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"Welcome, Dragon King!"
When Zhao Guang and the others returned to the main gate of the Dragon Palace, a dozen purple-robed elders and a dozen generals of East Ocean were already waiting for them.
Zhao Kuo had recovered her composure, and she followed Zhao Guang in silence.
When the elders saw that Zhao Kuo had returned, they were surprised. The generals were pleasantly surprised to see Zhao Kuo.
"Third Lord is back! Third Lord is back! "
The soldiers guarding the city gate shouted in excitement when they saw Zhao Kuo on the city wall.
Zhao Guang and the other elders were at the city gate, and they didn't dare to shout loudly. However, Hao Ren still heard their cheers.
With a straight face, Zhao Kuo followed Zhao Guang into the city gate. The elders followed closely behind and entered in a single file.
The generals cupped their hands and saluted Zhao Kuo before returning to their respective areas.
"Did anything change in the past few days?" Zhao Guang asked as he walked.
"Dragon King, everything around East Ocean City is normal," a purple-robed elder who stayed in the Dragon Palace answered.
Zhao Guang nodded. "You can go back now. Arrange a palace for Ms. Xie and Ms. Lu, and make arrangements for Little Daoist Zhen."
"Yes, sir!" The leading elder slowed down immediately.
"Little Xie, Little Lu, you must be tired. Have a good rest in the Dragon Palace today," Zhao Guang turned to look at Xie Yujia and the Lu sisters and said.
"Ok," Xie Yujia said with a slight smile.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili looked at Hao Ren. When they saw Hao Ren nodding, they followed the elder to the bedroom arranged for them to rest.
Zhen Congming followed them, and Little White jumped out of Zhao Yanzi's arms and followed Xie Yujia.
After Zhao Guang dismissed the dozen purple-robed elders, he led Elder Lu, Elder Sun, Zhao Kuo, Zhao Hongyu, Zhao Yanzi, Hao Ren, and Premier Xia into his palace.
After the eight of them entered the palace, Zhao Guang asked Premier Xia to close the door. Then, he walked to the seat in the center of the palace and sat down facing Hao Ren.
Premier Xia walked up immediately and waited on Zhao Guang's side. Zhao Kuo and Zhao Hongyu sat on either side of Zhao Guang.
This was the palace that Zhao Guang used to rest in, so the area of the conference hall was not big. After the doors were closed, it became very private.
"Ren, just say what you want to say," Zhao Guang looked at Hao Ren and said.
Standing in the middle of the meeting hall, Hao Ren nodded. "First, I resign from the position of Commanding General and return the token to Third Uncle."
He took out the Commanding General's token from his necklace and walked up to Zhao Kuo.
"No need!" Zhao Kuo raised her hand. "Just get to the end."
Hao Ren didn't insist. He put the token back into his necklace and continued with the more important matter, "The second thing is that I want to give this thing to Third Uncle."
Hao Ren took out the Black Dragon Spike from his necklace and placed it in front of Zhao Kuo.
The pitch-black Black Dragon Spike looked very deep and sharp even without any Spirit Power injected into it.
"The Old Dragon King asked me to pass this to you," Hao Ren added.
Zhao Kuo reached out and took the Black Dragon Spike.
"The third thing," Hao Ren walked back to Zhao Yanzi's side and looked at Zhao Guang, Zhao Kuo, and Zhao Hongyu who were sitting in front of him, "The Old Dragon King has passed away."
Elder Lu and Elder Sun who were standing beside Hao Ren were shocked when they heard the last four words.
Zhao Guang froze, and Zhao Hongyu slightly opened her mouth.
"Ah!" Zhao Yanzi couldn't help but exclaim. Premier Xia lowered his head, and his bent body became even shorter.
Zhao Kuo, who was holding the Black Dragon Spike, was expressionless.
The atmosphere froze for three seconds.
Hao Ren gritted his teeth and stood there quietly.
Suddenly, Zhao Kuo stood up.
He placed the Black Dragon Spike on the two armrests of the chair and hung it from the chair. Then, he took three steps back and faced the Black Dragon Spike before landing on his knees.
Thud …
Thud …
Thud …
Zhao Kuo put his hands on the ground and kowtowed three times.
The solid marble floor was shattered into pieces.
Traces of blood also appeared on Zhao Kuo's forehead. Zhao Kuo didn't use his nature essence to kowtow three times, but the pain was real.
"Dad!"
Zhao Kuo yelled in a low voice while tears fell down like rain.
Among his three sons, Zhao Haoran doted on his youngest son, Zhao Kuo. On one hand, Zhao Kuo's personality was fierce, and he was like himself the most. On the other hand, Zhao Kuo was extremely talented and worked harder than his two older brothers.
As a tough guy, Zhao Kuo didn't shed a single tear even when facing powerful opponents and painful wounds. He didn't surrender even when facing the Heavenly Tribulation.
However, at this moment, Zhao Kuo kept hammering the floor beside him with his fists, and his tears fell onto the cracked floor.
Zhao Kuo still remembered every little detail of Zhao Haoran's personal guidance on cultivation. From the time Zhao Kuo broke through to Zhen-level when he was just a teenager to peak Qian-level and became the No.1 Master in the mortal world, Zhao Haoran had been watching his growth.
Zhao Haoran, who didn't talk much, would always smile in front of Zhao Kuo.
Later on, Zhao Kuo focused on cultivation and battles in pursuit of the Heavenly Dragon Realm, and he went to see Zhao Haoran less and less often.
He failed to break through to the Heavenly Dragon Realm, and he was too ashamed to see his father. However, it turned out to be an eternal farewell!
"Dad!" Zhao Kuo yelled in sorrow while he hammered the floor with his fists, and his face was covered in tears.
In fact, when Hao Ren took out the Black Dragon Spike, Zhao Kuo already had a bad feeling. Now that Hao Ren told him the truth, he could no longer lie to himself.
Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu stood behind Zhao Kuo, and they both knelt down and kowtowed to the Black Dragon Spike on the chair.
Zhao Yanzi stared at the Black Dragon Spike on the chair in a daze. Then, she walked up and kowtowed as well.
Zhao Haoran was almost 1,000 years older than her, and she wasn't familiar with this' Grandpa '. She was a bit scared when she went to the U.S. with Zhao Guang to visit him during the summers.
However, the pillar of the East Ocean Dragon Clan was gone, and her only grandpa was gone. Zhao Yanzi felt a bit empty in her heart.
Now that she thought about it, Zhao Haoran actually cared about his granddaughter. Zhao Haoran looked fierce, but he wouldn't blame Zhao Yanzi for doing something wrong in front of him.
Premier Xia, Elder Lu, and Elder Sun stood side by side and kowtowed to the Black Dragon Spike.
Hao Ren also walked up and kowtowed to the Black Dragon Spike respectfully.
Although he had only met Zhao Haoran once, Hao Ren knew that Zhao Haoran was an indomitable hero! An unparalleled overlord!
Zhao Kuo, who was lying on the floor with tears all over his face, suddenly stood up.
He took three steps forward and picked up the Black Dragon Spike with one hand. Then, he turned to Hao Ren and glared at him. "What did my dad say?"
His murderous look made it seem like he would kill Hao Ren if he said anything wrong!
However, he never called Zhao Haoran 'Father' and called him 'Dad' like a mortal. This showed how close he was to Zhao Haoran!
"The old dragon king said that he would hand the sword to you personally when you came back," Hao Ren answered.
"Hand it to me personally …" Zhao Kuo murmured to himself.
This Black Dragon Spike was Zhao Haoran's weapon. Back in the days when the cultivation world was in chaos, Zhao Haoran, who was the commander of the East Ocean Dragon Clan, killed many masters with this Black Dragon Spike. Eventually, the human cultivators and the dragon cultivators had to make an agreement. They gave up the land and the ocean, divided Nine Heavens, and moved all the cultivation sects to Fifth Heaven.
However, this was very strange to the young cultivators. In order to prevent the young dragon cultivators from trespassing on Fifth Heaven, some low-level cultivators didn't even know about Fifth Heaven.
That was why most of the cultivators didn't know the origin of the Black Dragon Spike when Hao Ren took it out during the general exams at the Dragon God Shrine.
Even some elders of the dragon forces didn't know the legend of the Black Dragon Spike. They weren't even born during the chaos! After the chaos in the cultivation world, Zhao Haoran put away his Black Dragon Spike and never used it again!
When Zhao Haoran was at the end of his lifespan, he entrusted the Black Dragon Spike, which he had carried with him all those years ago, to Zhao Kuo.
He wanted Zhao Kuo to inherit his murderous spirit and not lose his fighting spirit!
Zhao Haoran never broke through to the Heavenly Dragon Realm in his entire life, so Zhao Kuo had to fulfill his wish!
"Ahhh …"
Zhao Kuo looked up with his bloodshot eyes.
He hated himself for not being able to break through to the Heavenly Dragon Realm, for not being able to see his father for the last time, and for running away from reality and leaving East Ocean behind!
At the most critical moment of the East Ocean Dragon Clan, he, as the Commanding General of East Ocean, was not in the East Ocean Dragon Clan. He had to rely on his retired father to save the situation with his dying lifespan.
He hated it!!!
The Black Dragon Spike shot out a thick black light and broke through the roof of the palace!
Boom!
The black light broke through the array formation of the dragon palace, broke through the ocean, and broke through the clouds!
Huge waves surged, and the clouds tumbled!
Zhao Yanzi looked at Zhao Kuo in fear. She had never seen such a horrifying Zhao Kuo.
Outside the palace came the sounds of hurried and messy footsteps. They were the guards who were patrolling nearby. Seeing the destruction of the dragon king's palace, they rushed over.
"Don't panic! It's okay!" Zhao Guang yelled loudly.
Hearing Zhao Guang's voice, the guards immediately retreated from the palace.
Zhao Kuo stared at Hao Ren with his bloodshot eyes. "What else did my dad say?"
"Nothing." Hao Ren shook his head. After a moment of consideration, he said, "The old dragon king also passed his 1,000-year cultivation strength to me. I think the old dragon king intended to give it to Third Uncle. Since Third Uncle is back, this 1,000-year cultivation strength …"
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