663: Chapter 451 663: Chapter 451 Just when they confirmed how foolish they’d been to be lured away, they realized that if they had used their own strength to explore the depths of the sea, they would have probably found the treasure by now.
After such thoughts had occurred to the adults, they felt that they must go to the East Sea to see if there were similar changes there.
The East Sea Dragon King, the Southern Sea Dragon King, the Crown Prince, and the Princess felt the attack of the cultivators.
The East Sea Dragon King and the Southern Sea Dragon King, along with the Crown Prince and Princess, had become immortals, and their combat abilities were also quite powerful.
The reason the East Sea Dragon King had been defeated by Jiang Tang was that the latter had too many pets, and it was his pets that were formidable.
The Southern Sea Dragon King and the Crown Prince had never fought with Jiang Tang, and they had not yet unleashed their full capabilities.
Now facing the attack, they each used their spells and magical treasures, taking advantage of their familiarity with the sea and their superiority in underwater combat, they fought back.
At first, they even thought that these people were brought by Jiang Tang.
The East Sea Red King said to Jiang Tang, “Was it you who exposed our whereabouts, or did you deliberately bring these people to attack us?”
“East Sea Dragon King, there are so many of these people, and their abilities are so high.
If I really had so many subordinates, would I still need to find you to learn the Heaven-Mending Spell?”
“Then come help us!
There are thousands of them, with over a dozen so formidable.
Can we handle so many people?”
The East Sea Dragon King was frantic, which was quite different from the Southern Sea Dragon King who didn’t say a word and kept fighting!
Deep in the sea, those who found that there was no water at the bottom of the sea felt they had arrived at a treasure site; the people not engaged in fighting were exploring, looking for treasures.
The dozen or so Great Power Holders, while fighting, also used their Divine Sense to explore, and being more powerful, they surely knew there was a grand palace at the depths of the sea.
Feeling that the palace doors were closed and fighting against two ghostly shadows of the Dragon Kings and several dragons disguised as young noblemen, these Great Power Holders sensed that the aura emanating from their opponents was not human.
They were demon dragons that had become immortals, and only dragons would have a Dragon Palace under the sea.
So why were they wandering above the sea instead of staying within the palace?
The dozen or so Great Power Holders, in addition to fighting the Dragon Kings, Crown Prince, and Princess, also used some of their power to try to open the doors of the Dragon Palace.
They discovered that the doors of the Dragon Palace couldn’t be opened.
When they exerted their qi, Buddha Light radiated from the palace doors.
The Great Power Holders…
could it be another seal by a Buddha Immortal?
Then why were these dragons roaming the sea surface, unable to enter the Dragon Palace?
Or was there an Immortal, who sealed the Dragon Palace, preventing them from entering and forcing them to wander the seas forever?
Jiang Tang then said to the East Sea Dragon King, “Can’t you make yourselves invisible?”
The East Sea Dragon King…
It was me who thought I was so powerful, able to defeat them without needing invisibility!
The Southern Sea Dragon King…
I haven’t taken action for a million years, and fighting against humans now lets me know if I am formidable enough, if I can match up to the current immortals?
Those dozen or so adults also had their thoughts, the two ghostly shadows of the dragons must know something, and they kept questioning them.
The East Sea Dragon King and the Southern Sea Dragon King ignored them and focused solely on fighting!
The Crown Prince and the Princess were also very excited to fight.
They hadn’t turned into ghosts; after millions of years of cultivation and not being able to leave the Dragon Palace or interact with humans, this was now an opportunity to spar with them!
More and more cultivators descended into the sea, sensing an immense spiritual pressure, and they all scrambled to areas where the pressure was less intense.
Now aware that there was no water at the bottom of the deep sea, but unable to withstand the pressure from the Great Power Holders, they felt like they could hardly breathe even without the water around them.
Then they discovered that very palace, which even the Great Power Holders couldn’t open.
Thinking they’d struck it lucky, they realized there were materials suitable for Artifact Refining at the deep sea floor and collected what they could.
This was already considered a gain.
“Dragon, tell us, where did that burst of Rainbow Light come from just now?”
Elder Xuanyuan, from one of the Ten Great Clans, asked one of the Dragon Kings.
He was addressing the Southern Sea Dragon King, who had opted to remain silent, unresponsive to any questions.
The Elder from the Tang Sect, one of the Ten Great Clans, had a bad temper, issuing bursts of toxic qi, targeting the East Sea Dragon King.
“Speak, where did that Rainbow Light come from just now?
If you don’t tell, I will poison you to death!”
“Haha, I am originally a soul, no, an Immortal Soul.
I’m not exactly dead, and I am not afraid of you humans.
Your poison can’t touch me at all!”
“Aren’t you afraid that my poison will kill all the fish in your sea?” Tang Sect’s elder spoke with a sinister tone!
“This isn’t my territory.
Dead fish will breed again, and besides, humans are so skilled at fishing that the fish would die sooner or later!”
The East Sea Dragon King had an indifferent expression, which somewhat puzzled Tang Sect’s elder!
“And the other one is the manager here?
Won’t you hurry up and speak, or we’ll exterminate all your dragons!”
“Such bravado, we are all immortals.
You humans are not qualified enough to exterminate us.
I just won’t tell you.
What can you do, chop me?”
The temper of the East Sea Dragon King also flared up.
He had been holding back his anger and now found someone to vent it on!
He couldn’t beat that young man, but couldn’t he beat you?
Jiang Tang from the Ten Great Clans felt some pressure in his fight with the East Sea Dragon King, noting that he had ascended a level.
This pressure didn’t come from the deep sea but from the opponent’s abilities.
The opponent was already a ghostly presence, a dragon’s shadow.
Why were his abilities so strong?
Was it as that dragon said, they were ghost immortals?
A dozen great power holders sensed something more intriguing.
They were as energized as if struck by lightning, determined to join forces in striking the two dragons’ ghostly shadows.
They also split some of their mana to strike the Crown Prince and Princess.
Some cultivators under the sea felt that their capabilities were insufficient.
The powerful winds and waves hurled the weak ones away.
They simply couldn’t remain close to these Dao arts; those with weak mana were either severely injured or spitting blood by the fierce winds and waves, and some even perished.
Knowledgeable cultivators not only moved away but also swiftly ascended to high altitudes above the sea.
Cultivators with lower cultivation, staying aloft, saw that many who had been underwater had come up.
The sea was violent with surging waves, churning violently, with even the smallest fish turned to debris.
The large fish had long sensed danger and were escaping as fast as they could.
The East Sea Dragon King and the Southern Sea Dragon King’s battle grew more intense.
Even the East Sea Dragon King felt that by fighting these humans, he could release the grievances and pride from the days he was beaten.
He could regain confidence.
It was not that they were too weak, but that they faced an enemy that was too strong.
He found that the humans he was now facing were very powerful, possessing mana of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, their cultivation techniques originating from human noble clans.
In the past 10,000 years, the East Sea Dragon King had also come into contact with these immortals and had fought them.
He had ascended to the heavens just to compete with these immortals, constantly seeking to challenge others, which ultimately irked certain people who reported him to the Celestial Court.
Back then, his brothers had pleaded with the Jade Emperor not to impose a harsh punishment.
But when confronted with those human immortals—so many of them—the group pleaded for the Dragon King to be punished, to curb his arrogance and challenge-seeking that disrupted the peace of the heavens.
Facing pressure, the Jade Emperor had no choice but to allow the Buddha Ancestor to intervene and punish the Dragon Kings, severing their bodies from their souls and confining them back to their original palaces, sealing them so they could not emerge.
The Buddha Ancestor, upon receiving the order, immediately carried out the punishment on the Dragon Kings.
The East Sea Dragon King wanted to be the foremost among the immortals, but his pride led to his and his three brothers suffering consequences.
His three children, proud like him, also faced punishment.
For a million years, the temperament of the East Sea Dragon King hadn’t changed, and he had apologized for involving his brothers.
At first, the three brothers ignored him, but it was the Southern Sea Dragon King who forgave him first.
Then the other two brothers, only communicating with him, unable to meet in person within the Dragon Palace, gradually forgave him as well.
The East Sea Dragon King thought that after millions of years, his capabilities had diminished, failing to keep up with the times.
Yet he found that the humans were too weak.
With just a few movements, many were defeated, like the small fish in the sea, too frail.
The East Sea Dragon King regained his confidence.
He wasn’t too weak before; it was his opponents that were too strong.
Jiang Tang didn’t make a move while the East Sea Dragon King dealt with these humans, which could be interpreted as the humans being unfamiliar to him.
So he and his brothers could fight freely!