This belief was like a sharp, golden sword that could not be blocked.
It shattered the world of slaughter formed by countless battle data.
When the sea of data fragments turned into crystalline, blood-red butterflies that danced in the air, they fused into the depths of Meng Chao's mind like colorful flowers falling from the sky.
Meng Chao's consciousness returned to the real world and his body.
His five senses and facial features connected together once more. The first thing he felt was that he had become much taller, and the horizon of his field of vision had increased.
He lowered his head, only to discover that the totem armor that looked like a black fortress, with magma flowing out of the gaps of the armor, that had just been attached to the legendary gladiator "249", had covered his body obediently.
A moment ago, the magma had been enough to cook his organs and burn his bones and flesh to a crisp, but at that moment, it had turned into a warm stream that nourished all 36,000 pores on his body. It made him feel comfortable, as if he was soaking in a hot spring. He could not help but moan in satisfaction.
The Skull Crushers, the most brutal fiery hammers, were also tied to his arms by chains. Connected to his veins, they were vaguely sending out ripples of spiritual energy that represented 'submission' to him.
Even though Meng Chao knew that Skull Crusher's submission would only last for a moment.
If he was defeated by an even stronger enemy, he would lose the possibility to cultivate and fight again.
Skull Crusher would abandon him without hesitation.
It would be just like how it had abandoned 249 just now.
But Meng Chao was still very satisfied.
'I won't fail, at least before I crush the apocalypse, I won't!'
He said to Skull Crusher.
He also said to himself.
Skull Crusher seemed to have sensed his determination. The profound and complicated cuneiform carved on the surface of the hammers shone with a red light, and it jumped about like flames.
It made the brand new totem armor look even more mighty and domineering.
Meng Chao saw shock and fear on Ice Storm's face.
He knew just how strong and terrifying his current form was.
He gestured to the other party, indicating for Hailstorm to calm down.
He pried open the thick visor under his helmet and looked at her with a clear and determined gaze. "Don't worry, I know who I am. I'm fine," he said gravely.
His eyes shone with a rational light, and Ice Storm was even more shocked.
"Are, are you okay?"
Ice Tornado blinked hard. His gaze moved back and forth between Meng Chao's calm expression, the monstrous totemic armor, and the flaming hammer, Skull Crusher, which was even more monstrous than the armor. He could not hide his shock. "You actually subdued Skull Crusher? How is that possible?"
"I have a guess. In fact, the Totem Armor doesn't necessarily have to turn its owner into an Origin Warrior."
"Let's say that the goal of the totem armor is to gather more fighting data so that it can continuously evolve into the Ultimate Individual Weapon. If the owner turns into a crazed murderer, it won't be very beneficial to the totem armor.
"Of course, the Origin Warriors are very powerful, but because of their lack of rationality and wisdom, it's very difficult for them to effectively plan a battle. It's even more impossible for them to retreat from a battle unscathed and plan the next battle.
"In other words, the Origin Warriors are all one-time consumables and lack the ability to fight for a long time.
"There's also the possibility of being captured and sealed, unable to fight for decades or even centuries.
"If the Totem Armor really has a certain level of intelligence, to 'it', is there anything more terrifying than not being able to update its fighting data for hundreds of years?
"Unfortunately, the high-grade orc civilization is slowly declining. Oh, 'slowly' is already being polite. More accurately speaking, it's declining at a speed visible to the naked eye. It's like an avalanche, causing many of the high-grade orcs to lose the correct way to activate their Totem Armor. They don't know why they fight, and they don't know the meaning of killing.
"Fighting is always a means, not the goal. The high-grade orcs who can't understand this and are lost in the murderous vortex will instantly obtain the terrifying power contained in the Totem Armor. They'll be like three-year-old children who get a barrel of dynamite that will explode at any moment. They'll turn into deformed puppets or even be blown to pieces. What's so strange about that?
"But I'm different from the high-grade orcs.
"I'll never forget the meaning of my fight. I'll never forget why I walked this path filled with thorns and flames until I reached this place.
"This is probably the biggest reason why I was able to subdue Skull Crusher.
"I'm not the only one. I think that you're different from the other high-grade orcs. Lady Hailstorm, if my guess is correct, there should be a second power in your body. It's continuously suppressing the beast instincts and the restless killing intent. That's why you were able to absorb a large number of Totem Armor fragments in such a short period of time without losing yourself."
Meng Chao stared at Hailstorm with an intense gaze.
Just now, when he was fighting with "249", he noticed that within the giant icicles released by the ice storm, other than the totem power, there seemed to be an incomparably dazzling ray of light hidden within.
And after he held Skull Crusher, his senses had increased by leaps and bounds. He could accurately tell the difference between the light and the totem power.
Meng Chao did not like to poke his nose into other people's business.
But he felt that only by understanding the source of Hailstorm's power could he better help her obtain benefits from Blood Skull Temple.
Hailstorm hesitated for a moment.
Perhaps it was because her disguise as a tail had been destroyed, which made her feel as if she had nothing left to lose.
Or perhaps Meng Chao's performance just now had completely conquered her. She felt that there was nothing worth hiding in front of this black-haired, black-eyed monster.
She made up her mind and said, "That's right. My mother was a Holy Light human, and she was a witch wanted by the entire Land of Holy Light. Before I was born, she had been researching how to steal the power of the holy light. I don't know whether it was because of her secret research that I was born with the power of the totem and the holy light.
"Every time my blood is boiling because of the desire to kill, the power of the Holy Light is always able to help me maintain the last bit of clarity.
"Perhaps it's because of this that I can withstand the backlash of the totem power better than other high-grade orcs. Even Casava Bloodhoof, whose fighting strength is above mine."
Once she finished speaking, Hailstorm stared at Meng Chao nervously.
She was afraid to see even the slightest bit of disgust on his face.
It has to be known that the mixed-bloods of the Holy Light humans and high-grade orcs were all bastards. No matter where they went, they would be bullied, looked down on, and even hunted down by others.
But she only saw a look of realization on Meng Chao's face.
"I see. Then, everything makes sense. You've never been willing to join the Bloodhoof Family. You'd rather give up on the glory and bright future of the warriors of your family to escape Black Corner City. And you're even willing to work with a black-haired, black-eyed monster like me!"
Meng Chao grinned. "So, we're all monsters!"
Meng Chao came from Earth, so he would naturally not look down on mixed-bloods who had fused the power of the holy light and the power of the totem.
He would also not be like the ignorant berserkers and night watchers who treated mixed-bloods as inauspicious and impure symbols.
To Meng Chao and all the people in Dragon City, power was power. There was no such thing as good or evil, and there was no such thing as divine power or magic power.
The existences known as gods and demons were just higher-level intelligent life forms or the remnants of intelligent life forms.
It was only natural for power systems to communicate and fuse with each other.
If they still could not fuse with each other, it was only because they did not have enough technology and research. There was no such thing as a power system that could not be fused.
In Meng Chao's previous life, after the Dragon Citizens witnessed the strength of holy light magic, they tried to fuse the power of holy light into Dragon City's own spirit energy cultivation system.
But since they suffered great losses in the Monster War, many of the scientists and powerful fighters were assassinated by the Supernatural Entities, and their research abilities plummeted.
The war in the Other World was raging, and most of the resources had to be poured into the war at hand. They could not be poured into long-term basic scientific research.
In Meng Chao's previous life, Dragon City did not have much progress in the research of holy light magic.
But now, they had Hailstorm …
Meng Chao's mind raced. He looked at the Snow Leopard female warrior who had the blood of holy light humans, and his gaze instantly became friendly, friendly, and incredibly passionate.
Hailstorm was shocked by Meng Chao's gaze.
Even now, she still remembered when she was still in the Land of the Holy Light and was chased by the ascetics and night watchers. When she accidentally exposed her identity in front of passersby, the passersby were terrified, disgusted, and looked down on her because she had the blood of a high-grade orc flowing in her veins.
She also remembered the greedy look in Casava Bloodhoof's eyes when he saw through her identity.
But she had never met someone like Meng Chao, who did not care about her race and bloodline at all.
She could tell from Meng Chao's gaze that forget about fusing the power of holy light with totem power. Even if he added three to five other types of power into the mix, he would not care.
'Just what sort of strange place could produce such a strange person?' Hailstorm could not help but ask herself this question.
Meng Chao could guess what she was thinking.
"Don't worry. I know that the greatest Glory Era in history has just begun, and now that you have the power of holy light and totem power on your back, your identity is rather sensitive. Many races in many places might not welcome you," Meng Chao said with a smile.
"But I don't care. My people won't mind such insignificant matters. Once you're done with your business in Turanze, you're welcome to visit my hometown. You can even stay there permanently. Trust me, it's a place that's even more beautiful than Black Corner City and Pure Gold City. You'll definitely like it there, and the people there will definitely like you."
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