Inside the main hall of the East Sea Dragon Palace, the East Sea Dragon King was drinking with several of his consorts and enjoying a game of pitch-pot when a Yaksha came rushing in, trembling as he reported, "Your Majesty, Crown Prince Mo Ang has been beaten to death."
The East Sea Dragon King nearly fainted at the news. Crown Prince Mo Ang was the son of the West Sea Dragon King, Ao Shun, but he was also the hope of the Dragon Clan. Though the Dragon Clan seemed vast, there were actually very few beings with pure dragon blood. Many dragons in the world had once been scale-bearing creatures who had transformed into dragons. With the Heavenly Dao suppressing them, the Dragon Clan's bloodline had struggled to continue, so they had chosen to merge with the bloodlines of those who transformed into dragons. Their lineage had become quite impure, and they had long since lost the grandeur they possessed in the Primordial Era. Still, this had allowed their bloodline to endure, though the consequences were severe.
Because their bloodlines were mixed, many dragons could not cultivate at all. Those who could usually managed no more than Heavenly Immortal cultivation. In most cases, they relied on their superior physical strength in battle. That was why Nezha had been able to kill the East Sea Dragon King's Third Crown Prince so easily, even as a newborn.
But Mo Ang was different. He had been born with extraordinary gifts: his bloodline was completely pure, and he even carried some of the Ancestral Dragon's blood. He was undoubtedly the most talented dragon of the Four Seas in ten thousand years, having reached Golden Immortal cultivation at such a young age. Everyone had placed their hopes for the Dragon Clan's revival in him.
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