[God of Spring] was a little dazed.
He distinctly remembered dying a horrible death.
So horrible that not even his bones remained.
What was going on now?
"Have I come back to life?"
"No, this isn't resurrection!"
"This is my true spirit form!"
"By him..."
"Lord An Kai summoned me again and granted me new life!"
[God of Spring] had wanted to say, "He summoned me," but when the words reached his lips, he simply could not say "he." In the end, it became "Lord An Kai summoned me."
This was the latest effect of [Summoning]!
It had gained an effect that could forcibly alter a living being's thoughts!
[God of Spring], for instance, had undergone just such a forced alteration.
In his consciousness, this forced alteration had even rewritten his past memories, spanning his long life.
"Lord An Kai" suddenly occupied an immensely important place in his life.
From his first awakening to consciousness, to embarking on cultivation, learning spells one step at a time, successfully ascending to godhood, and steadily climbing until he attained his current strength as a [First-Tier Deity].
An Kai's presence ran through every part of [God of Spring]'s life.
After the baptism of the [Summoning Gate], all the important beings in his life had been replaced by An Kai.
All of this happened in an instant.
This was another major change that made the current [Summoning Gate] so powerful.
Rather than forcibly controlling its target, it controlled them from the deepest recesses of their mind.
This made the [Summoning Gate] even more powerful at enslaving living beings.
It was precisely this change that caused [God of Spring]'s true spirit to feel astonished when he stepped out of the [Summoning Gate], only for that astonishment to swiftly vanish.
In the blink of an eye, [God