Honghuang Taihuang

Chapter 248 Conditions

The Canghai Island trembled continuously, and Taiwei and Yangmei's auras suddenly erupted. Once the auras of the two top-level Primordial True Saints were revealed, they would definitely attract the attention of the Dragon Clan. In just a dozen breaths, Taiwei and Yangmei sensed the hundreds of dragon auras hidden in the turbulent sea abyss beneath them.

Yang Mei smiled, and the sea beneath him silently parted, revealing a golden-scaled, yellow-maned dragon loach that he had retrieved from the abyss. Looking at the dragon loach before him, Yang Mei said, "I have something to discuss with the Candle Dragon Emperor. Please inform him."

After saying this, Yang Mei put the dragon loach back into the sea abyss. Watching the dragon loach disappear into the ocean current in an instant, Taiwei and Yang Mei continued to refine the Canghai Island. Now they just had to wait for Zhuyin to arrive.

Without keeping Taiwei and Yangmei waiting long, amidst the surging of countless waves, Zhuyin, dressed in a red robe and with a cold expression, appeared before them. Behind Zhuyin, three powerful beings of the Taiyi realm from the True Dragon Clan also appeared.

In addition, there was an army of hundreds of thousands of dragons, but none of this attracted the attention of Taiwei and Yangmei. Taiwei looked at the Ancestral Dragon Emperor Cangdi, who was sneering and arrogant beside Zhuyin, and said to Yangmei beside him, "Is this what you call seclusion?"

Yang Mei gave a bitter smile, looked at Cang Di beside Zhu Yin, and sighed. Since Cang Di was here, the only person they could negotiate with was Cang Di. In the True Dragon Royal Family, Cang Di was the real person in charge.

"What is it? Tell me."

The golden crown robes of the Azure Emperor fluttered in the wind, and his tone was indifferent. Zhu Yin stood silently beside the Azure Emperor. Whenever the Azure Emperor was present, Zhu Yin would not express any opinion.

Yang Mei looked at the Azure Emperor, stepped forward, and said, "I want to establish a market for rogue cultivators in the East Sea, gathering rogue cultivators from all over the world to gather in the East Sea. I hope the True Dragon Royal Family will not stop those rogue cultivators from entering the East Sea, as I owe the Dragon Clan a favor."

"A market for rogue cultivators?" Cang Di sneered, looking at Yang Mei and saying, "Do you mean you want my dragon clan to hand over its territory to you?"

"That's not the case. The market for rogue cultivators is located on Canghai Island. I will later use Canghai Island as the center to reclaim land and build the ancestral home of the overseas rogue cultivator lineage. The Dragon Clan is still the royal family that rules the Eastern Ocean. My rogue cultivator lineage will only cultivate and exchange ideas on these immortal islands and will not invade the Eastern Ocean."

Yang Mei spoke calmly, and the ripples in space-time in front of her spread like water, dissipating the powerful aura around the Cang Emperor into nothingness. Taiwei, standing beside Yang Mei, looked at the Cang Emperor whose aura was exploding, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

With a single step, the entire Eastern Ocean seemed to twist and collapse for a moment as Taiwei's foot landed. A vast aura, no less powerful than that of the Azure Emperor, surged forth. Taiwei blocked all the aura emanating from the Azure Emperor. Looking at the Azure Emperor's eyes, Taiwei revealed a cold smile.

The Azure Emperor gave Taiwei a deep look and saw the Canghai Island behind Taiwei and Yangmei. This immortal island was originally in the North Sea and was occupied by Qianmu, which the Azure Emperor knew. Now that Canghai Island has appeared in the East Sea and is under Yangmei's control, it goes without saying that Qianmu has been killed by Taiwei and Yangmei.

Looking at Taiwei and Yangmei before him, the Azure Emperor's face revealed a stern expression: "Qianmu was killed by the two of you?"

"To be precise, I was the one who killed him."

Taiwei spoke at this moment, and the Canghai Island behind him suddenly twisted and expanded, transforming into an enormous Youtian Sea Octopus. A powerful aura comparable to that of the Primordial True Saint burst forth from the Youtian Sea Octopus.

Eight enormous tentacles unleashed a massive tsunami, destroying the grand formation secretly set up by the 100,000-strong army of true dragons. A roar that overwhelmed thousands of thunderclaps resounded, and endless waves surged outwards from the Netherworld Sea Octopus as its center.

The Azure Emperor looked at the Netherworld Sea Octopus behind Taiwei and Yangmei, his expression slightly hardening. The Azure Emperor did not take the strength of this sea octopus seriously, but among the True Dragon Royal Family, apart from him and Zhuyin, there was really no one who could defeat this Netherworld Sea Octopus in a one-on-one situation.

More importantly, he had just received news from Xuanji that the Azure Emperor was taking Xuanji's breaking of the blockade of the Myriad Races Formation very seriously. After that, the True Dragon Royal Family's army would inevitably invade the Northern Region Continent from the North Sea. This was the first and most important step for the True Dragon Royal Family to take a further step and conquer all races.

Offending Taiwei and Yangmei, two top-tier Primordial True Saints, at this critical juncture, even the arrogant Cang Emperor had to think deeply. Not to mention that Taiwei and Yangmei also had Fuxi and Nuwa, the rulers of the divine path, behind them. If a conflict were to break out, their Dragon Clan would definitely suffer.

"The market for rogue cultivators can be established, but transactions between markets must be settled using Water Jade as currency, and the rogue cultivator lineage must form an alliance with my dragon clan. My dragon clan will assist the rogue cultivator lineage in establishing the market. Similarly, after the rogue cultivator market is established, the rogue cultivator lineage will also have the obligation to help my dragon clan expand into the prehistoric continent."

"I can agree to use water jade as currency, but I cannot agree to help the dragon race expand. The karmic consequences of the dragon race's expansion are too heavy for either me or the rogue cultivators to bear."

Yang Mei shook her head without hesitation, rejecting the Azure Emperor's request. Using water jade as currency was nothing to her. Although the Dragon Clan occupied the four seas and oceans and possessed the most water jade, Yang Mei was the founder of the loose cultivator market. She could easily determine the value of the water jade.

However, Yang Mei would never agree to help the Dragon Clan expand into the prehistoric continent. Helping the Dragon Clan expand was tantamount to simultaneously confronting the four royal clans: the White Tiger, the Qilin, the Black Tortoise, and the Phoenix.

Not to mention the newly established rogue cultivators, no force in the entire prehistoric world dares to confront the four royal clans directly. Even the True Dragon Royal Clan does not have the strength to deal with the other four royal clans at the same time.

The Azure Emperor was not surprised to see Yang Mei shaking her head. It would have surprised him if Yang Mei had agreed. A dark blue iron claw appeared on the five fingers of his right hand, and the Azure Emperor's aura exploded. He looked at Taiwei and Yang Mei opposite him with a look of disdain.

"Since you've only agreed to half of the two requests, let's exchange the other half for a thrilling battle. If you two can make me use my full strength in the upcoming battle, then my Dragon Clan will agree to the establishment of the Loose Cultivator Market. Will you come one by one, or all at once?"

"I've always said that to other people."

Taiwei's expression was icy as he looked at Cangdi and said coldly. Yangmei, standing beside Taiwei, also frowned. Both of them were top-tier Primordial True Saints, and neither Taiwei nor Yangmei believed that they were inferior to Cangdi in terms of foundation or combat power.

At this moment, the immense power of countless dragon veins in the East Sea trembled, and extremely pure and vast dragon vein power burst forth from Taiwei's body, causing changes in the surrounding wind, rain, darkness, and gloom.

Cang Di and Zhu Yin were slightly surprised. Only then did they realize that Taiwei's foundation, Dao, and even his true form had undergone tremendous changes since the first era. With the power of the dragon vein and the body of a pure-blooded true dragon, Taiwei now looked like the third dragon emperor of the dragon race.

"Are you surprised? I'm not satisfied with your previous condition. How about we change it?"

The boundless power of the dragon vein within Taiwei's body surged and burned continuously, causing his towering figure to expand by another three-tenths. A pair of golden jade dragon horns, divided into nine sections, appeared on either side of Taiwei's forehead, and shimmering golden dragon scales appeared between his brows. Golden patterns resembling dragon scales also appeared on his hands.

Pure and boundless dragon energy burst forth from Taiwei's body. The surrounding dragon army was startled when they saw Taiwei, and their originally orderly formation became somewhat restless.

Zhu Yin frowned, and Cang Di snorted coldly. The two Dragon Emperors looked at Tai Wei, who now seemed more like a Dragon Emperor than the two of them, and a bad feeling rose in their hearts.

"How about this, the second condition is that you help Yang Mei establish a market for rogue cultivators, and I will try my best to conceal my own aura and not create a second True Dragon Clan in the primordial world. What do you say?"

Taiwei spoke calmly, but his expression was extremely domineering. The sheer power of his aura surpassed even that of Cangdi and Zhuyin.

"The second True Dragon Clan? Not bad, it's that arrogant attitude of yours that I've wanted to fight you since the beginning of time."

As Cang Di looked at Tai Wei, his dragon aura began to erupt continuously, and the dark blue Sea Emperor Claw on his left hand emitted a tearing and roaring sound like a tsunami.

Similarly, opposite Cangdi, Taiwei clenched his right hand, and the golden-jade-colored Shaking Dragon Seal appeared. The dragon vein's mighty power, which shook the void, surged forth and crashed into the aura erupting from Cangdi without flinching.

Zhuyin and Yangmei looked at Cangdi and Taiwei beside them and reached out to stop them, but before they could stop them, the two equally golden and dazzling rainbows had already collided tens of millions of times in an instant.

A series of thunderous explosions rang out on the sea, and huge waves were stirred up by the aftershocks of the two's battle, only to collapse and disappear in an instant.

The Dragon Seal, carrying the immense power of countless dragon veins, slammed heavily into the Sea Emperor's claw, which was tearing through the Cang Emperor's left hand. A flash of countless sharp, dark blue rays passed by, and the Dragon Seal was easily torn into several pieces.

But in the blink of an eye, countless Dragon Shaking Seals were unleashed from Taiwei's palms, the roars of dragons echoing incessantly. The battle between Taiwei and Cangdi had already reached a fever pitch in the very first moment.

As the ruler of the True Dragon Royal Family, Cang Di's foundation, strength, and realm are enough to rank him among the top three among the top Primordial True Saints in the Great Primordial World.

After Taiwei returned from his tribulation, he used the three supreme treasures of the Great Void and all his own insights into the Great Dao to forge his own supreme treasure for proving the Dao, the Limitless Balance Heaven. With his control over twenty-seven Dao veins, Taiwei was absolutely the number one among the billions of beings in the primordial world.

Even though Taiwei was only controlling the Mountain and Sea Dragon Path from the twenty-seven Dao Veins at this moment, its power, enhanced by the Boundless Balance Heaven and Taiwei's own extraordinary cultivation, was no less than that of the Azure Emperor.

(End of this chapter)