The instant Ye Zhen looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with shock—and even a trace of terror!
The sky was empty, with nothing there, yet stormy waves already churned in Ye Zhen's heart.
An unprecedented sense of crisis surfaced in Ye Zhen's heart at that very moment!
Even when he had encountered the Thunderous Dragon King at close range, or later faced the Golden Rainbow Dragon King and twelve White Dragon Envoys, the danger he had felt had not been half as strong as the crisis before him.
What was more, after encountering the Golden Rainbow Dragon King, the unsealing of the Black Dragon Martial Vein within Ye Zhen had advanced by leaps and bounds.
More terrifying still, this sense of crisis was rapidly intensifying!
"City Lord Ye?"
Chu Yang was somewhat puzzled as he watched Ye Zhen suddenly lose focus.
Ye Zhen steadied himself and casually exchanged a few words with Chu Yang, bringing this favorable connection to a perfect close. Then, without looking back, Ye Zhen hurriedly left One Smile Pavilion.
All that remained were the warriors who had won their bets at One Smile Pavilion, sighing and chatting in small groups as they waited for the next duel to begin.
By the time he returned to Shuilian Market, Ye Zhen's expression had become incomparably grave. That inexplicable sense of crisis rising within him was still rapidly intensifying.
This could mean only one thing: the danger was not merely passing by—it was approaching Shuilian Island.
"Could it be that this time, I will encounter my fated enemy here on Shuilian Island? Still, Shuilian Island really is a fine place!"
Ye Zhen understood very well that the Black Dragon Martial Vein's reaction to this crisis was so intense because he had already encountered two Nine Regions Dragon