Delighted as he was, Ao Shun had dealt with the Dragon Demon King too many times to underestimate how troublesome he was.
After steadying his thoughts, Ao Shun said, "Immortal lords, though my North Sea Dragon Palace belongs to the Heavenly Court and is the rightful authority over the North Sea, the North Sea's sea eye is not actually within my Dragon Palace. It has been occupied by that wicked dragon. Using the terrain to his advantage, he has recruited quite a few great demons of the North Sea to serve him. His strength is absolutely not as simple as the world believes."
"The Dragon King guards the Four Seas for the Heavenly Court. Surely you would not lose to a mere demon king in military strength?" Iron Crutch Li said. "Our task is to prevent the Dragon Demon King and the others from joining forces with the Six Heavenly Demon Kings. So long as the Dragon King keeps his aquatic troops occupied, we will deal with the Dragon Demon King and the rest ourselves."
"Excellent!" Ao Shun clapped his hands in delight. "Since you immortal lords say so, this little dragon naturally dares not decline. My Dragon Palace will absolutely not allow the Dragon Demon Palace's aquatic army to set foot ashore."
After hesitating briefly, he asked, "But the battlefield must not be placed at the Dragon Demon Palace. You immortal lords must also take heed—not to go too near the sea eye when capturing that wicked dragon."
Zhang Guolao's heart stirred. Stroking his beard, he said, "Dragon King, are you saying that within the sea eye..."
"The Water-Partitioning General." Before he could finish, Ao Shun hurriedly said, "The Water-Partitioning General bears the duty of suppressing the sea eye. It would not do for us to disturb the general's