Within the sprawling water encampment outside Thousand Peaks Dragon Palace, Zhang Xiao, Grand Governor of the Dragon Lord of the North Sea's Mansion's Right Water Army, had recovered somewhat after several days of treatment and looked much better. He was discussing matters with the Thousand Peaks Dragon King and the Water Clan generals under his command.
The lesson of Jade Scale Dragon Palace had been too bloody and too profound. They did not dare rest within Thousand Peaks Dragon Palace at all. Even the Thousand Peaks Dragon King himself did not dare rest there.
That Soul-Lost Poison had silently turned Dao Realm experts into monsters who knew only slaughter and had lost their minds. It was simply...
Not only that, but the water encampment was under extremely strict management.
Every half hour, the currents throughout the camp had to be stirred once to eliminate any possible hidden dangers.
At the same time, whether it was wine or bloody meat, the army's food had to first be sampled by several Little Demons. Only after a quarter hour would the army eat together.
The crushing defeat outside Jade Scale Dragon Palace had truly frightened Zhang Xiao out of his wits.
If such a disastrous defeat happened again, he truly would have no face left to show himself.
As they were discussing matters, a turtle-clan clerk rushed in with a jade slip in his arms. "Reporting to the Grand Governor, an order from the Dragon Lord!"
"Bring it here, quickly!"
Almost as if snatching it away, Zhang Xiao seized the jade slip from the Dragon Lord of the North Sea's Mansion.
After the disastrous defeat around Jade Scale Dragon Palace, with so many high-ranking officers and Dao Realm experts dead—especially the tragic death of Right Prime Minister Yu Man—Zhang Xiao had no choice