Chapter 1529: Candle Dragon (First update, requesting everything)

"As expected of the Ancestral Phoenix, this little trick truly could not deceive you."

Li Zhangsheng did not feel much surprise; after all, the other party was a Unique Divine Beast that had lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, so it was only natural for her to possess some special abilities.

He flicked his sleeves, releasing the Four Sea Dragon Kings.

Upon seeing the Four Sea Dragon Kings, the eyes of the Phoenix Clan Leader and the Elders were all filled with gravity, wariness, and hatred.

Although they did not make a move, they were secretly summoning the nearby Phoenix Clan Stronger.

In an instant, phoenixes, red luan, and a large number of collateral Phoenix Clan members—such as fire birds, fire sparrows, fire eagles, and so on—rushed out from the many nearby volcanoes.

Due to the special environment of the Undying Volcano, what resided here were all fire phoenixes and red luan, while phoenixes of other attributes, green luan, and ice luan had been dispersed to other regions.

However, there were Teleportation Arrays between these regions and the Undying Volcano, so as long as there was a need, it would not take much time at all.

The Ancestral Phoenix did not stop them; she glanced at the Four Sea Dragon Kings with her phoenix eyes, then let them fall back onto Li Zhangsheng.

"Our Phoenix Clan has always been known for our hospitality. Now that Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor has nearly unified the Heavenly Realm and the human world, holding the momentum in your hands, is this approach not placing too much importance on our Phoenix Clan?"

"As long as the Ancestral Phoenix remains in the Phoenix Clan, what harm is there in being a little cautious!"

Li Zhangsheng's expression did not change, as if he could not hear the mockery in the Ancestral Phoenix's tone.

"It seems Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor is determined to have our Phoenix Clan this time."

The Ancestral Phoenix's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, giving off an aggressive posture; it was unknown who had given her the courage.

Although the Phoenix Clan was strong, with the current might of the Heavenly Court, the Phoenix Clan alone could not possibly be the Heavenly Court's opponent.

Of course, there was another possibility: the Ancestral Phoenix might have the certainty to keep Li Zhangsheng here.

As long as Li Zhangsheng was killed, even if the Heavenly Court still had Ning Bizhen and the Four Royals, they might not necessarily be able to take down the Phoenix Clan; after all, without Li Zhangsheng, the other factions within the Heavenly Court might not be able to remain as united as they were now.

Li Zhangsheng did not speak and began to survey the surrounding environment; his powerful sixth sense made him feel that something was wrong.

"To welcome Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, I have specially prepared a grand gift for you! Zhulong, why have you not yet acted!"

As the Ancestral Phoenix's voice resounded through the clouds, suddenly, a winding and undulating silver divine dragon flew over rapidly from the distance.

This silver divine dragon was several thousand meters long, and his speed was extremely fast, blocking Li Zhangsheng's retreat in almost an instant.

Who else could it be but Zhulong, possessing such an astonishing length?

Besides Zhulong, two other divine dragons—one green and one yellow—flew over from the distance; one was a Green Dragon, the other an Ying Dragon, both radiating the might belonging to the Emperor Rank.

Back then, Zhulong and these two Emperor Rank dragons led some juniors to suppress the Sea Eye, and over these many years, another Emperor Rank dragon had been born.

For this scheme, besides letting one Emperor Rank dragon and Ao Feng, the son of the former East Sea Dragon King, continue to guard the Sea Eye, Zhulong had specially brought his two old companions to deal with Li Zhangsheng.

As for the hatred between the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan, compared to submitting to the Heavenly Court, they preferred to temporarily set aside their respective hatreds, and so, through the matchmaking of interested parties, they finally reached a consensus to resist the Heavenly Court together.

Li Zhangsheng did not move; his brows lifted slightly, and a Mirror appeared in his hand, on which the image of Zuo Qiulin emerged.

"Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, something is wrong. The Human Emperor, the Blood Emperor, and the Thunder Emperor have set up the All-Heaven Divine Fiend Forbidden Array to seal the entrance to the South Heaven Gate. The Heavenly Empress, the Civil Emperor, and others have already gone to handle it."

"I know!"

Li Zhangsheng remained expressionless. Before coming, he had already deduced several possibilities from the Phoenix Clan's perspective, so this situation did not exceed his expectations; the only surprise was that Zhulong could actually set aside his prejudice against the Phoenix Clan to join forces and resist the Heavenly Court.

With the strength of the Human Emperor, the Blood Emperor, and the Thunder Emperor, plus the All-Heaven Divine Fiend Forbidden Array, they could at least stall for a short period of time.

During this period, as long as the Ancestral Phoenix and Zhulong joined forces to kill or severely injure Li Zhangsheng, then everything might very well be reversed.

If it were the Li Zhangsheng from before his breakthrough, they might truly have achieved their goal, but now it was different.

"Four nephews, if you do not abandon darkness for light now, when will you?"

Zhulong's muffled voice rang out. Regarding whether he could persuade the Four Sea Dragon Kings to return, Zhulong felt that with his prestige in the Dragon Clan and the trend of the situation, he had absolute certainty.

Without the assistance of the Four Sea Dragon Kings, Zhulong would have greater certainty in keeping Li Zhangsheng.

However, to Zhulong's surprise, they did not agree immediately.

At this moment, the Four Sea Dragon Kings could not help but look at each other, all seeing hesitation and doubt in each other's eyes.

Seniority carries weight; as an elder, Zhulong's prestige was second only to the Ancestral Dragon. Moreover, the current situation seemed very unfavorable for Li Zhangsheng, which was the key to their hesitation.

The South Sea Dragon King hesitated for a moment and said, "You can go if you want, but my life was saved by His Majesty, and I cannot betray His Majesty even if I die."

"I owe my current status entirely to His Majesty's help, and I am willing to serve him with my life."

This time it was the East Sea Dragon King Ao Sen who spoke. In fact, he knew very well that even if he were persuaded by Zhulong this time, upon returning, his position as East Sea Dragon King would likely be snatched back by Ao Feng, and he might even face a threat to his life.

"I will stay as well!"

The North Sea Dragon King rolled his eyes, also choosing to stay.

Compared to the first two Dragon Kings, the North Sea Dragon King was better at planning. He associated this with those four Yellow Plum fruits, the Mending Heaven Great Merit, and the inheritances of the Heavenly Emperor, Heavenly Empress, Profound Emperor, and Star Emperor. Now that Li Zhangsheng had already ascended to the Emperor Rank, with so many resources, he must have at least two or three Emperor Rank Demon Pets, and his strength must be far beyond what it was in the past.

The Li Zhangsheng of the past could already suppress the Human Emperor at his peak, let alone now. Even if he could not deal with Zhulong and the Ancestral Phoenix, saving his own life should not be a problem.

Li Zhangsheng's strength and speed of progress were also the reasons why the North Sea Dragon King was willing to continue staying by Li Zhangsheng's side.

"I am the same as you all; I swear to advance and retreat with His Majesty to the death!!"

Seeing that the three Dragon Kings had all made their decisions, the last one, the West Sea Dragon King, hurriedly expressed his loyalty.

Both sides used divine sense to communicate, and it was all a matter of an instant.

Upon learning the decision of the Four Sea Dragon Kings, Zhulong was a bit dumbfounded; this was completely different from what he had imagined.

"Clan Leader and four Elders, you deal with the Four Sea Dragon Kings. It is best if you can kill them, but if not, you must pin them down; do not give them any hope of supporting the Heavenly Emperor."

Seeing that Zhulong could not persuade the Four Sea Dragon Kings, the Ancestral Phoenix made a decision decisively.

In an instant, the Phoenix Clan Leader and the four Phoenix Clan Elders charged toward the Four Sea Dragon Kings.

The Ancestral Phoenix transformed back into her true form and opened her mouth to spew a milky-white flame.

This was the Sacred Flame; not only did it contain extreme high temperatures, but it also possessed powerful purification abilities, especially effective at restraining evil.

On the other side, Zhulong, the Green Dragon, and the Ying Dragon pounced on Li Zhangsheng from the other three directions.

The great battle was on the verge of breaking out!

(End of chapter)