As a vast pressure descended over the Dragon's Nest,
a figure seemed to walk out of the starlight in the dark night sky.
His form gradually solidified from an illusion into substance.
A gaunt, wrinkled old man clad in black robes sat cross-legged in the void, like an ancient tree taking root.
Gu Chenfeng looked up at the old man, and an extraordinary feeling involuntarily arose in his heart.
The old man seemed to be one with the void, both real and illusory, as natural as the Great Dao!
Feeling this aura, everyone, Ao Li included, bowed toward the void.
"We welcome you, Lord Protector!"
Gu Chenfeng followed them in saluting.
He already knew this old man's identity.
This man was the Dragon Race Great Protector, whose standing was slightly above even the leaders of the Five Dragon Race Tribes.
When the Dragon Emperor issued no sacred decree, the Great Protector could govern all the dragons of the Five Dragon Race Tribes on his behalf.
It went without saying that this Great Protector must be a mighty expert in the Source Venerable Realm.
At that moment, the black-robed old man slowly opened his eyes. They were bright and gentle, as clear and luminous as the stars and moon.
"You may all rise."
The old man's voice was aged, but not lifeless, like a verdant ancient tree still brimming with vitality.
"I summoned you here today regarding the candidates for the position of Water Dragon Division leader, which we discussed previously.
"This position has remained vacant for a long time, and the Water Dragon Division's Sacred Relic, the Black Abyss Sea-Covering Seal, has also lain dormant in the Holy Land for over a century.
"It is time to find it a master."
The Great Protector's gaze, which seemed capable of seeing