"Im-Impossible! How could a six-clawed golden dragon be born on the Eastern Sea's shore!?"
The South Sea Dragon King looked utterly shaken. In his mind, the only place a six-clawed golden dragon could possibly emerge from was his own South Sea. After all, he had three five-clawed golden dragons under his command.
And he knew for certain: with the Eastern Sea Dragon King's capabilities, there was absolutely no way the Eastern Sea could birth a six-clawed golden dragon.
"Oh? Is that so?"
As he was still trying to make sense of it all, a colossal golden dragon, over a hundred zhang in length, suddenly revealed itself with a thunderous roar. The instant it appeared, a vast golden aura surged across the entire South Sea, causing the very shore to shake violently.
In the next moment, a storm-like gale swept toward the South Sea Dragon King and his subordinates. Before they could react, they staggered backward and fell flat to the ground.
"So... such terrifying dragon might!"
Struggling to stand, the South Sea Dragon King finally managed to cast his shaken gaze toward the titanic dragon not far away.
What he saw was utterly awe-inspiring—
A golden divine dragon, more than a hundred zhang long, hovered calmly above the South Sea Dragon Palace. From head to tail, its size rivaled that of the entire palace complex. It glowed with dazzling golden radiance, illuminating the entire area as if it were broad daylight.
But that wasn't the most shocking part.
This massive dragon had six claws!
And its scales—those weren't ordinary golden dragon scales—they were a fearsome gray-gold, exuding an overwhelming sense of dread and majesty.
Only now did the South Sea Dragon King fully realize—
The dragon before him was a six-clawed golden dragon, the kind not seen in a million years.
And not just any six-clawed dragon—it was a Six-Clawed Chaotic Gold Qilin Dragon, the apex of its kind!
If ordinary six-clawed dragons wielded the power to shift stars and distort time…
Then the top-tier Six-Clawed Chaotic Gold Qilin Dragon was several times more powerful—its destructive force could rival even that of a seven-clawed dragon!
"Three… four… five…"
"Six claws! It really is a six-clawed golden dragon!"
"To think the Eastern Sea could actually produce one!"
"No wonder Ao Guang chose Ao Qing to be the new Dragon King!"
The South Sea Dragon King's subordinates were in uproar, eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
They knew the kind of power a six-clawed dragon possessed all too well!
"No… That's not just a regular six-clawed dragon… That's a Six-Clawed Chaotic Gold Qilin Dragon!"
The South Sea Dragon King inhaled sharply.
"What!? A Six-Clawed Chaotic Gold Qilin Dragon?! Isn't that the supreme variant of the six-clawed dragons?"
"I remember… when the Ancestral Dragon evolved into a twelve-clawed dragon, at the six-clawed stage, he too once became a Six-Clawed Chaotic Silver Qilin Dragon… But that was silver..."
"No… impossible… How could anyone surpass the Ancestral Dragon—born of chaos itself—in innate talent!?"
Gasps echoed all around once more.
Behind Ao Qing, the elders of the Eastern Sea Dragon Clan were just as stunned. But after the initial shock came overwhelming joy.
When they had first heard Ao Qing was a six-clawed golden dragon, they'd already been ecstatic.
But none of them had thought to ask what kind of six-clawed dragon he was.
And now, they realized—he was the supreme variant!
"As expected of something produced by the System… top quality, every time."
Seeing the astonished looks all around him, Ao Qing smiled faintly.
He actually hadn't known what a Six-Clawed Chaotic Gold Qilin Dragon was either. But judging from everyone's reaction, he could now tell—it was something extraordinary.
His glowing golden eyes swept toward the South Sea Dragon King.
"South Sea Dragon King, you have two choices—survival or annihilation. I'll give you three seconds to decide."
Truthfully, Ao Qing didn't think much of the South Sea Dragon King's strength.
The only reason he offered a chance was to minimize unnecessary bloodshed.
After all, fewer high-level dragons meant lower overall Dragon Clan fortune—and that could affect his system rewards.
"Hmph! No need to think it over!"
"Even if you're a Six-Clawed Chaotic Gold Qilin Dragon, there's no way you've truly mastered that power so soon!"
The South Sea Dragon King gave a cold snort.
"Two South Sea Dragon Elders—let's go! Let's show this brat what real power looks like!"
As he spoke, dazzling blue light surged from his body, and he transformed into his dragon form—
A massive crimson dragon, several dozen zhang in length, emerged!
At the same time, two elderly South Sea elders also transformed, taking on dragon form as well. They too became immense crimson dragons.
The South Sea Dragon King, unlike Ao Guang's Azure Dragon bloodline, possessed the power of fire. His draconic lineage controlled flame.
The moment they transformed, searing heat radiated from the three dragons. The blazing flames began to boil the surrounding ocean water—steam rose in visible waves!
But even with three of them transformed into dragons, their physical size and spiritual energy were still far beneath the level of Ao Qing's six-clawed chaotic form.
In comparison to Ao Qing's divine form, they were like ants.
Seeing the South Sea Dragon King about to attack, many from the Eastern Sea prepared to act as well.
But Ao Qing merely sneered and raised a claw to stop them.
"One dragon king is more than enough."
"Hah, arrogant little—"
The South Sea Dragon King had heard plenty of flattery in his years and wasn't about to let some junior from the Eastern Sea insult him so easily.
But before he could finish his sentence—
Ao Qing, in his dragon form, suddenly raised a claw—
Squelch!
With a spray of blood, the immense crimson dragon that was the South Sea Dragon King—
was split cleanly in two.