"Do you think I am the kind of person who fears powerful enemies and would grovel for survival before them?!" Emperor Dragon Lord replied coldly, fury blazing in his dragon eyes.
His response was within the expectations of the Lord of Nothingness and the Twelve Protectors.
Since ancient times, monstrously gifted geniuses had always been incomparably proud. The one thing they would never do was scrape out a miserable existence! The pride in their hearts would never allow it!
"I can give you the right to choose, or I can deny you that right. I can also make the choice for you," the Lord of Nothingness said calmly.
"Roar!"
Emperor Dragon Lord threw back his head and roared in fury. Golden light blazed from his dragon body, and the great Dao of heaven and earth trembled because of him.
He glared furiously at the Lord of Nothingness. "Where is the senior? I sensed that it never reached the designated location. It vanished midway!"
The Twelve Protectors all turned to look at the Lord of Nothingness.
Earlier, when Emperor Dragon Lord had acted, he had coordinated with the Golden Dragon Child and sent it away, having it deliver a message to the Empress.
However, Emperor Dragon Lord sensed that the Golden Dragon Child had not reached the special place where he intended to send it. Instead, it had vanished midway! Only a sparkling Low-Grade Spirit Crystal remained where it had disappeared.
At the very moment it vanished, the Lord of Nothingness had appeared. And when time was later reversed, the Golden Dragon Child had still not appeared. Emperor Dragon Lord had every reason to suspect that the Lord of Nothingness had captured it beforehand!
"It has been taken away by someone else," the Lord of Nothingness said.
"Taken away by someone