Published: February 12, 2025
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In an instant, Ye Zhongming's hair turned almost half white!
Liu Zhenghong was shocked. She and a few researchers nearby rushed over, wanting to help Ye Zhongming out of this state, but he stopped them with a glance.
The current King of Cloud Summit had become speechless and was unable to move.
After he raised the Storm Glaze to activate the Gardener skill, instead of the expected significant changes in the plants, a powerfulๅธๅ (suction force) emerged instead.
Ye Zhongming had encountered such situations before, but the energy absorbed was usually from the evolver's own reserves, or at worst, their mental energy.
However, after the Storm Glaze emitted the suction force, Ye Zhongming discovered that it was actually absorbing his own life force.
He couldn't see the changes in his hair, but he could see the exposed skin on his hands.
There, the skin rapidly became dull, with fine lines and faint spots beginning to appear.
At the same time, his body sent signals, and a wave of weakness started to wash over him, increasing in intensity.
All of this made Ye Zhongming instantly understand that his life was slipping away.
However, he didn't panic excessively, believing that at the current rate, it would take some time before he faced any real issues; he could handle it.
But the changes in his hair were too obvious, which startled Liu Zhenghong and the others.
In addition to his own feelings, there was another reason Ye Zhongming stopped Liu Zhenghong and the others from approaching; the Storm Glaze had changed.
Its not-so-developed roots made the seedling appear very small and fragile, looking weak and vulnerable.
Before, it had only grown three centimeters in a year.
But now, in less than ten seconds, it had shot up over ten centimeters!
In other words, ten seconds equated to more than three years of growth before!
At the same time, the Storm Glaze seedling itself also showed changes, with spiral patterns appearing on it, colored a hint of blood red.
The moment changes occurred signified that Ye Zhongming's skill was indeed active.
Yet he wasn't sure whether this absorption was temporary or permanent.
Ye Zhongming's mind raced as he contemplated his next move.
If he stopped now, the absorbed life force would not return to him; his strength would suffer a significant decline, possibly even dropping his evolutionary level.
If he didn't stop, at this rate, it wouldn't be long before his life force was completely drained, leading to his death.
Ye Zhongming felt that, given he possessed a second life, choosing the latter option was more beneficial for him.
Of course, whether this second life could restore the life force he had lost remained uncertain, and Ye Zhongming needed to take the gamble.
He chose to take the gamble.
He would rather gamble on losing and become an old man living in decline than play it safe and end up as a middle-aged uncle who couldn't recover, stuck at the seven-star level or even lower.
Moreover, he always felt that things wouldn't be that simple.
Ye Zhongming continued to age, while the Storm Glaze continued to grow. From the moment he began releasing his magical energy, nearly half a minute had passed. His appearance changed from being in his twenties to looking like he was in his fifties or sixties. Liu Zhenghong and the others were anxious watching from the side; the usually calm and decisive Liu Zhenghong felt somewhat at a loss.
During this time, the Storm Glaze had grown over a meter tall, no longer just a tender shoot, but with a thicker trunk and branches sprouting leaves.
At this moment, no one in the villa knew that the King of Cloud Summit was undergoing extreme danger, and they were still going about their work as usual.
The Battle Beast Camp was the newest department in Cloud Summit, with Lieutenant Li Daqian's granddaughter, Yuan Yuan, in charge.
Her body, completely surpassing her age, made the young girl look like a young lady. At this moment, she was carrying a bench, placing a strange little creature into a large basin to wash it.