Chapter 36: The Land of Beiming, Hard to Distinguish Between True and False
After reaching the Dragon Palace of the North Sea, Sun Wukong realized that the North Sea Dragon Prince was not the heartbreaker he was made out to be.
Ao Xuening had always treated his childhood friend, the Green Flood Dragon, as a sister—it was a one-sided love on her part.
Later, Ao Xuening married the second princess of the Eastern Sea Dragon, which led to the Green Flood Dragon leaving in a huff to make her way in the demon realm, where she eventually gained a great reputation and became the renowned Flood Dragon Demon King.
Despite this, Sun Wukong and the Demon King still dragged Ao Xuening out of the Dragon Palace of the North Sea and gave him a good thrashing.
This spectacle made the North Sea Dragon King, Ao Shun, and the East Sea Dragon King, who were taking refuge there, tremble in fear.
Eventually, Sun Wukong and others explained their purpose, and Ao Xuening, knowing he had a guilty conscience, agreed to investigate the northern darklands.
The dragon clan of the North Sea was the nominal king of the North Sea, and although it had declined, it still had the heritage of the dragon clan, so they were quite familiar with the northern darklands.
As the Crown Prince of the North Sea, Ao Xuening had often delved deep into the northern darklands during his rebellious years, using the maps left by his ancestors, hence the Flood Dragon Demon King said he was most familiar with the area.
The group set out from the Dragon Palace of the North Sea and headed further north until they reached the very edge of the North Sea, where the waters turned to black and the surface was covered with a thick fog that seemed like it would never lift.
From afar, the entire northern darklands looked like a giant gaping maw, desperately trying to devour the whole world.