Chapter 722: Let's Go Meet Our Benefactor
Shi Tianhao caressed the furnishings within this side hall, his eyes filled with envy.
Truly worthy of being the Four Sacred Dragon Palace.
Even in an ordinary side hall, pearls and gems were everywhere.
These treasures, when integrated into sacred artifacts, could elevate their rank by one or two levels.
Yet now they served merely as common furniture, placed within this side hall.
If only he could join the Four Sacred Dragon Palace.
Unfortunately, he possessed only dragon-human bloodline.
Dragon-humans considered themselves noble.
But before true divine dragons, they were nothing more than half-breeds.
Yes, half-breeds.
Dragon-humans didn't even qualify to enter the Four Sacred Dragon Palace.
Had Shi Tianhao not been from the Lei Prison世家, he would have been driven away by the dragon clan guards at the entrance.
Strength...
Everything depended on strength.
Even as a dragon-human, if he possessed Supreme cultivation, the dragon clan would treat him with courtesy.
"...Brother Shi, what's wrong?" Lei Zizhen asked with concern.
Shi Tianhao took a deep breath and smiled, "It's nothing..."
At that moment, voices came from the main hall as Supremes strode out.
They were surrounding someone.
The juniors in the side hall couldn't help but turn their gaze.
Who was that person being surrounded by all the Supremes at the center?
Li Cangfeng, Lei Zizhen, Li Yunlong, Cao Qingwan and others quickly recognized that face.
They were all stunned.
Because they remembered that face.
And knew it all too well.
Shen Mo!
The news of Shen Mo ascending to Supreme had long reached their ears.
They had been shocked back then.
Now discovering Shen Mo had actually appeared here, being surrounded by Supremes like stars around the moon, they found it even more unbelievable.
Li Yin exclaimed, "Shen Mo... how did he end up here?"
Li Yunlong scratched her head, "And being surrounded by Supremes at the center. How strange."
Li Cangfeng was shocked inwardly but remained silent.
Lei Zizhen was extremely excited, "Benefactor! It's the benefactor! Brother Shi, let's go meet our benefactor!"
Shi Tianhao felt bitterness rise within him.
Shen Mo, again Shen Mo.
Why did he appear everywhere?
He was just a newly ascended Supreme, so how did he come to the West Sinking Sea?
He himself came to the West Sinking Sea seeking an opportunity, yet encountered him again.
What exactly was happening?
Cao Qingwan listened quietly, then suddenly said after a moment, "I heard it, the Supremes seem to be talking about the Netherworld Evil Dragon... the Netherworld Evil Dragon was... killed by Supreme Shen Mo."
"Hiss..."
Immediately, a collective gasp sounded through the side hall.
They had also heard of the Netherworld Evil Dragon.
That terrifying dragon powerhouse was actually killed by a newly ascended Supreme?
Too absurd...
But when it happened to Shen Mo, it somehow felt inevitable.
"He killed the Netherworld Evil Dragon..."
Shi Tianhao wished he could find a crack in the ground to disappear into.
What qualifications did he have to compare himself with Shen Mo?
"Let's go, let's go meet our benefactor!"
Lei Zizhen pulled Shi Tianhao, wanting to walk toward Shen Mo.
Shi Tianhao tried to break free.
But Lei Zizhen's strength was too great.
He nearly stumbled.
Moments later, Lei Zizhen and Shi Tianhao stood before Shen Mo.
At this moment, Lei Daoheng and others were speaking with Shen Mo.
They were still expressing gratitude to Shen Mo for the Thousandfold Thunder Prison matter.
And congratulating Shen Mo on ascending to Supreme and slaying the Netherworld Evil Dragon.
"Benefactor! It's me, your benefactor!"
Lei Zizhen shouted loudly.
Lei Daoheng frowned, "Zizhen, show respect! This is Supreme Shen!"
Lei Zizhen immediately shrank his neck.
Shen Mo noticed Shi Tianhao.
He smiled slightly, "It's alright, Zizhen, come over."
Lei Zizhen beamed, stepping closer to Shen Mo.
In his eyes, Shen Mo was his lifesaver.
Now he was also a senior powerhouse.
For some reason, he always felt a sense of security standing beside Shen Mo.
"Zizhen, greeting the benefactor!"
Lei Zizhen said solemnly.
Shen Mo nodded slightly, "Not bad, significant progress."
Lei Zizhen grinned, "No matter how much progress I make, I can't compare to you, Benefactor!"
Lei Daoheng looked at Lei Zizhen with some doting affection.
This child possessed exceptional talent and shared a deep connection with Shen Mo, this powerful newly ascended Supreme.
His future prospects would be limitless.
He himself was already old and frail.
Hereafter, the Lei Prison Family would be entrusted to Lei Zizhen's hands.
Shen Mo exchanged a few casual words with Lei Zizhen, then looked at Shi Tianhao.
Shi Tianhao said in a deep voice, "Greetings... Supreme Shen."
Shen Mo glanced at this person's life panel and nodded with a smile.
"You share a good relationship with Zizhen. Assist him well in the future and do not betray him."
Hearing this, Shi Tianhao instead breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Mo speaking these words meant Shen Mo hadn't seen through his disguise.
That was enough.
As long as he could continue to survive, the day he surpassed Shen Mo would eventually come.
Well... it should come, right?
Shen Mo took in all of Shi Tianhao's life panel, his expression thoughtful.
Just as he had expected.
This Shi Tianhao, even though he had intercepted many of his opportunities, remained a crucial participant in the great chaos of the West Sinking Sea.
After the conversation, Shen Mo departed under Ao Xuan's guidance.
He left behind a group of young geniuses, their faces still bearing traces of shock.
Even witnessing it again, they found it hard to believe everything they saw today.
"Shen Mo... no, Supreme Shen, he is no longer on the same cultivation level as us," Cao Qingwan said with deep emotion.
"A Supreme's treatment should be better than ours, right? I wonder if we can eat dragon tendon?" Li Yunlong frowned, her mouth watering.
"He has long since walked far ahead of us..." Li Cangfeng sighed in admiration.
...
West Sinking Sea.
In a pitch-black, dark expanse of sea.
Beneath ten thousand acres of seawater.
Countless dragon clan souls were constantly wailing.
Their physical bodies had long been corrupted, degenerated into demonic dragons.
But their souls, relying on the proud will of the dragon clan, persisted with gritted teeth.
Barely resisting the corrosion of demonic energy.
However, even so.
Every day, weaker dragon clan souls would completely fall, becoming demonic dragon souls, reduced to minions of the Demon Race.
Only the most powerful dragon clan souls could barely hold on.
A figure strode purposefully to this place.
He possessed the head and tail of the dragon clan, yet his body resembled that of the human race.
He was a dragon-human.
"Ao Jin, stop struggling."
"The True Dragon Holy Land has been missing for so long. Have you seen any dragons come searching for you?"
"You have been abandoned."
"Give up the fight."
The dragon-human said with a strange laugh.
The most powerful and resilient dragon clan soul spat out only one word, "Lowly dragon-human, scram!"
A wave of air swept forth.
It actually blasted apart some of the demonic energy.
However, the demonic energy was endless.
Just as this demonic energy vanished, a large amount immediately surged in to fill the void.
The corrosion would only increase daily, never decrease.
The dragon-human laughed loudly, "I know, you true dragons have always looked down on dragon-humans."
"You are all too foolish. We dragon-humans possess the strengths of both the dragon clan and the human race; we should be the true masters of the West Sinking Sea!"
"Ao Jin, just wait and see."
"I, Ao Fei'an, will become the new master of the West Sinking Sea!"
With these words, a powerful aura equivalent to that of a Supreme erupted from his body!
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