Oath of Reincarnation

"What of tribulation?"

The Black Dragon remained calm, merely studying the master of Heaven's Edge Sea Pavilion before suddenly asking, "Do you know how many years it has been since I broke through to the Primordial Spirit realm?"

"Roughly..." The master of Heaven's Edge Sea Pavilion calculated on his fingers before answering, "About thirty-six thousand years."

"Yes, thirty-six thousand years."

The Black Dragon murmured, then suddenly threw back his head and laughed. "Thirty-six thousand years—thirty-six thousand years!"

"For those thirty-six thousand years, I have been trapped within the Vast Expanse Marshes, trembling day and night, terrified of angering the Half-Immortal Patriarchs and bringing tribulation upon myself."

At this point, tears flashed in the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor's eyes, alongside towering hatred. "Even though I have now reached the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit realm and stand at the very pinnacle of this realm's Primordial Spirits—"

"I still cannot stretch my limbs freely. I remain trapped in the Vast Expanse Marshes day after day, not daring to overstep in the slightest."

"In the eyes of you humans, I am nothing more than a little worm. If not for keeping this old man around to fight the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, you might have slain me long ago!"

The Black Dragon Demon Ancestor spoke with utter agitation, his expression savage. "But do you know that I am no little worm, but a true dragon of the nine heavens?"

"Ha ha ha..."

The Black Dragon Demon Ancestor grew ever more agitated, letting out wild, frenzied laughter.

Thirty-six thousand years of painstaking cultivation, thirty-six thousand years of endurance and forbearance—until this very moment, the Black Dragon Demon Ancestor had finally waited for the perfect opportunity.

He fixed his gaze upon the master of Heaven's Edge Sea Pavilion, his expression incomparably arrogant. "I am a