Handling the Dou Saint Remains

As the figures of the three great elders transformed into three streaks of Space-Tearing flowing light and vanished completely into the deep void passages leading in different directions, East Dragon Island's grand main hall immediately became far more empty and silent.

The air still seemed to carry the lingering aftershock of the supreme pressure released by the Dragon Emperor's Inverse Scale, enough to make one's blood tremble, along with the tense, urgent, and faintly desperate atmosphere that had spread after that earth-shaking plan was decided upon.

Lin Ming stood alone at the center of the hall, his deep gaze seeming to pierce through the ceiling as he looked toward the endless void.

For Zhu Li, the Great Elder, and the Second Elder to each take their carefully prepared "bait" to the three Dragon Islands and successfully lure those three crafty Dragon Kings over would take some time. During this period, however, Lin Ming could not afford to waste it. It was the perfect opportunity to resolve Qing Lin's Ancient Heavenly Serpent problem.

Thus, Lin Ming withdrew his gaze from the void and turned to the people beside him. His voice broke the silence in the main hall as he slowly said, "Big Brother Hei Qing, before the three elders return, there are several urgent matters I need your help with."

At this time, Hei Qing, who stood silently like an iron tower, had long since lost his former dullness. The gaze he directed at Lin Ming now carried an added gravity of one awaiting orders.

After all, even the Great Elder and Second Elder, whose positions within the clan were supreme, had acknowledged Lin Ming's authority through his possession of the Dragon Emperor's Inverse Scale and obeyed his commands. As a warrior of East Dragon Island, Hei Qing naturally had