Since Di Jun had decided to take the power of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans for his own use, he first approached Ao Qing, the Dragon King of the East Sea.
When Ao Qing, the Dragon King of the East Sea, learned of the demon race's recruitment, he felt a headache coming on. After some rambling and vague explanations, he finally managed to send them away with great difficulty.
However, Bai Ze had already mentioned before leaving that he would visit the East Sea Dragon Palace again soon, and hoped that Ao Qing could give him a satisfactory answer then.
The saying "courtesy before force" reminded him that the other party might not be so polite next time he came.
After seeing Bai Ze off, Ao Qing became extremely anxious and soon summoned the West Sea Dragon King and the others to discuss countermeasures.
However, the demon race is not only powerful, but also extremely warlike, and is notoriously difficult to deal with throughout the prehistoric world.
As for their own dragon clan? They are already a thing of the past. Now that they have been targeted, how can they so easily get rid of their covetousness?
The four Dragon Kings gathered together and discussed the matter, but they couldn't come up with a reliable solution.
In the end, the Dragon King of the East Sea thought of his neighbor, Penglai Island.
Given the status and position of the Eastern Divine Lord, if he could stand up and speak on their behalf, it would be far more useful than them sitting here in despair.
The Dragon King of the East Sea's idea inspired the other three, who decided to return to find powerful and influential figures with whom they had good relationships, and ask them to intervene on behalf of the dragon race...
Leaving aside the other three Dragon Kings, let's just talk about Ao Qing. After seeing his brothers off, he ransacked the Dragon Clan's treasury, taking some treasures that even he felt a pang of regret giving away, and hurriedly arrived at Penglai Immortal Island...
Upon hearing the Dragon King of the East Sea's request, Hu Le shook his head repeatedly, feeling extremely troubled.
Good heavens, he just finished the war with the Demon Emperor Clan on the human side, and now the Dragon King of the East Sea has come knocking on his door again, and it's still related to the demon race.
Could it be that this demon race is incompatible with our own?
Seeing the troubled look on Hu Le's face, the Dragon King of the East Sea immediately put on a bitter expression, pretending to be pitiful, and pleaded with Hu Le in every way possible, almost kneeling down to beg for mercy.
Seeing this, Hu Le shook his head inwardly. It seemed that the old Dragon King was really driven to desperation, otherwise he would not have acted so humbly. After all, he was the Dragon King of the East Sea, and this appearance was really beneath him.
However, Hu Le did not readily agree to his request. It was clear that Di Jun was planning to swallow up the East Sea Dragon Palace lineage. If he stood up to stop him, wouldn't he be going to clash with Di Jun again?
Even with the support of Taiyi and his wife, he really didn't want to confront the demon race led by Dijun unless absolutely necessary.
The problem is, it's not worth doing this for the Dragon King of the East Sea!
He's not Ao Qing's father, why would he do something to offend the demon race for his sake, just for these treasures Ao Qing sent? Even if one of them is a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, so what?
Is he someone who lacks treasures now?
"Old Dragon King, you're not begging me! You're clearly trying to harm me! Those demons are not easy to deal with, and I, a mere junior, dare not provoke them."
I advise you, Old Dragon King, to quickly seek another solution elsewhere. I'm afraid I'm truly powerless to help you!
Now that Hu Le knew the whole story, he naturally didn't want to get involved and refused without hesitation.
"This... why be modest, Divine Lord? Who in the entire Primordial World doesn't know the great things you've done? First, you helped the Human Emperor quell the rebellion, and later, you even forced back a million-strong demon army with a single word. Such achievements are countless throughout the Primordial World; how many people could accomplish them..."
Ao Qing praised Hu Le to the skies, but Hu Le just smiled and looked at him.
Finally, seeing that he had almost talked himself hoarse but Hu Le remained unmoved, Ao Qing knew that this trip was probably in vain.
He lowered his head helplessly, bowed to Hu Le to say goodbye, and Hu Le personally escorted Ao Qing out of Lingyun Palace.
Seeing Ao Qing about to leave, his figure looking forlorn, he couldn't help but offer a word of advice.
“Fellow Daoist Ao Qing, the great trend of the Primordial Heavenly Dao is like a mountain collapsing and water overflowing, which is irresistible. Even if you and I are both the lords of our respective regions, in the end we can only act according to the trend of the times.”
Some things are beyond human control, and forcibly changing them may not yield better results than going with the flow…
Ao Qing's body trembled, and he stopped walking. He seemed to be pondering the meaning behind Hu Le's words. Finally, he turned around, bowed to Hu Le, and then left.
Hu Le watched Ao Qing's retreating figure, a slight sigh escaping his lips.
Under the will of Heaven, destiny has decreed that the demon race will inevitably rise to prominence in the future. What can the dragon race, a race destined to decline, use to resist this?
The reason why the human race was able to resist was because the human race would also be one of the races that would rise to prominence in the future.
Whether it's the Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, or the Qilin Clan, they will all be stepping stones for the other two clans. The stronger the resistance at this time, the more it is equivalent to going against the general trend of Heaven. In the future, under the entanglement of cause and effect, the backlash from Heaven will be even greater.
The resentment of today will eventually turn into tears of regret in the future...
Since Ao Qing has been able to hold the position of Dragon King of the East Sea for so many years, he must be quite wise and insightful, and he should be able to see that the future trend is irreversible.
Of course, if he truly cannot see clearly and is blinded by his own involvement, he will deserve to be punished by Heaven in the future.
After all, Hu Le had already given him all the hints he could. If he remained obstinate, he had no one to blame but himself...
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Knowing that the East Sea would become unsettled for some time, Hu Le activated the mountain-protecting formation, instantly shrouding the entire immortal island in mist, and warned the cultivators on the island not to go out during this period...
Three more months passed, and Hu Le suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the northwest.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered on the horizon, and an extremely powerful killing intent swept in from the west, gradually engulfing the entire East China Sea.
"Alas! That old Dragon King! In the end, he still has to make that futile resistance."
Seeing the murderous aura condensing into clouds over the East China Sea, he knew exactly what had happened.
It must be because the Dragon King of the East Sea refused the demon race's offer of surrender, so Di Jun launched a large-scale military campaign to conquer them.
"How pathetic! How lamentable!"
Hu Le knew that things had come to this point and there was nothing he could do to change it; he could only let the old Dragon King pray for good fortune.
So he closed his eyes again and began to inhale and exhale spiritual energy, refining the magical power within his body...
at this time.
Inside the East Sea Dragon Palace, not only the four Dragon Kings gathered, but also the White Dragon King, the Azure Dragon King, and other dragon clan masters were invited.
Besides their own people, they also invited a lot of outside help, some of whom were innate deities. Most of those who could be invited were outstanding talents.
The two sides formed a standoff in the airspace over the East China Sea. After exchanging greetings, they engaged in a heated verbal battle. Ultimately, they could not agree on anything and had to fight to determine the winner.
On one side was the demon army led by the demon gods such as Di Jun, and on the other side was the naval army of the Four Seas Dragon Kings. After the two sides clashed, shouts of battle immediately filled the air.
Seeing that he had fought for a long time without defeating the dragons, Di Jun couldn't help but secretly admire the strength of the dragons of the four seas.
With a single command, he used the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams to join forces with a group of great demon saints to set up a grand formation...
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