Chapter 282
A vast blue sea stirs up giant waves, Dragon Island Grotto falls into the East Sea
The death of Venerable Qionglong was merely the loss of an external avatar; preserving the Devouring Sea Pearl was the primary objective of the other dragon venerables.
The branches on the Dragon God Tree Venerable can grow indefinitely, even if burned by the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, they can continue to grow, not to mention the injuries inflicted by the Golden Toad Great Sage General just now.
The vines of the Dragon God Vine Venerable extended infinitely, seemingly behind the Vermilion Bird Venerable, but in reality, they had already spread to various places.
Seeing that the Dragon God Vine had obtained the Sea-Swallowing Pearl first, Venerable Honglan breathed a sigh of relief: "Dragon God Vine, quickly use the incantation to activate the Sea-Swallowing Pearl and prevent the vast blue sea from falling into the void!"
The vast blue sea possesses such power not only because of the Dao patterns contained in the Sea-Swallowing Pearl, but also because of the Dragon Emperor's countless years of magical power and a certain amount of innate divine water, which is far more important than the external avatars of several Venerable Ones.
Seeing this, Venerable Vermilion Bird suddenly laughed: "The power of void collapse and void turbulence is extremely strong. Even if you give up a part of the vast blue sea, it will be difficult to get rid of the influence. You should give up!"
The area of void collapse is extremely dangerous. Even the Vermilion Bird Venerable had to use divine fire to construct a void passage in order to pass through it.
Venerable Honglan remained silent, relentlessly attacking Venerable Zhuque. The Dragon God Tree, which had been halfway there, suddenly turned back, rushing towards the collapsed void like a savage giant.
At the same time, Su Ji and the Dragon God Vine were locked in a fierce battle, with neither gaining the upper hand.
Although Su Ji's Overturning Sea Wave-Severing Ruler could restrain the Devouring Sea Pearl, it could not cut off all the vines and was not very effective. Faced with the endless and increasingly dense vine net, the difficulty of obtaining the Devouring Sea Pearl suddenly increased.
Not to mention, the Dragon God Vine Venerable is not an ordinary external avatar, but a real offspring that grows endlessly. After such a long period of cultivation, it is probably no weaker than the true body of the Dragon God Vine.
Even if Su Ji's myriad divine swords were still there, they would be entangled by countless vines when they were unleashed, making it even more troublesome than the Dragon God Tree they had just encountered.
Fortunately, Su Ji was not in a hurry to take away the Devouring Sea Pearl. As long as he could stop the Dragon God Vine from using the Devouring Sea Pearl to take back the vast blue sea, he would consider it a success!
"Snap, snap, snap!" Suddenly, a series of sounds came, as if all the trees in the forest had broken at the same time.
Su Ji was slightly alarmed after a brief examination.
Unbeknownst to them, the Dragon God Tree had somehow approached the void collapse area. Its endlessly growing branches intertwined and wove together to form a wooden plug the size of a mountain, which then crashed down toward the void collapse area.
The vast blue sea that was about to fall into the void was slowed down for a little over a breath, and the wooden plug the size of a mountain was swallowed up by the void.
Seeing the vast blue sea continue to fall towards the void collapse zone, the Dragon God Tree, which had finally arrived, roared: "Boundless Creation, Transform into a Dragon Vein!"
In an instant, the Dragon God Tree's body, which was already a thousand feet long, grew again. Its enormous roots danced wildly like a giant dragon. Its body shrank rapidly, but its roots grew from ten miles, thirty miles, and even a hundred miles, almost reaching the size of a mountain range that encompassed more than a dozen small hills!
The vast blue sea is only thirty to fifty miles long. The Dragon God Tree, which has transformed into a dragon vein, stands atop the vast blue sea and suppresses the void collapse area below, just like an ancient god who has walked out of mythology.
"Kuafu chased the sun and died of thirst, transforming into a mountain range, his wooden staff turning into a peach forest covering the mountains... The Dragon God Tree actually has such abilities!"
The story of Kuafu chasing the sun is a famous myth from Su Ji's previous life. Ever since he learned that he was part of the "Spark Project", he knew that these myths might have actually happened.
When he first awakened his innate wisdom, he heard about how the Azure Emperor of the East used the White Rock Mountains to suppress the Undying Demon Lord. The White Rock Mountains were only a hundred or two hundred miles long.
Now, the Dragon God Tree has transformed into a giant dragon vein stretching for hundreds of miles, a feat comparable to that of an emperor, which is truly astonishing.
Venerable Vermilion Bird couldn't help but sneer: "In order to save the vast blue sea, the Dragon God Tree actually mutated this avatar, destroying at least tens of thousands of years of accumulation. Is this the fate of those who are not pure-blooded dragons?"
The Azure Emperor was able to suppress the Undying Demon Lord with the 180-mile-long White Rock Mountain Range. In addition to his own supernatural powers, he also used the authority of the Heavenly Emperor to suppress the Undying Demon Lord, who was comparable to a Great Sage.
The Dragon God Tree's ability to achieve such a state is not as simple as it appears. At least this clone has exhausted its source of creation, leaving behind only a wooden dragon vein that can at most be called a spirit tree.
Venerable Honglan was particularly pleased with the Dragon God Tree's act of sacrificing itself to complete the transformation of the dragon vein, and even glared angrily at Venerable Zhuque: "The Dragon God Tree's spirit of daring to sacrifice itself cannot be slandered by you!"
From the perspective of the dragon race, the actions of the Dragon God Tree can be described as a good example, not to mention that the Dragon God Tree itself still exists, so it can be said that it has played its greatest role.
Subsequently, Venerable Honglan sent a message to the Dragon God Vine, saying, "Even with the hundred-mile-long dragon vein blocking the way, the vast blue sea still couldn't escape the void collapse zone. Quickly sever the connection between the two to save more!"
The situation wasn't so bad just now; Venerable Honglan still had the idea of protecting the vast blue sea. If he doesn't quickly retrieve the Sea-Swallowing Pearl now, he might very well be killed by Venerable Zhuque.
Dragon God Vine had been waiting for this very sentence, and quickly replied, "Yes!"
As a guardian elder of the Dragon Clan, Dragon God Vine never makes any major decisions and mainly avoids taking responsibility.
As Venerable Honglan gave the order, the vast blue sea suddenly broke apart from its lower half, instantly breaking free from the suction force of the void collapse zone.
However, it was precisely because the Dragon God Vine was distracted that Su Ji found an opportunity to break through the vine net. As he rapidly approached the Dragon God Vine, he poured all of his own path-opening techniques into the branches of the Fusang tree.
With a deafening roar, the boundless Fusang Great Sun Divine Fire surged toward the Dragon God Vine Venerable. As each vine was burned to ashes, the Sea-Swallowing Pearl finally revealed itself.
However, the Dragon God Vine reacted in time, quickly moving away while mobilizing its boundless vines, narrowly saving the Devouring Sea Pearl.
Su Ji wasn't too surprised and instead swung a foot downwards towards the Dragon God Vine.
"Overturning the seas and breaking the waves!"
In an instant, the connection between the Sea-Swallowing Pearl and the vast blue sea was severed again. To Su Ji's alarm, the vast blue sea did not continue to float in the air, but instead crashed down onto the sea surface.
"Not good!" Su Ji's expression changed.
Even without the control of the Sea-Swallowing Pearl, the vast blue sea still contains the power of the Dragon Emperor and the power of innate divine water, and it inherently possesses the ability to float. The scene before us can only be the work of the Dragon God Vine!
Upon seeing this, Venerable Zhuque immediately noticed the clue and frowned: "It must be that Venerable Honglan saw through the Divine Ruler's restraint on the Sea-Swallowing Pearl, and that's why he came up with this solution. Although this move can use the sea to conceal the vast blue sea, it is very likely to bring a series of disasters!"
Putting aside everything else, once the vast blue sea is submerged, towering waves will inevitably rise, and ships at sea and coastal residents will suffer terribly.
Unfortunately, even with his Heaven and Earth Manifestation Techniques, Su Ji was unable to lift the vast blue sea, and Venerable Vermilion Bird was entangled by Venerable Flood Waves, making a catastrophic wave disaster inevitable.
"Boom boom boom!"
Seeing the vast blue sea plunge into the ocean, creating towering waves, Su Ji had no choice but to temporarily abandon his attempt to seize the Sea-Swallowing Pearl from the Dragon God Vine. He then wielded the Sea-Overturning Wave-Severing Ruler and slashed at the massive wave, hundreds of feet high and tens of miles wide, that was rushing toward the shore.
"Overturning the seas and breaking the waves!"
"Overturning the seas and breaking the waves!"
"Overturning the sea and breaking the waves..."
Su Ji unleashed more than a dozen strikes, finally minimizing the disaster caused by the towering waves. Even if the waves still washed ashore, they should not cause any casualties.
At this moment, Venerable Zhuque had already given up the pursuit of Venerable Honglan. It wasn't that she had lost her killing intent, but rather that Venerable Honglan had escaped into the sea and reunited with the Dragon God Vine that controlled the Sea-Swallowing Pearl. Continuing the pursuit would not only have no good outcome, but could also put her in danger.
As for the void collapse area, it shrank by more than half due to the dragon vein formed by the Dragon God Tree, leaving only a wooden mountain several miles long that crashed down towards the sea. "Boom!" The wooden mountain fell into the sea with a loud bang, but Su Ji's gaze was drawn to another direction.
At some unknown time, countless figures appeared near the floating island of the dragon race, numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Su Ji was startled: "Did the Dragon Clan mobilize the entire clan to destroy the Phoenix Clan?"
The sheer number of beings at the level of immortals and gods is astonishing; no wonder the Dragon Clan is the number one power besides the Heavenly Court.
The Vermilion Bird Venerable suddenly changed his expression and flew rapidly towards the blessed land. Then, a voice filled with fear reached Su Ji's ears.
"The Dragon Emperor has gone mad! He's actually planning to use Dragon Island Grotto-heaven as a weapon to perish together with the last high-level blessed land of my Phoenix Clan!"
Su Ji suddenly realized that the hundreds of thousands of immortal-level beings were not a threat; the Dragon Island Cave genius was the Dragon Emperor's trump card!
"The Phoenix Emperor has only recently undergone Nirvana and can only contend with the Dragon Emperor by relying on the power of the blessed land. If the Dragon Island blessed land and the Phoenix Clan blessed land collide, it will surely be a disaster!"
Clearly, the Dragon Emperor had been planning this move for a long time. In any case, the Dragon Clan had a deep foundation, and even if the Dragon Island Grotto and the Phoenix Clan Grotto exploded at the same time, the Dragon Clan would still make a huge profit.
Su Ji was able to deal with some powerful beings, but he was somewhat powerless against the level of an emperor, let alone the scene of such a collision between high-level blessed lands and grotto-heavens. The only hope he could place in the emperors of the Heavenly Court.
"Your Majesty the Azure Emperor, will you intervene?" Su Ji couldn't ask for anything; this question was both an inquiry and a reminder.
The Azure Emperor quickly responded: "The East Sea is raging with waves. Even though you destroyed it, it still had a significant impact on the underwater environment. Not to mention that the void collapse zone has not yet disappeared. Even if the Heavenly Court's troops have not arrived, I now have a reason to step in."
Before he finished speaking, a strange and magnificent man with a human head and a snake body appeared in the sky above the East China Sea. With a gentle push of his hands, a Bagua wheel flew towards the void collapse area behind him. Then, without looking back, he teleported towards the main battlefield between the Dragon Emperor and the Phoenix Emperor.
Under Su Ji's watchful gaze, the Azure Emperor of the East traversed thirty miles in a single step, and the void collapse zone, under the rotation of the Bagua Wheel, leveled off at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Su Ji breathed a sigh of relief: "Although the Azure Emperor is not the current Heavenly Emperor, he is still a powerful being at the level of an Emperor. Hopefully, the Dragon Emperor will stop here..."
The next moment, Su Ji's expression suddenly froze, only to see that before the Azure Emperor could take his third step, a figure blocked his way.
"Azure Emperor, I knew you would make a move, and I've been waiting for you here for a long time!"
The newcomer was none other than the Dragon Emperor's avatar, dressed in cyan robes. He wielded a cyan divine sword, and his aura was no weaker than that of the Azure Emperor.
Upon seeing this, Su Ji felt a pang of anxiety.
It's likely that the Dragon Emperor's avatar has been nearby the whole time. The reason it didn't attack him and Venerable Vermilion Bird is either because it's too proud to bully the weak, or because it's wary of the Azure Emperor of the East intervening in advance...
"Alas!" Dongfang Qingdi couldn't help but sigh.
In ancient times, the Azure Emperor, who was still a member of the Wuren tribe, used the dragon as a totem. It was not until the Five Emperors established the Heavenly Court and were no longer afraid of the dragon that they were able to escape the shadow of ancient times.
The Azure Emperor, however, had not forgotten the past. He shook his head and sighed, "Teacher, even if you sacrifice Dragon Island Grotto-heaven today, are you sure you can destroy the Phoenix Emperor?"
Although the Dragon Emperor lived in seclusion, he still sent his avatars to travel the world and left behind a great legacy. It was because the Azure Emperor received the Dragon Emperor's legacy that he embarked on the path to becoming an emperor. It is not an exaggeration to call him his teacher.
However, the Dragon Emperor's avatar solemnly declared, "The Phoenix Emperor's current Nirvana is merely a pretense, using the Phoenix Clan's celestial abode as a pretext. Any later and he may lose this weakness. I have already made up my mind to kill the Phoenix Emperor here!"
The resurrection of an Emperor-level being is not so simple. After observing for a long time, the Dragon Emperor finally came to this conclusion.
Seeing that he was being blocked, the Azure Emperor did not want to damage their relationship, so he turned his head and looked up at the sky.
But then a crimson figure streaked across the sky, heading towards the main battlefield.
The Dragon Emperor's avatar couldn't help but sneer: "Southern Crimson Emperor, I've been on guard against you for a long time!"
The next instant, a second avatar of the Dragon Emperor appeared in the clouds. His white robe flowed like a sea of clouds, with a hint of blue sky faintly visible.
The Southern Crimson Emperor did not stop there. He swung his sword to cut a passage through the sea of clouds, but the Dragon Emperor's clone could not be seen from beginning to end. It actually trapped the Southern Crimson Emperor in the sea of clouds.
At the same time, a huge avatar of the Dragon Emperor suddenly appeared on the sea to the north. He stretched out his hand and slapped it towards the void, causing countless cracks to appear in the void like porcelain. A black shadow also appeared.
The colossal dragon emperor's avatar boomed, "Northern Black Emperor, you are not allowed to cross the boundary today!"
The scene before them had been anticipated by the Dragon Emperor, who also had ample means to deal with it.
"Is this the Dragon Emperor?" Su Ji was shocked.
Clearly, the Dragon Emperor's victory in the Dragon-Phoenix War was not simply due to his superior combat strength; his wisdom was also omniscient.
For a moment, Su Ji also began to doubt himself: "Is the battle between the dragon and the phoenix about to end today?"
If the White Emperor of the West were to appear now, the Dragon Emperor would likely have a countermeasure.
Just as the Dragon Island Grotto was about to collide with the Phoenix Clan Grotto, ten thousand rays of light suddenly appeared in the sky, and then the Yellow Emperor, the current Heavenly Emperor on whom countless people had placed their hopes, finally appeared.
However, Su Ji did not breathe a sigh of relief, because another avatar of the Dragon Emperor flew into the sky and stood firmly in front of the Heavenly Emperor.
"Why is the Brahma Emperor not here?" This was what made Su Ji uneasy.
If Brahma were here, even without using his power of salvation, the Dragon Emperor would certainly be hesitant and would not continue.
Soon, the Azure Emperor gave his answer: "The conflict between the Western Sea Dragon Clan and the alien races has spread to the Brahma Land, giving the Brahma Emperor an excuse not to come... The Undying Demon Lord's avatar is wreaking havoc in the region with the help of the earth's veins, and the Western White Emperor is also unable to extricate himself."
The five human emperors are not beings like the dragon and phoenix emperors who control the innate origin. They can only maintain an emperor-level avatar, which is quite restrictive.
Just as the Dragon Clan's grotto-heaven was about to collide with the Phoenix Clan's grotto-heaven, the Phoenix Emperor suddenly proclaimed, "The Phoenix Clan is willing to join the Heavenly Court and become kings!"
As soon as he said this, the Heavenly Emperor, who was communicating with the Dragon Emperor's avatar, suddenly smiled. Then, the Lingxiao Palace, which sat high in the nine heavens, suddenly trembled, and boundless power of heaven and earth surged into the direction of the East Sea.
In an instant, the void seemed to shift, and the Dragon Island Cave Heaven, which should have crashed into the Phoenix Clan Cave Heaven, crashed into the sea, while the Phoenix Clan Cave Heaven quietly took off and flew towards the high plateau mountains in the northwest.
Seeing Dragon Island Grotto-heaven crash into the East Sea, the Dragon Emperor merely smiled: "Since the Heavenly Emperor is willing to expend the Heavenly Court's resources to force this, then my Dragon Clan will say no more. We only hope that the Phoenix King can forever guard the Northwest and never be born again..."
When the Phoenix Emperor uttered those words, the Phoenix Clan was no longer worthy to be a match for the Dragon Clan. (End of Chapter)