Ji Yuan was shaken inwardly, but he quickly dismissed his own absurd notion. Just as he had analyzed before, even if the other side intended to strike at the Four Seas Dragon Race, they probably could not act too directly. It was more likely they merely wanted to test the Four Seas Dragon Race's current state.
At its root, if one wished to overturn heaven and earth, the Four Seas Dragon Race—almost the foundation of the Four Seas—was a hurdle that could not be bypassed. And with the Dragon Daughter having achieved Successful Dragon Transformation, naturally they could not abandon such a fitting opportunity.
Of course, all this still depended on Ji Yuan's most exaggerated conjecture being true. In reality, it was more likely that the Dragon Daughter had an enemy, or that someone among the Dragon Race had deliberately pushed this matter forward. Theoretically, that was so...
But after Ji Yuan voiced his conjecture, neither he nor Old Dragon could ignore that possibility any longer.
After a long while, Old Dragon looked at the surging surface of the Tongtian River and spoke softly.
"The origins of the Dragon Corpse Worm have been investigated by my Dragon Race for many years, yet we have never found any valuable leads. The clues we found when we went to the Barren Sea with Mister Ji last time were already our greatest breakthrough... What Mister Ji said today has left this old one deeply unsettled!"
"How could this person Ji be any different?"
Ji Yuan sighed and looked toward Old Dragon, speaking in an extremely solemn tone.
"No matter who is fanning the flames behind the scenes, the person who made so many Water Tribes entertain thoughts of forcing the palace must be found. Though in this person Ji's view, the other party