Published: February 11, 2025
Ye Zhongming, Red Hair, Xia Lei, Xia Bai, Liang Chuyin, Liu Zhenghong, and Le Da Yuan, the core members of Cloud Summit, sat together, staring at a hammer in front of them in silence for a long time.
If everything the shadow said was true, then this hammer, brought out from the Lava Sea by Red Hair, was one of the so-called spatial sacred artifacts, the Time Listening Hammer!
In theory, this was understandable.
If it were not a high-level piece of equipment, Ye Zhongming would definitely have a way to find its usage method, but no matter how he experimented with this hammer, it had shown no reaction at all.
Unable to find a reason, Ye Zhongming thought it was because he hadn’t figured out the method, or perhaps his glorious artisan level was insufficient.
But now it seemed to be a difference in approach entirely.
“How much of what that monster said is true, and how much is false? It’s really giving me a headache.” After hearing about this matter, Liang Chuyin also found it impossible to judge.
“I think most of it is credible. It followed us back and is just outside Ying City, even agreeing to temporarily stop attacking evolvers; this itself is a show of attitude.”
Xia Lei tapped the table, expressing her thoughts.
This woman was an adventurer at heart. Given the current situation, if they waited for Ye Zhongming or the Yama Tree, or other eighth-level lifeforms to evolve into ninth-level, no one could predict how long that would take. Meanwhile, she knew in her heart that Ye Zhongming evolving into a nine-star evolver would be a long process, and there weren't that many ninth-level magic crystals on this Earth for him to utilize.
Undoubtedly, the Yama Tree or even the earth yellow pill had a much greater chance of becoming ninth-level life first.
Xia Lei was not very reassured about that.
Even if she were reassured, could a newly ascended ninth-level life really defeat an established ninth-level demon monster lying in wait at the space-time gate with an army?
Honestly, it seemed unlikely.
How many years would that take? What if the secret realm collapsed during that time? The alternate space painstakingly established by Cloud Summit would all turn into useless efforts.
If that’s the case, why not take a gamble and cooperate with the shadow? If they succeeded, it would naturally be a joy for all; if they failed, the situation couldn’t get any worse, right?
The worst case would be placing a ninth-level life on Earth, but Xia Lei felt indifferent about that. When the time came, Cloud Summit could simply retreat first. That Nine-Winged Crow coming here was not invincible; ninth-level life had already appeared on Earth, and perhaps they could benefit from a conflict between the clam and the snipe.
“What if… and I mean what if, this shadow monster is lying, and its true purpose is to get Little Leaf to obtain this hammer and then forcefully open the space-time gate to bring its main body in?”
Liu Zhenghong fiddled with the spatial sacred artifact from the Blue Secret Realm before putting it down, voicing the worst-case scenario.
“Does it want to become its main body? Considering that a soldier who never wants to be a general isn't a good soldier, this is understandable. Even from the evolutionary standpoint, it's possible. But what if it is wholeheartedly loyal to its main body, and everything before was just its tactic to use us?”
Xia Lei listened with a frown; she knew that Sister Hong's concerns were indeed valid.
“Did it say how it would become its main body?”
Le Da Yuan asked.
Ye Zhongming nodded, “It said it needed two months; it would absorb energy during that time. When it has the ability, it would open a channel for us to go to the Lava Sea to retrieve the Time Listening Hammer. Afterwards, it would change the Key of the Secret Realm to give us another secret realm coordinate besides the Sanctuary. Then, we would find some items listed by it in the secret realm and give them to it to help it evolve. After some time, it would give us another coordinate, and we would help it find more needed items…”