"But..." Li Xiaoya was worried too. Judging by the Heavenly Dome Emperor's expression, he must have received some news. Anything that could stir his interest has to concern the Azure Thunder Roc or me. No demon beasts followed me on the way here, so they can only have discovered Little White! Li Xiaoya was in no hurry to emerge... instead, he pondered inside the enormous tree...
Those two Dragon Cultivators probably thought the same thing, which was why they followed him! Li Xiaoya continued weighing the situation. But how did the Dragon Race offend the Heavenly Dome Emperor? And why was the Golden Dragon Princess dragged into it? Could it... have been that strike from the Golden Sun Gourd? A thought struck him, and he recalled the Golden Sun Princess's first attack with the Golden Sun Gourd. Had he not reacted early enough, that strike would actually have posed the greatest threat to him. At the time, most of his magic power had been committed to his swordsmanship, and he had not brought out any treasure capable of blocking the Golden Sun Gourd's attack...
If it had struck him, he really would have been reduced to ashes...
Fortunately, he had spotted the danger early and dodged. Precisely because he had dodged, the Golden Sun Gourd's attack had blasted into countless demon beasts, as he recalled. Understanding dawned on him. Quite a few of those demon beasts had probably been the Heavenly Dome Emperor's subordinates, which explained why the Heavenly Dome Emperor had come to make trouble for these Dragon Cultivators...
However.
Judging by his behavior, the Heavenly Dome Emperor was clearly another bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. He was evidently wary of the Dragon Race's Dragon Ancestor and his divine might...
Yet Li Xiaoya had