Three Great Dragon Kings

The Void Ancient Dragon clan's current state of fragmentation was not something the three elders wished to see. At all times, they had hoped to welcome back the Dragon Emperor and reunify Ancient Dragon Island.

After learning of the Dragon Emperor's whereabouts, all they wanted was to bring the Dragon Emperor back as soon as possible. How could they spare any thought for anything else? Yet Huo Xuan's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fervor in their hearts.

"However, three elders, there is no need for you to lose heart. I believe the Dragon Emperor will return one day. Your most urgent task now is to reunify the divided Void Ancient Dragon clan," Huo Xuan consoled them upon seeing the dimness in their eyes.

"Right! Reunification!" Their minds had been entirely focused on the Dragon Emperor just now, and they had forgotten about reunifying the Void Ancient Dragon clan.

"Elder Qing Shan, I'll have to trouble you to send people to the other three Great Dragon Islands. Tell those so-called Three Great Dragon Kings that three days from now, they are to come to East Dragon Island and submit to it. Otherwise, we will resort to force," Yan Xuan said.

"Good! This old man will send word at once!" Great Elder Qing Shan said excitedly.

"Zhu Li, take the three of them to their accommodations."

North Dragon Island.

At the center of North Dragon Island stood a majestic grand hall.

A man dressed in a dragon robe sat upon the throne within the hall. He was the North Dragon King.

Among the three Dragon Kings, the North Dragon King was the most terrifying figure. Not only was he full of schemes, but he would stop at nothing to achieve his ends.

He had always been the sort to stab others with a soft blade. Back when the Ancient Dragon clan split apart, he had seduced the other two Dragon Kings into doing so, ultimately leading to the division that had gravely weakened the Void Ancient Dragon clan.

"Reporting to the Dragon King!" At that moment, an elderly man in a green robe entered from outside the palace. He first knelt before the North Dragon King, then spoke.

"East Dragon Island just sent someone to North Dragon Island. They asked this subordinate to deliver a message to you."

"Oh? Qing Yan, did those fellows from East Dragon Island wish to surrender to me and submit to North Dragon Island?" the North Dragon King asked.

"No."

"Then what did they say?" the North Dragon King asked.

The elderly man called Qing Yan hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "The people of East Dragon Island said that Your Majesty must cast aside the title of Dragon King from this day forth. In three days, you are to bring everyone from North Dragon Island to East Dragon Island and submit to them. Otherwise... they will use force."

"Impudence!" the North Dragon King roared.

"East Dragon Island! You truly have grown tired of living! Pass down my order: gather the army. In three days, we will attack East Dragon Island! I will make everyone on East Dragon Island pay the price!"

"This subordinate obeys the Dragon King's command."

"How did those fellows from East Dragon Island suddenly gain the nerve to say such things? Could they have invited outside aid?"

"No, I need to discuss this with those two fellows, the West Dragon King and the South Dragon King."

At the same time, the West Dragon King and South Dragon King also received the message from East Dragon Island. Their reactions were surprisingly identical: both cursed loudly in their respective halls, venting their fury.

South Dragon Island.

"Damn it! East Dragon Island, who do you think you are?! How dare you speak to me like that! Qing Shan! You will pay for this!" The South Dragon King was also continuously cursing the people of East Dragon Island in his hall.

"Pass down my order! Gather the Savage Dragon Army. In three days, follow me and raze East Dragon Island!"

West Dragon Island.

The West Dragon King was in much the same situation.

"East Dragon Island! You have quite the nerve! You want me to cast aside the title of Dragon King and submit to you? Never!"

"Gather the Dragon Armor Army! This time, I swear I will raze East Dragon Island!" The West Dragon King gave his subordinates the same order.

"No, if I deploy all my strength to attack East Dragon Island, then even if I wipe them out, I will suffer considerable losses myself. That would only benefit the other two Dragon Islands."

"No, I cannot suffer such a loss. If I bring those two fellows in as well, the losses from exterminating East Dragon Island will certainly be minimized."

Thus, the three Dragon Kings all sent invitations to the other two without prior arrangement, preparing to unite the full strength of the three Great Dragon Islands and completely annihilate East Dragon Island.

Three days later.

North Dragon Island.

The three Dragon Kings had each assembled their armies and were ready to set out at any time.

As the three Dragon Kings looked at the armies before them, they had not expected East Dragon Island to possess such nerve. They had initially thought East Dragon Island had merely issued a challenge to each of them individually, but they later discovered that East Dragon Island had actually declared war on all three Great Dragon Islands at once.

While surprised, they were also somewhat concerned. After all, East Dragon Island could not possibly be unaware of the strength of the three Great Dragon Islands. Since they still dared act this way despite knowing their enemies were stronger, either the people of East Dragon Island were fools, or they had found powerful outside aid, or they possessed some secret weapon capable of dealing with them.

Though they had some concerns, they had great confidence in their own strength. Therefore, they believed East Dragon Island would certainly perish this time!

"Hmph! East Dragon Island, you dared speak to me that way last time. This time, I will wipe you out completely!" the South Dragon King said resentfully.

"Indeed! East Dragon Island truly does not know the immensity of heaven and earth. They actually dared issue a challenge to all of us at once. This time, I will make them suffer the consequences of their own actions!" the West Dragon King said as well.

"Two brainless fools," the North Dragon King cursed inwardly. The people of East Dragon Island were no idiots. Since they dared challenge all three Great Dragon Islands at once, they must have considerable odds of victory.

"North Dragon King, what are you thinking about? Hurry up, let's go. We'll raze East Dragon Island now!" Seeing the North Dragon King lost in thought, the South Dragon King could not help pulling him out of his contemplation.

"Sigh, all we can do now is take things one step at a time..."

East Dragon Island had a secret weapon, but he also had an ultimate trump card: the Dragon Transformation Demon Array.

The Dragon Transformation Demon Array was a forbidden art of the Void Ancient Dragon clan. This formation had been created by an extraordinarily powerful member of the clan in ancient times. Once activated, everyone within the grand formation, apart from the person serving as its core, would be shattered into blood and absorbed by that core. As a result, the person at the core would gain a tremendous increase in strength. However, because the formation was too bloody and cruel, it had been classified as a forbidden art and was later destroyed.

The one responsible for destroying the Dragon Transformation Demon Array back then had been his great-grandfather. Yet his great-grandfather had been unwilling to see such a useful thing destroyed, so he had secretly preserved it.

When necessary, he would activate the Dragon Transformation Demon Array. At that point, it remained to be seen who would win and who would lose.

Having made up his mind, the North Dragon King hesitated no longer. He immediately led his men with the West Dragon King and South Dragon King toward East Dragon Island.