Northern Continent Visitors, Laying a Net in Wait

"Father, what a brilliant plan! When shall we act?"

"Wait a little longer."

The second prince, filled with anxiety, shouted, "Are we still going to wait? It will be too late once that woman finishes refining the Sea-Calming Seal!"

"You said that woman is Dharma Body cultivator and Human Race, so it's impossible for her to refine the Sea-Calming Seal so quickly." The Azure Abyss Dragon King remained unchanged in his opinion. "I'm waiting for a powerful ally from the Northern Continent."

"Strong reinforcements? Northern Continent?"

The second prince and the other three dragons looked at each other in bewilderment, completely unaware that their father had become involved with the people of the Northern Continent.

"Who is Father referring to?"

To their surprise, the Azure Abyss Dragon King also frowned and shook his head from side to side, seemingly not intentionally hiding it from them, but genuinely unaware.

Seeing his expression, Azure Abyss Queen became worried. "Is that person trustworthy?"

"From what they're saying, it seems like they're intentionally making an enemy of the Nine Mountains Sect."

"To become enemies with the Nine Mountains Sect?"

"It's hard to say, but there's no harm in meeting. What are we afraid of in the North Sea?"

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince could only suppress his anxiety and wait for the people from the Northern Continent.

Almost a year passed before that person finally appeared in the Azure Abyss Dragon Palace, and even the Azure Abyss Dragon King had almost forgotten about it.

"Who!"

The Azure Abyss Dragon King shouted coldly to the outside, and the Second Prince looked up in surprise.

He sensed nothing, only the tension on his father's face.

But he knew this was not his father being paranoid.

However, as Ancient Dragon Clan, he should have known when the other party entered the North Sea.

In fact, none of the five dragons in the palace, except for the father, noticed the other's arrival. Even the father only sensed it when this person sneaked into the dragon palace!

This person's strength made him secretly swallow hard.

The Azure Abyss Dragon Palace suddenly darkened.

A huge black shadow floated above the Dragon Palace.

The candlelight in the palace suddenly dimmed, and even the seawater seemed to freeze in an instant; the Dragon Palace fell silent immediately.

The dark shadow stirred the seawater and began to swirl, first forming a funnel, and then, in just three breaths, a whirlpool large enough to engulf the entire Azure Abyss Dragon Palace grew.

The long palace complex suffered a terrible fate—the palace walls shook, the eaves collapsed, and the shell Merfolk, shrimp soldiers, and crab generals scattered in panic, as if a great calamity was about to befall them.

Even the five Ancient Dragon Clan in the hall could only hurriedly circulate their magic Law Power to stabilize themselves.

The Azure Abyss Dragon King's face turned ashen. He stretched out his palm, and a Jade Ruyi flew out from his golden sleeve.

He held the Jade Ruyi in his hand, swung it forward three times, barely managing to calm the raging sea, before angrily asking, "Who are you?"

A man slowly emerged from the vortex. Although he had taken human form, he was extremely tall, with wildly flowing hair. His clothes were of an ancient style and strangely colored, half black and half white.

The most distinctive feature of this person's face is his nose, which is high and curved, making it extremely eye-catching.

But when the second prince saw his eyes, he completely forgot about his strange nose and couldn't help but quietly take a half step back.

For some reason, this person's gaze sent a chill down his spine, as if he had encountered a natural enemy.

"Has the Dragon King forgotten our previous agreement?"

"An agreement?" The Azure Abyss Dragon King was taken aback for a moment before realizing what he meant, and frowned, "You are a member of the Northern Continent's Demon Race!"

Demon Race?

The second prince was secretly alarmed and couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen carefully to their conversation.

"Exactly."

The newcomer's voice was extremely peculiar, distant and deep, sounding as if he were speaking to them from the bottom of a deep well.

"Then what did you mean just now? Were you trying to give my Azure Abyss Dragon Palace a hard time?"

"Of course not." The newcomer's lips curled into a smile, though his eyes held no trace of amusement. "After all these years, to see the Ancient Dragon Clan again has filled me with such joy and excitement that I never intended to offend the Dragon King."

The Azure Abyss Dragon King stared at the man, his expression shifting several times before finally revealing a slight smile, "Oh? Is this honored guest an old friend of my Dragon Clan? Could it be that you have met the Dragon Ancestor?"

The second prince felt a tremor in his heart, and became even more wary of this strange visitor from the Northern Continent.

"I have indeed seen the Dragon Ancestor." The newcomer's smile deepened, a hint of nostalgia appearing on his face. "I am also quite familiar with the Ancient Dragon Clan."

"I wonder which of my Dragon Clan you were acquainted with, senior? Perhaps I do know them?"

You probably don't recognize me.

"..."

They're all dead.

The Azure Abyss Dragon King fell silent, seemingly sensing that something was amiss.

The visitor's smile deepened, "The taste is good, I like it very much."

"You!"

I won't eat you.

"You're welcome to try!" The Azure Abyss Dragon King's face turned ashen as he gritted his teeth. "No matter how strong you are, how can you be allowed to act so presumptuously in my North Sea?"

The man glanced at him, chuckled, and shook his head. "The Dragon Clan's Divine Ability are indeed profound. Otherwise, why would we be looking for you?"

"You?"

"I told you, I won't eat you, but I'm somewhat interested in that Dragon Lord Shuyu."

"..."

"I heard you're going to attack the Xuanwei Sea?"

After pondering for a moment, the Azure Abyss Dragon King slowly revealed the plan he had previously devised.

Once the figure had disappeared into the vortex, the Second Prince eagerly asked, "Father, what was this person's cultivation level?"

"True Immortal, perhaps even True Immortal on the verge of reaching the Golden Immortal realm," the Azure Abyss Dragon King said with a somber face. "Even with the help of the Sea Region, I'm not confident I can defeat him."

Only then did the second prince understand why his father was so patient.

"Is this person trustworthy?" Azure Abyss Queen frowned. "Looking at his eyes..."

The second prince chimed in, "Like a madman, he really wants to eat us!"

"He's a madman," the Azure Abyss Dragon King said through gritted teeth, "But the madman he is, the more we must cooperate."

Why?

"What could make a madman so restrained..." the Azure Abyss Dragon King said slowly, "... neither people nor forces should be underestimated."

The second prince pondered for a moment upon hearing this, but still remained uneasy, saying, "Isn't this like asking a tiger for its skin?"

"It's like trying to get something from a tiger, but they've clearly set their sights on the Nine Mountains Sect, and even the Sea Region. There's no way to avoid it. Right now, we can only rely on their strength to fight fast and seize the Xuanwei Sea. Once I'm strong enough, I won't be afraid of them no matter how crazy they get."

Upon hearing this, the four princes felt that there seemed to be no other way.

"Ten more days!"

The four people in the hall nodded silently, their expressions solemn.

Ten days later, the second prince of the Azure Abyss Dragon Palace flew towards the Xuanwei Sea. Sensing the location of his parents and elder brother, he felt a little nervous.

Their strategy was still a feint to the east while attacking in the west.

He, along with his mother, elder brother, and sister-in-law, would first attack the Nine Mountains Sect's trade routes to draw away the Nine Mountains Sect's power and create an opportunity for his father to seize the Sea-Calming Seal.

Over the past year, they haven't been idle; they've been gathering intelligence on the Nine Mountains Sect —they can't rashly enter the Xuanwei Sea, but their aquatic tribes can.

The Dragon Lord Shuyu seemed indifferent to these aquatic creatures and did not target them. Even if he did, the Azure Abyss Dragon Palace would not care.

They gathered quite a bit of intelligence:

Including which masters are in the Nine Mountains Sect.

Which Sea Region trade route is the most prosperous?

Where they can strike is where they can most easily withdraw while still disrupting trade routes.

His target at this moment was an island near the North Sea.

This island is called Sun-Moon Island, named after two giant rocks shaped like the sun and moon located at a high point on the island. It is an important transit point on the Sea Region trade routes, with about 80% of the goods passing through here.

Before he could even see Sun-Moon Island, a chaotic and noisy commotion reached his ears:

"Pier No. 7, hurry up and unload the cargo, don't linger!"

The warehouse is full!

"Check the form. Is anything missing? Are any Nine-Star Flower missing? Take the form and go to the warehouse to collect them!"

Immediately afterward, two strange, enormous rocks, one round and one curved, came into his view.

He hid in the North Sea, his Divine Sense probing towards Sun Sun-Moon Island.

Along the entire coastline of the island, there are numerous docks, where flying boats rise and fall, carrying all sorts of things: spiritual herbs, Law Artifact, and elixirs.

Dozens of disciples from the Nine Mountains Sect were on the island, shouting commands. Most of the sounds he had just heard were from these disciples.

The second prince secretly calculated that in less than half an incense stick's time, about ten flying boats landed on Sun-Moon Island, and the same number of flying boats took off towards the Eastern Continent.

Although he felt these disciples were working too hard, he couldn't help but marvel at how prosperous this place was...

Even though he regarded the Nine Mountains Sect as an enemy, the Second Prince couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This maritime trade route could be said to have been built up single-handedly by the Nine Mountains Sect, and in just a few decades, it had already reached such a scale.

The Azure Abyss Dragon Palace is also the ruler of a certain Sea Region. Even if they cannot calculate the profits involved, they can still see that this trade route is of considerable value.

Strangely, the soil on the island, and even the two giant rocks in the center of the island, are bluish-black, which seems to contradict the previous information.

The second prince paid no attention and simply waited quietly until a dragon's roar, which only the Ancient Dragon Clan could hear, rang out from afar.

Let's get started!

He leaped up from the North Sea, transforming into a true dragon. His mouth opened wider than Sun-Moon Island, as if he wanted to swallow the flying ships, cultivators, and warehouses whole!

Not only on Sun-Moon Island, but also in the distance, three giant dragon shadows are doing the same thing!

Azure Abyss Queen, along with her brother and sister-in-law, and countless aquatic creatures under her command, launched a thunderous attack on the trade route painstakingly established by the Nine Mountains Sect at almost the same time.

We must make the Nine Mountains Sect unable to attend to one thing at a time!

We must create an opportunity for our father!

We must also avenge the humiliation Dragon Lord Shuyu, and let war break out everywhere along this prosperous trade route!

He unleashed a hurricane, causing giant waves to surge around Sun-Moon Island, crashing towards Sun-Moon Island island as if to shatter its bustling prosperity.

Thinking of these things, the Second Prince felt a sense of pleasure, just like when he was in the Dragon Abyss Realm, because a beautiful female cultivator refused to submit, he crushed her sect's great formation with a single claw and killed her master, senior sister, and junior sister.

He also felt immense pleasure when he heard the other person crying and wailing.

He even felt that he loved to hear wailing and weeping.

But why is there not a single sound of weeping on Sun-Moon Island?

The second prince looked towards the island and discovered that the cultivators on the island were not only not crying, but actually laughing!

"Finally, they've dared to show their faces!"

We've been waiting so long!

"Exactly, does he think we can't see him just because he's hiding underwater?"

The second prince was bewildered. He understood each word individually, but when put together, he had no idea what it meant.

Who are they waiting for?

Before he could figure it out, he heard the sound of drums.

Thump, thump, thump thump thump...

First, the sound of drums echoed from Sun-Moon Island, and then from the nearby islands, drumbeats seemed to respond in kind.

Soon, the Second Prince discovered that the entire Xuanwei Sea seemed to be filled with the sound of drums!

The clouds in the sky and the sea beneath us trembled with the sound of the drums.

The second prince sensed something was wrong. Remembering his father's instructions, he changed his mind and wanted to retreat back to the North Sea, but a beam of light suddenly shone from Sun-Moon Island and slammed into his upper jaw!

First came a burst of intense heat, and it felt like half of my head had been blown off. The pain was so intense that my mind went blank and my vision blurred. I could only writhe and scream in the air on instinct.

Loose Immortal!

There are Loose Immortal lying in ambush on this island!

Did they know I was coming?

He originally thought that he was hiding in the North Sea and that the Nine Mountains Sect would not be able to find him, but he never expected that there would be Loose Immortal Dao Fruit on this island.

No wonder those disciples looked at me like I was a clown on a stage!

Little did he know that the Thick-Earth Magnetism Formation that covered the Xuanwei Sea might not be as miraculous as the Dragon Clan Divine Ability, but it had already surpassed them in one aspect—reconnaissance!

Although Dragon Lord Shuyu knew everything about the Xuanwei Sea, he had no grasp of the situation outside the Xuanwei Sea, such as the North Sea.

But the Thick-Earth Magnetism Formation is different.

This thing looks a lot like a radar.

Essentially, as long as there are enough nodes in the array and the Primordial Magnetism force is strong enough, there is no upper limit to the range they can explore!

The second prince was very familiar with the Dragon Clan's Divine Ability, so he naturally assumed that he was hiding in the North Sea, and even the Dragon Lord Shuyu could not find him.

Little did he know, his actions had already been exposed by the Thick-Earth Magnetism Formation!

Once the burning pain subsided slightly, although his mind was still a little Chaos, he was finally able to see the scenery before him clearly.

The second prince immediately began searching for the whereabouts of the Loose Immortal.

But on Sun-Moon Island, there were still only those disciples he had previously disregarded.

They were arranged in a square formation.

Hundreds of mirrors were pieced together to form a dazzling mirror wall, completely concealing the entire Sun-Moon Island behind it.

Behind the mirror wall, those familiar voices were still calling out.

But the content of this call was quite different:

"Aim!"

The mirror wall adjusted its angle, facing the Second Prince directly.

"Preparation!"

The curvature of the mirror wall also began to change, becoming hemispherical, and beams of light came from all directions of the Xuanwei Sea, landing on the mirror wall.

As the mirror wall reflected the light, these beams of light gathered together, becoming so bright that even the Second Prince could not see what was happening inside.

"Shoot!"

A beam of white light shot out from the mirror wall and struck the Second Prince with a bang.

Dragon scales, tinged with golden blood, scattered through the air.

Clearly, this attack was more powerful than the previous one!

It wasn't some Loose Immortal lying in ambush, but rather these disciples?

Only then did he realize that it was these disciples who had caused him to be in such a sorry state!

In the distance, three familiar mournful cries echoed.

He couldn't help but look up at the sky, where white beams of light crisscrossed, like a net that had already been spread out, covering the east, west, south, and north.

(End of this chapter)