Immortal Lord Dongli had never believed the Dragon Domain stood a chance. Compared with the entire Immortal Realm, it was so weak as to be practically negligible.
With Mu Xia having turned her back on the Honghao Celestial Court, Immortal Lord Dongli had no choice but to accept reality. He dared not make the slightest move in the Honghao Celestial Court, for fear of drawing their attention.
The truth was, the Honghao Celestial Court was in dire need of manpower. They had suffered devastating losses in their previous battles with Lu Xiaotian.
The casualties among the powerful Immortal Lords had been especially high. That was why Immortal Lord Dongli had escaped much scrutiny. He had even prepared to step down from his position as an Immortal Lord. Once the matter of the dragons was over, he would inevitably face some degree of suppression.
He had never expected things to take such a turn for the better. The four Heavenly Emperors had joined forces, yet still proved no match for the Dragon Lord.
Lu Xiaotian had successfully returned. Given his relationship with Mu Xia—a fact not yet known to the others—Immortal Lord Dongli's position would be as steady as a mountain, perhaps even more secure than before.
"May I ask why the Dragon Lord summoned us here?"
After exchanging glances, the many Immortal Lord-level experts present watched Venerable Lord Gan Hua, the most powerful and senior among them, step forward and ask with cupped hands.
"Honghao Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Emperor Mingluo have both had their bodies destroyed by me. I've been pursuing them ever since. If they hadn't deliberately stirred up trouble in the Desolate Sea, causing heavy losses among the immortal army and the Dragon Domain's warriors, I would have caught up with at least one of them by