Lang Yuan smiled. "You can't put it that way. We still have to rely on the Dragon Race to deal with Fang Yun. That one from my race just sent me a message, saying that if we want to use the Heaven-Burning Furnace, we must ask the Southern Sea Dragon Palace for help."
"The Southern Sea Dragon Palace? That strange object that absorbed the Heaven-Burning Furnace's power earlier has something to do with the Southern Sea Dragon Palace? Could it be... the Starfire Armillary Mirror? Impossible. That object is in the Flood Dragon Sage's hands." Ao Xuan did not believe it.
Lang Yuan said, "Then I wouldn't know. Could you do us a favor and ask the Southern Sea Dragon Palace to resolve this?"
Ao Xuan hesitated for several breaths, then asked, "Can't this be resolved without the Heaven-Burning Furnace?"
Lang Yuan looked toward the Human Race, a savage expression on his face. "They rescued Zhang Poyue right under my nose. I will repay such a monstrous humiliation a hundredfold! I'll use the Heaven-Burning Furnace to create a sea of fire spanning a thousand li around them, then slaughter every last one!"
Ao Xuan's eyes lit up. "Then I'll give it a try!"
Lang Yuan smiled. "We're a long way from Ning'an City. Take your time contacting them; there's no hurry. If there's still no word from the Southern Sea Dragon Palace in two hours, we'll do it ourselves. At worst, we'll lose some of our barbarian sons and grandsons."
Ao Xuan said proudly, "Rest assured. As long as this truly involves the Southern Sea Dragon Palace, I guarantee they'll resolve it!"
"Then thank you, Princess Ao Xuan," Lang Yuan said.
Before long, the barbarians caught up to within three li of the humans, but rather than rushing to attack,