Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Huanglong and Ao Guang entered the main hall together.

The previously noisy atmosphere inside the hall instantly fell silent, and all the dragons, including Ao Yan, the Dragon King of the South Sea, on the high platform, focused their attention on the two of them.

To be precise, the focus is all on Huanglong.

Everyone was eyeing this dragon, the very one that even the Dragon King of the South Sea, a Great Luo Immortal, had been waiting for so long!

However, they discovered that this was just a young dragon, and although they could not sense its true cultivation level, they figured it was unlikely to surpass the Taiyi Realm.

The curious gaze instantly turned into disdain.

"I thought it was some senior member of the dragon race!"

"What a high-class attitude! They made us wait here for so long!"

"Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a senior Luo Immortal!"

"..."

Huang Long remained unconcerned by the sudden murmurs around him.

Just as Ao Guang was about to reveal Huang Long's identity to the dragons who were gossiping about him, Huang Long slapped him on the shoulder, stopping him!

He bowed to the Dragon King of the South Sea, who was seated on the high throne: "Greetings, Dragon King of the South Sea. This junior is late and has kept the Dragon King waiting!"

At this moment, the Dragon King of the South Sea, who was sitting on the high seat, had already stood up before Huang Long presented his gifts. He instantly appeared in front of Huang Long, helped him up, and his once majestic face was now full of smiles: "Not too late! Not too late! It's good that you've come."

The Dragon King of the South Sea looked the Yellow Dragon up and down, a flash of shock crossing his eyes, and laughed:

"I've long heard from our ancestor that our dragon clan has outstanding talents who have become disciples of a sage. Seeing them today, I can see they are indeed extraordinary!"

Ao Yan's tone of praise carried great weight, immediately causing the dragon disciples in the hall who were still looking down on Huang Long to change their expressions drastically.

"I am deeply honored by your kindness, Ancestor."

Huang Long then asked, "But I wonder, what is the purpose of this grand gathering of the Four Seas Dragon Palaces in the South China Sea?"

Huang Long looked around and then said, "To think that the elites from all over the world have gathered here."

The other dragons also looked at the South Sea Dragon King with suspicion, as they did not know the real reason for this gathering in the South Sea.

Upon hearing this, Ao Yan, the Dragon King of the South Sea, lost some of his smile. With a wave of his hand, all the maids and guards in the hall withdrew, leaving only the core members of the Four Seas Dragon Clan.

Then, the array that enveloped the South China Sea Dragon Palace descended with layers of restrictions, completely isolating the palace from the outside world!

Ao Yan returned to the main seat in the main hall, invited Huang Long to sit down, and then looked at the group of dragons before beginning his explanation!

"You are the elite of my dragon race, the future of my dragon race. What I say today shall be a top secret of the dragon race."

He paused, as if organizing his thoughts: "The main purpose of summoning the elite of my dragon clan here is to... exterminate the 'ferocious beasts'."

"A ferocious beast!" Huanglong and several Taiyi members of the dragon clan all changed their expressions drastically, while the rest of the dragon clan were completely bewildered!

Huang Long frowned slightly, a hint of surprise in his heart.

As far as he knew, at the beginning of the primordial world, the ferocious beasts born from the combination of the remnants of the Chaos God and the remaining chaotic energy were wiped out by the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Primordial Races, along with a group of powerful beings such as Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou, during the Great Tribulation of Ferocious Beasts!

There are no traces of ferocious beasts left in the primordial wilderness. Even if there are any that escaped, they should be on land!

How could it appear in the South China Sea, forming a situation that requires the joint suppression of the Four Seas Dragon Palace!

The Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao, continued, "It's perfectly normal for you to be surprised."

"Even I couldn't believe it when I first heard about it. The ferocious beasts in the South China Sea may share the same origin as the ferocious beasts of ancient times."

He explained in detail: "They did not exist since ancient times, but were born about tens of thousands of years ago. After many investigations by our dragon clan, their origin was finally located in the Antarctic, the 'extreme of heaven and earth' that borders chaos."

"The ultimate limit of heaven and earth!"

Huang Long's heart stirred. That was the boundary of the primordial world, where the laws were chaotic, and the earth, water, fire, and wind were still evolving, interacting with the chaotic air currents of the outside world. It was difficult for anyone other than a Great Luo Golden Immortal to set foot there.

"good."

Ao Yan nodded, his expression growing increasingly solemn. "These ferocious beasts are inherently vicious, and only kings can possess any intelligence. They only know how to devour anything in the world that has a spirit."

"Where they go, spiritual energy dries up and all living things perish."

A suppressed commotion arose in the hall, and the dragon clan members, unaware of the existence of the ferocious beast, showed shock and anger on their faces.

Huanglong looked at the Dragon King of the South Sea and asked the question that had been on his mind: "May I ask the Dragon King, since you discovered the ferocious beast so early, why didn't you eliminate it as soon as possible? If you, with your Great Luo Realm cultivation, cannot even kill the ferocious beast, then with our cultivation, we are merely going to die to feed it!"

The Dragon King of the South Sea glanced at the Yellow Dragon and nodded, saying, "Indeed, the highest cultivation level among these newly appeared ferocious beasts is only at the Taiyi Realm!"

"As for why you weren't executed beforehand, that's the reason you're here today!"

Huanglong pondered for a moment, then his eyes flashed with golden light as he stared at the South Sea Dragon King and said, "It's because killing ferocious beasts brings merit!"

In the eyes of the dragon race, burdened by karma and facing a decline in their clan's fortunes, the merits and virtues of Heaven are greater than anything else.

"It is indeed the merit of Heaven!" Ao Yan said with certainty. "Every time a ferocious beast is killed, one can receive merit as a reward from Heaven."

Ao Yan's gaze swept over the other dragons: "Although the merit provided by each ferocious beast isn't much, it adds up and can reduce some of your karma, making your breakthroughs easier!"

His gaze swept over the young and spirited faces of the dragons present: "Therefore, from the day the ferocious beasts were discovered, the Azure Dragon Ancestor devised this plan to imprison all the ferocious beasts."

"This is the day we've been waiting for! You are all the future of my dragon race, and these ferocious beasts were left specifically for you!"

"This matter concerns the rise and fall of our Dragon Clan's fortune, and has been kept strictly secret. Only the Great Luo Golden Immortals of our clan know about it. I have gathered you all here under the pretext of the Four Seas Dragon Palace Assembly. I hope you will not disappoint our Ancestor!"

"Thank you, Ancestor!"

"Thank you, Dragon King of the South Sea!"

The other dragon clan members bowed respectfully towards the direction of the East Sea Ancestral Court, and then bowed to Ao Yan!

Ao Qin's gaze finally returned to Huang Long, a strange glint in his eyes: "Huang Long, I know you don't lack merit, but the Ancestor has specially granted you permission to act freely, knowing the full story and participating in this beast-hunting operation!"

The hall fell silent once more, and all the dragons stared at the Yellow Dragon in astonishment!

Facing the gazes of the dragons, Huanglong slowly said, "I will go with them, but I will not interfere or compete with them unless absolutely necessary!"

The other dragons breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. With one less powerful opponent to compete with, their chances of gaining merit increased!

The way they looked at Huanglong became more affectionate.

Huang Long didn't care about this; he was just pondering the meaning behind the Azure Dragon Ancestor's summons to this place!

Since that was the case, Ao Yan said no more. He then turned to the dragons in the hall and explained some information and weaknesses about the ferocious beast.

He then took out dragon scales and handed them to the dragons, instructing them, "If you encounter danger, activate the dragon scales to return, but you will never have another chance to enter!"

Finally, Ao Yan looked at the group of dragons and said loudly, "Since there are no problems, I will send you to the place where the ferocious beasts reside!"

"Remember, dragons with high cultivation levels are forbidden from hunting ferocious beasts below the same cultivation level!" This sentence was specifically addressed to those few Taiyi realm dragons!