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“A natural Spirit Pool with no owner? The Sect Master power forcefully seizing the Spirit Pool?”
Shen Yuan was taken aback, halting his steps momentarily.
Having been in the role of Sect Master of the so-called Falling Clouds Sect for quite some time, he hadn’t thought that the nominal role of Sect Master would actually carry so much weight in reality.
Forcefully seizing things without an owner was indeed characteristic of how prestigious sects wielded their power.
However, Shen Yuan immediately realized the importance of the hint in front of him.
“Does the fact that the natural Spirit Pool has no owner mean that, although Fubo Dragon Monarch apparently occupies Fubo Pond his physical essence wasn’t truly refined with the Spirit Pool, which enables the opportunity for a forceful seizure?”
The Natural Spirit Pool is a treasure to the Aquatic Dragon Sovereigns, but not all Dragon Sovereigns are eligible to control it.
In the hierarchical structure of Aquatic Dragon Sovereigns, the majority are minor River Dragon Sovereigns with faint Dragon Tribe bloodline or Pond Dragon Kings and Water-well Dragon Kings attempting transformation into dragons.
Although they bear the title of Dragon Sovereign or Dragon King, in reality, they are at the bottom tier of the Aquatic Tribe’s system and are unworthy of controlling the Natural Spirit Pool.
Aquatic Dragon Sovereigns who control the Natural Spirit Pools are at least pure-blooded dragons or True Dragons who ruled a region’s waterways in ancient times.
At the onset of the Spirit Energy Tidal Surge, Fubo Dragon Monarch’s power was outstanding, but that did not alter the fact that he was a hybrid Jiao Dragon without the true lineage of an Aquatic Tribe Dragon Sovereign.
Moreover, Fubo Pond is just a small body of water, the birthplace of Natural Spirit Pool is an anomaly, even without refinement, its emanated Spirit Energy is enough to envelop the entire body of water.
It was natural that Fubo Dragon Monarch didn’t refine the Natural Spirit Pool.
It was precisely due to the Fubo Dragon Monarch’s lineage deficiency that an opportunity was given to Shen Yuan.
“Does that mean I can seize the Natural Spirit Pool and take this chance to complete the novice guide’s task by advancing to the Qi Transformation stage, then select to counter-attack?”
Initially, the idea for Shen Yuan to participate in the Dragon Monarch’s feast was simple: to trade with Fubo Dragon Monarch and complete the novice’s guide mission.
But after experiences at the Dragon Sovereign Temple and with He Yao, Shen Yuan’s distaste for Fubo Dragon Monarch dramatically increased. He was ready to confront him at any time.
Certainly, as a Great Demon at the Qi Training stage, Fubo Dragon Monarch does have his advantages. Shen Yuan, having fake Primordial Spirit refined by the Primordial Spirit Sword Control Method didn’t dare to claim an easy victory, as the gap between their stages was too vast.
Thus, Shen Yuan sent Yu Changliu on another task, hoping to distract Fubo Dragon Monarch and create an opportunity for himself.
However, if Shen Yuan could directly snatch the Natural Spirit Pool and upgrade to the Qi Transformation stage, not only would his Primordial Spirit Sword Control Method be greatly enhanced, but he could also employ various self-protection measures through his mana to no longer be passive.
In the face of Fubo Dragon Monarch, his chances of winning would increase several times over.
Now that he has the chance to seize the Natural Spirit Pool, completing the Refining Essence to Qi Transformation would just be a matter of time, and Shen Yuan has already made ample preparations for it.
“The only uncertain factor is whether the plundering of the Natural Spirit Pool would trigger some changes and alert Fubo Dragon Monarch.”
Shen Yuan glanced at the bustling crowds of monsters around him, furrowing his brows tightly.
If the commotion is too large, he could be exposed to the monster crowd.
Even if he directly confronted Fubo Dragon Monarch, Shen Yuan wasn’t completely confident about winning, let alone if he had to deal with the monster crowd at the same time. So, he must strategize for this.
Just as he was pondering over how to solve the issue, Shen Yuan’s gaze suddenly stopped.
His gaze landed upon the platform where the human cultivators were. Some previously overlooked details re-emerged in his mind.
Young Master Liu Yao of the Liu family, who held an important rank, surprisingly turned out to be on the same peak stage of Essence Refining as Shen Yuan.
“The temptation of transforming from Essence Refining to Qi using the Natural Spirit Pool is something that all cultivators would generally not be able to refuse.
Both the Liu family and Fubo Dragon Monarch had contacted each other secretly long before, and the person who came for the trade was Liu Yao, the eldest son of the family with the cultivation of Essence Refining Peak.”
“Allowing Liu Yao to use the Natural Spirit Pool to complete his advancement is likely part of the deal!”
“Liu Yao needs an upgrade in his realm, and Fubo Dragon Monarch also needs to use the precious Natural Spirit Pool to attract more of the monster tribe and the Aquatic Tribe to join his ranks.
To complete the advancement at the Dragon Sovereign feast is undoubtedly the most sensational thing.”
“This way, there might be some opportunities.”
A subtle smirk appeared on the corner of Shen Yuan’s mouth, as he, along with Ho Yao, directly headed towards the platform where Liu Yao was stationed.
There are many guests at the Dragon Sovereign feast, although it appears chaotic, there was an order in the chaos.
The entire banquet area was almost divided into three parts, namely the monster tribe, the Aquatic Tribe, and the human clan cultivators.
Since this place was still in the territory of Dongting waters, and Fubo Dragon Monarch was one of the Great Demons of the Aquatic Tribe, the number of Aquatic Tribe was the highest.
From the small water areas controlled by the Aquatic local deity to the petite demons refining essence and roaming around with fish heads, almost anything could be seen.
Although the number of the monster tribe was much smaller than that of the Aquatic Tribe, those who were capable of traversing thousands of miles to attend the Dragon Sovereign feast were essentially powerful demons, most of them at the Qi Transformation Stage.
As for the human cultivators, they were only more than thirty people headed by Liu Yao, occupying just one platform, sandwiched between the monster tribe and the Aquatic Tribe.
The only Qi stage cultivator amongst them was Master Ge.
If the monster tribe and Aquatic Tribe on site have a killing intent, just three Qi stage demons would be enough to annihilate all the human cultivators present.
The more they realized the dangers, the more grateful the human cultivators were to Liu Yao.
Shen Yuan and Ho Yao stepped onto the platform under the watchful eyes of everyone.
As soon as they landed here, someone spoke in a sarcastic tone within the crowd:
“You acted so tough at the bottom of the mountain, and in the end, you still relied on Young Master Liu’s reputation to participate in this Dragon Sovereign Feast.
Some people who don’t have the confidence, should not pretend to be bigger than they are.”
At these words, Ho Yao’s eyes widened instantly.
Their ability to scale the mountain was solely reliant on Shen Yuan’s superb sword techniques, which killed all the demons. If they had relied on Liu Yao’s reputation, they would’ve been annihilated long ago.
Ho Yao could accept his own insult, but he could not tolerate Liu Yao, a sinister man, taking credit for Shen Yuan’s achievements.
Before he could stand up to retort, Shen Yuan held him back.
Bowing slightly towards Liu Yao, Shen Yuan said with a hint of a smile:
“At this Dragon Sovereign feast, I’m afraid we’ll have to rely heavily on Master Liu’s prestige.”
Liu Yao squinted his eyes but before he could respond, the next moment a sharp voice echoed throughout Fubo Pond.
“The Dragon Monarch has arrived!”
The calm waters of Fubo Pond suddenly churned with huge waves, a black, hornless flood dragon about ten meters long shot up from the pond into the sky.
It seemed that thunder was rumbling in the overcast sky, accompanied by a mighty oppressive force that swept across the entire Fubo Pond, causing hundreds of little demons to tremble in fear under the aura of the flood dragon.
The imposing voice emanated from the mouth of the black flood dragon.
“The auspicious time has arrived, let the feast begin!”