The White Dragon swayed her tail gently, clearly in a good mood.
Still, to leave nothing to chance, she asked, "Tell me how you brought this thing back."
Chu Mo had expected this. "Though the Beast-Treasure Cosmos was formed from His Majesty's former Dao Fruit, after it fell into Tai Zhen's hands, it served no purpose beyond supplying immortal materials to the myriad races.
"So Tai Zhen Miaoyuan paid little attention to it, and this humble dragon merely seized a lucky opportunity. However, many [Talisman-Wielding] cultivators were stationed within the Beast-Treasure Cosmos, and this humble dragon..."
He recited the explanation he had prepared, describing the journey to retrieve the treasure as fraught with peril. He had fought through five passes and slain six generals along the way, enduring every imaginable hardship.
After hearing him out, the Dragon Empress sighed, a trace of tender pity in her eyes. "Good child, you truly suffered. Our race has no great generals left, so we could only place this heavy burden on you.
"Once His Majesty awakens, I certainly will not treat you poorly."
"To lay down our lives for His Majesty and Your Majesty is the duty of all dragonkind!" Chu Mo replied, his voice ringing with conviction.
The Dragon Empress grew even more pleased with him. Looking at the jade casket on her tail, she said, "Your Majesty, with this incomplete scale armor Dao Fruit, you can awaken once more."
As she spoke, she eagerly moved to activate the Dao Fruit and awaken the Dragon Emperor from the profound thunder.
Just then, the Outer Sea suddenly shuddered. Heaven and earth bore down upon it, and the Dragon Empress felt the Dao of Five Waters gradually weaken. Even the profound thunder encircling the Outer Sea dimmed somewhat.
"What is this?" The Dragon Empress