"Zhang, my brother, are you alright? Were you injured just now?" Blake and the others asked with concern.

"I'm fine, but they're in trouble," Zhang Menglong said. "Blake, I've told you, in the Ritian Sect we follow the principle of 'do not offend unless offended.' Now you've seen it, they made the first move. If I do something excessive later, you can't blame me."

"They were too much!" On their journey, Blake and the others had gained a much better impression of the Ritian Sect, especially admiring Zhang Menglong's kindness and humor, which had deeply endeared him to them.

But Zhang Menglong had clearly done nothing wrong and was still turned away from the city gates. On top of that, they were attacked without reason, and the targets included not just Zhang Menglong but the others as well.

They could almost imagine that without the black puppet blocking the attack, they would have become cannon fodder by now. Even they harbored deep resentment, so they could understand if Zhang Menglong wanted to do something irrational.

"But Zhang, this is a large city after all. What do you plan to do?" Blake asked.

"Of course, I'll drag their City Lord out to teach him a lesson, get the entry fee back, and demand compensation for emotional distress."

"I think we should be careful. Your puppet is strong, but their defense system shouldn't be underestimated. Although the beam cannon can't harm your puppet, your puppet might not break through their protective shield."

Having experienced the beast tide, Blake knew how formidable it was. Without strong defenses, a Level Eight life form beast could tear the city apart.

Since it has held up until now, it shows the city's full defensive system can withstand a full-scale attack from a Level Eight life form. How could Zhang Menglong break such a fortress?

"You don't have to worry," Zhang Menglong said, "really can't endure this anymore; if I don't take revenge today, I'll eat shit on livestream!"

Blake didn't expect Zhang Menglong to have such a temper. The entry fee wasn't much. Knowing the Ritian Sect, this amount was insignificant.

Although the city lord attacked him, Zhang Menglong wasn't hurt. In reality, he didn't suffer any substantial loss. Letting it go would be an option.

But clearly, Zhang Menglong's dictionary didn't have the word 'endure'.

"Are you the city's master?" Zhang Menglong's gaze fell on Yukas on the city wall. He was the only one with a gene layer reaching a Level Six life form.

"Why did you keep me outside the city, why attack me? What grudge or hatred do I have with you?"

"No reason, just because you're from the Ritian Sect, so you must die!" Yukas's hatred had shifted from Chen Bingyu to the entire Ritian Sect.

"Aren't you afraid I'll tear down your city?" Zhang Menglong showed a dangerous look.

"Tear down my city?" Yukas smirked, "Just you? Even the beast tide couldn't destroy my city, what makes you think you can? My defense system can withstand a Level Eight life form's attack!"

"Then try me," Zhang Menglong chuckled, "Get out of the city now, kneel, and sing 'Conquest' to me. If I have to drag you out myself, that won't be the outcome."

"Hahaha, I know you Ritian Sect people are strong, but I'm not sure I can beat you. However, I'm in this city, what can you do to me? If you've got the skill, come in and beat me!" Lucas taunted Zhang Menglong as much as he could, feeling a thrill he couldn't describe.

"Fine, that's the most outrageous request I've heard," Zhang Menglong said. "Folks, you heard that. He's the one asking me to drag him out and beat him, this isn't the Ritian Sect bullying."

"Step back!" Zhang Menglong ordered Blake and the others.

Blake and the others knew Zhang Menglong was serious this time.

"Get in there, tear down this city!"

The Black Warrior's dim eyes suddenly blazed again, charging towards the city like an emotionless killer.

Almost simultaneously, a thick energy condensed in mid-air, compressed to the extreme Cosmic Origin Energy.

"Meteor Shower!" Zhang Menglong and the Black Warrior both uttered these words almost at the same time.

In an instant, it felt like entering hell, even the air was filled with the scorching smell. A huge magic array appeared in the sky, and massive meteors with terrifying power enveloped the city.

"Meteor Shower," a high-level skill for mages in many games, was a magic forbidden curse Zhang Menglong learned at the Super God Academy. Using neural synchronization to let the Black Warrior use it, it was like an apocalyptic onslaught.

"Is this...apocalypse?" The treasure hunters dazedly stared at the sky.

"Prince! This energy wave is surpassing a Level Eight life form's peak!" Lucas's subordinates displayed horrified expressions; wasn't this a Level Five peak life form fight, why such a powerful force? Is anybody going to stop this, is someone cheating here!

"Can we withstand it?" Lucas asked worriedly.

"Not sure, but the energy consumption for the city might be greater than the beast tide."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire city shook violently. Each collision with the defensive system's light membrane caused its energy reserves to drain visibly.

"Quick, fill the defense system with energy!"

A large batch of Level Five Energy Barytes was thrown into the reactor. The light screen was shaky under the meteor storm but never shattered.

The meteor storm lasted for a full three minutes, and the energy consumed in these three minutes was akin to several hours during the beast tide!

Lucas wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Hahaha, it seems you can't do anything to me!"

Confirming the city's defense was strong enough, Lucas felt relieved, "My city has amassed a lot of Energy Baryte, I have the time to outlast you, I don't believe your puppet's energy is limitless!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Zhang Menglong gave an indescribable smile, "You think your little energy barytes can last how long? Competing resources with me? You're challenging my strength?"

Zhang Menglong waved his hand, pulling out a Star Core, tossing it into the Black Warrior's energy furnace. Using it for pure combat, one Star Core was enough for a long time, but frequent skill use meant exponential energy consumption.

"Star Core, that's a Star Core!" someone immediately recognized the high-level energy entity.

"One of these is worth thousands of Level Five Energy Barytes!"

"I heard you have to kill beasts above Level Six for a tiny chance to drop these. Didn't our city collect about a dozen from Level Seven life forms during the beast tide?"

"Wow!" At this point, Zhang Menglong poured out a pile of Star Cores, looking like thousands at a glance.

Zhang Menglong casually played with two in his palm, "You think you're tough? You think you're so great? You think I can't do anything to you? Let's see, will your city's defense system's energy run out first, or will my Star Cores?"