Chapter 723. Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast)

As the saying goes, "1 mountain cannot accommodate 2 tigers." With the rise of the Chen Family, they were inevitably destined to stand in opposition to the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast).

Eldrin knew all too well that in recent years, the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor had remained inactive for 2 reasons: first, it had suffered losses at Dorian's hands, and second, the cataclysm of the demon abyss and the reforging of its physical form had consumed a considerable amount of time.

The Ji Clan had now departed from the Eastern Wastelands (Location), and the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) might eventually take action to avenge the grievances of the past.

Since Eldrin harbored some apprehension toward the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, he could not remain idle solely out of caution.

A cultivator under heaven who acts with timidity and is plagued by constant fears will, in all likelihood, never achieve anything of significance.

3 days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Yan Ziji (Person Name), Lingxu Xianzi (Person Name), and several other True Monarchs arrived at Green Lotus Isle, gathering together by the shores of Green Lotus Lake.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone took their seats facing each other on the lotus platform. The Lingxu Immortal (Person Name) cut straight to the chase, saying, "Esteemed colleagues, the matter of establishing a new continent is of grave importance and requires our thorough deliberation."

"I understand."

Yan ZiJi nodded and conjured an ethereal map using her magical power.

The map bore markings in the Green Lotus Province where the Chen Kingdom resided, the Violet Mist Mountains that housed the Yan Kingdom, and the Ethereal Lake that served as the domain of the Ling Kingdom.

Beyond these 3 nations, there were several territories ruled by Demon Emperors in the surrounding regions. These included the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor's (Demon Beast) Emerald Wave Lake, the Purple Jade Demon Emperor's (Demon Beast) Purple Jade Lake (Location), and the lineage of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast).

Eldrin gazed upon the 3 demon emperor territories before him, his expression growing solemn as he remarked, "Among these 3 demon emperor territories, the most formidable by far is the Emerald Mist Lake."

Before the battle at Emerald Lake, the lake had as many as 8 Demon Emperors at the Nascent Soul stage. Yet later, Dorian (Person Name), the Sacred Lord, transformed into the Violet Radiance Thunder Dragon and, alongside his disciple Zhuan Choujun, turned their blades against their own. Their betrayal inflicted devastating losses upon Emerald Lake.

"In that great battle of yesteryear at Emerald Mist Lake, we slew 3 Demon Emperors: the 5-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python, the Crimson Flood Dragon, and the Frost Flood Dragon. Only the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, the Black Crocodile Demon Emperor, and that Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) remained."

"However, from what I understand, after all these years, they have regained much of their former strength."

"Everyone, take a look first."

Lyra took over the conversation and handed a list to the crowd.

Everyone took the list and glanced over it, their expressions involuntarily turning grave.

Over the past 8 100 years, the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) had significantly expanded his forces. It was said that the Black Crocodile Demon Emperor had now broken through to the Nascent Soul, 7th Tier (Cultivation Realm), while the Golden Flood Dragon Demon Emperor had also cultivated his way to the Nascent Soul, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm).

Moreover, within the Emerald Lake, there were 4 Demon Emperors who had reached the Nascent Soul, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm) over the past 8 100 years, all descended from the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast)'s lineage of flood dragon blood.

Yan Ziqi set down the name list, her expression grave as she said, "A full 7 Demon Emperors. It seems the Emerald Mist Lake has recovered considerably over these years."

"For now, that alone wouldn't pose too great a threat, but the real problem lies elsewhere."

Eldrin handed them another list, which recorded the names of 5 demon emperors: Purple Jade Demon Emperor, the Golden and Silver Twin Demon Emperors, the 100 Venoms Scorpion, and the Crimson Serpent.

When the group had taken the list, Eldrin continued, "According to intelligence gathered over these years, after the Purple Jade Demon Emperor and the Golden-Silver Twin Emperors were defeated by us, they pledged allegiance to the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor."

The Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) held them in high esteem, deliberately using high-grade Dragon Transformation Fruits to assist the Golden Koi and Silver Koi—2 mighty demon monarchs—in evolving their bloodlines.

"Now, the Gold and Silver Emperors have leaped through the dragon’s gate, breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage in a single stride. Their strength is truly not to be underestimated."

Gu Lyra (Person Name) also nodded slightly, her brow furrowing as she said, "That Purple Jade Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) has also broken through to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul realm. His strength cannot be underestimated either."

Everyone furrowed their brows upon hearing this. Yan Zijie took a deep breath and declared, "At present, we have a full 20 Nascent Soul cultivators."

"With a few more friends joining us to lend a hand, we should be able to hold our own against the Emerald Wave Lake and Purple Jade Lake (Location). The only question is... what about the Golden-Winged Great Peng tribe?"

At this point, her words trailed off momentarily.

Everyone present wore a subtly grave expression, and Eldrin (Person Name) also involuntarily furrowed his brow slightly.

The Golden-Winged Roc Clan possessed truly formidable strength. Their territory lay north of Qi Kingdom, bordering the protective barriers of Tianxing Province.

As early as 7 100 years ago, the Golden-Winged Great Peng tribe had already cultivated to the peak of Nascent Soul realm. Back then, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) had even obstructed Dorian (Person Name) from attaining enlightenment.

Later, after Dorian (Person Name) attained enlightenment, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) retreated deep into the vast marshlands, where, against all odds, he managed to cultivate his way to the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm).

This demon sovereign was the fifth Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) powerhouse to emerge from the Vast Marshes. Having experienced a tremendous surge in power, he was no longer content with merely occupying 2 Fifth-Order Spirit Mountains. In recent years, he had been relentlessly assaulting the domains of Tianxing Continent and Tianchen Continent.

It is said that Tianxing Province had already lost 30 percent of its territory, while Tianchen Province witnessed the fall of 4 Yuanying cultivators in the great war a 100 years ago.

To this day, the lineage of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) alone occupied as many as 4 fifth-grade spirit mountains, a clear testament to their substantially augmented power.

Speaking of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), the Ink Daoist from the Qi Kingdom (Location) remarked, "That Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) has grown exceedingly formidable over the past 2 100 years. He has successively slain 5 Nascent Soul experts of our human race."

"In recent years, it has repeatedly probed the borders of our Qi Kingdom (Location). Were it not for the considerable strength of our Ji Province, it might well have taken action by now."

Eldrin also furrowed his brow. The Ji Clan had long since gradually shifted their focus to the present-day 'Dorian Holy Land.' To them, the Ji Province was nothing more than a chicken rib.

The entire resources produced by the Ji Province could not even compare to 1-thirtieth of what the Dorian (Person Name) Sacred Archipelago yielded, making it impossible to focus efforts here.

The Ji Clan currently had a mountain of troubles to deal with in the Eastern Sea, and the Ji Province was located impossibly far from the Dorian (Person Name) Holy Land. Thus, it was impossible for them to focus their main efforts here.

The Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) was well aware of this fact. Seizing the opportunity, he continuously expanded his influence, steadily accumulating resources to be reserved for his future attempt to breach the Soul Formation Realm.

Fortunately, the Ji Province was quite formidable. Even without the Ji Immortal Clan presiding over the region, it was guarded by the Chen Clan—1 of the 10 Great Immortal Families of the 3 Veins Ancient Domain. The Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) had always restrained himself from making a move against the Chen Family.

However, as time went on, the day would inevitably come when the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) could no longer restrain himself and would take action against the Chen Family.

就在此时，青姬却笑道：“金翅大鹏一族跟蛟龙一族更是死敌，他们互相之间也在内斗，所以倒也不用担心他们会连起手来对付我们。”

Hearing this, everyone nodded with faint smiles.

The Golden-Winged Roc Clan and the serpent-dragon lineage of Emerald Wave Lake had actually been sworn enemies for thousands of years. The enmity between them ran even deeper than the feud between the Ji Clan and the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast).

According to Eldrin (Person Name), over the past several 1000 years, at least 6 infant-stage flood dragons had fallen at the hands of the Golden-Winged Roc tribe, while the Golden-Winged Roc demon clan had also seen numerous demon emperors perish under the claws of Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast).

Because Golden-Winged Great Pengs feed on flood dragons, they can devour the bloodline power of these serpents to rapidly enhance their cultivation. Thus, any possibility of an alliance between the 2 races was fundamentally nonexistent.