Everyone: Summoners are weak? One gold entry at level 1

Chapter 756 Power Shift
“This…this…” The voice of an old dragon with white hair and beard and a steady aura trembled. He was an elder in the dragon clan who was known for his wisdom.

"There may be more to this than meets the eye! Although Ao Lie is reckless, he has colluded with the Abyss to rebel against the realm. This is absolutely not the work of my Dragon Clan."

"We must have been set up!"

"Furthermore, we need to investigate why Ao Lie was there. We can't jump to conclusions like this!"

He wanted to say Ao Ling, but under the other person's cold gaze, he swallowed the words back.

"Hidden story?" Ao Ling sneered. "Elder, all the heavens and myriad realms only care about the result. Who cares about the twists and turns inside?"

The Jade Purity Daoist lineage has colluded with the Abyss, becoming a public enemy of the Daoist world! Meanwhile, the elders of my East Sea Dragon Clan wield magical treasures.

They appeared on the battlefield where important officials of the imperial palace were being surrounded and killed.

This is the reality witnessed by all living beings in the Dao Realm!

She looked around at everyone, her voice resolute: "Whether Ao Lie was framed or blinded by hatred..."

His actions have dragged my East Sea Dragon Clan to the brink of utter ruin.

If we continue to harbor any illusions and attempt to distance ourselves now, it will only make the Dao Realm believe that our Dragon Clan is utterly irresponsible and trying to cover up our crimes! It will solidify our reputation as traitors!

"Then... what should we do?" Another elder's voice trembled, filled with despair.

"Sever the tail to survive!!" Ao Ling's voice was cold and resolute. "Only by adopting the most resolute attitude and the most severe punishment can we show the attitude of the East Sea Dragon Clan to the Human Emperor Palace and all the spirits of the Dao Realm."

Ao Lie's actions were his own arrogant and treacherous acts, and had nothing to do with the East Sea Dragon Clan! The Dragon Clan and the Abyss are mortal enemies!

She stepped forward, an invisible pressure like a deep sea undercurrent enveloping the entire area: "I propose that Ao Lie be stripped of all his power and titles immediately."

Furthermore, the Dragon Palace must quickly issue a statement clarifying that this was Ao Lie's doing, and that we only just discovered it ourselves.

Furthermore, the Dragon Clan must sincerely apologize! This is the only way to quell the anger of the Dao Realm and preserve the foundation of our Dragon Clan's bloodline!

"You...you have implicated our dragon race, and you have implicated Ao Lie!" One of the elders suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot.

He was on good terms with Ao Lie, and they were even from the same faction.

"Where are you trapped?" Ao Ling's eyes flashed like lightning, piercing straight at the other party. "I am saving the Dragon Clan! To let Ao Lie's lineage go is to let a malignant tumor explode at any time and blow the entire East Sea Dragon Clan to pieces."

Or are you saying, Elder Qiu Zhan, that you are willing to share the blame for this betrayal with Ao Lie, and that my dragon clan will be buried with him?!

"I..." Elder Qiu Zhan's face turned from red to purple, his massive body trembled violently, and finally, faced with the heavy reality of Ao, he lowered his head in despair, unable to utter another word.

The hall fell silent once more, with only heavy breathing and the desperate beating of hearts remaining.

"Alas..." A sigh suddenly echoed from the depths of the hall.

At the far end of the main hall, atop the nine crystal steps, sat a massive dragon throne, its surface rippling like water. A figure sat silently upon it.

The newcomer was none other than Ao Shun, the current Dragon King of the East Sea Dragon Clan.

He wore a dark black dragon robe, embroidered with a pattern of ten thousand dragons paying homage to the sea in mithril thread, each scale seemingly flowing in the shadows.

His face was dignified and square, with high-set brow bones. His dragon eyes, when they opened and closed, showed no thunderous rage, only a deep, unfathomable chill.

The "Dragon Pearl of the Vast Sea," which symbolized the power and fortune of the East Sea and floated above the Dragon King's head, now had dimmed.

The once warm and flowing blue halo turned into something like solidified ice marrow, emanating a chilling sense of decay and sorrow.

The dimness of the Dragon Balls speaks volumes more than any roar as to the raging storm raging within the Dragon King's heart.

That was a direct manifestation of how the dragon clan's fortune had been tarnished by Ao Lie's actions, which also indirectly reflected the fate of the East Sea dragon clan afterwards. Dragon King Ao Shun's gaze slowly swept over the silent dragons below, finally landing on the mirage mirror in the center of the hall that projected the void battlefield.

Although the images have been lost, that shameful scene is still etched in the hearts of every dragon.

The Dragon King remained silent for a long time, and many of the high-ranking members of the Dragon Clan also dared not speak.

The silence lasted for a while.

"Ao Ling." The Dragon King's voice finally rang out.

“I am here.” Ao Ling stepped forward, bowed deeply, and was extremely respectful.

"Your proposal is approved." The Dragon King's gaze, like a tangible ice spike, fell upon Ao Ling, scrutinizing her and carrying an indescribable heaviness.

A single word, yet it resounded like a thunderclap in the deathly silent hall!

The Dragon King's voice continued, announcing the final verdict: "Ao Lie colluded with the Abyss, disregarded my decree, and rashly left the Dragon Clan."

Effective immediately, Ao Lie is stripped of all his duties and titles, and is permanently removed from the ranks of Dragon Clan Elders!
All of his Sea Rift Guards, the military power over the seven seas under his control, the 132 secret mines and spiritual veins, and the two major water palaces, 'Raging Waves' and 'Shattered Stars'... were all transferred to Ao Ling for command and reorganization!
Anyone who disobeys orders... will be considered a traitor and executed without exception!

Every place name, every stripping and transfer of power, was like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of the elders who had once been loyal to Ao Lie.

This can be considered a characterization of Ao Lie's behavior.

Ao Ling bowed deeply: "I obey the decree! I will certainly live up to my father's expectations, purge the remaining villains, and restore the imperial majesty!"

The Dragon King's gaze passed over Ao Ling, landing in the void. His eyes seemed to pierce through layers of palaces, seeing the direction of the Human Emperor's Palace and the surging undercurrents of the Dao Realm. His voice carried a weary heaviness, yet with an undeniable determination: "As for Ao Lie, I... will personally go to the Human Emperor's Palace to plead guilty!"

"His Majesty!"

"Dragon King, please reconsider!"

Several old dragons, their hair and beards all white, their auras as deep and profound as the ocean, spoke almost simultaneously.

They had been hiding in the shadows, but now they finally revealed themselves, emanating the overwhelming pressure of a Golden Immortal.

The leading dragon, with whiskers reaching his chest and scales that had turned a dark gold to bronze color, was Zhu Kun, one of the few remaining elders of the dragon clan.

He said in a deep voice, "The Dragon King is the lord of the East Sea, a man of immeasurable worth! How can he be moved lightly? Go to the Emperor's Palace to plead guilty. This old man is willing to go in the King's stead!"

The Dragon King slowly shook his head: "This crime cannot be solved without my personal intervention; otherwise, it would not be enough to show my sincerity or appease the public's anger."

"Now, we cannot afford to provoke the wrath of the masses! Moreover, the Human Emperor Palace has produced two Taiyi masters in recent years, so we cannot afford to offend the Human Emperor Palace either."

When the elders, including Zhu Kun, heard this, they thought of the power of the Human Emperor Palace, which was already quite a few levels below Taiyi.

Now that two more Taiyi have emerged, the East Sea Dragon Clan is indeed not to be trifled with, and the East Sea Dragon Clan's allies would not provoke the Human Emperor Palace for the sake of a traitor who has betrayed the realm.

So in the end, all he could do was let out a heavy sigh and bow to accept the order: "I will obey Your Majesty's command."

The Dragon King's figure on the crystal dragon throne slowly became transparent, and finally, like light and shadow merging into the deep sea, it silently dissipated.

Ao Ling slowly straightened up, her ice-blue palace dress brushing against the floor of the Crystal Palace.

The great threat in our hearts has finally been eliminated in this great battle.

Killing several birds with one stone.

(End of this chapter)