Lu Xiaotian had cultivated several paths simultaneously, so he felt this especially deeply.
While Lu Xiaotian hid in the deep-sea Thunder Spring to take shelter, the blood tide caused by the bloodline demon insects had already become a terrible disaster throughout the Dragon Palace waters and the sea ruled by the Mirage Ant Beast King.
The Dragon Palace waters were hit hardest. At that moment, South Sea Dragon King Ying Zhong was so furious he was practically jumping out of his skin. In the previous battle with the East Sea Dragon Palace, he had never expected to be gravely wounded. Nor had he imagined that Ying Heng, Ying Zhang, and the others—who had always been deferential and obedient to him—would have the nerve to scheme against their Dragon King and use their plan to grievously wound Ying Xuanhao.
After being seriously injured, Ying Zhong knew he was unlikely to survive his next tribulation of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, so he began planning the succession to the Dragon King's position. Compared with his brothers, most of whom were only his half-brothers, Ying Zhong naturally favored his own son for the position.
Once he had recovered his wits, Ying Zhong made one move after another, doing all he could to create favorable conditions for Ying Xuanhao's succession.
Getting Ying Feng, whom Lu Xiaotian was impersonating, to abandon the contest for the Dragon King's position was an extremely important part of the plan. That had gone remarkably smoothly: after receiving some benefits, Lu Xiaotian had simply withdrawn from the race.
At that moment, the Yehuo Demon Turtle and two other demons lay prostrate before Ying Zhong, not daring to move. They had personally witnessed Ying Zhong, in his fury, swallow two Golden-Insignia Demons of the Heavenly Immortal level alive. If