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"This guy actually has control over the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, that’s really troublesome!"

Trapped within two streams of darkness amidst the smoke, they stared at the huge shadow in the sky with immense anxiety....

Unlike others, they didn’t have relatives undergoing Dragon Transformation; their purpose here was not merely to transform into what’s referred to as a dragon.

What their lord promised them was much greater than becoming a dragon!

But now, with the mission stalled here, it became troublesome.

Even if they could somehow escape, they wouldn’t be able to report back successfully.

The means with which that lord punished subordinates were something they had witnessed, and even after such a long passage of time, they still felt the hair on their bodies stand on end!

"What should we do?"

"How would I know?" the other snapped back, "The Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, the foremost array of the Eastern Sea. If controlled by the Dragon King, even Celestial Serpent Duke of the past couldn’t break it, capable of trapping and killing tens of thousands of Celestial Serpents. Didn’t you see it with your own eyes? Even now if a mere mortal is controlling it, it’s still capable of sealing an Ancient Worm. What can I do?"

"So we just wait for death?" The magician who spoke earlier now had an extremely grim expression!

"Please, predecessors, stay calm...."

A familiar voice made the pair’s fur stand on end in an instant, the stiff hairs on the body of the House Centipede standing erect as they intently watched Chen Qing’s figure emerging from the fog.

"You youngster...."

With blood-red eyes, they looked on with rage. Their leader had died a most gruesome death, and the culprit was right before their eyes!

Although it was a Yaksha under the Ancient Worm’s command that committed the murder, both were crystal clear that it was this human who lured it all in.

He intentionally marked himself with his own blood, leading the Yaksha to lock onto this place!

"Predecessors, there’s no need to look at me with such fierce eyes; it’s quite scary.

.." Chen Qing sighed helplessly, "About your relative.

.. um, perhaps a friend? In any case, I am truly sorry for his fate, but it was not my intention.

Indeed, there was a bit of probing, but I never anticipated that creature would be so resolute in its intent to kill me. ..."

"So what?" they managed to restrain their murderous intent and asked in a low voice, "Human, you’ve found us again, what do you want to do?"

"Obviously, to cooperate...." Chen Qing said with a smile, "Predecessors here must have a mission. As you can see the current situation, if we don’t figure out a plan soon, we might end up swallowed by that Heavenly Ghost Octopus."

"That thing was released by you, right?" they demanded ferociously.

"I let it out by accident."

"Hah..." Both scoffed coldly.

Chen Qing was speechless; telling the truth seemed pointless. To sabotage the Western Sea Crown Prince’s plans, he wouldn’t have used the Heavenly Ghost Octopus. Once that thing started growing, it was almost unsolvable.

"Fine, I released it on purpose, but I messed up," Chen Qing admitted with a shrug.

At that, they both nodded slightly, seemingly finding this explanation more acceptable.

"Now we’re in the same boat... Predecessors must have noticed as well, this creature, we can’t let it out..."

"We can’t let it out?" they laughed, "Youngster, aren’t you confused? Shouldn’t we be thinking of a way to escape from its massive maw?"

"Where can you possibly escape?" Chen Qing chuckled, "Both of you are old-timers around here. Don’t you know the characteristics of the Heavenly Ghost Octopus?

Once grown, it has no limits. Outside, there are tens of thousands of Flood Dragons, and this West Sea Dragon Palace houses the ancient and sealed Dragon King Breed.

What do you think will happen if all these creatures end up as its food? "

Escape?

Chen Qing sneered. How could they escape?

He had seen firsthand how several servers were utterly vanquished by this creature as a spectator.

Once the beast gained momentum, not once could the players resist it.

Of course, when designing this creature, it was also for the effective outcome of the Dragon Palace Replica, where a group of players fleeing into the sea and then emerging was a monster even larger than the Central Plains, capable of wiping out the entire server in one bite.

The magnificent scene was quite attractive at the time.

But now, he just felt that he had been insane to create such a thing.

The two magicians were taken aback; their plan indeed was to escape, to figure out a way to flee to the remote Southern Barbarians, or even farther.

But upon hearing what he said, they came to a realization. In just two days, this creature had grown so huge; if they allowed it half a year or a year to mature, how large would it become after rampaging through the human realm?

Where in the world could they hide from it?

"Do you have a way to deal with it?"

"Yes, but there are some risks...."

"What risks?"

"Red Lotus Karma Fire!"

"You’re insane!" Both nearly screamed at once.

Chen Qing stared intently at the two of them, confirming that the panic in their eyes wasn’t feigned. He narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing the pair.

Had they never intended to use that thing from the beginning?

That didn’t seem right. According to his understanding, the best way to destroy the Dragon Palace was to activate it.

"Do you know what the Red Lotus Karma Fire is?" the two almost shouted in unison, their voices harsh.

"It appears that the senior is aware of it..." Chen Qing said with a smile.

"That thing should not exist!" One of them bit out angrily, "It’s the most dangerous thing in the world. Just a tiny spark escaping could destroy the entire world in an instant!!!"

It seemed they were indeed knowledgeable. Despite the old man’s unattractive appearance, his knowledge was quite profound.

Chen Qing nodded. That thing was indeed very dangerous and could almost be considered the second version’s most hazardous entity. The so-called Flame of World-ending, in front of this fire, was not just an exaggerated expression but genuinely that perilous.

The fire was like that of the Golden Crow’s, unquenchable, but an upgraded version. The Golden Crow’s flame couldn’t be extinguished but wouldn’t spread without sufficient energy to guide it, which is why the Imperial Palace wasn’t burned down under the furious flames of Emperor Siao.

But the Red Lotus’s flame was different!

It was a flame that consumed life, and any living thing it touched would become its fuel; it would instantly release all the life energy’s essence, burning it to ashes and rapidly expanding. Nothing in the world could stop it.

Once it gained momentum, all life in the oceans would become its fuel, then it would spread to the continents and, after that, the entire world. There was nothing that could stop its blaze; it was a fire born for destruction....

In the second version, there was a heretical cult that worshipped this fire. Every day, they plotted to burn the world with this flame as a sacrifice to their deity.

If the Heavenly Ghost Octopus were to rise, the world would be consumed, but there would still be a chance of survival.

For instance, one could run to a very remote place, away from prosperity to avoid attracting its attention, and potentially survive.

This is what some players on different servers did.

They broke down into small parts; one person would take less than a hundred tribe members to some remote place or island, keep a low profile, or explore other ancients, searching for ways to kill the Heavenly Ghost Octopus.

Surviving the apocalypse was a distinctive feature of those servers then.

But if this thing were released, there would be no chance of survival at all—the death of the entire world would be a very quick process!

Chen Qing wasn’t really planning on unleashing that thing; he was just probing.

These two characters were too mysterious, with their talk of Purple Embryos and other matters.

What Chen Qing feared most was that these two did not understand the terror of the Red Lotus’s flame and had been coaxed here to activate it by some other entity.

As long as these two weren’t arsonists, there could be value in cooperation.

"The junior dares not touch the Red Lotus’s flame. However, this thing..." Chen Qing took out two jade pendants, instantly drawing the attention of the two men.

"Golden Crow’s flame?"

"Where did you get this, kid?"

"Don’t the seniors know?" Chen Qing frowned again. Whose force were these two from?

In principle, it should be that creature from the Capital City; if they usually took that thing, it was the dragon that the Serpent Mother had transformed into. By now, it should be collaborating with Emperor Siao. Given that, how could they not have informed these two?

"How would we know?"

"Aren’t the seniors from King Xiang’s forces?"

The two frowned, "Human, what you know doesn’t necessarily have to be spoken. That one’s name is not to be uttered lightly. Do you understand?"

"A grudge bearer?"

"Silence!"

"Fine, fine, fine..." Chen Qing waved his hand dismissively, "The junior doesn’t have the time to delve into the situation of your master. The urgent task at hand is this one method. Will the seniors cooperate?"

"You think with just a bit of the Golden Crow’s flame you can kill it?" The two laughed, "Kid, you must be dreaming?"

"You’ll need oil!" Chen Qing said somberly, "Aren’t the seniors here to find the Purple Embryo? If that thing wants to survive until now, freezing it would hardly preserve it. It would have to be in the finest Dragon Whale Fragrant Oil, right?"

The two’s expressions darkened, "What else do you know exactly?"

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At that moment, an extremely exaggerated figure appeared above the sea, its dragon scales ablaze, resembling a dazzling sun. As the creature circled in the sky and spotted the enormous being in the West Sea, its eyes shone with intense excitement.

Interesting, I was just looking for fuel...

This figure, this voice, whether it was Chen Qing or the people from the other powers, would surely be incredulous upon seeing it.

Following the Duke of Wei from the Northern Sea, the second Dragon King Breed appeared, yet it was not the Princess Royale...