Chapter 1026: Summoning the Draconian Sage

Zhang Hanxiang nodded. "I was considering that too. We certainly can't conclude that the draconian sage has necessarily died. He can't be weaker than another superior king's clone, can he?"

What the two women didn't know was that the draconian sage really was weaker than Nightdemon. The clones of the strongest king were well comparable to the superior kings of antiquity.

Zhang Hanxiang continued, "That's why the death of the draconian sage is the least likely option. Another possibility is that the draconian sage has been somehow incapacitated."

Hong Xi took a deep breath. "Don't scare me like that, Hanxiang! I almost believed you!"

Zhang Hanxiang's face turned serious. "There's one final possibility, the most likely of all."

Hong Xi couldn't help but swallow a gulp of saliva.

Zhang Hanxiang continued, "That there isn't an enemy at all, and that my brother simply wants to let loose."

Water-attuned genetic energy surrounded Zhang Lie. Space itself seemed to tremble.

"[Fists of the Silent Sea: Soar]!"

A huge wave soared into the air. As Zhang Lie punched forward, the fish slammed its huge tail on the ground and sent a torrent of water surging toward the sky.

Ripples of energy spread out from Zhang Lie, warping the space around him. As though a raging dragon were taking to the skies, a huge pillar of water erupted. The waves spread out all around him, resonating until they reached a crescendo.

The entire world seemed to shake. A huge crash could be heard from half the world over, startling everyone.

By the time the pale blue genetic energy had subsided, the draconian sage had appeared with a teleport.

"What happened? Is a superior world attacking?"

Zhang Lie spread his arms. "No, nothing's wrong. I just wanted to summon you over but was too lazy to seek you out."

The draconian sage: ...

Hong Xi: ...

Zhang Hanxiang spread her arms. "The most likely possibility is that my brother was shouting for attention!"

Hong Xi scowled as she pounced on Zhang Hanxiang. "You tricked me!"

Zhang Hanxiang struggled as she called back, "You should have known that my brother wouldn't just attack any enemies if they appeared!

He'd prioritize protecting us, or warn us to be careful."

Hong Xi nodded. "You're right."

Zhang Hanxiang extended two fingers. "For my brother to have suddenly attacked like that out of the blue—either the opponent is weak and he's confident he'll be able to protect us while getting rid of the opponent quickly, or there's no opponent at all!"

"You scared me stiff."

Zhang Lie's attack had been so powerful that the surrounding space was still trembling.

The draconian sage, who thought that Zhang Lie was fending off invaders, was shocked that he didn't detect anything. He was certain that it was a sign that a superior world had attacked, and he was preparing himself to fight to the death—only to find that it was just a false alarm.

"What's going on now? I have so much on my plate at the moment," the draconian sage grumbled.

"Is it about the death spirits' battleships?"

𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Partially, yes."

Zhang Hanxiang whispered to Hong Xi, "Does the draconian sage remind you of the Land God in Journey to the West?"

Hong Xi frowned. "Not initially, but now that you've made that connection, it does seem more and more fitting. He arrives immediately when summoned, too..."

Zhang Hanxiang gave Hong Xi a thumbs up.

The draconian sage had heard a little about Journey to the West, one of the four great Chinese classics, and he liked the novel himself. However, he was quite unhappy at being compared to one of the most minor of characters within it.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to leave."

Zhang Lie folded his arms. "Is that really a good idea?"

The draconian sage stood still. He felt as though Zhang Lie was trying to tell him something, that he had called him over for a reason.

Zhang Lie smirked. "If you leave now, the draconian world might explode."

Zhang Lie's words shocked the draconian sage to no end. Of course he didn't want to see such an outcome. He frowned. "Did something happen?"

"Didn't you say you were going to study the death spirits' battleships?"

The draconian sage sighed. "Fine. You've got my attention. What is it?"

Zhang Lie raised his head and looked at the sky. "You can leave if you'd like."

"I was mistaken. I'll listen to what you have to say."

Zhang Lie replied, "I've found the fuel we needed."

The draconian sage's eyes opened wide.?That easily, and that quickly??Finding the requisite fuel, with all the conditions that it had to satisfy, was a massive undertaking. Where had Zhang Lie found it?

Zhang Lie pointed at the draconian sage's feet. "You're stepping on it."

The draconian sage was so shocked that he took two steps back. He still wasn't in full control of his aura.

Zhang Lie reminded him, "Be careful. The black metal under your feet is the fuel, and it's highly explosive. If it explodes, the entire draconian world will be destroyed, and there might even be a chain reaction linked to the world's energy."

"What?!" The draconian sage immediately grew alarmed.

Zhang Lie frowned. "Didn't you know about this? I would have expected you to mention such an interesting change."

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The draconian sage plucked a piece of metal from the ground. "What dense energy..."

Zhang Lie groused, "As the king of the realm, you had to have known about this, surely?"

"Haven't I just ascended?" The draconian sage smiled sheepishly. "How could I have anticipated such a massive change to a once-useless plot of land?"

The draconian sage wasn't lying; the draconian world had just evolved, and there was too much he had to keep track of.

The superior draconian world had been formed from the combination of dozens of worlds, and its surface area had grown by twenty or thirty times its size. The draconian sage simply wasn't able to inspect each new piece of land carefully.

His priority was dealing with conflicts among the races that were now suddenly neighbors to each other. The change in their circumstances would surely introduce disagreements and clashes.

In comparison, the Zongming world had it easy. Its constituent worlds, the worlds of east and west, had a mutual understanding with each other despite the differences between them...