496: A big deal

Subsequently, the Roaring Cannon accurately struck Chen Du's face, or rather, it shot onto the newly emerged red light.

Almost simultaneously, the Roaring Cannon refracted as if light had entered water!

And there were two rays!

One shot towards Huang Cheng's own head.

The other shot towards the Surface, at the head of Huang Cheng's shadow!

And the speed was amplified!

Oh no!

I cannot immunize against the characteristics of my own ability!

This scene utterly stunned Huang Cheng, his heart pounding, he exclaimed.

At this moment, a part of his state was within his shadow, making it impossible to evade these two rays. Let alone accelerating, even if his speed remained unchanged, he couldn't avoid them.

The two rays accurately struck.

In an instant, Huang Cheng felt a sensation of the world spinning.

He felt as if he had been soaking in a wine vat all night, dizzy and floating as he walked.

Although his head was spinning, Huang Cheng's consciousness remained clear, he just had a little trouble controlling his actions.

He immediately realized something was wrong.

His Roaring Cannon shouldn't have such power.

Double rebound?

Huang Cheng, after all, was an Advanced Sky Soaring Warrior with extraordinary insight, and he quickly realized what was happening.

He also possessed Rank 23 Mental Energy, so why would it double rebound?

What kind of Heaven-Defying ability is this?

He couldn't figure it out at once, but the fact had already occurred, and he could only pray he would get through it.

Outside the arena.

After using Mels Reflection to rebound Huang Cheng's Roaring Cannon, Chen Du instantly felt the restraints on his body lift.

The paper-thin shadow that had bound him now lay limp, as if it had consumed a soft-binding powder.

Chen Du didn't even exert himself and easily broke free from the restraints.

This surprised him greatly.

However, Chen Du was also someone who had witnessed countless abilities, and he quickly guessed.

This Huang Cheng's ability to immunize against Mental Energy characteristics probably only targeted Mental Energy attacks released by others.

It was ineffective against Mental Energy attacks he released himself.

Chen Du originally only intended to use Mels Reflection to free himself from the shadow's restraint and buy a little time, as this restraint wasn't strong and could be undone with a bit more effort.

Now that Huang Cheng's ability was affecting himself, for Chen Du, it was both a pleasant surprise and a heaven-sent opportunity.

Strike while the iron is hot!

He naturally wouldn't let go of such an opportunity. A series of sonic booms erupted, and Chen Du's figure appeared directly above Huang Cheng.

Rock-type life forms are very special; even if they are split in half, they won't die immediately. They can re-adhere like glue.

However, these re-adhesions require stamina, and once their stamina is exhausted, they truly die.

If they are pulverized, it requires an extremely large amount of stamina to recover.

Therefore, the death of most rock-type life forms is due to exhaustion.

However, this also depends on the Rank. If it's a rock-type life form at the Quasi-Warrior stage, like the Silver Demon Chen Du encountered in Liang City.

After its head was crushed by Hu Qiang, a member of the city guard team who arrived, it was considered dead, because that Silver Demon was only at the Quasi-Warrior level, and its stamina was insufficient to support growing another head.

After all, different body parts consume different amounts of stamina, and the stamina at the Quasi-Warrior stage is only enough to recover limbs.

At this moment, Chen Du gripped his sword with both hands and fiercely swung it down at the row of barbs on Huang Cheng's back!

Splat! Splat! Splat! Splat!

A series of crisp snapping sounds and Huang Cheng's wails rang out simultaneously.

"Ah ah ah!"

"Ah ah ah!"

Although the pain sensation of rock-type life forms is only one-tenth, having all the barbs on his back severed at once was a pain no less than having his 'root' cut off.

The immense pain instantly woke Huang Cheng from the effects of his Roaring Cannon.

This attack caused his entire aura to wither, his strength plummeting by more than 50%, instantly making him no match for Chen Du.

Although the barbs could grow back, where was the time for that now?

These 25 barbs, while not the lifeline of the Hunter Civilization, would undoubtedly require immense stamina to recover.

Unless Chen Du died in front of him right now, there would be no chance for that.

Splat! Splat! Splat!

Chen Du, like a merciless butcher, after severing the opponent's barbs, without stopping, also cut off Huang Cheng's limbs and took out eighteen long swords from his storage space to pin the opponent to the Surface.

The Bloom's power was about to end. Fortunately, this power had no weakening side effects, only a 24-hour cooldown.

By then, he would find an opportunity to sleep and recover.

Otherwise, he would still have to worry about Huang Cheng's counterattack. Of course, if he killed the opponent, there would be no counterattack.

However, Chen Du had another plan in mind, which was also one of the reasons he was very reluctant to use the Mystic Treasure.

"There should be some other secret here, right?"

Chen Du looked coldly at Huang Cheng, who was pinned to the Surface, and asked in a cold voice.

"The reason why the Scorching Plains Continent has no Great Civilizations ruling it is because there are no resources here. You Hunter Civilization shouldn't come to such a place."

"The appearance of the longevity tree was just an accident, wasn't it?"

Huang Cheng glanced at Chen Du, gradually calming down.

"So what? So what if it's not?"

"Are you going to let me go or something?"

"I admit, you are indeed Heaven-Defying. To achieve such a level with Rank 21 strength, you are truly the strongest Genius I have ever seen."

"Perhaps even our civilization's number one Genius, Xu Chengshuang, might not be as good as you."

"Presumably, you must be the strongest Genius in your civilization's history, right?"

"It's a pity, you are ultimately an alien from a Small Civilization. If your brilliance dares to shine a little brighter, you and the civilization behind you will both be destroyed!"

Huang Cheng showed no fear of death; he was very calm. This was related to him being a rock-type life form, naturally more free from distractions. After all, he had quite a few rocks in his head.

Chen Du's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. He understood what Huang Cheng was saying, which was also why he had always kept a low profile.

"What if I told you that the Giant Civilization secretly stole the Sword Arrive Civilization's Treasure Trove?"

"Do you think we might have a chance to cooperate?"

Chen Du spoke, his voice revealing a sense of certainty.

He knew that the Hunter Civilization's pain sensation was only one-tenth, and the Goddess of Life's Favor was not as effective for Ranks above Sky Soaring Warrior.

Moreover, the opponent was an Advanced Sky Soaring Warrior of a rock-type life form, so the effect was extremely poor.

"You...?"

"How do you know such a thing?"

"What exactly do you know?"

Huang Cheng's originally calm expression suddenly changed after hearing Chen Du's words. Clearly, Chen Du's words had hit upon something extraordinary.