Published: February 12, 2025
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The cold wind of the ice field continued to howl, just like every other dark night before.
But here, it felt different.
On the ground, several huge black shadows lay there, either struggling or gasping for breath. Surrounding them were pools of frozen blood and the faint lingering smell of blood that had yet to be blown away.
Yangos, the ice bird, the undead fish dragon, and the red dress guard had all lost their fighting capability. Perhaps given a little time, they could recover some, but the battle had been at its most intense moment without a pause. From the first Yangos that was shot down until now, not much time had passed.
It wasn't that the Cloud Summit People didn't want to drag this on, but they couldn't afford to. Faced with a fully unleashed ninth-level life, it was already quite impressive that they could keep their lives intact.
To leave, or rather, to survive, there was only one possibility left: to defeat this ninth-level life.
There was no possibility of stalling for time or trying to escape!
The only ones who could continue fighting were the earth yellow pill, Ye Zhongming, and that hellish life form.
Red Hair and Xia Bai, having contributed their last ounce of strength, had managed to temporarily restrain the terrifying man-bear king.
But everyone knew that this kind of restraint could be broken at any second.
In Ye Zhongming's hand appeared a yellow talisman; it was his greatest trump card.
It was a card Ye Zhongming had obtained a long time ago but had never had the chance to use, and he had been reluctant to use it.
As long as this card was successfully activated, he would surely win.
However, it required exceedingly strict prerequisites, and Ye Zhongming had no confidence; he was merely gambling.
If he won, it would be a miraculous battle where the Cloud Summit's elite could kill two ninth-level lives.
If he lost, he would die, and the life he had regained would come to an end once more.
This talisman was called 'Life-Thread.'
To speak of its ability is one thing; to discuss the conditions for using this talisman is another—it was exceptionally difficult to meet.
Firstly, it required that the evolution level difference between the user and the target not exceed two levels, and at the time of use, the total mental power difference could not exceed two levels.
Secondly, at the time of use, the target must be in a relatively stationary state.
Thirdly, to activate this talisman, the target must be in a negative state.
Fourthly, both the user and the target must not be in perfect condition.
Fifthly, using this talisman required consuming an amount of mental power equivalent to two-thirds of the user's total mental power.
Lastly, at the time of use, the distance between the heads of the target and the user must not exceed three meters.
At first glance, these requirements seemed manageable, but since this talisman was typically used against high-level lives, ensuring that the target remained relatively stationary was actually quite difficult to achieve.
From another perspective, if it were possible to keep the target still, even if not absolutely, wouldn't there be a chance to eliminate it by other means? There wouldn't necessarily be a need to use this talisman at all.
Furthermore, the requirement that both the user and target should not be in perfect condition and that the target must be in a negative state essentially meant that this talisman couldn't be used at the beginning of battle; it would certainly have to be used midway.
And while a negative state might seem easy to induce with a skill or a scroll, considering the target's level, like now, what kind of skill would be required to put a ninth-level life in a negative state? Even if it was accomplished, whether the talisman could be successfully activated at that moment was another issue.
Moreover, the first and fifth conditions combined created a huge uncertainty surrounding the use of this talisman.
The evolution level difference of two levels was easy to understand, but what did a two-level difference in mental power mean?