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Chapter 286: Turning the Order Upside Down
In the perilous heart of Cloud Dragon Marsh, undercurrents surged.
Twelve mysterious pillars of giant beast bone stood deep on the marsh bed in an arcane arrangement, flickering with pale fluorescence and exuding thick mist.
"My king, he killed five Golden Core Demon Generals and shattered Cloud Dragon Marsh's Dragon Vein. Are we just letting him leave?" a hoarse voice asked from the shadows of the bone pillars.
On the throne, a snow-white mirage dragon, half ethereal and half solid, seemingly real yet illusory, slowly raised his head, his expression calm.
His head resembled a flood dragon's, yet was different, with no horns and long, narrow eyes. His winding body was not composed purely of flesh and blood, but interwoven water mist, flowing light, and mirage vapor.
Though his true body seemed absent, all the mist throughout Cloud Dragon Marsh was actually under his control.
He was Cloud Dragon Marsh's true ruler, the Fourth-Realm Demon King who commanded eight hundred aquatic demon tribes: the Mistsea Mirage Dragon.
"Idiot." The Mistsea Mirage Dragon yawned. "Do you really think a single Golden Core flood dragon could undergo Flood Dragon Transformation however he pleased in my Cloud Dragon Marsh?"
"Your subordinate is slow-witted. My king, do you mean...?"
A giant crab with two massive pincers suddenly scuttled sideways out of the shadows, sounding surprised.
"If you know you're slow-witted, use your brain." The Mistsea Mirage Dragon closed his eyes, his voice rather impatient. "Withdraw."
Mirror Moon Palace, Mysterious Sword Pavilion, Greenwood Sect, Flameburn Sect, and Heavy Gold Sect-each of these five great cultivation sects had a Nascent Soul True Lord presiding over it. None was easy to provoke.
What the Mistsea Mirage Dragon had not expected, however, was that the old monster Zhu Wuya would