Chapter 1312 : A Pact Forged in Ancient Grudges

Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake cut him off, his expression turning grave as he declared, "Since the fall of Netherus, the Dao Source [the primordial origin of one's cultivation path] has become useless to our Thousand Dragons Lake."

"Exchanging it to secure the Celestial Prison Race's aid in annihilating the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect is a profitable bargain."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several Earth Immortal Progenitor [powerful cultivators who have attained the Earth Immortal realm] shifted subtly.

After a moment of contemplation, the Grand Frost Ice Drake Ancient Ancestor exchanged glances with the others and inquired, "Who will the Celestial Prison Race dispatch? The Verdant Stream Ancient Sect will not be easily breached."

Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake rose to his feet, his gaze turning distant and profound as it settled upon the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect. "The Sixth Elder of the Celestial Prison Clan and the Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison," he stated. "Will that suffice?"

"Hmm."

His words sent a visible shock through the group, their faces etched with profound astonishment.

The Celestial Prison Race, as the foremost among the Hundred Clans of Immortal Spirits [a powerful alliance of immortal clans] in the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea and one of the instigators of this Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic era of conflict ordained by fate], possessed a Deep-Seated Foundation [the profound and unshakable basis of one's cultivation] of unimaginable depth and solidity.

This lineage boasted a total of forty-three Earth Immortal Progenitor, among whom six had reached the Late Stage Earth Immortal realm.

Of these six, their Grand Elder was at the Earth Immortal Nine Layers [the ninth and pinnacle layer of the Earth Immortal realm], while the Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder were all existences at the Eighth Level Earth Immortal. The Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder had also attained the Seventh Level Earth Immortal. Support the author by reading on audio-novel-dot-com.

In this great war, the Western Abyss Dragon Palace [a powerful demonic faction dwelling in the ocean depths], serving as the Tribulation-Bearer [the primary faction designated to bear the brunt of a conflict's karmic retribution] for the Demonic Tribe [the collective term for demonic races and factions] side, must directly face the pressure from the Human and Divine races. Consequently, they have allied with the Celestial Prison Race [a powerful demonic race known for their formidable strength and ancient lineage].

The Celestial Prison Race's Grand Elder [the highest-ranking elder of a clan or sect], who is at the Earth Immortal Nine Layers [the ninth and final stage of the Earth Immortal realm], along with their Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fourth Elder—all of whom are Eighth Level Earth Immortal [cultivators at the eighth stage of the Earth Immortal realm]—have all gone to the Demonic Tribe's territory to aid the Lord of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace.

Only the Fifth Elder and the Sixth Elder, both Seventh Level Earth Immortal [cultivators at the seventh stage of the Earth Immortal realm], have remained within the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas [a vast and treacherous region of interconnected seas and waterways] to assist the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch in annihilating the Flowing Fire Star Palace [a major human sect known for its mastery of fire and stellar cultivation arts].

In truth, the reason Thousand Dragons Lake [a powerful demonic territory ruled by a multitude of dragon lineages] launched its assault on the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas is not only due to their closer proximity but also as part of an exchange between the Western Abyss Dragon Palace and the Heaven's Malignance Tribe [a specific, powerful demonic tribe associated with celestial misfortune].

They traded one powerful Blessed Land [a realm of exceptional spiritual richness and natural harmony, ideal for cultivation] for the aid of four top-tier Earth Immortal [powerful cultivators who have transcended mortality and attained a profound connection with the earth's spiritual veins], to be used against the three Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have nearly ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm, possessing immense power] from the Human and Divine races, including Divine Lord Ye Ruins.

Under such circumstances, the fact that the Celestial Prison Race still dispatched the Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison, a Seventh Level Earth Immortal, demonstrates their considerable investment in this matter.

Several True Dragon [the most ancient and powerful lineage of dragon-kind] Ancient Ancestor [venerable progenitors of a clan or race] were also rather astonished by this development.

The Blazeforge Ancient Ancestor could not help but rise to his feet, declaring, "With the assistance of the Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison, even if the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect [an ancient human sect] exhausts its Deep-Seated Foundation [the profound and accumulated spiritual resources and legacy of a faction], they will, at most, be able to hold out for three Millennium [a period of one thousand years]."

"However, with him drawn away, will the pressure on the Flowing Fire Star Palace front remain manageable?"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded slightly, their expressions tinged with hesitation. As the overlord of the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas, the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace is an existence at the half-step Heaven Immortal Realm [a realm of power just below that of a true Celestial Immortal], a formidable force indeed.

Even if the strength of Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace ranks among the lowest within the Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have partially transcended the Earth Immortal realm but have not fully ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm], he is, after all, a powerhouse at the half-step Heaven Immortal Realm [the realm of true celestial beings, above Earth Immortals]. He is likely not a foe to be underestimated.

The Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch might be able to suppress him, but with the entire Blessed Land [a region of concentrated spiritual energy and natural blessings] backing him, it is uncertain if he can truly be held down.

The Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake, understanding everyone's doubts, spoke with a grave expression: "The Western Abyss Dragon Palace possesses two Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have partially transcended the Earth Immortal realm but have not fully ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm]. They are the foremost power among the Demonic Tribe [a collective term for demonic cultivators and demonic beasts] in the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea."

"Once they advance a single step further, they would be sufficient to establish a True Dragon Grotto-Heaven [a pocket dimension or paradise realm founded by a True Dragon lineage] for the Demonic Tribe. However, with the two Clan Lord [a title for the supreme leader of a major clan or faction] of the Human and Divine races currently dominating the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, they naturally will not sit idly by and watch the Western Abyss Dragon Palace rise."

"It seems the Divine Lord Ye Ruins and the Divine Race [a collective term for divine beings and god-like cultivators] have the covert support of two Grotto-Heaven [a higher-level pocket dimension or paradise, more profound than a Blessed Land]. The Western Abyss Dragon Palace is now embroiled in a bitter struggle."

"Not long ago, the Grand Elder of the Heaven's Malignancy Clan was severely wounded. Because of this, the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch is unwilling to delay any further. He intends to conclude the battle in the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas swiftly and go to reinforce the Western Abyss Dragon Palace."

Upon hearing this, the several True Dragon [a supreme lineage of dragon-type demonic beasts] Ancient Ancestor [a venerable title for an extremely old and powerful cultivator] all revealed solemn expressions.

In this Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic event of fate and conflict that reshapes the world], the Human Race, the Demonic Tribe, and the Divine Race each have two half-step Heaven Immortal Realm [the realm of true celestial beings, above Earth Immortals] protagonists of the Great Tribulation drawn into the calamity. Adding the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch makes a total of seven such protagonists.

They are: the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch, the Profound Heart Deity, the Haoyan Deity, the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace, the Dragon King of the Western Abyss, the First Prince of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, and the Divine Lord Ye Ruins—seven existences at the half-step Heaven Immortal Realm.

Among these seven, the Lord of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace and the Divine Lord Ye Ruins are the most formidable. Currently, at the very heart of the Great Tribulation, the Western Abyss Dragon Palace stands alone against three Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have partially transcended the Earth Immortal realm but have not fully ascended to the Celestial Immortal realm]: Profound Heart, Haoyan, and Ye Ruins. Fighting two against three, their pressure is undoubtedly immense.

The four top-tier Earth Immortal cultivators of the Heaven's Malignance Tribe, each at the eighth or ninth level of that realm, had gone to the Western Abyss Dragon Palace precisely to form an array and confront a Half-Step Celestial Immortal.

But now, with the Grand Elder of the Heaven's Malignancy Clan severely wounded, the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch, fearing the loss of these four key lieutenants, also prepared to swiftly conclude the battle at the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas.

To this end, he did not hesitate to deploy his clan's Deep-Seated Foundation [the accumulated, foundational power and resources of a clan or sect], intending to suppress the counterattack from the Flowing Fire Star Palace and withdraw the Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison, a Seventh Level Earth Immortal.

The plan was to use this powerful Seventh Level Earth Immortal to annihilate the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect, and then, by combining the forces of Thousand Dragons Lake, completely eradicate the Flowing Fire Star Palace.

"That Flowing Fire Star Palace is not easy to deal with. With the Patriarch of the Celestial Prison Clan's contingency measures, we can suppress them for at most five Millennium [a period of one thousand years]," one voice stated.

"If we cannot reinforce the Heaven's Malignance Tribe within those five Millennium, then under the Flowing Fire Star Palace's counterattack, the Tribe will surely suffer heavy losses. Even the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch himself might be grievously wounded." Find thousands of chapters at audio-novel*com.

"Should the situation shift then, I fear the Heaven's Malignance Tribe would no longer have the strength to destroy the Flowing Fire Star Palace."

Upon hearing this, the several Ancient Ancestor figures present nodded slightly, their expressions revealing a measure of confidence.

The Blazeforge Ancient Ancestor stroked his long beard and said with a smile, "We won't need five Millennium. Now that the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect's Deep-Seated Foundation has been mostly depleted, we can annihilate them in just three."

"The remaining two Millennium would leave us more than enough time to conquer the Abyssal Sea Region as well."

"Indeed." Ancient Ancestor, clad in gilded battle robes, also revealed a smile, speaking with full confidence: "Once we annihilate the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect [an ancient and powerful sect], we can then proceed to destroy the Abyssal Abode of Bliss, and finally, riding that momentum, crush the Flowing Fire Star Palace."

"If all goes smoothly, we can then join forces with the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, sweeping across the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea with an unstoppable tide, using the endless blood of the Human and Divine races to finally bring this boundless Great Tribulation to an end."

At the head of the gathering, the Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake listened quietly to everyone's words, his expression remaining utterly inscrutable.

As the master of a major power, his vision reached farther. The Great Tribulation had now been raging for six Millennium [a period of one thousand years]. Across the entire Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, great wars stretched on without end, the situation still locked in a grinding stalemate.

But even if everything proceeded perfectly, for them to completely overrun the Flowing Stream Hundred Seas [a vast and treacherous region of interconnected seas] would likely still take ten thousand years.

Given the current predicament of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, whether they could afford to wait another ten thousand years for his forces remained a profound uncertainty.

"For the sake of the Dao Source [the fundamental origin of one's cultivation path] of that old rival, the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace, the Heaven's Malignancy Clan Patriarch forcibly dragged him into this calamity, thereby gaining an additional opponent at the Half-Step Heaven Immortal Realm."

"Now it seems, while the Lord of the Flowing Fire Star Palace's strength is indeed not formidable among those at the Half-Step Celestial Immortal realm, and the Flowing Fire Star Palace is relatively weak among the top-tier Blessed Land [a realm of exceptional spiritual abundance], he is still not an opponent so easily eradicated."

The Lord of Thousand Dragon Lake pondered these thoughts in silence, a trace of worry flickering deep within his eyes.

"The Lord of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, ranked thirty-fifth on the Heaven-Opening Ranking [a legendary list ranking the most powerful beings] of the Azure Firmament Immortal Domain, is a Supreme powerhouse. I can only hope he can withstand this mounting pressure." This novel is serialized on AUDIO-NOVEL.COM. Visit for updates.