128: A net of heaven and earth

Lanyun Sea, Sea God Palace.

This majestic divine palace, suspended ten thousand fathoms above the deep sea, was shrouded today by an unprecedentedly oppressive aura.

Deep within the divine palace, the Sea God Empress, dressed in a cerulean imperial robe, had her brows tightly furrowed, her elegant and noble face unable to hide her anxiety.

"Only seven days remain until the Saintess Ceremony."

"The Dragon Girl has yet to return, and there has been no word from her."

Her voice trembled slightly.

The Dragon Girl was the Saintess of this generation in the Sea God Palace, possessing the True Dragon Bloodline; her importance even surpassed that of the Empress herself.

This concerned not only the Legacy of the Sea God Palace but also the safety of the billions of living beings in the entire Lanyun Sea.

"It seems I have no choice but to ask the Dragon Ancestor to intervene."

The Sea God Empress made up her mind.

The Dragon Ancestor was the pillar of the Sea God Palace, an ancient Supreme who had lived for endless ages. Unless the clan faced the threat of extermination, he was never to be lightly disturbed.

But now, she could no longer care about that.

However...

Just as she was about to set off for the Forbidden Ground...

"Boom—!"

A terrifying roar, loud enough to shatter the stars, came from outside without warning.

The entire Sea God Palace shook violently, as if it were about to collapse.

Countless palaces and pavilions collapsed under the impact, turning into fine powder.

"Enemy attack!"

A shrill alarm resounded through every corner of the divine palace.

The Sea God Empress's expression changed abruptly, and with a flash of her figure, she appeared outside the divine palace.

The Supreme-level Formation that originally guarded the divine palace was flashing wildly, covered in spiderweb-like cracks and on the verge of collapse.

Outside the Formation...

A dense, dark army blotted out the entire sea area, and their surging Evil Qi almost dyed the seawater ink-black.

At the head was a heroic young man dressed in golden armor with dragon horns on his head.

Ao Lin!

Eldest Prince of the Eastern Dragon Palace!

Currently, he held a pitch-black, three-legged, two-eared round cauldron, his entire body radiating a heart-palpitating Supreme pressure.

dragon-patterned black gold cauldron!

supreme dao emperor weapon!

"Ao Lin! How dare you!"

The Sea God Empress shouted sternly, her eyes filled with shock and fury.

"You dare lead a host to attack the Sea God Palace? Do you wish to provoke a civil war within the Sea Race?!"

"Civil war?"

Standing before the army and holding the emperor cauldron, Ao Lin’s face was full of arrogance and disdain.

"No."

He shook his head and gave a cruel smile.

"This is... unification."

"From this day forth, there shall be only one sovereign in this Lanyun Sea."

"And that is I, Ao Lin!"

"Bang!"

Without further words, he fiercely unleashed the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron in his hand.

The emperor cauldron expanded rapidly against the wind, transforming into a Primordial Divine Mountain. Carrying the Supreme dao emperor might that suppressed all eternity, it smashed heavily onto the palace-protecting Formation.

"Crack—!"

The Formation's light barrier suddenly dimmed, and the cracks expanded further.

"Pfft!"

The dozens of Sea God Palace Elders maintaining the Formation all spat out a mouthful of blood, their auras becoming sluggish.

"Your Majesty! We can't hold on!"

"This... this is a full-strength strike from a supreme dao emperor weapon!"

The Sea God Empress bit her silver teeth, her heart sinking to the bottom.

What made her even more desperate...

...was that five terrifying figures stepped out from behind Ao Lin.

Each figure radiated genuine Supreme Divine Might!

The Sea God Empress recognized two of them; they were Supremes of the Sea Race. She hadn't expected them to side with Ao Lin.

And the other three... two of them were actually from the Human Race!

They radiated an aura identical to that of the Eldest Prince; they had come by order.

The last one was enveloped in endless black mist, making it hard to discern their true appearance, but that bone-chilling killing intent made the Sea God Empress feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

Five Great Supremes!

Plus Ao Lin, who held a supreme dao emperor weapon and possessed combat power comparable to a Supreme!

This was a certain-kill situation!

And in the Sea God Palace, she was the only Supreme on the surface!

"Dragon Ancestor!"

The Sea God Empress lamented in her heart.

"Boom!"

Deep within the Forbidden Ground of the Sea God Palace, an ancient and vast aura soared into the sky.

The Dragon Ancestor had awakened.

But so what?

Two against six!

And one of them even has a cheat!

This battle simply couldn't be fought!

...At the same time.

High above the Sea God Palace, deep within that calm, void-like space-time.

An inescapable net had already been laid out here.

Three blurred but terrifying figures, radiating an aura that made all Daos submit and time freeze, sat cross-legged in three directions.

Behind them, several Supreme experts with obscure auras held Emperor Rune Formation Plates, poised to strike but not yet acting.

A Death Cage, woven from Emperor Runes and a Peerless Killing Formation, had already completely sealed off this space-time.

They were like the most patient hunters, waiting quietly.

Waiting for that... True Dragon to walk into the trap!

"Calculating the time, Su Xuanchen should be receiving the news soon."

Great Emperor Tai Heng opened his eyes, his voice indifferent and devoid of emotion.

"Given the importance he places on the Dragon Girl, he will surely come."

"When that time comes, this place shall be his burial ground."

...The distant Yongyao Divine Domain.

Outside the Imperial Palace, the atmosphere was tense with apprehension.

The Eldest Prince, wearing a golden python robe, stood on a Star-gazing Platform that towered into the clouds, gazing at the Imperial Palace that symbolized Supreme power.

Behind him, a dense mass of figures knelt on the ground.

Quasi-Emperors were as numerous as clouds, and Supremes stood in great numbers!

There was even a terrifying figure shrouded in divine light, radiating Great Emperor-level fluctuations, faintly visible.

"Father..."

The Eldest Prince muttered to himself, his eyes full of frantic ambition and greed.

"You are old."

"It's time for the territory of this Yongyao Divine Domain to have a new master."

He knew very well.

Su Xuanchen was the sharpest blade in the Ninth Princess's hand.

As long as this blade was broken in the Lanyun Sea...

...then he could launch this long-planned coup without any reservations!

Clouds surged and winds howled across the Three Thousand Heavenly Realms.

A colossal storm sweeping across the heavens was quietly brewing around the man named Su Xuanchen.

And at this moment...

Su Xuanchen, who had just finished his peerless wedding and was immersed in the land of tenderness, was still completely unaware of this.

A certain-kill net capable of burying a Great Emperor had already been quietly spread for him.

His "good brother-in-law" had already sharpened his blade, ready to deliver the most fatal blow from behind.

The wind preceding the storm fills the building.

An unprecedented great tribulation of life and death had quietly descended.