Chapter 999: Departure (II)
Li Zhouwei had been in the palace for quite some time. The Bicolor Scaled Beast had galloped across the waves, touring the Scarlet Pristine Sea for a week. Growing weary of music and dance, Dingjiao had ordered the aquatic beasts to the stage for combat.
Li Zhouwei listened as a lesser demon beside him gave an introduction. One of the beasts was a Treasure-Scaled Ferry Beast and the other a Jade-Necked Flood Dragon. Neither was a common demonic creature. Either one alone could dominate and wreak havoc over an entire stretch of waters.
His family's Wushao would not even have the chance to enter the stage in the Eastern Sea. At the very least, it would take a White-Scaled Hooked Serpent like Lingu Lanying’s, or the Converging Water Sea’s Whole Pill Water Ape, to earn that honor.
But before the Dragon Clan, they are nothing more than playthings, thought Li Zhouwei.
Li Zhouwei glanced at the scene. The Treasure-Scaled Ferry Beast began to counterattack as the Converging Water Profound Light gradually weakened. It was rare for him to witness such demonic creatures fight, and though he looked intrigued, he thought, I wonder how matters at the lake have turned out. I've been kept here for so long...
Everything in the Southern Sea had already been settled, and he could have left long ago, yet Dingjiao and White Banyan had pulled him along on a tour of the sea. There had been nothing worth speaking of along the way, it was merely an excuse to delay his return.
Though Li Zhouwei felt uneasy, it was ultimately something beyond his control, so he calmed himself. As he was thinking, he noticed a demon hastily approaching along the palace corridor. This one was clad in silver armor, with a golden face and silver teeth, and two pairs of short halberds strapped to its back. The demon was clearly no ordinary being.
The demonic creature walked straight to Dingjiao’s high seat and seemed to use a secret technique to transmit some words. Dingjiao’s hand, holding the jade cup, froze in midair, though no change appeared on his face.
Shortly after, the demon general bowed and departed. Dingjiao resumed his usual demeanor. Opposite him, White Banyan, clearly tired, listened for a moment more before finally rising with a smile and said, "This conversation has been most pleasant, but I cannot be away from my peak for too long, so I shall not trouble Your Highness further..."
Dingjiao rose with a few polite words, and escorted them out of the hall and through the corridor. The two demonic beasts were still locked in their life-and-death struggle, blood spraying through the air and transforming into pearls that rolled to Dingjiao’s feet, yet no one spared them a glance.