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The three forces approached from different directions, intentionally keeping a great distance from each other, not only to avoid conflicts along the way but also for fear of falling into some of Liu Yu’s spatial array traps.

As the longest-lived Twilight Sorcerer in a millennium, who knows how many spatial arrays he has mastered?

And being able to locate and control the Eastern Sea Dragon King suggests that he might have been here before, which, though an incredible notion, seems quite likely given the current circumstances.

Liu Yu very likely mastered some of the inner spatial formations of the Eastern Sea, and a misstep could trap multiple forces and possibly lead them to betray and consume each other, something they all needed to avoid.

The agents from all three powers were intelligent and had all thought of this possibility, so they each deliberately kept a very long distance from one another, extremely cautious of any spatial fluctuations!

Each group was patient, slowly and carefully advancing, waiting for the other forces to draw parallel before making a move, not rushing ahead or standing out, and this mutual caution meant it took them two hours just to draw near their intended location.

As they closed in, everyone began to feel puzzled.

Because all along the way, there had been no signs of any spatial arrays—everything was remarkably stable, as if Liu Yu had thrown open the gates and was waiting for them to enter. What on earth did he want to do?

"Bai Feng, look!"

The Chen Family, being closest and strongest, arrived first and took the central position, also being the first to see the levitating Dragon King!

"It’s the Eastern Sea Dragon King!" exclaimed the Chen elders excitedly. The oppressive presence was unmistakable, not an illusion, the Old Dragon King was truly here...

"Elder, is this real?" Chen Baifeng asked cautiously, suppressing his excitement.

"There’s no mistake!" the Elder of the Chen Family said excitedly, looking at the floating dragon. "Such vast Qianluo Threads could only belong to the Dragon King; no one else could wield them!"

"Every ten thousand years, there is a marriage alliance among the Four Seas, and it’s not uncommon for outstanding Dragon Maidens to marry into other seas, bringing with them the secret technique of the Qianluo Threads.

But the Eastern Sea still possesses a marine environment unmatched by the other three seas, the work of the Eastern Sea Dragon King accounts for at least half of that! "

Chen Baifeng, hearing this, saw just as the Elders said—the dense Qianluo Threads, life force pouring endlessly from countless threads into the Eastern Sea, such world-altering capability, was indeed awe-inspiring.

Before long, Siao Mingyue and Gu Ying, who had been hiding in the shadows, also appeared nearby.

Looking at the levitating Dragon King and the innumerable Qianluo Threads, their eyes showed both shock and greed.

"Humans!!"

A deep voice came from above, causing all sides to pause slightly. Looking up, they found several figures they had never seen before, dressed extravagantly with draconic heads and human bodies, exuding a formidable presence.

However, they appeared very weak, the kind of frail that seemed as if they would shatter with a touch, their faces pale.

"They’re nobles from the Dragon Palace!" the Elder of the Chen Family exclaimed with a look of shock and utmost caution.

"Dragon Palace nobles?" said Chen Baifeng, observing the draconic individuals. Their clothing and bearing were indeed extraordinary, but there was not the slightest trace of the Dragon Clan’s aura about them!

"Make no mistake, the one leading them is Ao Bo, the Third Elder of the Eastern Sea, and beside him stands Princess Ao Yun of the Eastern Sea."

"Oh?" Chen Baifeng paused, then stepped forward and bowed reverently, "I greet the esteemed predecessors."

"Dragon King Breed..." Ao Bo nodded slightly. "Being able to successfully undergo Dragon Transformation and join our Eastern Sea Dragon Palace as a King Breed, human, you are very fortunate. From now on, bearing the Ao surname, your family will benefit and become nobility within the Dragon Palace."

Chen Baifeng smiled, "Thank you, elder."

Seeing the indifference of the Chen Family members, the faces of the others turned ugly.

"You must think this over carefully. Our Dragon Palace has encountered some trouble, but we have existed since primordial times and have weathered storms far beyond your imagination. With our imminent resurrection, do you really want to forsake such a promising future and choose to be our enemies?"

Chen Baifeng glanced at the levitating Dragon King and the pale Dragon Palace nobles, pondering, "May I ask the elders, where is Liu Yu?"

"What Liu Yu?" Ao Bo frowned.

The Chen Family looked at the Dragon Clan individuals before them. Though incredibly weak, the pride in their eyes said plainly that they would not be subjugated by Liu Yu!

Yet the Dragon King was certainly being controlled. They were certain of it, for the Dragon King was in a state of icebound stasis and should not be unleashing his dragon might to attract enemies at this time!

Behind this, they were definitely controlled by Liu Yu, but it seemed these nobles were unaware...

"Depart at once!" Princess Ao Yun beside him spoke up. "Upon the successful resurrection of the Dragon Palace, you shall not lack our gratitude. But if you linger, there shall be no mercy!"

"It seems you’re truly in a hurry..." Chen Baifeng said with a smile.

A group of Dragon Palace nobles glowered upon hearing this, for they could tell that these lowly humans had no intention of retreating at all. They... were actually looking to take advantage of the situation to meddle with the Dragon King!

What folly!!!

Princess Ao Yun stepped forward, and suddenly, countless corals started moving as if they were alive, transforming into vine-like spikes, dense as a torrential downpour of pear blossoms. Elder Chen, the first to be targeted, immediately revealed his true form, a colossal Dragon Turtle, and stood in front of the Chen Family.

The turtle shell was rough and thick. With Dragon Blood activated, enormous Earth Element energies gathered at the shell, forming a mountain-like barrier in front of the Chen Family!

But the mountain soon crumbled. Those spike-like things, with their tips shimmering with the blinding light of the golden sun, exploded upon impact with the thick shell, blasting it open with terrifying force. In an instant, Elder Chen, tall as a mountain, let out a pitiful scream of agony!

Within only a few breaths, a large portion of the gigantic turtle’s body had been blown away, a scene of utter brutality!

The Chen Family members were immediately terrified and began retreating.

The power was too terrifying; the Elder had transformed into one of the top Dragon Turtle Bloodlines, one of the nine sons under the dragon, with a Dragon Tortoise Body whose defensive power ranked within the top five, just below that of a True Dragon.

They had all witnessed this with their own eyes in the past. With the bloodline activated, even the most powerful Dragon Crystal Cannon in the Dragon Palace would need to bombard him for half a day to even crack his shell a little.

He was extremely difficult to deal with.

Yet, to their astonishment, under Princess Ao Yun’s hands, he couldn’t last even ten breaths. If that power hit them, wouldn’t they be instantly shattered to pieces?

"Run..."

Elder Chen’s face twisted in pain and bore a bitter smile filled with reluctance.

He had thought he had finally made it through, that at least a hundred thousand years of glory were within his grasp.

Yet, he never expected that his greed would lead to such an end.

Filled with regret, he had no choice but to hope that the members of the Chen Family could escape, each and every one of them.

"Go!" the remaining members of the Chen Family quickly shouted, clearly planning to make a swift escape.

However, Chen Baifeng, who was leading them, did not move. Not only did he not retreat, but he also took a few steps closer to Elder Chen, who was now in a shattered state.

"What are you doing? Get out of here!"

Elder Chen was incomparably anxious. Chen Baifeng was the first Dragon King Breed in the Chen Family—how precious was he?

! Even if the Dragon Palace had ordered their execution, as long as they survived this crisis, the chances of Baifeng, with his pure bloodline, being forgiven and invited back into the Dragon Palace were high.

Now that there was no saving himself, Baifeng must not be lost!

But Chen Baifeng ignored the advice. After reaching Elder Chen’s side, his eyes suddenly burst with a green radiance, and then, miraculously, the coral stopped moving!

From a distance, Princess Ao Yun turned even paler, unable to hold back a mouthful of fresh blood, and the Elder beside her quickly supported her with a change of color on his face.

"So that’s how it is..." Chen Baifeng suddenly laughed, "Have the elders become this weak?"

Princess Ao Yun’s approach was as thunderous as her assault, shockingly powerful—clearly intended to scare them off.

He recognized the technique she used, named Myriad Vibes of Senluo; it activated the spiritual energy of corals at the bottom of the sea, turning the unique billions of coral of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace into weapons, a top-secret technique of their palace.

Although formidable, the technique was costly; her opening gambit was a grand slam, clearly meant to end things in one fell swoop. This indirectly revealed that she couldn’t last long herself, and sure enough, it was so.

The nobles of the Dragon Palace who had rushed to enforce the law were in very bad shape.

He was certain that Liu Yu was behind this. He also understood Liu Yu’s plan: if these nobles were fully unleashed, their own side would stand no chance. However, if they were released in this weakened state, the sides would be evenly matched, potentially leading to attrition.

What intrigued him, though, was how Liu Yu managed to do it?

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From a distance, Chen Qing, witnessing this scene, was also curious and asked while looking at the weakened Dragon Palace nobles, "Did you release them?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Who else could it be?"

"The lowest level of blood essence infused, barely enough to awaken them yet leaving them deficient in vitality—indeed a clever ploy. However, I’m curious.

.." Chen Qing said, puzzled, "Even to awaken them to this degree would require high-quality Transcendent Essence Blood, where did you get it from? "

"Didn’t you know everything? Why don’t you guess?" Liu Yu replied with a smile.

Chen Qing fell silent, thinking for a while before arriving at an answer, "You’ve been to the Dragon Palace long ago and even to the experimental labs of the Celestial Dragon Palace’s abyss.

Did you collect the essence blood of those terrifying creatures a long time ago?

But that shouldn’t be right, those creatures are confined at the Transcendent Threshold, and you couldn’t have made them break through without opening the Array connection.

However, opening it surely would have alerted the people of the Celestial Dragon Palace.

Judging by the Third Prince, Ao Xin’s, attitude, it seems he’s never met you. "

"So, where did I get the blood from?" Liu Yu looked at Chen Qing, his smile filled with mockery.

He was eager to know if this being, as ancient as his own ancestors, really knew everything under the heavens.

Chen Qing frowned, thinking hard. He had a premonition that the source of the essence blood with which Liu Yu had awakened the nobles was part of a terrible plot, one that, if unleashed, would unleash something horrifying!