Above a vast ocean, several bat-shaped shadows hurtled through the wind, racing toward the place where dragon silhouettes roared together.
Yin Han, Hu Xiulong, and the other bat clan powerhouses stared in astonishment at the dragon shadows in the distance.
When the bat clan had first entered the Green Fruit Barrier, they had been the greatest power within it. The dragon clan's foundations had been far weaker by comparison.
So many years had passed. Even if the bat clan had not suffered heavy losses in its battles against the Dragon-Seal Venerable, it would probably have fallen behind the dragon clan by now.
Ever since Lu Xiaotian had truly become a Dragon Lord, especially after he had shed the Green Fruit Barrier, the dragon clan's totem had undergone an astonishing transformation.
It was not only Lu Xiaotian's strength that had improved. After gathering heaven-shaking fortune, the dragon clan's totem had begun nourishing the entire clan in return.
Countless younger members of the dragon clan had broken through their cultivation realms amid the successive upheavals.
Even some dragon beasts that did not fully belong to the dragon clan had benefited greatly, and many had advanced in cultivation.
Though only a million members of the bat clan remained in the Green Fruit Barrier, they had also shared in some of its fortune.
The bat clan's numbers had dwindled considerably, but after one great battle after another, its members were even more battle-hardened than before.
Overall, Yin Han, Hu Xiulong, and the others were relatively satisfied with the bat clan's development. But where there were things to be satisfied with, there were naturally things that pleased them less.
For instance, Yan Ji and Ji Ting were still sealed in that closed state, showing no sign of waking anytime soon.
By rights, with Lu Xiaotian's