Deep within the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.
A colossal shadow lay upon the seafloor like an underwater mountain range. At the head of that shadow stood an enormous Azure Dragon head, several thousand zhang tall.
That dragon head towered like a mountain peak. Its eyes shone like sun and moon, illuminating the entire seafloor; its horns were like two towering trees, and its whiskers like two thick ropes, gently swaying with the undercurrents exhaled in its breath.
Simply lying there, the giant dragon seemed like a world unto itself.
Before the enormous dragon head, countless dragon descendants bowed in worship.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Dragon Sage."
The dragons prostrated themselves, not daring to raise their heads.
From newly born young dragons, to Ao Huang, who had already advanced to Great Dragon King, to Ao Yuwei, who stood only a single step away from advancing to Dragon Emperor and Dragon Sage—every member of the Eastern Sea Dragon Clan was present.
"Rise."
With a single word from the Eastern Sea Dragon Sage, waves surged for ten thousand miles. Thousand-zhang billows suddenly rose upon the sea surface, their might like the end of the world, only to vanish without a trace an instant later.
The dragons raised their heads. Ao Huang, now grown into a great Yellow Dragon, darted forward and seized the Eastern Sea Dragon Sage's enormous whisker, swinging back and forth as though on a swing.
"Get down!"
The Eastern Sea Dragon Sage's deafening voice resounded throughout the Dragon Palace.
Ao Huang grinned. "Dragon Grandpa, don't be so stingy. I haven't played in ages. You go on talking; don't mind me. Besides, I was the one who discovered the Dragon City passage. That's a tremendous achievement, so I should get some reward, right?" As he spoke, he continued using the Eastern