King of Creation Chapter 1662 - 1647: Four Seas Dragon Court

Wen Fuguo regarded Ye Zhen's question with utmost gravity. He knew perfectly that within the Four Saints of Sky Wing, the actual leader was none other than the youngest member, Ye Zhen, the mighty Territory Suppressing Heavenly King of the True Profound Continent.

Ye Zhen's question probably tied directly to his own future standing; a solid response from Wen Fuguo could solidify his reputation as the master strategist.

A poor answer, however, might spell trouble.

After a brief moment of reflection and sorting his ideas, Wen Fuguo started speaking deliberately.

"Under the present conditions, the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea’s expansion scheme remains suitable, yet it overlooks one vital factor," Wen Fuguo declared.

"The Four Seas Dragon Court!" Wen Fuguo cut straight to the chase, highlighting this pivotal concern without delay.

"Over the past year plus since we reached the Water Mansion, I've delved deeply into every ancient text and record available, and held lengthy discussions with the Tortoise Clan, famed as the ocean's living repositories of knowledge.

That's how I discovered that claiming mastery over any Dragon Palace in the Primordial Continent's sea regions demands approval from the Four Seas Dragon Court.

With the Four Seas Dragon Court's endorsement, legitimacy is granted, and it brings indirect safeguarding from them.

Should outsiders attack, the Four Seas Dragon Court would intervene to aid or defend.

For instance, during the Great Zhou Dynasty's assault on the North Sea, powerhouses from the Four Seas Dragon Court appeared in person to drive back the invaders.

Should our major push into the Blue Scale Dragon Palace get exposed, we might fend off the Blue-scaled Dragon King’s retaliation, but if he calls on the Four Seas Dragon Court for aid,

be it their elites arriving directly or them commanding other Dragon Kings to reinforce him, defeat would be inevitable for us," Wen Fuguo explained.

Ye Zhen nodded upon hearing this, already familiar with the Four Seas Dragon Court's affairs.

His caution toward the Four Seas Dragon Court was exactly why Ye Zhen refrained from bold territorial growth in the Water Mansion, opting instead for quiet coexistence in the Blue-scaled Dragon King's domain.

"That said, the Four Seas Dragon Court boasts legacies from the Ancient Times, with even a million years deemed modest, and the Water Clan includes many with vast lifespans.

Thus, their power is immeasurable; not in decades or centuries, but even after millennia or tens of thousands of years, we couldn't challenge them.

Following Military Advisor Wen's advice, wouldn't that trap us forever huddled in the Blue-scaled Dragon King's waters, unable to expand?" Ye Zhen questioned.

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint grew agitated at once upon hearing this. "If so, we'd be stifled to death our whole lives!"

"Sea-Breaking Great Saint, rest easy—I’ve pondered this deeply and prepared both inferior and superior plans for the Great Saints to select," Wen Fuguo stated assuredly.

"Inferior and superior plans?" Now Ye Zhen showed surprise, unaware that Wen Fuguo had anticipated this.

"Oh? What's the inferior plan, and what's the superior one? Speak up," Ye Zhen urged.

"Great Saints, let me start with the inferior plan. It's straightforward: the Sea Suppression Great Saint should bide his time to enslave the Blue-scaled Dragon King’s divine soul via soul-control techniques, turning him into a puppet for gradual power grabs and steady growth.

This approach's flaw lies in routing everything through the Blue-scaled Dragon King, risking discovery. Exposure would bring catastrophe!" Wen Fuguo outlined.

"The inferior plan is out! Powerful Dao realm techniques shield the Blue-scaled Dragon King’s primordial spirit, rendering soul control nearly impossible. Share your superior plan," Ye Zhen responded.

"Great Saint, the superior plan is straightforward; it hinges on the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea," Wen Fuguo revealed.

The instant Wen Fuguo uttered those words, all gazes shifted to the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea, whose face instantly stiffened. "Hinges on me? What do I know about inferior or superior plans?"

"Great Saints, from my thorough investigations, every single master of the Dragon Palaces ever recognized by the Four Seas Dragon Court across history possesses at least the bloodline of a Four-Clawed True Dragon, even the weakest among them.

Take the Blue-scaled Dragon King as an example—he earned recognition only after his bloodline evolved into a Four-Clawed True Dragon. That achievement let him seize control and claim mastery over the Blue Scale Dragon Palace, all thanks to the Four Seas Dragon Court's approval," Wen Fuguo declared.

"You're proposing that Second Brother..." A spark of interest lit up Ye Zhen’s face.

"The Sea Suppression Great Saint has it right. My plan is for the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea to refine his bloodline, first lifting his Horned Dragon lineage to Yinglong, and then pushing it further to Four-Clawed True Dragon.

Once the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea elevates his bloodline to Four-Clawed True Dragon, we head straight to the Four Seas Dragon Court for their official nod.

With that recognition secured, the Four Seas Dragon Court will grant him the prestigious title of Dragon King.

Across the vast sea domains of the Primordial Continent, should any outside power dare to invade, the Four Seas Dragon Court rallies all the Dragon Kings from every region to strike back fiercely.

Yet for clashes between Dragon Kings of different sea areas, they stay completely hands-off. Thus, once the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea gains the Four Seas Dragon Court's approval, we can boldly swallow up the Blue Scale Dragon Palace's lands—or even other Dragon Palaces without fear."

After a brief pause, Wen Fuguo pressed on, "This approach offers the brightest prospects, demands the least effort, and provides top-notch safety! The sole drawback lies in how incredibly tough it is for Dragon Clan bloodlines to advance, usually needing rare strokes of fortune to make it happen.

Right now, I can't predict just when the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea might breakthrough his bloodline to Four-Clawed True Dragon.

At these words, the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea's face fell gloomily. Thanks to the Spirit Void Fruit from Ye Zhen, his bloodline had climbed from Flood Dragon to Horned Dragon.

Yet to push from Horned Dragon to Yinglong using Spirit Void Fruit alone would require an insane quantity.

And dreaming of jumping from Ying Dragon to Four-Clawed True Dragon with it? Utterly out of reach.

Why, you ask? Simple enough.

The Spirit Void Fruit merely cleanses and stirs dormant bloodlines; it uncovers and strengthens what's already lurking in the body but can't conjure new ones from nothing.

Deep in the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea's dragon bloodline, a faint imprint of Ancient Black Dragon essence might linger, but so tiny it's less than one in ten trillion.

Awakening that? No chance.

For Dragon Clan members, the prime method to ignite bloodlines is gobbling up flesh and bones from superior dragons, then absorbing the potent bloodline imprints and energies sealed inside.

But snagging flesh and bones from elite dragons—how simple is that?

Dragons are walking treasures everywhere; forget meat and bones—even their droppings count as premium alchemy ingredients.

The Great Sage of the Overturning Sea burns to advance, yet in everyday conditions, his shot at it feels forever out of grasp.

As the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea sank into deep despair, Ye Zhen lit up with surprise, like a pillow arriving right when sleep beckoned.

Military Advisor Wen truly shines as their strategist.

Ye Zhen had recalled the Four Seas Dragon Court but overlooked how Hee Cheng won their recognition.

"Brothers, check this out—what do you see?" Ye Zhen abruptly hurled out several massive barrels.

While the Great Saint of Jinghai and the Sea-Breaking Great Saint still sniffed curiously, the Great Sage of the Overturning Sea leaped to his feet. "True Dragon Essence Blood! And it's nearly on par with Five-Clawed True Dragon's True Dragon Essence Blood."

"With over fifty thousand pounds of this stuff, plus the treasure from Fourth Brother, I could absolutely transform and ascend to Ying Dragon!"

"Just fifty thousand pounds? I'm handing each of my three brothers a full hundred thousand pounds." With a grand sweep of his arm, Ye Zhen flooded the hall with a thousand huge barrels brimming with True Dragon Essence Blood harvested from the Blue-scaled Dragon King.

The Great Saint of Jinghai, Great Sage of the Overturning Sea, and Sea-Breaking Great Saint stood utterly stunned. "Fourth brother, where... where did you obtain such a massive amount of True Dragon Essence Blood, nearly equivalent to Five-clawed Dragon True Dragon Essence Blood?"

"Where else? I harvested it after slaying the True Body of the Blue-scaled Dragon King. Use it to elevate your Cultivation! It ought to propel your Cultivation through multiple stages swiftly, isn't that right?" Ye Zhen replied.

The normally grim and solemn Sea-Breaking Great Saint erupted in an unusual burst of laughter. "These one hundred thousand pounds of Five-clawed True Dragon Essence Blood will push my Cultivation into the Seventh Stage of the Divine Communication Realm—no, it will surely surge to the Eighth Stage at minimum!"

Excitement left the Great Saint of Jinghai and Great Sage of the Overturning Sea speechless; they struggled to find words to express thanks to Ye Zhen.

"Fourth brother, when we seize the territory ahead, every benefit from it will split into four equal shares, one for each brother!" The Great Saint of Jinghai, after deep reflection, offered this pledge, slightly easing his inner guilt.

Ye Zhen flashed a cryptic smile right then and tossed out three extra large barrels. "Big Brother, check out what fills these barrels now?"

Before Great Saint of Jinghai or Sea-Breaking Great Saint could inspect them, Great Sage of the Overturning Sea's nose twitched spasmodically, while his fingers shook wildly against the wooden barrel.

"Allow me to sniff it properly—this... this... it's Five-clawed Silver Dragon’s Essence Blood? Even superior in Grade to Five-clawed True Dragon’s Essence Blood.

And the most refined, primordial Five-clawed Silver Dragon Essence Blood.

Merely five hundred pounds of this Five-clawed Silver Dragon Essence Blood would transform my bloodline into a Ying Dragon.

First refining my bloodline to Ying Dragon with True Dragon Essence Blood from the Blue-scaled Dragon King, then applying this Five-clawed Silver Dragon Essence Blood—only five to six thousand pounds required to elevate it to True Dragon!

Four-clawed True Dragon!"

Great Sage of the Overturning Sea babbled incoherently in his overwhelming thrill.

Four-clawed True Dragon! Visions of attaining Four-clawed True Dragon status haunted his dreams endlessly, too bold even to fantasize about.

From humble Blue Flood Dragon origins, he had miraculously ascended to Flood Dragon and Horned Dragon—and now, a Four-clawed True Dragon loomed possible. Unbelievable...

Once done speaking, Great Sage of the Overturning Sea locked eyes on Ye Zhen, his desire clearer than any plea.

Great Sage of the Overturning Sea knew requesting more from Ye Zhen like this felt improper, yet the allure of Four-clawed True Dragon form proved irresistible.

He vowed to spend his remaining days repaying Ye Zhen fully.

Ye Zhen instantly grasped the plea in Great Sage of the Overturning Sea's gaze, waving his hand nonchalantly to summon thousands more barrels brimming with Five-clawed Silver Dragon Essence Blood into the hall.

"I've set aside ten thousand pounds of Five-clawed Silver Dragon Essence Blood for each of my brothers."

As Great Sage of the Overturning Sea and Sea-Breaking Great Saint gaped in speechless awe, Military Advisor Wen and Ning Shiyi stared in total shock—heavens, this was just...

Great Saint of Jinghai drew in a sharp breath. "Fourth Brother, you didn't slay yet another Five-clawed Silver Dragon, did you?"

"Brother, aren't you a tad out of the loop with your info?" Ye Zhen rolled his eyes with theatrical flair!