A Dragon Begets Nine Sons, All Defiant

At almost the same time, in a Crystal Palace near Floating Dragon Island.

A crimson dragon, which had been slumbering on a stone pillar, suddenly opened its eyes.

"The Crown Prince?"

Startled by the red dragon's opening of its eyes, a graceful clam maiden slowly walked out of the Crystal Palace.

The clam woman was a typical sea creature, carrying a huge carapace on her back, her entire body appearing and disappearing in the rippling water. "How long have I been asleep?"

The red dragon on the Coiling Dragon Pillar slowly lowered its head, and its gaze towards the clam maiden revealed a rare hint of tenderness.

For the Dragon Race, it is perfectly normal for them to take a concubine with a sea creature when they rise to power and then have a dragon son.

Even the South Sea Dragon King cannot escape this primal, animalistic instinct.

But for those dragon sons who were born, their lives were rather miserable.

Inheriting the bloodline of the Dragon Race destined them to be incompatible with their original race, forcing them to live a solitary life outside of their own kind.

To return to the Dragon Race, one must demonstrate sufficiently strong talent and power.

Only in this way will the Dragon Race acknowledge their existence and include them in their family tree.

This unique "coming-of-age ceremony," a blend of barbarity and civilization, is particularly evident in the South Sea Dragon Race and the North Sea Dragon Race.

Ao Jia, who is now known as the "Crown Prince," also rose to his position step by step in the same way.

Ao Jia is the eldest prince of the South Sea Dragon Race not because he was born the earliest, but because he has survived to this day.

During Ao Jia's childhood, when he was abandoned by his father and disliked by his mother, this clam maiden kindly adopted him and has been silently supporting and caring for him ever since.

Correspondingly, Ao Jia also regarded the clam maiden as his own possession.

The South Sea Dragon King once took a liking to this clam maiden, but the nearly insane Ao Jia bit off one of his dragon horns.

From then on, no one dared to covet this clam maiden anymore.

Even the South Sea Dragon King himself was impressed by this unconventional son, allowing him to roam freely outside the Dragon Race in a semi-independent manner. "You've been asleep for three years."

Looking at Ao Jia with slight worry, the clam maiden's voice was as soft as ever.

"You've been in eternal sleep ever since we returned from Black Water Pool."

"The injuries the Nine-Headed Serpent inflicted on you haven't fully healed yet..."

Walking slowly to the Coiling Dragon Pillar, the clam maiden leaned back and stroked Ao Jia's nose, saying...

"I went to invite the Ninth Prince, but he avoided seeing me and wouldn't even give me a chance to meet him."

Upon hearing this, Ao Jia laughed dismissively.

"Among my younger brothers, Ao Zhen and Ao Fei are the closest, so it's perfectly normal that he wouldn't heal my wounds."

"In fact, it's already quite good that he didn't take the opportunity to kill me."

Among the nine princes of the South Sea Dragon King, the ninth prince was the most virtuous.

It is said that this is related to the fact that he was born in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and received an education from the Mountain Folk.

If the Ninth Prince hadn't been unwilling to take the throne of the South Sea Dragon King, it's hard to say what the current situation of the South Sea Dragon Race would be.

"So why did you take on this mission in the first place?"

The clam maiden gently stroked Ao Jia's chin, her voice exceptionally tender.

To this day, the Clam Girl still doesn't understand why Ao Jia accepted such a difficult task.

Everyone knew that forcibly bringing Ao Fei back would inevitably offend the Dragon Girl Sagara, yet Ao Jia still went without hesitation. "Because if I hadn't gone, Ao Fei have certainly died."

"Although they don't like me, I'm still their older brother."

"Sixth Brother was born as a 'gift' from the very beginning. Apart from me and Ninth Brother, no one cares about his life." The calm voice revealed the cruel nature within the South Sea Dragon Race, Ao Jia's words successfully silenced the Clam Girl.

The nine princes of the South Sea Dragon Race Clan who have been born so far were all born for a specific purpose.

Ao Fei was a gift from the South Sea Dragon Race to the Dragon Maiden Sagara...

Ao Zhen an individual born from the South Sea Dragon Race to demonstrate their submission to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range...

As for the eldest prince?

He was the successor appointed by the South Sea Dragon King, the strongest among countless powerful dragon sons.

Even the current South Sea Dragon King wouldn't dare say he could easily defeat this Crown Prince.

Of course, the South Sea Dragon King was not actually afraid of this strongest being whom he had personally nurtured.

According to the South Sea Dragon King's philosophy, he will eventually die at the hands of Ao Jia, who will then step on his corpse to become the strongest Dragon King. The only question now is when Ao Jia will challenge the South Sea Dragon King.

All the dragon sons and grandsons, including the nine great dragon princes, were looking forward to that day, to the moment when the South Sea Dragon King would die.

"But... the Sixth Prince might not appreciate your kindness."

After a moment of silence, the clam woman spoke again, her voice tinged with sadness.

In order to bring Ao Fei back, Ao Jia killed the Lord of the Black Water Pool right in front of him.

The clam maiden witnessed Ao Fei's bloodshot eyes and the deep-seated hatred in them; she felt that his very existence was a huge threat. "I don't need anyone's gratitude."

His words revealed undisguised domineering arrogance as Ao Jia spoke with absolute certainty.

"I am the future South Sea Dragon King, and I will change the order of the South Sea."

"That old dragon wants to see us kill each other, so it can select the strongest dragon from among us."

"But I refuse to let him have his way. I will change the current state of the South Sea Dragon Race, and I will shatter his ridiculous ideology."

Looking at Ao Jia's determined gaze, the clam maiden had no doubt that he would achieve this.

This world is no longer his era.

"That kind of 'raising poisonous insects' mentality is fundamentally unsuitable for today's era."

Hearing Ao Jia's boastful words, the clam maiden couldn't help but sigh.

"Did you wake up suddenly this time... because of Subduing Dragon Island?"

After a brief moment of surprise, it was Ao Jia's turn to fall silent.

Just as the clam maiden said, Ao Jia's sudden awakening was because he sensed the strangeness of Subduing Dragon Island.

"Can I skip this time?"

Seeing this, the clam woman had no choice but to ask again.

The Clam Woman believed that Ao Jia would eventually change the South Sea Dragon Race and alter the entire situation in the South Sea.

However, as Ao Jia's closest confidante, the clam maiden did not want to see him continue to get involved.

The forceful killing of the Nine-Headed Serpent had already come at a great cost to Ao Jia.

The clam maiden felt that even if Ao Jia wanted to change the rules of the South Sea Dragon Race, he could do so in other ways.

He's my brother.

His voice was still deep, and his tone was still hoarse.

Ao Jia spoke as if it were a matter of course, so much so that the clam maiden didn't know how to continue trying to persuade him. "I will always wait for you to come back."

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