Old Grudges and Enmities

"Imprisoned on the second level at the bottom of the Dragon Abyss. Why do you ask?" Ao Guang asked doubtfully.

"Earlier, while Shen Luo and I were returning to the Dragon Palace, we were attacked by the Abyssal Giant Demon. At the time, we thought the Dragon Abyss had fallen and that this demon had escaped," Ao Hong said at once.

"What did you say?" Ao Guang's expression immediately turned grave.

The expressions of Yuan Tuo and the other civil and military officials also changed. Memories of the Abyssal Giant Demon wreaking havoc in the East Sea resurfaced in their minds, and traces of panic showed in their eyes.

"Are you certain it was the Abyssal Giant Demon?" Ao Guang leaned forward slightly and asked with a frown.

"I could not have mistaken it. Fellow Daoist Shen also fought it and smashed one of its heads," Ao Hong said.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their eyes toward Shen Luo.

"That creature had a human face and a serpent's body. Each of its heads was hundreds of feet across, and it was immensely powerful. After I smashed one of its heads, it retreated swiftly," Shen Luo had no choice but to step forward and explain.

"What a joke. If it truly was the Abyssal Giant Demon, could you alone have driven it back?" Ao Zhong sneered.

The others also began discussing it, clearly unwilling to believe him.

Yuan Tuo stood with his hands clasped behind his back, keeping his head down without speaking, as though pondering something.

"The Dragon Abyss already has powerful Restrictions, and it has been sealed for many years. We have never heard of any fiends escaping from it. This time, the Ninth Prince must have encountered some other demon and misunderstood," the clam spirit said.

"Everyone, there