The Conflict Intensified

Inside the Dragon King Hall, waves of heat rolled in, and surging lava churned like angry waves, radiating a suffocatingly hot temperature.

The pungent smell of sulfur permeated the air, mixing with the high concentration of Psychic Energy, as if it were burning away one's soul.

Yuanli slowly walked to the edge of the lava pool inside the main hall.

His steps carried a palpable sense of restraint, revealing that he rarely visited this hall.

After standing still, he bowed respectfully, performing standard court etiquette, and said loudly, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."

As his voice faded, the Dragon King's enormous figure slowly emerged from the lava.

The body of the Heaven-Controlling Realm Dragon Spirit Species exuded a majestic aura and was exceptionally large.

The eyes on his head alone, with their blood-red vertical pupils, were a size larger than Yuanli of Yuan Li, who was currently bowing and looking down.

The owner of that enormous eye was now scrutinizing the carefully selected offspring with undisguised scrutiny.

Yuanli felt the Dragon King's gaze looking down at him.

It was almost tangible, seemingly able to penetrate his body and see through every thought in his mind.

Yuanli lowered his eyes and bent his waist even lower.

The Dragon King sensed Yuanli's current cultivation level.

Only then did he realize that he had already reached the Sixth-Realm Peak of the Earth Realm, and was not far from advancing to the Seventh Realm.

Moreover, the aura it exuded was exceptionally solid, clearly indicating that it had undergone rigorous training.

In just a few months, Yuanli was able to advance from the Profound Realm to his current level, which was undoubtedly due to the help of a large number of rare and precious treasures in his cultivation.

But this is enough to prove that his cultivation aptitude has made a qualitative leap.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in the Dragon King's eyes.

It was for the sake of Yuanli, the heir, and also for the effect of the sacrificial ritual.

But this sliver of satisfaction vanished without a trace, as if swallowed by lava.

Seeing Yuanli's restraint, he belatedly realized that, including the time when the crown prince was appointed, this was only the second time they had met recently.

Thinking of this, the Dragon King's voice softened slightly.

"Just now, the Demon Race and the Beastfolk publicly declared war on each other."

However, his words contained no warmth whatsoever.

Yuanli was suddenly shocked. He never expected that the Demon Race and the Beastfolk would suddenly declare war at this time.

He immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Father, why so suddenly?"

From Chang Yuan perspective, infighting among land-based species is undoubtedly beneficial to Sea Race.

After all, the more turbulent the situation on land, the more opportunities the Sea Race have to defeat them one by one, right?

However, the sudden outbreak of war between only two races is not a good thing for the Sea Race at this stage.

The current Sea Race are facing a severe blow to their capital, and the Dragon King has been suppressed by the Planetary Will.

Control over the territories scattered across the ocean and the eyes and ears on land was reduced to a minimum.

If chaos breaks out on land, the Sea Race's intelligence network could easily become overloaded.

At that time, unable to accurately grasp the external situation, they will find themselves in a passive position.

It's important to understand that the fact that the Demon Race and the Beastfolk race are at war doesn't mean that the Human Race or other Spirit Races on land will rashly join the battle.

They will only hide in the chaos and wait for their chance to strike.

At that time, the Sea Race, having lost their intelligence network, will be the best targets for attack.

Yuanli's mind was racing as he analyzed the current situation.

At the same time, the [Survival in Desperate Situations] lurking deep within his soul seemed to be awakened and began to operate.

[Survival in Desperate Situations] silently memorized the thoughts that flashed through Yuanli's mind.

Now, inside the Dragon King Hall, it dares not contact Shisui.

At the start of the Heaven-Controlling Realm, just sitting there doing nothing was enough to terrify him into not moving.

Without much hesitation, the Dragon King recounted the entire story of how the Yuanli Demon Race and the Beastfolk had declared war on each other.

From the annihilation of a group of Beastfolk heading to their settlement in the Spirit Resonance Rainforest, to the Demon Race's suspicion that the Beastfolk were harboring Insect Race.

Aside from the fact that they haven't figured out why the Spirit Resonance Rainforest was destroyed, the other information is quite detailed.

It is evident that the Sea Race had planted quite a few spies on land.

"Yuanli, the most urgent task is to strengthen ties with major research bases."

The Dragon King gazed at Yuanli and began to issue commands.

"Take Yuan Shun and go for a walk."

As the Crown Prince, Yuanli is currently the best candidate to contact other settlements in the sea.

Even Yuan Shun from the Heaven Realm can protect him.

As for further escalating the conflict between land-based species, it could involve Human Race, Tree Spirit Species, and even the resurgent Insect Race in the war.

That was the mission of his hidden agents on land all these years.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey."

Yuanli the task and, without wasting any time, immediately left the main hall.

Time was of the essence, and he needed to arrange his other tasks before he could set off, so he naturally didn't want to waste any more time.

But the moment he left the Dragon King Hall and returned to his study in his own residence, Yuanli's actions suddenly stopped.

His blood-red vertical pupils suddenly lost their luster, and he froze in place like a puppet whose power had been cut off.

Deep within his soul, an external talent called [Survival in Desperate Situations] instantly took over Yuanli's soul.

The energy within his body was mobilized, Yuanli's recent memories were packaged and began to be transmitted outward.

One second later, the transmission was complete.

Yuanli back to reality instantly.

His raised foot landed, and his body swayed almost imperceptibly.

"Um?"

A strange sense of unease crept into Yuanli's heart, and he felt inexplicably dazed for a moment.

"Could it be because you've been working late into the night and are too tired?"

Before he could even think about it carefully, the topic of work seemed to be suddenly thrust into the spotlight and automatically surfaced in his mind.

He immediately lost all leisure time for idle thoughts and instinctively threw himself into his work.

Outside the Dragon Palace, Hu Lingling successfully passed through the outer wall and infiltrated the area.

The outer walls of the Dragon Palace are indeed guarded by Heaven Realm Awakened.

However, that Heaven Realm was just an old man at the Second Realm.

He seemed to prefer cultivating alone to being a gatekeeper.

Therefore, Hu Lingling got in very easily.

She did not become complacent.

Finding the necessary technical information and making the evacuation the most difficult part were the next two steps.

Without giving it any further thought, Hu Lingling completely withdrew her Psychic Energy fluctuations and quietly headed towards the location pinpointed by the signal receiver.

At the same moment the Demon Race declared war, they had already begun intensive preparations for their attack on the Beastfolk.

However, before launching a formal attack, the Demon Race still needs to engage in some perfunctory discussions with their Human Race allies.

It would be best if they could get reinforcements, but if they can't, they need to Human Race don't suddenly betray them.

In contrast, the Beastfolk, who are already deeply integrated with the Insect Race, do not need to waste time on this.

Without hesitation, they joined forces and launched their first attack on the Demon Race.

The first wave of attacks by the Beastfolk was led by three Heaven Realm Second Realm experts.

The combined forces of the Insect Race and Beastfolk surged toward Shahai City like a black torrent.

In this massive army, various Beastfolk warriors rode ferocious Insect Race, each as tall as a person.

These Insect Race are like steel behemoths, not only with strong defenses and some combat capabilities, but also with fast movement speed.

From afar, this allied legion resembled a black tide, sweeping in and instantly engulfing the golden Sea of Sand of sand.

Wherever it passed, dust billowed, obscuring the sky and forming a massive sandstorm.

High in the distance, Shisui Sui spotted the commotion caused by the march from a great distance.

He ignored the sandstorm that was rising up, and without slowing down at all, he sped towards Shahai City without any fear.