The Silverthread Rat Demon struggled to block a strike from the Blood Ape Ghost King. A sinister gust of wind swept in from behind. The Silverthread Rat Demon thought, This is bad! By the time it reacted, a bone chain had already pierced its defenses and cinched tightly around its neck.
Crack! The bone chain contracted on its own, and the Silverthread Rat Demon's hideous head lolled down with a thud.
"Daoist Xun Hong, please rest assured. You stand alongside us as an equal; you're not as easy to kill as this Silverthread Rat Demon. Besides, we'll truly need your help controlling this Burial Sun Profound Bone Chain later. There's no harm in dividing things up after we retrieve the Dragon Essence." Seeing Xun Hong's expression shift between light and dark, the Dark Nightmare Ghost King chuckled.
"Wait!" Zhao Zhen cried out just as the Dark Nightmare Ghost King was about to act.
"What else do you have to say?" the Blood Ape Ghost King asked, his expression hostile.
"I have two more portions of blood essence. I'd originally intended to use them for something else, but I'll give them to you. They're worth twice my share," Zhao Zhen said. "The blood essence is in my Sumeru Ring."
"Besides, the floating ice encasing the Dragon Essence hasn't melted in the Kui Spring Sky-Eroding Water. Do you really think you can break through that ice with your own strength?"
"You have a way to break it?" Xun Hong asked coldly.
"Of course. Once you fish the Dragon Essence out of the deep pool and guarantee my safety, I'll tell you how to break the ice. If you can't even do that much, then we have nothing to discuss," Zhao Zhen said.
"Fine. We'll talk again after we've fished out the Dragon