Published: February 13, 2025
The body of the flame spirit fell back after the drum sounded, and the flames on it diminished significantly.
Then, the blade radiance and the layered bow's energy burst forth.
If it were the magma giant, it would have succumbed after these attacks, unable to withstand so much damage.
Especially with the two techniques that Ye Zhongming rarely used, the mental shock and that small drum, their power was immense.
Ye Zhongming used to rely on external conditions or equipment to unleash his mental shock, such as Mountain Rage or transformation techniques.
But this time, with his strength having increased, he was able to deliver mental attacks through some simple actions.
For instance, earlier, he could lightly stomp his foot and purse his lips to launch an instantaneous attack on his target.
This might not compare to the specialized mental shock skills possessed by spirit woman and others, but under Ye Zhongming's powerful mental strength, such an attack was equally hard to resist.
And then there was the small drum.
Ye Zhongming called it the "Heaven Calling Drum," a name that sounded formidable, but it was actually a Soul Artifact.
The great thousand soul refining technique had a connection with the now-vanished Blue Soul Shepherd. Ye Zhongming was somewhat sure of their link, although he might not be able to prove anything now, but that didn't matter much.
What Ye Zhongming focused on was the influence of this ability among the All Races of the Universe.
This ability could create extremely rare Soul Artifacts. Ye Zhongming had sent some posthumous children to the sky to train, aiming to provide such Soul Artifacts for himself and the forces of Cloud Summit.
The main ability of the Heaven Calling Drum was also mental-related, but it did not directly harm mental awareness; instead, it disrupted it.
It seemed like an auxiliary skill, but in reality, this kind of disruption was incredibly useful.
Imagine, during a fight, if the target couldn't summon their mental power, or if their consciousness suddenly became chaotic, unable to distinguish friend from foe, or even unable to control their own body—it would be utterly despairing.
The purpose of this drum was precisely that.
Of course, the specific effect depended on both the user and the target's mental power.
With one strike, Ye Zhongming made the flame spirit's body lean back, indicating the effect was excellent.
All remaining attacks hit under continuous mental shocks, causing the flame spirit to roll helplessly on the ground, appearing quite miserable.
Ye Zhongming hesitated for a moment and chose not to continue attacking, fearing he might kill the spirit.
In other places, with various predetermined trials, Ye Zhongming wouldn't have to hold back, but here was the spirit's place of foster care. This spirit was clearly a mature entity, and all the trials originated from itself.
He could defeat it, but Ye Zhongming would definitely not kill it. If he were to kill it in this foster care place, there was a high chance it would truly perish, which would nullify the purpose of Ye Zhongming entering here.
However, this hesitation clearly gave the spirit a chance to catch its breath. After flickering twice on the ground, its body disappeared, reappearing over a hundred meters away in another direction.
"Ah..."
A series of angry cries erupted from the flame spirit's mouth as the flames that had almost extinguished on its body reignited.
"Die die die die die..."
The flame spirit recovered from the mental chaos, waving its arms as countless fire elemental energies surrounded it, forming... rows of flame lamps!
This breathtaking sight made Ye Zhongming abandon the thought of immediately attacking again and instead treat the situation with caution.
The towering peak was so high that it seemed one could reach out and touch the heavy leaden clouds in the sky.
And these flame lamps floated atop the mountain, connecting directly with the dark clouds above.
Moments later, these exquisite-looking flame lamps filled the entire mountain top, hovering and creating gaps of varying sizes between them, with an uncountable number in total.