Chapter 927: Lend A Dirty Worker A Knife
There was a moment of silence. Then, Ink Toad King asked, “If we reject your invitation, what will happen to us?”
“Hahahaha…” Long Ao laughed. “I told you already. The aquatic races of the Four Seas are one big family. If you turn down my invitation, then so be it. I would not force you to join us.”
“That said, you have learned of our greatest secret. To ensure that the news isn’t leaked to the humans, I would need you to stay here for some time. Once our plan has succeeded, I will release you as a matter of course.”
“Are you saying you would imprison us, third crown prince?” Shark General’s gaze immediately turned unfriendly. He wasn’t even addressing him as ‘Your Highness’ anymore.
“No, no. You will be guests, not prisoners.” Long Ao smiled.
“I think—” Shark General wanted to say more, but a draconic roar suddenly erupted from somewhere. It shook him and turned his blood into ice in an instant.
Ink Toad King, Madam Mer and the Blood Sovereign had stiffened as well. They were experiencing the exact same sense of crisis as Shark General.
“These palaces are a Strange Artifact?!”
Outside the palace, Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou had heard the draconic roar as well. But unlike Shark General and his fellow Strangers who only sensed the danger but did not know where it was coming from, Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou saw clearly that the earthly qi in and around the palaces had joined into the massive silhouette of a five-clawed divine dragon. Its body was long enough to circle around the entire White Fish Island and envelop the whole place in its oppressive aura. It was also looking down on White Fish Island like it would swallow it whole at any moment.