Come to think of it, the "Duke of the Past" should have been at the peak of the seventh ring, not quite an eighth-ring adept. I had to admit, he was indeed incredibly powerful. Under normal circumstances, Yu Lian would never have chosen to face an opponent like him alone.
However, this Aredan elf was nowhere near as powerful as his master, whose level was almost impossible to gauge. Even compared to Duke Saduran, he lacked that overwhelming, stormy pressure.
Just as Brunhild had said, a snake was still a snake, and it had to be exterminated whenever it appeared. But the fact that it always had to be exterminated meant that, to a true ruler, it was only so much of a threat.
Still, this was the most powerful psionic Yu Lian had ever killed head-on, counting both his lives. So he had to admit that this was also the most dazzling light of zero-element energy he had ever seen.
The man had mastered all kinds of strange abilities, and had probably consumed plenty of high-quality zero-element energy to unlock his astral positions. Considering the legendary "law of supernatural conservation," his corpse should yield a considerable amount of zero-element energy as well.
"So, can we confirm that the leader of the Serpent Around the World, codename 'Past,' is dead?" Gia Phil watched the scene, suspicion clear in her voice.
"If this had happened before, I wouldn't have doubted it. But after seeing those clone bodies just now, we'd better be cautious," Ostana mused. "A psionic of this level should have a core zero-element manifestation corresponding to his astral ring."
An astral ring was a psionic's manifestation of the soul. Only a high-quality zero-element crystal embodying the properties of an astral ring could prove that the "Duke of the Past's"