The temporary palace was quite lively at the moment, with guests arriving from various places gathering in threes and fours to converse. The topics of conversation ranged from romantic anecdotes and moonlight down to the ongoing military campaigns across Honghao Celestial Court, or the situations in the several other celestial courts like Yu Xuan, Ming Luo, and Nan Dan, varying endlessly.
"The Dragon King and a large army of sea demons have been dispatched to Starfall City, leaving our East Sea Dragon Palace quite empty right now. Once the South Sea Dragon Palace launches a massive invasion at the instigation of Yu Xuan Celestial Court, we won't be able to hold them off. The demon race in the other sea domains of the East Sea has also suffered heavy casualties after fighting consecutive battles over the years, and they've consistently been at a disadvantage in past clashes with the South Sea Dragon Palace."
"It shouldn't come to that. Yu Xuan Celestial Court hasn't even wiped the shit off its own backside yet. After their Xuan Yin City and Shangshui City fell back-to-back, they haven't picked up since. Where would they find the energy to manage us?"
"The situation in our Honghao Celestial Court isn't necessarily much better either. Nine Central City was lost, the demons and monsters inside Luoyang Prison have gotten completely out of hand, and the outer celestial domain strongholds outside Juhong Ridge have fallen repeatedly. Although the Dragon King went to Starfall City to hold down the fort, with Xingshengtian already trapped in the devil's clutches, how could those arrogant and unruly generals under his command willingly submit to the Dragon King's control? When the generals aren't familiar with the soldiers and the soldiers don't fear the generals, it would be a miracle if they could gain