Chapter 934: Chasing the Prince

Fortunately, the Seventh Prince's men wanted to capture Ling Shuang alive to threaten Ye Liuyun into handing over the treasure; otherwise, Ling Shuang would also be in danger.

However, after Ye Liuyun heard their detailed account, he found that Ling Shuang seemed not to be worried about herself.

He guessed that the Seventh Prince might also know Ling Shuang's identity, so he dared not harm her.

"Let's go out too; there's nothing good here!" Ye Liuyun suggested.

"How are you? After entering the Demon Palace, what did you encounter?" Ling Shuang asked concernedly.

I encountered that shadow expert who tried to kill me again. Yingyan, uses a gun—do you know this person?

Ye Liuyun roughly described that person's appearance, and briefly explained how that person twice used him to break free from soul control.

Ling Shuang lowered her head and remained silent upon hearing that.

Ye Liuyun immediately understood that Ling Shuang definitely knew him, but she was unwilling to say so, so he pretended not to know and did not press further.

But after a while, Ling Shuang proactively told Ye Liuyun.

"I suspect that person is the Crown Prince! But I can't confirm it yet. Don't act rashly; wait until you're sure before speaking."

"Crown Prince?"

Ye Liuyun knew that although Ling Shuang said she couldn't be sure, it was almost certainly the case.

He never expected that the Yingyan man would actually be the Crown Prince!

In that case, hasn't he provoked the entire Daxia Chao?

"Even if he's the Crown Prince, you don't need to worry too much! The dynasty won't send experts over academy matters. Moreover, the Crown Prince's position isn't all‑controlling; the other princes are also quite capable."

Ling Shuang told Ye Liuyun some details about the dynasty and also comforted him.

Ye Liuyun secretly calculated: "I've already offended many people of the dynasty! The Crown Prince, the Seventh Prince, Prince Xiao. The Second Prince is also someone I killed, though no one knows it! Why do I keep running into such powerful opponents?"

He secretly thought that he still needed to quickly develop his own power; otherwise, if the dynasty one day wanted to deal with him, he would then have no ability to resist.

"Let's go, we're heading back!" Ye Liuyun is eager to return to Brave Fierce Island to send resources back and develop his strength.

His Golden Pupil observed that the Seventh Prince and his group had already begun climbing that passage back.

However, Ye Liuyun saw that Ling Shuang had no intention of chasing and killing them; instead, she was making excuses to stall, so he also didn't rush at that moment.

The Seventh Prince's threat to him was far less than that of the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince.

He now doesn't know whether the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince are in league with each other!

The Fourth Prince's attitude toward him has always been ambiguous; although he seemed to be winning him over on the surface, he was actually assessing his strength.

Once the Fourth Prince had finished his observation, he would probably have to decide whether to ally with the Fourth Prince or become his enemy.

Therefore, developing his own strength remains the most important.

Without strength, if he does not ally with the Fourth Prince, he will have only a dead end.

After the Seventh Prince and his group entered that passage, Ling Shuang and Ye Liuyun then rode the Dragon Eagle toward the cave.

Unexpectedly, he didn't want to pursue the Seventh Prince, but the Seventh Prince brought about his own demise.

After Ye Liuyun and his group entered the passage, they had just arrived beside the demon race corpse guarding the tombstone.

"Hahaha——"

From outside the cave came a burst of loud laughter from the Seventh Prince, which shook that corpse awake.

"Ye Liuyun, if you have the ability, go fight this demon race corpse!" The Seventh Prince was not inside the cave; he merely transmitted his voice in.

Ling Shuang's face looked grim: "How could he do this!"

Ye Liuyun, however, smiled faintly and used his Divine Sense to transmit the Nine Nether Prelude to that demon race corpse.

That demon race corpse, which was about to launch an attack, immediately lowered its aura upon hearing that demonic tune; after listening a while longer, it walked up to Ye Liuyun and knelt down.

This sight left Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou staring agape.

Ye Liuyun calmly ordered the demon race corpse: "Go, hunt down those people outside—leave none alive!"

"Roar!"

The demon race let out a low growl and immediately flew out of the cave.

"What's going on?" Yuan Datou asked Ye Liuyun in puzzlement.

"I've just learned a method to control this kind of thing!" Ye Liuyun laughed as he explained. He didn't say he already knew the Nine Nether Prelude before; he just hadn't thought to use it.

He also didn't specify what the exact method was. Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou didn't ask either.

Yuan Datou simply hadn't thought of it at all.

Ling Shuang, meanwhile, was biting her lip, as if pondering something on her mind.

Ye Liuyun thought she was going to plead for the Seventh Prince, but after thinking it over, she still didn't say anything.

At that moment, miserable screams came from outside the cave.

"Ah!"

"That monster has come out! Run!"

Outside the cave was a chorus of chaotic shouts.

Yuan Datou, listening inside, laughed so hard he couldn't close his mouth: "Hah, let those brats bully me—now they're getting their comeuppance!"

Ye Liuyun also smiled, leading them outward.

When they stepped outside, they saw several corpses lying on the ground. The demon race corpse had already chased the Myriad Dragon Society's people away without a trace.

"Should we return to the academy? Big Head is injured and can't fight anymore. I also need to make a trip back to Brave Fierce Island." Ye Liuyun suggested.

"Sigh!" Yuan Datou sighed and did not object.

"What about the demon race corpse chasing the Seventh Prince?" Ling Shuang, although she hadn't interceded for the Seventh Prince, was clearly still worried.

"Let him go chase and kill! We don't need to worry about it!"

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Liuyun didn't bring it up either; he directly mounted the Dragon Eagle, taking Yuan Datou and Ling Shuang, and rushed to the academy's pre‑designated teleportation point.

The Dragon Eagle's speed was great. Along the way, Ye Liuyun and Yuan Datou chatted and laughed, while Ling Shuang seemed preoccupied, and Ye Liuyun didn't point it out.

Inside the Secret Realm, Seventh Prince's Myriad Dragon Association also suffered an unprecedented hunt.

The Demon Race Corpse Demon pursued them relentlessly without rest, and they could do nothing against it—only flee for their lives.

Fortunately, Ye Liuyun did not give the Corpse Demon an order to kill only Seventh Prince.

Seventh Prince relied on divine artifacts and ferocious beasts to escape with his life many times, but the situation was horrendous—he was covered in wounds.

He couldn't understand how this Demon Race corpse had suddenly appeared and kept pursuing them relentlessly.

He thought his own few loud laughs had angered the Corpse Demon, never imagining that Ye Liuyun had the ability to command it.

Thus he defended and dodged the pursuit while constantly apologizing to the Corpse Demon, but it ignored him completely and kept attacking.

Half a day after Ye Liuyun and the others left the Secret Realm, Seventh Prince also fled to the teleportation point and left the Secret Realm.