"Judging by the situation, the real battle will most likely begin today." Wei Jiangyuan shared his guess with the deeply frustrated Lei Jingxiao.
"When we first met, I said that North Dragon King looked like a man with wolfish ambitions. On the surface, the three Dragon Kings returned together, claiming they wished to assist the new Dragon Emperor in unifying the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. In truth, they were after the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. Now that Zi Yan has nearly finished her refinement, they're preparing to make their move."
Lei Jingxiao asked in confusion, "Then why didn't they act from the start? Why wait until now?"
"First, they weren't sure whether this was real. After all, I secretly delivered the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit to the dragon clan, and East Dragon Island's elders did not leak the news."
Counting on his fingers, Wei Jiangyuan said, "Second, if they want Zi Yan, they have to directly conquer East Dragon Island. That isn't something they can just do on a whim. I reckon that during this time, they've been secretly contacting reinforcements."
After Wei Jiangyuan and Lei Jingxiao arrived among the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Wei Jiangyuan's tremendous favor in gifting the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit allowed him to learn secrets of the dragon clan unknown to outsiders, thoroughly clarifying the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's current situation.
The previous Dragon Emperor's disappearance had left the Ancient Void Dragon Clan leaderless. None of those remaining possessed the strength to command the entire clan, and in the end, it split into four factions.
Although Zi Yan, heir to the Dragon Emperor bloodline, had appeared, among the four Dragon Islands, only East Dragon Island unwaveringly supported her.
The island masters of the other three Dragon Islands possessed small amounts of Dragon Emperor bloodline and had originally been