Ao Yuan's heart clenched, but he didn't show it. Instead, he revealed a look of desire and said, "It seems you are all unusual creatures, which is perfect!"
"I haven't eaten any creatures that Blue Star hasn't discovered yet. It's just right for me to have some meat!"
"We... our meat doesn't taste good, really not good!"
"If you... if you spare us, we can surrender to you."
The expressions of many marine demon beasts changed, and they quickly spoke.
At this moment, Ao Yuan's footsteps stopped.
Seeing this, the many marine demon beasts hurried to speak again.
"Please spare us, we will be at your beck and call from now on."
"If you say go east, we will never go west."
"That's right, that's right, we brothers stand by our word, and from now on, we will obey your command in everything!"
...
The great demon beasts were all panicked and hastily expressed their loyalty. Compared to death, merely surrendering was...
They all knew how to choose.
"Your strength is weak, but it's enough to be a doorman," Ao Yuan said to them indifferently.
The great demon beasts were stunned, and a surge of anger rose within them for a moment.
But it was only a moment, and it quickly vanished without a trace.
It was replaced by a sense of powerlessness.
Being a doorman, and for a lifetime at that, was indeed insulting. But compared to Ao Yuan,
Their strength could indeed be described as weak.
However, compared to their lives, a little insult seemed like nothing.
Unexpectedly, Ao Yuan changed the subject and said, "I won't restrict you. You just need to stay within this area."
"And... I don't need you for too long."
He paused, and Ao Yuan continued, "Ten years."
"You will serve me for ten years and stay within this area during this time."
"After ten years, whether you want to leave this area or do whatever else, I won't interfere!"
Stunned.
Bewildered.
They had never expected Ao Yuan to say such a thing in the end.
This was not a problem for them at all.
They already lived and moved in this area, and only ten years!
This was nothing compared to their long lives.
They never expected Ao Yuan's final condition to be this.
"What, you disagree?" Ao Yuan suddenly frowned and asked.
"Agree! Agree!"
"I agree, I agree!"
"I agree too, my lord, we agree to your terms!"
...
The marine demon beasts excitedly shouted repeatedly.
From the initial threat of being eaten, to being doormen, and then to nothing changing.
Moreover, they had gained Ao Yuan's protection!
For them, this was like going from hell to heaven.
However, in reality, they would unconditionally help Ao Yuan guard the entrance to Atlantis for ten years!
"Alright, since you have no objections, from now on, without my permission, you cannot let any creature that rashly enters this area pass!"
Ao Yuan nodded indifferently and waved his hand, the crackling lightning arcs on them instantly dissipated.
Then, without waiting for them to speak, Ao Yuan's figure flashed, and with the surging water, he disappeared from his original spot.
"Um... you, you, you, go and check over there. Remember what my lord said, don't let any other creatures enter our territory!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
As the largest marine demon beast spoke, the other demon beasts all nodded repeatedly.
With an extremely smug and annoying demeanor, they swam towards the surroundings.
The deep sea appeared dark and calm, but in reality, this was just on the surface.
Compared to the conflicts on the mainland, the deep sea was no less chaotic.
Excluding their area, almost every other area had incredibly fierce deep-sea demon beasts.
This was precisely why they only stayed within this area, because trespassing into another demon beast's territory could cost them their lives if they were not careful.
Where there was trespassing, there was also invasion. From time to time, they would be invaded by other marine demon beasts.
At times, they wondered when they would no longer be able to hold their ground here.
However.
Things were different now. Having surrendered to Ao Yuan, they were relieved.
It was nothing else.
Ao Yuan's strength had completely conquered them.
If they couldn't defeat their opponents, they figured Ao Yuan wouldn't just stand by and do nothing.
...
Meanwhile.
After resolving them, Ao Yuan directly entered Atlantis.
This place was now a ruin and could not be occupied yet.
To occupy it, it needed to be thoroughly cleaned.
"Dragon Flame!"
Ao Yuan opened his mouth and spat out, and bright flames flickered all around Atlantis. The flames were not large, but their intertwined brilliance illuminated all of Atlantis.
"It's quite dirty."
Glancing around, Ao Yuan frowned imperceptibly, but he was not surprised by this.
After all, it had gone through countless years. Even though this was the dwelling of gods, it was unrealistic to say there was no dust.
"Breeze!"
Ao Yuan waved his hand, and a very faint gust of wind blew in the air.
The wind was not strong, only enough to gently flutter his sleeves and stir up the dust without harming the foundation of Atlantis.
Atlantis had many ruins and useless items, but on the other hand, there were many remaining formations.
Ao Yuan did not want these formations to be damaged in any way.
These were all ancient formations, and they had persisted until now.
Losing any one of them would be a tremendous loss for Ao Yuan.
Ao Yuan watched quietly, understanding that this was only the beginning. Cleaning up all of Atlantis was not a simple task.
While Ao Yuan was cleaning.
Blue Star!
Days passed one by one.
Because of the situation with the great demon beasts, there were significant movements in various parts of the world.
However.
It was worth mentioning that although most demon beasts were stranded in other countries, they did not receive any disturbance from those countries.
These countries were unusually silent, as if they were unaware of the presence of these demon beasts.
This made many demon beasts and demon kings who were stranded or heading to Mount Taibai sense that something was amiss.
But it was clear that no demon beast or even demon king went to investigate this matter.
After all, it was the best possible situation for them if these countries didn't attack them.
What they feared most was the impulsive actions of these countries!
And as various countries tacitly ignored the demon beasts, even opening their border defenses to allow the great demon kings to travel to Mount Taibai.
In just a few days, countless demon beasts had already arrived at Mount Taibai.
Since the time had not yet come, all the demon kings who had arrived first were fully accommodated by Dai Xiaomei and Mozi.
The demon kings from all over the world had no objections to this.
They were all quietly waiting.
Waiting for the arrival of the last day!
That was the final deadline Ao Yuan had set.
However... why had Ao Yuan summoned so many demon kings to Mount Taibai?
...