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There’s no mistake!

Chen Qing stared at those pairs of huge, terrifying eyes, and swallowed silently.

The Flood Dragon, in the first version of this world, belonged to the ceiling-level of demons, a single one could dominate the biological chain limits of a river’s ecosystem.

For rivers at the level of those in Jiangnan, at most three could be sustained; any more than that, and there wouldn’t be enough aquatic creatures to feed the Flood Dragons.

Let alone a dragon, even a serpent about to transform into a Flood Dragon would find it difficult to be sustained in ordinary places under the current version. A giant python nearly becoming a dragon in a place like Daqing Mountain would only need a month to completely wipe out the local wildlife!

Before the revival of Spiritual Energy, these monsters couldn’t exist in large quantities.

According to my settings, the Myriad Flood Dragons Array at the Dragon Palace should be in a frozen state until ten days before awakening.

Only like this could they barely survive, or else.

.. they would only end up killing each other!

In this moment, Chen Qing understood why it felt like all marine life had vanished on his way here. Now looking... where had they run to?

They were clearly eaten up!!

"Daddy..." Ghost Doll also rarely showed a scared look, retreating next to Chen Qing: "These are..."

"Don’t be afraid..." Chen Qing took a deep breath and said, "They won’t strike easily. After all, their task is to protect the water’s eye.

The Myriad Flood Dragons Array has already been activated, and no Flood Dragon can leave the water’s eye area easily.

The spot we are standing on happens to be the limit of the water’s eye. "

Upon hearing this, Ghost Doll instantly breathed a sigh of relief, and so did Chen Qing. If he had arrived a day or two earlier when these creatures had just awakened and were still hunting to regain their strength, he might not even have a bit of his bones left!

"Wow, truly a spectacular sight..."

A lazy voice came over, it was Princess Bai Yu’s ship approaching from behind.

Bai Yu, on the deck, looked at those thousands of lanterns, covered her mouth and laughed: "It’s really terrifying.

If these creatures were released into the mortal realm, within a few days, people in Jiangnan could be completely devoured, couldn’t they? "

Chen Qing: "....."

"I’m actually quite curious..." Bai Yu looked towards the side and suddenly said, "The King of Qin back then tried hard to prevent the ancient times from reopening, fearing that the mortal world would not withstand the awakening of these monsters. He, a demon himself, was yet so concerned about the common people. You have the same magical abilities as the King of Qin, but why, as a member of the Human Race, did you choose to activate it yourself? Aren’t you afraid.

.. that your kin will suffer because of you? "

Chen Qing silently looked forward, calming the chill in his heart, only by seeing could one know what kind of monsters they were actually facing.

Just as the other had said, if these tens of thousands of Flood Dragons weren’t managed properly and entered Jiangnan from the West Sea, a population in the billions would only be enough to sate their hunger for a few days!

And demons... strangely, find human flesh hard to resist. This is the world I’ve designed... a world where not even I know how the Human Race is supposed to survive.

"Hasn’t the Princess heard..." Chen Qing said indifferently, "that the ones who are the cruelest to humans, are always humans themselves?"

"Hahaha..." Bai Yu immediately burst into giggles: "Lord Chen really does have a way with words."

In this world, the Human Race is weak, yet also the most terrifying!

Chen Qing no longer paid attention to her, but took out a white Jade Stone. In the next second, a massive energy surged towards the sky, forming a multicolored arc of light that solidified in the air, like a mirror hanging high above for thousands of miles!

"Oh? What’s this?"

"Just a signal..." Chen Qing quietly put away the Bai Yu and said indifferently, "Since the Dragon Palace has opened ahead of schedule, it’s natural to start gathering early, isn’t it?"

"There is some truth to that..." Bai Yu said with a beaming smile, staring at Chen Qing: "But won’t Lord Chen go back to make preparations? After all, once you go to the Dragon Palace, who knows when you’ll be able to return?"

Her words weren’t unfounded. Back in the day, the Ancient Worm went to the Dragon Palace Secret Realm, got trapped, and it turned out to be ten thousand years. Now that the Dragon Palace has opened, who knows how much time will be delayed by this trip?

"There’s no time..." Chen Qing shook his head candidly: "With only ten days left, if I go back now, I won’t make it in time for the arrangements here."

"Is that so... It seems that Lord Chen is truly knowledgeable about the Dragon Palace, judging by how you can just glimpse from afar and know the exact time of its opening."

"You... you all value me for this, don’t you?" Chen Qing turned back with a smile that was not quite a smile.

"True enough..." Bai Yu lazily sat down by the ship’s edge, looking out at the terrifying Flood Dragons in the distance: "But doesn’t Lord Chen need to summon some helpers? Just you and this child?"

"Aren’t all of you my helpers?" Chen Qing laughed: "It’s just that recently, a bit of trouble has popped up in Jiangnan. There are many people here who wouldn’t be much help, so I simply left them to guard the home."

"A bit of trouble?" Bai Yu looked at Chen Qing: "What happened?"

"Hmm... A demon sneaked in, it’s still unclear exactly which, but they killed the Murong Family’s child right under everyone’s noses. It’s a bit troublesome..."

"Such a big deal?" Bai Yu covered her mouth, "Lord, you’re not going to handle this personally?"

Chen Qing glanced at her and said, "My subordinates... are not all useless, if I have to take care of everything, what use are they?"

"It seems that Lord Chen has a lot of confidence in his subordinates."

"It’s alright..." Chen Qing glanced at Weichi Feihong, whose eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion, and smiled, "After all, I’m not like you, able to control subordinates using bloodline talents. I can only rely on trust."

"Is that so?" Bai Yu looked at Chen Qing, her eyes carrying a cold light. Was this fellow always trying to probe Weichi Feihong? Did he sense something?

Now it seemed that Chen Qing indeed had a method to gather intelligence from afar. He probably knew roughly what was happening in Jiangnan. Even so, he could still keep his composure. Did he truly have confidence in Jiangnan?

How much had he noticed? How much did he know? And how many trump cards had he prepared?

Numerous doubts flashed through Bai Yu’s mind, but she was not in a hurry. After all, the one probing Chen Qing’s strength wasn’t her. All she needed to do was follow Chen Qing to the Dragon Palace to get the secret medicine!

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"Have you lost your mind?"

Atop Daqing Mountain, Cui Yan was suspended in the air, his body pitch-black, eyes rolled back, enveloped in a black mist carrying an indescribably sinister aura, quite different from his usual shadow-devouring appearance, clearly very dangerous.

The question came from the Thousand-Faced Fox, who was now even more enchanting. Though she still wore the visage of the Huang Family’s daughter, her charm had intensified, exuding an extraordinary nobility akin to that of Princess Royale Siao Mingyue with every move she made!

"I told you not to startle the snake by hitting the grass, and you use this method to probe?" Ali’s face was covered with frost.

Taking advantage of Chen Qing’s absence to stealthily escape and take control of Lyuzhou, then let Zi Yue and that monster from the Capital City infiltrate the group heading to the Dragon Palace Secret Realm.

She would stay in Lyuzhou to find ways to control more of Chen Qing’s direct lineage.

Once Chen Qing returned, they would use Princess Bai Yu’s secret arrangements to sever Lyuzhou and the West Sea from the rest.

If Chen Qing died in the Dragon Palace, then they would center on Lyuzhou, quickly devouring all of Chen Qing’s influence in Jiangnan, instantly seizing one-third of the Central Plains’ fate!

Ali was very sensitive to the concept of fate.

She could feel that if she could take over Chen Qing’s power, her own evolution wouldn’t be inferior to that of the Emperor’s union with the Siao Family.

She was destined to become the ultimate form of the Thousand-Faced Fox, and only at that level, in the upcoming terrifying era, would she be confident in protecting herself!

The floating Cui Yan was expressionless, his voice as chilling as underground water: "You are too cautious. Jiangnan isn’t as strong as you think.

If I’m not mistaken, that so-called deity of the netherworld can’t easily leave his own jurisdiction.

That means the only one in Lyuzhou that we need to seriously consider is that guy called Wei Gongcheng. "

"If you target Wei Gongcheng, Chen Qing will definitely come back!" Ali said coldly, "Are you confident you can beat him? He can now win against Lumings in a direct fight!"

"Isn’t this a way to probe?" Cui Yan’s cackling laugh rang out, grating like gnashing teeth, very uncomfortable to hear.

"Slowly, one step at a time, after all, Shen Qi is dead, and Chen Qing hasn’t reacted. If we can control Wei Gongcheng as well, our future plans will go more smoothly, right? After all, if Zi Yue leaves, how can you, alone, guarantee control over Lyuzhou?"

Ali was immediately silent.

Zi Yue, however, looked up and said, "You specifically chose that child from the Murong Family for a reason, didn’t you?"

"That’s none of your business..." Cui Yan laughed sinisterly, "I haven’t asked about your secrets, so you shouldn’t ask about mine, right? Lu Xintong!"

Ali was taken aback, turning to look at Zi Yue. It was the first time she had heard this guy’s real name.

Lu Xintong... How familiar does that name sound?

A glimmer of confusion appeared in Ali’s eyes.

Zi Yue, however, when she heard her own name called out, showed a flash of cold light in her eyes, the first sign of individual murderous intent toward someone!

"Alright, alright, I was just saying..." The other party immediately chuckled, "That’s it for us. If we miss this opportunity, we’ll have no chance left. You should know this. Thus, whether or not Chen Qing is one of us, we must take action!"

Zi Yue didn’t say anything further but slowly closed her eyes to rest.

Ali, on the other hand, was privately on alert, full of suspicion. Zi Yue had been very good to her, giving the impression of being ready to fight to the death for her. Yet it was clear she was hiding something...

As for the entity possessing Cui Yan, Ali had never heard of it before, but it seemed to have an extraordinary connection with Zi Yue.

What was its origin? And what was Zi Yue... hiding?