The Dragon Clan had laid an ambush for the Myriad Beasts Sect, Golden Pouch Mountain, and the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.
After hearing this, you lowered your eyes in thought. Though you had anticipated it, the news confirmed how early the Dragon Clan had begun laying its plans—and how deep its schemes ran.
The Flood Dragon King had likely come for you from the start. The Sea Clan's sudden attack had seemed hasty, but it had been a killing trap laid for you.
And yet—something still did not add up. The Second Prince you had killed had once been imprisoned in the Sea Eye and held little standing within the Dragon Clan.
By rights, his death should not have caused such an uproar. It now seemed the Dragon Clan valued you even more highly than you had expected.
You greeted him with a smile. "Thoughtful of you, Beast Emperor."
The Beast Emperor of the Myriad Beasts Sect had come in person to deliver the warning. His intent to show goodwill was plain.
With Moon Venerable dead, you had taken her place. Both sides understood that without needing to say it.
If you were to break the shackles the Heavenly One had imposed, you and the Beast Emperor likely had only one path: joining forces in secret.
A flat voice came from beside the Beast Emperor. "Greetings, Sect Master Chen."
The speaker was Featherwing True Person of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. Though you had never met him, you had long heard his name. The sect had always kept a low profile; from its disciples to its sect master, its members were mysterious and seldom appeared before others.
After the previous sect master died in the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, Featherwing True Person had succeeded him.
You nodded with a smile. "Featherwing True Person."