Jian Yi, the strongest of the three Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint cultivators, and Yun He had already been captured. More importantly, Xiao Ran and Ling Tian had both freed themselves up to give chase. Under their pursuit, Qing Ming had no time to escape and had no choice but to "surrender." Even as she gave up, though, she made sure Ling Tian remembered their wager.
Ling Tian had no intention of going back on his word, either. So capturing Qing Ming was easy. He might not even have placed a soul restriction on her if he hadn't wanted to be cautious; after all, keeping experts like them by his side was far too dangerous.
Still, Ling Tian promised Qing Ming and the others that once he and his companions broke through to the Twenty-eighth Heaven of Near-Saint, or Shen Wei and the others advanced to the Twenty-ninth Heaven, he would help Qing Ming, her companions, and Xiao Ran remove their soul restrictions. By then, even if Qing Ming and the others turned on them again, they would have a strong means of protecting themselves—and might even capture them all over again with ease. After all, Ling Tian and his companions advancing to the Twenty-eighth or even Twenty-ninth Heaven would be a breakthrough to a major realm, and their strength would undoubtedly increase by leaps and bounds. Ling Tian and Shen Wei were currently only at a slight disadvantage against Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint cultivators. There was no telling how much stronger they would be after advancing to a whole new realm.
Of course, Ling Tian was confident that after Qing Ming and the others spent some time with them, they wouldn't attack rashly again. In fact, he already believed Xiao Ran wouldn't turn on them again; Xiao Ran knew that