Chapter 552 - 249: Planting the Golden Lotus in the Sea of Blood, the Suspected Collective Disappearance of the Dragon Race (2)

Although I don’t know the exact location of the Dragon Palace, heading towards deeper waters is surely not a mistake.

In legends widely spread in the Cultivation Realm, and in the wild histories and rumors known to the Celestial Fire Demon God, there are mentions of the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the East Sea belonging to the True Dragon Race.

According to the legends, the palace of the True Dragon Race is not merely a palace.

It is a vast city complex, entirely forged from Deep Sea Spirit Rock, and extremely luxurious, built by the Dragon Immortals from the Upper Realm, situated on an expansive seabed plain.

At the very center of the city lies the dazzling Crystal Dragon Palace, symbolizing the Dragon Race’s supreme ruling position and noble status within the ocean.

It’s said that only the clans under the protection of the True Dragon Race, and aquatic creatures with the True Dragon Bloodline, recognized by the Dragon Race, can reside in the Dragon Palace City.

Below the Dragon Palace, an Immortal Array composed of the eighteen Top-Grade Spiritual Veins, thirty-six Upper-Grade Spiritual Veins, seventy-two Middle-Grade Spiritual Veins, and one hundred and eight Lower-Grade Spiritual Veins of the entire ocean is established for the cultivation of the True Dragon Race.

Within the Dragon Palace City, the Spirit Vein quality supplied to the clans may not be exceptionally high, but the quantity is abundant, virtually countless.

Other demon beasts or cultivators, regardless of their cultivation level, cannot even glimpse a fraction from beside the Dragon Palace City, much less share the immensely rich Spiritual Qi below.

This seems very domineering, somewhat unreasonable.

That’s quite accurate.

The True Dragon Race is inherently domineering.

Can you allow others to snore beside your resting couch?

The remaining scattered Spirit Veins left to other deep-sea demon beasts entirely result from the True Dragon Race’s arrays being fully loaded, and generously spared.

They are absolutely the ruling race, and even a monopolizing race.

If they could take it all, they wouldn’t leave a shred to other races.

Want more?

Then be prepared for becoming the deep-sea overlord or face extinction, and start the battle.

If you win, it’s all yours.

If you lose, the clan exterminates!

Under such circumstances, various sea tribes prefer picking up the Dragon Race’s leftovers or directly becoming clans rather than provoke them.

Generations of stubborn heads have exchanged blood tears for enough lessons.

Even if your group produced an unparalleled warrior capable of suppressing the entire Dragon Race, could you hold ground against the ancestors shaking down from the Upper Realm after Dragon Race’s beating?

Even if their post-ascension True Immortal powers were suppressed to a Loose Immortal level due to the Rules of Heaven and Earth in the Lower Realm, they’re still immortals, far exceeding ordinary Loose Immortals!

Against the late-stage Divinity Transformation, one could fight a group!

Over these years, humans maintaining an untroubled relationship with the True Dragon Race besides these dragons not preferring to show up publicly, also significantly relates to them and their ancestors being strong enough to hold their own.

"Searching for the Dragon Palace in this vast ocean is like finding a needle in a haystack."

Lu Wenwu dives with interest into the deep sea, occasionally catching deep-sea fish he likes and throwing them into Spirit Heaven Cave Heaven for Mao Mao to prepare as lunch later.

Releasing just a bit of Dragon Power, those ordinary fish become dazed, easy to catch.

"Speaking of, you’re at the half-step Ascension of Peak of Divinity Transformation, have you ever seen a True Dragon?"

The Celestial Fire Demon God’s spirit wave echoes from the Life and Death Talisman: "Brother Wu jokes, you’re the first... the first existence I’ve seen with pure Dragon Power and Dragon Bloodline. Previously, I never saw a True Dragon, only experienced True Dragon’s Power in Illusion Realms while visiting top Immortal Sects."

"You, an old monster of over two thousand years, have never seen a dragon?" Lu Wenwu expressed skepticism.

"I truly haven’t, and lying to Brother Wu benefits me nothing... no profits from your loss."

The Celestial Fire Demon God’s spirit wave was quite sincere.

"Not just me, perhaps within the past ten thousand years, the number of beings who’ve seen a True Dragon might not even count on one hand."

"Ten thousand years? So long?" Lu Wenwu suddenly gained interest, "Could you detail it further, was it more prevalent to see them ten thousand years ago?"

"Indeed, it was."

The Celestial Fire Demon God affirmed confidently.

"Ten thousand years ago, the True Dragon Race was relatively active on the continent, never absent from Demon God Alliance meetings at the Demon Race Ancestral Court, but their last public appearance was twelve thousand years ago."

"Within the past ten thousand years, there have been rumors across the continent and deep ocean claiming encounters with True Dragons."

"Ultimately, after verifications, these were proved to be merely artifacts imbued with Dragon Power, Flood Dragons unable to completely pass the Dragon Sect, or just untraceable rumors."

Lu Wenwu suddenly felt interested: "So according to you, the Dragon Race doesn’t have an unpredictable presence, instead, have they shut themselves off for ten thousand years, or simply vanished from this world?"

"I indeed had such speculations, but..."

At this point, the Celestial Fire Demon God in the Life and Death Talisman revealed a bitter smile.

"...but, it’s not realistic."

"Those are the True Dragon Race, dominating the sea since ancient times! Surely, they achieve Divinity Transformation in adulthood, and in life-threatening situations can connect with ancestors ascended to the Upper Realm."

"Even though, like records mention, their population remains limited, reproduction slow, low birth rate, but... but they are the True Dragon Race!"

"Who could lead them to extinction? Could it really be immortals from the Upper Realm?"

The Celestial Fire Demon God joked, amusing himself into laughter.

But quickly, his laughter ceased.

Because Lu Wenwu didn’t laugh.

Lu Wenwu not only didn’t laugh but earnestly proposed a counter question: "You see, since you don’t know what transpired in Dragon Palace City, how can you be sure the True Dragon Race wasn’t covertly exterminated by the Upper Realm?"

This question directly stumped the Celestial Fire Demon God.

Thinking carefully...

Lu Wenwu’s reasoning made sense indeed.

If other creatures cannot see Dragon Palace City, even if the Upper Realm extinguished the True Dragon Race, they would remain oblivious to the truth.

But there’s no logic to it?

No reason for action!

As the Celestial Fire Demon God pondered, Lu Wenwu continued: "You see, each Dragon Race member is a genius from birth, they achieve Golden Core, Nascent Soul in youth, Divinity Transformation in adulthood. Although they sustain themselves solely on Spiritual Qi, their clans cannot, right?"

"These clans, if they remain in Dragon Palace City, leaving aside food sources, merely for the exquisite treasures and dazzling offerings beloved by dragons, how would they acquire them without venturing out? How to satisfy those needs?"

"Assuming the Dragon Race doesn’t demand continuous tributes, and food resources aren’t a concern, allowing them permanent residence in Dragon Palace City."

"Have you considered that demon races are not humans, each year their population multiplies post-breeding exponentially."

"Even if Dragon Palace City were laden with Space Expansion Arrays, filled entirely with Fasting Pills, I don’t believe these clans could survive inside for ten thousand years, that level of resource consumption would deplete even mountains."

"You could calculate yourself, even with only a million fasting-pill-requiring beings in Dragon Palace City, given the ocean species’ minimum growth of ten per offspring, how much population increase and Fasting Pills consumption in a century?"

"Among Dragon Race clans, shouldn’t there be no occurrences of consuming each other’s offspring?"

Lu Wenwu’s words leave the Celestial Fire Demon God in deep silence.

Not requiring a hundred-year calculation.

In just ten years, the numbers would explode.

Without a normal biological cycle, those clans must emerge seeking corresponding resources.

However...

The Celestial Fire Demon God meticulously recalled his experiences and never encountered Dragon Race clans during his worldly explorations.

Could it be...

The True Dragon Race and their clans have quietly been erased by immortals?

Contemplating this, the Celestial Fire Demon God couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat—though he no longer sweats.