*Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…*
At that moment, nine more figures tore through the sky, finally lining up neatly behind the elder. All nine were Martial King realm experts — among them were even second-rank, third-rank, and fourth-rank Martial Kings. Any single one of them could instantly slaughter everyone present.
*Swish swish swish swish…* But that wasn't the end of it. After those Martial King powerhouses appeared, the sound of wind breaking continued to ring out like a torrential downpour.
Looking closely, numerous figures soared through the air, like a meteor shower descending from the heavens, ultimately landing one by one behind the elder. Fully several thousand people — every last one a Heaven Martial realm expert. Among them, five hundred were peak Heaven Martial powerhouses, just a single step away from breaking into the Martial King realm.
"You are not people of our Eastern Land. Who exactly are you, and why have you come here to cause trouble?" At this moment, the Dragon Daoist's expression changed dramatically. He rose to his feet and shouted.
Because at this point, he had no choice but to step forward. In that brief moment just now, nearly all the Martial King experts besides him had been injured by that elder.
Originally, the elder's aura alone had already terrified every clan present. But who could have expected them to also produce such a terrifying lineup? It could be said that they had completely stunned the assembled clans into silence — so much so that at this very moment, the prestigious alliance of clans didn't even have a single person who dared open their mouth to question the intruders.
Instead, it was the Dragon Daoist — an outsider — who had become their backbone.
"Haha, at least there's one who knows his place."
"You're right. The bloodline of our Gao Imperial Clan is pure and noble — naturally, we cannot squander our days on this Eastern Land, sullying the name of an imperial clan."
"We of the Gao Imperial Clan hail from the Eastern Ocean. Today, we have come here to consolidate — all of you useless waste." The ancestor of the Gao Imperial Clan spoke in a frigid, commanding voice, his tone that of a sovereign surveying commoners, brimming with the authority of one who reigns over the world.
"Eastern Ocean?!" Upon hearing those four words, every clan representative present was frightened out of their wits. Their faces went pale as paper, and in an instant, cold sweat drenched their brows. Gone was their usual imperial dignity — they looked like terrified chicks frozen in place.
Because they all harbored deep impressions of the Eastern Ocean. Many years ago, every one of their clans had lived on that land. But as their power gradually waned, they slowly lost the ability to survive there, so they had followed their ancestors and migrated to the Eastern Land.
This made the Eastern Ocean their eternal wound. Leading their people back to those waters was a lifelong dream they could never let go of.
But they also knew all too well how dangerous the Eastern Ocean was. It was a world where powerhouses emerged in droves, and returning to those waters would be no easy task — because any random faction there could annihilate them utterly.
More importantly, the imperial clans that still maintained their standing in the Eastern Ocean were all formidable beyond measure — colossal powers they couldn't even begin to imagine.
And yet today, an ancestor of the Gao Imperial Clan from the Eastern Ocean had actually come knocking at their door. They knew — they were finished. At the very least, whatever the other party wanted to do, they had absolutely no ability to resist.
And in truth, that was precisely the case. Even though they had gathered the top experts of every imperial clan in this place, when facing the Gao Imperial Clan, they were utterly powerless — like fish on a chopping block, able only to await their fate.
Panic and helplessness were written clearly on every face.
"What exactly do you want?" the Dragon Daoist asked, his voice grave.
"I already told you. I want to consolidate you useless waste. To put it plainly — I want you to serve as cattle and horses, to be my slaves. From this day forward, you will be at my command." The ancestor of the Gao Imperial Clan sneered.
"You will never have our submission! Not a ch—" an elder of the
*BOOM!* But before he could even finish his words, a Martial King of the Gao Imperial Clan raised his hand and unleashed a single palm strike. That Jiang Dynasty elder was instantly reduced to a spray of blood.