Chapter 2252 Meeting an Old Friend on the Seafloor

Every word from Ancestor Soul Slaying dripped with murderous intent, carrying an unmistakable threat.

Yanxing remained unfazed and just smiled coldly, “I may be powerless within the Dragon Palace, but you all don’t understand the true significance of a child born with the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent. If you insist on playing with fire, then by all means continue.”

Ancestor Soul Slaying, his expression unreadable, sat down beside the Dragon Pond and suddenly said, “The Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent involves the laws of time, doesn’t it?”

Yanxing’s expression flickered.

Before she could respond, Ancestor Soul Slaying exhaled slowly, a satisfied glint in his eyes. “Indeed, in that case, you definitely can’t take the child with you.”

Ao Huanhai and Ao Hengyu were both dumbstruck.

An innate talent that involves the laws of time?!

This simply defies heavens!

When their gazes returned to the golden dragon cocoon in the Dragon Pond, their expressions had completely changed. Ao Hengyu, in particular, stared intently, his eyes burning with an intense light.

That child not only possesses the pure bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon, but is also born with a terrifying talent linked to the laws of time. If I could control it...

At this thought, Ao Hengyu’s heart trembled with excitement.

However, Yanxing seemed to realize something as her eyes suddenly turned terrifyingly cold, “The one who broke into the Dragon Palace—was he called Lin Xun?”

Ancestor Soul Slaying did not conceal anything and replied, “That’s correct, but that little bastard is now dead beneath nine thousand feet of the Sea of Sins. If he hadn’t activated his innate power to stop time, I would never have imagined just how heaven-defying the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer talent truly is.”

Yanxing’s expression flickered.

Ao Huanhai and Ao Hengyu were both struck dumb. Of course they knew who Lin Xun was. He was the successor of Lu Boya, Zhao Jingxuan’s partner, and the father of the child she carried!

𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

However, they never expected that the intruder who had thrown the Dragon Palace into turmoil would be the young man they loathed and despised so much.

“Is that little bastard here for the child?” Ao Hengyu blurted out.

Ancestor Soul Slaying spoke indifferently, “It doesn’t matter why he came. He’s already dead. Since ancient times, no one has ever returned alive from beneath the nine-thousand-foot depths of the Sea of Sins.”

Yanxing frowned and asked, “How can you be so sure?”

“Fellow Daoist, do you think our True Dragon Lineage does not know who resides nine thousand feet below? Speaking of this matter, it is deeply intertwined with your Luo Clan.” A faint trace of resentment flickered in his tone.

“Are you blaming my Luo Clan for what happened in the past?” Yanxing's eyes turned icy as she stared at Ancestor Soul Slaying, “Don’t forget, if not for our past considerations, your clan would have been eradicated along with that old thing sealed beneath the Sea of Sins!”

Yanxing’s blunt response left Ancestor Soul Slaying speechless for a moment, his expression stiffening as a flicker of unease crossed his eyes.

However, Yanxing had no intention of stopping and continued, “And Dragon Emperor Mingluo—how did he disappear? You...you wouldn’t have forgotten, right?”

“Enough!” Ancestor Soul Slaying bellowed, his face darkening, “Fellow Daoist, you may be from the Luo Clan but your surname is not Luo. This is the Dragon Palace, so you would do well to know your place!”

Yanxing’s eyes flashed as she said expressionlessly, “I’m merely reminding you...Lin Xun may not have fallen so easily in the Sea of Sins.”

Ancestor Soul Slaying sneered, “Let me remind you—focus on what you came here for and you’ll leave with the Ancestral Dragon Blood alive. But if you meddle in matters that don’t concern you, don’t blame me if your life is at stake.”

Yanxing frowned, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Ao Hengyu looked utterly bewildered. He had no knowledge of how Dragon Emperor Mingluo had disappeared, nor did he understand what kind of terrifying existence lay sealed beneath the Sea of Sins.

Just as Ao Hengyu was about to inquire further, Ao Huanhai shook his head and said, “That’s the most closely guarded secret of our clan. No one will know about it in the future, so it’s best not to ask about it.”

Ao Hengyu felt a cold shiver run down his spine.

He was the current crown prince of the True Dragon Clan, yet he was not qualified to pry into such ancient secrets. What could those secrets possibly be?

“It will take at least three years for this dragon cocoon to transform. I hope there won’t be any more setbacks during these three years...” Yanxing murmured, her tone laced with a hint of concern.

Ancestor Soul Slaying and Ao Huanhai wore indifferent expressions, their faces showing no trace of concern. They were unafraid of anything on Ancestral Dragon Mountain. The only thing that worried them was that Yanxing, who was from the Luo Clan from the other side of the cosmos, might go back on her word.

Ao Hengyu pushed aside thoughts of the ancient secrets that he would never know. His full attention shifted to the golden dragon cocoon, his body of qi focusing in on the obscure, mysterious fluctuations it emitted.

If possible, he wished to seize the supreme fortune hidden within it immediately.

......

After the bloody storm, the Dragon Palace had returned to a semblance of peace, but everyone was well aware that the True Dragon Lineage had been gravely wounded by the carnage.

The loss of the Emperors alone was a devastating blow, one that would cripple the True Dragon Lineage for thousands of years to come. It would take them countless generations to even begin to recover from it.

Although Ancestor Soul Slaying had already issued an order to suppress all news, the truth could not remain hidden forever.

This was because within the Dragon Palace, the attendant elders from the nine imperial clans who had served the True Dragon Lineage for countless years had secretly developed their own agendas.

In just a few days, the nine imperial clans had learned of the bloody massacre that took place in the Dragon Palace.

The news of Lin Xun, who possessed the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations, being hunted down by Ancestor Soul Slaying and cast into the depths of the East Sea struck them like a heavy blow.

After finally seeing an opportunity that could change the fate of their clans, it vanished just like that without a trace. The disappointment and frustration among the nine imperial clans were palpable.

Soon, through the quiet but swift spread of information by the nine great imperial clans, news of the severe blow to the True Dragon Clan and its grave injuries quickly reached various territories across the True Dragon World, sparking widespread shock and outrage.

By the time the True Dragon Lineage reacted, the news had already spread far and wide, beyond their control, and could no longer be suppressed or contained...

......

A strange power permeated the chilling waters, and darkness descended like a heavy curtain, completely engulfing the area nine thousand feet below the East Sea.

The moment Lin Xun entered these depths, a terrifying and malevolent aura rushed at him!

Lin Xun shuddered, as if he was being stared at by the god of death. A chilling sense of danger washed over him. However, before he could even react, a powerful hand seized his arm, dragging him deeper into the dark depths of the sea.

Rumble!

The dark water churned around him, and just as Lin Xun was about to fight back, a voice rang in his ears.

“Don’t struggle, and don’t probe with your spirit sense!”

Lin Xun froze for a moment. The voice sounded familiar...

It wasn’t until a moment later that Lin Xun slowly adjusted to the terrifying pressure of the sea as he continued to sink.

However, because he dared not use his spirit sense, all he could see was an impenetrable darkness, like an endless, suffocating night.

It wasn’t until he had sunk to ten thousand feet that the powerful hand around him finally began to loosen. At the moment, Lin Xun saw a faint speck of light, glowing brightly against the suffocating darkness of the seafloor.

The light was soft and warm, like a gentle shower of radiance. It turned out to be a crystal-clear bead quietly suspended in the water.

When Lin Xun reached the area illuminated by the bead, a sense of relief washed over him. The terrifying pressure that had been suffocating him and the cold, dangerous aura that surrounded him seemed to vanish as if blocked by the light.

“Little Friend, we meet again.”

As the voice echoed, a figure appeared near the light. The tall, slender figure was draped in a green robe, exuding an air of majesty, as though he was a king descending upon the world.

He gazed at Lin Xun with a smile, his eyes alight with both surprise and delight.

Lin Xun was stunned. “Uncle, is that really you?”

This man in green was Zhao Jingxuan’s father, Zhao Yuanji, the emperor of the Ziyao Empire!

“It’s a long story. Let’s sit down and take a rest first.” Zhao Yuanji said, sitting cross-legged.

Lin Xun nodded and also sat down, but his mind remained a bit hazy.

Just moments ago, he had narrowly escaped a perilous calamity, but in the blink of an eye, he found himself encountering an acquaintance he hadn’t seen in a long time. He was still in disbelief.

Why would Zhao Yuanji...be here, nine thousand feet beneath the sea?

Unbelievable.

Soon, Zhao Yuanji began to explain the reason.

It turned out that decades ago, upon hearing that the True Dragon Lineage was convening the Thousand Dragon Celestial Assembly, Zhao Yuanji and Ao Xingtang, Zhao Jingxuan’s mother, set out for the True Dragon World.

Ao Xingtang had originally intended to use the Thousand Dragon Celestial Assembly as an opportunity to venture nine thousand feet beneath the East Sea and rescue a terrifying existence that had been suppressed there for countless years.

However, who would have thought that they would inadvertently discover that their daughter Zhao Jingxuan had also participated in the Thousand Dragon Celestial Assembly?!

They knew something was wrong then.

Ao Xingtang, being a descendant of the True Dragon Lineage, did a little inquiry and she uncovered the hidden truth: the child Zhao Jingxuan was carrying was likely being targeted!

This left Zhao Yuanji and Ao Xingtang extremely anxious, yet helpless. With just the two of them, storming the Dragon Palace to rescue Zhao Jingxuan was simply impossible.

Thus, following Ao Xingtang’s plan, they made a bold decision to enter the Sea of Sins, descending nine thousand feet beneath the sea. They waited there for the right opportunity to act.

Upon understanding this, Lin Xun finally realized that their meeting was no coincidence. Just like him, Zhao Yuanji and his wife had come to rescue Zhao Jingxuan.

“Where’s Auntie now?” asked Lin Xun.

Zhao Yuanji replied casually, “Thinking of ways to establish contact with the terrifying existence suppressed here. If we can receive his help, perhaps the threat of the True Dragon Lineage will no longer be something to fear.”

Lin Xun couldn’t help but ask, “Who is this terrifying existence?”

On his way to the True Dragon Lineage, he had already heard of the Sea of Sins and the Forbidden Zone of Life, as well as the horrors lurking nine thousand feet beneath its surface. It was said that since ancient times, no one who had ventured into its depths had ever returned alive.

What no one had expected was that beneath this Sea of Sins lay a terrifying existence that had been forcibly suppressed!