The Dragon King had long since grown dependent on Divine Dragon Cave. It had given him a profound sense of security.
If he were told to leave now, he truly would not be willing to.
But the challenge before him left him with no way to shut it out.
One of his subordinates said to the Dragon King, "Dragon King, we do not want to say such useless, empty sarcastic remarks either."
"But what lies before us now truly is one enormous challenge after another, you know?"
"That young man called Saint Lord Taichu is preparing to come here. Once he arrives, we may very well be brought down."
"So we must strike first. Before they get a grip on us, we need to get a grip on them first. That is the only way."
After hearing this, the Dragon King shook his head helplessly and said, "I simply do not believe that some insignificant nobody can do anything to me."
"You should know that, as far as I am concerned, I am not afraid of them at all, nor am I intimidated by them!"
"If they want a real duel with Laozi, or want to clash head-on, then come on!"
"When the time comes, I will kill every last one of them. With so many dragon beasts in our Divine Dragon Cave, do we really need to worry about some little brat affecting us?"
"If word of this gets out, would we not become a laughingstock for everyone in the world? All of you, behave yourselves too. Do not be cowards!"
Any one of the Dragon King's words was enough to leave others feeling helpless.
In truth, these people did not want to risk their lives for the Dragon King, because they had always believed that those who did