Published: February 12, 2025
The gene warriors were merely alternative lives, yet they were still drained of energy by the ghost heads. This realization crushed the hopes of many cloud summit warriors who had previously speculated about the ghost heads.
The tremors beneath their feet weakened somewhat, allowing them to barely control their bodies. The efforts of the Yama Tree were not in vain. Earlier, the lullaby sung by the spirit woman had stabilized everyone's emotions significantly; at least they had the strength to fight against these little ghost heads.
At this moment, Ye Zhongming was not feeling very cheerful, as he discovered how troublesome these ghost heads were.
The Wind and Thunder Twin Birth had already imprinted itself into the ghost head, splitting this creature in two. However, one half was still lunging toward him, while the other rushed toward Mo Ye, who was manipulating five runes and unleashing various elemental attacks against the palace giant.
Under her assault, Abba, who had just mocked Ye Zhongming and others, was forced to retreat repeatedly, his stone giant form crumbling into brick dust.
An enraged nine-star rune master was a terrifying existence.
The ghost head had come over, clearly intending to relieve the pressure on the palace giant.
Seeing that physical attacks were ineffective, Ye Zhongming transferred his weapon to his left hand and pushed forward with his right. A bracelet on his wrist snapped, and black beads lined up in a row, shooting into the ghost head one by one.
A faint explosion ensued, and the once invincible ghost head trembled, then shattered with a boom, turning into a mass of black mist.
That was a string of soul artifacts, crafted at the request of Miya by king zun for Ye Zhongming, and they had considerable power. They had a strong impact on the target's mental strength or consciousness.
Ye Zhongming didn't have time to figure out what these ghost heads really were, but the soul artifact should have an effect on them.
However... after the ghost head exploded, it didn't transform into smaller ones like before. Instead, it was absorbed back into the Doomed Flag of the Hell Court.
At this moment, a third ghost head charged at Ye Zhongming, with new ghost heads condensing on top of the Soul Flag!
Endless regeneration?
Everyone witnessing this was shaken; if that were true, it would be a real problem.
Ye Zhongming thought further. The moment the flag appeared, the Holy Maiden's last words still echoed in his ears, so could the energy source of this flag be the citizens of the Temple of Dawn and the Holy Maiden?
The continuously appearing ghost heads made the King of Cloud Summit feel that this couldn't go on. He stopped entangling with the newly reappeared ghost head and instead sank his body, falling from the air. He suddenly disappeared at about the height of the flag and reappeared in front of it.
His dual weapons transformed into a sea of light and shadow, enveloping Ye Zhongming's body as he charged into the flag.
Few could clearly see where Ye Zhongming was at this moment; all they knew was that he was somewhere in the light and shadow, while the souls on the Doomed Flag surged toward him, colliding with the light and shadow.
Behind, the ghost head roared in unwillingness and anger, crashing in as well.
The Doomed Flag expanded significantly, and due to the souls floating on it, it resembled a slightly structured small mountain.
After Ye Zhongming dashed in, the souls quickly wrapped around him, making him vanish from sight.
At this moment, the Yama Tree maximized her abilities; the ground beneath much of the Holy City was covered in her roots, causing the tremors to become very slight, no longer affecting the cloud summit warriors in battle.
Mo Ye summoned fire runes to deal with the ghost head charging at her, while the other four continued attacking Abba.
To avoid Mo Ye's assaults, the black cat made the palace giant's lower half its target, swiping its claws. It was completely invisible, only a slightly darker phantom shadow was seen. After swinging, it leveraged the palace giant's body to jump away, then weirdly pivoted to launch the next attack.