Chapter 698 - 379: Town of the Sea! Three-pronged Dragon God Halberd
At the center of the Dragon Palace, a solemn hall stood majestically.
The entire hall, unlike the other colorful surroundings, exuded a sense of sacred heaviness, giving an extremely solemn feeling.
The door opened, and they walked into the hall.
Inside, incense burned all year round for memorials. On one wall, numerous life lamps of the Dragon clan’s strong members were placed, with the dragon flame burning on the lamps representing the number of the most direct members still alive in the Flood Dragon Imperial Court today.
Layer upon layer upwards, they were divided according to strength, seniority, and age.
The higher it went up, the stronger the power, and the fewer the number of lit lamps.
As for the very top layer, it represented the life lamp of the Dragon Emperor of the Flood Dragon Race, which had been burning for two thousand years, yet the flame symbolizing life was still strong and vigorous.
The layer below represented the current number of members in the Flood Dragon Imperial Court who had reached the Nascent Soul Stage level.
A glance would reveal that in this layer, there were only a mere ten or so, which was still too few compared to the dozens and hundreds before.
Of course, from the number of life lamps burning on the front wall, it was clear that even ruling over more than half of the East Origin Sea Region’s deep sea, the actual number of genuine members of the Flood Dragon Race was indeed too few.
This belonged to the royal race of their most pure lineage, officially confirmed by the genealogy, belonging to the royal lineage.
As for other transformations like fish into dragons, snakes into flood dragons, those with mottled bloodlines, were not in this sequence.
Therefore, for the Flood Dragon Imperial Court, every royal bloodline was extremely important, as it was the foundation of their race.
The life lamps were kept here, and once they encountered danger or even perished outside, they would track the enemy’s aura.
With the Flood Dragon Imperial Court’s means of revenge, they would surely annihilate the opponent’s entire clan.
So, those who dared to oppose the Flood Dragon Imperial Court and wrestle against them were never easy to deal with, all having significant backgrounds, powerful forces, and grand ambitions.
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Puff!
It was as if the wind blew over the lamp flame, and with a violent tremor, one lamp among the Nascent Soul sequence, below the ancestor of the Flood Dragons, suddenly extinguished.
Moreover, this was not the scariest part; immediately following, two more life lamps extinguished directly.
In the wide-eyed, dazed gaze of the hall guardian, a millennium-old Longevity Turtle, one life lamp after another extinguished like dominoes.
His initially dumbfounded expression gradually turned to terror, until he could no longer control it.
The whole being was in a bewildered state, even somewhat unable to respond.
He stared, tongue-tied, at the extinguished three life lamps, yet before he could scream, he saw another life lamp wobble violently.
This life lamp positioned near the center represented that its owner’s status within the Flood Dragon Race was considerably high.
The owner of that life lamp, the old turtle knew all too well.
A prince of the Flood Dragon Imperial Court, the Sea-covering Demon Monarch it was.
Yet, this powerful flood dragon with a status second to none but one in the Deep Sea Imperial Court seemed to also be facing a moment of life and death crisis, with the flame on the life lamp flickering intensely.
At this moment, the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, Sea Patrol Yaksha guarding the entrance also rushed in.
In their horrified eyes, the life lamp belonging to the Sea-covering Demon Monarch flickered for a moment and then extinguished completely.
Instantly, dim light descended, an inexplicable panic rose from the bottom of their hearts, a deeply rooted, profound sense of despair.
It was like a massive shadow covering their hearts, gripping their throats, even making it hard for them to utter any sound.
What happened?
A deeply bad feeling almost shattered the worldviews of these Sea Generals.
How could it be?
This was an utter disaster!
In an instant, almost half of the highest-level combat power of the Flood Dragon Imperial Court, the core royal princes, perished. Such an event was an unprecedented, earth-shattering occurrence.
The Longevity Turtle extended its neck, emitting a sharp cry that pierced eardrums, the sound drifting through the deep sea, tearing through layers of water.
The Sea Patrol Yaksha activated the alarm system, and the spring seven-colored flame burned, illuminating the entire deep-sea trench.
This was the highest alert.
Once issued, it meant the Deep Sea Flood Dragon Royal Race had entered a catastrophic situation.
An utter disaster.
Though filled with immense fear, they were also bound by duty.
Someone like the Sea-covering Demon Monarch is a sea-spanning purple gold beam for the entire Deep Sea Flood Dragon Imperial Court.
The extinguishing of their life lamp is such a significant event, involving matters beyond what they can handle.
This issue cannot be concealed at all; it must be dutifully reported upwards.
Boom boom!
A tremor shook heaven and earth, causing the entire Dragon Palace to quake violently. Accompanied by an earth-shattering roar, it echoed throughout the undersea.
"Who is there?"
"Who dares to kill my bloodline?"
"The fourth, sixth, thirteenth, twenty-fifth..."
"Killed my offspring! Damn it! You all deserve to die!"
At the end of the deep sea, two enormous pillars of light suddenly lit up. However, on closer inspection, the mountains were quaking, revealing that these were not pillars of light but a pair of fragmented golden eyes as large as city gates.
Those eyes were cold and merciless, like those of a cold-blooded animal, carrying an ancient, barbaric mark. Following this, the entire ground trembled, and a chasm in the deep sea opened, from which emerged a ten-thousand-meter-long golden true dragon.
At this moment, the entire Undersea Dragon Palace trembled beneath his massive form, and countless Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals prostrated themselves on the ground, terrified by the dreadful dragon tide, shivering fearfully.
The immense body coiled and flowed, broader than even the abyss, with layers of water waves swirling around it, bringing an incredibly intense sense of shock.
With the awakening of the Deep Sea Dragon Emperor, his terrifying dragon aura swept through this ocean like a storm.
That dreadful majesty seemed almost tangible, crashing down like giant boulders falling from the sky, smashing everywhere fiercely.
The fish that originally swam freely around the depths of the Dragon Palace now exploded under the sudden arrival of this terrifying majesty, rupturing from inside out under immense pressure. The blood dyed the seabed red, only to be quickly washed away by the waves to the distance, completely purifying it.
Many Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, and other sea creatures, were shocked into unconsciousness, with their bellies up and bodies floating.
For a moment, massive white pillars of light surged through the surrounding Undersea Dragon Palace.
Numerous powerful presences awakened one after another, all disturbed out of their palaces.
The terrifying roar of the golden Dragon Emperor shook heaven and earth, his fierce majesty spreading in all directions.
As the stabilizing needle of the Flood Dragon Race, the Dragon Emperor is the ruler of the entire Flood Dragon Race and its most powerful being.
He is one of the oldest divinity transformation creatures in the Profound Celestial Cultivation Realm.
With his existence, the Flood Dragon Race has been able to maintain its absolute dominance over the deep sea, retaining the privilege of ruling the sea regions through aeons of change.
Now, the sudden fall of four Nascent Soul level clansmen is not just a flesh and blood loss for the Flood Dragon Race; it’s a catastrophic event akin to a bomb going off.
The Nascent Soul Stage holds a special status in the Profound Celestial Cultivation Realm.
During the critical period when divinity transformation creatures are restricted by heaven and earth, unable to fully exert their power, and forced to remain in this world.
The combat power of the Nascent Soul Stage represents the cultivation pinnacle in the Profound Celestial Cultivation Realm.
Even for a powerful entity like the Flood Dragon Imperial Court, each Nascent Soul is extremely precious, especially those of the flood dragon subtype, whose bloodlines and innate combat strength surpass ordinary human Nascent Soul cultivators.
The number of Nascent Soul level beings in the Flood Dragon Imperial Court is very limited, but each stands as an absolute overlord in the outside world.
With such a foundation, the Dragon Emperor at the divinity transformation tier could remain in deep sleep for cultivation, uninvolved with worldly affairs.
But this time, the sudden fall of four Nascent Soul true dragons, including the Sea-covering Demon Monarch, the Dragon Emperor’s most beloved offspring, is an incredibly grievous loss.
Such a loss cannot easily be recovered within three hundred years and is unquestionably a major event for the Imperial Court.
"Let me see who is so audacious, whosoever killed my clansmen, I will extract their divine soul and burn it over a flame for a hundred years!"
The Dragon Emperor roared, his massive body circling a few times in midair before landing, transforming into a tall middle-aged man clad in a golden robe.
He resembled a royal emperor of the Human Race, exuding an aura of supreme nobility, his face dignified and exuding an aura of command without need for anger. He looked imposing with his handsome countenance, though he sported two black, protruding horns on his head, highlighting a sense of ferocity.
His countenance was cold and ruthless, with fragmented golden pupils vertical like those of a snake, exuding a fierce aura, seemingly ready to devour people.
As he extended his palm towards the void, suddenly, a trident appeared in his hand.
This trident exuded a golden hue, appearing incredibly noble. A golden dragon spirals from the base of the long halberd, its eyes set with a pair of blood-colored gems. Red light emanated from the gems, giving an extremely realistic impression.
The dragon’s claws covered the halberd’s tip, its sharp talons emitting an icy chill, with an aura so sharp it seemed as though it could pierce the void at any moment, cleaving the world in two.
This trident, a spiritual treasure passed down through generations of the Flood Dragon Imperial Court, could manipulate the power of the Sea God and was also known as the ’Three-pronged Dragon God Halberd.’
Legend has it that the ancestor of the Flood Dragon Imperial Court crafted it from the remains of a pure-blooded true dragon found in the deep sea ruins, incorporating various precious minerals, and after three hundred years of rituals, it became an extraordinarily terrifying weapon.