"Ancestor Dragon Pearl, please protect the Dragon Clan once more!"
Candle Dragon raised his hand and punched himself in the chest. He spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood, which splashed onto the Ancestor Dragon Pearl. Beneath the sea, purple-gold light began to shine.
"Candle Dragon, why don't you bow your head and submit to my Demon Clan?"
Seeing that Candle Dragon still intended to resist, Di Jun once again summoned the River Diagram and Luoshu. They evolved into countless Primordial Stars, which he casually hurled down at the sea.
The purple-gold light instantly flared. The Ancestor Dragon Pearl trembled with a buzzing sound and transformed into a curtain of light, blocking all the Primordial Stars outside. Huge waves surged across the sea, and Water Flowers splashed in every direction.
This time, Di Jun was truly enraged. The River Diagram and Luoshu around him swirled with the radiance of the stars, dyeing the sky above the sea into a starry expanse.
The stars, blazing like the sun, slowly descended. The seawater below was roasted until it boiled.
"Roar~"
A furious roar that shook Heaven and Earth came from beneath the water. A tremendously imposing body slowly emerged, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth and constantly growing more substantial.
Its body was so enormous that its end could not be seen at a glance, and its scales gleamed with purple-gold light.
It was the phantom of Ancestor Dragon. With the help of the Ancestor Dragon Pearl and his own Essence Blood, Candle Dragon had summoned Ancestor Dragon's phantom, allowing Ancestor Dragon's former splendor to reappear for a short time.
As the overlord of the Dragon-Han Tribulation, Ancestor Dragon's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.
These were the Dragon Clan's two greatest trump cards. Strictly speaking, the Dragon Clan could bring out two beings at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, but they were far too impractical. It made no difference whether they had them or not.
Azure Dragon Saint Venerable could not leave the Eastern Azure Dragon Realm, while the Ancestor Dragon Pearl required a sacrifice of Essence Blood. Its duration was also short and could not last... So, like nuclear weapons, it could only serve as a deterrent.
"Roar~~"
With a roar from Ancestor Dragon's phantom, the burning star shattered. The might of a peak Quasi-Saint was truly terrifying.
"That old relic has been dead for several eras, yet the Dragon Clan can still drag him out. How interesting!"
Di Jun snorted coldly. Behind him, the phantom of the Great Sun Golden Crow condensed, and Golden Radiance shone all around him.
Although he had yet to reach the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, with the fortune of the Demon Clan upon him, he could still contend with an Ancestor Dragon phantom lacking a mind to control it.
Above the East Sea, a ten-thousand-zhang Purple-Gold Divine Dragon fought fiercely with a Great Sun Golden Crow.
He formed hand seals with both hands and summoned endless True Sun Fire, sending it sweeping forth.
The phantom of Ancestor Dragon let out a heaven-shaking roar. The rolling sound waves actually forced the True Sun Fire to retreat slightly.
The Great Sun Golden Crow and Ancestor Dragon's phantom clashed fiercely together. As the saying went, when immortals fought, mortals suffered.
The battle between high-level Quasi-Saints nearly turned the East Sea upside down. Space shattered, spiritual energy ran wild, and the sea was thrown into chaos. Countless fish, shrimp, and aquatic creatures fled in all directions...
Suddenly, an invisible force separated the two. The raging aura over the East Sea was pacified.
Meanwhile, the Nine Sons of Ancestor Dragon and the Demon Sages who had been fighting beneath the sea were also transferred above the East Sea. In the current Primordial World, only one person possessed such means.
The clouds parted, and auspicious light descended. A majestic voice rang out: "Do not create any more slaughter."
Di Jun, Candle Dragon, and all the Demon Sages looked up, only to see Old Ancestor Hongjun appear.
"Greetings, Old Ancestor Hongjun."
Though everyone's hearts were filled with resentment, they still bowed respectfully. There was no helping it. A Saint had come out to mediate, so they could not continue fighting.
"Dao Ancestor..."
Di Jun stepped forward and wanted to say something, but Dao Ancestor raised his hand, signaling him to remain silent.
Old Ancestor Hongjun frowned slightly and said with displeasure, "What happened in the past is already set in stone. The Primordial World is currently in a period of development, so harmony must be valued above all!"
"Yes!" x2
Candle Dragon and Di Jun exchanged a glance and had no choice but to stop. If they refused to give themselves dignity, someone else would give it to them. By then, it would no longer be dignified.
"From this day forth, the Demon Clan and the Dragon Clan shall each remain in their proper place and may not start another conflict. Anyone who violates this will not be spared."
Having said that, Old Ancestor Hongjun returned to the chaos.
The phantom of Ancestor Dragon slowly shattered. Candle Dragon emerged from within it, his face pale but his gaze resolute. He said in a low voice:
"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, please return."
"I shall not see you off."
Upon hearing this, Di Jun's heart burned with rage, but he was helpless. He flicked his sleeve and left, with the Nine Great Demon Sages following closely behind.
"Your Majesty, Demon Saint Yingzhao has died in battle!"
"What?! How is that possible? How could the Nine Sons of Ancestor Dragon have killed a Demon Sage?"
Di Jun was utterly shocked. Ten of them had fought nine opponents, yet one of them had still been left behind. It was an utter humiliation.
"It was Shi Yu, Taiqing's disciple. He actually brought out four supreme treasures and forcibly killed Yingzhao..."
Bai Ze let out a long sigh. There was nothing they could do. The other side simply had too many treasures. Demon Saint Yingzhao had truly died an unjust death.
"I know..."
Di Jun spoke once, then used the Golden Crow Transforming into Rainbow technique and flew toward the Demon Court beyond the Thirty-Six Heavens above Mount Buzhou.
Outside Kunlun Mountain
A golden true dragon carried Azure Ox and the unconscious Shi Yu on its back as it landed before Sanqing Lake.
"Master, I'm Azure Ox!"
"Young Master is about to die again..."
Azure Ox stood before the lake and shouted toward the distant Sanqing Peaks at the top of his lungs.
In an instant, three streaks of light descended from the three mountain peaks and landed before Shi Yu and Azure Ox. Three auras at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm swept over them.
Ao Guang, who had brought the man and ox to Kunlun Mountain, felt as though he could barely breathe. There were actually three mighty figures here whose power rivaled that of the Dragon Clan's ancestor, Ancestor Dragon...
"Azure Ox, what happened to my disciple?"
"Didn't I give him the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram to protect him?"
Taiqing took one step forward and arrived before the unconscious Shi Yu. He took out the Purple Gold Gourd from his waist, poured out a golden pill, and placed it into Shi Yu's mouth.
"That's right, Azure Ox. Hurry up and tell us. What exactly happened to our eldest nephew?" Yuanshi and Tongtian asked as well.
"Senior Brother was invited to the East Sea Dragon Palace for a banquet. As a result, Demon Emperor Di Jun and the Ten Great Demon Sages pressured the Dragon Clan, and Candle Dragon and the Nine Sons of Ancestor Dragon began fighting them."
"Demon Saint Yingzhao went straight for Young Master, while the Old Dragon King resisted Demon Saint Yingzhao together with Young Master!"
"In the end, Young Master borrowed supreme treasures and operated four supreme treasures by himself before finally killing Demon Saint Yingzhao."
"What? Senior Brother actually killed a Demon Sage!"
Guang Chengzi and Duobao, who had hurried over after hearing the news, widened their eyes. The two secretly thought, As expected of our Senior Brother of Xuanmen. With the cultivation of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he actually killed a Quasi-Saint.
They had clearly focused on only one small detail and had failed to notice that Shi Yu, despite having taken the golden pill, still had not woken up...
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