Just as the old patriarch forced me to my death, I achieved the unity of Dao and fruition.

In the central part of the Martial Spirit Continent, at the Martial Spirit Academy.

This academy, with its long history, has produced generations of outstanding individuals.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the first generation of the Three Martial Spirits emerged and defeated the Martial Spirit Hall, which ruled the continent. In the end, the three were deified and redefined the order of the entire continent.

Now, a new generation of martial arts prodigies has also grown up.

Deep within the academy, in a spacious council chamber.

Five young figures sat around the long table on either side.

A huge continental map floats in the center of the wall.

Among them, a large coastal area in the southeast of the Martial Spirit Continent has been marked by crimson light.

One red arrow after another pointed from the vast outer sea toward the human city.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was somewhat heavy.

"The news has been confirmed."

A blond young man raised his hand and tapped on the table.

"The Vast Ocean Crystal Dragon in the outer sea is summoning a large number of sea spirit beasts."

"Currently, there are at least thirty known spirit beasts that are over 100,000 years old."

"As for ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts, their numbers are probably impossible to count."

"According to the academy's prediction, they will inevitably launch an attack on the coastal cities within three months."

A woman in black sitting next to him snorted coldly.

"These spirit beasts are truly courting death."

"In recent years, the human race has rarely ventured deep into the outer seas to hunt high-level spirit beasts."

"Leaving them such a vast habitat is already considered merciful."

"I never expected that instead of being grateful, they would dare to attack human cities."

Upon hearing this, the other person nodded in agreement.

"Spirit beasts are nothing but an uncivilized bunch of animals."

There's no point in trying to reason with them.

"Since they dare to come out this time, let's give them a good beating."

"It would be best to kill all the sea spirit beasts that are over 100,000 years old to prevent them from causing trouble in the future."

The men spoke of it casually.

It was as if the creature about to die was not a being with intelligence and emotions.

They are just a batch of materials waiting to be hunted and have their spirit cores extracted.

After all, in the eyes of human spirit masters, the greatest value of spirit beasts lies in providing spirit cores and spirit bones for them.

The law of the jungle prevails; it's only natural!

If they had simply stayed hidden in the deep sea, they might have been able to continue to reproduce.

But since they dared to set foot on the mainland, they were courting death.

Yue Li, who was sitting at the very end of the long table, remained silent.

She wore a plain white dress, her long silver hair cascading casually over her shoulders, her face cool and aloof, with a tiny silver dragon pattern faintly visible between her brows.

As she listened to everyone discussing how to wipe out the sea spirit beasts, her fingers tightened slightly.

No one knew that Yue Li was the Jade Silver Dragon King who had transformed into human form and entered the Martial Spirit Academy after sleeping for countless years.

Even less did anyone know that the spirit beasts whom the crowd spoke of as ungrateful, uncivilized, and deserving of utter slaughter had once regarded her as their last hope.

The Jade Silver Dragon King, one of the Nine Dragon Kings and the supreme ruler of all spirit beasts.

This is what countless spirit beasts call her, and it is also the responsibility she has borne since she awakened.

She entered the human world and joined the Martial Spirit Academy.

Originally, it was to truly understand humanity and find a way for spirit beasts to rise again.

But now, she has lived among humans for far too long.

So much time passed that even she herself couldn't tell whether the Jade Silver Dragon King had transformed into Yue Li, or whether Yue Li had gradually replaced the Jade Silver Dragon King.

"Yue Li?"

A gentle voice came from the side.

Yue Li came to her senses.

The young man sitting next to her was looking at her with some concern.

The young man's name was Long Linyuan.

The most important of the five new generation martial spirits.

His soul was extremely special, and his body carried a portion of the bloodline and power left behind by the Crimson Gold Dragon King.

The Crimson Gold Dragon King and the Jade Silver Dragon King were originally two of the nine dragon kings under the command of the ancient dragon lord.

After they met, an inexplicable attraction naturally arose between them.

Over the years, the relationship between Yue Li and Long Linyuan has become increasingly ambiguous.

Everyone thought they would eventually end up together.

"What's wrong with you?"

Long Linyuan asked in a low voice.

"Are you worried about ordinary people along the coast?"

Yue Li looked at him.

The concern shown by the young people was entirely genuine.

It was this concern that made her thoughts even more complicated.

She gently shook her head.

"It's nothing."

"I'm just a little tired."

Long Linyuan frowned slightly.

"The academy has made ample preparations regarding the sea spirit beasts."

"We will also be going with the army this time."

"With us here, nothing will happen to the coastal cities."

Yue Li did not answer.

He simply got up and left his seat.

"I'm going out for a walk."

After saying that, she turned and left the council chamber.

Long Linyuan watched her retreating figure, seemingly wanting to catch up with her.

But someone else spoke up again.

"Lin Yuan, the academy has assigned the seven of us to be the vanguard this time."

"The Vast Sea Glazed Dragon is a ferocious beast that has existed for 990,000 years."

"If we really encounter it, we'll probably need to rely on the power of the golden dragon within you."

Long Linyuan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to stay.

Inside the council chamber, the discussion continued.

Some people are figuring out how to stop the tides, some are analyzing the weaknesses of the Vast Ocean Glazed Dragon, and others have begun to discuss what kind of spiritual core and spiritual bones a 990,000-year-old dragon can produce.

No one noticed that Yue Li's eyes had grown much colder when she left.

……

Outside the Douling Academy, in a secluded valley.

Yue Li stood alone on the edge of the cliff, her long silver hair fluttering gently in the wind.

She raised her hand and swept it across the void, and a black spatial rift slowly opened.

"Devouring the Heavens".

The sound had barely faded when...

A man dressed in black with golden eyes walked out from the other side of the crack.

"My lord."

Tuntian knelt on one knee.

Yue Li didn't tell him to get up, but asked directly:

"How's it going on the coast?"

"Dragon of the Vast Ocean, are you willing to cease hostilities?"

Devouring Heaven remained silent for a moment.

He refused.

Yue Li's eyes turned cold.

"You refused?"

Devouring Heaven whispered, "He has already summoned all the races of the outer seas."

"And their attitude was extremely firm."

"He won't give up on the big battle three months from now."

Yue Li's chest heaved slightly, and a hint of annoyance was clearly visible in her eyes.

"madness."

"Does he think he can defeat the entire human race just by relying on those spirit beasts from the outer sea?"

"The Vast Ocean Glazed True Dragon has lived for 990,000 years, surely it can't even understand such a simple situation?"

Devouring Heaven remained silent.

Yue Li continued:

"Of course I know that spirit beasts have been having an increasingly difficult time these past few years."

"They also know that humans hunt spirit beasts and seize their spirit cores, leading countless races to their demise."

"But the more this is the case, the less we should act impulsively."

"I already have my own plans."

"Give me a little more time, and I will be able to represent the entire spirit beast race as the Lord of the Spirit Beasts and conduct final negotiations with the true top experts of the human race."

"Whether it's war or peace, the decision should be made by me."

"Instead of sending a bunch of sea monsters to their deaths in vain!"

As Yue Li spoke, the anger in her eyes intensified.

"Who does the Vast Ocean Glazed Dragon think it is?"

"It's nothing more than a sea serpent that has been hiding in the depths of the open sea, cultivating itself for 990,000 years."

"I hid my whole life."

"Now that he suddenly says he doesn't want to hide anymore, does he expect the entire open sea to die with him?"

"ridiculous!"

Tuntian lowered his head.

But the last words spoken by the Vast Ocean Glazed Dragon kept coming to mind.

I spent my whole life on the run.

This time, I'm not going to hide anymore.

He opened his mouth.

I'd like to say a few words on behalf of that younger colleague.

Seeing Yue Li's cold expression, he ultimately chose to remain silent.

The Jade Silver Dragon King has his own plans.

The Vast Ocean Glazed Dragon also has its own principles.

Both sides felt that they were searching for a future for the spirit beast race.

But they can truly make it to the end.

And who can prove that their path is definitely correct?

Yue Li took a deep breath and regained her composure.

"Since he won't listen to advice."

"Then we don't need to worry about him anymore."

Devouring Heaven slowly raised its head.

"My lord, what about the great battle three months from now..."

"Let him bear the consequences himself."

Yue Li turned around and looked in the direction of the Martial Spirit Academy.

"We have more important things to do."

"Don't let the doomed failure of the Vast Ocean Glazed Dragon disrupt the entire plan."

Devouring Heaven remained silent for a while.

Finally, he lowered his head.

"Yes."

The valley returned to silence.

Nobody noticed.

Yue Li's fingers, hidden beneath her sleeves, remained tightly clenched.