Ren Sea, within the palace.
Thunderbolt scattered and violet light stirred faintly. The figure on the principal seat slowly lowered his head, and a deep, imposing dragon aura descended, making the atmosphere in the great hall ever heavier.
"You mean you wish to subdue Flow-Resigning and guard Black Marsh?"
Xu Xuan swept his sleeve, lightning curling through his ink-black eyes as he stared at the figure below in the great hall.
Now, the Wu Yan Demon King, Mu Wude, had formally joined the Dragon Court. Upon learning of Heaven Pool's current circumstances, he had immediately requested orders to subdue Flow-Resigning.
Dark baleful energy and Crow Fire surged in alternation. Clad in heavy date-red armor, Mu Wude knelt on one knee in the hall, his red scales gleaming and his serpentine eyes steady. He bowed again and said:
"Your subordinate is willing to accept the decree and suppress Flow-Resigning Mountain. With Demon King Li Zhu, who is lying in wait there, assisting me, we will surely take down this Immortal Dao lineage. If Pure Source knows what is good for him, he ought to withdraw of his own accord."
"Good."
Xu Xuan looked down, his tone growing slightly weightier.
"Since you have such resolve, I will leave this matter to you and Li Zhu."
He had been intending to test Mu Wude. On the surface, the man was a subordinate of the Dragon Court, but in truth, he remained Jiaoyang's pawn, as well as the intermediary connecting Sindhu's subterranean abyss with Heaven Pool in the Southern Sea.
Li Zhu has spent rather too long there. It seems she cannot uncover anything. Now that Sindhu has undergone a great upheaval and the situation is turbulent, it is time to pull out this nail called Flow-Resigning Mountain.
Xu Xuan's thoughts turned, and he