Inside the hall, Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had stayed behind, looked at Ye Yuan.
Golden Crocodile Douluo scratched his white beard and asked in a booming voice:
"Emperor, are we supposed to sit around twiddling our thumbs for the month the Great Enshrined and the Young Master are in seclusion? I'm bursting with Sea God's Divine Power, and my hands are itching for a fight!"
"Sit around? Of course not."
A playful smile tugged at Ye Yuan's lips as he looked south.
"The waters beneath the Star Dou Great Forest run deep. Not only is there a pack of Ferocious Beasts hundreds of thousands of years old hidden there, but a Silver Dragon King halfway to God King also sleeps in its deepest reaches."
"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. We'll use this month to send people to the Lake of Life and find out exactly what's down there. Once Grandpa and Xue'er come out of seclusion, we'll go straight in and uproot the whole nest. No need to stumble around blind."
"Reconnaissance?"
Bibi Dong's narrow, phoenix-like eyes brightened. She understood Ye Yuan's meaning at once.
As empress, she was well practiced at coordinating operations. She immediately clapped her hands and called out an order:
"Summon Jiang Mo, Qian Jun, Azure Luan, and Guangling, along with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. Have them enter the hall at once!"
Before long, a succession of steady footsteps sounded outside.
Several figures renowned across the continent strode into the hall.
At their head was the former High Priestess of the Sea God, dressed in a water-blue gown and carrying a scepter.
Bo Saixi, a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo!
After Sea God Island had been overrun, she had submitted to the Spirit Hall Empire. Now that