I did it!
I helped!
Shen Le was overjoyed. Whether or not he had relied on the power of a divine artifact, he had dealt real damage on this battlefield, fighting on his side. Besides, he was the one who had raised the Bronze Tripod. Some of the damage it dealt had to count as his!
Shen Le took a deep breath and immediately steadied his breathing, focused his mind, and connected with the Bronze Tripod through his consciousness.
The Bronze Tripod trembled faintly. In particular, the nipple-pattern ornamentation continued to shudder in tiny yet violent pulses. Clearly, the strange beast had not lost its ability to resist and was still charging about inside.
Then what I need to do is support the Bronze Tripod—help it subdue that thing inside quickly, deal with this strange beast, and move on to attack the next one!
With that thought, Shen Le closed his eyes, and his spiritual power rose into the air. A humanoid figure of light unfolded above his head, gripping the tripod's two handles with both hands.
Specks of light streamed into the humanoid figure from every direction, then flowed through it and into the Bronze Tripod.
The tripod quivered softly beneath his hands and began to glow. Fine streams of light extended along its handles, rapidly gathering around the nipple-pattern ornamentation. Shen Le felt as though he could hear faint boiling within the tripod's belly—the gurgle of water, crackling explosions, and all manner of savage, violent roars.
After what seemed like only a few breaths, the nipple-pattern ornamentation containing the strange beast suddenly flared, then quickly dimmed. The trembling inside vanished completely.
He had no idea whether the strange beast had been fully refined and turned into part of the Bronze Tripod's power, or whether its soul had been