This scene,

Let everyone fall silent.

"Everyone, do you understand now?" Xuan Yuanfeng spoke up at this moment.

Ye Ran stared at the light screen and murmured to himself:

"Northeast, due east, southwest—this national protective formation is based on these three mountain ranges..."

"It's not a mountain range..."

Xuanyuan Feng shook his head, correcting Ye Ran's words:

"It's a dragon vein..."

"Dragon vein??"

Xuanyuan Feng turned around, looked up at the light screen, and sighed in his eyes:

"The giant dragons that emerged from these three mountain ranges are the three remaining dragon veins of the Dragon Kingdom, and also the three strongest dragon veins nurtured by the Dragon Kingdom..."

"Dragon Vein..." Bai Xu suddenly realized something, and he turned to look at Xuan Yuanfeng in disbelief.

"Wasn't it legendary that at the very beginning of the Dragon Kingdom, that person launched a massive attack and destroyed all the dragon veins?"

Xuanyuan Feng looked at Bai Xu and nodded:

"To be precise, it wasn't that person who decided to destroy all the dragon veins, but rather it was suggested by the ancestor of the Zhuge family... At that time, the ancestor Zhuge said that the world, after a long period of division, will unite, and after a long period of unity, will divide again. The disintegration of the entire Dragon Kingdom was largely due to the awakening of certain dragon veins. Therefore, he suggested destroying all the dragon veins of the entire Dragon Kingdom, so that the Dragon Kingdom could truly become a peaceful and prosperous world that lasts for ten thousand generations..."

"The one who made the suggestion also heeded the advice of our ancestor Zhuge. Our ancestor Zhuge traveled all over the country, searching for all the hidden dragon veins. What followed was the earth-shattering dragon-slaying operation that you know about. The participants included that person, our Xuanyuan family ancestor, and our ancestor Zhuge..."

Listening to Xuan Yuanfeng's introduction, Bai Xu frowned:

"If this is true, then why do these three dragon veins exist?"

Xuanyuan Feng then said with a wry smile:

"Although our ancestors were incredibly powerful beings who rarely appeared in the world, not everything went smoothly. The dragon-slaying operation initially went relatively well, but in the final stages of their extermination of the dragon veins, those dragon veins that had already died began to frantically merge with the last three remaining dragon veins..."

"In the end, the three terrifying dragons you just saw were formed. These three dragons are not only powerful and difficult to kill in a short time, but during the battle, the dragon vein on which the Dragon Kingdom was founded also miraculously merged with the three dragons, their fates intertwined."

"This also means that if those three wild dragon veins are forcibly eradicated, the very foundation of the Dragon Kingdom will be destroyed, and the Dragon Kingdom's fate will come to an end..."

"For a time, the three patriarchs were hesitant to act against the three dragon veins, fearing the consequences... Afterwards, after signaling the two seniors, Zhuge and Xuanyuan, to step down, he confronted the three dragon veins for a day and a night."

"Ultimately, these three dragon veins agreed to be refined by that person, becoming the national protective formation we see today..."

After hearing the secrets revealed by Xuan Yuanfeng, everyone fell silent once again.

After a while,

Bai Xu chanted aloud:

"I never imagined there were so many things we didn't know about behind this..."

"Whether we know this or not isn't important in the current situation. What's most important right now is, what does Yuan Qingfeng want this for...?"

As Xuanyuan Feng spoke, he turned to look at Ye Ran.

"So, did you figure anything out?"

Ye Ran looked up at the protective array within the light screen.

Silence

After a long pause, he looked at Xuan Yuanfeng:

"I don't know what he wants this national protection formation for, and we don't need to know..."

He then looked up at the crowd:

"When two armies clash, whatever the enemy wants, we should do everything in our power to destroy it..."

Ye Ran then rose into the air and hovered beside the light screen, asking Xuan Yuanfeng:

"According to your meaning, senior, the national protection formation is rooted in all the dragon veins of the Dragon Kingdom. It should be difficult to forcibly remove it, right?"

Xuan Yuanfeng nodded in agreement with Ye Ran's question.

"That national protective formation shares the same origin as the Dragon Kingdom; forcibly separating it will only cause it to fall apart, but under special circumstances, that might not be the case..."

"Special circumstances??"

Seeing the confusion on Ye Ran's face, Xuan Yuanfeng held up two fingers:

"To achieve the separation of the national protection array, two conditions must be met simultaneously. First, the life force of the corpses suppressed within the national protection array must develop self-awareness and disintegrate from within. Second, the national protection array must be attacked by external forces and show signs of energy depletion."

Upon hearing this,

A look of realization dawned on Ye Ran's eyes as he stared at the light screen and murmured to himself:

"No wonder Yuan Qingfeng went to such lengths to recruit extraordinary individuals from sects and aristocratic families, even going so far as to forcibly enter Blue Star to protect Wu Muhou..."

Bai Xu suddenly realized:

"Yes, that's right. Not only that, the national protection formation just went through a confrontation with the four major western powers, and it's indeed on the verge of energy depletion... This... this means both conditions are perfectly met..."

Thinking of this, everyone felt a chill of fear.

"It was all luck. If we hadn't been so determined to execute these leaders of the sects and families, if Wang Xianghe hadn't overheard their secret meeting by chance, and if those two demon gods hadn't lashed out at Ye Ran and the others, if any one of these things hadn't happened, our national protective formation might have really been taken over by Yuan Qingfeng..."

"It can only be said that Heaven blesses the Dragon Kingdom..." Ye Ran nodded, then looked at Xuan Yuanfeng.

"Could we remove Wu Muhou and the others' bodies now to end Yuan Qingfeng's hopes?"

Hearing Ye Ran's question, Xuan Yuanfeng nodded:

"Under normal circumstances, the National Protection Formation would not agree to such a request, but in this special situation, I believe the National Protection Formation knows what to do..."

Subsequently,

Xuan Yuanfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and his black and white eyes instantly turned gold.

"Buzz!!!"

A surge of energy emanated from Xuanyuan Feng's body.

It fell into the ground along his body.

A moment later,

The ground rumbled loudly.

It seems to be responding to something.

Subsequently,

The golden light in Xuanyuan Feng's eyes dissipated, and his divine sense returned to its original state.

At this moment, he was completely dumbfounded.

Upon seeing this, Ye Ran quickly stepped forward to inquire:

"Senior, what happened?"

Xuanyuan Feng then turned his head and looked at Ye Ran with a strange expression:

"According to the response from the National Protection Array, the bodies of those leaders from those sects and aristocratic families have just vanished..."