In the void, after handing over the full ransom to Ye Zhen on the spot, the Jade Scale Dragon King waved a hand and, on the surface, led the aquatic forces away without leaving a trace. In truth, however, he immediately concealed himself within the clouds in the void.
Then he stared fixedly at Ye Zhen, who held several Storage Rings filled with ransom and war reparations.
When Ye Zhen swept a glance across the void and turned to head back, the Jade Scale Dragon King's eyes narrowed. His gaze locked onto Ye Zhen's figure like a hawk falcon poised to pounce upon its prey.
But to the Jade Scale Dragon King's utter astonishment, when that Ye Zhen reached a patch of grass, he suddenly dissipated. The Storage Rings clutched in his hand also fell into the grass.
"Sure enough, it was a phantom body!" The Jade Scale Dragon King glared hatefully, relieved that he had not made a move just now.
Suddenly, the Jade Scale Dragon King froze. The Storage Rings that had fallen from Ye Zhen's phantom body into the grass had all vanished into thin air.
In that brief instant, they had disappeared without a trace.
Such a method was simply miraculous beyond comprehension.
As a vicious smile surfaced at the corners of the Jade Scale Dragon King's mouth, his divine sense stirred slightly. Instantly, the locations of several soul-tracking marks appeared clearly within his divine soul.
The Jade Scale Dragon King's benefits were not so easily taken.
Every Storage Ring he had used to hand over the ransom had been branded with his unique soul-tracking mark.
It was all for the chance, at this very moment, to locate and capture Ye Zhen's true body alive.
As long as he captured Ye Zhen alive, the Soul Restraint