Kapitel 153: Chapter 152: Zhu Kun's Rebellion Suppression!
The ancient and weathered presence, that figure standing motionless like a puppet, seemed to have existed here since time immemorial.
He is the eldest within the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan still residing in the tribe. He witnessed the clan's peak under Zhu Kun's leadership and also experienced the division of Dragon Island. He is now the Great Elder of the East Dragon Island, Zhu Huo, a two-star peak Dou Sheng.
The strongest on East Dragon Island today!
"Buzz!"
At this moment, accompanied by Zhu Kun's shout, dazzling golden light burst out from Zhu Huo's forehead. A radiant dragon seal faintly appeared at his brow, and this immense commotion instantly woke Zhu Huo, who was still in deep cultivation.
"Boom!"
Zhu Huo abruptly opened his tightly closed eyes, and the dim hall instantly became as bright as daylight.
Having awoken hastily from his state of seclusion, Zhu Huo covered his forehead, which emitted a sporadic reaction from the dragon seal, and then prostrated on the ground of the great hall, trembling uncontrollably.
"Your Majesty, your voice... You have finally returned."
A tearful, complex voice echoed through the hall. The elderly Zhu Huo wept like a child.
The next instant, Zhu Huo swiped through the air, opening a space rift nearly three meters wide in the hall. He then disappeared from the spot in a flash.
In contrast, the three Dragon Kings were not so excited.
When the West Dragon King heard this voice and felt the bloodline pressure within, he looked up at the void in shock and trembled, saying, "The Dragon King's bloodline has fully matured... It's... It's His Majesty the former Dragon Emperor!?"
Realizing this worst-case scenario, the West Dragon King immediately turned pale and trembled uncontrollably, too scared to even step out of the hall.
No one knew better than they did about Zhu Kun's might and methods!
Similarly, the South Dragon King turned pale, slumping to the ground despairingly, muttering, "It's over... The old Dragon Emperor has returned, everything is over."
The North Dragon King's face turned sinister. He smashed the table before him with a palm and roared, "Impossible, it can't be him. Ten thousand years, nearly ten thousand years, why must you come back? Why won't you just die?!"
After venting his anger, the North Dragon King's face turned vicious as he muttered, "If you want me dead, don't think the Ancient Dragon Clan will have it easy."
Thinking this, the North Dragon King slowly disappeared from the magnificent hall.
"Zoom—"
A space rift appeared in the distance, and Zhu Huo's trembling figure emerged from it.
As soon as he appeared, Zhu Huo stared blankly at the purple-gold-haired middle-aged man before him, as if he had lost his soul.
"Your Majesty, is it really you?"
Looking at Zhu Kun's familiar yet unfamiliar face, ancient memories flooded his mind. Zhu Huo's body trembled uncontrollably once again, and tears streamed down his elder face.
"It's Zhu Huo!" Zhu Kun said expressionlessly, watching Zhu Huo's old figure. He then asked, "Where are Zhu Mu, Zhu Wu, and Zhu Ming? Where is everyone else?"
Seeing the current state of the Ancient Dragon Clan, Zhu Kun couldn't help but feel enraged, shouting coldly, "When I left, I entrusted them to look after the Ancient Dragon Clan. Is this how they did it?"
Hearing Zhu Kun's words, Zhu Huo's body trembled even more violently. He knelt down in mid-air with a thud, crying, "Your Majesty, it is truly you! Your Majesty!!"
Even though Zhu Huo was now the oldest dragon in the Ancient Dragon Clan, he was just a young boy back when Zhu Kun ruled over the clan.
Behind him, more Taixu Ancient Dragons from the four Dragon Islands gathered. No one could have expected that the legendary Dragon Emperor, who had disappeared for so long, was still alive and had returned!
At this moment, everyone on East Dragon Island couldn't help but shake with excitement, while those on the other three islands were filled with fear.
They knew they were traitors. Although not the primary offenders, they were still accomplices. Now that Zhu Kun had returned, what would become of them?
"Salute to the Dragon Emperor!!!"
"Salute to the Dragon Emperor!!!"
"Salute to the Dragon Emperor!!!"
The people of East Dragon Island reacted first, fervently kneeling behind Zhu Huo and saluting in unison.
The other three Dragon Islands' powerhouses, seeing this, also changed their expressions. They were not from East Dragon Island and were used to following the three Dragon Kings. For the first time, they hesitated.
"Xia Sha, Qing Yan, how dare you not kneel when seeing the Dragon Emperor!" Zhu Huo suddenly turned his head and roared at the people from the three Dragon Islands.
"Swish—"
Indeed, hearing Zhu Huo's words, the powerhouses of the other three islands couldn't help but change their faces. Looking at Zhu Kun's grim expression, they trembled and hastily followed, kneeling behind the people of East Dragon Island, saying in trembling voices.
"Salute to the Dragon Emperor!"
"Good, good, it has been a long time since I've returned, yet the Ancient Dragon Clan has turned into this!" Zhu Kun couldn't help but sneer coldly.
Hearing Zhu Kun's cold voice, the people of the Ancient Dragon Clan couldn't help but tremble. As Zhu Kun's sneer fell, the pressure emanating from him became even stronger.
"Zhu Huo, tell me, when did the Ancient Dragon Clan become like this? Since when did we have Dragon Kings? Three three-star Dou Sheng Dragon Kings, are you kidding me? Where are Zhu Mu and the others?"
Zhu Kun looked at Zhu Huo and asked with a sneer.
Zhu Huo lowered his head in shame and said sadly, "Your Majesty, it all started when you left the clan with the princess."
Zhu Huo fell into a long recollection.
Jiang Yun and the others had been respectful audience members from the beginning. Suddenly, Zi Yan couldn't help but mock, "With such control, do you think you should be wandering around? You lived so long but couldn't even see through others' sinister intentions."
Hearing Zi Yan's words, Jiang Yun and the others couldn't help but laugh. In this solemn occasion, only Zi Yan dared to speak so freely.
Of course, Zi Yan wasn't ridiculing her father but was blaming Zhu Kun for his arrogance back then!
Because of his arrogance, she ended up wandering outside, and the Ancient Dragon Clan fractured. Fortunately, the clan's location was advantageous, or the lair might have been sacked multiple times over these thousands of years.
Sure enough, hearing Zi Yan's words, Zhu Kun's face turned dark, and Zhu Huo and the others bowed their heads deeply, knowing they shouldn't be listening.
"You three wretches, show yourselves to me!"
Unable to vent his anger on his daughter, Zhu Kun directed all his rage at the three main culprits.
Energy tides usually form only during celestial phenomena, an unattainable spectacle by human effort. However, the once-in-a-century energy tide now formed at Zhu Kun's mere thought.
On the Dou Qi Continent today, only Gu Yuan, Soul Heavenly Emperor, Nihility Devouring Flame, and Zhu Kun could achieve this.
Although "Zhu Kun" at this moment was just a soul avatar, his emperor-level soul allowed him to perform similar feats.
As the energy tide roared, the pressure that spread out made the Ancient Dragon Clan members as quiet as cicadas in winter. Even though they were the darlings of space, capable of roaming the void, they did not doubt that if they were caught in it, their bodies and even souls would be crushed into nothingness by the terrifying pressure.
"Swish!"
At this moment, two golden streaks of light sped away in the distance. Jiang Yun looked closely and saw that they were two middle-aged men, the West Dragon King and the South Dragon King. At this moment, they were fleeing desperately for a chance at survival.
"You think you can escape?" Seeing this, Zhu Kun sneered and summoned a golden long sword that seemed to flow like liquid. A destructive force quietly spread, and at the same time, a cold voice filled with strange pressure resonated.
"Dragon-Slaying Sword."
"That's the Dragon-Slaying Sword!"
Everyone kneeling on the ground shuddered at the sight of the sword in Zhu Kun's hand, feeling fear and terror emanating from their bloodlines. The Dragon-Slaying Sword was the most feared object in every Taixu Ancient Dragon's heart.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but surrender in their hearts, unlike before when they only bowed to Zhu Kun's reputation and strength. Now they were truly convinced and loyal.
Many of them had never experienced Zhu Kun's era of rule and did not understand him. But the moment he summoned the Dragon-Slaying Sword, everything changed.
"Zi Yan, watch closely. This is how the Ancient Dragon Clan deals with traitors. Only by summoning the Dragon-Slaying Sword can one become the true Dragon Emperor!"
Zhu Kun watched the distance with a cold expression and spoke in a deep voice. Zi Yan, with a solemn face, nodded as she stared at the sword in Zhu Kun's hand.
"Rebels must be slain by the Dragon-Slaying Sword!"
As his voice fell, Zhu Kun swung the sword twice towards the fleeing West and South Dragon Kings.
With a flash of the Dragon-Slaying Sword, a peculiar ripple spread from the sword's tip like lightning.
Sensing something, the escaping two tried to react, but Zhu Kun's attack was too quick, bizarrely piercing through the void and gently slicing through their bodies.
"Slash!"
After the ripple passed, the two were left in four pieces. The West Dragon King and the South Dragon King were directly cut in half by Zhu Kun. The cuts were smooth, and blood flowed like streams, their internal organs still faintly visible.
For ninth-tier magical beasts with strong vitality, even being cut in half wouldn't immediately result in death. However...
The Dragon-Slaying Sword's attack seemed filled with destruction. The West and South Dragon Kings fell into darkness without a hint of vitality left in their bodies.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a crimson blood light burst from the North Dragon Island as if soaked in blood, giving off a sinister aura.
"Dragon Transformation Demon Array! That reckless North Dragon King is using a forbidden technique of the Ancient Dragon Clan, destroyed thousands of years ago. How could he possibly wield it!?"
Seeing this, countless Ancient Dragon Clan powerhouses cursed.
"Your Majesty, many of our people are still innocent on North Dragon Island. Please save them!" The just-submissive North Dragon Island warriors trembled but bowed to Zhu Kun with determination.
"What do you think, Zi Yan?" Zhu Kun ignored their pleas and calmly looked at Zi Yan, asking, "Save them, or... don't save them?"
Everyone turned their gaze to Zi Yan, who for the first time looked confused. Hearing the wails from North Dragon Island and seeing the pleading eyes of her tribe, Zi Yan felt pity and looked earnestly at Zhu Kun.
"Father, they are all our clan's people. They were merely misled earlier. We mustn't ignore their plight!"
Hearing Zi Yan's words, the crowd couldn't help but express their gratitude silently, some even coming to a realization that she was the Dragon Emperor's daughter—a princess!
"Alright, as Zi Yan wishes, we'll give them a chance!" Zhu Kun said with a smile in his eyes.
The Ancient Dragon Clan would eventually be handed over to Zi Yan. A compassionate king was more fitting than a ruthless one.
Cold and ruthless? He had enough of that!
Worst case scenario, Jiang Yun wouldn't tolerate any nonsense either. Compassion wouldn't cost Zi Yan dearly!
At least now, the Ancient Dragon Clan members were utterly grateful to Zi Yan!
"Hahaha, what does being the Dragon Emperor matter? As one of the clan's Dragon Kings, taking a quarter of the clan with me in death, I've lived well!"
North Dragon King's maniacal laughter echoed amid the blood mist, filled with a bloody scent.
"My people's lives are not yours to decide!"
At that moment, Zhu Kun's icy voice descended, and his terrifying soul pressure pressed down, causing the North Dragon King's mind to blank out and his array to pause momentarily.
The next moment, a dazzling sword light flashed, and the North Dragon King, having just regained consciousness, heard a cold voice before his mind was plunged into darkness.
"Rebellious dragon, perish!"
The surge of golden light slashed through, and instantly, the blood mist covering North Dragon Island evaporated as if meeting its nemesis.
Moments later, with North Dragon Island restored, Zhu Kun looked disdainfully at the North Dragon King's corpse, sneering, "Forbidden technique?"
"That's just something I discarded!"
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