Yet Meng Zhao paid no heed to the complicated thoughts of these people. Nor did he strike while the iron was hot and bring them all under his wing as he had Monk Cheng Kong.
The reason was simple. Monk Cheng Kong's own talent, coupled with the Seven-Colored Glazed World Purifying Sarira, gave him the qualities Meng Zhao valued. The others still fell short, including Mr. Yue. In terms of potential alone, he was absolutely no match for Monk Cheng Kong.
More importantly, Meng Zhao already held an absolute advantage and controlled the entire situation. They were merely meat on the chopping board.
Gan Mingfeng also hurried forward and asked in a fawning manner,
"Dragon King, what should we do now? Though the Hidden Dragon Vein is gone, those mysterious chains binding this space remain. They're like a hedgehog covered in spines—we have nowhere to start."
He had now decided that Meng Zhao was a truly formidable figure. Even if some plot or trap still lay within that square space, it would most likely be unable to deal with Meng Zhao. Thus, he was eager to uncover its secrets.
He had swallowed even a dragon vein. Was he even human?
The others thought the same. Third Young Master Bai recalled the records in the Record of Exorcising Heresy, then shook his head. Neither the dragon vein nor the Void Chains had ever been described there. They knew neither their origins nor their workings, and had no way to begin.
Meng Zhao turned his gaze to Monk Cheng Kong and Mu Yi and asked,
"What do you two think? Do you have any means of entering that space?"
Monk Cheng Kong and Mu Yi exchanged a glance, both scratching their heads. They knew certain secrets, but they were hardly omniscient. In