"Haha..." Ao Sheng laughed loudly. "What use is there in saying all this now? The Crystal Dragon Script is a sacred relic of Dragon Island, jointly owned by the Nine Clans of Dragon Island! Since when did it become the private property of your Da Clan? Besides, once we spill our essence blood, wouldn't that be no different from surrendering with our hands tied?"
"Cough, cough..." Xiao Hua tried to smooth things over from the side. "Ao Sheng, this old man can... vouch for Ao Zhan. His words... should still be trustworthy."
"Xiao Hua!" Ao Sheng looked at Xiao Hua with great interest and asked, "You know Ao Zhan? Could it be that your entry into the Diecui Relic Realm was plotted together with Ao Zhan?"
Xiao Hua shook his head. "Ao Sheng, I came to Dragon Island for Ao Zhantian, and also for other matters. I already explained these clearly to the elders in the Dragon Hall. I only met Ao Zhantian before entering the Diecui Relic Realm! This old man knew nothing at all about his plan! Oh, do you think that if this old man had known his plan, I would still have told you the name Shener Abyss?"
"Who knows?" Ao Sheng sneered. "Opening the restriction of this Shener Abyss apparently requires the essence blood of the Ten Clans of Dragon Island. If I had not come, Dragon race essence blood would not have been here!"
"Could... could there really be such a coincidence?" Xiao Hua stared dumbfoundedly at the dozen or so enormous dragons around Ao Sheng.
Ao Zhan said coldly, "Ao Sheng, I do not wish to waste words. If you want to live, if you want to take charge of Dragon Island in the future, then give up at once. If, after ten