King of Creation Chapter 1661 - 1646: The Expansion Plan of the Sky Wing Three Saints

Alone, the Primal Spirit of the Blue-scaled Dragon King made its return via body possession rebirth, a turn of events Ye Zhen had already anticipated.

The very details that Ye Zhen tasked the Sky Wing Three Saints with probing were the circumstances following the Blue-scaled Dragon King's body possession.

Ye Zhen sought details on the original host body the Blue-scaled Dragon King had taken over, the degree of cultivation decline, and various other key intel.

Ye Zhen had first assumed that upon this return, the Blue-scaled Dragon King would suppress all reports and stay concealed.

To their surprise, the Blue-scaled Dragon King showed up often, starting by calling in his water army generals, promoting and demoting a group of fresh loyalists, as several long-time water army commanders vanished without trace.

Next, over a hundred Water Monarchs from the Dragon King’s Palace received commands to deliver birthday tributes to the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace three months early, each getting a private audience.

Among the summoned was the Sky Wing Three Saints themselves.

Initially, when the summons arrived, the Sky Wing Three Saints suspected it could be an ambush.

Was it possible the Blue-scaled Dragon King had uncovered their ties to Ye Zhen and lured them in for capture?

Military Advisor Wen Fuguo and Ning Shiyi analyzed it and concluded such a scenario was very unlikely.

It appeared to be the Blue-scaled Dragon King stabilizing his rule after the loss of his original body.

Better yet, it offered an ideal chance to scout the true conditions inside the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace.

Thus, without reaching out to Ye Zhen, they headed straight to the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace and laid eyes on the Blue-scaled Dragon King.

Yet oddly enough, the mystery revolved around the Blue-scaled Dragon King in person.

No major differences marked the Blue-scaled Dragon King's looks from his prior showing in North Sea County.

While looks might be shifted with superior Illusion Techniques or Disguise Skills, the aura radiating from the Blue-scaled Dragon King was impossible to counterfeit.

The crushing presence of an elite dragon clan bloodline sparked deep instinctive dread in the Sky Wing Three Saints, hitting the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea hardest.

No Illusion Technique could possibly replicate that effect.

Still, the puzzle remained: after forfeiting his physical form, how had the Blue-scaled Dragon King acquired such a mighty dragon clan bloodline aura?

Dragons abound in this realm, sure; Flood Dragons and Horned Dragons aren't endless yet plentiful, Ying Dragons fewer in count, True Dragons even scarcer.

Five-clawed True Dragons stand out as extraordinarily rare.

The few around are akin to phoenix plumes or qilin horns in rarity.

Nevertheless, the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea was dead certain: the bloodline suppression from the Blue-scaled Dragon King matched only that of dragon clans with lineages nearing the Five-clawed True Dragon.

Yet here's the issue—mere months after body loss, how did the Blue-scaled Dragon King locate a Five-clawed True Dragon for possession?

Besides, each Five-clawed True Dragon boasts tremendous might, far beyond what a bodiless Blue-scaled Dragon King could challenge.

From whence came the dragon vessel the Blue-scaled Dragon King now inhabited?

So peculiar was this affair that the Sky Wing Three Saints remained baffled to this day.

Even Ye Zhen struggled to unravel this enigmatic puzzle.

"By the way, eldest brother, is there any news about the Crown Prince Ao Zheng of Blue-scaled Dragon Palace?" Ye Zhen inquired further.

The Great Saint of Jinghai shook his head, "As for the Crown Prince Ao Zheng of Blue-scaled Dragon Palace, there's zero intel whatsoever; they've sealed it off airtight."

Ye Zhen nodded, figuring as much.

After the Blue-scaled Dragon King ambushed Ye Zhen and his Primal Spirit came back, top priority would surely be shielding the Crown Prince Ao Zheng from Ye Zhen's vengeance.

Over this past year or so, Ye Zhen’s Soul-locking Technique failed to pinpoint Crown Prince Ao Zheng's rough position, with the aura faint to the extreme.

He could just confirm the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace's Crown Prince Ao Zheng lived on, yet deploying the Soul-locking Technique to torment Ao Zheng in reprisal against the Blue-scaled Dragon King proved impossible for now.

"Elder brother, second brother, and fourth brother, now that the Blue-scaled Dragon King has exposed fourth brother’s true identity and ripped off the facade,"

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint abruptly lowered his tone, staring gravely at those assembled, "Moreover, the Blue-scaled Dragon King, stripped of his physical form, now suffers from depleted vitality. Why not seize this moment to gradually seize lands from the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace and bolster our own forces?"

"No matter how swiftly the Blue-scaled Dragon King claims a new body, fully integrating with it and regaining his prior power will demand at least two years—four or five years may still prove insufficient."

During these four to five years, the Blue-scaled Dragon King will probably focus on stabilizing himself. Even if we launch fierce assaults on other Water Mansions, it would appear entirely ordinary.

And over those four to five years, in roughly comparable circumstances, we could unite at least one-third of the Water Mansions under the Blue-scaled Dragon Palace, or maybe even half.

At that point, should the Blue-scaled Dragon King awaken and recover, we would stand evenly matched against them." The Sea-Breaking Great Saint declared.

The Jinghai Great Saint's eyes shifted toward Ye Zhen, clearly showing approval for the Sea-Breaking Great Saint’s suggestion.

"Cultivation...."

Ye Zhen had barely uttered those words when the Sea-Breaking Great Saint interjected once more, "Fourth brother, put cultivation aside for now; haven't you seen how our levels have skyrocketed by multiple stages?"

Ye Zhen hadn't realized it without the Sea-Breaking Great Saint pointing it out. Upon checking, he saw that the Sky Wing Three Saints' cultivations had surged dramatically in the past year.

Back when Ye Zhen departed, the top cultivator among the Sky Wing Three Saints was the Jinghai Great Saint, who had reached merely the Mid First Stage of the Divine Communication Realm, while Overturning Sea and Sea-Breaking had only just entered the Divine Communication Realm.

Yet in under a year, the Jinghai Great Saint had advanced to the Initial Fifth Stage, merely two minor levels behind Ye Zhen.

Thanks to bloodline evolution, the Overturning Sea Great Saint's cultivation lagged at Early Fourth Stage, whereas the Sea-Breaking Great Saint stood at Late Fourth Stage.

In just one year, every one of them had climbed at least four cultivation stages.

This pace of progress, unlike typical martial artists who might spend years or decades on a single stage, was staggeringly swift.

Ye Zhen felt a touch of astonishment himself.

"Fourth brother, during your absence this year, we heeded Military Advisor Wen’s advice, pooling our power to strike and purging those ancient Grand Demons near the Three Great Water Palaces.

As a result, we gathered vast numbers of Demon Cores, with the finest ones going to us three, alongside the treasures you provided for support, sparking major bloodline upgrades. Essentially, with sufficient Demon Cores, our cultivation keeps climbing.

Moreover, the stark contrast in Heaven and Earth Laws between True Profound Continent and Primordial Continent means that when we hit breakthrough bottlenecks, a quick return to True Profound Continent lets us shatter them effortlessly."

At these words, the Jinghai Great Saint lifted his eyebrows, "If we keep battling for three to five years, hitting the Dark Palace Realm soon wouldn't be hard.

But we're concerned about clashing with enemy Realm King Realm experts during the campaign, so...." His gaze fixed on Ye Zhen.

The implication was unmistakable.

Ye Zhen alone among them could rival Realm King Realm powerhouses, and only his participation would make their territorial expansion feasible.

Without him, facing even one or two Realm King Realm foes might spell disaster or total wipeout.

In fact, the Sky Wing Three Saints' expansion scheme aligned perfectly with Ye Zhen's own intentions, though he hadn't detailed any plans yet—only pondered them mentally.

However, Ye Zhen held back from responding right away, turning his eyes instead to Ning Shiyi and Wen Fuguo seated off to the side.

He sought their opinions, particularly Wen Fuguo's, whom the Sky Wing Three Saints had lately hailed directly as their Military Advisor.

"Military Advisor Wen, what do you think of this expansion strategy?" Ye Zhen inquired.