Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

Chapter 177 The Secrets of All Races: The Dragon Race Has Declined!

“The other side is very well prepared. Our Great Zhou Dynasty alone is not enough. We need to unite with other forces. I have already chosen the candidates for you.”

"The first one is the Demon Pavilion. The current leader of the Demon Pavilion is ambitious and determined to replace the Dragon Clan as the number one power among all races, and also wants to become the number one top power in this world."

“This Demon Pavilion Master is very ambitious and extremely capable. If you join forces with him, he will probably agree. All you need to do is give them the Myriad Demon Palace.”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan frowned slightly and said, "The Demon Pavilion and the Myriad Demon Palace have always had a good relationship. How could it possibly work if we join forces with the Demon Pavilion to deal with the Demon God Palace?"

The myriad races are not united either; there are conflicts among them, they just don't make them public.

The only exception is the relationship between the Myriad Demon Palace and the Demon Pavilion. The two seem to have an inseparable bond that has lasted for over a thousand years. In particular, the Myriad Demon Palace has always followed the lead of the Demon Pavilion.

Therefore, Emperor Yuan was filled with doubt after hearing Li Qiye's suggestion.

Didn't you just say not to alert the enemy?
Isn't this just stirring up trouble?
Given the relationship between the Myriad Demon Palace and the Demon Pavilion, if they cooperate with the Demon Pavilion, the Myriad Demon Palace will likely find out.

“I also think it’s very inappropriate to join forces with the demon race. Given the relationship between the demon race and the Ten Thousand Demon Palace, joining forces with them is tantamount to telling our plans to the enemy.”

Mo Daoren also spoke up.

"This is just a superficial phenomenon."

Li Qiye smiled and said, "Father, Senior Mo, I wonder if you still remember that eight hundred years ago, a tragedy occurred in the Demon Pavilion, where the young master of the Demon Pavilion and several Void Realm experts perished. I'm sure you all know about it, right?"

After saying this, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

"You actually even know this?"

Now it was Emperor Yuan's turn to be shocked.

In his memory, Li Qiye always stayed in the Qiye Prince's Mansion and rarely went out. He never expected that Li Qiye knew so many secrets.

Moreover, they even know what happened in the Demon Pavilion eight hundred years ago.

"Could it be related to his aunt, the Immortal Xiyue?"

Emperor Yuan could only think in this direction, after all, that was an immortal, it was normal for him to know so much.

But what world is Immortal Xiyue in, and how could she possibly know what's happening in the outside world?

Emperor Yuan couldn't understand it.

However, Emperor Yuan still spoke up, saying, "It is said that this matter was handled by a powerful figure from the Heavenly Demon Realm. Do you mean that this matter is related to the Myriad Demon Palace?"

"You can say that."

Li Qiye smiled and said, "Actually, the Dragon Clan planned everything. The Myriad Demon Palace was just an accomplice of the Dragon Clan."

"They framed the Heavenly Demon Realm for all of this. Their methods were extremely subtle and well-hidden. However, they did not know that the Demon Pavilion Master already knew about this matter."

"This Demon Pavilion Master did not make a move immediately, but instead held back."

"He is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to completely suppress the dragon clan. It must be said that this Demon Pavilion Master is a man of great things, able to endure such things."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan said with some surprise, "It is said that the young master who perished at that time was the son of the Demon Pavilion Master. I did not expect that he could endure such a thing. The other party is indeed a person of great importance."

"But what makes him think he can suppress the dragon race? You know, the dragon race has always been the leader of all races, mysterious and powerful."

Li Qiye smiled calmly and said, "The Dragon Clan of today is not the same as the Dragon Clan of the past. The Dragon Clan still looks powerful, but it is in a period of transition. The younger generation is far inferior to the Demon Pavilion, and the older generation of experts have fallen one after another."

"Father, haven't you noticed that the Dragon Clan has become increasingly mysterious and rarely ventures out into the outside world over the past ten thousand years?" "Moreover, in the past few thousand years, when the human race's holy lands, sects, and ancient families have swept across all races, the Dragon Clan has not stood up. If it were in the past, do you think the Dragon Clan would not have stood up?"

Li Qiye said meaningfully.

This is something Li Qiye only recently figured out.

In the original work, the dragon race was described as extremely powerful, the number one force among all races. It wasn't until later, when he thought about this, that he realized the dragon race had declined.

Otherwise, the Dragon Clan's Holy Son would have attended the recent Gathering of Prodigies.

There are many powerful dragons, but those powerful ones are nearing the end of their lives and can only seal away their divine power, which they will only use when the dragons encounter a major event.

Once it's used, it's an enormous drain that can't be recovered from.

Therefore, the dragons hid themselves and rarely ventured out.

"What you say makes some sense, but over the past tens of thousands of years, the Dragon Clan has produced some prodigies, such as the current Dragon Clan Holy Son, Ao Tian."

Emperor Yuan thought for a moment and then spoke.

The dragon race is indeed becoming more and more mysterious, especially since the Great Zhou Dynasty swept through all races five thousand years ago, and as the number one power among all races, he didn't react at all. He found it very strange at the time.

If the dragon race had always been like this, it would have been fine, but the dragon race is not like that.

Tens of thousands of years ago, whenever a human power attacked any other race, the dragon race would step forward to demonstrate their strength.

In recent years, conflicts have arisen between the human race and other races, and the dragon race has never been seen.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yuan realized that this was extremely unusual for the Dragon Clan.

For tens of thousands of years, the dragon race has had a very low profile.

For a thousand years, the country was relatively peaceful. Although there were some frictions, they were all minor and never escalated into a full-blown war.

For example, the recent invasion of the northern border by the three major forces led by the Eastern Jin Dynasty was just a minor skirmish.

Moreover, the prestige and foundation accumulated by the dragon race over a long period of time mean that no super power wants to offend the dragon race, and they are unwilling to even test them.

Emperor Yuan only realized the problem today after hearing Li Qiye mention it.

"The Dragon Clan's Holy Son Ao Tian is utterly insignificant. Moreover, over the past tens of thousands of years, many Holy Sons have emerged from the Dragon Clan, but which one has become a top-tier powerhouse in the world?"

Li Qiye said in a deep voice, "The young master of the Demon Pavilion has challenged Ao Tian, ​​the holy son of the Dragon Clan, many times, but Ao Tian has never accepted the challenge."

"Father, don't you find this strange?"

"Given the Dragon Clan's character, they would definitely stand up for what happened. If it were an ordinary prodigy, they could ignore it, but is the young master of the Demon Pavilion, Jing Shaoyu, an ordinary prodigy?"

"If they had the ability to defeat Jing Shaoyu, how could they not step forward under these circumstances?"

Li Qiye's gaze was deep as he calmly said, "Because if they let Ao Tian show himself, people will inevitably notice something amiss. Moreover, the Dragon Clan has always valued its reputation, and they don't want to lose face. So they can only tell the outside world that the Dragon Clan's Holy Son, Ao Tian, ​​is in seclusion."

The illusions created by the Dragon Clan and the fact that the Dragon Clan had declined surprised Li Qiye greatly at the time.

Because in the beginning, the Dragon Clan was the top power in the world, the leader of all races.

In particular, the Dragon Clan's Holy Son was portrayed as the number one genius in the world, but little did people know that all of this was an illusion and not the actual situation at all.

(End of this chapter)