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"They haven’t arrived yet?"

Among the clouds, the massive monster hadn’t struck yet, but the enormous pressure it exerted had already forced the array of Nanhai City to continuously draw on Dragon Blood!

At the entrance of the four city gates, all the family elders involved in the formation were panting heavily, with pale faces, clearly having lost a considerable amount of blood. But what concerned them even more were the people from the Chen Family at the center of the formation...

In the past, they felt discontent knowing the Chen Family monopolized too many resources from the Dragon Palace, but now, they no longer harbored such thoughts. Perhaps being selected wasn’t always a good thing.

"There must be trouble over there!"

One of the elders spoke in a deep voice.

Although at this moment, it wasn’t appropriate to say something that would demoralize the troops, with the current circumstances, some of the worst-case scenarios had to be brought up beforehand; otherwise, all the families might be doomed today!

"This..."

How could the old folks from the other families not guess this situation? The oppressive force from the creature in the sky was so immense that all the ordinary people in Nanhai City had fainted. With such a tremendous disturbance, how could the matriarch of the Chen Residence not be aware?

Either she had betrayed them, or... she had met with an accident.

No matter which it was... today, they feared, would be a catastrophe.

"Should we continue to bleed for the array?" asked an elder from the Su Family, his voice solemn.

Unlike the main point of the formation, those responsible for the corners of the formation could withdraw at any time.

Although their consumption was great, it wasn’t as exaggerated as those in the central positions.

Currently, each direction had about ten Dragon Vein Sorcerers on standby, in theory, they could hold out for three to five days without issues.

With a reasonable recovery mechanism allowing the first batch of elders who donated blood to recuperate within five days, they could maintain the formation continuously until the Spirit Jade was depleted.

But the consequence was that if the great formation broke, having used all their vital blood on the formation, they wouldn’t even have the chance to escape.

Now that the Chen Family had run into trouble and the formation was in jeopardy, whether to continue draining resources or to conserve strength for a breakout had become a pressing concern.

Nanhai was different from Jiangnan and the Imperial Court; it didn’t have a definitive authority, just a coalition of families. In critical times, this alliance often proved to be incredibly fragile...

"Wait another quarter of an hour!" the elder from the Nie Family said, his face pale. "Give the Chen Family another quarter of an hour!"

"The Chen Family has clearly encountered a problem. How can you still dare to gamble on them at this time?" the elder from the Su Family was clearly reluctant to agree.

"What other choice is there?" the Family Head of the Nie Family said darkly.

"You’ve also seen the situation outside.

Even if we preserve all our strength, what are the odds of breaking out successfully?

And even if we did break out, how many of your Su Family would survive?

Are you so eager to see so many people die? "

"But if we’re careless now, we all might end up dead here!"

"A quarter of an hour won’t kill us!" the head of the Nie Family said coldly. "Even if the formation collapses the next moment, our situation wouldn’t differ much from immediately giving up. We just need to notify our families to prepare to evacuate. If we can hold this position, Nanhai still has a chance for life. For that chance, aren’t you willing to bet even a quarter of an hour?

Or is it that... you value your own life that much? "

"You..." The chief elder of the Su Family glared with red eyes but could not rebut anything.

The other was right; supporting for another quarter of an hour, even if the formation broke, wouldn’t affect the families’ ability to breakthrough. At most, it meant those currently bleeding for the formation might not escape.

As elders who enjoyed the most resources of the family, of course, he couldn’t publicly say he was unwilling to hold on for the sake of the younger generation.

But who truly wanted to take risks here in their hearts?

Now was the era of the Transcendent. He was no longer the old man nearing death. After successful Dragon Transformation, his life span was still growing. Being asked to cover the retreat for future generations, honestly, how many were willing to do so?

He looked around, and several elders had flickering gazes. Although it wasn’t convenient to say directly, it was obvious they didn’t want to die either.

"You have one quarter of an hour!" the chief elder of the Su Family finally said sternly. "After one quarter of an hour, we retreat immediately!"

Elder Nie closed his eyes without speaking. He didn’t have much in common with this group of old men. The reason he stressed a quarter of an hour was that he knew, if he said more, these people might immediately turn hostile.

Chen Baifeng was still too optimistic. This form of family alliance was extremely fragile at critical moments... Perhaps... after this ordeal, the Nie Family should think about an alternative. The model of Nanhai City was definitely not a viable long-term strategy!

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"The final opportunity?"

Ao Zhen looked at Wei Gongzhan with confusion. Where was there any chance left?

She could tell at a glance what the protective array of the Southern Sea was made of.

In the center of the array, what was needed was True Dragon Blood, specifically the True Dragon Blood stipulated by the contract, which almost certainly belonged to the Chen Family.

According to the intelligence, there were only three Dragon Vein Sorcerers with True Dragon Blood in the Chen Family.

Chen Ye and Chen Baifeng themselves had already gone to Yundu. The only True Dragon Bloodline left in the Chen Family was Ye Qing’s. After her death, there was absolutely no chance of maintaining the great array of Jiangnan.

"The final opportunity lies within Young Master Zhuo’s body, am I right?" Wei Gongzhan said somberly.

At that moment, Chen Zhuo’s expression finally changed. He didn’t understand how the other party knew about such a private matter.

The other party was right; they did have one final opportunity.

His mother’s Dragon Blood was still alive. Even though he had absorbed it, it was not directly digested...

"It seems I’ve guessed correctly." Wei Gongzhan looked at him with an expression of great complexity.

"The essence blood of powerful creatures can contain a strong will. Shen Yuan told me this; he’s been researching this topic recently.

And if a creature possesses both powerful spiritual power and rich blood qi, it could even use techniques on its own blood, turning its essence blood into a weapon.

This is the very origin of Blood Magic Sorcery.

Blood sorcerers were created by the Dragon Clan, but not initially to collect essence bloodstones.

It was the unique existence of the Dragon Vein Sorcerers who invented this offensive technique. "

"By now, many have forgotten the original purpose of Blood Magic Sorcery. All Dragon Vein Sorcerers know Blood Magic Sorcery; it’s a legacy inherited by blood memory. Thus, Madam Chen naturally knew it too."

Wei Gongzhan sighed, "I think Madam Chen didn’t resist you, did she?

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been possible to kill a True Dragon Sorcerer so quietly without any commotion.

If you had that ability, you wouldn’t have been hiding your talent all this time.

She was willing to die by her own son’s hand and she knew you would assimilate her blood, but she wouldn’t leave everything to you. "

"Why?" Chen Zhuo was stunned for a moment. Why did it feel like this man understood Ye Qing even better than he did?

"Because she wasn’t sure whether you really wanted to kill her or were being controlled.

Judging from her look of despair, she must have thought you truly meant to harm her.

However, as a mother, she would still want to make a final confirmation, so she would leave her own technique in her blood to determine if you were truly being controlled.

If so, she would use her last bit of strength to help you break free from it. "

Chen Zhuo: "....."

"Shen Yuan told me that no one dares to assimilate the technique-infused blood directly from someone with True Dragon Bloodline if it hasn’t dissipated, because you can’t be sure whether assimilating blood with a technique will cause an incident.

That’s why, even though we’ve successfully extracted a significant amount of essence blood from the Western Sea Dragon King, we still don’t dare to use it.

You’re also afraid to assimilate Madam Ye Qing’s blood directly.

So the True Dragon Bloodline remains intact in your body, right? "

Everyone listening was taken aback, and upon seeing the silent expression on his face, hope suddenly ignited in their hearts. If that was the case, they still had a chance to seize the Dragon Blood, and the great array of Jiangnan could possibly be sustained!

"What is your name?" Chen Zhuo finally looked squarely at Wei Gongzhan.

"Wei Gongzhan!"

"From the Wei Family..." Chen Zhuo nodded slightly, "I didn’t expect that such a mere affiliate family would produce a Wei Gongcheng, and now another capable person like you. What a pity... you’re still a bit too young."

"How so?" Wei Gongzhan raised an eyebrow.

"You shouldn’t have revealed it." Chen Zhuo sighed, "I know... the feeling of being in the limelight is great, but now is not the time for that. It’s true I’m quite afraid to directly assimilate the Dragon Blood inside me, but she isn’t afraid.

.. Just because I don’t want to die doesn’t mean she wouldn’t.

It’s unfortunate... your so-called last opportunity is gone. "

Ao Zhen’s expression changed instantly as she realized what was happening and immediately turned into a dragon flame, sweeping over towards him!

Yes, Chen Zhuo was not alone. If he was so strong, the entity within him must have played a significant role.

Not controlling Chen Zhuo’s mind did not mean his body couldn’t be controlled.

Chen Zhuo didn’t want to die and was afraid to assimilate the Dragon Blood, but that thing inside him might not care.

To ensure the success of today’s plan, it might recklessly. ..

In that moment, even she felt that Wei Gongzhan, the young man, was indeed clever, just a tad too talkative.

Why not just use a mental message to get her to take action?

She rushed forward with the utmost speed, yet she still saw his entire body turning red, evidently starting to assimilate the blood. ..

This time... they were really in trouble!