Far from the Scale Abyss Sea Region, more than a dozen figures stood together, quietly concealed in the void.
Chu Mo looked at Tai Zhen on his left, then at the cold-faced Tai Chen on his right. For a moment, he found it rather strange that he, a man from a later age, was about to do dirty work alongside two young Ancestral Veins.
That was right. He had come after all.
He had plenty of Other-Self Aspects anyway, and his True Self could not be harmed, so why not come? If he could witness the Tribulation Deliverance Patriarch in action, he might even gain something.
With that thought, he asked Tai Zhen, "When might Senior Duo'e arrive?"
"Relax, relax. My elder brother is already on his way." Tai Zhen answered with a beaming smile. "Once we start fighting, he'll be here in no time."
Chu Mo nodded slightly, then feigned concern. "The Dragonkind branch in this Scale Abyss Sea Region has two Seventh Realm experts, the Dragon Emperor and Dragon Empress. Are you two confident?
"If we remain deadlocked too long and draw in the Dragon Emperors from other sea regions, things could get ugly."
At this, Tai Zhen smiled and patted Tai Chen beside him. "My fourth brother excels at combat. Just leave everything to him. He'll keep you safe, guaranteed.
"If anything really goes wrong, we'll leave him to cover our retreat and run."
Tai Chen glanced at the hand on his shoulder, then gave Tai Zhen a sidelong look. He said nothing, as though tacitly accepting his words.
The two Ancestral Veins were on pretty good terms at this point, weren't they? Chu Mo's gaze drifted between them. In the later age, if Tai Zhen had dared joke with Tai Chen like this, the latter would