At the sight of those flood dragons, Hong Wei, who had already sunk into despair, suddenly rekindled his hope of survival.
"Mother-Grandfather-save me! I don't want to die! Mother, I don't want to die!"
"You'er-"
The mother dragon charged toward the Dragon-Skinning Platform, heedless of everything.
"Insolence! No one may trespass on the Dragon-Skinning Platform!"
A divine being roared, but the surrounding Heavenly Soldiers and divine generals did not move at all.
Only when the mother dragon reached the platform's edge did a divine general secretly channel his power. A burst of light erupted from the Dragon-Skinning Platform.
Whoosh!
Like a great wave, the light flung the flood dragon away. Afterward, no matter how she tried, she could not approach Hong Wei. Mother and son could only gaze at one another across a considerable distance.
"Moo, moo..."
Hong Wei wept and wailed, crying out endlessly in a dragon's voice atop the platform.
Only now did the old flood dragon and the others draw near. The Execution Heavenly Official guarding the Dragon-Skinning Platform finally looked directly at Dragonkind-or, more precisely, at that old flood dragon.
"Heavenly Dragon Hong Ye, your grandson Hong Wei has committed monstrous crimes. Even the Dragon Lord of the East Sea refused to shield him. Do you intend to force your way onto the Dragon-Skinning Platform?"
Although there seemed to be few divine beings beside the platform apart from its guards, all the gods of the Heavenly Realm were watching.
The Divine Firmament Treasure Hall was filled with Heavenly Gods, awaiting only the Heavenly Emperor's final decree before the execution began.
For an old flood dragon and a handful of others to attempt a forcible intrusion would be to grossly overestimate themselves-and show utter contempt for the Celestial Court!
"I naturally know that my grandson Hong Wei's