Chapter 451: Heavenly Gang Dragon-Spirit Gathering Array

Xiaoye spoke quickly, concisely, and with clear organization.

This happened long ago, not recorded in any ancient texts, and few people know about it.

Even the Linghai Dragon King only after agreeing to help Liu Junyan with this operation in Longling was retained by the tomb guards and told some secrets.

Xiaoye was the eldest son of the Linghai Dragon King and the designated heir; he was present at the time.

In Xiaoye's words, the White Dragon is the true Linghai Dragon King.

But at that time he was bewitched by the Demonic Bird, nearly making a grave mistake.

At the critical moment, he made his final appointment to the Eight Grand Protectors and his trusted aides.

Xiaoye's ancestor was the White Dragon's most trusted confidant, as close as brothers, and was appointed the new Dragon King to lead the Linghai Dragon Clan.

And the Linghai's fortune was sealed by the White Dragon within Longling, guarded by the Eight Grand Protectors' formation.

The tomb guards we saw earlier are one of them.

Xiaoye smiled bitterly: "Actually, a water realm's Dragon King isn't considered legitimate just by such an appointment."

"So strictly speaking, your father isn't qualified to be the Dragon King?" Hu Yulin said, "The reason Linghai remains under your control is because of Longling?"

Xiaoye nodded: "Yes, as long as Longling exists, the Linghai Dragon Clan's fortune remains; the clan's fortune is also the White Dragon's fortune, which is why Longling's status within the clan is supreme—even my father cannot just enter it at will."

Therefore, from above's perspective, the Linghai Dragon Clan's Dragon King has always been the White Dragon.

Many things then fell into place.

When the tomb guards first appeared, they not only gave Liu Junyan the Head Anointing Blessing but also infused the purified Chenping Dragon Qi into the Copper Coin Person's body.

To everyone at the time, this practice seemed utterly bizarre.

Everyone thought only Liu Junyan was lucky.

But in fact, both Liu Junyan and the Copper Coin Person have countless ties to the White Dragon.

Liu Junyan's father is the Little White Dragon, the Little White Dragon is a manifestation of the White Dragon; fundamentally, his father could also be said to be the White Dragon itself.

Liu Junyan also made a contract with the Copper Coin Person, so the Copper Coin Person receives preferential treatment.

The White Dragon is dead; in the tomb guards' eyes, how could Liu Junyan not be their true Dragon King heir?

He is the one they must protect!

So, when Liu Junyan wanted to take the final step—uproot the Pagoda Formation deep in the Linghai Forbidden Ground and ascend the Dragon Gate—Longling declared its full support for Liu Junyan.

The secret and stronghold they had guarded for years finally faced the moment of ultimate judgment.

If Liu Junyan succeeds, their mission is also fulfilled.

If Liu Junyan fails…… Linghai…… heaven and earth overturned.

"Seventh Lord is so smart, he must have guessed something." Hu Yulin speculated, "But these guesses can't be told to anyone, because uncertainty easily breeds anxiety, causing many uncertain and unstable factors to arise; so he and we devised a basic plan, pushing him forward the first step, after which he must rely on himself."

Xiaoye shook his head: "No one can help him; he goes with a resolve to die."

"No, he needs us." I said, "Xiaoye, tell Su Su not to move those formation arrays of the Linghai Dragon Clan, figure out what kind of formations they are and how many there are, and just inform me right away."

Xiaoye looked at my determined gaze, gritted his teeth, and complied.

After Xiaoye left, Hu Yulin asked, "Xiao Jiu, what did you discover?"

"It's not a new discovery." I said, "Opening the Heavenly Gate, the Heavenly Gate is false; they want the dragon qi within the 'Heavenly Gate' barrier, but this dragon qi is incomplete, so the Dragon Gate exists."

I pointed at the eight pillars supporting the Dragon Gate and said: "Those eight pillars, together with the Heavenly Gate, form the Nine Dragons Pouring Crown momentum; the Linghai Dragon Clan's fortune locked within Longling, once released, climbs up the eight pillars, forming those eight dragons."

"When the 'Heavenly Gate' is opened, the fortune condensed by the eight dragons merges with the dragon qi in the 'Heavenly Gate' barrier; this is all the power the White Dragon left behind, and they intend to seize it using the White Dragon's Eighth Po as a vessel!"

Hu Yulin followed my line of thought, questioning: "Then why don't you let Xiaoye and them move those hidden formation arrays within the Linghai Dragon Clan? Breaking them would greatly increase our chances of victory."

The reasoning is that reasoning.

Breaking those formations would cut off one of their important retreats.

But I always feel things aren't that simple.

"Āyàn's condition is off." I pondered, "This 'Heavenly Gate' can be broken by the White Dragon's Eighth Po, Liu Junyan can also break it, and Liu Junyan has the Copper Coin Person, who likewise is an Eighth Po; logically, when Liu Junyan steps to the end of the Bone Ladder, he should slash and kill the White Dragon's Eighth Po and take its place, but he hasn't."

He has stood there that long, merely maintaining the sword-raising posture.

As if to attack.

Also as if to guard.

Hu Yulin's folding fan rubbed back and forth on his chin, then he suddenly said, "Xiao Jiu, I finally know where I lost."

I frowned: "What?"

"You and Āyàn are truly soulmates." Hu Yulin said seriously, "You both have deep thoughts, you plan three steps ahead with each step; he understands you and you understand him; at this critical moment, even if you gaze at each other from afar, there is a barrier between you and everyone else; your thoughts can resonate, we can't break in, Xiao Jiu, fortunately you've come."

"I will definitely come." I felt uneasy, "But I'm also uncertain whether my decision now is correct, and I'm also afraid..."

What Hu Yulin said is correct; at many critical moments, I and Liu Junyan can indeed generate thought resonance.

Liu Junyan didn't immediately kill the White Dragon's Eighth Po, so I felt he still had a trump card.

And this trump card might be related to the hidden formation arrays of the Linghai Dragon Clan.

But these formation arrays were left by a traitor…… thus a paradox arises.

This paradox will directly lead the final outcome to two extremes.

Or correct.

Or wrong.

There is no room for redemption.

I am betting, betting that I understand Liu Junyan well enough.

Crackle!

The eighth heavenly thunder came late, but it was unprecedentedly huge.

When lightning illuminated heaven and earth, the 'Heavenly Gate' opened.

When the White Dragon's Eighth Po was drawn into the 'Heavenly Gate', the eight dragons coiled on the eight pillars, formed from condensed dragon qi, also roared and simultaneously crashed into the 'Heavenly Gate'.

Behind Liu Junyan, the Copper Coin Person was quickly stripped off and sucked in as well.

Inside the Heavenly Gate, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, as one illusory apparition after another appeared in succession…

Xiaoye returned: "Younger sibling, I've figured it out. The Linghai Dragon Clan has set up eight formation arrays on the eight directions—east, west, south, north, southeast, southwest, northeast, northwest. Shushu says that if these eight formation arrays are combined, they are called the Heavenly Gang Dragon-Spirit Gathering Formation, which is beneficial to the Linghai Dragon Clan. The downside is that they are scattered facing the eight directions, producing a counter-effect…"