Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming found himself enveloped in darkness, unable to see anything around him. However, he could distinctly feel his body heating up.
The temperature was rising rapidly, and in the brief moment it took for Ye Zhongming to adapt to his surroundings, he already felt pain.
Ye Zhongming possessed two excellent physiques and had consumed a vast array of potions, making his physical abilities and defenses far beyond that of an ordinary human.
The fact that he was feeling pain meant that he was experiencing a high degree of thermal damage.
There were no glaring flames, only the invisible high temperature, and in the darkness, Ye Zhongming faced an overwhelming sense of fear.
He had no idea what was causing this suppression.
Not knowing the right solution, the only thing Ye Zhongming could do was to use his strongest attack to break through this entity.
The Wind and Thunder Twin Birth in his hand lit up.
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Seeing the little zombies spraying venom all over his Refining Furnace, Tong LĂĽ looked discontentedly at the heavily panting vice president Yang beside him.
“What do you mean? Don’t you believe me?”
Just as the director of the divine hall had commented on Tong LĂĽ, this person loved to show off, was overly confident, and eager for achievements, fully believing in the thing he had released. He had completely forgotten that if it weren't for vice president Yang's timely arrival, he might not have even had the chance to use this equipment.
If he understood this piece of equipment, he might have slightly understood Tong LĂĽ's attitude at this moment.
The Refining Furnace was a piece of golden equipment, and it was... a one-time use golden piece of equipment. According to the basic principles of equipment, the abilities of a one-time use piece are generally comparable to those of a non-one-time use piece one level higher, or even better.
The golden one-time use Refining Furnace had power comparable to purple equipment, maybe even stronger.
It was no wonder Tong LĂĽ had such extraordinary confidence. The reason he volunteered to be the first to deal with Ye Zhongming was largely related to having this equipment.
If he couldn’t beat him, he could just use the Refining Furnace; problems that couldn't be solved could still be addressed.
However, he underestimated Ye Zhongming's strength and almost didn't even get the chance to use it.
But just because he thought it was possible, didn’t mean others felt the same. Vice president Yang had just experienced the might of the King of Cloud Summit and didn't believe that a single piece of equipment could subdue or even kill someone who had roamed the apocalypse for over five years.
Thus, he unleashed his ultimate move, hoping to deal a heavy blow to Ye Zhongming when he escaped.
Vice president Yang also hoped to kill Ye Zhongming, but he was much more realistic than Tong LĂĽ. He used everything at his disposal; it would be even better if he could kill him, but if not, he could at least buy some time until reinforcements arrived.
Hearing Tong Lü's reprimand, vice president Yang calmed down and replied, “You're right; I don’t believe you. I wouldn’t believe that even your director could kill the King of Cloud Summit with just one piece of equipment.”
Tong LĂĽ's eyebrows stood on end, and he could no longer pay attention to his own injuries as he prepared to continue bragging about the might of his equipment to vice president Yang.
However, at that moment, the golden Refining Furnace that he was so proud of and believed no one could break suddenly exploded, shattering into pieces and revealing Ye Zhongming, who was steaming inside.
A trickle of blood flowed from the seam of the equipment on Ye Zhongming's arm.
Tong LĂĽ's mouth fell open in shock, and he froze for a moment before letting out a heart-wrenching roar of fury.
His trump card, the only card that could deal a lethal blow to Ye Zhongming, was destroyed just like that.
The King of Cloud Summit looked somewhat disheveled, but it seemed that he didn’t even suffer a serious injury; at most, it could be classified as a minor wound.