290: Wang Cao: You are the Dragon King

In everyone's impression, Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals were always used to describe weaklings.

But now that Qin Zhe and the others encountered these few Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, they felt extremely strained just after the first exchange.

With their current cultivation, they couldn't gain any advantage from these Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals.

Qin Zhe's figure flickered, his palm winds whistled, barely blocking an attack from a Shrimp Soldier, and he said worriedly, "Holy cow, these Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals are so fierce! We have no chance of winning at all..."

Xin Mulan let out a soft cry, and dazzling Phoenix Power bloomed from her body.

She danced her hands, and streams of flame-like power shot out like arrows, causing no small amount of trouble for these few Shrimp Soldiers.

But it was only trouble.

Xing Mulan and their strength was only this high, it was already laid out here, even Phoenix True Fire, the power she unleashed was just so-so.

Xing Mulan was encountering an opponent that couldn't be burned away for the first time, which made her extremely annoyed.

Lan Kun's expression was serious as he reminded everyone, "Everyone, be careful, never let your guard down! The strength of these Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals cannot be underestimated, and they also occupy an advantageous environmental position."

Jin Meiting echoed, "That's right, everyone needs to look out for each other and fight the enemy together..."

Wang Cao's lips curved slightly, revealing a confident smile: "Mere Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals, how dare you challenge this Heavenly Immortal's patience! Watch as this Heavenly Immortal captures them in a few rounds!"

However, after a few rounds, Wang Cao, Jin Meiting, Lan Kun, and the others gradually ran out of stamina.

The Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals cooperated tacitly, their attacks like a torrential downpour, leaving Wang Cao and the others overwhelmed.

In the end, all of Wang Cao's side were taken down; they were either injured and fell to the ground or were captured.

The leading Shrimp Soldier looked at the captured group and snorted disdainfully, "Who can't talk big! A bunch of trash!"

After speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Escort these people to see the Dragon King!"

A group of people were thus escorted and walked towards the Dragon Palace.

Halfway there, they encountered the Turtle Prime Minister, and these Shrimp Soldiers explained the reason to the Turtle Prime Minister.

However, the moment Xin Mulan saw the Turtle Prime Minister, she blurted out without reservation, "Holy cow, a thousand-year-old old bastard, this is a great tonic..."

Qin Zhe helplessly glanced sideways at Xin Mulan, who was captured but still spoke without thinking, and couldn't help but retort, "Xin Mulan, you really can say astonishing things at any time, but I actually agree with what you said..."

Lan Kun, standing beside them, saw the Turtle Prime Minister's face suddenly change and quickly shouted to stop them, "Shut your mouth! If you keep talking nonsense, be careful, he might deal with you as a great tonic first."

Lan Kun surveyed the current situation; although they had indeed fallen into the enemy's hands, judging from the Turtle Prime Minister's attitude, they seemed to be temporarily out of life-threatening danger before meeting the Dragon King.

He just hadn't expected that the strength of these Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals would be so formidable.

However, the biggest reason this time was that they were too careless, which led to some of them being captured, and the others could only cease fighting and were forced to become prisoners.

The Turtle Prime Minister, who originally wanted to teach Xin Mulan a lesson, saw Lan Kun being so sensible and no longer bothered.

"Hmph, escort them and follow me..."

.......

At this moment, Li Mu and the Dragon King in the Dragon Palace naturally heard the huge commotion from outside.

Li Mu immediately released his Divine Sense and saw that Wang Cao, Lan Kun, Jin Meiting, and the others had all been captured by the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals and were being escorted towards the Dragon Palace.

Seeing everyone captured, Li Mu was stunned. Based on his understanding of these people's strength, even if the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals were formidable, it shouldn't have been so easy to capture Wang Cao and the others!

Li Mu pondered for a moment and then understood: they must have underestimated the enemy.

After all, if even one of them was captured, the others naturally wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Upon learning the situation, Li Mu turned to the Dragon King and said, "Ao Guang, it's not convenient for me to appear right now, so I'll leave first."

Ao Guang nodded and bowed slightly in the direction where Li Mu disappeared, "Alright, Master."

A moment later, the Turtle Prime Minister brought the six captured individuals, including Wang Cao, to the palace of the Dragon Palace.

The Turtle Prime Minister bowed slightly to Ao Guang on the Dragon Throne and respectfully said, "Reporting to the Dragon King, the troublemakers outside have been captured. Please decide how to deal with these troublemakers."

Ao Guang sat majestically on the Dragon Throne, scrutinizing the six individuals before him, including Wang Cao.

His gaze was like a torch, as if it could see through everyone's hearts.

As Ao Guang's gaze swept over the crowd, it finally rested on Xin Mulan.

Ao Guang keenly sensed that this woman exuded a powerful aura of the Phoenix bloodline.

This aura shocked and puzzled him, and it also made him uncomfortable.

A descendant of the Phoenix clan?

Ao Guang frowned, pondering in his heart.

It seems that their previous troublemaking was largely due to this woman.

He stared intently at Xin Mulan, his gaze becoming increasingly serious.

Ao Guang opened his mouth and asked, "Who are you? Why do you cause trouble in my Dragon Palace?"

His voice was like a grand bell, echoing throughout the entire palace, inspiring awe.

Seeing this, Xin Mulan stepped forward without fear, ready to answer Ao Guang's question.

She straightened her body, her gaze firmly meeting Ao Guang's stare.

However, an immense force came from behind, directly pulling Xin Mulan back, and Jin Meiting, who was beside her, was quick-witted, covering Xin Mulan's about-to-open mouth with her jade hand and whispering in her ear, "My dear aunt, please, I beg you to shut up quickly..."

When Wang Cao saw this scene, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, revealing a playful smile, and then he laughed, "Haha, so you are the legendary Dragon King, hurry up and..."

However, before Wang Cao could finish his sentence, Qin Zhe pulled him back with lightning speed, his action identical to Xin Mulan's.

Seeing this, Lan Kun helplessly rubbed his forehead, sighing inwardly, "It's better for these two simpletons to shut up. If Qin Zhe hadn't reacted quickly enough to pull Wang Cao back, it's hard to imagine what kind of idiotic words Wang Cao would have blurted out."

Lan Kun's eyes widened as he carefully scrutinized Ao Guang, his heart filled with shock and disbelief.

He never expected that this mysterious and powerful being before him possessed the terrifying strength of a Heavenly Immortal!

Lan Kun knew well what a Heavenly Immortal meant—it was an existence beyond Mortals, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and earth.

If Ao Guang wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as crushing an insignificant ant.

Lan Kun quickly calmed down and began to analyze the situation at hand.

Various possibilities and coping strategies flashed through his mind.

After much deliberation, he finally came to a conclusion: if Ao Guang was a reasonable person who could understand their predicament, and if they could clearly explain the whole story to Ao Guang, perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope for them to return to the surface alive.

Lan Kun took a deep breath, composed himself, and prepared to face whatever might happen next.

He knew that against such a powerful opponent, they had to remain vigilant while also doing their utmost to seize the chance to survive.