Chapter 1254

The Lord of the Seven Seas had mastered the Water Dao to an astonishing degree.

Then, a tall, human-like male appeared on the ocean floor of the Heavenly Realm—he had a pair of horns on his forehead and a layer of transparent scales covering his body.

If the little sprite Gaxia were here, she would feel this man bore striking similarities to the Sea Dragon Zunzhu she had once seen.

The Sea Dragon Zunzhu also had a pair of horns, his skin covered in thick scales, and he possessed a tail.

But this man's scales were not as heavy or fearsome as the Sea Dragon Zunzhu's—they were transparent.

No, not completely transparent; if he stood under sunlight now, one would see iridescent light flowing across his scales.

This man was the Lord of the Seven Seas.

And before becoming a god, the Lord of the Seven Seas was born from the Sea Dragon clan.

Within the Sea Dragon clan, there were different types of Sea Dragons, and the Lord of the Seven Seas belonged to the Wang Zu—the Rainbow Dragon lineage.

This lineage's appearance was less fearsome and far closer to humans; when they summoned their power, they could retract their scales beneath their skin and forcibly hide their tails, becoming nearly indistinguishable from humans.

After calming the Heavenly Realm's ocean with one hand, the Lord of the Seven Seas violently tore open a passage and reappeared high above in endless sky.

He kept ascending upward.

After flying for a long while, the Lord of the Seven Seas suddenly stopped.

"Come out. Your will has trailed me all this way—I know you're here."

The Lord of the Seven Seas spoke calmly, his hands behind his back.

"Tsk tsk, the Lord of the Seven Seas, ruler of the oceans, actually comes seeking us wretches clinging to life? Speak—what do you want?"

After a long silence, a hoarse voice sounded.

Though the Lord of the Seven Seas appeared motionless, he was analyzing this space.

The Lord of the Seven Seas continued in a voice calm yet cold: "Summon your Dragon Sovereign. I need to speak with him—you are not worthy."

The Lord of the Seven Seas's words stirred anger in the heart of the hidden ancient god.

Ancient gods had existed far longer than even the mighty Lord of the Seven Seas.

The strength of ancient gods depended on the number of stars they devoured.

Theoretically, with enough stars, every ancient god could grow immensely powerful.

Even swallowing a portion of the Heavenly Realm's sun could elevate a five-star ancient god to six-star status—a being whose combat power matched that of a main god.

Precisely because their growth had almost no upper limit, even weaker ancient gods were all arrogant and haughty.

Ancient gods looked down upon many current Heavenly Realm gods with disdain.

Even the Lord of the Seven Seas speaking to them this way made these hidden ancient gods deeply displeased.

"Not worthy? Lord of the Seven Seas, if I'm not worthy, then there's no point continuing this conversation."

The hidden ancient god snorted.

Had these words come from any other fourth-tier Zunzhu, the hidden ancient god might have erupted in rage and charged out to kill.

But facing the mighty Lord of the Seven Seas, though displeased, the hidden ancient god dared not speak harshly.

Among ancient gods, there were divisions; these hidden ones typically hunted down Heavenly Realm gods who stood out too brightly and showed exceptional potential.

When a Dao Master began challenging the main god realm, they could only hope the Sovereign would intervene.

"Is that so? You have no choice."

The Lord of the Seven Seas spoke, then surged all his power and launched an attack at an empty space.

Instantly, countless tiny water droplets filled that empty space; then, with a gentle clench of his hand, the entire space shattered under the water droplets' influence.

Inside, a giant ancient god, as massive as ten-thousand-zhang mountains, paled—just as he prepared to flee, the Lord of the Seven Seas lifted both hands sharply.

The colossal ancient god's face changed again.

Because he felt every drop of blood in his body had lost control.

As an ancient god, his body was still flesh and blood, filled with much water.

Yet the Lord of the Seven Seas had directly controlled the water within his blood—even through skin as dense as divine matter.

What an astonishing ability!

Even another Dao Master who mastered Water Dao could not achieve this.

But the Lord of the Seven Seas could.

The ancient god even feared that if the Lord of the Seven Seas willed it, he could instantly drain every drop of water from his body.

As an ancient god, being drained of all water would not kill him.

He could even find substitutes within a short time—but during that "short time," his power would be crippled, and that window was enough to end his life.

Yet this time, the Lord of the Seven Seas did not drain his water; instead, he gestured, and the giant ancient god's face twisted in unbearable agony.

"Summon your Dragon Sovereign. Otherwise, you have no reason to live."

The Lord of the Seven Seas said calmly.

"The Dragon Sovereign still sleeps. If he does not wish to awaken, we cannot force him."

The ancient god said.

The Lord of the Seven Seas said: "Is that so? Then you may die."

"No—"

The ancient god hurriedly said.

Then, speaking rapidly: "Given the commotion the Flame Lord is causing, within a month and more, he will likely face backlash from the Balance Dao—then the Dragon Sovereign will surely awaken and strike him."

"A month and more? No, I cannot wait. Too many variables then. You have only two choices: awaken the Dragon Sovereign—or die."

The Lord of the Seven Seas said.

The ancient god's expression flickered between doubt and resolve.

He finally made his decision and said:

"I can try to awaken the Azure Dragon Supreme, but he has slept for countless years—I'm not sure if he can be awakened at all."

The Lord of the Seven Seas said nothing.

The ancient god felt that he had regained partial control of his body.

He then mobilized his energy and, using the ancient god clan's secret technique, began to awaken the Azure Dragon Supreme.

Seconds passed one by one.

More than ten minutes later, the ancient god still sensed no movement whatsoever.

"The Azure Dragon Supreme probably won't awaken."

On the face of the ancient god, his expression turned grim.

In the Lord of the Seven Seas's gaze, dangerous light began to flare.

The ancient god hurriedly said: "I'll try again!"

He bit down hard, drawing a drop of tongue-blood, then used the ancient god clan's secret technique once more!

This time, the effect appeared.

On the star chart, a star of modest brightness suddenly blinked!

"The Azure Dragon Supreme is awakening!"

The ancient god's face broke into a smile.

The Lord of the Seven Seas quickly noticed the change on the star chart.

Even he had not anticipated that the Azure Dragon Supreme, who had lain hidden in the Heavenly Realm for countless years, had transformed himself into a star upon the star chart!

Who could have imagined that a being nearing the level of an ancient god would appear so brazenly upon the star chart in such a manner?

"Why do you awaken me?"

A terrifying will had already descended through the void.

This terrifying will caused the ancient god who had awakened the Azure Dragon Supreme to tremble involuntarily.

"I ordered him to do it."

Beside him, the Lord of the Seven Seas spoke, and the ancient god who had awakened the Supreme exhaled in relief.

"You?"

The Azure Dragon Supreme's will sensed the Lord of the Seven Seas and, without a word, launched a terrifying willful assault directly.

The Lord of the Seven Seas remained expressionless and countered with his own will.

The two terrifying wills collided silently.

Immediately after, everything around them was annihilated!

Even the ancient god who had awakened the Azure Dragon Supreme was severely wounded by the invisible shockwave!

On his face, horror surfaced.