Published: February 13, 2025
A black light fell on Qing Mo's severed tail, stopping the bleeding, while a black giant dragon arrived, assisting the dragon's body that was tilting towards the ground along with Chao Yang.
Qing Mo had been trapped for too long; after a prolonged period of absorbing energy to maintain a power without rest, even for a Dragon Race member, he was nearing his limits. When he was finally freed but suffered another blow, the tension snapped, and he fainted immediately.
If it weren't for Chao Yang's nurturing ability being used right away and the same clan using healing skills, he might have died then and there.
However, in any case, since he didn't die immediately, it meant he could basically survive for the Dragon Race.
Although afterwards, Qing Mo would only be a dragon with a severed tail.
The rescue operation was considered a success at this point, at least for the Dragon Race, but for Ye Zhongming, the losses were too great.
So, when Qing Mo was sent for recovery, the big shots of the Dragon Race looked towards Ye Zhongming in unison.
This... was a bit embarrassing.
The precious elemental spirits of the Dragon Race knew without needing to think that now the space-time gate was closed, and it seemed to have permanently vanished. The elemental spirits were lost in the turbulent flows of space-time; this loss was enormous.
It could even be said that if they didn't compensate, the previously agreed collaboration would have little chance of continuing.
Whether it was Ye or the elders of the other eight elements, they were all considering how to ensure Ye Zhongming would continue to fulfill the agreement they had reached.
Compensation was definitely needed, but how to compensate, how much to offer, and what to give were all issues.
No matter which big shot it was, there was no intention to underestimate the value of the elemental spirits. They estimated that a large amount of materials from the Holy Land as well as one or even two peak clan members were essential.
In the hearts of the Dragon Race, two peak clan members were enough to be equated with two elemental spirits. However... looking at that human's current appearance, they felt that they needed to add more to console him.
After Chao Yang sent away a friend of hers, she returned. Seeing the atmosphere was a bit quiet, she knew someone needed to break the silence, so she flew down beside Ye Zhongming and thought for a moment, "Ye, you..."
Then she saw the look Ye Zhongming shot back at her.
Irritable, as if an endless irritability!
Chao Yang had never seen such a singular and extreme emotion in anyone's eyes before.
She had no doubt that this person might walk away at any second.
When he returned, it might be ten years later, fifty years later, or even a hundred years later, but one thing was certain: at that time, he would bloodily cleanse the Colorful Cloud Fragment Star Belt.
Indeed, this matter couldn't be blamed on the Dragon Race; after all, they had previously agreed upon it, so Ye Zhongming should bear the risks that belonged to him.
The current outcome was just the worst of all possibilities.
However... if everything could be reasoned, there would be no scapegoating and resentment.
Ye Zhongming was indeed incredibly irritable at this moment. Chao Yang imagined that he might really do something drastic, but at least right now, he didn't have the time to think about those things.
Because the Dragon Race thought that the space-time channel had completely closed, and his two elemental spirits were completely gone, but only he knew that the little spirits were still there.
Yes, their connection was still intact!
Ye Zhongming had had the two little spirits for a long time; they had been by his side on Earth. Ye Zhongming raised them from their juvenile stage to maturity.
During this process, it could be said that the two little spirits grew up on Ye Zhongming's 'essence blood.'
Exaggerated as it may sound, that was how it was. They either ate valuable materials that Ye Zhongming had on hand or fed on his refined energy. Even later, when they received Dragon Blood as a supplement, it was still something that Ye Zhongming had refined bit by bit; it was impossible for it not to bear Ye Zhongming's imprint.