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Lu Ming sheathed his sword and stood there, his gaze calmly fixed on the place where the smoke and dust were billowing.
"Oh? You're not dead?"
As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the golden-scaled lion beast staggered out of the sunken mountain wall. Its chest scales were shattered and its claws were mangled and bloody, but it was indeed still alive.
Its eyes, as it looked at Lu Ming, were filled with unprecedented fear and disbelief.
Lu Ming's gaze fell on its shattered chest, where a stone about the size of a washbasin, entirely black, with faint, strange patterns, was embedded. It was this stone that had blocked most of the power of the blade.
"Huh? This thing just saved your life?"
Lu Ming raised an eyebrow slightly.
"What is this thing that can withstand one of my blows without breaking?"
He walked forward slowly, his tone remaining calm.
"But that's all."
The golden-scaled lion let out an angry growl, but dared not take another step forward.
The human before it possessed a terrifying strength far beyond its comprehension!
On the mountain peak, Carlos, Manji, and Shadowsocks were already dumbfounded, frozen in place like clay sculptures.
One strike... to clear the field?
Including two mid-level Domain Lord-level ferocious beasts, a herd of hundreds of beasts... and a severely injured peak Domain Lord-level beast?
This...this is really Lu Ming, who just broke through to the Domain Lord level?
The deathly silence on the mountain peak lasted for several seconds before being broken by Manji's husky voice.
"Damn it... I must still be dreaming, I'm just hallucinating..."
He rubbed his bald head vigorously, his eyes wide as saucers.
"Or... are those three domain lord-level ferocious beasts down there just made of paper? When did Old Lu... when did he become this fierce?!"
Carlos's throat was also dry as he murmured, "It's not an illusion... One strike... Just one strike... This strength is definitely far beyond that of an ordinary peak Domain Lord! What level has Old Lu reached this time?"
Shadow Shuttle's body, hidden in the shadows, tensed slightly, a sign of extreme shock. He whispered, "It seems... our previous assessment of his strength was significantly off."
Just as the three were stunned and speechless, the situation below changed again.
Lu Ming moved again.
"Since you have no will to fight, then let's end it here."
Before he could finish speaking, his figure blurred again.
The Golden Scale Lion Beast's pupils constricted sharply, its scales stood on end, and it instinctively tried to retreat in defense!
But Lu Ming was too fast!
As if teleporting, Lu Ming had already appeared to its side and behind. The flaming battle blade in his hand drew a strange arc with ease, precisely avoiding the hard black stone in its chest and directly grazing its relatively vulnerable neck joint!
The sword flashed away.
Lu Ming's figure had already appeared several meters away, his back to the Golden Scale Lion Beast, as he slowly sheathed his battle sword.
The massive body of the Golden Scale Lion Beast froze in place, its dark golden pupils filled with bewilderment and disbelief.
A thin line of blood appeared on its throat.
next moment--
puff!
The massive lion's head slid down along the bloodline and crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The headless corpse swayed and then collapsed to the ground with a thud, blood gushing out like a fountain, staining the ground red.
The black stone that had saved its life also fell into the pool of blood with a clatter.
The peak-level Domain Lord-level ferocious beast, the Golden-Scaled Lion Beast, is dead!
Lu Ming didn't even glance at the corpse again, turning his gaze to the thick fog at the deepest part of the valley, as if he had just casually swatted a fly.
He raised his hand, and the fallen black stone and the corpses of the other two domain lord-level ferocious beasts were swept up by an invisible force and flew to his front, where he casually put them away.
The whole process went smoothly.
The three people on the mountain peak were once again petrified.
If the first cut was shocking, then this seemingly casual second cut was utterly terrifying!
Instantly kill a peak Domain Lord!
Manji opened his mouth, but could only manage to utter two words: "...monster."
After Lu Ming dealt with the three domain lord-level ferocious beasts, he looked up at his three teammates who were still petrified on the mountain peak and greeted them calmly.
"Stop dawdling up there, come down. The obstacle has been cleared, it's time to see what treasures are inside."
His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of Carlos and the other two, pulling them back to reality from their extreme shock.
The three looked at each other, each seeing the same disbelief and a hint of... awe in the other's eyes.
Carlos took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and said with a wry smile, "Let's go, let's go down. Old Lu... he's really good at hiding things!"
Manji grinned, his expression complicated.
"Damn it, I can't just pat him on the shoulder like that anymore. If he doesn't hold back, my body can't take it."
Ying Shuo didn't speak, but simply nodded silently, his figure drifting down the mountain like a wisp of smoke.
The three landed one after another in the valley, stepping on still warm pools of blood and severed limbs. The air was thick with the stench of blood and the burnt smell of extinguished energy, reminding them that what had just happened was not a dream.
They looked at Lu Ming, who stood in front of them, his breathing steady and his clothes perfectly in place, and their emotions were still hard to calm down.
Carlos walked up to Lu Ming and couldn't help but look him up and down, his tone filled with amazement and doubt: "Old Lu, you...you really just broke through to the Domain Lord level? I feel like you're much stronger than some veteran Domain Lords at their peak."
Chapter 17 A Mountain!
Lu Ming smiled slightly, naturally not revealing the secrets of the system and the hundredfold gene, but vaguely explained: "This breakthrough is a bit special, it can be considered a result of accumulated strength. I was lucky and obtained some opportunities."
He immediately changed the subject.
"Now is not the time to discuss this. Let's see what's hidden behind this fog."
Seeing that Lu Ming was unwilling to say more, Carlos wisely stopped asking, as everyone has their own secrets.
He composed himself and nodded.
"That exceptionally pure and high-level energy fluctuation came from behind this mist. This mist is very strange; my spiritual power cannot penetrate it."
Manji and Yingsuo also came over, and the four of them looked at the vast fog together.
The four formed a diamond formation, with Lu Ming at the head, Carlos and Manji on the left and right flanks respectively, and Ying Shuo at the rear, carefully stepping into the thick fog.
The fog was thicker than expected, with visibility less than ten meters, and it also strongly interfered with Force perception.
The four could only move forward slowly by relying on sight and the connection of their breaths, and their minds were highly focused.
After walking for several hundred meters, the surrounding fog began to gradually thin out.
After walking a few dozen more steps, the view suddenly opened up before me!
They crossed the edge of the fog and appeared in a relatively open valley.
However, the scene before them stunned all four of them.
There were no exotic flowers or rare herbs as they had imagined, nor any divine artifacts or secret manuals radiating precious light. Before them stood a mountain!
A colossal mountain, entirely black, with a smooth, mirror-like surface, towering into the clouds, and radiating a cold, metallic luster!
This mountain peak occupies most of the space in the inner valley, and its material is by no means ordinary rock.
"This is... a mine?"
Manji scratched his head, somewhat disappointed.
"Making such a big fuss just to guard a dark, rocky mountain?"
Carlos frowned slightly, took a few steps forward, and reached out to touch the black mountain.
The tentacles were cold and hard. He tried to exert force, but even with his Domain Lord-level power, he could only leave a shallow white mark on them!
"This hardness... is extraordinary!"
Carlos's expression changed slightly.
Ying Suo also squatted down, carefully observing the texture on the mountain's surface, then shook his head, indicating that he didn't recognize it.
Lu Ming also sensed that the black metal was somewhat extraordinary, but he didn't recognize it either.
The universe contains so many kinds of materials that even someone who has lived for 90,000 years could not possibly know them all.
"Scan the database using the intelligent optical computer."
Lu Ming suggested.
The four raised their wrists, activating the intelligent optical brain's detection and scanning function, and aimed it at the black mountain in front of them.
drop!drop!drop!
Almost simultaneously, all four individuals' smart computers emitted notification sounds indicating successful identification, and detailed information about the material appeared on the screen.
When they saw the information displayed on the screen, all four of them involuntarily held their breath for a moment, and their eyes widened instantly!
[Material Name]: Meteorite Mother Gold
[Level Rating]: E9
[Characteristics Description]: Extremely high density, extremely high hardness, excellent energy conductivity, and some resistance to soul attacks. It is one of the top-grade materials for forging fifth-tier Force weapons, top-tier spaceships, and advanced puppet cores. Its production is extremely rare, typically appearing at top-tier auctions.
E9 grade metal!
Ink-bomb mother metal!
Looking at the information displayed on the intelligent computer, and then looking up at the massive mountain in front of me, which was thousands of meters high and probably several kilometers in diameter at its base...
Gulu.
Manji swallowed unconsciously.