“If you want to deal with me, you’d better be prepared to pay a price. Killing it wouldn’t even be an issue for me, but I only took three drops of essence blood as compensation for the mental distress it caused me. That’s letting it off lightly,” Lin Yun said with a grin.
In the recent battle against those two five-clawed dragons, Lin Yun held an overwhelming advantage.
This wasn’t just due to Lin Yun’s current cultivation at the second level of the Myriad Realms, his formidable physical strength, and his powerful divine sense as a foundation. Two critical factors also played a role: first, his origin-grade weapon, and second, the Tianyuan Sword Technique.
Don’t be fooled by Lin Yun only using the first form of the Tianyuan Sword Technique; its power was already astonishing. After all, the first form alone had incredibly high requirements, such that those below the Eternal Realm weren’t even qualified to learn it.
Then, Lin Yun shifted the topic: “However, fighting like this might make the East Sea Dragon Palace’s team hold a grudge against us.”
“So what if they hold a grudge? The East Sea Dragon Palace may be stronger than my West Sea Dragon Palace, but we can’t just grovel and flatter them to avoid offending them, letting them bully us, can we? Are we supposed to just hand over those Ziyao Sea Essences obediently? I, Little Azure Dragon, can’t do such a thing. Besides, they were the ones who started this fight,” Little Azure Dragon declared confidently.
The ore vein was something they discovered first, and the other side thought they could claim it with a single word?
Little Azure Dragon continued: “From a strength perspective, even if my West Sea Dragon Palace can’t compare to the East Sea Dragon Palace right now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Would the East Sea Dragon Palace really dare to start a war with the West Sea Dragon Palace? They wouldn’t, because it would only result in mutual destruction. Even if they could wipe out my West Sea Dragon Palace, the East Sea Dragon Palace would suffer heavy losses, leaving them vulnerable to the other two dragon palaces reaping the benefits.”
Though the West Sea Dragon Palace had declined, the pride of the dragon race would never be lost, especially for Little Azure Dragon.
“Mm,” Lin Yun nodded in agreement.
Moreover, neither Lin Yun nor Little Azure Dragon had killed their opponents. The East Sea Dragon Palace wouldn’t likely wage an all-out war against the West Sea Dragon Palace over this; the cost would be far too great!
“A full-scale war might not happen, but they could try to trip us up or retaliate through some means, so we need to stay cautious,” Little Azure Dragon added.
“This time, our gains were quite substantial,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
They had collected over ten million Ziyao Sea Essences, equivalent to at least two hundred thousand Qiankun Crystals, an astronomical figure. In the Heavenly God Palace, it would take countless years to earn such an amount.
Lin Yun also secured three drops of essence blood, making it an absolute haul!
…
On the other side.
At the Ziyao Sea Essence ore vein.
“You two useless creatures! Together, you couldn’t even handle a single second-level Myriad Realms cultivator? What are you good for? You’re an embarrassment to the dragon race and to my East Sea Dragon Palace!” the East Sea Dragon Palace elder roared furiously at the two five-clawed dragons.
In its view, with the strength of a five-clawed dragon, even one should have been enough to easily crush a second-level Myriad Realms cultivator. Yet, the two of them together not only failed but also got injured? Utter nonsense!
“This… this… Elder, that guy was outrageously strong,” the two five-clawed dragons said, looking thoroughly ashamed.
They were baffled too—how could that human kid be so powerful?
The dragon whose essence blood was taken by Lin Yun couldn’t help but say angrily: “Seventh Elder, that guy was way too arrogant. He forcibly extracted three drops of essence blood from me, causing me significant harm. Seventh Elder, you must seek justice for me!”
If it were just external injuries, they’d heal in time and be no big deal, but the loss of essence blood was irreparable!
“What? You, a mighty five-clawed golden dragon, had three drops of essence blood extracted by that kid? How could you be so useless!” the elder thundered, livid.
This five-clawed golden dragon had been brought to Qianlong Abyss, clearly indicating it was among the East Sea Dragon Palace’s finest. Moreover, it was still young, with room to grow into a mainstay lamb of the East Sea Dragon Palace’s core forces.
Losing three drops of essence blood would undoubtedly impact its future potential!
More importantly, it was humiliating!
If word got out that a five-clawed golden dragon from the East Sea Dragon Palace had its essence blood taken by a human kid, where would they put their face?
Boom!
At that moment, accompanied by ripples in the water, the Grand Elder of the East Sea Dragon Palace arrived with a dozen dragons.
“Seventh Elder, why did you summon me?” the Grand Elder asked while surveying the surroundings.
At a glance, it noticed clear traces of a battle.
“Grand Elder, this is a massive Ziyao Sea Essence ore vein, worth at least ten million,” the Seventh Elder said.
“Ten million?” The Grand Elder was stunned.
That was an enormous sum!
But looking around, the Ziyao Sea Essences had been nearly depleted, with only about a hundred thousand left at most.
“Where are the Ziyao Sea Essences? Where did they go?” the Grand Elder immediately demanded.
“Grand Elder, they were all taken by the West Sea Dragon King,” the Seventh Elder said angrily.
He then poured out his grievances, recounting everything that had just happened in detail to the Grand Elder.
Moments later, the Grand Elder understood the full story.
“The West Sea Dragon King dares to show such disrespect to my East Sea Dragon Palace! This is blatant provocation!” the Grand Elder said, anger surging in its aged eyes.
“Grand Elder, that human kid with him was also outrageously bold. Knowing we’re from the East Sea Dragon Palace, he still dared to take our clansman’s essence blood! This is simply humiliating my East Sea Dragon Palace!” the elder said furiously.
“Since the West Sea Dragon King dares to disregard my East Sea Dragon Palace, he must be prepared to pay the price. If we don’t teach him a lesson, he won’t know that my East Sea Dragon Palace is the true hegemon of the dragon race. Whatever Ziyao Sea Essences he swallowed, I’ll make him spit them out!” the Grand Elder said viciously.
It didn’t care who discovered the ore vein first. The East Sea Dragon Palace was stronger, so it belonged to them!
Anyone who dared to take it was wrong!
And anyone who dared to fight back was even more wrong!
“And you lot are truly useless! Just two opponents, and you couldn’t handle them! You even let a human take essence blood. What a disgrace to my East Sea Dragon Palace!” the Grand Elder scolded angrily.
“Grand Elder’s lesson is noted…” the Seventh Elder could only nod in response.
“The West Sea Dragon King injuring our kind is one thing, since he’s a Dragon King. But that human kid, daring to act so brazenly in dragon territory, will pay an even heavier price!” the Grand Elder said, its aged eyes gleaming with cold killing intent.
Immediately after, the Grand Elder issued orders to collect the remaining hundred thousand Ziyao Sea Essences and led the team away from the site.
