The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 756 - 747: Siege (Part 2)

What is happening here?

All the elders on standby at the battlefront were stunned, looking over with surprise. Without any warning, what were those two from the Chen Family doing?

A few elders’ expressions changed, for they could tell that those two from the Chen Family seemed to be suffering from an overflow of vital energy!

Therefore, they hurriedly used Wind Technique to approach. The Chen family was originally in charge of the central part of the formation. As a family that received the most resources from the Dragon Palace, they naturally had to bear the largest consumption, whether it was energy or vital essence. Once the array was activated, the Chen Family would have to sustain three times the consumption compared to other families.

But no matter what, they should not look like they are about to exhaust their strength, right?

"Chen Tiannian, what has happened to you?" The first to approach was an old man dressed in white, who looked at the two shaking figures and felt heaviness in his heart.

It was only upon getting closer that he realized these two old fellows had exhausted far more than just the bit of heart’s blood they had coughed up just now. At this moment, the array was connected to their heart vessels, and thin blood lines even finer than strands of hair were continuously supplying the technique formation with energy. Such extreme consumption would certainly be unbearable for the two of them.

"Have you gone mad?" Another elder clad in gray arrived, flying up and immediately reacting with shock and anger.

"You’re the one who’s gone mad..." the elder named Chen Tiannian said weakly, raising his head, his gaze directed towards the south: "Take a look over there..."

Upon hearing this, the elders looked back and immediately felt a chilling horror all over.

For unbeknownst to them, in the southern direction of the sky amidst the dark clouds, there emerged a pair of ridiculously huge eyes, vast as the sun and moon, covering nearly half of Nanhai City with their cold gaze. Just estimating, that creature’s size was probably as large as a city!

Beings from the Dragon Palace are not known for their massive physical forms, unlike the Celestial Serpent. But once truly reaching such a size, they become extraordinarily terrifying creatures.

Merely at a glance, the elders instinctively knew what it was, a shark species even more dangerous than dragon whales: the Ghost Shark General!

Reported to be the most ferocious creature in the Southern Sea, in its youth, it would even actively hunt and kill inferior members of the Dragon Clan. As an adult, its power became terrifying. During the war of the Four Seas, it gained notorious repute, dubbed as the slayer of the dragon race. One of the top ten generals of the Dragon Palaces, its fame even surpassed that of Ao Zhen from the West Sea!

Who had released this being?

The voices of the elders were nearly trembling, their innate genes informing them of the dreadfulness of this creature.

No wonder Chen Tiannian had exhausted so much heart’s blood. The formation was designed to draw energy based on the strength of the intruders. Since it was a pre-existing array, it could not flexibly control its demands, so when the formation decided how much energy was needed, consent was not sought. As someone at the center of the formation, once the array was activated, there was no escape.

At this rate, it wouldn’t take long for these two elders from the Chen family to be drained into mummies.

But the key point was, facing that monster, even being drained into mummies might not stop it from breaking in. At this moment, a True Dragon Sorcerer like Ye Qing was incredibly important!

"Quick... Call Ye Qing over!" the elders bellowed at those below!

One of the elders in white didn’t wait for others, as he quickly harnessed Wind Technique and dashed frantically towards the Chen Residence.

There weren’t many True Dragon Sorcerers in Nanhai City, but only the True Dragon Sorcerers from the Chen family could activate the formation’s central node according to the initial pact, and no one else could replace them. At this time, if the supply of vital essence to the formation’s central node was insufficient, it was feared that the ghostly creature in the sky could immediately break through and slaughter everyone!

The memory in his bones told him, should that thing get in, there would be no hope of victory for any of them.

We’ve been set up...

The elder in white rushing towards the Chen Residence had a dark expression. Indeed, the old creature from the Dragon Palace had made preparations for suddenly turning hostile, but... they’d strictly controlled the amount of vital essence. In theory, the creatures should have had no way to revive such an entity, almost at the Dragon King level, right under their noses.

How did they manage to get enough blood essence stones without them noticing?

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"What is that thing in the sky?"

At this time, Ao Zhen’s group was also rapidly heading towards the Chen Residence. Wei Gongzhan, who was running at the back, felt an extreme chill down his spine, and when he turned to look back, he almost lost his footing!

That terrifying eye, countless times more fearsome than when he had seen the ferocious Ali, that cold and brutal gaze seemed not even to sweep him with its peripheral vision, yet he was reduced to the utmost terror. At this moment, he dared not even breathe, fearing any slight movement would draw the attention of this fearsome beast!

"The Southern Sea actually released that thing!" Ao Zhen’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, her face showing such grave seriousness for the first time. Even during the dire situations in Capital City, she had never been this solemn.

"What is that?" Murong Yun’s entire body broke out in goosebumps at that moment, finding the creature even more terrifying than the Heavenly Ghost Octopus they had encountered in the water before!

"Ghost Shark General..." Ao Zhen lowered her voice, seemingly not wanting to draw the attention of that being, whispering as fine as a mosquito’s: "One of the most fearsome creatures among the four seas, the top predator beneath the Dragon Kings, incredibly savage and atrociously cruel. During the war amongst the seas, its slaughter was immense, it even devoured members of the Southern Sea’s royal family. It should have been sentenced to the severest punishment. It’s said that back in the day, without the Dragon King lifting a finger, numerous royals of the Nanhai Dragon Palace couldn’t lay a hand on it. I always thought that it had been killed by the Nanhai Dragon King."

"Senior, do you stand a chance against it?" Wei Gongzhan finally recovered under the support of Ao Zhen’s aura. His voice trembled as he spoke, but he seemed rather calm under the circumstances.

"No..." Ao Zhen stated directly: "Not even a ten percent chance of winning. If Chen Qing were here, with his cooperation, we might have some chance of success..."

"That formidable?" Wei Gongzhan was puzzled: "With such a thing in the Nanhai Dragon Palace, the Southern Sea noble families are indeed bold, daring to release such a creature."

"It’s unlikely that the noble families released it," Ao Zhen shook her head: "Nowadays, Blood Essence Stones are scarce, let alone the Southern Sea noble families, even Jiangnan can’t gather enough blood essence to awaken this devil. The only possibility is... but it shouldn’t be."

"The only possibility?" Wei Gongzhan quickly asked: "What is it?"

"Flood Dragons!" Despite her disbelief, Ao Zhen continued: "Flood Dragons that can control water vapor almost rival the Dragon Clan in Qi-blood, and having been revived for so long, nourished by water essence, their Qi-blood is even better than that of the pure-blooded Dragon Clan. But Flood Dragons are the foundation of the Dragon Palace and extremely difficult to cultivate. To wake the Ghost Shark, at least a thousand Flood Dragons must have been killed. If that old creature from the Southern Sea dares do such a thing, there’s no need to wait for the next cycle. This cycle itself would come to an end!"

Aquatic creatures depend on water essence for nourishment, the Dragon Clan even more so. Without sufficient water essence, their bodily capabilities will rapidly decline. Losing a thousand Flood Dragons would mean at least half of the Nanhai Dragon Palace’s higher-grade aquatics would die!

How could the other party possibly do such a mad thing?

But what other method could there be, if not the Flood Dragons?

Thinking about it now, the abnormal vapor in the Southern Sea must be the result of calling back thousands of Flood Dragons. Has that old creature from the Southern Sea really gone mad?

"Nothing is impossible," Wei Gong said, calming down: "Even the most insane bets are made because the potential gain is substantial. As long as the benefit is tempting enough to turn heads, it can provoke the madness of gamblers. Such things have been done by many in history. In this regard, Dragon Kings are no different from humans. If it’s acting this insanely, it only means that the stakes of this action are even greater than the Nanhai Dragon Palace itself!"

Taken aback by his words, Ao Zhen looked at Wei Gongzhan with surprise. This youngster was analyzing the situation quite calmly. It seemed that the Shen Family’s recommendation to have him assist her wasn’t a burden after all.

"Then what do you think this benefit could be?"

"I don’t know, but I have a feeling... the truth lies with Chen Zhuo!"

Upon hearing this, Ao Zhen grabbed Wei Gongzhan and immediately activated her technique, speeding towards the Chen Residence with an inconceivable velocity.

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At the Chen Family:

"Who has tampered with the underground treasury these days?"

At this moment in the Chen Family’s underground treasury, the maternal head of the Chen Family, Ye Qing, had an iron-grey complexion because upon arriving at the treasury, she discovered that the Flame Dragon Pearl had vanished.

The guards responsible for keeping watch were hesitating and waffling, obviously uncertain...

"Rubbish!" Ye Qing slapped one of the guards, causing him to explode on impact, as her terrifying draconic majesty surged, asking in a voice as tumultuous as raging waves: "What’s the situation outside? Whom do you intend to shield? Speak now!"

The remaining guards were so terrified that they knelt and crawled on the ground, faces firmly pressed against the floor, ready to speak but interrupted by a mild voice breaking the unbearably tense atmosphere.

"Mother..."

Ye Qing stiffened, turning around in shock. What she saw was her most remorse-inducing, yet gentlest young son standing behind her.

"It was me..."

"Who are you?"

Realizing the situation, Ye Qing’s eyes immediately blazed with murderous intent!!

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