Chapter 10 The Eastern Land
During this time, Huang remained stationed here, his powerful aura emanating and awe-inspiring heaven and earth.
"Senior."
An eighth-tier Great Emperor approached. "Space cracks are no longer appearing outside. We just need to maintain our defense."
"Very good."
Huang nodded calmly.
Seeing that the eighth-tier Chaos Beast had not left, he asked, "Is there something you need? Speak freely."
"Yes."
The Chaos Beast thought for a moment and said, "Junior wishes to meet the Dragon King. I wonder if Senior can help inform him."
The departure of the Dragon King and his companions was a secret, known only to Huang.
Huang pondered, "The Dragon King is in seclusion and cannot be disturbed at the moment."
As his words fell...
Hum.
A terrifying dragon might spread forth.
The familiar aura delighted the eighth-tier Chaos Beast, while Huang's expression remained unchanged as he watched the approaching figure.
"Xiao, you need something from this King?" a figure walked over with a commanding presence.
Xiao quickly replied, "Yes, my child has been born, and I wish for the Dragon King's help to purify its bloodline."
The Dragon King considered, "Your aura is that of a Scarlet Bird. The bloodline does indeed need purification. You may return for now. I will come to find you shortly."
"Thank you, Dragon King."
Xiao departed with a smile.
Only after Xiao's aura disappeared did the Dragon King's gaze fall upon Huang, calm and composed.
"Dragon King."
Huang promptly rose, a hint of joy on his face. "Did you succeed?"
"Yes."
The Dragon King nodded.
Huang's smile deepened, and he exclaimed with excitement, "Heaven blesses our Chaos Clan."
"..."
The Dragon did not reply, his gaze fixed on Huang as he said, "But we were ambushed."
"What?"
Huang's expression changed. "How is it? Is the Dragon King injured? Have Lord Chen and the others returned? Did something happen?"
The Dragon King simply watched Huang, observing his fluctuating expressions, remaining silent for a long time.
Slowly, Huang sensed something was amiss.
The Dragon King's gaze made Huang nervous. He asked cautiously, "Dragon King, why are you looking at me like this?"
"Huang, only six people knew about the plan to infiltrate the Upper Nine Heavens."
The Dragon King's voice was calm. "Among them, the five of us were together at all times. Yet, the news of the ambush was leaked. If not for some unforeseen circumstances, all five of us might have perished in the Upper Nine Heavens."
"Huang, you suspect me?"
His expression was calm as he met the Dragon King's gaze.
"Yes."
The Dragon King stated frankly, "Besides you, I cannot think of anyone else. Now, I ask you, have you betrayed the Chaos Clan?"
Their eyes met. The Dragon King continued, "Huang, you have only one chance. I hope you will answer truthfully."
"..."
Huang's silence caused the Dragon King's heart to sink.
At this moment, Huang spoke, his voice firm, "I have never betrayed the Chaos Clan, and I never will."
His words were decisive.
"Good."
The Dragon King fell silent, standing calmly.
From behind, Chen Fan and three others emerged.
Except for Ping Xi, Chen Fan and the other two were calm.
"Senior Huang."
Chen Fan asked, "Senior, you say you have not betrayed the Chaos Clan. I believe this. But you sold us out. Perhaps... you chose another path for the Chaos Clan. Am I right?"
His voice was calm as he stated his conjecture.
They had no evidence, but Chen Fan had discerned Huang's thoughts from his demeanor.
Huang: "..."
He did not deny it.
At this point, denial was useless.
With only six people privy to the information, and five of them having been together, the traitor was obvious.
"Alas."
Huang sighed.
His calm gaze turned to the Dragon King. "The information was indeed leaked by me, but I can say with certainty that I have never betrayed the Chaos Clan."
His attention remained solely on the Dragon King.
"I know."
The sorrow in the Dragon King's eyes was undeniable.
He asked, "Can you tell me the reason?"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Huang finally spoke, "There is no hope in the Lower Ten Lands. I have witnessed the power of the Upper Nine Heavens, and thus I despaired."
"'Fusang' said that after a million kalpas, the Tenth Land would be left for our Chaos Clan to survive."
"So you agreed?"
"Yes."
"You believe Fusang's promise?"
"No."
Huang said, "Fusang brought the Dao will of a supreme being and swore by order. Therefore, I believed."
"So the rescue on that day was all part of your plan?"
"Yes."
Huang sighed. "Fusang miscalculated. He didn't expect you to be so strong, so..."
"Where is the Dao will?" Chen Fan asked.
Hum.
From Huang's soul, a powerful and unfamiliar Dao will flew out.
The unfamiliar will was immediately seized by Chen Fan.
"I know who he is."
Zhan sneered. "Prison Land, the Lord of the Sixth Heaven. A ninth-tier being who achieved the Dao through an alternative path."
As he spoke, Zhan looked at Huang mockingly. "You were deceived. Prison Land ascended to the ninth tier through the Dao of Deception. In all the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, Prison Land is the only one who can deceive the oath of order."
"Therefore, his Dao oath was a complete joke."
None of them understood the Upper Nine Heavens better than Zhan.
He knew Prison Land far too well.
Prison Land's Dao of Deception had played a significant role in the past when defeating the Lord of Order.
He never expected to see Prison Land's Dao here.
It was quite interesting.
Huang's expression changed. "You say he deceived me?"
"What do you think?"
Zhan retorted, "You became a traitor without even knowing who you were dealing with. Truly useless."
His mockery was not without reason; he knew Prison Land intimately.
He was a deceiver.
"Impossible."
Huang was stunned.
He knew Zhan's background, and from his mockery, he understood that Zhan was not lying.
Therefore, he had been deceived.
Deceived by a powerful being who cultivated the Dao of Deception.
Huang was bewildered.
He thought he had found a path for the Chaos Clan to survive, only to be told... it was a path to ruin.
If the Dragon King, Chen Fan, and the others had perished in the Upper Nine Heavens that day, the Tenth Land would have been massacred, a living hell.
"Impossible, you must be lying, it's impossible..." Huang was completely stunned.
He muttered incessantly.
His Dao was trembling violently, and it seemed on the verge of collapse.
The Dragon King beside him watched with a pained expression.
Although Huang was a traitor and had betrayed them, his intentions were good.
They had witnessed the might of the Upper Nine Heavens.
If not for Zhan revealing Prison Land's Dao abilities, and if the Upper Nine Heavens had won, the Chaos Clan might have had another path to survival.
He had been deceived.
Chen Fan looked at the Dragon King and said calmly, "Handle it yourself."
With that, the four of them left.
Huang was a traitor. Regardless of the reasons, his identity as a traitor was sealed.
He believed the Dragon King would make the most appropriate decision.
They could not be involved in such matters.
The four departed, leaving the Dragon King and Huang to converse.