Di Jun took a deep breath, his chest heaving before he finally suppressed the urge to fly into a rage. He led the severely injured Donghuang Taiyi away with a low shout. "Go!"
Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the other Monster Sages hurriedly left as well, leading the Monster Clan army away.
Before leaving, Kunpeng called out coldly, "Since your Dragon Clan has submitted, send someone to the Heavenly Court with tribute as soon as possible. Otherwise, Shi Mo cannot protect you forever."
For a moment, everyone subconsciously looked toward Shi Mo, whose figure emerged as the Thirteen-Petaled Merit Karma Fire Red Lotus rapidly shrank. Behind him, Ao Li could not help calling out, "Senior Shi Mo."
"Since the Dragon Clan has made its choice, it would not be appropriate for me to interfere further," Shi Mo said, shaking his head slightly as he glanced at Ao Guang and the other Dragon Clan experts still kneeling over the sea.
Protect the Dragon Clan? He had neither the interest nor the obligation. Besides, the Dragon Clan might not even need his protection.
"Senior!" Ao Li knelt directly before Shi Mo.
Yet before she could say more, Shi Mo frowned and said bluntly, "There's no use begging me!"
"Ao Li does not ask Senior to protect the Dragon Clan. I only ask that Senior accept me as your disciple. Should Senior have any command in the future, Ao Li will repay you even at the cost of my life!" Ao Li hurriedly said.
"Become my disciple?" Shi Mo raised his brows in surprise before saying, "Fine. Come cultivate with me at Nine Tripod Iron Fork Mountain. But there's no need to repay me with your life. I'm not taking in bodyguards. As for formally becoming my disciple, there's no need to mention it."