Honestly, Ao Yue was truly surprised that Haotian had actually dared to attack his clansmen in the Heavenly Court.
That fellow... had his primordial spirit gone mad? Or did he think that, because he was the Dao Ancestor's attendant, I wouldn't dare kill him out of respect for the Dao Ancestor, and therefore couldn't do anything to him?
Naive!
"Pass down my orders. Have Ao Xuan lead the Heavenly River Navy in setting up the Heavenly Net Formation to trap Haotian. Do not let him rampage through the heart of our Heavenly Court. Order the Four Divine Generals to seal the Heavenly Gate with their troops. Haotian must not escape. Today, he must pay for slaughtering the children of our Dragon Race!" Ao Yue commanded the several high gods kneeling below the temple steps.
"We obey Your Majesty's decree!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! As Ao Yue issued his orders, the Heavenly Drum soon began to thunder. The Heavenly Court's enormous military machine sprang into action. Countless Divine Dragons flew from the depths of the Heavenly River, and a hundred thousand armored Heavenly Soldiers bearing sharp weapons rushed toward Haotian's position. The Heavenly Net Formation, one of the Heavenly Court's formations, began taking shape and was completed with extraordinary speed.
Elsewhere, Haotian saw that the Dragon Race Heavenly Soldiers before him were retreating too slowly. Unable to wait any longer, he swept his sleeve. Instantly, the soldiers felt heaven and earth go dark and their primordial spirits swell with pain. Then, with a bang, they were all subjected to Body and Spirit Destruction, vanishing from the world.
*Within the Heavenly Court, the Dragon Army will never betray Ao Yue. The Iron-Eating Beasts, Witch Followers, and Nether Soldiers won't betray the Ancestral Bear either. Therefore, the only military forces I have a