Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 499 Meteor Artistic Conception

Lei Chi assumed a stance ready to take a beating.

Despite his calm and composed demeanor, which made him appear like a master, he was actually well aware that in the outer space, he was no match for the space-destroying level expert before him.

Fortunately, this is the realm of gods, and as a player, I have the protection of the system. But even so, Lei Chi is not confident that he can fight Lan Zheng head-on.

He had planned from the beginning that he wanted to experience the meteor's essence firsthand. So he could just get beaten up. With the protection of the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore and 13000 trillion life points, he wasn't afraid of being killed directly. His physical body was definitely safe.

Lei Chi also began to consciously protect his "soul".

There are many ways to protect the soul. The "Master's Manual" contains many secret methods that can be learned from. Lei Chi has already condensed the "Free and Easy Divine Dharma Image" in his sea of ​​consciousness. Visualization is one of the most common methods to protect the soul and resist mental attacks.

In addition, there are also spiritual techniques in the [Du Shen Jing] to protect one's own soul. The simplest one is the [Zheng Wo Jing]. As long as one recites this sutra, one can keep one's mind clear and avoid inner demons. In Lei Chi's understanding, this is a means of guarding one's mind and resisting attacks on the soul.

"I'm ready, what are you waiting for? Come on, unleash your meteoric energy!"

Lei Chi shouted, then closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, visualizing the "Free God" in his mind while softly chanting the "True Self Sutra".

His behavior was something that Lan Zheng, a Void-level expert, couldn't understand.

"Is he powerful and fearless, or is he just putting on airs? Shadi said that the true powerhouses in the Divine Realm are yet to emerge, he probably wasn't lying to me..."

Lan Zheng clenched his fist, then pondered in his heart: "In any case, this person must be related to our clan's heritage, perhaps even possessing the inheritance of the Bright Moon Warrior and the Blazing Sun Warrior. I can't take his life yet, but if possible, I'll capture him and interrogate him..."

Thinking of this, the Meteor Warrior's body shone brightly, and he made a fist with his right hand, striking towards the Thunder Pool.

boom!

A fiery meteor-like fist imprint was unleashed, leaving no room for dodge, and it struck Lei Chi directly in the chest.

"-4560833!"

A bright red number appeared above Lei Chi's head.

These are the damage numbers, which only players can see.

Lei Chi remained completely unmoved by the attack. He hadn't sensed any power of intent, and while he felt relieved, he was also slightly annoyed. He couldn't help but snort and shout, "Only four million points of damage? Are you looking down on me? Go all out! Didn't you want to kill me?"

After saying that, he quickly continued chanting the Zhengwo Sutra. Lan Zheng's normal attack could deal more than four million damage, which was already quite astonishing. Lei Chi dared not be careless.

Lan Zheng responded with a cold snort, his hair suddenly standing on end, and he shouted, "Since that's how it is, then let me show you what a Meteor Warrior is all about!"

At this moment, a pale blue light membrane rapidly spread outwards from Lan Zheng's center, within which was a pitch-black space, like a deep night sky.

Lei Chi witnessed this and was deeply shaken. A special force influenced his mind, causing him to involuntarily stop chanting the Zhengwo Sutra. Moreover, the Free and Easy Divine Dharma Image within his sea of ​​consciousness began to vibrate slightly, emitting a buzzing sound.

"Is this what artistic conception is?"

In a daze, Lei Chi suddenly saw a desolate land, which seemed to be the surface of some barren planet. It was full of craters and impact marks. On a boulder, a shirtless boy was throwing a punch at the deep night sky.

He was drenched in sweat, but his punches were unwavering and faster than ever. After an unknown amount of time, his fists suddenly burst into flames, followed by his body. The boy's eyes blazed with fire, and he let out a painful roar. His body gradually flew up and began to emit a bright light. Finally, he exploded, turning into a blinding light.

Lei Chi suddenly came to his senses and saw a fist imprint already on his chest.

At the same time, the Free and Easy Divine Dharma Image in his sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently, and then a crack appeared on his brow. Three thoughts were shattered. Although the loss of thoughts was not significant, it caused Lei Chi to feel a tearing pain.

"-189755444!"

Lei Chi saw his damage numbers, but he was still thinking about what had just happened. Was he hallucinating?

Lan Zheng was still in the stance of throwing his right fist, a look of surprise on his face. He said, "You took a punch with five-tenths of my strength and you're not even injured. You really do have some skill!"

Lei Chi said, "A punch with five-tenths of your strength? It cost me three thoughts! That's all? Hmph, please use your full strength, don't hold back, otherwise you won't be able to hurt me!"

"Arrogant!" Lan Zheng roared. "Wait till I cripple you, then let's see how arrogant you'll be!"

After saying that, Lan Zheng made another move, and the moment he clenched his fist, Lei Chi felt his consciousness waver again, and he saw the boy waving his fists under the deep night sky and then disappearing into light.

It seemed like a long time, but it also seemed like only a moment. When Lei Chi's consciousness returned, he had already been hit again. The Golden Lotus of the Other Shore blocked nearly 150 million damage for him. At the same time, the crack between the eyebrows of the Free God Dharma Image in Lei Chi's sea of ​​consciousness deepened, and two more thoughts were shattered.

Lei Chi seemed to understand, but roared, "Too weak! You have no strength at all! Again! Use all your strength!"

"Hmm? This player... is so resilient? This shouldn't be the case. Even among Star-level experts known for their physical strength, taking those two punches from me would result in serious injury, if not death!"

Lan Zheng narrowed his eyes, raised his fist again, and Lei Chi continued to see the illusion.

At this moment, what everyone in Bliss City saw was Lei Chi sitting cross-legged without moving, taking the punches thrown by his opponent head-on.

The fist imprint didn't look particularly special, and its flight speed wasn't very fast either. Instead, it felt light and airy, and it didn't seem to cause any damage when it landed on Lei Chi.

"What are they doing?"

"It looks like the enemy commander is attacking our city lord!"

Why didn't the city lord hide?

"Perhaps the enemy's attacks were too weak, and the city lord was too lazy to dodge."

"That's true. Those light, airy fist marks didn't look very powerful, and they were easy to dodge."

"If this is all the enemy commander can do, I feel that if I were in his shoes, I could defeat him!"

"Is that really true?"

"Why does this feel so childish? Isn't this just like playing around?"

"Shut up, all of you! Watch carefully, and stop making wild guesses!"

"We must trust the city lord!"

"Just watch quietly..."

The players and residents of Paradise City couldn't figure it out, and the more they looked, the more eerie it seemed.

Unbeknownst to them, Lei Chi had already taken sixteen punches, and the durability of the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore had decreased by nearly 3 billion. The Lan family patriarch, Lan Zheng, turned grim. He had already used all his strength and really couldn't understand what kind of monster the other party was, that he was not injured at all, and did not even move. His attacks had not even damaged the other party's clothes.

In fact, the Thunder Pool was also damaged. The Golden Lotus of the Other Shore took the damage for him, and his physical body was unharmed, but his thoughts were shattered more than a hundred times, which can also be considered as damage to his soul.

"Sitting still, you can't even hurt me a fraction of what I'm capable of hitting you. You're truly useless! You want revenge for your daughter, don't you? Then don't stop! Show your full strength and keep going!"

Lei Chi closed his eyes and shouted, but the scene that seemed like a dream kept replaying in his mind, recalling the boy's punch.

"That boy waving his fists under the night sky, could he be the head of the Lan family? Why am I seeing this? Is this what his 'Meteor Shower' technique is all about? What is the true essence of it all...?"

Lei Chi pondered silently. He was now certain that the artistic conception was indeed the outward projection of one's own will, which could interfere with the minds of others. He vaguely seemed to be able to glimpse the true meaning of the meteor artistic conception, but he was still missing something and could not fully understand it.

Lan was angered by Lei Chi's constant provocations, so he threw punches again, each one stronger and heavier than the last, for more than two hundred punches in a row.

After delivering those two hundred-plus punches imbued with profound meaning, even though Lan Zheng was a Void Annihilation level expert, he was still somewhat out of breath. He stared at the Thunder Pool as if it were a monster.

The Golden Lotus of the Other Shore lost nearly 30 billion durability points, but compared to its total durability of 1.3 trillion, it was still quite stable. Therefore, Lei Chi appeared completely unharmed and continued to shout, "Don't stop, keep going!"

"you……"

Lan felt like he was going to vomit blood. His face darkened, and he threw punches again, this time continuously, for more than three hundred punches before stopping, and each punch was delivered with full force.

After delivering over three hundred punches, even Lan Zheng felt exhausted. When he looked at Lei Chi again, he found that Lei Chi remained motionless, and his robe was completely undamaged.

"This is impossible! Even a cosmic behemoth should have been blasted to pieces by now!"

Lan Zheng was a little confused, and a strong sense of unease arose in his heart. His sense of superiority vanished instantly.

"Keep going! Don't stop! Keep hitting me!"

Lei Chi's voice rang out again, carrying a strong sense of provocation.

"Very well, I, the patriarch, will grant your wish today!"

Lan Zheng threw another punch, this time unleashing over a hundred blows before stopping. But as soon as he stopped, Lei Chi's voice rang out again: "Give it your all! Don't stop!"

"You scoundrel..."

Lan cursed and then unleashed another hundred punches, but as soon as he stopped, Lei Chi impatiently shouted, "Useless trash, keep going! Keep hitting me!"

"Trash?" Lan Zheng roared in fury. "No one in the Azure Star Realm dares to call me trash, player! You're courting death!"

"Stop talking nonsense, just hit me!"

"Alright, I'll show you my Heavenly Beetle Meteor Fist!"

Lan Zheng then threw another punch, this time delivering two thousand punches before stopping.

He looked at the Thunder Pool again and was stunned; the player was still completely still.

"Come on, it's so comfortable! How can you stop at this crucial moment?"

Lei Chi's voice continued to ring out.

Lan Zheng was about to vomit blood. He had thrown over two thousand punches and was exhausted, but the person opposite him was still completely unharmed.

Little did he know that Lei Chi was protected by the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore. His more than two thousand punches were full of force, but they only reduced the Golden Lotus of the Other Shore's durability by less than five hundred billion.

Lan Zheng suddenly calmed down again.

"Oh no, this person is too strong, I mustn't act rashly!"

In an instant, the head of the Lan family had the idea of ​​retreating. He could no longer care about things like avenging his daughter or finding a martial arts inheritance. As the head of the Lan family, he should stay in the rear and fight steadily. Charging into battle like this would be a very unwise move.

Having figured this out, Lan Zheng didn't say a word and simply stepped back.

At that moment, as if sensing something, Lei Chi suddenly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "I need your help to cultivate my skills, so you cannot leave now!"

"You think you can stop me?"

"Of course!"

With this thought in mind, the Golden Lotus beneath Lei Chi rapidly expanded, unfolding into a lotus world in a flying form. Lei Chi dared not be careless and quickly retreated to the back.

Clang clang clang clang...

Dozens of Thunder Pool Gods appeared, the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons was activated, and the chains of divine thunder instantly condensed, locking onto Lan Zheng.

Lan Zheng was shocked and unleashed his fist techniques to meet the enemy. Each punch was sure to kill a Thunder Pool God General. However, once the Divine Thunder Chains were unleashed, even though he was a so-called Void Annihilation Level expert, he was bound, restrained, and suppressed.

Seeing that Lan Zheng was no longer able to move, Lei Chi felt relieved and walked towards him again, suddenly asking, "Burning life, burning will, seeking a brief moment of brightness with a body like dust, facing death without fear, forging ahead without hesitation—is this a meteor?"

"What are you talking about?"

Lan Zheng roared angrily, struggling desperately to break free from the chains of divine lightning. Unlike the players, perhaps due to his powerful physique, he actually managed to make the chains of divine lightning sway with his own strength. If given enough time, he might really have a chance to break free.

Lei Chi continued, "It's not just about burning the physical body, but also the soul. Yes, that's the key, that's the method of projecting one's will. Am I right or wrong?"

"you……"

Lan Zheng's eyes widened. Was the person opposite him really trying to comprehend the essence of a shooting star?

Before Lei Chi could answer, he shouted again, "I understand! I've got it! Thank you for those 3862 punches! However, although I understand the true meaning of the Meteor Realm, I still haven't mastered it. Tell me, where and how did you master this realm?"

"Haha!" Lan Zheng laughed loudly, saying, "I have mastered the fist technique in the ancestral land of Tian Tui Star. If you are interested, become my disciple, and I will take you to Tian Tui Star to teach you the Meteor Fist!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he began to struggle even more violently.

"Heavenly Slough Star..."

Lei Chi carefully memorized this place. Understanding does not equate to mastery. For example, Lei Chi at this moment had already grasped the essence of the Meteor, but to master it, he needed more comprehension and cultivation. He really wanted to go to the Heavenly Metamorphosis Star. In his speculation, the Heavenly Metamorphosis Star should be the place where the boy practiced his fist in the illusion of the essence he had previously experienced. There must be something extraordinary there. If he could go there to cultivate in seclusion, mastering the essence of the Meteor would not be difficult.

Of course, even without going there, Lei Chi is confident that he can master the essence of meteor, it just may take longer.

At that very moment, just as the Chaos Giant was about to be born, a stream of light suddenly flew into the Dutian Divine Fiend Formation. This stream of light landed near the Twelve Witch Ancestors and transformed into a human form. It was the one with hands and feet like eagle claws. He grinned and, with incredible speed, placed his palm on Jumang's head.

The next moment, Jumang let out a scream, and his body suddenly shattered into pieces.

Subsequently, with the twelve ancestral witches incomplete, the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons was broken, and the nascent Chaos Embryo, which was about to mature, contracted and quickly disappeared.

"Patriarch of the Lan family, if you don't flee now, when will you?"

The eagle-claw man shouted, and upon hearing this, Lan Zheng's body suddenly shone with a golden light that resembled flames. He roared, broke free of the divine lightning chains, and flew outwards. He shattered the light barrier of the Dutian Divine Fiend Array with a single punch, then transformed into a stream of light and vanished in an instant.

(End of this chapter)