It was the Golden Crow Emperor, Xu Xiao!
Pei Ling quickly came to his senses. He held the Immortal Position of "Night," the very symbol the Golden Crow Emperor, Xu Xiao, lacked to become a Venerable. Even though the Golden Crow Clan and Dragon Race had always been at odds, Xu Xiao would never let him off now!
This Dragon King was truly despicable!
To be fair, he had also wanted to summon Immortal Venerable Yan Xu and have him fight in his place—or just make it two against one...
But he had only thought about it. The Dragon King had actually gone and done it!
As his thoughts raced, Pei Ling was just about to move when Dragon King Fu Yuan spoke, his voice majestic and imposing: "The profound gate has been knocked upon; the Nine Heavens return to truth. The Three Benefits are all realized; the ultimate truth is without life!"[Note]
"Today, we fight for the Venerable seat. Fairness does not matter!"
"Methods do not matter!"
"Numbers do not matter!"
"Only life and death, victory and defeat matter!"
"Human Race, come fight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Yuan extended a finger and pointed at Pei Ling.
A crystal-clear droplet appeared high in the sky. Like a streak of lightning, it shot toward Pei Ling!
The droplet was tiny, and not the slightest trace of aura escaped from it. It seemed no different from an ordinary raindrop—or one common drop among the countless shards of jade and pearls that splashed up when waves struck the shore. It fell from the heavens, utterly unlike the earlier battle, where every clash had brought scenes of world-shattering destruction and boiled rivers and seas!
Yet the instant the droplet shot forth, an utterly terrifying sense of danger engulfed Pei Ling's Immortal