Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming discarded the ornate beads and held the metal in his hand, slightly infusing it with energy to remove the dye on its surface.
A few minutes later, a metal material identical to that of Commander Qing Tong's mask appeared before him.
He had separated the metal from both pieces of equipment, but what should he do next? Was it just about obtaining this metal?
Merge? Or enchant?
To be honest, Ye Zhongming didn’t dare to try. If he failed, it would not just be a matter of losing a clue, but rather a question of destruction, and he would never uncover the secret of the mask's double layer again.
However... huh?
Ye Zhongming thought for a full ten minutes, and just when he was about to give up, his gaze fixed on the small opening of the white substance, and a bold idea appeared in his mind.
He decided to give it a try.
At one moment, he fully activated the energy in his hand, and the metal of the "Four Pearl Bracelet" began to melt gradually. Over time, after about half an hour, it completely turned into liquid.
Next, Ye Zhongming picked up the inner layer of the Commander Qing Tong's mask and brought it next to the liquid.
A very thin metal thread emerged from the mass of liquid, slowly moving toward the starting point of the white substance on the inner layer of the mask.
It was so thin that Ye Zhongming had to concentrate completely to control it; otherwise, any mistake would lead to unpredictable consequences.
When the metal thread successfully penetrated the opening, Ye Zhongming breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became focused again. He knew this was just the beginning because the white substance connected to those chips filled almost the entire mask, and he had to follow the correct order to insert it without making a single mistake.
Time passed slowly, and beads of sweat formed on Ye Zhongming's forehead.
This work was too intricate; it tested not only mental and physical strength but also focus and technique.
If it weren't for Ye Zhongming's vast manufacturing experience, he wouldn't have been able to do this. Even so, he still felt his energy rapidly depleting.
From the outside, Ye Zhongming seemed to be sitting on the ground, his hands half-raised in front of him, as if he hadn’t moved at all. Only the metal in his hand was slowly decreasing, while the connecting metal thread was gradually merging into the white substance, filling it up little by little as it became fuller.
He didn't know how long it had been, but when the metal matrix of the Four Pearl Bracelet had completely integrated into the white substance passage of the mask, the last bit landed perfectly at the starting point.
This almost confirmed the correctness of Ye Zhongming's method. How could it be so coincidental that this melted metal perfectly filled the white substance?
When everything was completed, the chips suddenly lit up, and the entire inner mask seemed to come alive.
Ye Zhongming wiped the sweat off his face, examined the mask front and back, and then tentatively put the mask on his face.
At first, there was nothing, but when Ye Zhongming felt no discomfort and opened his eyes, the golden color in front of him changed.
To be precise, it was the eye area of the mask that revealed two small light barriers.
“I am the one hundred and first user of this mask.”
A consciousness entered Ye Zhongming's mind without any warning.
The King of Cloud Summit wasn't afraid; he knew this should be some kind of skill, and he could sense that he had discovered some secret.
The one hundred and first user? Wasn't that the traitor?
The inner layer of this mask was actually crafted by him? It had been so many cosmic years since then.
“I don’t know who you are, whether you are a great craftsman who accidentally discovered this secret or someone from the Star-Eye Clan who studied the mask, but whoever you are, please learn from what I’ve left behind. I have no descendants in my lifetime, so let my life continue in this way.”
This was the legacy of that traitor who almost controlled the Star-Eye Clan?