Meng Zhao was somewhat torn at this moment. If this treasure possessed only the value the Yu Family youth had displayed earlier, it would not be of much use to him—at least, far less than he had imagined.
The Emperor Yu Battle Armor could accomplish all of that, and far better than this mask ever could.
He could use this treasure as nourishment, letting the Evil Calamity evil weapon devour its refined power and strengthen itself.
After all, because of the Eclosion Worm's Self-Imprisonment Cocoon, the evil weapon had become his bonded treasure. Not only could it grow, but its potential was limitless.
The crucial point was that the Yu Family youth had later been possessed by what seemed to be Di Ku's divine consciousness. And the source of that divine consciousness most likely lay in this mask.
That was why Meng Zhao could not make up his mind. Should he keep it and study it carefully later, or directly strengthen the evil weapon to give himself greater security for his coming exploration?
More importantly, Meng Zhao had never been able to determine whether that really was Di Ku's divine consciousness, or some old schemer using Di Ku's name as a cover, dwelling within it and waiting for some unlucky soul to appear so it could seize their body and return to the human world.
Meng Zhao was not afraid of possession. With his Purple Origin Dragon Body and the might of the Heaven-Illuminating Divine Mirror, even if Di Ku tried to seize his body, he would likely meet the fate of a shipwrecked army.
Still, it was a hidden danger. Who knew what mischief that divine consciousness might cause in the future?
After all, the Yu Family youth could also be said to have died at the hands of