Chapter 532: Zhong Shan vs. Ao Sihai
Chapter 532: Zhong Shan vs. Ao Sihai
"Roar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ao Sihai tilted his head back and let out a long roar, two prominent blood-red dragon horns suddenly emerging from his head, a clear sign of his extreme rage. The roar shook the entire Dragon Palace.
Shrimp soldiers and crab generals fell to their knees, countless dragons and serpents trembling in fear. What had happened? Why was their supreme leader so furious?
After his roar, Ao Sihai forcibly calmed his anger, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed his surroundings. Suddenly, his head snapped up, looking south. It was as if he had sensed the location of the Imperial Seal. With a single step, he disappeared, heading straight for Tianlang Island.
In the span of ten breaths, the three ninth-grade magical treasures had been completely refined into energy by the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail, which now looked even more solid. Meanwhile, Zhong Shan, while absorbing the energy refined by the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail, took nearly half a day.
The powerful and surging energy continuously impacted Zhong Shan's body, causing his cultivation level to skyrocket.
Originally at the third stage of the Emperor Extreme Realm, he broke through twice: Emperor Extreme Realm Fourth Stage! Emperor Extreme Realm Fifth Stage!
Two consecutive breakthroughs! A tremendous harvest, an enormous gain!
Zhong Shan was extremely satisfied. If only he had more ninth-grade magical treasures!
Of course, the energy from three ninth-grade magical treasures only allowed him to rise by two stages, which only Zhong Shan would find satisfactory. Anyone else would be infuriated.
With his increased cultivation, Zhong Shan was in an excellent mood. Dusting off his clothes, he walked out of the hall.
Meanwhile, Ao Sihai, streaking across the East Sea, suddenly stopped when the Imperial Seal was refined by the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail.
Ao Sihai's speed was terrifying. Just the sudden stop caused a massive airflow, creating thousand-foot waves in the sea below and a gigantic underwater storm, which collapsed several palaces in the seabed.
A dragon general, who was in seclusion and had just reached a critical point in his cultivation, was abruptly interrupted.
"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
The underwater storm surged through, collapsing the palace and burying the dragon general. A beam fell and struck the dragon general's delicate nose, causing a nosebleed. The dragon general's cultivation was interrupted, and his face was filled with immense anger. Who dared to cause such chaos in his territory?
Furious, the dragon general burst out of the sea, exuding a domineering aura, ready to tear apart whoever had disturbed his cultivation.
"Bang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
"Who the hell is stirring up trouble in my territory while I'm at a critical point in my cultivation?" the dragon general roared as he emerged from the sea. He looked up angrily, but as soon as he saw the figure in the sky, he was stunned, and his giant mace fell into the sea with a splash.
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The Dragon Clan's supreme leader? Ao Sihai?
The dragon general felt like crying. What had he just said? Did he call the supreme leader a turtle bastard?
He wanted to slap himself. The dragon general fearfully knelt on the sea's surface, prostrating himself.
"Supreme leader, this lowly one is a fool and didn't know!" the dragon general said, trembling with fear.
The dragon general saw that the supreme leader, with his prominent dragon horns, was clearly enraged. He thought he was doomed!
The terrified dragon general didn't dare resist and could only await Ao Sihai's punishment.
Ao Sihai was furious, his dragon horns protruding again, but his anger wasn't directed at the kneeling dragon general. In fact, Ao Sihai didn't even notice the dragon general. He was infuriated because he could no longer sense the Imperial Seal.
The Imperial Seal held a great secret of the Dragon Clan. It couldn't be lost, especially not in his generation. Gone? He couldn't sense it at all? The supreme aura he left in it was gone?
What was going on?
Ao Sihai's eyes turned blood-red, and the surrounding sea exploded with thousand-foot waves once more.
The kneeling dragon general was terrified, thinking his life was over.
As the dragon general lamented, the sea calmed down, but he still didn't dare to look up.
He waited and waited until his fear numbed him. Waiting until the moon rose high in the sky, he finally dared to look up and found that the supreme leader was gone.
Ao Sihai had left, not caring about this minor figure but focusing on the missing Imperial Seal. He furiously rushed towards Tianlang Island, having guessed who took it.
Hao Meili—it had to be her!
Thinking of Hao Meili, Ao Sihai's face twisted with rage.
"Hao Meili, I will make you regret this!"
Recalling Hao Meili's words before she left, Ao Sihai let out a cold snort.
Zhong Shan had successfully broken through to the fifth stage of the Emperor Extreme Realm, feeling extremely pleased. He hadn't realized that his breakthrough had destroyed a great secret of the Dragon Clan.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Liu Wushuang respectfully said, waiting outside the hall with a group of people.
"Did you break through?" Tian Ling'er asked.
"Of course, look at how pleased he looks," Bao'er said, hugging Tian Ling'er and laughing.
Just as everyone was talking, a massive pressure descended from the sky.
The overwhelming aura felt like a divine presence, causing almost everyone to feel an urge to kneel in reverence. The immense pressure wasn't limited to the palace but spread across the entire city of Xuanjing. Almost everyone felt the strong urge to kneel, except for those with strong willpower who barely managed to look up at the sky.
In the sky above the palace appeared a figure radiating five-colored light.
A man, exuding dominance, dressed in a crystal blue scaled robe, wearing black jade cloud boots, his eyes glaring with anger, and two prominent dragon horns on his forehead pointing towards the sky.
This man's aura covered the entire city of Xuanjing.
"Who goes there?" came the call from the palace guards.
The man ignored the guards and fixed his gaze on a particular palace. Suddenly, two figures flew out from that palace, heading straight towards Zhong Shan.
"Zhong Shan! There's an intruder in your palace," Hao Meili called out from afar.
Hao Meili and the Western Poison Emperor flew to Zhong Shan's side.
Looking at Hao Meili, Zhong Shan was momentarily speechless. An intruder?
The person in the sky could only be the supreme leader of the Dragon Clan, Ao Sihai. The reason for his visit was obvious: Hao Meili had provoked him.
Upon arriving, Ao Sihai locked his gaze on Hao Meili, and then quickly released his divine sense to search for the Imperial Seal. Despite his pure and powerful divine sense at the Heaven's Limit level, he couldn't detect a trace of it.
What was going on? Where was the Imperial Seal? The supreme aura he left in it was gone?
Unable to find it, Ao Sihai's gaze turned cold as he looked at Hao Meili.
"Hao Meili, where is the Imperial Seal?" Ao Sihai demanded, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
"What do you intend to do, Ao Sihai? Do you plan to silence me?" Hao Meili retorted instead of answering.
Proud Hao Meili would never bow to anyone, not even Ao Sihai. Instinctively sensing danger, she immediately ran to Zhong Shan because she had heard the Western Poison Emperor say that Ao Sihai wouldn't dare harm Zhong Shan.
"Where is the Imperial Seal?" Ao Sihai repeated, his urgency evident.
"I don't know!" Hao Meili stubbornly refused to admit anything.
"You're not going to tell me?" Ao Sihai said angrily.
With a single motion, Ao Sihai pointed, sending a blue beam of light shooting towards Hao Meili.
In an instant, Zhong Shan reached out, grabbed Hao Meili's arm, and pulled her behind him, glaring up at Ao Sihai.
The blue beam shot towards Zhong Shan, but as it reached him, a phantom appeared around Zhong Shan, like a mouth, swallowing the blue beam whole, then disappeared back into his body.
"Ao Sihai, I respect you as a senior, but the Great Zheng Palace is not a place for you to run wild!" Zhong Shan shouted angrily.
His words were direct and showed no politeness.
The Western Poison Emperor was in disbelief. He couldn't believe Zhong Shan dared to confront Ao Sihai. He had told his disciple that Ao Sihai couldn't harm Zhong Shan because of Di Xuansha, but Di Xuansha wasn't here. Zhong Shan had guts!
Hao Meili, on the other hand, looked at Zhong Shan with bright eyes.
Ao Sihai hadn't paid attention to anyone else when he arrived, not even Zhong Shan. To him, Zhong Shan, at the Emperor Extreme Realm, was nothing. He hadn't expected someone to dare confront him, and even effortlessly neutralize his attack.
His eyes turned cold as he looked at Zhong Shan.
Zhong Shan stood his ground, meeting Ao Sihai's gaze without fear.
An emperor must have the courage to face heaven and earth. Even if his cultivation wasn't as high, he couldn't show any fear. He had to stand firm.
Zhong Shan practiced the Dao of the Emperor and would not harbor any thoughts of fear. In such situations, he could not be weak.
"And who do you think you are?" Ao Sihai asked coldly.
Ao Sihai could see a faint aura of luck around Zhong Shan, an invisible dragon aura that hadn't yet fully formed—a precursor to becoming an emperor. However, in the presence of the supreme leader of the Dragon Clan, what did that matter? Even an emperor wouldn't dare confront him like this.
"I am the ruler of the Great Zheng Dynasty, Zhong Shan! And who do you think you are?" Zhong Shan retorted coldly.
Zhong Shan's retort angered Ao Sihai. Who in the world dared to question him like that?
"Brat, you dare!" Ao Sihai roared. A terrifying aura surged towards Zhong Shan.
Zhong Shan stood firm, fully alert. At this moment, his main body and shadow body were combined, putting him in his peak state.
Inside his Purple Mansion, the black jade talisman, the Wheel of Reincarnation, and the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail were all ready to be unleashed.
The overwhelming pressure of a Heaven's Limit level expert bore down on everyone, making them struggle to stand.
"Hmph~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the imperial palace, a sudden cold snort echoed, instantly dispelling the oppressive aura from all directions. Just one cold snort effortlessly neutralized the overwhelming pressure of Ao Sihai's formidable presence.
Ao Sihai's eyes narrowed, recognizing the presence of a powerful being, an extraordinary master, one whose strength rivaled his own.
"Di Xuansha!" Ao Sihai spat the name with venom.