Guarding the Prison for 100 Years, I Emerge to Overwhelm the Demon Venerable

On the boundless East Sea, waves surged thousands of feet high!

Atop the highest waves, three figures shrouded in blue mist gazed down at the people scattering in every direction below.

"Pitiful ants!"

A woman in an ornate white robe held a silver-white bell, her words laced with contempt.

Two azure Dragon Horns sprouted from her forehead, radiating a deep blue brilliance in the sunlight.

To her right, a young man in a Golden Robe stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes filled with indifference.

He glanced at the Dragon Maiden, then spoke slowly. "Don’t forget the purpose of this trip. We are here to retrieve the True Dragon Blood Bead for Senior Ao Gu. I will only permit this sort of ’fun’ once."

"Yes, Lord Ao Yun!"

The Dragon Maiden seemed to fear the youth in the Golden Robe, and she quickly nodded in deference.

"Don’t let it happen again."

The youth in the Golden Robe stared toward Xia Imperial City and spoke in a low voice.

After all, the Dragon Maiden beside him was a member of the Dragon Race. The youth in the Golden Robe, Ao Yun, couldn’t bring himself to be too harsh with her just for drowning a few of Great Xia’s citizens.

"Yes!"

...

「Within the Emperor’s Hall of the Great Xia Imperial City.」

Emperor Xia’s brow furrowed as he looked over the memorials presented one by one by the guards.

Trouble had stirred in the East Sea Basin again!

For some time, he had been dealing with the flood caused by the Golden Flood Dragon King, Ao Jin. He had opened the national treasury, distributed food and silver, and worked tirelessly on disaster relief, leaving him utterly overwhelmed.

He never expected that, only a few days later, trouble would erupt in the East Sea Basin once more!

And if this incident wasn’t handled properly, it could be far more severe than the flood caused by the Golden Flood Dragon King.

And what was written on the memorials was this...

[Along the East Sea coast, a tidal wave thousands of feet high has appeared. Preliminary estimates suggest at least several hundred thousand citizens have drowned...]

[Pingjiang County, Shui’an County, and Changming County have been flooded. In Pingjiang County, the entire population of one hundred thousand people was swept away by the waves. There are no survivors...]

[All thirteen Martial Artists from the Demon-slaying Bureau, dispatched to the East Sea Basin to eliminate Water Demons, were killed in action while attempting to stop the Dragon Race’s rampage!]

[East Sea...]

Emperor Xia flipped through memorial after memorial.

As time passed, his chest heaved, and a murderous aura flared in his eyes!

Suddenly!

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the hall.

When the footsteps ceased, an elderly man in black official robes, surnamed Chen, bowed to Emperor Xia with cupped hands.

Then, with a solemn expression, he spoke. "Your Majesty!"

"Speak!"

Emperor Xia’s tone was flat, betraying no emotion.

Chen Qingyun took a deep breath and said,

"According to the clan elders, the Great Power from the East Sea Dragon Palace has dispatched three of his juniors."

"They intend to come to our Great Xia Imperial City to ’borrow’ the True Dragon Blood Bead!"

’Come to the Great Xia Imperial City to "borrow" the True Dragon Blood Bead...’

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia’s expression darkened, and he remained silent for a long moment.

BOOM!

In an instant, a monstrous surge of Dragon Qi erupted from Emperor Xia!

His killing intent billowed out!

"Such audacity!!"

He shot to his feet, roaring in fury!

So this was the great East Sea Dragon Palace!

They stirred up boundless waves in the East Sea Basin, drowning nearly a million of my Great Xia subjects!

And they still have the gall to demand the True Dragon Blood Bead from me!?

This utterly contemptuous act provoked boundless killing intent even in Emperor Xia, whose temperament had mellowed considerably over the years!

"Guards!!"

Emperor Xia’s fierce eyes stared straight ahead as he barked the order.

"Your Majesty!"

A moment later, his personal bodyguards, armed with sharp blades, knelt before him and spoke in solemn unison.

Kneeling at the very front was a middle-aged man with ghostly eyes. His aura was astonishing. He was clad in black armor and held a jet-black spear, his face a roadmap of hideous scars. A fearsome aura billowed from his entire being!

This man was the Commander of the Imperial City’s Forbidden Guard Army, Xiao Fan!

"Xiao Fan! Prepare my armor! Bring my sword!"

"I will go to the East Sea myself and slay those Demon Dragons!"

Emperor Xia commanded sternly with a wave of his hand.

"Your Majesty! You absolutely must not!"

Chen Qingyun was startled to hear this.

Ever since taking a direct palm strike from the Fox Emperor to protect the newborn Ninth Prince, Jiang Guanshui, Emperor Xia’s Martial Dao foundation had been severely damaged. A hidden ailment had lingered in his body ever since, with no cure in sight.

If he were to go to the East Sea personally now, it would be disastrous if anything happened to him!

At this moment, Chancellor Chen, who was standing nearby, quickly added, "Indeed, Your Majesty! Your person is sacred!"

"If you go to the East Sea Basin yourself, setting aside the danger, I fear you will be walking right into the Dragon Race’s trap!"

Beside Chancellor Chen, the other Great Xia officials also began to voice their objections.

"Say no more!"

"My mind is made up on this matter!"

Emperor Xia silenced the pleas of his civil and military officials, his expression grim.

"The Dragon Race comes to my Great Xia to demand a treasure, and they act with such arrogance, drowning nearly a million of my people!"

"If I tolerate this, then the next time they come demanding treasures, they will only be more outrageous!"

"Must I then hand over the entire Imperial City to them on a silver platter!?"

At his words, all the civil and military officials fell silent.

Having navigated the court for so many years, they naturally understood.

Might makes right!

The weak get bullied!

Endless compromise would only invite crueler oppression.

Therefore, they could no longer bring themselves to object.

Emperor Xia’s majestic, dragon-like eyes, like a gaze from the heavens, swept across the officials present.

Then, within the Emperor’s Hall, he summoned the Sword of Royal Authority, which had belonged to the late Emperor Xia!

Grasping the sword, a symbol of his Royal Authority, he glared and roared.

"If I do not avenge this!"

"Then I am unworthy of my title as the Celestial Emperor!"

...

「On the shore of the East Sea Basin.」

The Dragon Maiden in the white robe frowned at the human organs scattered on the ground, her face contorted in disgust. "These ants smell truly awful!"

Beside her, a young man in a Black Robe, who also had Dragon Horns, was chewing on something. He spat on the ground and cursed, "The rumors were right. This low-grade meat is disgusting!"

The youth in the Golden Robe, standing at the forefront, watched their behavior with a slight frown.

’The Great Xia Dynasty’s power has not been weak in recent years,’ he mused. ’Especially that new Boxing Saint who just obliterated the Golden Flood Dragon King, Ao Jin. His might is terrifying!’

’All the major powers in the territories surrounding Great Xia are extremely wary of him.’

’However, my East Sea Dragon Palace is far stronger than the Great Xia Dynasty. Senior Ao Gu is a Great Power at the Dragon Mansion Realm, his strength immense.’

’Therefore, even if my two companions have committed some minor transgressions, it shouldn’t be a major issue.’

Coming back to his senses, he was just about to say something.

Suddenly!

He looked up toward the east, his eyes slowly narrowing.

In that direction, he saw light!

Endless, brilliant golden light was spilling forth from the far distance!

A powerful aura, terrifying beyond imagination, was rapidly approaching!

’It’s the new Boxing Saint who killed the Golden Flood Dragon King!’

Upon seeing the newcomer, the youth in the Golden Robe came to a sudden realization.

The two beside him also reined in their arrogance.

"Senior, we..."

The youth in the Golden Robe cupped his hands toward the figure, a warm smile on his face. He was just about to speak.

But a streak of golden light fell from the sky, vanishing in a flash!

SPLAT!!!

A blinding spray of fresh blood showered down before his eyes.

It splattered all over him!

Slowly, he turned his head...

He saw that the youth in the Black Robe, who had just been chewing on Blood Bone, had already exploded!

Dragon Bone and Dragon Blood littered the ground!

"Ah! How dare you..."

Seeing her companion killed, the Dragon Maiden’s face twisted into a ferocious snarl as she shrieked.

POW!

With another flick of his finger, Su Bai crushed her skull!

The youth in the Golden Robe was completely stunned.

He stared at Su Bai in the distance, his entire body radiating a brilliant golden light.

’This man... he’s like one of the Immortal Gods!’

Su Bai gazed into the distance, spreading his Divine Thoughts to their absolute limit.

In an instant, he located the Dragon Palace.

Then, he lowered his gaze to the youth in the Golden Robe, slowly extended his right hand, and spoke.

"I’d like to borrow your dragon head."