"It worked!" one of the Thousand Sons exclaimed excitedly.
But a second later, his smile froze.
The instant the psychic chains touched the fleshy sphere's surface, they began to tremble violently.
Then the chains began... to be "absorbed."
The golden specks on the fleshy sphere's surface flashed wildly, treating the psychic chains as delicious "energy noodles" and sucking them into its body, mouthful by mouthful.
"What?!" The Thousand Sons Sorcerer's eyes widened.
He could feel the psychic power he had unleashed draining away at an alarming rate.
"Sever the connection! Hurry-"
But it was already too late.
The psychic chains had become "energy conduits" between the fleshy sphere and the Thousand Sons.
And now, the direction of suction through those conduits had reversed!
Buzzzz-!!!
Golden light blazed across the fleshy sphere's surface.
Terrifying suction surged along the psychic chains, reaching straight into the Thousand Sons' souls!
"Aaaaargh-!"
More than a dozen Thousand Sons screamed at once.
They could feel an irresistible force draining the psychic power from their bodies.
It felt as though their souls had been placed in a juicer and were being squeezed dry, little by little.
"Disconnect! Sever the connection!" The Thousand Sons Sorcerer frantically tried to cancel the spell.
But the suction was too powerful.
His psychic shield was breached in an instant, and the energy within him surged wildly toward the fleshy sphere like floodwater bursting through a dam.
In just ten seconds.
The bodies of more than a dozen Thousand Sons began to shrivel.
Their skin lost its luster, and the psychic light in their eyes dimmed.
Finally, they fell from the sky like desiccated mummies.
Thud, thud, thud-!
One dried corpse after another struck the ground, shattering into powder.
Inside the sphere, Liu Zhipeng savored the psychic power he had just devoured.
"Tsk,