Giving One's Life

The Dragon King chuckled. Facing Fu Henghua's sincere request, he replied with equal sincerity, "If this king dies and the source of my life scatters across an entire region, heaven and earth will undergo drastic changes. That would be detrimental to Donglai. Why not die once yourself, or lead the Fu Family into surrender? You and I can turn weapons of war into jade and silk, join forces to build a new Donglai. This king can also become the East Sea Dragon King."

Heh heh...

Henghua wore a similar smile and did not take the bait at all.

Then came a long silence.

Their minds confronted each other across this illusory Heaven-and-Earth Chessboard.

Both were wary of breaking the china to catch the mouse, yet neither left at once. Each hoped the other would admit defeat.

Henghua knew clearly that, given the current situation, killing the Dragon King would come at too terrible a cost. The likeliest outcome would be forcing himself into the Demon Dao and using supreme evil power to subdue Donglai.

The Dragon King also understood that, although he held a certain advantage for now, all of this was precisely what the beings behind the scenes wished to see. Those three demons appeared to be tonics prepared for him, but in the end, they were also nourishment for Fu Henghua's transformation into a Heavenly Demon.

The breadth of Fu Henghua's Dao Sea was something the Dragon King had never seen before. If he completely fell into the demonic path, he would become a Heavenly Demon on the spot, and the entire Donglai World would turn into a demon kingdom. Before long, another genuine Heavenly Demon Lord would appear beyond the heavens, while his own fate was destined to be miserable.

That was also why the Dragon King