Power and Influence?

Just as before, the instant the Sun Moon Divine Lord's Divine Statue that Ye Zhen quietly visualized in his mind burst forth with golden light, the Mirage Dragon Pearl on his chest immediately became restless.

Compared to his first worship, Ye Zhen was far more experienced this time.

He split off half his Soul Power and carefully observed the Mirage Dragon Pearl's reactions.

Ye Zhen discovered that the intensity of the Mirage Dragon Pearl's reaction was related to how focused he was during worship.

The more immersed Ye Zhen became, the brighter the golden light of the Sun Moon Divine Lord's Divine Statue in his visualization became, and the more violently the Mirage Dragon Pearl struggled, even attempting to leave Ye Zhen.

If he distracted himself, the golden light of the Sun Moon Divine Lord in his visualization would weaken, and the Mirage Dragon Pearl's struggle would lessen considerably.

If Ye Zhen merely went through the motions, the Mirage Dragon Pearl would not react at all.

With experience on his side during this worship, Ye Zhen had ample opportunity to experiment. After several consecutive attempts, he arrived at an answer that left him utterly astonished.

The Mirage Dragon Pearl was extremely afraid of the Sun Moon Divine Lord's Divine Statue!

This fear was not the ordinary fear between martial artists. Rather, whenever something bearing the Sun Moon Divine Lord's aura entered Ye Zhen's body, the Mirage Dragon Pearl displayed intense terror.

This discovery confirmed one of Ye Zhen's earlier judgments: the Mirage Dragon Pearl might possess intelligence. However, for some reason—perhaps because it had been sealed—Ye Zhen had yet to discover it.

Otherwise, how could it be so terrified of the aura of a Divine Statue?

Had the Mirage Dragon Pearl not long since fused with Ye Zhen's bloodline over