In a spacious living room, there was a very uncommon round table in the middle. There were already a few people sitting at the table, all of whom looked quite decent.
They had dignified faces and long white beards under their chins. They were also wearing very complicated robes that were full of authority, making them look even more dignified.
If not for the different colors of their robes and the large differences in the patterns on them, it would be hard for outsiders to tell who was who.
At this moment, their faces were all serious, as if they were waiting for some news. The entire living room was filled with an oppressive aura. Some of the maids at the side couldn't bear it and left. Even if they couldn't complete their work, they couldn't bear the aura that could take people's lives.
"What's the matter? Why did you call me here in such a hurry?"
It was a young man, but one could vaguely tell that he was already middle-aged. He walked in from the outside, completely ignoring the aura of the place. Instead, he chuckled and said.
"You came at the right time. I have bad news to tell you." An old man in orange clothes turned his head and gestured for the other party to sit down. His tone was filled with great worry.
"I say, Ao Qin, what's the big matter? Recently, we have been using the Great Wall to constantly invade the other party's territory. In addition, there's an excellent location in front to isolate the other party. Could it be that the other party is preparing to launch a large-scale battle? Didn't you hear the news from inside?" The man didn't care and sat down on an empty seat, smiling at Ao Qin.
"You'll know later. It hasn't happened now, but I'm afraid it will happen soon." Southern Sea Dragon King Ao Qin didn't smile at all and said very seriously.
Western Sea Dragon King Ao Shun and Northern Sea Dragon King Ao Run nodded at the same time.
"So be it. I've been resting here for thousands of years. It's time for the troops under me to see the world." The man didn't mind. Looking at the empty cup in front of him, he picked it up and shouted, "Give me some tea."
After that, he glanced at the tea in front of them. It was already cold. He curled his lips and said, "You guys are really stingy. You can't not drink because of me. I won't take too much."
The three Dragon Kings ignored him and turned to look in the same direction. Ao Guang walked in from behind with a gloomy face. He nodded when he saw the man.
"You lazy old worm, you came so quickly this time. I have a whole new level of respect for you. I thought you would be absent this time."
"Hey, am I being lazy? Normally, I have nothing to do. If I knew that it would be so difficult to get out of here, I wouldn't have come here. "The man called Old Worm was clearly dissatisfied with his nickname and glared at the other party.
Didn't he just like to sleep? Once he slept, he would sleep for a few hundred years. What was there to complain about? He didn't come out for a few days occasionally. It wasn't like he didn't move all the time.
"I know you've worked hard in the early stages. At least 30%, no, 50% of the credit goes to you." Ao Shun said casually, but when he saw the other party looking at him, he immediately changed his words. Only then did the other party retract his gaze in satisfaction.
To be honest, Old Worm's subordinates were the real main force. They were only here to act as the high-end force to prevent the other party from crushing them. As for the subordinates they brought, they were only good enough to defend the city and had no hope of pursuing.
"It's good that you know. I think we should also occupy some territory and continue to squeeze their space." Old Worm looked at Ao Guang sitting down beside him and said casually.
"We'll talk about this later. Our mission is only to trap the other party here. The higher-ups told us not to go too deep, lest they do something desperate. Now, let me tell you something serious."
"My sister has escaped with dozens of her trusted subordinates. My daughter, Xiang Xiang, has also been taken away by the other party."
"They've been gone for at least a day."
As soon as Ao Guang finished speaking, the others had already expressed their opinions.
"It's really strange. Xiang Xiang wasn't placed in that special room, and Ao Qing was restrained below. With our strict protection, how did they meet?"
"No matter how they meet, Ao Qing will definitely control Xiang Xiang. It's very easy for her to do so. After all, she was the one who separated Xiang Xiang."
"I just think that the worst thing has happened."
"Then hurry up and inform the people stationed at Hongwall. Tell them to be careful." Old Worm knocked on the table, making a loud "bang bang" sound. After suppressing the other party's voice, he hurriedly said.
"Do you think it's too late now? Go back and call for your elite troops. Everyone needs to be on the move. "
Just as Ao Shun finished speaking, one of his subordinates hurriedly rushed in with an anxious look on his face as he reported to them.
"Hongwall is under attack. The other party is about to rush into the tunnel."
"Tell them not to push too hard. They can't stop them anyway. Don't throw away your life." Ao Shun waved his hand and dismissed him.
"You're too perfunctory. No matter what, you have to keep some of them. That way, you'll look better." Old Worm's dissatisfaction was written all over his face.
One had to know that Hongwall was where their people were stationed. They weren't weak. If they really wanted to keep them here, even if there was a fast tunnel, they could still bite off half of them.
"You know that no matter what we do now, we can't stop them. Besides, as long as my sister leaves here, those people won't be much of a threat to us. Instead, they'll give them more power. When they get there, she'll be confident and unwilling to be left out. Perhaps she'll bring us an unexpected surprise." Ao Guang said to everyone.
Although he was very angry about Ao Qing's escape, he also knew that it was useless to be angry now. The best thing to do was to face the next challenge.
"Okay, I got it. I'll go back now. I'll leave this place to you. If those old guys come out, take the opportunity to kill them. Once and for all, don't let them escape again." Old Worm stood up and stretched. After saying that, he walked away leisurely. He didn't seem as anxious or dissatisfied as before. It was as if nothing had happened.
In fact, he also knew that even the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas knew that before this happened, they had already started probing. After recovering their strength, they were ready to make a move again, trying to break through the seal.
Originally, he had woken up from his deep sleep to discuss countermeasures with them. He didn't expect Ao Qing to escape. This time, the other party would definitely take advantage of this opportunity. After all, Ao Qing knew about their hidden nodes. It would be easy for the other party to find them all the way, saving them a lot of time and energy.
However, they weren't too worried. As long as Hongwall wasn't broken, they could give up all the outer territories. With the other party's strength, it would be extremely difficult for them to break through.
This was their confidence in their strength.
"Then we have to make some preparations. Especially since the frontline is in the middle of the termination. We have to delay the other party for a long time. We also have to do our best to kill the other party's strength." Ao Guang stood up and placed his hands on the table. Even if it would bring a lot of trouble because of him, he still had to show the elegance of a big brother.
"Don't worry about this, big brother. Last time, the other party was in the limelight and fought for too much luck for the human race. This time, we will definitely fight for more for the dragon race." Ao Qin said confidently.
Even if their current situation was ten times better than the phoenix race and a hundred times better than the qilin race, they weren't satisfied. Even if they couldn't recover to their peak, they still had to revive the dragon race.
The phoenix race had already found their own path. As long as they weren't stupid and were willing to use their own race to suppress the other party, with the other party's strength, they would recover sooner or later. It was just that they couldn't see that day, but at least they wouldn't decline, so they weren't afraid of any changes at all.
As for the qilin race, it was probably completely hopeless. This made them feel gratified. At least from the results of the battle back then, they still won.
They had also found this place. Fortunately, the human race wasn't that strong, which allowed them to forcefully intervene. However, especially at the most difficult moment, they were blocked by the other party. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they fought for the luck that made them extremely jealous. Even if there was soup left, they were willing to at least get a lot of it.
Among the four of them, two of them took turns to guard this place. The outside was left to their doppelgangers to handle some matters.
However, this time, their spies inside said that there was a big movement inside and that there were frequent deployments of troops. Originally, Ao Guang and Ao Run were resting, so they rushed over. This also led to Xiang Xiang being lured here.
Of course, Ao Guang didn't know this at this time. He only thought that the other party came here because he felt something.
The few of them had a simple discussion, then they directly dispersed and began to busy themselves.
Their cultivation was very strong, but they couldn't enter inside. Similarly, in the small chiliocosm inside, those who were about the same strength as them couldn't get close to the great wall. They could only rely on their own subordinates to fight for it.
At this time, in a stronghold under the great wall, the troops led by Ao Qing easily broke through the sentry post outside. It was simply to prevent some creatures from breaking in. When they met them, they didn't have much of a reaction and were knocked unconscious one after another.
This was because they were giving face to the Third Princess. After all, she was a member of the East Sea, so they had to give her face. Of course, the other party's strength was too low. They were only Sky Immortals and couldn't threaten them. This was why they were able to keep their lives.
This place was originally a temporary one. Apart from the passageway that was more hidden, there wasn't even a checkpoint. And this passageway didn't have the bloodline of the Dragon Clan, so no one could use it. In addition, there hadn't been any threats for so many years, so the basic security was negligible. This allowed them to smoothly rush into this resting point.
As for the passageway in the distance, the people from before had already begun to seize it. They just needed to kill their way in.
With their immense strength, the only strength in this place was on the other side of the passageway. These ordinary members of the Sea Clan didn't dare to stop them at all. They could only watch as the other party entered unimpeded and quickly advanced to the deepest part.
Outside the passageway, Old Hua and a few of his companions were besieging the three people inside. However, it was clear that the situation wasn't as easy as he was. They knew the three people and didn't expect them to be guarding this place. Originally, they wanted to quickly finish off the other party, but now they had to painstakingly hold them back.
The three of them were facing an enemy that was twice their size, but they were still able to force the other party to retreat. This was a testament to their strength. If it wasn't for the fact that they didn't want to use too much of their strength and destroy this place, they would have chased the other party out long ago.
In fact, Old Hua and his companions had the same idea. If they escaped, or even killed a few of their low-level clansmen, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, if they really destroyed this place, they would definitely die.
Following the Third Princess's traitor and even helping the people inside wasn't much of a problem. However, if they really destroyed this place outside, they would definitely die. They would be hunted down by the Dragon King himself. They didn't have the confidence to escape from him.
Both parties hadn't used their full strength, but they were at a disadvantage.
"Old Hua, you guys actually escaped from inside. However, this is as far as you can go. Although your mistress is the Dragon King's sister, her bloodline is no longer pure. She can't use this place to leave."
The one fighting Old Hua was the strongest of the three, Song Yu. He had the strength of a mid-stage Grand Heavenly Realm expert and was about the same as Old Hua. However, Old Hua knew deep down that he was no match for Song Yu. Everyone knew each other very well, especially since Old Hua had just been released and couldn't use his full strength.
"You don't have to worry about that. We'll do whatever Lord Qing wants us to do. We have our ways. Why don't you step aside so that we won't hurt each other's feelings?"
Speaking of which, he and Song Yu used to be good friends. However, after Ao Qing committed a mistake and was forcefully imprisoned, his trusted subordinates were also imprisoned. He wasn't angry at Ao Guang for that. It was normal for Ao Qing to die for what she had done.
Their contributions in the past weren't small, but this time, they had made a big mistake. Otherwise, they would have squeezed the Spirit Space over and made it impossible for Ao Qing to resist. They wouldn't have waited for Ao Qing to recover his strength and launch a counterattack. Who knew how much trouble that would bring?
In short, they should have slowly squeezed Ao Qing over bit by bit and completely eliminated him. In the end, this was all Ao Qing's fault. Even Old Hua's bloodline had been tainted.
"Haha, I hope so. If you want to get through here, you'll have to get through us three brothers first."
Song Yu didn't waste any more words and began to increase the frequency of his attacks. He knew that Ao Qing was just a vanguard used to block him and prevent him from closing the defenses on the other side of the passageway. They had done this, and the other party's reinforcements were probably on their way.
His guess was right. Before they could force Old Hua to retreat, a large group of aggressive auras rapidly approached from afar. They didn't bother to conceal themselves and could be detected from afar.
"Leave the battle!"
When Song Yu sensed the auras outside, he immediately yelled at his two companions. At the same time, he forced Old Hua to retreat and quickly retreated.
His companions did the same. They quickly gathered together and looked in the direction of the powerful aura. Soon, they saw a large group of people coming over, led by Ao Qing.
"My dear nephew, Song Yu, you're here too. No wonder you could hold off Old Hua for so long. But are you still going to hold on?"
No matter how strong they were, in the face of the enemy's current numbers, they were simply no match for them. Other than seeking death, they had no other choice. Other than them, there was no one else here who could fight. Without any reinforcements, they naturally wouldn't be so foolish.
"Song Yu, we meet again." Ao Qing relaxed when she saw that her people had held off the enemy. She motioned for the people beside her to continue advancing. Instead, she slowed down and greeted Song Yu.
"Lady Ao Qing, please don't keep making mistakes. Lord Dragon King only wants to help you get rid of the discomfort in your body," Song Yu advised Ao Qing. His tone didn't sound like he was her nephew.
"Heh, I don't need it. I just ran into a little accident. This time, I'll definitely succeed. This time, I'll personally witness your defenses being broken. Only then can I continue with my plan," Ao Qing snorted coldly and said disdainfully.
She firmly believed that her path was the right one and that it would bring great benefits to the Dragon Clan. She didn't want them to wait pitifully for the Heavenly Dao's charity like a beggar. She felt ashamed.
Although there were very few people who supported her, and some of them didn't even agree with her, she believed that when she was done, all the blame would turn into praise and all the suffering would be over.
"Since that's the case, we won't disturb your plan. I hope you can hold on here. Reinforcements will be here soon. Let's go!" Song Yu didn't say anything else and immediately left with his companions.
"Let's go!"
"Hurry up and fix the defenses."
Ao Qing watched as the other party disappeared from her sight, then said to Old Hua who was beside her. She then quickly entered the passage. When she reached the passage, there was a small room. Hei Xiang had already brought Xiang Xiang here.
As for the others, they were all setting up defenses to stop the other party's counterattack. However, things had happened so suddenly that they had a good chance of leaving.
"Xiang Xiang, are you ready?" Ao Qing asked Xiang Xiang seriously.
"Anytime!" Xiang Xiang nodded.
He had a rough idea of what the other party wanted to do. Inside the room, there was an extremely ancient formation. In the middle of the formation, there was a circular groove that looked like the mouth of a well. It was several feet deep and was large enough to fit a person inside.
She had heard from General Lei that only pure dragon blood could activate it.
After it was activated, a directional passage would open up for a certain period of time. As long as one jumped into it, they would be able to leave. It was very stable and almost impossible to destroy. However, it could only transport a small number of people. At most, it would run out of power after a hundred people.
It was enough for half of them. However, she didn't know where to go. She felt that it should be the East Sea Dragon Palace.
"I still have some injuries on my body. Otherwise, I'll activate it myself. If you don't agree, I'll use my injuries to open it." Ao Qing sighed when she saw that Xiang Xiang didn't move immediately.
"Mother, let me do it!"
Xiang Xiang hurriedly stopped Ao Qing when she saw her pale face and was about to force out her essence blood. She spat out two drops of essence blood the size of a fingernail. This caused her body to sway a little. Hei Xiang hurriedly supported her from the side. Otherwise, she would have fallen.
"One drop is enough. That's too much of a waste. You can't squander your body like this." Ao Qing's face lit up. She hurriedly put away one of the drops and controlled the other to fall into the well. Only then did she speak to Xiang Xiang with concern.
"I … I … understand."
As Xiang Xiang's voice became deeper and deeper, her heavy eyelids finally fell. Xiang Xiang immediately fell asleep.
"Mother, everything is going according to plan."
Hei Xiang walked over from the side. Her proud voice rose in the small room.
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