650: Chapter 445 650: Chapter 445 The Dragon King Ao Guang never knew that ever since he became an Immortal, he was punished by the Celestial Court just that once, losing his body and, along with his three sons, had the misfortune of being sealed within this Dragon Palace?
Because of him, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the Dragon Palace had not yet attained immortality, but being sealed here with no possibility of leaving, they had long since perished, reduced to mere souls.
Another reason why the shrimp soldiers and crab generals were doomed to die was, of course, that no matter how they cultivated, their lifespans would eventually come to an end, a fate of death!
The Dragon King, of course, also knew that after the fall of the Celestial Court, the people of the Cultivation World faced this same destiny; he was unwilling to accept this, but sadly, he could only exist as a soul, with no one having the power to enter the Dragon Palace.
After waiting for ten million years, the opportunity finally came, yet it was someone so formidable.
The four of them couldn’t defeat him; the opponent simply released a pet flame, leaving them in this sorry state.
Not to mention how many other Magical Treasures the opponent might have that hadn’t been used yet.
“Father, we can’t keep going on like this, we’re just taking hits, and the opponent isn’t even showing their face!”
“Right, it’s suffocating!
I feel my soul being scorched by the fire!”
“My soul feels terrible too, my head is splitting with pain!”
He felt as if he had a body, it would have already been roasted by this formidable fire, not a single dragon whisker left!
Could humans possess such an impressive fire?
Could it be a mutated flame?
The Qianji Fire moved amongst the four of them, the fierce blaze burning them.
It couldn’t believe that there was any creature that could escape its vigorous vitality!
The Qianji Fire didn’t necessarily need to exert so much effort, but its master had threatened it— if it didn’t work hard to subdue the father and sons, it would be like the Xuanming Spiritual Fire, endlessly engaged in alchemy.
The Qianji Fire didn’t want to be like the Xuanming Spiritual Fire, trapped in endless activity.
So it worked even harder than an ox.
The ox in the space had now taken shape, not only capable of speaking human language but also possessing more Spells, no longer needing to toil so much.
It often saw the ox resting and even eating human food.
Although it was a flame, it had already gained spiritual intelligence, and it envied other creatures with its own thoughts.
The princesses of the Dragon Palace, seeing their beloved Prince Charming gone, searched ceaselessly, even as the Dragon King and the Crown Princes struggled to contend with the flames.
They were indifferent, not seeing their lack of action as selfish in failing to come to the rescue!
The princesses were helpless in this situation; though they were able to manifest high in the courtyard, they could not leave it.
This was a protection set by their father and brothers, ensuring they were not as easy to die as the shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
They had been given Immortal Pills and had become Immortals, not bound to the Heavenly Palace.
The princesses had been protected, their lineage left unextinguished.
As for the ladies-in-waiting of these princesses, they also, because of the seal within the courtyard, looked unaged and not as easy to perish as the shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
The Dragon King and the Crown Princes knew that the princesses couldn’t help; if they were set free, they wouldn’t become dead fish or roasted fish.
At this moment, as they struggled fiercely to resist, they kept hoping to buy time, hoping that their savior would arrive.
The Dragon King always believed that his brothers would help, and he was currently seeking aid.
He also continuously sent signals to the ocean surface while fighting with the Qianji Fire.
Hoping that passing cultivators would see injustice and draw their swords to assist.
If one person could enter the Dragon Palace, perhaps the cultivators too might be able to make it inside.
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In the Hell Palace, the fervor of battle raged between the monkey and those souls.
Seeing their nemesis inflamed their fury even more.
Although several monkeys had fought fiercely in the Dragon Palace and had not managed to annihilate all the souls, this was their territory in the Hell Palace.
Separated from the Dragon Palace, without the power of the Dragon King, the shrimp soldiers and crab generals resembled nothing more than dead fish washed ashore, doomed only to being beaten.
The Taoist, taking advantage of the situation, again shrank away to hide.
As he saw the strength of another rise, how could he possibly resist the enemy?
He hoped the enemy would forget him, to somehow cling to life!
Huang Chen also reluctantly sank into the riverbed of the Hell Palace, having just absorbed some oxygen from the princesses, believing he was soon to have the power of Condensing Form, to marry a princess and have children.
Yet his hopes were dashed by his enemy, leaving him with nothing but hatred, hating the unfairness of heaven, how his enemies grew stronger and stronger, preventing him from getting his revenge.
The ghosts within the space of Hell Palace relished the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, who were undoubtedly nourishment for them.
Within the Hell Palace, Demonic Beasts also fought in the chaos to seize territory.
This was their domain, and if they did not kill their adversaries, their territory would be taken over.
The few monkeys that had brought their kin in before had already divided up some resources and territories among themselves.
With so many souls pouring in, where would they sleep!
The only solution was to extinguish the ghosts, ensuring they could maintain their dominion here as kings.
This venture out to battle was the first time the Demonic Beasts had encountered the space outside; their long-standing yearning for the outside world was finally satisfied.
It was just a pity that it was only under the sea, they had not made it to land to flex their might.