The Dragon Clan Submits
At the sight of Ye Xuan's smile,
Dragon King Ao Guang's scalp instantly went numb, and cold sweat poured down his face.
Ye Xuan's appearance was simply too terrifying at that moment.
The enormous black cloak draped over him shrouded his body, giving off a fierce presence.
The ghost-face mask covering half his face looked utterly savage and terrifying.
Even more bizarrely, both of Ye Xuan's eyes had clearly undergone a transformation.
His left eye had turned ink-black, with not a trace of white remaining.
One glance at that strange, pitch-black eye was enough to draw a person in so deeply that they could not look away.
Thin wisps of black smoke were now drifting from it.
The smoke shrouded half of Ye Xuan's face, making Ao Guang's scalp go numb at the sight.
It was utterly bizarre.
His right eye, meanwhile, had turned pure white, without the slightest trace of another color.
It gave off a faint white light that seemed to contain a great terror, making it hard to look directly at.
The bizarre sight of one black eye and one white eye filled Dragon King Ao Guang of the East Sea with alarm.
He was an important figure who had seen much of the world, but when had he ever seen anything so terrifying?
Cold sweat streamed down Dragon King Ao Guang's face as he watched the man before him.
The man took out a strange, mysterious bell with his left hand and gently shook it.
"Ring, ring-"
His right hand formed an obscure hand seal, and he murmured to himself for a moment.
Then he suddenly bellowed, "Rise!"
In that instant, the entire Crystal Palace seemed to shudder violently.
Before the horrified eyes of Ao Guang, Ao Wushuang, the Turtle Prime Minister, and the others,
The ground suddenly split open, and a gigantic black coffin shot up from deep beneath it.
At the very center of the coffin were two Great Dao inscriptions.
The Great Dao inscriptions read: "Ancestral Dragon."
At the sight of the enormous coffin and its Great Dao inscriptions, Dragon King Ao Guang of the East Sea was instantly scared out of his wits.
An impossible thought suddenly sprang into his mind.
Could it be-
Was the one inside the coffin really the Dragon Clan's forefather, the Ancestral Dragon?
The moment the thought arose, Dragon King Ao Guang's expression changed drastically.
His eyes filled with disbelief.
Yesterday, the Ancestral Dragon's body had appeared out of nowhere on Great Mount Sumeru in the west.
It had instantly shaken the entire Primordial World, and even now, countless mighty figures were searching for the Ancestral Dragon's body.
After all, the Ancestral Dragon's body had inexplicably vanished after appearing yesterday.
Yet now it had appeared here.
Could this really be the Human Emperor's doing?
He had never imagined that the Human Emperor possessed such unfathomable means.
Everyone thought the current Human Emperor was a foolish and incompetent ruler.
Now it seemed they could not have been more wrong.
Not only did he have such a terrifying subordinate, but he had also obtained the Ancestral Dragon's body under everyone's watchful eyes.
It could be said that the current Human Emperor had fooled every living being in the Primordial World.
Just as Dragon King Ao Guang trembled with fear,
A cracking sound rang out, and the coffin lid bearing the Great Dao inscriptions flew open.
What lay inside was revealed before Dragon King Ao Guang of the East Sea.
Inside was a young man dressed in a black robe.
Subtle, nearly imperceptible patterns were embroidered along the edges of the robe, giving it a grand and imposing appearance.
The young man was tall and slender, with long ink-black hair cascading down his back, making him look extraordinary.
His features were exceedingly cold and stern. Even with his eyes closed, his nobility and pride could not be concealed.
As the man was revealed, an intensely frigid killing aura instantly spread out.
Alongside it came an intensely icy Yin Qi.
The two presences swept outward like a storm, shrouding the entire East Sea in an instant.
Every living being in the East Sea was awed into stillness by that presence.
Many of the weaker creatures even passed out completely.
Even Dragon King Ao Guang's face turned somewhat pale.
He stared in disbelief at the man lying in the coffin with his eyes closed.
"Is this-is this Lord Ancestral Dragon, the forefather of the Dragon Clan?"
Ao Guang's mind was reeling. His reason told him that the man in the coffin was his forefather.
A moment later, a clang rang out, and the coffin lid closed again.
Only then did the presence that had swept across the entire East Sea finally dissipate without a trace.
The enormous dark coffin then faded into nothingness and vanished from the world.
Dragon King Ao Guang of the East Sea swallowed with difficulty and mechanically turned to look at Ye Xuan beside him.
The black smoke and white light on Ye Xuan's face had long since vanished.
"Ao Guang, the current Human Emperor possesses grand talent and ambition, far surpassing every other Human Emperor. Sooner or later, he will lead the human race to glory."
"The Human Emperor even found the dragon corpse of the Ancestral Dragon himself. What is there that he cannot do?"
"When the Human Emperor obtained the Ancestral Dragon, the Ancestral Dragon entrusted him with protecting the Dragon Clan. That is also why His Majesty the Human Emperor sent me here."
"And you listened to Haotian's slander, throwing the weather across the Primordial World into chaos. How many living beings have you killed?"
"For every one of these sins, it would not be excessive to wipe out your entire clan."
"But the current Human Emperor is benevolent and righteous, and he is willing to give your Dragon Clan a chance. Do you still refuse to know what is good for you?"
"The Human Emperor holds even the Dragon Clan's Ancestral Dragon in his hands. Do you still intend to be meat on Haotian's chopping board, waiting for him to slaughter and eat you?"
Ye Xuan's words struck him like a cudgel to the head.
Ye Xuan's anger erupted once more.
If the Dragon Clan had not committed evil and left the world's living beings in such misery,
There probably would not have been so many rebels.
Nor would there have been talk that "Cheng Tang was destined to fall, and the House of Zhou to rise."
Thus, the first fire Ye Xuan lit after his rebirth was set upon the Dragon Clan.
If the Dragon Clan was willing to submit, there was no harm in granting them some good fortune.
After all, he had obtained the Ancestral Dragon and still had to fulfill his wish to protect the Dragon Clan.
If Ao Guang and the others remained stubbornly blind to their errors, Ye Xuan did not mind using the Ancestral Dragon to wipe out the remnants of the Four Seas Dragon Clan.
He would then leave behind some members of the Dragon Clan who knew that a wise man submits to circumstances.
The living beings of the world were now filled with resentment.
Yin Shang's realm was also battered by wind and rain, teetering on the brink, and the Dragon Clan had undoubtedly contributed a great deal to the karma behind it.
Hearing this, Dragon King Ao Guang of the East Sea felt his heart shudder.
He hastily pressed his head deep against the ground.
"Please quell your anger, Exalted Immortal. This old dragon is guilty, this old dragon is guilty."
"It was truly because I was forced by Haotian Shangdi's tyrannical might. This old dragon was terrified, and so committed a monstrous slaughter. Even ten thousand deaths would not absolve me of the blame!"
"His Majesty, the current Holy Lord, has graciously seen fit not to reject us and is willing to accept the Dragon Clan. This old dragon is willing to lead the entire Dragon Clan in pledging loyalty unto death."
"Please take us in, Exalted Immortal. Please take us in, Your Majesty."
As he spoke, Dragon King Ao Guang, already choking on his sobs, hastily kowtowed.
Thud after thud rang out as he knocked his head against the ground.
The other dragon sons and grandsons present, along with the Turtle Prime Minister and the others, also kowtowed without stopping.
Seeing the Dragon King like this, Ye Xuan finally let out a long breath.
It seemed this ninja turtle of a Dragon King knew how to submit to circumstances after all.
Although there had been some coercion involved,
He had finally subdued the Dragon Clan.
If used properly,
The Dragon Clan would surely be a great help as well.