poison Dragon Star, where most of the Ling family's top experts had died at the hands of Ding Meng. This caused Zhu Bihua's authority to increase, and in reality, it meant that the Biyu family was now the mastermind behind Xinhong.
The reason why Zhu Bihua doted on Ling Xingwen so much was because Ling Xingwen had been quite talented since she was young. However, the more important reason was that Ling Xingwen had always been on her mother's side. Meanwhile, the Transit String had always been at odds with Zhu Bihua. Ling Xingqi was more inclined towards her father, Ling Zhixing.
After thinking this through, Ling Xingqi finally understood the Transit String's intentions. The Transit String definitely didn't want Ling Xingwen to be in charge of Xinhong Corporation in the future.
The Transit String changed her words again. "Big sister, actually, you were eliminated by Ding Meng today. This isn't a bad thing."
"Why is that?" Ling Xingqi was curious.
The Transit String said, "I can only tell you that it's actually a good thing that you were eliminated by him. Ding Meng isn't an enemy, and you'll find that you'll reap a lot of benefits from your battle with him."
These words were very difficult to understand, but Ling Xingqi believed in one thing. Her little sister's judgment had always been very accurate, and she rarely made mistakes in her judgment, not even once.
At this moment, Ling Xingqi's wristwatch vibrated slightly. There were very few people who knew about her private communication channel, so who could it be in the middle of the night?
The communication channel wasn't a real-time image, but a text message. "Please come to my home tomorrow morning to watch the Storm Meeting's quarter-finals."
The Transit String smiled and said, "See, I wasn't wrong, right?
Isn't this good news? "
Ling Xingqi was surprised. "Are you sure this is good news?"
The Transit String smiled even more happily. "Of course it is, but I'm more curious about who invited you?"
Ling Xingqi showed her the wristwatch and saw that the person who left the message was — — Soma. This was actually an invitation from Madam President.