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Chapter 472 East China Sea Alliance
As the light faded, Li Jing, already imposing and robust, grew even larger.

The original light blue casual clothes were now covered by heavy, dark blue armor.

The armor is engraved with patterns, featuring animal heads on its shoulders and dragon scales coiled around its waist. Between the patterns, there is a faint, flowing light, adding a touch of futuristic energy to the originally ancient armor.

Li Jing stared in amazement at the imposing armor on his body, and couldn't help but clench his fist to sense the armor's power.

"boom!"

In an instant, energy hummed and exploded along with Li Jing's clenched fist, easily crushing the air and scattering a cloud of pale blue light.

"Such a powerful increase!"

Li Jing looked amazed and immediately realized the value of this power armor.

If every soldier at Chentang Pass could wear such armor, how could the demons and monsters they had dealt with in the past pose any threat to Chentang Pass?
Thinking of this, he could no longer hold back and blurted out:
"Such treasures are truly extremely common in that world?"

Nezha replied without hesitation, "Of course!"

Li Jing glanced at him helplessly, clearly not trusting his son's boastful words.

He turned his head and cast a questioning gaze at Ao Bing, who sighed and said:

"Of course not!"

"..."

Nezha looked at Ao Bing in surprise: "You don't believe Brother He?"

Ao Bing shook his head and said, "No, it's just that these two suits of armor were gifts for my uncle and aunt. Even if Brother He says they're worthless, what he gave away could never be ordinary stuff."

"Otherwise, wouldn't that be disrespectful to you, and to your uncle and aunt?"

Nezha was taken aback upon hearing this, but after thinking for a moment, he happily exclaimed, "That's true!"

Seeing that he had fooled Nezha, Ao Bing breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Jing and his wife's eyes lit up, and they looked at Ao Bing with admiration, seemingly not expecting that this third prince of the East Sea Dragon King could actually grasp their unruly child's temperament!
"But then again..."

Ao Bing smiled and said, "Even if it is a rare treasure, one can still get a glimpse of the whole picture from a small part. With your many years of experience leading troops, Uncle, you should be able to see the most valuable aspect of this power armor, right?"

"Not bad!"

Li Jing nodded, looking at the armor on his body and exclaiming, "Even if it's just a very ordinary piece of equipment that's far inferior, it would be enough if it could be deployed to the entire army!"

Ao Bing laughed and said, "In the City of All Heavens, such treasures are as numerous as the stars, far more than one person can enjoy them all."

"If Uncle is interested, why not take this opportunity to form an alliance with my East Sea Dragon Clan, and from then on advance and retreat together, and establish ourselves together in that vast City of Heavens?"

Oh?
Li Jing's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exchange a glance with Madam Yin.

Taiyi Zhenren frowned and glanced at Shen Gongbao in the sky, saying:

"Ao Bing, does the alliance you're talking about include Shen Gongbao?"

"Reporting to my senior master."

Ao Bing respectfully cupped his hands and said, "Of course, my master should be included!"

Taiyi Zhenren immediately looked conflicted. Not to mention that he and Shen Gongbao had just fought to the death and really got angry, the fact that the other party had secretly intervened three years ago, switching the Spirit Pearl and the Demon Pill, causing him to fail to complete the Heavenly Venerable's mission, was enough to make him resist and unwilling to reconcile with Shen Gongbao.

However, this matter involved his beloved disciple Nezha, and Ao Bing's attitude was indeed sincere. After thinking for a moment, Taiyi Zhenren sighed and accepted this junior disciple.

"Fine, as long as Nezha is willing, I naturally have no objection!"

Ao Bing was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Uncle-Master!"

After saying that, he and Nezha turned around at the same time, looking at Li Jing and his wife with expectant faces.

The couple smiled at each other, and Li Jing said softly, "Third Prince, there's no need for such formalities. As long as the Dragon King thinks highly of me, I and Chen Tang Pass are naturally willing to form this alliance."

With these words, Ao Bing's mission was considered complete.

His face was filled with uncontrollable joy. After embracing and cheering with Nezha, they flew into the sky together to report to their father.

About an incense stick later, Chen Tang Pass, represented by Li Jing, finally successfully signed a Void Contract with the East Sea Dragon Clan.

In an instant, silver light burst forth, transforming into strands of contractual power that scattered in all directions, flying into the bodies of countless soldiers and civilians of Chentang Pass and the sea monsters in the sky.

Even the Three Sea Dragon Kings, who were clearly unwilling, could not resist this power and could only watch helplessly as it burrowed into their sea of ​​consciousness and hid deep within their primordial spirit.

Upon sensing this contractual power beyond his comprehension, Ao Guang was both startled and relieved.

With such strong constraints in place, not only the ordinary people of Chentang Pass, but even his three brothers and sisters probably wouldn't be able to do anything underhanded.

"From this point on, we can truly be considered one and of one mind."

Ao Guang hovered in the air, glancing at the three dragon kings bound by chains beside him, and said, "I will find a way to remove the demon-locking formation at the bottom of the sea later. Until then, you will have to suffer a little longer!"

"..."

The three Dragon Kings of the Seas looked at each other, and Ao Run sighed and said, "I will obey your orders, elder brother!"

Ao Guang nodded in satisfaction, then transformed into human form and landed on the ground.

The Three Dragon Kings and countless demons followed closely behind, also manifesting in human form, dragging the chains behind them, and stepping into the territory of the Chen Tang Pass General's Mansion.

Looking at the strangely shaped sea monsters before them, the guards and commoners at the banquet couldn't help but have strange expressions.

Ao Run, dressed in a sky-blue dragon-scale dress and possessing an ethereal beauty, walked across the central red carpet. Glancing at the strange expressions on the faces of the mortals around her, she couldn't help but scoff and say, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"

Everyone: "..."

Li Jing coughed and winked at Ao Bing.

The latter immediately understood, smiled and stepped forward, leading his three uncles and aunts to the left side of the main seat, and then arranging the thousands of demons to sit on the left side of the banquet before turning to walk towards the main seat.

At the head of the main seat, Li Jing and his wife sat on either side of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea.

In the center is Nezha, the birthday celebrant of the day, and the seat reserved for Ao Bing, the Spirit Pearl.

When Ao Bing returned, the two children looked at each other and smiled. They sat down next to their fathers, looking at the scene of humans and demons living in harmony with each other, either expectantly or excitedly.

Li Jing and his wife raised their wine cups, stood up, and glanced at the various sea monsters on their left and the slightly nervous Chen Tang Pass people on their right. After a light cough, they said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is supposed to be the birthday of my son Nezha, but things have not gone as planned. The weather has suddenly changed, and unexpected events have occurred, causing the birthday banquet to be interrupted. Furthermore, there has been some unforeseen friction with the Dragon Clan of the East Sea."

"Fortunately, it is better to resolve enmity than to perpetuate it. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, the East Sea Dragon Clan is also willing to put aside past grievances and turn hostility into friendship with the soldiers and civilians of Chentang Pass."

"From then on, the two families became allies, sharing weal and woe, advancing and retreating together, and achieving great things together!"

"This cup of wine is both to celebrate the joy of my son's birth and to commemorate the friendship between our two families!"

"I, Li, respectfully invite all my neighbors in the city to join me in this toast and share in this joyous occasion!"

He raised his wine cup high, offering a toast to all directions, and said sincerely, "Gentlemen, may we drink to victory!"

After saying this, Li Jing and his wife tilted their heads back and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Thus, the birthday banquet resumed.

The soldiers and civilians of Chentang Pass looked at each other in bewilderment, then rose to their feet and raised their cups in a toast.

Compared to the sea monsters on the other side, they seemed somewhat reluctant, and their congratulations were sparse, far less lively than Nezha had imagined.

Nezha was clearly somewhat disappointed by this.

Ao Bing, however, was not surprised and instead gently comforted his friend.

"After all, we were mortal enemies just a moment ago, and now we're going to sit at the same table and drink together."

"Such a change is not something everyone can easily accept. As the saying goes, time reveals true character. From now on, our two families will be allies who advance and retreat together. As long as we get to know each other for a long time, we will understand one day!"

"Ok!"

Nezha smiled and nodded repeatedly before playing around with Ao Bing.

Seeing this, Li Jing and his wife couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Even the usually serious and rigid Dragon King Ao Guang of the East Sea couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, clearly having never seen his child so happy.

With these two little ones acting as a lubricant, Li Jing and his wife got along fairly well with Ao Guang.

In contrast, Taiyi Zhenren and Shen Gongbao below are like chickens talking to ducks, cats and mice sleeping together, and they can't stand each other at all.

Taiyi Zhenren held Shen Gongbao's underhanded tactics in utter contempt and looked down on his style of doing things.

Shen Gongbao believed that he had cultivated more diligently and possessed more profound magical power than Taiyi Zhenren, but he was not as valued as Taiyi Zhenren in Yuxu Palace. Therefore, he felt jealousy and inferiority towards Taiyi Zhenren, as well as contempt and disdain.

The two brothers disliked each other and knew that the other disliked them.

If it weren't for the sake of his beloved student, they would probably have started arguing right away!

If the tense atmosphere between Taiyi Zhenren and Shen Gongbao was due to their deep understanding of each other, then the people of Chentang Pass below and the sea monsters attending the banquet represented the complete opposite extreme.

Fortunately, Madam Yin was well-versed in human relationships and took the initiative to lead people to offer wine to the Three Sea Dragon Kings.

After a while, the atmosphere became quite lively.

After drinking a cup of wine, many guards loosened up and, in a daze, pulled the demons around them to drink together.

These sea monsters had been suppressed for thousands of years, and now that they finally had the chance to drink wine from large bowls and eat meat in large chunks, they naturally acted extremely freely, laughing heartily and drinking to their hearts' content.

Many of the sea monsters, having enjoyed their drinks, generously took out various pearls and corals, saying they wanted to give them to their newly acquainted human brothers.

A powerful octopus monster, its eyes bloodshot from drinking, even tried to chop off its own tentacles, shouting that it would give everyone a good meal and maybe add some extra dishes.

Fortunately, the guards of the mansion nearby reacted quickly and managed to stop him by dragging and pulling him.

The lively atmosphere even infected the Three Sea Dragon Kings, who were originally unwilling to attend the banquet.

The Dragon King of the North Sea and the Dragon King of the South Sea are quite powerful, but they are not very shrewd. In the original story, they always followed the third brother Ao Run and had no schemes or ideas of their own.

Under Li Jing's enthusiastic flattery, they naturally burst into laughter, put their arms around his shoulders, and began to address each other as brothers.

As for the proud and mature West Sea Dragon King Ao Run, Lady Yin took the initiative to present him with the colorful robe that Nezha had given her as a gift. She then complimented Ao Run on his beauty and power, which made him smile and feel happy. His gaze towards Lady Yin also became kinder.

And so, the atmosphere between the two sides gradually warmed up.

The fate of Chentang Pass and the Four Seas Dragon Clan was thus quietly changed.

Although this change was not drastic, it still affected the grand plan of the Investiture of the Gods, and the three Daoists in the void all noticed it.

At this moment, however, they were more concerned about Lin Yu and the Great Dao of the Otherworld than the unchanging general direction of the Investiture of the Gods war. Therefore, they only paid a little attention before turning their gaze away without a second thought.

(End of this chapter)