Chapter 62: Dark Thunder
Honghuang, the Crystal Palace of the East China Sea.

The True Dragon King of the East Sea sat solemnly on his throne, with Prime Minister Turtle standing below him, reporting to him tremblingly about the latest situation on the front line:
A city lord who was the son and grandson of a dragon was captured by the Heavenly Official and punished by the Heaven. Then a group of humans immediately succeeded as the city lord under the banner of the Yellow Dragon. Relying on the prestige and prestige of the orthodox dragon race, they subverted the long-standing system of dragon supremacy in these sea monster cities.

"...Wherever the human race reaches out, anti-dragon thoughts will spread like wildfire..."

Prime Minister Turtle almost cried:
"Your Majesty, all the water officers sent by our Crystal Palace were reported by those unscrupulous humans. Not only them, but also many unruly people of the water tribe followed suit..."

"They are still slandering our clan in the occupied water city, saying that you and the other three kings are [Old Dragons], corrupt and backward, and that only their Yellow Dragons are good..."

Under the bombardment of all kinds of unfavorable news, even the usually calm True Dragon King gradually couldn't hold it anymore.

The True Dragon King, with an unpleasant expression, was silent for a while and asked:

"...What is the origin of that human chief?"

The True Dragon King didn't understand how a small tribe that had only been born for three years could have the courage to fight against the behemoth Dragon Tribe? !
Even their biological mother Nuwa did not come out to support them!

Therefore, the True Dragon King was very sure that this was definitely not the idea of ​​the human race itself. The fact that they were competing for territory with the overlords of the ancient aquatic race in such a high-profile manner could only prove that there was something wrong with their leader.

Prime Minister Turtle hesitated for a moment and replied:

"I have checked and found that the chieftain of the human race is from the second-class dragon clan... His name is Jin Bing, and he seems to be from the Golden Jiao clan. He is only about a thousand years old..."

"A second-class dragon?!"

The True Dragon King was so angry that he laughed. Well, I thought he was some big shot, but it turned out he was just one of his own running dogs.

"Golden Dragon King, right? Go call him over!"

"…Your Majesty, I have already asked King Jin Jiao, and he said that there is no one named Jin Bing in his family. There are only two sons with names, [Jin Jia] and [Jin Yi], and he has not yet chosen the character [Bing]…"

Prime Minister Turtle's answer made the True Dragon King stunned:

"No such person?"

"No……"

"Does he have any sons or brothers out there?"

"He said, no..."

True Dragon King:?

Strange thing, a second-class dragon with an unknown identity appeared!
The True Dragon King subconsciously ruled out the possibility that the Golden Dragon King had deceived him. After all, the dragon clan had a strict hierarchy, and the True Dragon had absolute power over life and death over his vassals. The Heavenly Emperor's anti-conferral decree also removed the True Dragon, and the True Dragon still enjoyed supreme power.

A second-rate dragon would never dare to deceive himself.

So, the True Dragon King began to ponder...

"If the identity of the human chieftain does not have any special background, then it can only be... Huang Long's order!"

The Dragon King suddenly realized:

It seems that the human chief is just a puppet, a cover used by Huang Long to seize the power of the dragon clan. In fact, all the actions of the human race were done by the youngest son of the ancestor dragon who he never cared about!
But isn't this guy a well-known loser?
The True Dragon King looked bewildered:
Born into the enemy Qilin tribe, he was beaten from childhood to adulthood, had no status, no cultivation, and nothing else... Except for his great luck in the previous Yuanhui, when he was accepted as a direct disciple by Taoist Yuqing, there was nothing worth mentioning about this unfortunate guy's entire life.

Why, you suddenly want to seize power now? Who gave you this confidence?

Hmm... Jade Purity Saint?
After a change of thought, the True Dragon King's logic suddenly became clear:
"Yuqing is a saint... and the Emperor of Heaven is only a quasi-saint. The superior is weaker than the inferior... they will definitely fight. Huanglong is only a Taiyi Golden Immortal and is cowardly. It is impossible that he wants to seize power."

"It can only be that Yuqing Saint wanted to shake the power of the Emperor of Heaven, so he used Huang Long to make trouble... Yuqing instructed Huang Long, so Huang Long supported Jin Bing as a puppet, indirectly allowing the newly born human race to seize the power of the East China Sea..."

I gradually understand everything!
The True Dragon King, who thought he had understood the battle between the powerful, could not help but sigh bitterly:
"My dragon race has once again become a pawn!"

Prime Minister Turtle:?

I don't understand. Your Majesty, what are you talking about?

Prime Minister Turtle was confused:
"Then... Your Majesty, what should we do? The human race is almost reaching the Crystal Palace."

The True Dragon King sighed again and did not answer.

But after Prime Minister Turtle left worriedly, the True Dragon King quietly came to the depths of the Crystal Palace and reported to a winding giant shadow again about the major political event of "Sage Yuqing in order to fight for power with the Emperor of Heaven, and Huanglong in turn instructs Jin Bing, and Jin Bing in turn instructs the human race..." Giant Shadow: ...

You guys are doing a good job of outsourcing.

The giant shadow was silent for a long time, and finally made a judgment:

"Even if the Saint and the Emperor of Heaven are fighting, we can't just run away... The more complicated the situation is, the more careful we must be about which side we stand on."

"Now that the Emperor of Heaven wants to seize my clan and attack us, I naturally cannot stand on the side of the Emperor of Heaven anymore..."

The giant shadow said in a deep voice:
"This time, we stand on the side of the saint! Send a younger generation to Shouyang Mountain, under the pretext of visiting the Yellow Dragon Patriarch, but in fact, find a way to keep him here..."

After the old ancestor's advice, the True Dragon King suddenly saw the light, and thought that the old ancestor was more experienced, and said happily:
"My grandson understands!"

……

[Under the guidance of a series of false information, the Crystal Palace, which originally wanted to take measures against you, ultimately made a misjudgment and chose to give up armed resistance.]

[You know nothing about this, but you are confused by the daily frontline reports sent back to Shouyang Mountain. You don't understand why the Dragon Clan, such an old thing known for its tyranny, doesn't even say a word this time?]

[Soon after, a dragon hero named Ao Guang came to Shouyang Mountain with gifts, asking to see Master Huanglong in the name of visiting his ancestors...]

"Ao Guang?!"

Zhao Si, who was peeking at the screen, was surprised:
Isn’t this the Dragon King of the East China Sea who appeared in the Conferred Gods and Journey to the West periods?
In terms of this version of the timeline of Honghuang, the appearance of Ao Guang is both surprising and reasonable. However, he has obviously not become the Dragon King yet, but just a "hero of the dragon clan."

"So, why did Ao Guang come to Shouyang Mountain?"

Although Zhao Si was a little confused, he still took a macro perspective:

Considering the critical situation in the East China Sea, it is obviously unlikely that Ao Guang, who will become the Dragon King in the future, came to Jin Bing's territory on his own initiative, but most likely he came here under the orders of his elders.

What are you here for?
"A declaration of war or something like that shouldn't be done by a junior like Ao Guang. Considering that he will be the Dragon King in the future, that means he should be the designated heir now. If the heir goes to the enemy, he can only surrender..."

"No, it's not to the point of surrender, it should be a proton or standing in line!"

The dragon clan is... slipping and kneeling again?
[You are very curious about Ao Guang, so you meet him. ]

[Ao Guang is tall and handsome, a typical nobleman. Beside him, no matter if it is human or demon, they are just like foils. They can't hide his natural aristocratic pride...]

[You curiously ask him why he came, but he says respectfully: I have heard for a long time that the great chief does not distinguish between superiors and inferiors based on race, and has the style of the Emperor of Heaven. All creatures in the East China Sea have come to him. As an orthodox dragon, how can I be willing to lag behind?]

[Oh? Are you here to represent the Dragon Clan? ]

[Although you had your doubts about Ao Guang's sincerity, you still agreed to his request, and thus a real dragon from the East China Sea appeared in Shouyang Mountain.]

【Then, as expected! 】

[After Ao Guang moved into Shouyang Mountain, the power of the East Sea Dragon Clan quickly disintegrated. Often, as soon as the human race vanguard arrived at the target demon city, before they could start to raise the banner of the Yellow Dragon, and before they could report, a group of water creatures would decisively welcome the new city lord, kick the old city lord away, and send him to the Heavenly Prison to wait for a sentence.]

[This scene can be seen all over the East China Sea. The speed at which you are encroaching on the East China Sea cannot even be described as unstoppable. It is simply surrender at the sight of the enemy! ]

[Seeing that the dragons had given up resistance, you also exerted your strength and ruthlessly encroached upon the dragons' territory, expanding at an extremely alarming speed.]

[In the 365th year of the Demonic Calendar, the forces of Shouyang Mountain occupied the northern part of the East China Sea.]

[In the 20th year of the 7th period of the 365th year of the Demonic Calendar, the forces of Shouyang Mountain passed through the tightly closed gate of the Central Crystal Palace and headed south, sweeping across the south! ]

[In the 365th year of the Demonic Calendar, the 8th year of the 2nd ...

[Your achievements are undoubtedly huge, but with the active surrender of the dragon clan, a large number of dragon clan remnants have joined your ranks. Although they dare not openly become your enemy, they have formed a group in private, closely surrounding Ao Guang to form a semi-independent faction...]

[You naturally saw these hidden dangers, but this is the time to expand your power. In order to counter the event that the Emperor of Heaven will dismantle the Shouyangshan regime, which will definitely happen in the future, you have no time to carefully control the purity of your rule.]

[The hidden mine has already been buried. ]

……

(End of this chapter)