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Montes Arthur is Sixth Sequence user of mental combat techniques. His opponent's sequence strength is slightly inferior to Ren Yisheng's, but Montes Arthur is indeed a leading figure in the mental combat system of the Aomeijia Alliance.

To outsiders, leaders in any industry should seem aloof and unattainable, but the more one delves into their field, the more they realize their own insignificance.

Montes Arthur initially didn't take it seriously, and he didn't have a good impression of Zhang Xuezhou either. But after the two exchanged some questions, he found that Zhang Xuezhou was actually very professional.

The research of the Aomeijia Alliance and the Scarlet Alliance State is different, and the professional terminology involved is also different, but Montes Arthur can understand Zhang Xuezhou's expression.

"Living people can communicate with each other, and I believe the dead can also communicate with each other. The question is how to achieve communication between the living and the dead!"

"A spiritual force is needed to bridge this gap between life and death!"

"That's right, only the power of the spirit can traverse between life and death; it can touch the souls of the dead and find traces of life!"

"But the connection of spiritual forces requires a medium!"

"The medium can be the deceased's blood, bones, brain marrow, hair, items they used in the past, their spiritual lineage..."

Zhang Xuezhou was an extremely competent straight man; he knew exactly what Montes Arthur wanted to say next.

The new area that Montes Arthur needed to study was not unusual in the other world. Both the Corpse-Eating School and the major Sacred Land that practiced Incantation Technique had related research on the dead.

However, Zhang Xuezhou cannot say that Montes Arthur's research was entirely useless; the use of mental power to communicate with the deceased is quite rare.

Indeed, there is a fundamental difference between the spirits of the dead and traces of life.

Zhang Xuezhou believed that the souls of the dead were the three souls and seven spirits that had lost their physical bodies, while Montes Arthur believed that the traces of life were the traces left by those with strong spiritual abilities.

If such a powerful person has ever gazed at a brick or tile, that brick or tile may still bear the traces of their thoughts at that moment.

After Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly assured him that damaging Luo Zhong's body would not have any consequences, Montes Arthur still resorted to psychological tactics.

As he chanted incantations, Zhang Xuezhou witnessed a familiar form of mental manipulation manifesting, and Luo Zhong's skeletal remains sat up in a crooked position.

Mental power can control physical objects. Zhang Xuezhou's use of mental power to avoid rain is one way, as is his manipulation of the Infinite Blade. Ren Yisheng is also involved in related matters.

However, compared to Montes Arthur, the two are clearly less professional in this area.

"By coordinating and synchronizing with the remains, and by calibrating to the same frequency, I may be able to obtain Luo Zhong Chong's most profound thoughts and ideas!"

Montes Arthur stretched out his arms, and the skeleton in the imperial coffin made the same gesture.

His face was composed, yet held a hint of surprise.

What might be terrifying for others was not so for Montes Arthur.

He never expected to encounter Luo Zhong's remains at the bonfire party, especially since the most important part of Luo Zhong's remains—his skull—was remarkably fresh.

Montes Arthur didn't want to ponder who had kept Luo Zhong's head, but he knew all too well what it meant for the head to have survived for so long.

As Badun once said, Luo Zhong was a remarkable emperor whose personal strength exceeded the level expected of his time. If Luo Zhong had not been unlucky, the Scarlet Alliance State today would likely be a nation teeming with experts in mental combat.

Montes Arthur was somewhat Qi Ingestion, believing that even if Luo Zhong was strong, there was a limit, and that mental combat techniques were not something anyone could master at will.

But after coming into contact with the head, which had been dead for only a few years, his understanding had begun to change.

At least Montes Arthur couldn't survive long after his head was chopped off. He figured he could stay alive for about three days after his neck was severed, maybe a little longer, before finally dying.

Compared to this former powerhouse, Montes Arthur felt as if he were looking up at a towering mountain.

He was genuinely interested in uncovering information related to Luo Zhong, and even hoped to obtain the secrets that Luo Zhong once possessed.

The power of his spirit constantly adjusted with the fluctuations in his brain, causing the skeleton in the imperial coffin to slowly stand up.

"Damn, that scared me to death!"

Sherton, who was deep in thought, was startled and almost made a fool of himself.

He cursed, then looked at the changing expressions on everyone's faces and felt that everyone else was the normal one, while Montes Arthur and the enthusiastic Zhang Xuezhou were simply not right in the head.

"Zhou Yueyan, is this how you brought us to the bonfire party?" Sherton asked in a low voice.

"This is Montes Arthur's performance, what does it have to do with me!"

Zhou Yueyan's face was also a little pale. She had seen many dead body parts used for medical purposes, but Zhou Yueyan had never seen such a skeleton and skull that could stand up even when it was completely dead.

This was not a simple patchwork; Zhou Yueyan could even sense a faint, lingering vitality emanating from the skeleton, as if she were facing an elderly person clinging to life.

This undoubtedly made her feel a little uneasy as well.

Under the spotlight, she couldn't help but glance at Ren Anran.

Seeing Ren Anran's expression of great alarm, Zhou Yueyan felt much more at ease.

Compared to Ren Anran's performance, Zhou Yueyan felt that her situation was much better.

But this is indeed an uncomfortable scene; only Zhang Xuezhou and Montes Arthur could be grouped together like this.

"Young Zhang really doesn't shy away from anything; he's definitely a born researcher!"

Among everyone, Zhang Xuezhou undoubtedly performed the best. Zhang Xuezhou's composure was not feigned; the other party was genuinely unaffected.

Zhou Yueyan felt that Zhang Xuezhou had a very wide range of interests, and could dabble in all sorts of topics.

Most importantly, Zhang Xuezhou was not there specifically to conduct research; his constant exchanges with Montes Arthur were merely incidental.

The other party's real purpose is to pull Montes Arthur and his group of foreigners, either by leveraging their sequence strength or by creating problems that would draw in more sequence experts from other countries.

Zhou Yueyan felt that Zhang Xuezhou's true purpose was not hard to guess.

However, Zhou Yueyan was also somewhat apprehensive. Having seen the Fire Meteor Creatures of the Thousand Islands Alliance in the video, she had no idea what the Fire Meteor Creatures of the Scarlet Alliance State actually looked like.

Zhou Rihui also mentioned that Qin Mengzhong possessed a ferocious beast that could speak, and that his subordinates could disguise themselves as various tigers.

Humanity has entered the sequence of life evolution, but the world has also become so strange and difficult to adapt to.

Starting with a case in one city, the situation suddenly escalated to affect an entire province. Zhou Yueyan was genuinely worried that a major upheaval might occur in the future, sweeping across a continent and even impacting the whole world.

In that situation, it would undoubtedly be the end of the human world, and even the highest Sequence strength would be of no use.

"Electricity... electricity... electricity... it's all electricity, torture... endless torture!"

Montes Arthur's voice trembled, tinged with a chilling fear.

A ghostly light appeared in his eyes. When he was overjoyed to be able to touch the traces of Luo Zhong's life, Montes Arthur did not obtain Luo Zhong's spiritual content as he had imagined. Instead, he trembled all over as if he had been electrocuted.

Seeing Montes Arthur's trembling body, Zhou Yueyan's eyelids twitched, and then she saw Montes Arthur's eyes roll back, foam at the mouth, and he fall to the ground.

Luo Zhong's remains collapsed into a pile in an instant.