Cangzhou, Central Region, Myriad Manifestations Immortal Palace.
Mountains rose and fell, while azure waves stretched boundlessly.
At the bottom of the vast marsh, the Crystal Dragon Palace, once glittering with firefly-like light, lay shattered and collapsed like ruins.
In this time of great chaos, all the great demons of Azure Wave Pool were charging toward Anlan Mountain, trying to join the already fallen Black-Winged Red Xiao and win a sliver of survival for their Dragon King.
Thus, only the dragon maiden Ao Yu and the steward Golden Ao remained in the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the pool.
Who could have expected that traces of the Eastern Heaven Daoist Sect would appear in what should have been an utterly safe Dragon Palace—and that the arrival would be a ferocious figure like Penglai Lingyuan!
Demon Lord Golden Ao immediately yanked Ao Yu backward, shielding her and the sleeping Azurewave Dragon King behind him. Then this Five Calamities great demon looked at Jiang Sheng. "Lingyuan, you came for the Dragon King!"
Though phrased as a question, Demon Lord Golden Ao's tone was filled with certainty, for he sensed within Jiang Sheng a sharp sword intent waiting to erupt. It felt like a keen blade sheathed within its scabbard, restless and eager to strike, gathering momentum for its release.
Jiang Sheng looked at Demon Lord Golden Ao, whose cultivation far surpassed his own, without the slightest hint of fear. Instead, a faint smile appeared on his face. "Demon Lord Golden Ao, you are greatly respected in Azure Wave Pool. You are an old retainer who accompanied the Azurewave Dragon King in building his foundation."
"Are you truly willing to bury Azure Wave Pool's legacy here?"
"Today, my Eastern Heaven Daoist Sect seeks only the Azurewave Dragon King, not the demons of Azure