Deep in the Thunder Sea, the atmosphere turned uneasy.
As he watched Canghai True Lord lower his head and fall silent, the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor kept laying out the benefits. He believed Canghai True Lord would make the wise choice. The disaster had already happened, and if the Jellyfish Palace wanted to rebuild and grow, it would need outside help.
More importantly, both the Flame Phoenix Immortal Palace and the Thunder Roc Clan were stronger than the Jellyfish Palace. The Jellyfish Palace could not afford to offend the Flame Phoenix Immortal Palace even before, much less now.
What he failed to notice was the blazing fury rising beneath Canghai True Lord's seemingly calm face.
"Wind-Thunder, are you truly going to stop me?"
"The seal on Azure Firmament Mountain was the work of your Thunder Roc Clan. If you wished to let me leave, how hard could it be? Do you truly intend to sit back and watch the Jellyfish Palace's legacy die out?"
Canghai True Lord's eyes reddened faintly. A formidable aura erupted from him, and in that instant, heaven and earth changed as an azure sea stretched across the sky.
The force of that aura made the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor's expression stiffen. He had not expected Canghai True Lord to be so unwise.
"Canghai, I'm not the one stopping you. You should understand that the Flame Phoenix Immortal Palace made this decision itself. I'm merely a pawn. Even if I wanted to let you go, I couldn't. In fact, I couldn't leave Azure Firmament Mountain myself right now."
"Force your way through, and you may suffer the backlash."
Seeing Canghai True Lord's belligerence, a chill entered the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor's face.
In the past, the Thunder Roc Clan had been all but wiped out, the Dark Feather Cult had