North Dragon King: Family, do you think I'll survive? Tendons torn out, bones stripped (3.5k)

The territory of the Ancient Void Dragons.

East Dragon Island.

An enormous island floated in midair, surrounded by countless pitch-black Ancient Void Dragon experts circling like floating reefs, seemingly sheltering everything within.

Magnificent buildings stood across the vast island. Many still bore the traces of history, seemingly relics left over from ancient times, witnesses to how the once-mighty Ancient Void Dragons had declined to their present state.

At the center of the island.

Atop a magnificent building.

"East Dragon Island's strength is hollow now, with only you and me left to guard it. If those fellows take advantage of our weakness, we'll be in trouble. I hear the North Dragon King is itching to make a move. With his cultivation as a Four-Star Dou Sheng, if he truly intends to unite the other islands, I'm afraid no one can stop him..." Zhu Li's face was clouded with worry.

"And of all times, the Grand Elder and Second Elder have entered sealed seclusion, unable to sense any news from outside. I'm afraid..."

"No matter. When soldiers come, we meet them with generals; when floods come, we block them with earth." Another white-haired elder gazed down over East Dragon Island, his expression calm.

Hundreds of years had passed since the Clan Leader vanished with his only blood descendant, leaving the Ancient Void Dragons divided. How glorious the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had been back then, with experts standing like a forest. Even so-called Dou Sheng Experts had been nothing exceptional.

But now... even a Peak Dou Zun could be considered a major fighting force.

Truly pitiful, truly lamentable. "Humm..."

Just as the two men were looking troubled, a humming sound slowly arose. Then a middle-aged man with a sharp-featured face, dressed in purple-and-gold robes, gradually appeared before them.

He gazed into the