Published: February 13, 2025
That means, after all my hard work feeding you all, you collectively went to pursue a higher level?
Ye Zhongming had lived two lives, and while he hadn’t suffered too many losses in this one, he certainly didn’t plan to.
The little elemental spirit that was still joyfully frolicking around didn’t know that this skill had already caused it and its companions to lose the chance to reach their highest level.
Of course, Ye Zhongming also understood that he might be misinterpreting things, but so what? He didn’t want the elemental spirits he had painstakingly raised to leave him in the end.
At least until he became invincible or the world was at peace, he didn’t intend to let that happen.
The Star Spirit had evolved to maturity, which could be considered as completing the first and most crucial step that Ye Zhongming had envisioned so far. Without this step, everything would have been pointless. Now, at least there was a possibility of completing this temporary task.
But Ye Zhongming wasn’t going to stop there.
Having finally gotten this opportunity, even if just one Star Spirit could complete the task, he needed to ensure it was completed.
So, without caring about the Star Spirit for now, Ye Zhongming reached out and summoned the Earth Spirit back to his body.
“Kid, it’s time to come home for dinner.”
When Chao Yang returned, the Star Spirit was probably a bit tired from playing and was lying on the floor asleep. The members of the Star-Eye Clan also knew that this one was special, being the lord of the clan’s… uh, probably akin to a beloved son, so they didn’t disturb it, even walking lightly to avoid waking it.
However, the water elemental dragon didn’t know this and stood there in a daze, staring blankly at the Star Spirit for a long time without moving.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that Chao Yang’s body was slightly quivering.
It wasn’t until Ye Zhongming called it that it awkwardly turned its head.
“Elemental... Spirit?”
Its tone carried a disbelief, and a hint of fear that Ye Zhongming didn’t quite understand.
“What’s wrong?”
Ye Zhongming furrowed his brows and asked.
Chao Yang slowly lay down on the ground, but after leaving Ye Zhongming’s gaze, it continued to stare at the Star Spirit.
After a moment of silence, Chao Yang suddenly said, “We in the Dragon Race have never been clear about what exactly the wheel we guard is, but after so many years, countless powerful ancestors have carefully studied that thing. Although there has never been a unified conclusion, many speculations have emerged, and one widely spread theory is that it seals elemental spirits.”
Hearing this, Ye Zhongming’s mind instantly connected many things; many seemingly unrelated clues linked together at that moment.
Previously, the Dragon Race had said that these wheels sometimes disappeared and sometimes appeared. Ye Zhongming didn’t think much of it, after all, the wheels were too mysterious; he wouldn’t find any changes surprising.
The Dragon Race also mentioned that several of these wheels were currently in a state of disappearance while several others remained.
Now, Chao Yang said that some dragons believed that the wheel they were guarding might seal elemental spirits.
If this statement is correct, then...
Ye Zhongming had a Star Spirit, and the wheel with the starry giant dragon was in a state of disappearance. Ye Zhongming had an Earth Spirit, and the wheel of the earth elemental dragon was also in a state of disappearance...
He had once seen in the visions given to him by that mysterious coffin that an elemental spirit, which could be summoned with a simple gesture, emerged from the ground... that elemental wheel was also absent.
Connecting all this information, Ye Zhongming thought, could it be that these wheels are indeed elemental spirit wheels? As long as the spirits above are 'claimed' by someone, the wheels would disappear?
Since his two spirits were obtained on Earth, does that mean that when these wheels disappear, they go to Earth, or to various planets controlled by the slave races that are similar in nature to Earth?