"Don't even think about it!"
Red Dragon was a second-generation dragon, so it was hardly surprising that he was affected by the Ancestor Dragon Pearl. But Yinglong and Shenlong were both Innate Divine Beings born of heaven and earth.
Though Ancestor Dragon's Great Dao was powerful, it was not enough to suppress the two of them. In an instant, they broke through the sea of lightning and charged at Ice Yi Yuan Jun.
After being affected for only a moment, Red Dragon immediately recovered as well. The boundless Crimson Bright Divine Fire transformed into a scorching void storm and blasted toward Ao Hong.
Left with no choice, Ao Hong could only throw out the fragments of the Innate Dragon Gate, making Red Dragon wary of damaging them and buying himself a chance to catch his breath.
"You've got some nerve!"
Red Dragon was furious.
Though the Innate Dragon Gate was currently shattered, if they expended enough resources and gathered sufficient Merit, it might still be possible to restore it in the future!
If it were annihilated by his Crimson Bright Divine Fire, he would become a sinner of the Dragon Clan!
Red Dragon immediately abandoned Ao Hong, transforming into his true dragon form and spiraling through the air. He raised a void storm and gathered every fragment of the Innate Dragon Gate that Ao Hong had thrown out.
Ao Hong, however, instantly returned to his Innate Dao Body form. A sinister smile appeared on his face as he brought out the Sea Splitting Spear and fiercely struck Red Dragon's dragon body.
"Sea Calamity Wave!"
The power of the Great Dao of Water Origin merged with the power of lightning, instantly transforming into a world-destroying storm filled with thunder and containing supreme destructive force.
"Damn traitor!"
Seeing this, Red Dragon neither dodged nor evaded. Even at the cost of severe injuries, he swept his dragon tail—filled with boundless fury—into Ao Hong's body.
Ao Hong was sent flying at once.
Red Dragon was in an even worse state. His dragon body was a bloody mess, and half of it had nearly been annihilated.
"Ao Hong, where do you think you're going?"
Seeing this, Yinglong immediately brought out a spiritual treasure and forced Ice Yi Yuan Jun back. He then charged toward Ao Hong, looking determined not to rest until he had killed him.
Ice Yi Yuan Jun was not in much better condition either. Her strength had originally been inferior to Yinglong's, yet she had been forced to deal with Yinglong and Shenlong joining forces.
If those two had not suffered severe Dao injuries in their previous battle against Eastern Emperor Taiyi and still failed to recover, she likely would have been unable to hold on long ago!
"Damn it!"
Seeing that Yinglong was dead set on killing him, Ao Hong had no other choice. He immediately took out a talisman from his sleeve and poured all his mana into it.
"You forced my hand!"
In an instant, a vast river pierced through the void. Countless worlds rose and sank within it, while a force of attraction transformed into a black hole that swallowed Ao Hong and Ice Yi Yuan Jun.
The river seemed real yet illusory, empty yet dreamlike. A single glance was enough to make one lose oneself within it, and all manner of living beings appeared inside.
"Ganges Dream Realm!"
The moment Shenlong saw the river appear, he cried out sharply, "Yinglong, get back here! I was trapped in a dream world by this river before!"
This time, the Ganges Dream Realm had appeared in reality, undoubtedly confirming the identity of whoever had acted. Shenlong had no desire to fall into a dream again.
Yinglong hurriedly stopped.
He still trusted Shenlong's judgment.
The strange river had come quickly and vanished just as quickly. In only an instant, it dissipated without a trace, and Ao Hong and Ice Yi Yuan Jun had disappeared as well.
"Just as I thought!"
Shenlong gritted his teeth. "That traitor Ao Hong has already sought refuge with those two from the West!"
This time, even with all three Great Divine Power Users acting together, they had failed to keep Ao Hong behind. That strange Ganges Dream Realm made their hearts tremble with unease.
But when facing Sages, they could only swallow their anger. With the Dragon Clan's strength, they simply did not dare offend a Sage. That would only bring a catastrophic disaster upon the Dragon Clan.
Yinglong glanced at the severely injured Red Dragon and let out a deep sigh. He then comforted himself, saying, "Still, at least we recovered the fragments of the Innate Dragon Gate!"
To the Dragon Clan, the Innate Dragon Gate and the Dragon Transformation Pool were even more important than Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. They were also the foundation upon which the Dragon Clan's bloodline could grow stronger.
As for the Ancestor Dragon Pearl, though it could create a quasi-Sage, it was merely a one-use item.
It could not affect the Dragon Clan's future.
East Sea Dragon Palace.
Seeing the three ancestors return in defeat, Ao Guang did not know how to console them.
In the end, he could only turn to Xuan Qing and ask, "Fellow Daoist, could you use your method of tracing karma once more to see whether you can find that traitor Ao Hong's whereabouts?"
"No need!"
Yinglong shook his head and interrupted, "Ao Hong has already become involved with those two from the West. Even if we find him, it will be of no use!"
He glanced at Xuan Qing and gave a slight nod. "Thank you for your assistance this time, little friend! Though our efforts came to nothing, we will not break our promise regarding the Innate Spiritual Treasure we promised you. Later, I will personally take you to choose one!"
"Then thank you, Senior!"
Xuan Qing nodded slightly. He had not expected what he believed to be an internal Dragon Clan rebellion to involve the two Sages of the Western Teachings.
After considering it, he said, "Earlier, I met Senior Mengzhang. Through karmic guidance, he obtained the authority of the Wind God and the Plague God that Sea God Yu Jiang had left behind! Yu Jiang was slain by Ancestor Dragon, and I heard from Great God Zhi Ming that Ancestor Dragon took all of Yu Jiang's spiritual treasures! May I choose one of the spiritual treasures Yu Jiang left behind?"
"One containing the Great Dao of Wind would be best!"
Hearing this, Yinglong frowned deeply before sighing. "Yu Jiang was indeed killed by Ancestor Dragon, and all his magical treasures fell into the hands of our Dragon Clan. However, those treasures were all lost during the Dragon-Han Calamity!"
Seemingly afraid that Xuan Qing would not believe him, Yinglong hurriedly explained, "Yu Jiang had three accompanying spiritual treasures: the Sea Calming Pearl, the Wind Calming Pearl, and the Plague Refining Pot. They corresponded respectively to his authority as Sea God, Wind God, and Plague God!"
"This..."
Xuan Qing was stunned upon hearing that.
Other than the Plague Refining Pot, which he had never heard of, he knew of the other two spiritual treasures. Sect Master Tongtian had bestowed the Sea Calming Pearl upon Zhao Gongming, while the Wind Calming Pearl was now in True Person Du'e's possession. For a moment, he did not know whether the Dragon Clan's slaying of Yu Jiang had been fortunate or unfortunate.
Unfortunate, perhaps!
All three spiritual treasures had fallen into the Dragon Clan's hands!
Fortunate, perhaps!
They had failed to keep any of the three treasures!
He guessed that during the Dragon-Han Calamity, Dragon Clan cultivators had taken those three Innate Spiritual Treasures into battle, only to perish. The treasures were then collected by that Dao Ancestor.
Afterward, the Sea Calming Pearl and the Wind Calming Pearl were obtained by Sect Master Tongtian and True Person Du'e respectively during the distribution of treasures at Treasure Distribution Rock.
The Plague Refining Pot was likely the same. Dao Ancestor Hongjun had probably picked it up as well; Xuan Qing simply did not know which lucky person had ultimately obtained it.
"Does the Dragon Clan treasury have any wind-aspected Innate Spiritual Treasures?"
Xuan Qing was somewhat unwilling to give up.
Right now, he wanted an Innate Spiritual Treasure with a wind attribute to carry his authority as Wind God.
"No!"
Yinglong shook his head. "Most of the Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Dragon Clan treasury are water-aspected. Beyond that, there are earth-aspected and fire-aspected Innate Spiritual Treasures seized from the Qilin Clan and the Phoenix Clan! There are some of other attributes too, but not nearly as many as those three kinds!"
Xuan Qing was somewhat helpless. "Then I'll have to trouble Senior Yinglong to take me to the treasury for a look!"
The Dragon Clan's territory was the Four Seas. Generally speaking, it truly was not easy for wind-aspected Innate Spiritual Treasures to be born there, but he could not help feeling a trace of disappointment.
Hadn't they said the Dragon Clan possessed countless treasures, with unheard-of and unseen items everywhere?
Now, it seemed that claim had been exaggerated!
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