"Fine. Now you can tell me your secret."
Within the Mirage Dragon Pearl Temporal Space, the primordial spirit of Tong Dehai, Grand Supervisor of the Inner Palace whom Ye Zhen had publicly beheaded, stood there in a daze. The sudden voice made him tremble for no reason.
Before this, he had merely believed that Duke of the State Ye Zhen was immensely powerful and had an expert backing him.
Yet after being imprisoned in this inexplicable space, Tong Dehai realized that what they—including His Majesty Ji Ao—knew of Ye Zhen was likely only the tip of the iceberg beneath the water.
This strange space before him alone was far more profound than several spatial realms Tong Dehai had visited.
Ye Zhen suddenly appeared before Tong Dehai's primordial spirit, making terror flood Tong Dehai's face.
"Duke Ye, you must swear that after hearing this secret, you will not kill me and will find me a suitable body for possession," Tong Dehai stated his terms.
Yesterday, Ye Zhen had originally intended to destroy Tong Dehai completely. But at the crucial moment, Tong Dehai had suddenly sent him a voice transmission, saying that he knew a secret—a secret concerning the former Grand Supervisor of the Inner Palace, Yu Chaoen.
Naturally, Ye Zhen had spared his life.
"You want me to make a Soul Oath for the likes of you?" Ye Zhen's face was full of disdain. "You aren't worthy."
"Then I might as well say nothing." Tong Dehai put on a resolute expression, then hurriedly added, "Within my primordial spirit is a soul-locking secret art personally laid down by the Imperial Family's Grand Consecrator. If any soul-searching secret art forcibly searches my soul, my primordial spirit will immediately annihilate itself!"
Ye Zhen knew this.
But he did not wish to waste words with