What happened?
All the elders waiting at the front lines looked over in astonishment. What were those two from the Chen Household up to without warning?
The elders' expressions changed, because they could see that the two from the Chen Household seemed to be suffering from qi and blood deficiency!
So they quickly used wind magic to get closer. The Chen Household was in charge of the center of the formation. As the family that received the most resources from the Dragon Palace, they naturally had to bear the most consumption, whether it was energy or blood essence. Once the formation was activated, the Chen Household had to bear three times the consumption of other families.
But no matter what, shouldn't they at least look exhausted right now?
" Chen Tiannian, what's wrong with you?" An old man dressed in white was the first to approach. Seeing the two of them trembling, his heart sank.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the two old men had consumed far more than just the blood and energy they had spat out earlier. At this moment, the magic array was connected to their heart meridians, and blood threads thinner than a hair were continuously supplying energy to the array. It was no wonder that the two of them could withstand such an exaggerated consumption.
"Are you all insane?" Another gray-robed elder flew up and was immediately shocked and furious.
"You're the one who's crazy." The elder Chen Tiannian weakly raised his head, his eyes looking due south. "Look over there."
Upon hearing this, several elderly men turned around and were immediately startled, their skin crawling with goosebumps.
Because at some unknown time, in the Hei Yun of the sky due south, there appeared a pair of incredibly exaggerated giant eyes, like the sun and moon, whose cold gaze covered almost half of the South Sea City. Judging by appearance alone, their size was probably the size of a city!
The creatures of the Dragon Palace do not rely on their physical size for power, unlike the Heavenly Python. However, those that can grow to such a size are all incredibly terrifying ferocious beasts.
Just by looking at the genes ingrained in the elders, one could tell what this thing was: a shark species even more dangerous than Dragon Whale: the Ghost Shark General!
It is said to be the most ferocious species in the South Sea. In its juvenile stage, it will even actively hunt and kill inferior dragons. Its strength is even more terrifying when it grows up. It was famous during the war of the four seas and was known as the dragon killer. It is one of the ten generals of the Four Seas Dragon Palace. Its name is even higher than that of the West Sea's Ao Zhen!
Who released this guy?
The elders' voices trembled almost as if they were speaking from the depths of their being, their very genes telling them just how terrifying this thing was.
No wonder Chen Tiannian put in such an exaggerated amount of effort. This magic array absorbs energy based on the strength of the intruder. Because it is a ready-made magic array, it cannot be flexibly controlled. Therefore, when the magic array determines how much energy it needs, it will not ask for your consent. Once you are in the center of the magic array and it is activated, you cannot escape.
At this rate, it won't be long before these two elders of the Chen Household are drained of their life force and turned into dried corpses.
The key is facing that monster. Even if he were sucked dry, it probably wouldn't stop it from breaking in. At this time, Ye Qing, who is at the True Dragon level, is extremely important!
"Quickly, go and fetch Ye Qing!" several elders shouted to their subordinates.
One of the white-robed elders didn't wait for the others and used his wind magic to rush madly towards the Chen Residence.
There aren't many True Dragon Sorcerers in South Sea City, but the Chen Household were the core of the formation in their original contract. Only the True Dragon Sorcerers of the Chen Household can activate the core, and no one else can replace them. If the supply of essence blood to the core is insufficient at this time, the ghostly thing in the sky will probably rush in and slaughter everyone immediately!
His deep-seated memory told him that once that thing got in, they wouldn't stand a chance.
I was tricked
The white-robed elder rushing towards the Chen Residence had a dark expression. Sure enough, that old thing from the Dragon Palace had made preparations for his sudden change of heart. However, the amount of essence blood had been strictly controlled, so in theory, they should have no way to revive such a near- Dragon King Level being.
How exactly did they manage to obtain enough Blood Essence Stone right under their noses?
"What's that thing in the sky?"
At this moment, Ao Zhen's group was also rushing to the Chen Residence. Wei Gongzhan was running at the very back, felt an exaggerated chill down his spine and almost lost his balance when he looked back!
Those terrifying eyes were many times more frightening than when he had seen the ferocious A Li before. That cold and cruel gaze seemed to have not even glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, yet he was filled with extreme fear. At this moment, he didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that any movement would attract the attention of this terrifying beast!
" The South Sea actually released this guy!" Ao Zhen frowned, her face showing such solemnity for the first time. Even when the situation in the capital was extremely dire, she had never been this serious.
"What is that?" Murong Yunji also got goosebumps all over his body. This thing was even more terrifying than the Heavenly Ghost Octopus in the water!
" Ghost Shark General." Ao Zhen lowered her voice, seemingly not wanting to attract the creature's attention, her voice barely audible. "One of the most terrifying ferocious creatures in the Four Seas, the top predator below the Dragon King, incredibly tyrannical and cruel, it inflicted heavy slaughter during the Four Seas War, even devouring the royal family of the South Sea. It should have been sentenced to death, but it's said that even without the Dragon King's intervention, the many royal families of the South Sea South Sea Dragon Palace were powerless against it. I always thought that this guy had already been killed by the South Sea Dragon King."
"Does the senior have a chance of winning against it?" With the help of Ao Zhen's aura, Wei Gongzhan finally recovered and spoke in a trembling voice, but he seemed relatively calm now.
"No," Ao Zhen said bluntly, "There's not even a 10% chance of winning. If Chen Qing were here, cooperating with him might give us a slight chance."
"That powerful?" Wei Gongzhan asked in surprise, " The South Sea Dragon Palace has such a thing? The South Sea families are really bold to release something like this."
"It shouldn't have been released by a powerful family," Ao Zhen shook his head. " Blood Essence Stone are scarce these days. Let alone the powerful families of the South Sea, even the families of Jiangnan couldn't gather enough blood essence to awaken this thing. The only possibility is... but that shouldn't be the case."
"The only possibility?" Wei Gongzhan asked hastily, "What is it?"
"A Flood Dragon!" Ao Zhen still couldn't believe it. "A Flood Dragon that can control water vapor has a life force almost equal to that of a dragon. Moreover, after being revived for so long, with the nourishment of water essence, its life force is even better than that of a pure dragon. But Flood Dragons are the foundation of the Dragon Palace and are extremely difficult to cultivate. If we awaken the Ghost Shark, at least a thousand Flood Dragons will have to be killed. If that old bastard in the South Sea dares to do that, the South Sea won't even need to wait for the next Samsara; this Samsara will end right there!"
Aquatic creatures all rely on water essence for nourishment, and dragons are no exception. Without sufficient water essence, their physical abilities will rapidly decline. Losing a thousand dragons would mean at least half of the high-level aquatic creatures in the South Sea Dragon Palace would perish!
How could the other party possibly do something so crazy?
But what other options do they have besides the dragon?
Thinking about it now, the abnormal moisture in the South Sea must be a phenomenon caused by the return of thousands of dragons. Has that old guy in the South Sea really gone mad?
"Nothing is impossible." Wei Gongzhan calmed down. "Even the craziest bets are based on the promise of huge profits. As long as the profits are big enough to make people envious, it will drive gamblers crazy. There are plenty of people in history who have done this. The Dragon King is no different from humans in this respect. The fact that it's so crazy can only mean that the profits from this operation are greater than those from the South Sea Dragon Palace itself!"
Upon Ao Zhen glanced at Wei Gongzhan with surprise. This little guy was quite calm at this moment. It seemed that the Shen Family's recommendation of him to help them was not a burden after all.
"So what do you think those benefits would be?"
"I don't know, but I think the truth lies with Chen Zhuo!"
Upon Ao Zhen grabbed Wei Gongzhan and immediately activated a spell, heading towards the Chen Household at an incredible speed.
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Chen Household:
"Who has disturbed the underground treasure vault these days?"
At this moment, in the Chen Household's underground treasure vault, Chen Household matriarch Ye Qing's face was ashen, because when she arrived at the vault, she discovered that the Flame Dragon Pearl was missing.
The guard in charge of the watch hesitated and stammered.
"Damn it!" Ye Qing slapped one of the guards so hard it exploded, a terrifying dragon's might rising within him. His voice, like a raging storm, demanded, "What's the situation outside? Who are you trying to protect? Speak up now!"
The remaining guards were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, their faces pressed tightly to the ground. Just as they were about to reply, a gentle voice broke the tense atmosphere.
"Mother."
Ye Qing froze, turning around in astonishment. What she saw was her youngest son, the one she felt most guilty towards and the one she loved most, standing behind her.
"It's me."
"Who are you?"
Ye Qing realized what was happening, and his eyes instantly blazed with overwhelming killing intent!