Published: February 10, 2025
Chapter Title: "Still a Fusion! The National Team Defeated South Korea, Two Words: Refreshing!"
“Long time no see.”
Yama Tree wore a stunningly beautiful woman’s face, smiling as if the corpses on the ground had nothing to do with her.
Ye Zhongming remained silent, knowing that Yama Tree had intentionally summoned him here.
But he couldn’t refuse; Yama Tree knew this as well.
Among the many eighth-level life forms Ye Zhongming had encountered, there was a significant difference in strength.
The corpse apes that appeared during the Cloud Summit siege weren't particularly strong; their strengths and weaknesses were too obvious, making them easy targets. If their innate abilities were lacking, they would rank at the bottom among the same level.
Similarly, the eighth-level pink ball created by the divine hall had a true strength of only about seven and a half levels at most, or in other words, eighth-level in rank but seventh-level in strength. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been defeated by Red Hair. This exemplifies the difference between artificially created life forms and naturally evolved entities. Even if Cloud Summit were to inherit this capability from the divine hall in the future, the results wouldn’t be much better.
The five eighth-level monsters and the black sharu were considered mid-tier; they belonged to special entities among their kind and were certainly top-notch, so even though they were inferior compared to truly formidable life forms at the same level, they still possessed substantial strength.
Such life forms were the most numerous in each level.
Of course, there were others, such as the upper dragon Ye Zhongming encountered while vying for the Sea King Disk or the three-nosed little elephants still outside Cloud Summit City. These beings hadn’t shown their full strength yet, making it hard to judge.
Excluding these, what remained were the true top-tier entities within the evolutionary ranks.
At the seventh level, whether it be the earth yellow pill, the spirit woman, or Red Hair, they all belonged to this tier. Among peers, they rarely encountered rivals, and battles among them were often hard to distinguish in terms of victory or defeat. Both physically and in terms of abilities, they maintained a crushing advantage over weaker life forms of the same level.
Though the eighth level has higher evolution, it still follows this pattern. Among the eighth-level forms Ye Zhongming had seen, only two belonged to the top tier for now: the iron lock prisoner and... Yama Tree.
Of course, there might also be Yangos or the upper dragon, but for now, Ye Zhongming hadn’t fought with them, so he couldn’t judge the strength of the Evil Dragon. But thinking about it, the Dragon Race likely wouldn’t be weak.
Such an existence summoned Ye Zhongming here at this crucial moment. He had no choice but to come; otherwise, the variables could become too great.
If he ignored this message and Yama Tree participated in the siege, once she unleashed her heaven-defying abilities, Cloud Summit would likely fall within half an hour. The destructive power of such massive attacks was too great for ordinary evolvers, resulting in instant kills without any suspense, capable of wiping out all the warriors on the city walls in an instant. Once the walls fell, Cloud Summit Villa couldn’t withstand a mutant legion ten times its size.
Moreover, Ye Zhongming had to come alone since everyone else was busy fighting. If he brought strong allies, guarding the city would become dangerous. He couldn't let Cloud Summit fall so easily, so he had to come, and it had to be him.
However, this wasn’t recklessness. Ye Zhongming was no longer the one who first encountered Yama Tree at Linhai.
Now, he was a seven-star evolver, having undergone significant improvements in profession, skills, and equipment. Back then, he could only be suppressed by equipment like the Staff of Nature. Now, if he were to fight again, he had no fear.
Though Ye Zhongming might still lose in the end, as long as he didn’t do something foolish, it would be impossible for Yama Tree to kill him.