Long Zheng, before his resurrection, had indeed considered the possibility of being defeated by Ye Ling and imprisoned by him.
From the beginning until now, he had never harbored any intention of submitting to Ye Ling.
However, he could never have imagined that the battle between him and Ye Ling would turn out this way, ending before it even truly began, and that he would become Ye Ling's slave.
Unable to defy Ye Ling's commands, and unable to escape Ye Ling through suicide.
Realizing this, Long Zheng let out a heavy sigh and said to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, even if we have signed a contract, forcing me to serve you is meaningless."
"In any future battles, I will not exert my full strength. If you send me to fight, I will only be a burden to you."
Ye Ling smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be so absolute. I believe you will change your attitude. After all, you hate the sin, and I am not that person."
"Hmph!"
Long Zheng snorted coldly, dismissing Ye Ling's words.
Ye Ling was not bothered by Long Zheng's current attitude and asked, "I am actually very curious, what heinous deeds did 'Zui' commit in the past? Why do people harbor such deep hatred for him?"
"Hmph! Your deeds cannot be described as merely heinous!" Long Zheng sneered. "If it weren't for you, Void and the Dark Side of Void would still be one, and the Dark Side of Void would be as full of life as Void!"
"Even after harming the Dark Side of Void, you were still not satisfied. Void contains countless worlds, all of which were destroyed by your hand!"
"'Zui' did all that?" Ye Ling was quite startled by Long Zheng's words. "What was his purpose in doing so?"
"You should ask yourself that," Long Zheng said, looking at Ye Ling with cold eyes. "You perverted lunatic, every time you awaken, you conduct a great cleansing of Void. The orderly worlds you destroyed are more numerous than the stars in Void!"
"Is there such a thing..." Ye Ling mused, "Could it be that the 'great calamity' the Overseers spoke of is 'Zui' himself?"
Seeing Ye Ling lost in thought, Long Zheng continued, "Ye Ling, even if you are not 'Zui,' you are the one who carries that sin. 'Zui's' consciousness will one day occupy your body and bring disaster to Void once again. If you still have any conscience and do not wish to see Void suffer, you can choose to end your own life."
"By doing so, although you cannot eradicate the awakening of 'Zui,' you can at least postpone his revival and grant Void precious peace."
Ye Ling came back to his senses and said to Long Zheng, "I don't understand what you're saying. Let alone that I am not 'Zui,' even if I truly have some connection with that fellow, his sins have nothing to do with me, and I will not feel any burden because of his transgressions."
Long Zheng sneered, "Hypocrite! You keep saying you are not 'Zui' and have no connection with him, yet the power you wield and the aura you exude are exactly the same as 'Zui'!"
"The ironclad fact is laid bare. No matter how righteously you speak, you cannot deceive me."
Ye Ling: "I have no intention of arguing with you here. Power is neither good nor evil. A gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. I believe I have a clear conscience so far."
Long Zheng: "A truly upright fellow! I shall see if you can maintain this consistency between your words and actions in the future!"
"Let this old bone keep a close eye on you from behind!"
With that, Long Zheng's massive dragon body rapidly shrank, transforming into a small white dragon less than ten centimeters long, hovering beside Ye Ling.
Ye Ling understood that Long Zheng's prejudice against him was deep, and he could not change Long Zheng's mind in a short period.
Even if he could force Long Zheng to fight through the contract, it would only make Long Zheng more resistant and serve no other purpose.
After all, if Ye Ling encountered an enemy that required Long Zheng's assistance, releasing him would be meaningless.
The current Long Zheng was more decorative than practical for Ye Ling.
"Consider it gaining a companion pet."
Ye Ling put aside the debate between himself and Long Zheng, glanced at the small white dragon following him, smiled slightly, and then used Absolute Divine Movement to teleport outside the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land.
"Ye Ling (Boss)!"
Chu Yun and the others, upon seeing Ye Ling emerge, rushed to his side, expressing their concern.
After all, the white dragon that had appeared in the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land earlier had brought immense psychological shock to everyone.
Long Zheng glanced at the people surrounding Ye Ling and snorted at him, "Remnants of the Star Chaos, ruler of the Primordial Realm, descendant of 'Zui's' followers, unknown fire entity, and a disgrace to the dragon race. The companions around you are quite a motley crew!"
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire, hearing Long Zheng's words, became instantly enraged and glared at Long Zheng, "Who are you? What do you mean by an unknown fire entity? I was famous when you were still playing in the mud! If you have the guts, let's spar!"
However, Long Yu trembled before Long Zheng and stammered, "Pr-Primordial Ancestor Dragon..."
As soon as Long Yu uttered these words, the previously furious World-Destroying Spirit Fire froze and then looked at Long Yu in disbelief, "W-What did you say? Primordial Ancestor Dragon?"
While Ye Ling was debating with Long Zheng in the Hidden Dragon Fierce Land, the World-Destroying Spirit Fire had taken the opportunity to learn about the situation from Long Yu, discovering that the Ancestor Dragon was the Lord of Ten Thousand Dragons, the emperor of the dragon race.
Long Yu was already powerful enough, so how powerful must Long Zheng, the Primordial Ancestor Dragon, be?
The World-Destroying Spirit Fire instantly backed down. He pursed his lips and smiled at Long Zheng, "Brother, it was all a misunderstanding! Please don't take anything I said earlier to heart!"
"Hmph!" Long Zheng snorted coldly, completely disregarding the World-Destroying Spirit Fire.
Ye Ling, understanding the World-Destroying Spirit Fire's personality and knowing that this carefree fire wouldn't be too affected, didn't pay much attention to the conflict between the World-Destroying Spirit Fire and Long Zheng. Instead, he looked at the somewhat awkward Xiao Yu beside him and asked Long Zheng, "You just said... Xiao Yu is a descendant of 'Zui's' followers? What does that mean?"
Long Zheng: "You don't even know your own followers, and you talk about this? Well... since you haven't awakened and don't have your past memories, it's normal not to know these things. It's fine for me to tell you, so you can recognize your sins."
"The so-called followers of 'Zui' were the heroes who initially followed you and ultimately created the异世界 (Yi Shi Jie - Otherworld). Unfortunately, you later revealed your true nature, and all your followers were killed by you, with only a small number of lucky ones surviving."
"And the descendants of those people, scattered throughout Void, still have 'Zui's' power flowing within them. They are ostracized and hunted by various factions to this day."
"And they are known as the descendants of 'Zui's' followers."