The Steel Psychic, having already lost consciousness and left only with the instinct for survival, absorbed the precious metal controlled by Chen Ming into his body, just as Chen Ming had expected.
Instinctively, he completely decomposed the metal to repair the damage within his body.
As the explosion concluded, Chen Mingâs initially tense, expectant, and angry expression gradually turned calm.
"Whether you have consciousness or not, what youâre doing is courting death."
At this moment, Chen Ming had not lost control of the absorbed metal.
The body of the Steel Psychic was already under his control.
Chen Mingâs spiritual energy spread over him, encompassing his entire body.
Then, just like the three spaceships that Chen Ming had previously crushed into a ball, the Steel Psychicâs body was manipulated by Chen Ming into a metal sphere about half a meter in diameter.
Simultaneously, he cut off his ability to continue absorbing metal; as long as Chen Ming didnât want him to, he would never be able to recover for the rest of his life.
Chen Ming, at this moment, did not kill him directly.
After all, a living psychic is worth much more than a dead one.
Moreover, Chen Ming actually had a special idea in mind, provided he could later find an Enlightenment Nerve Extractor similar to the one Dusk had.
Of course, Chen Ming only had a very superficial idea; he didnât plan to overthink it, just to take action first.
Chen Ming maneuvered the ship to capture the metal sphere into the cargo hold of the modified Warrior.
Then he turned around, heading toward the Space Station along with the Torrential Rain.
Before the modified Warrior and the Torrential Rain moved,
Chen Mingâs five cruisers had already returned to the vicinity of the Space Station a little earlier.
Previously, just one Brilliant made the Zuo Jing fleet unable to lift their heads; two cruisers could completely suppress the Zuo Jing fleet while also having the capacity to clear out other forces.
And as soon as the five cruisers arrived, Zuo Jingâs fleet instantly fell apart.
Two Defenders were completely left behind by Chen Ming to cover for the withdrawing Eagle Level ship.
Only the Eagle Level managed to barely activate its Teleportation Engine, retreating with the remaining fleet of just over thirty ships.
It appeared that it wasnât Zuo Jingâs people piloting; instead, it was someone from the Battle Zone, otherwise Zuo Jingâs people would have directly engaged Chen Ming rather than retreating.
Although Brilliant could trace their position after the teleportation, Chen Ming did not attempt to track them.
After all, he had more important things to deal with now, like that psychic.
Chasing down the Eagle that teleported away was a task he left to Bai Quan and the Fourteenth Legion.
The battle ended in a very short time.
When Chen Ming provided the teleportation data of the Eagle to Bai Quan, Bai Quanâs voice echoed: "Itâs just... over?"
"Yeah, you should be able to see it, right?"
"Of course I can see it, thatâs why Iâm asking."
A slight smile appeared on Chen Mingâs face as he said, "I suppose itâs just my good luck; they underestimated my strength, and that psychic irrationally wanted to absorb my ship."
"Supportive psychics can exert power unmatched by normal psychics when they have a suitable target to support. Having your own cruiser meets this criterion."
"Who would have thought that your spiritual energy could create such outrageous weapon output."
"Although your spiritual energy is somewhat countered, it doesnât seem to be completely negated."
"Who would have thought that even when turned to dust, you could control those remnants?"
Chen Ming suddenly realized the implication in Bai Quanâs words and, with a hint of allusion, said, "Yes, who would have thought?"
Bai Quan also chuckled, steering the conversation away: "Oh, by the way, Iâve investigated and found out the identity of the other psychic."
The smile instantly vanished from Chen Mingâs face as he hurriedly asked, "Who?"
"A person named Hu Yi, also someone from your Spiritual Ability Association, though itâs a loose organization where internal conflicts are quite normal."
"What kind of psychic are they?"
"Reportedly a psychic related to temperature, thatâs all I know."
"Alright, I understand, thank you."
"I didnât do much, just helped you investigate a person. I havenât really done anything about the promised command or anything like that."
Chen Ming understood why Bai Quan hadnât helped with command and guidance; after all, they were already dominating the battle, and further commands would be meaningless.
Moreover, he hadnât anticipated that his full spiritual power activation would result in such an extraordinary performance from the ship.
Of course, he couldnât say that aloud.
Bai Quan had still organized a follow-up rescue fleet for him in unclear circumstances and had found out quickly about the presence and identity of a second psychic.
Chen Ming felt he owed a favor for the information on the escaping Eagle and had to remember Bai Quanâs help.
So he still said, "These two matters should not be considered the same, thanks are certainly due."
Bai Quan naturally didnât refuse Chen Mingâs goodwill, saying, "So, shall we continue working happily together in the future?"
"Yes, happy cooperation."