Published: February 10, 2025
What seemed like a simple quick kill actually reflected Ye Zhongming's determination and decisiveness.
From the sudden launch of the three flower essence blood bullet to the application of various negative states on this eight-star expert, everything was completed almost simultaneously, all for one reason: surprise.
To achieve his goal, Ye Zhongming used most of his status abilities, and with the Earth Spirit consuming a lot of energy for skills like jump gravity, it was necessary due to the opponent being an eight-star existence; a slight change in gravity could easily be escaped from.
Next came the attack of the earth sand moon blade, which should have been his strongest attack, but Ye Zhongming treated it as a feint. His true killing move was the sky cutting.
Now, Ye Zhongming was equipped with a green level boxing glove and did not spare any of his mental power, allowing the light points of the sky cutting to madly strike at his opponent, instantly breaking through the person's defenses.
The opponent, whose hands turned as solid as white jade, did indeed surprise Ye Zhongming by blocking the sky cutting; however, the falling purple war knife, earth sand moon blade, was more than enough to handle the situation below.
He tilted his head back and drank a bottle of mental power recovery potion to replenish some of the energy he had just expended. Even with Ye Zhongming's abnormal recovery speed, it was still a bit overwhelming.
The battle ended very quickly. Ye Zhongming indeed took advantage of the element of surprise, catching others off guard about his abilities. But if just one step went awry, Ye Zhongming would enter a state of entanglement with that person, which would not only thwart the Temple of Dawn's plans but could also lead to an uncertain final outcome.
Ye Zhongming was indeed strong, possessing strength close to that of an eight-star evolver, but he couldn't guarantee victory against the eight-star experts here.
He recalled the strength of King Huyan back then, which still made Ye Zhongming feel uneasy.
He was heading toward the city wall.
Inside the city now, there might still be other eight-star experts mixed in. They may have found various king zuns, and there were even sightings of Xia Bai, who had yet to appear. Facing such powerful opponents, these individuals would indeed struggle, with more losses than wins.
However, he clearly understood where the key point lay. Once the city wall fell, it meant that the Royal City would soon be in danger. After witnessing the quality of the Temple of Dawn's troops, Ye Zhongming had little confidence in the Cloud Summit or posthumous child forces engaging in street battles against these people.
Upon reaching the top of the city wall, Ye Zhongming immediately noticed that the warriors of the Temple of Dawn had established a defensive line near the Ice Crystal Road, with countless warriors clad in Armor of Radiance rushing madly to both sides.
From inside the city looking out, the left side of this gap was precisely where the Holy Light Tube team primarily attacked. These weapons, produced by the light monks, were indeed powerful. Beams of light shot out from the tubes, and any target within range was completely... dissolved.
Perhaps these beams did not cause as much damage as the arrows outside, which fell like dark clouds, nor did they surpass the boulders hurled by catapults.
However, the sight of flesh visibly melting upon contact with the light had a significant psychological impact; whenever these Holy Light Tubes fired, it was evident that the posthumous child and Cloud Summit allied forces' warriors were somewhat panicked.
Those machines also could not survive encountering the Holy Light; whether it was the giant bows or crossbows, or the magic crystal cannons and others, once they made contact, they would immediately turn into a darkened mass, losing their functionality, as if burned by fire.
Ye Zhongming knew that the enemy had not broken through the city wall from the Ice Crystal Road for long, yet on this side, under the impact of the Holy Light Tubes, they had already progressed over a hundred meters.