This was a clash of mental power.
Eerie.
Uncanny.
Unfathomable.
Extremely deadly!
Mental flaws, traps in the depths of consciousness—once exposed and magnified, they could shackle even someone with supreme power and put them in mortal danger.
At that moment, Jiang Qiao...
Could still use supernatural means. He was still a top-tier powerhouse.
But he could not attack.
He could not keep his consciousness and mind stable.
If he forced himself to act...
The chaos and distortions in his thinking might influence him during the fight, leading him to make completely wrong judgments.
Fortunately...
Although Zong Liu had successfully invaded his consciousness...
He must have been putting everything he had into it, too. It could not possibly have been as effortless as his relaxed appearance suggested.
And so...
The two became locked in a strange battle.
They faced each other.
Neither moved.
They looked calm and unruffled, without the slightest hint of confrontation. Even Jiang Qiao, who was on the defensive, merely wore a grave expression and a serious gaze, as though he were only somewhat wary.
But beneath the surface...
Both Zong Liu, the attacker, and Jiang Qiao, the defender, knew that their situation was extremely perilous.
Zong Liu had the upper hand.
But that did not mean he had already won.
On the contrary...
If the situation reversed...
The mental power connecting them would immediately become a channel through which his opponent could invade him in return!
So Zong Liu continued to intensify his influence.
An unimaginable, elusive aura flowed around him. He continued in an unhurried yet assured tone:
"Everything in Chong Heng's past..."
"The traces of his reincarnations..."
"All show that he has been manipulated in every lifetime."
"Or, to put it more bluntly..."
"He is nothing but a tool."
"He believes he has a life,