Jinlong sneered, "Immediately dispatch the Sea Clan's Great General to search for the villain. Once found, my Heavenly Dragon Clan will naturally take action. If not, then you should join forces with the Earth Dragon Clan to exterminate all of humanity. It would be best if you could lure out the villain; if not, consider those humans as having been buried with the East Sea Dragon Clan!"
Chapter 568 Choice
The Dragon Cave Plane: A Great Calamity for Humanity.
The Earth Dragon Clan originally refused to allow the Sea Dragon Clan to land, but after the Sky Dragon Clan appeared, the three Earth Dragon Kings submitted.
The first time in history that the dragon race united was to wipe out a small human race.
In fact, the human race had virtually no presence in the minds of the three Earth Dragon Kings. They only knew that the human race had only one Great Luo Realm expert, and although they were widely distributed, the territory they occupied was not as large as that of an ordinary Earth Dragon tribe.
Humans are too small to be enough to feed a dragon for more than a few meals; it's better for them to hunt large, powerful monsters.
As long as humans don't provoke these three earth dragon kings, there shouldn't be too much of a problem surviving on land. After all, humans themselves won't expend too much effort to exterminate pests like insects and rodents.
But this time, the cautious Dragon Cave humans have run into big trouble. The humans actually killed Ao Dingding, the Dragon King of the East Sea's most beloved grandson!
Because of the intervention of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, the three sea armies that rushed to support the East Sea Dragon Clan that day were all placed under a restriction, and were not allowed to reveal the destruction of the East Sea Dragon Clan. The East Sea Dragon Clan members sent ashore to search for Xiang Yu were also drawn from other seas and disguised.
The purpose, of course, is to avoid panic. If the human race had such a powerful being, the Earth Dragon Clan probably wouldn't dare to besiege the human race.
The three great sea dragon clans knew the truth about the destruction of the East Sea Dragon Clan, so how could they be so foolish as to exterminate the human race? It would be better to let the earth dragon clan be cannon fodder.
But the Earth Dragon Clan isn't stupid!
The human race at least has a Grand Luo expert, and the earth dragon race didn't completely believe what the sea dragon race said.
Most importantly, if the East Sea Dragon Clan only lost Ao Dingding, the Heavenly Dragon Clan has no reason to intervene in the matter, unless the Dragon Sea Dragon Clan pays a huge price.
Of course, if the Heavenly Dragon Clan didn't come, the three Earth Dragon Kings wouldn't agree to this.
In short, there's something fishy about this whole thing.
While agreeing to exterminate the human race, the three dragon kings secretly sent people to contact their friends in the sea to investigate the matter.
The war was quite large, with attacks on human cities everywhere. However, most of the participants were small and medium-sized earth dragons. So, after the humans voluntarily abandoned some small towns and villages, they managed to hold on.
Honestly, living in a world teeming with dragons and ruled by dragons, it's impossible for humanity not to feel a sense of crisis.
For millions of years, the human race in the Dragon Cave plane has been preparing for this situation. They have some trump cards and backup plans. As long as the Heavenly Dragon doesn't participate in the war, there shouldn't be a big problem.
Tianyuan City, the largest main city of the human race, is where the Great Luo Ancestor resides.
"Reporting to the Ancestor, the people we sent out have reached the seashore, but the Sea Dragon Clan's defenses are too tight, and they cannot enter the sea to investigate this matter. Should we send some more people over?" the current Human Emperor asked, bowing.
"Sigh, sending more is useless. Let them come back. Let's get back to the news from the Earth Dragon King's side." The Great Luo Ancestor changed the subject. "Have the casualty figures been tallied?"
"Well, I was just about to tell the Ancestor about this. So far, no one from my clan has lost their life in this calamity," the Human Emperor said, forcing himself to speak. He had originally wanted to confirm this before reporting, but since the Ancestor had asked, he could only tell the truth.
"Hmm? What use are such comforting words to me? The Earth Dragon Clan suddenly launched a large-scale attack. Even if cultivators can escape, how can mortals escape?" After saying this, the Great Luo Ancestor calculated with his fingers, and his expression immediately became strange.
"Reporting to the Ancestor, this is absolutely true! According to those who escaped back, they all nearly lost their lives in the dragon's jaws, but at the last moment, a master intervened and helped them escape danger. However, no one saw the master's true face, and it's not even certain whether they were from our clan, but the number is definitely not small, and such things happen everywhere," the Human Emperor said truthfully.
After pondering for a moment, the Great Luo Ancestor said, "It's easy to prove this matter. Just send reliable people to the outskirts to find those mortals who didn't have time to evacuate into the city and bring them into the city for refuge."
The Emperor's eyes lit up. "I'll make the arrangements right away."
"No need for such trouble, I'm already here." Xiang Yu suddenly appeared in the room, and gradually transformed from a phantom into a physical form.
"Hiss..." The Emperor gasped.
The Great Luo Ancestor's eyes widened suddenly. When did this person arrive? He hadn't noticed at all!
To make things easier, Hao Jiu bought Xiang Yu a high-level invisibility item. As long as he doesn't attack others while invisible, he can be detected by almost everyone except Dao Ancestor Realm experts.
Of course, the only downside is that this is an item that continuously consumes energy, and Hao Jiu is bleeding every moment.
But there's nothing we can do about it. The Celestial Dragon Clan above is not to be trifled with. Xiang Yu is fine, but the humans in this plane will suffer as a result.
In fact, the destruction of the East Sea Dragon Clan was nothing to the Heavenly Dragon Clan. Their real purpose was not to exterminate the human race, nor to avenge the East Sea Dragon Clan. What they cared about was their own dominant position.
Moreover, they cannot be certain that the one who wiped out the East Sea Dragon Clan was definitely a human cultivator. Otherwise, a few Great Luo Realm Heavenly Dragons coming down from above could have wiped out the human race directly, without going through all this trouble.
Although humans are far less significant than the East Sea Dragon Clan, and their extermination is easily undone, what if it wasn't humans who did it? Which race will be wiped out next?
What if they still haven't found it after wiping out two clans? Should they exterminate them all? And if they do, who will the Celestial Dragon Clan enslave?
In the Dragon Cave plane, whether on land or at sea, all races must pay tribute to the Heavenly Dragons on time. The Heavenly Dragons do nothing and can obtain a large amount of resources just by being in the sky.
Human territory is limited, but the resources they hand over are considerable. The Heavenly Dragon Clan is somewhat reluctant to give them up, otherwise they wouldn't have tacitly approved of the Earth Dragon Clan's actions.
"Who are you?" the Great Luo Ancestor asked solemnly.
“God of Feathers,” Xiang Yu replied.
"Could it be that you killed Ao Dingding of the East Sea Dragon Clan?" Although the Great Luo Ancestor could not see through Xiang Yu's cultivation level, he could sense that Xiang Yu was very strong.
"So what if I am? Are you going to capture me and hand me over to the Heavenly Dragon Clan?" Xiang Yu asked.
"Hahaha... Why would I do this? If you were human, I would not only not capture you, but I would also protect you. If you are not human, you must not be afraid of me capturing you. If you really wanted to frame a human, there was no need to come here and let me know. Besides, you intervened in the great battle and ensured that not a single member of my race was lost. I suppose that was the work of your power, wasn't it?" The Great Luo Ancestor laughed.
"Yes, it was me. I don't want anyone to lose their life because of me," Xiang Yu nodded.
"May I ask, fellow Daoist, why did you kill Ao Dingding?" The Great Luo Ancestor found it strange. Someone of such strength should be able to kill a junior of the Dragon Clan without anyone noticing, yet now the whole world knows about it.
"He wants to kill my subordinates, so naturally I cannot stand idly by. Now, I have also seen the attitude of the Celestial Dragon Clan. I am here to ask you one question: Do you want to return to the peaceful days of the past, or do you want to replace the Celestial Dragon Clan as the ruler of this plane? If you choose the former, I can guarantee that no one will die; if you choose the latter, I can guarantee success. You only have this one chance to choose, so please answer immediately."
The Great Luo Ancestor suppressed his smile, his mind racing with thoughts of how arrogant this person was!
"Then let's choose the former. Our clan has no ambition to dominate."
"Okay," Xiang Yu said, and then disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was standing in front of a golden dragon...
Chapter 569 Tribulation
"I heard you were looking for me?" Xiang Yu said, looking at the golden dragon man in his half-dragon form.
"Fellow Daoist, you have quite the courage." The golden dragon man's expression remained unchanged, but his heartbeat noticeably quickened, and he secretly activated the communication talisman within his body.
“You are no match for me. To tell you the truth, I come from the outside world. I destroyed the Ao clan of the East Sea to avenge the orphan of my subordinate, the Jiao family. Originally, the cause and effect here was settled, and I should have left, but the human race on the land has suffered because of me, and I cannot ignore it.” Xiang Yu said, staring at the golden dragon man.
The golden dragon man felt a sudden pang of fear, a feeling he had only experienced with the ancestor of the Heavenly Dragon Clan. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but fortunately, the communication talisman within his body provided him with the answer.
call……
“I see. I’ve heard a little about the Jiao family’s affairs in the East Sea. I didn’t expect that the younger generation of the Jiao family could invite a powerful person like you to help them take revenge. Since this is an internal matter of the East Sea, my Heavenly Dragon Clan has no need to act in this way. Fellow Daoist, please leave in peace. I will immediately order a halt to the attack on the human race.”
For such a powerful being who can travel through time and space, the East Sea Dragon Clan is truly insignificant. The best course of action is to send this great Buddha away as soon as possible.
The golden dragon thought for a moment and then said, "Please rest assured, fellow Daoist, from now on, whether it is the earth dragon clan or the sea dragon clan, if any of them dares to harm the human race, my Heavenly Dragon Clan will never allow it!"
"Good." Xiang Yu smiled slightly, opened a portal to another dimension in front of the golden dragon man, stepped into it, and disappeared.
The Golden Dragon Man was stunned. He heard the voice of the Heavenly Dragon Ancestor in his mind and then realized that the other party had indeed left.
"Pass down the order to immediately cease the attack on the human race. Ao Dingding died in the civil war of the East Sea Dragon Clan, and the Jiao family's actions to avenge him have nothing to do with the human race. Anyone who dares to target the human race again is an enemy of my Heavenly Dragon Clan!"
Xiang Yu left the Dragon Cave, but left behind hundreds of shadow systems, so he wasn't afraid of the Heavenly Dragon Clan going back on their word.
As long as the Heavenly Dragon Clan doesn't renege on its promise, the Earth Dragons and Sea Dragons won't be able to cause any trouble. Apart from the three major dragon clans, the other races are truly no match for the human race.
Several days later, the Great Luo Ancestor of the Human Race learned the 'truth' about the great calamity that had befallen the Human Race. The war was over, but the Ancestor felt some regret.
If he had chosen to become the ruler of this world back then, would he have achieved that goal by now?
But it was obviously too late; no matter how he searched or calculated, he couldn't find any trace of Xiang Yu.
In any case, the human race will have a much better life in the Dragon Cave Plane. With the Heavenly Dragon Clan as their powerful backer, who would dare to disrespect them?
Of course, all of this was given by Xiang Yu. His feat of annihilating the East Sea Dragon Clan in a short time, coupled with his ability to travel freely between different time periods, meant that as long as the Heavenly Dragon Clan wasn't stupid, they wouldn't willingly antagonize Xiang Yu.
Moreover, since Xiang Yu cares so much about the human race, taking good care of them might be effective as hostages in the future.
However, if these humans are wiped out, they will inevitably face the Feather God's furious revenge. Therefore, under no circumstances should anything happen to the humans in the Dragon Cave World.
In the realm of mortals cultivating immortality, a grand ascension ceremony is underway.
Yu Ji is about to ascend to immortality, undergoing the tribulation of becoming a celestial being.
It's unprecedented in thousands of years that someone who has just entered the Mahayana stage has already undergone the Immortal Tribulation.
Most cultivators choose to undergo the Immortal Tribulation only when they are not confident in surviving the next Mahayana Heavenly Tribulation. Becoming an immortal is not actually very attractive to Mahayana cultivators in the Spirit Realm.
Because the Immortal Tribulation is extremely difficult to overcome, only one in a hundred succeeds. Even if one succeeds, one is still a nobody in the Immortal Realm, going from a powerful figure in the Spirit Realm to a nobody in the Immortal Realm. This kind of drop in status is not something everyone can accept.
Why would a Mahayana master, revered by countless people in the Spirit Realm and able to do almost anything, have to start all over again in the Immortal Realm?
The key is that although the great heavenly tribulation that occurs once every three thousand years is no longer present after becoming an immortal, there is an even more severe five signs of decay between heaven and man. Only by safely passing through these five tribulations can one achieve the immortal body of the Taiyi Jade Immortal.
There are still many descendants of immortals who descended from the celestial realm in the spirit world, so they know a lot about the affairs of the celestial realm.
That is why Yu Ji's ascension to immortality became a top priority in the spirit world. Who would undergo ascension to immortality so early without absolute certainty?
In particular, those Mahayana cultivators who have survived many great tribulations must take this opportunity to learn a few moves.
Therefore, Mahayana cultivators from all continents of the Spirit Realm gathered in the human territory of the northwest of Fengyuan to witness the ceremony, without fear of any disturbance.
After all, whether or not the Immortal Tribulation is successful, the human race will lose one Mahayana cultivator, which is completely unnecessary.
Moreover, all the Mahayana cultivators genuinely hoped that Yu Ji could successfully transcend her tribulation and ascend to the Immortal Realm. They had too many experiences of failure, and what they lacked was experience of success.
Thunderclouds gather in the sky; the celestial tribulation has begun.
Yu Ji, dressed in white, stood in mid-air and said, "Come."
Boom!
A thunderclap resounded, and purple lightning descended from the sky!
puff……
Yu Ji's protective divine light was instantly shattered, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood, appearing to be seriously injured.
"Hiss..." The Spirit King gasped, "Could this be the legendary Purple Heaven Divine Lightning? The first strike is like this, what about the rest? Isn't it inevitable... sigh!"
The Mahayana cultivators began to discuss among themselves. Every ten thousand years or so, someone would undergo the Immortal Tribulation, but this was the first time they had ever seen a lightning tribulation so clearly aimed at annihilation. It was simply leaving no way out for cultivators.
The key is that no one can help with tribulation. Anyone who helps resist it will suffer divine punishment and bear the same damage as the one undergoing tribulation. Even just standing nearby will attract the lightning tribulation, no matter how many people help.