East Sea Dragon Clan!

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The bronze great bell outside Pangu Hall rang out, its sound instantly spreading throughout the entire Witch Clan's territory.

This bronze great bell was also a spirit treasure refined after the heavens were formed. As long as it was rung, all the Ancestral Witches, no matter how far apart, could hear it!

Upon hearing the bell, the Ancestral Witches knew that something major had happened. They immediately put down their tasks and headed towards Pangu Hall!

Even Houtu, who had just returned to Fengqi Mountain with Nuwa, hurried to bid farewell to Nuwa after hearing the bell ring outside Pangu Hall and returned to the Witch Clan once more!

The twelve Ancestral Witches soon arrived one by one and entered Pangu Hall.

"Brothers, scouts have discovered that the Demon Clan army has mobilized, and their destination is unknown..."

Dijiang immediately informed the Witch Clan of the news that the Demon Clan had suddenly dispatched their army.

"Is the Demon Clan planning to attack our Witch Clan? Saint Hongjun has already issued a decree, dare the Demon Clan disobey?"

Gonggong asked with some apprehension.

"Hmph! The Demon Clan has always been mad. Their ambition to destroy our Witch Clan is unceasing! Even with Saint Hongjun's decree, the Demon Clan might not obey!"

Zhurong snorted coldly.

The twelve Ancestral Witches were unaware that Di Jun had been disciplined by Hongjun. Based on their understanding of the Demon Clan, they likely wouldn't take Hongjun's decree seriously!

"Regardless of whether the Demon Clan's target is us, the Witch Clan, we must be prepared for battle!"

Dijiang issued an order: "We must also summon the Witch Clan army and prepare to resist the invasion of the Demon Clan army!"

The other Ancestral Witches had no objections and immediately accepted the order!

After leaving Pangu Hall, the Ancestral Witches immediately summoned the Witch Clan army and marched to meet the direction the Demon Clan was heading!

However, three days later, the scouts brought new intelligence!

It turned out that as the Demon Clan army approached the Witch Clan's territory, they made a turn and headed towards the East Sea!

"So the Demon Clan wasn't coming for us!"

Upon receiving this news, all the Witches breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was a false alarm, the Witches were very fortunate to have avoided a great battle.

After the Witch Clan army dispersed, Houtu left the Witch Clan again and returned to Fengqi Mountain.

"The Demon Clan army wasn't targeting our Witch Clan; they seem to be heading towards the East Sea..."

Upon her return, Houtu informed Nuwa and Shen Hongfei of the situation.

"What are the Demon Clan going to the East Sea for?"

After listening to Houtu's account, Shen Hongfei frowned and pondered.

However, it seemed unrelated to him, so Shen Hongfei stopped thinking about it!

East Sea.

At this moment, the entire sky above the East Sea was completely shrouded in dark, inky demonic energy!

One hundred thousand demon soldiers and generals stood in formation, their terrifying killing aura making the billions of living beings in the East Sea tremble with fear!

"Old Ao Ping, His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor of our Demon Clan has arrived, why do you not swiftly come to welcome him!"

A great demon, hundreds of feet tall with nine snake heads, shouted loudly towards the area below!

Its voice was like a great bell, instantly echoing throughout the entire East Sea and stirring up monstrous waves!

This great demon who was shouting was none other than one of the Demon Clan's commanders – Jiu Ying!

Jiu Ying was a primordial variant, and his strength had already reached the peak of the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm!

Furthermore, he had nine heads. Even if eight of his heads were severed, he could instantly recover, possessing extremely strong vitality!

Tens of thousands of miles below the seabed of the East Sea lay a magnificent palace, which was the East Sea Dragon Palace!

The hundreds of Dragon Clan members who had survived the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity lived in this Dragon Palace.

They no longer dared to venture out casually and could only hide at the bottom of the sea, barely surviving!

At this moment, upon hearing Jiu Ying's shout, the Dragon Clan members fell into a panic.

The Dragon Clan leader, Ao Ping, immediately summoned all the Dragon Clan elders and high-ranking members to discuss!

"What's going on! Our Dragon Clan has always been law-abiding and kept to ourselves, why has the Demon Clan suddenly come looking for us?"

Ao Ping asked in a flustered manner.

Although the Dragon Clan rarely ventured out, they were very well-informed about the current affairs of the Primordial Era.

The Demon Clan was one of the top powers in the Primordial Era, something the now-declined Dragon Clan could not compare to!

"Emperor Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Fuxi, the three Demon Emperors, have all arrived, and they have brought one hundred thousand demon soldiers and generals. Their intentions are likely not peaceful!"

The great elder of the Dragon Clan, Ao Ying, said with a grim expression.

"Should we send someone from the Dragon Clan to inquire about the Demon Clan's purpose for being here?"

Another Dragon Clan elder asked.

"I'll go ask them myself then!"

After a moment of thought, Ao Ping said, "What if the Demon Clan has ill intentions? If other dragons go, they'll just be sending their lives away! And since the Demon Clan specifically asked for me, if I don't go, it'll give them an excuse to make a move!"

Ao Ping was currently the only strong expert in the Dragon Clan to have reached the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. Even if the Demon Clan intended to harm him, he could escape directly.

If another member of the Dragon Clan had gone, and the Demon Clan had turned hostile, they would have had no choice but to surrender!

The Dragon Clan's population was too small now; every single dragon was incredibly precious and could not be sacrificed in vain!

"Then, Clan Leader, please be careful!"

"If the Demon Clan's conditions aren't too unreasonable, we can still consider them!"

"Yes, Clan Leader, try not to fall out with the Demon Clan. Our Dragon Clan can't afford a war right now!"

"..."

The other high-ranking members of the Dragon Clan anxiously instructed Ao Ping.

They weren't worried about Ao Ping's safety, only about a conflict erupting with the Demon Clan!

"Alas! My dignified Dragon Clan has fallen to such a state..."

Seeing the reaction of the Dragon Clan members, Ao Ping shook his head helplessly and then flew out of the Dragon Palace!

"BOOM!"

With a rumble, a colossal dragon, hundreds of thousands of feet long, instantly breached the surface of the sea and appeared before the Demon Clan's army!

"Our Dragon Clan has no dealings with your Demon Clan. May I ask why His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor has come to the East Sea?"

The giant dragon opened its massive maw and loudly questioned Di Jun, who stood at the forefront of the Demon Clan's army.

This colossal dragon was none other than Ao Ping, the Clan Leader of the Dragon Clan!

"Ao Ping! My Demon Clan is currently recruiting. As your Emperor, I am eager for talent, which is why I have come to the East Sea to invite your Dragon Clan to join the Demon Clan and work towards a great cause! If my Demon Clan unifies the Primordial Era in the future, I can enfeoff you, Ao Ping, as a Demon King, and the four seas will be under the dominion of your Dragon Clan!" Di Jun stated his purpose directly.

As the Lord of the Demon Clan, Di Jun possessed a certain breadth of mind and bearing.

If the Dragon Clan genuinely submitted to the Demon Clan, Di Jun naturally would not implicate them because of Shen Hongfei's matter!

The conditions Di Jun promised were undeniably generous.

However, after hearing him out, Ao Ping refused without hesitation, "Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness! But my Dragon Clan's strength was greatly diminished after the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity! Currently, our Dragon Clan only wishes to survive and prosper in the depths of the sea, and we truly have no desire to participate in the Primordial Era's conflicts. Your Majesty, please return!"