Ding Huaiyi knew Liang Yuan. Back outside the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth, he had been paying special attention to Liang Yuan.
Back then, the overwhelming strength Liang Yuan displayed had once made him feel fear.
In his impression, among such powerful experts, on the military side, only the Dove Factionâs Feng Jiangong could match him.
But after escaping from the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth, he had already ordered people to keep an eye on the situation of Liang Yuan in Yangshan.
And at the same time, Li Qinghua came to him seeking a cooperative relationship.
He happened to seize the chance and agreed, first to slowly erode Yangshanâs resources, and second to confirm news of Liang Yuanâs death.
When Liang Yuan never returned, he concluded that Liang Yuan had definitely died on that Dark Attribute Floating Island.
So he indulged Zhang Dazhi and Ge Liangen, letting the two of them constantly probe Yangshanâs bottom line.
Even before coming here, although he knew Liang Yuan wasnât dead yet, in his heart he actually no longer feared Liang Yuan.
Because in this one and a half months, the militaryâs experts had all advanced at a rapid pace.
Among them there were quite a few experts above ninety points; there was simply no need to fear Liang Yuan anymore.
He himself had already broken through to as high as 96 points.
So seeing Liang Yuan again at this moment, he was only a bit surprised, but not afraid.
"Liang Yuan, I didnât expect you to actually come back alive from that Dark Attribute Floating Island."
Liang Yuan said mildly, "What, did I disappoint you?"
"Hehe, itâs good that you came back. A wise man submits to the circumstances. You should know our militaryâs foundationâthroughout Linjiang, no power is stronger than us."
"Join us, and Yangshan will become a protected target of the military in the future."
"Our alliance will be even tighter."
Ding Huaiyi coaxed.
Liang Yuanâs smile was half there, half not. "Join you? Does that also mean we have to hand over the Mirage Snake Space? Hand over all of Yangshanâs resources for the military to âmanageâ?"
"Youâre unwilling?" Ding Huaiyi raised his brows and said, "You should know that any organization or power needs centralized allocation of resources."
"The man is innocent, but holding a treasure makes him guiltyâyou should understand this logic."
"You people of Yangshan donât have that capability. Sitting on this Spatial Floating Island is nothing but a huge trouble."
"Only by handing it over to us, the military, can you truly preserve yourselves."
Liang Yuan sneered. "Iâm actually curious. You say âthe militaryâ this and âthe militaryâ that. Can you really represent the military?"
"Hehe, you can go ask around. I, Ding Huaiyi, at the Guangfu Military Base, am at least a regimental commander. Can I represent the military or not?"
"I think if even I canât represent the military, there probably arenât many people who can, right?"
Hearing this, Liang Yuan suddenly burst out laughing. "Interesting. As far as I know, the military is still divided into the Dove Faction and the Hawk Faction. Youâre one of the Hawk Faction, arenât you?"
"What, youâre planning to ârepresentâ the Dove Faction along with them too?"
Liang Yuanâs words immediately made Ding Huaiyiâs face darken a few shades.
"Rumors from the outside canât be trusted. Liang Yuan, youâre a smart man. Donât let some outside rumors affect your judgment."
"Today Iâll only ask you one thing: will you surrender or not?"
Liang Yuan swept a glance at the soldiers locked in fierce combat below and said calmly, "You talk too much. Make your move."
As his words fell, Liang Yuan waved his hand casually, and in an instant, the surrounding space twisted.
The originally shattered Spatial Barrier was rapidly recovering!
Off to the side, Li Qinghua saw this scene and immediately showed joy.
"Luckily Mr. Liang is helping. His Space Superpower Attribute is even above mine. With him helping to reinforce the Spatial Barrier, itâs much faster than me doing it alone."
Thinking of this, he quickly said, "Mr. Liang, Iâll restore the Spatial Barrier. You go deal with those artillerymen first."
"If those artillerymen arenât taken out, and they keep firing shells to bombard the space nodes, our speed at restoring the Spatial Barrier will be greatly hindered."
Liang Yuan nodded slightly. "Alright, then hold here yourself."
As soon as he spoke, his figure flickered, and he was about to fly toward the artillerymen on the ground.
However, he had barely flown out any distance.
A terrifying Spiritual Telekinesis instantly swept over.
"Did I give you permission to leave?"
Ding Huaiyi shouted harshly, his Spiritual Telekinesis controlling dozens of silvery-white short swords, which howled as they shot toward Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuanâs figure halted. He suddenly turned back and glared.
Boom!
A wave of Spiritual Power even more terrifying than Ding Huaiyiâs Spiritual Telekinesis swept out instantly.
Ding Huaiyiâs face changed drastically, only to see those flying swords he controlled crash into an invisible Telekinesis Wall in an instant.
Then they were frozen in midair, unable to move.
He suddenly reacted. "Impossible, your Spiritual Power is actually stronger than mine?"
Only now did he realize he should have checked Liang Yuanâs Main Attribute first.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly took out the Spiritual Ability Glasses, put them on, and looked at Liang Yuan.
One glance, and his face changed violently. "100 points!"
"Thatâs impossible!"
"You were trapped on that Dark Attribute Floating Island. How could your Main Attribute still have increased?"
Creak, creak...
The silver little swords in the air let out twisted creaking sounds and were instantly crushed and snapped by Liang Yuanâs powerful Telekinesis!
Seeing this, shock filled Ding Huaiyiâs face.
"What a powerful Telekinesis! Didnât he just use Space Superpower? How does he also have Spiritual Telekinesis?"
"And this Telekinesis is actually stronger than mine, a Spirit Ability User!"
But before he could stay stunned in shock, Liang Yuanâs mighty Spiritual Telekinesis had already swept over.
Seeing this, Ding Huaiyi didnât say a word. He directly took out a shell-shaped object.
Inlaid on that shell was a high-purity Spirit Superpower Stone, and its surface was etched with a great number of complex and profound lines.
"Spirit Barrier!"
His Spiritual Telekinesis suddenly surged by a huge margin, instantly rushing up to a terrifying near-100-point level.
Not only that, this Spiritual Power even formed a powerful Telekinesis Wall around him.
This kind of Telekinesis Wall steadily shrouded him inside it.
Liang Yuanâs Spiritual Telekinesis swept over and, with a boom, slammed fiercely into that Spirit Barrier.
Under the massive impact, Ding Huaiyiâs figure and the barrier were both knocked flying at the same time.
In midâair, Ding Huaiyi slid dozens of meters before forcibly channeling Telekinesis to steady himself.
He jerked his head up and shouted, "Liang Yuan, I admit youâve got some strength, but so what?"
"I might not have 100 points in my Main Attribute, but with the Superpower Equipment on me, I can still temporarily raise it to around 100 points. You canât break through my defense!"
"Experts like me, there are more than a dozen in the military. How much chance of winning do you think your Yangshan has?"
"Today itâs just me alone coming over, and Iâve already got you running yourselves ragged, havenât I?"
"Tomorrow when the military sends more experts, as long as they pin you down, the others in Yangshan are nothing but sheep to be slaughtered!"
Hearing this, Liang Yuan burst into loud laughter. He fixed his gaze on the other man and sneered, "Pin me down? You think youâre worthy?"
"100 points is your limit, not mine!"
Boom!
Liang Yuan stamped on the void, and the empty air exploded with surging shockwaves.
His figure vanished from where he stood in an instant.
When he appeared again, he was already right in front of Ding Huaiyi.
Liang Yuan clenched his fist, his Qi and Blood surging like a sea, rumbling and roaring through his body.
Muscles bulged, veins stood out. Because of the boiling turbulence of his Qi and Blood, a faint layer of red light even seemed to shimmer over his whole body!
[Muscle Burst]!
Liang Yuan punched out, his Fist Force sweeping sideways, piercing straight through the void.
The air around them exploded with a roar, kicking up a rolling, towering shockwave.
At this Speed of his Fist Force, a circular ring like a Mach cone had already formed around his fist.
Opposite him, Ding Huaiyiâs eyes went wide as he bellowed, "Idiot! Youâre a Spirit Ability User, and you actually think you can shatter my Spirit Barrier defense with your fist? Hahahaha!"
Bangâ!
What answered him was Liang Yuanâs terrifying fistâshadow!
A massive roar detonated. In an instant, the Fist Force blasted out, erupting like a terrifying Bomb.
The seemingly transparent Spirit Barrier let out a cracking sound of unbearable strain in the blink of an eye!
Rumble!
With a thunderous boom, the Spirit Barrier shattered into countless crystal shards.
Ding Huaiyi, hiding inside it, spat out a mouthful of blood and screamed in disbelief, "Impossible! This is impossible!"
"How could you possibly break my Spirit Barrier!"
"You broke through 100 points?"
But Liang Yuanâs Fist Force still didnât stop. With a loud boom, his fist slammed into Ding Huaiyiâs chest.
Thud!
A burst of golden light exploded from Ding Huaiyiâs chest.
As if something had been triggered, that golden light formed a powerful protective shield, blocking most of Liang Yuanâs Fist Force!
Even so, under that erupting, colossal power, Ding Huaiyiâs whole body was like a cannonball, brutally smashed down into the snow below!
Rumble!
The snowfield quaked and blew apart. Centered on the point where Ding Huaiyi landed, that stretch of snow exploded and collapsed.
The whole sheet of ice there instantly shattered as well.
A large number of military soldiers immediately plunged into the icy, boneâpiercing floodwaters.
At that moment, all the military personnel were stunned, staring at this scene in disbelief.
"Regimental Commander Ding!"
"Regimental Commander Ding... lost?"
"How is that possible? Regimental Commander Ding used the Spirit MotherâofâPearl Shell. His Spirit could even temporarily surge past 100 points. How could he lose?!"
"Save him, quick!"
Some were shocked, some were doubtful, some were terrified.
Right then, the military ranks were in complete disarray.
In contrast, everyone on the Mirage Snake Spaceâs side was all excitement.
"Mr. Liang is invincible!"
"Long live Mr. Liang!"
"Hahaha, kill these army thugs!"
"Charge!"
Li Qinghua also let out a great shout and was about to take the lead in charging out to kill.
Liang Yuan suddenly halted and yelled, "Watch out, there are enemies infiltrating from underwater."
Li Qinghua paused midâstep and hurriedly said, "Underwater?"
"Yangshan over there was invaded by the Water God Sect. They didnât attack from the shore; they came in from underwater and bypassed the Ice Wall."
"If the Water God Sect could think of that method, thereâs no reason the military couldnât."
"You havenât refined the Brain Core of the Mirage Snake Space, so you canât fully grasp every change inside the Mirage Snake Space. You must be extremely careful."
With Liang Yuanâs reminder, Li Qinghua immediately said, "Iâll try to Control the Mirage Snake Space right away and change its direction."
Although he hadnât obtained the Brain Core of the Mirage Snake Space, he had refined the Heart Core of the Mirage Snake Space, which allowed him to manipulate the terrain of the Mirage Snake Space and the movement of the Floating Island.
With that ability, as long as he slightly altered the terrain shifts of the Mirage Snake Space and moved its position, the underwater infiltrators were bound to suffer!
Li Qinghua then immediately operated the Heart Core of the Mirage Snake Space, changing the Mirage Snake Spaceâs direction and position.
At once, from beneath the ice, a vague, thunderous crashing sound rumbled up.
Liang Yuanâs figure flickered, and he dove underwater at the first possible moment.
Once he entered the water, Liang Yuan immediately saw four or five giant submersibles indeed lurking below.
As the Mirage Snake Space twisted and shifted, invisible spatial distortions collided with them.
At once, those submersibles slammed into each other, erupting in violent, booming explosions.