Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

What opportunities on land are meaningless; their true aim is to seize control of the Netherworld and unify the water veins of the Three Realms.

Nowadays, there are dragons in the Milky Way, dragons in the Immortal River, and dragons in the rivers, lakes, seas, and endless oceans of the human world.

The Netherworld is the only realm the dragons have not set foot in. Is it because the Netherworld has no water? No, the Netherworld does have water, and it's quite vast.

The Blood Sea is the water of the Netherworld, its area vast and boundless. However, even a powerful race like the dragons cannot withstand the environment of the Blood Sea.

Without a protective treasure, one would likely not last long inside, and would be reduced to a pile of bones.

This is why, despite countless years of expansion, the dragon race has never set foot in the Netherworld. It's not that they don't want to, but that they can't.

But even if it's impossible, we must find a way to do it, because no matter what, the dragon race cannot give up the Netherworld.

The water veins of heaven and earth run through the three realms. Therefore, in order to fully control the fortune of the water veins, one must control all the water veins of the three realms.

Thanks to Ao Bing, the power of the Dragon Clan has expanded many times over. They have not only ventured beyond the four seas and gained complete control of the rivers and lakes of the human world, but have also gone a step further and gained control of the water veins of the celestial realm and the immortal realm.

At this point, the only thing missing for the Dragon Clan to fully control the water veins of the Three Realms is the Netherworld Water Vein. Therefore, the Dragon Clan absolutely cannot give up the Netherworld Water Vein; they must find a way to gain control of it.

Only by fully mastering the water veins of the Three Realms can the Dragon Clan, with the blessing of the water's fortune, return to its peak and once again become the overlord of heaven and earth.

Perhaps, even if they achieve this level, the dragon race is still inferior to the human race, but at least they have the confidence to protect themselves in front of the human race, and they are not something that the human race can destroy at will.

Even though the human race is the strongest race, it would still suffer heavy losses and fall from its number one position if it wanted to destroy a dominant force.

Humanity's position has become unshakeable. While the dragons have no intention of replacing them, they also don't want the gap between them to become too large. If the gap were too large, the dragons would inevitably become subservient to humanity in terms of the relationship between the two races.

The powerful dragons could not accept this outcome. Therefore, the dragon race must develop further and once again become the overlords of heaven and earth.

For the dragon race, this is not difficult; they simply need to control the Netherworld Water Veins.

Thinking of a solution isn't difficult, but putting it into practice is. The Blood Sea is the territory of the Styx Ancestor, who is not someone to be trifled with; he is the strongest being below the level of a Saint.

The dragons might not fear him, but they couldn't possibly destroy him. However, if they joined forces with the other two races—the birds and beasts—they could certainly destroy the Styx Ancestor.

However, the price to be paid is still beyond imagination, which will inevitably severely damage the vitality of the three races, and may even cause them to fall from their current level.

Then, if you fall behind at one step, you'll fall behind at every step. Forget about returning to the top; there's a high probability that you'll become a second- or third-rate force, left far behind by others.

With this in mind, the three races couldn't help but turn their attention to Ao Bing. They knew they would indeed need to pay a heavy price to deal with the Styx Ancestor.

Ao Bing, however, is different. He is far more powerful than the Styx Ancestor. If he were to deal with the Styx Ancestor, the losses would undoubtedly be minimized.

As for why Ao Bing helped them, is there even a need to ask why? First, Ao Bing was originally a member of the Dragon Clan; second, he had a grudge against the Styx Ancestor. Even disregarding the Dragon Clan, he would have taken action against the Styx Ancestor sooner or later.

That's why we're in the current situation, with experts from the three races arriving together to ask Ao Bing for help in dealing with the Styx Ancestor.

The reason why all three races arrived together, instead of the dragon race alone, is that this matter also concerns the interests of the other two races.

Due to various factors, the three races have now banded together for mutual support, established an alliance, and divided up their territories.

The three tribes agreed that in all the lands under their rule, rivers and lakes would belong to fish and armored animals, mountains and forests to beasts, and the sky to birds.

With this alliance in place, the other two races will also benefit after the Dragon Clan conquers the Blood Sea. What if the Blood Sea is a sea with no land? Foolish! Where there's a sea, there are islands; if there aren't any, you can create your own. That way, you'll have territory.

Of course, simply defeating the Styx Ancestor cannot completely solve the problem.

The Blood Sea has a unique environment that is unsuitable for the three races to inhabit, and this issue needs to be addressed. Otherwise, even if the Blood Sea is conquered, it will only be a wasteland, of no use to the three races, and a mere waste of effort.

But this is nothing. The powerful figures from all three races are confident that Ao Bing will definitely have a way to resolve this matter.

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After figuring out why his clansmen had come to see him, Ao Bing couldn't help but laugh. They were right; even without this explanation, he would still have taken action against the Styx Ancestor.

It wasn't because the two had a feud, but because the existence of the Blood Sea was somewhat outdated.

The significance of the Blood Sea lies in its ability to contain the filth of heaven and earth, giving it a place to go and preventing it from wandering around and harming all living beings.

From this perspective, the existence of the Blood Sea is undoubtedly beneficial to the world. However, from another angle, the large amount of foul air accumulating in the Blood Sea and remaining untreated for a long time is also a kind of harm to the world.

Even if it's not harmful, the fact that so much foul air goes unused is a huge waste.

Considering this, the existence of the Blood Sea is indeed somewhat outdated and should be changed in a timely manner.

As for how to make changes, Ao Bing already had an idea in mind. However, there was a huge obstacle in his way to turn his idea into reality: the Styx Ancestor.

If he isn't removed, all the changes Ao Bing has made will ultimately benefit him, allowing him to reap enormous advantages for nothing. This would be aiding the enemy, and Ao Bing certainly wouldn't allow it. Therefore, he is bound to take action against the Styx Ancestor, and the sooner the better.

Because if Ao Bing can think of a solution, the Styx Ancestor can definitely think of one too. Even if he can't, his allies, the Two Sages of the West and the Eastern Emperor, can.

With this in mind, it is only natural that we should take action against the Styx Ancestor as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if this drags on, and Styx changes the Blood Sea first and gains immense merit, Ao Bing will not only be unable to attack him again, but will also have to watch helplessly as his enemy grows stronger little by little.

Just thinking about it is incredibly distressing, and Ao Bing absolutely will not allow it to become a reality.

"I know your purpose, but if you want to take action against the Styx, you will need the help of the human race. Otherwise, even if I, along with the three races, join forces, we may not be able to take down the Styx."

After thinking for a moment, Ao Bing said, "The Styx River isn't fighting alone; he has allies, including the demon race and the Western Sect."

When the three parties join forces, they become an extremely terrifying force. Although the three clans plus Ao Bing could defeat them, it would come at a very high probability cost.

But if we add the human race, things become much simpler. Perhaps we can take down the Styx River without paying a heavy price.

"The price of asking the human race for help will likely be quite high."

The elders of the three races hesitated somewhat before speaking. They were well aware that with the help of the humans, taking down the Styx River would be a piece of cake. However, the humans were not a small power, and the price they would have to pay for their assistance was something the three races would find difficult to accept.

"You don't need to worry about that. I'll discuss it with the humans."

After saying this, Ao Bing told them to go back and prepare for battle, while he himself went to the Fire Cloud Cave to discuss with the Holy Emperor how to deal with the Styx River.

At that very moment, the two Western Saints stood atop Mount Sumeru, their gazes fixed intently on the sea of ​​blood. Just moments before, they seemed to have gained some insight, realizing a great act of merit related to the sea of ​​blood.

If this is accomplished, the benefits the West will gain will be no less than the benefits of being sent to hell.

Compared to establishing hell, this advantage at the very least gives birth to a perfect karmic position, or even a half-step into eternal karmic position.

This benefit was so great that it caused the two Western Saints to hesitate greatly.

What are you hesitating about? Hesitating about whether to break away from the Styx River and the demon race and go it alone.

If you work alone, you can reap all the benefits. But if you cooperate with allies, they can only get a maximum of one-third of the benefits.

Sometimes, a small benefit isn't necessarily a bad thing. If the benefit were small, the two Western Saints wouldn't hesitate. It's precisely because the benefit is too great that the two Western Saints are unwilling to give it up, which is why they hesitated.

"Let's cooperate with Styx. It concerns the Blood Sea. Unless we kill him, we can't get around him no matter what."

"If we attack the Styx, it will be tantamount to cutting ourselves off from the primordial world. From now on, no one will dare to join forces with the West."

After much hesitation, the Sage of Guidance finally made up his mind: this matter could not be done alone; cooperation with allies was necessary. The cost of betraying an ally was too high for the West to bear.

"Yes, it wouldn't be difficult for you and me, fellow disciples, to join forces and kill Styx, but who can guarantee that when we attack Styx, Donghuang won't step in to help him?"

"If Donghuang makes a move, we will have failed miserably and ended up losing more than we gained. Not only will we fail to kill Styx, but we will also destroy the alliance."

Saint Zhunti also sighed, saying that it was not that he did not want to betray his allies and enjoy the benefits alone, but that their strength was too weak and they could not guarantee that they could kill their allies.

This is awkward. If you don't even have the strength to turn against your allies, how can you betray them?

"Let's go to the Blood Sea and discuss this great act of merit with Fellow Daoist Styx."

Having made their decision, the two Western Saints had no further hesitation and immediately set off for the Netherworld.

Unfortunately, it was too late. In the time it took for them to hesitate, Ao Bing had already made preparations and launched a fierce attack on the Netherworld.

"Styx, prepare to die!"

A fierce shout came from the sky, and then three thousand demon gods broke through the air and descended above the sea of ​​blood. Their terrifying power raged and filled the void.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, the two Western Saints immediately understood what had happened and were about to speed up their journey to rescue the Styx River.

"Fellow Daoist from the West, please wait."

However, before they could leave Mount Sumeru, a five-colored divine light flashed by, and the five emperors from the five directions arrived together.

The Five Emperors of the Five Directions, the incarnations of the Five Sacred Beasts, all possess Primordial Chaos Power. Combined, they rival even a Primordial Chaos Perfection expert. Whether they can defeat the Two Western Saints is uncertain, but they can certainly hold them off for a time. (End of Chapter)