468 Mental Strength Index (1)
Transformed into a meteor, Xu Jingming landed on a desolate planet.
Bang!
On the top of a mountain, Xu Jingming had a shield on his back as he looked into the distance.
Not far away, a thin elder stood on another mountain. This thin elder wore a tight-fitting robe, and he looked like a guest attending a banquet. However, a total of 39 black spears floated behind him.
“Mr. Wu Ming, I’m very pleased to be your opponent,” the thin elder, Manflix, said with a smile. “You appear to have a shield on your back. Are you planning on using a shield technique to fight me? It looks like I won’t have the chance to experience your spearmanship, Mr. Wu Ming.”
“I don’t have the slightest chance of winning with a spear,” Xu Jingming said humbly. “Victory might only be possible with a shield.”
The elder in front of him—Manflix—also hadn’t had his true identity revealed! However, he had participated in Battle of the Apex for more than 1,200 years. In a thousand years, he had grown from an ordinary peak Lv. 8 to coming in ninth in the Hunter Cosmic Sector!
To have such a high ranking, they would definitely be recruited by some top faction even if they hadn’t participated in the mysterious land’s selection. At the very least, they would obtain a legendary cosmic legacy or even a Paramount legacy. After all, there were plenty of Paramount legacies.
Those in the top ten of the Hunter Cosmic Sector had to be at the limits of their techniques and minds. Special circumstances notwithstanding, they were figures who could become Origin lifeforms.
I’m inferior to him in terms of offense. Xu Jingming was well aware of this. However, there are bound to be flaws in one’s defense when faced with a barrage of ferocious attacks. This is my chance.
It’s said that Wu Ming has only cultivated the evolutionary method for 30 years, and his talent far exceeds mine. I’ve cultivated for more than 8,000 years, and I’ve always wanted to become number one in the Hunter Cosmic Sector before becoming an Origin lifeform, Manflix thought to himself. But having met him, I believe it probably won’t be long before he quickly surpasses me. Perhaps it’s time for me to become an Origin lifeform.
His body and mind had reached the threshold of becoming an Origin lifeform, but he was in no rush and continued pushing his pursuit of more advanced techniques. However, Xu Jingming was too amazing with his rapid improvement.
Manflix vaguely understood that his pursuit of becoming number one in the Hunter Cosmic Sector was probably hopeless.
But I’ve cultivated for more than 8,000 years, and he has only cultivated for 30 years. I’m still qualified to put some pressure on him. Manflix’s entire body suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light.
His entire body turned into a figure of light.
Physical Energy Manifestation!
“There are countless kinds of Cosmic Force.” Manflix—who had turned into a figure of light—had dazzling eyes. He looked at Xu Jingming and said in a voice that echoed throughout the planet, “By borrowing external forces, one can far surpass themselves.”
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A huge dark vortex suddenly appeared in the sky. Boundless Cosmic Force passed through the dark vortex and fused with Manflix’s body.
Manflix stood there, and an incomparably huge human phantom appeared behind him! The hundred-kilometer-tall phantom was filled with dense Cosmic Force.
Using his own strength to stir the power of the universe. Xu Jingming watched this scene.
Although it wasn’t as vast as the power of an Origin lifeform, the amount of external power that Manflix could draw from the world at the limit of Lv. 8 surprised Xu Jingming.
I’m far inferior to him when it comes to the drawing of external forces. Xu Jingming understood this.
This was what the other party was best at. It was very normal for him to be inferior.
“Mr. Manflix, bring it on!” Xu Jingming held his shields with both hands.
As soon as he finished speaking, endless light gathered from all directions and gathered around his body. Xu Jingming’s entire body turned into a figure of light, but the power he absorbed didn’t leak out at all as it concentrated over his body.
Clearly, he had a completely different style from Manflix.
Manflix pursued the limits of drawing upon external forces.
Xu Jingming pursued perfect control over all his strength and fought the enemy in close combat.
“Hahaha…” Manflix laughed loudly. The huge human projection that was more than 100 kilometers tall behind him produced a 50-kilometer-long spear and suddenly threw it out.
Boom!
The spear tore through the air and almost instantly arrived in front of Xu Jingming, whose figure was like an illusion, as he avoided the massive spear.
The spear was like a beam of light as it stabbed into the mountain, reducing it to dust. The spear had already stabbed deep into the ground, causing the ground to rumble and tremble. Its might spread out, affecting an area spanning more than a thousand kilometers.
As for the huge human projection, it moved extremely quickly. Just as it threw out a spear, it immediately threw out a second spear.
Spear after spear!
In less than a second, 39 spears that were more than 50 kilometers long shot out and struck the area where Xu Jingming was.
A huge crater spanning hundreds of kilometers appeared in this area, and the terrifying impact affected the entire planet’s continental plate.
Xu Jingming used his dream-like movement technique to dodge most of the spears. Even if he failed to dodge, he blocked them with the shield in his hand.
When he came into contact with the shield, he weakened the blow, causing him to only retreat from the impact without being injured.
What a terrifying area-of-effect attack. Xu Jingming held his dual shields and blocked twice with them. He relied on his movement technique to dodge the rest.
“The movement techniques of the Primordial Research Institute are indeed impressive,” Manflix said with a smile. The huge figure behind him suddenly extended arms—a total of 39 arms. Every arm grabbed the embedded spears.
The 39 arms held 39 spears.
“Destruction!” Manflix said lightly.
The huge figure charged at Xu Jingming with the agility of a living embodiment!