The Soul Mist was already so dense it stood on the verge of condensing into water. No complicated methods were needed—he simply had to compress it further and make it denser.
He did not know whether this would work, since it was only a sudden idea. But if it succeeded, the gains would be immense. If it failed... well, there was nothing to lose anyway.
He raised a hand and pressed it against the mass of mist before him, frantically driving his Spiritual Power. Visible Yin-Yang Dual Elements interlocked and connected one after another, each Base Element roughly the size of a palm, spreading outward in an instant.
The City Lord, who had been sitting leisurely by the Soul Cleansing Pool and watching the show, was slightly stunned. Surprise flashed through his eyes. He had not expected Lu Ye to be a Spirit Pattern Master as well, much less one capable of constructing Spirit Patterns so freely.
This Spirit Pattern... The City Lord carefully examined the enormous Spirit Pattern rapidly taking shape. Was it Spirit Gathering?
Yet this Spirit Gathering Spirit Pattern was somewhat different from ordinary ones. Not only was it enormous, but its shape was also rather strange. It bulged forward in the middle, while its edges curved upward and outward, making it look like a funnel.
A funnel? The City Lord immediately sat upright, vaguely realizing something.
This little fellow who had come today seemed rather troublesome. He had agreed to let Lu Ye and the others enter the Soul Cleansing Pool because, even if they entered, they would not consume much of the pool's power. In exchange for releasing those converted Accomplice Spirits, it had been a fair deal.
But if things truly turned out as he suspected, then he seemed destined to lose out on