"Rumble...!"
The Nine Dragons Suppressing Prison Tower shook violently, its powerful tremors spreading through every floor within the tower.
They also caused the Dragon Race's Great Protector, who sat cross-legged in the starry sky within the Giant Dragon's Nest, and the elders from the other Four Divisions who had come to observe the ceremony, to snap their eyes open.
Everyone turned in unison toward the violently shaking tower within the Secret Realm.
At that moment, a mass of sinister black energy was rapidly gathering at the top of the Nine Dragons Suppressing Prison Tower.
Sensing the dark, evil baleful resentment condensing within the black energy, many of those present looked startled.
"This is... the aura of the Ten Thousand Dragon Demon Cavern!"
As the Great Protector watched the changes in the Nine Dragons Suppressing Prison Tower, a trace of helplessness also rose on his aged face.
"The sealing power of the Ten Thousand Dragon Demon Cavern has been draining away since ancient times. A thousand years ago, damage had already appeared in the seal.
"It seems those fellows in the Ten Thousand Dragon Demon Cavern are finally going to break through the seal."
The elders of the Four Divisions paled at his words.
"Great Protector, does that mean the demonic beasts in the Ten Thousand Dragon Demon Cavern are about to emerge?"
Everyone looked worried despite themselves. Once the demonic beasts in the Ten Thousand Dragon Demon Cavern broke out of the Holy Land,
it would likely be a tremendous catastrophe not only for the Dragon Race, but for the entire Demon Race.
The Great Protector, however, shook his head slightly.
"The seal at the entrance to the Ten Thousand Dragon Demon Cavern lies on the Ninth Layer of the Nine Dragons Suppressing Prison Tower. Even if the seal is