I'm very sorry. I posted it right after finishing yesterday, and only remembered afterward that Great Emperor Jinshi had already died in battle. Sorry, sorry—I've corrected it... My condition hasn't been very good these past few days, but I'm rapidly getting myself back on track.
"So, hurting them until they were covered in wounds was your way of drawing out their potential?" Yang Chen roared.
He naturally knew that certain special methods could awaken the memories buried deep within the Merfolk race. That way, he could obtain the unimaginable power hidden within them.
This race was learned and knowledgeable, like a living textbook.
Yet he had never done so, nor had he even considered it. Compared to those illusory benefits, he would rather the Merfolk race lived comfortable, peaceful lives. He regarded them as family.
But now, Black Soul had dared to do this!
"Yang Chen, I truly didn't do it on purpose. But we really did awaken quite a bit of their potential..." Black Soul hurriedly defended himself, terrified that Yang Chen would kill him in a fit of rage.
Lightning crackled in Yang Chen's hand. Wherever it passed, it instantly seeped into Black Soul's body, suppressing him until the pain became unbearable and he screamed miserably.
Yang Chen no longer paid Black Soul any attention. It was only right to give him a small punishment, but there was no need to take his life for now.
With a clap of his palm, he shattered the cage. The Merfolk race and Miss Caiyi leaped out from within, weeping loudly in excitement.
"Yang Chen..."
"Young Master, we thought we would never see you again in this lifetime."
"This is wonderful. We've seen Young Master again."
Seeing the scars on these merfolk, Yang Chen sighed. "You have truly suffered. While