Chapter 237

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Chapter 237: Almost Embarrassed
Astonishingly, Yuan Rui’s soul flame inherited the corrosive soul attack of the white fox, and it seemed to be enhanced by Yuan Rui’s attributes, becoming exceptionally domineering.
Zhang Mu’s mental shield was specifically designed to counter such psychic attacks, but the corrosiveness of this attack caused him severe headaches. It wasn’t a direct confrontation of sheer force but a slow method that burned and eroded him. Zhang Mu’s understanding of psychic protection was not profound, so he was completely unprepared to deal with this type of mental assault. Moreover, Yuan Rui had just awakened this soul attack and couldn’t control it perfectly yet, leaving Zhang Mu feeling helpless against it.
Previously ignored for unknown reasons by the zombie monk and now being corroded by Yuan Rui’s soul flames, Zhang Mu felt a bit unlucky. Was his soul shield fake? He had always seen psychics with this ability as invincible, but here he was, facing adversaries who could break through, mutants, or even zombies.
Actually, it’s not really Zhang Mu’s fault for the quality of his mental shield. People have different abilities and positions, so the zombies and Yuan Rui he has encountered are top performers in their own groups. Zhang Mu can compete with them and even surpass them slightly, which is already his limit.
Yuan Rui couldn’t take back the energy she gave, and Zhang Mu kept quiet, focused on replenishing his mental shield with the remaining mental energy. Yuan Rui assumed Zhang Mu was just testing her new ability and continued smiling, thinking Zhang Mu was calm and composed.
Zhang Mu was truly suffering silently. The power of the soul flame burning on his mental shield did not decrease significantly over time but decreased slowly in a very subtle trend. It was impressive that the flame, which had transformed into a phoenix, an ancient mythical beast, was truly unique.
Luckily, Yuan Rui hadn’t given it too much spiritual energy. As it wore down half the thickness of Zhang Mu’s mental shield, it suddenly stopped and did not continue.
However, Zhang Mu could feel that Yuan Rui’s soul flame not only corroded his mental shield but also sustained for such a long time.
He had an astonishing assumption that only this way could explain why Yuan Rui’s newly awakened ability could push him to this intense confrontation.
This flame was consuming his mental shield’s spiritual power!
By replenishing its own depletion. But the replenishment was ultimately not enough to keep up with the consumption, which led to complete silence in the end.
In this case, this flame was very terrifying. It may not be as serious for those with weak mental defense or evolvers who are not good with mental energy. But when facing opponents equally strong in mental attacks, this flame would be overpowering.
Yuan Rui couldn’t absorb others’ spiritual power to strengthen herself yet, but when she learns how, her inner flame will burn brighter.
The balance will shift soon, one side will emerge victorious.
Zhang Mu, still appearing strong, maintained his facade. He complimented Yuan Rui, saying, “Your abilities are already strong. With practice, it will be a powerful asset.”
“Really? That’s great! I can fight monsters with you, Uncle!”
Yuan Rui jumped with joy, recalling the tough times from the stories Zhang Mu told her. Despite feeling guilty for not helping Zhang Mu, she remained focused on her safety.
Zhang Mu sensed Yuan Rui’s thoughts and lightened the mood, joking, “Yes, and your abilities are even stronger than mine! I might need your help soon!”
Zhang Mu and Yuan Rui had recently confirmed their romantic relationship, seeing each other in the best light, with eyes only for each other.
Suddenly, a powerful spiritual force swept through the camp, affecting Zhang Mu and Yuan Rui.
Both skilled in mental abilities, sensitive to spiritual energy, they turned towards the source of the intense power.
Zhang Mu quickly realized that the spiritual energy was not malicious, but was spreading indiscriminately, indicating that Long Er unintentionally emitted this level of spiritual fluctuation while advancing.
“It was me and the woman in black veil I mentioned before. I exchanged the Soul Crystal I obtained last time in that small town for all their beast cores. She should have successfully advanced by now.” Zhang Mu furrowed his brow slightly, expecting the woman’s awakening ability to be prophecy.
Can prophecy ability cause such great disturbance?
Zhang Mu did not know the answer. In later years, he had only heard of Long Er as an evolver with prophecy ability. However, the Long Er at that time would not have paid attention to insignificant individuals like Zhang Mu.
“Uncle, should we go and take a look? What exactly is this spiritual energy, I am curious whether her ability is similar to mine, or even more powerful?” Yuan Rui looked at Zhang Mu excitedly, waiting for his decision.
Zhang Mu just shook his head and whispered, “There’s nothing to see, she should have successfully advanced. We and them are now even, it’s just a business deal. There’s no need to get involved further. Also, remember not to pry into others’ awakening abilities casually unless they reveal it themselves, otherwise it will cause resentment. Of course, it’s fine to use your spiritual energy to probe a weaker evolver who cannot detect you.
But if the strengths are equal, such behavior is a blatant provocation. If someone finds out you’re probing with your spiritual energy, a life-and-death battle is not impossible because awakening abilities are crucial in the post-apocalyptic era, do you understand?”
Yuan Rui vigorously nodded in agreement, because when Zhang Mu mentioned that his relationship with the woman in black veil was purely business, she inexplicably felt a bit excited, unsure of the reason.
“Now, let’s wait for the troops to return with the recovered beast cores. Once we have them, we will return to Luo Yang!”