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Chapter 686: Tai Bai Suppresses the Dragons

Half a period earlier, across the Heavenly Court.

“The Dragon Clan is causing chaos at Chen Tang Pass! All Celestial Armies and Generals must gather immediately at the Heavenly Might Divine Pillar, awaiting orders to descend to the mortal realm.”

Is the Dragon Clan causing chaos at Chen Tang Pass?

You Qin Xuan Ya were visibly stunned upon receiving this news.

In her impression, the Dragon Clan possessed the wealth of the Four Seas and was an ancient great clan, moreover a steadfast supporter of the Heavenly Court. Why would they suddenly cause chaos at Chen Tang Pass?

Yet You Qin Xuan Ya did not hesitate. Having smoothly passed through the Golden Immortal tribulation, she now stood as an absolute core combat force in the Heavenly Court. Due to the previous Super Celestial Soldier project, her every appearance drew extremely high attention from the Celestial Armies and Generals.

Morale instantly reached its peak.

Carrying the Fire Scale Sword Case that Senior Brother Li Changshou had taken twice to Tu Lao Palace for refinement, You Qin Xuan Ya gave a slight nod to several Celestial Generals who often partnered with her, then took her position before the Divine Pillar of Might.

Atop the pillar, a bronze mirror half a zhang in diameter flickered with light, revealing the situation at Chen Tang Pass within.

You Qin Xuan Ya’s brows furrowed deeply…

Water had flooded Chen Tang Pass, transforming thousands of li into a realm of water.

Mortals huddled on various hillsides, with fear and unease permeating everywhere.

Azure Dragons coiled in the sky while dragon-headed elders continuously attacked several figures within Chen Tang Pass.

Having long dwelt in the Heavenly Court, You Qin Xuan Ya only recognized the exhausted youth and her Senior Brother’s adopted son…

Though You Qin Xuan Ya couldn’t quite understand why her Senior Brother, being so young, would adopt an older man as his son, Li Jing’s actual age was indeed less than her Senior Brother’s – he merely appeared older, which was understandable.

Moreover, Li Jing came from the Du Xian Sect and could be considered her junior…

You Qin Xuan Ya’s eyes carried traces of anger; just watching through the bronze mirror was already stirring her rage.

Suddenly a shout rang out:

“The Divine Pillar of Might’s landing point is set. All units descend immediately! Star-Lord Tai Bai commands: Form the Heaven Net Formation! If any Dragon Clan members breach the formation, kill without mercy!”

Above the sea of clouds in the Heavenly Court, celestial pillars flickered with light one after another, layers of talismans revolving around them as dense Heavenly Dao power continuously surged.

Golden light bloomed, tearing through layers of clouds, falling to the mortal realm – connecting Heaven and Earth.

You Qin Xuan Ya and several Celestial Generals beside her stepped forward simultaneously, spread their hands, and leaped!

Descending.

Gods of the Eight Divisions, Twelve Divisions of Celestial Armies and Generals, Heavenly Dao power descending, Heaven-Earth Net Battle Formation.

The Dragon Clan had no time to respond before falling into the encirclement of the Celestial Armies and Generals. The Celestial Soldiers formed ‘grid cells’ in units of hundreds, relying on their connected immortal power and Heavenly Dao power enhancement to display strength far exceeding their cultivation.

The Heavenly Court’s battle formation had developed to become the Court’s signature, and also its backbone.

When Li Changshou waved his whisk and countless water dragons appeared above the East Sea blocking the Dragon Clan’s retreat path, these several hundred dragon-headed elders, several hundred Dragon Clan warriors, and countless shrimp soldiers, crab generals, and immortal flood dragon soldiers all felt immense pressure.

A massive pressure, as if Heaven itself was pressing down upon them.

Li Changshou sat in the clouds, looking down toward the Four Sea Dragon Kings’ direction, calmly questioning who in the Dragon Clan had declared Li Jing guilty.

The Dragon Clan below dared not answer. The group of dragons retreated into the dark clouds, successively revealing their true forms. Though facing the Heavenly Court they already felt infinite pressure, they had prepared for a great battle.

The Four Sea Dragon Kings each maintained their human body dragon head form, slowly rising on clouds.

The East Sea Dragon King looked up at Li Changshou, who was disguised as a kindly elder, and said calmly: “Star-Lord Tai Bai, could it be that today you wish to shield Li Jing?”

“Shield?”

Li Changshou gave a light laugh and replied: “Then let me ask again. Just now, who among you said they would determine my adopted son’s guilt?”

The Dragon Clan fell silent. Many dragons looked up at Li Changshou with glares, their manes bristling.

The Four Sea Dragon Kings all flew up several zhang, and the South Sea Dragon King sighed: “Star-Lord, you are so unscrupulously deciding official matters based on personal feelings. This rather lacks Heavenly Dao’s fairness.”

Li Changshou raised his voice:

“Then your flooding of Chen Tang Pass, destroying thousands of li of land, that’s fair?

If I hadn’t warned Chen Tang Pass, causing hundreds of thousands of mortals inside and outside Chen Tang Pass to hide in mountains and high ground, your Dragon Clan would today be declaring war on the Human Race.

At that time, who would speak to them of fairness, who would explain to their departed souls that you were innocent, just that other beings didn’t care about your life or death?

Everyone, when you want to bully the Human Race, you say the strong rule supreme.

Now when the Heavenly Court descends, and ninety-nine percent present are of human origin, you say the Heavenly Dao lacks fairness.

Are you truly not ashamed?”

A Dragon Clan elder said: “Star Lord’s debating skills are known throughout the primordial world. We are certainly no match.

May I ask Star Lord, how do you plan to deal with us today?”

Li Changshou fell silent, and Heaven and Earth became completely quiet.

At this moment, the Zheng Jiao group of immortals arrived, arranging themselves in a line outside Chen Tang Pass. The Heavenly Court battle formation opened a gap, allowing them to fly in.

Guang Chengzi’s face was ashen. He glanced at Li Changshou and made a gesture to stop the crowd of immortals from advancing to battle.

“Heavenly Court, Dragon Clan, please give my Zheng Jiao School an explanation.”

“Elder Brother Guang Chengzi, please remain calm.”

Li Changshou said slowly: “Today’s matter began with the conflict between Li Jing’s third son, Zheng Jiao School third generation disciple Nezha, and East Sea Dragon Palace’s Third Prince.

The Dragon Clan was discontented and violated Heaven’s rules and laws – they who should control clouds and rain, today flooded Chen Tang Pass, endangering hundreds of thousands of mortal lives.

The Heavenly Court must first handle this matter.”

But Guang Chengzi said: “Master has a decree – those who would kill our Zheng Jiao School disciples, all in the Zheng Jiao School shall kill them.”

Li Changshou asked: “Where is Second Uncle Master’s decree?”

“Here!”

Chi Jingzi shouted lightly, taking out a golden scroll from his sleeve. That scroll emanated traces of abstruse Dao rhyme, condensing into the illusory image of a Daoist standing with hands behind their back.

It was naturally Yuan Shi Tian Zun.

On the Dragon Clan’s side, most dragons were already somewhat panicked.

If they could still resist the Heavenly Court’s pressure, with Sage’s decree descending and the Zheng Jiao School making to keep all dragons here, this was rather…

Just for one Li Jing and Nezha, so many of their Dragon Clan experts would die here?

Li Changshou also slightly frowned.

Wasn’t the Zheng Jiao School using a bit too much force?

Even bringing out a Sage’s decree.

Today’s basic purpose was to suppress the Dragon Clan’s increasingly inflated mentality, but if the Dragon Clan’s hatred couldn’t be directed at the Heavenly Court, his arrangements this time could only count as half successful.

This wasn’t even finished.

Suddenly a light laugh came from the East Sea direction. Under the countless water dragons Li Changshou had condensed with divine power, a wisp of cloud flowed past, and four figures appeared from within.

The leader wore a golden gauze dress with golden hairpins, holding a sword flashing with golden light – it was naturally Jin Ling Sheng Mu.

Beside Jin Ling Sheng Mu, the one who had laughed was that armor-wearing, smiling Elder Zhao.

Behind Zhao Gongming, Yun Xiao brought Qiong Xiao coming gracefully, surrounded by faint clouds. As soon as they appeared they attracted countless gazes.

One saw Immortal Lady Yun Xiao wearing a simple flowing cloud white dress, her waist bound by a jade belt outlining her delicate figure, yet without appearing overly charming, having a natural heavenly beauty.

Four of the Jie Jiao School’s Eight Great Disciples had arrived, appearing in position perfectly blocking above East Sea Dragon Palace.

Around Zhao Gongming’s body, twenty-four stars faintly flickered, giving a sense that Heaven and Earth revolved around him, appearing increasingly profound and unfathomable.

The Dragon Clan’s retreat path and closest reinforcement route were completely blocked by these four.

Jin Ling Sheng Mu was killed in battle, the Sea Stabilizing Zhenzhu could suppress seas, Immortal Lady Yun Xiao’s Chaos Origin Golden Dipper was extraordinarily powerful, and the Golden Flood Dragon Shears hanging at Qiong Xiao’s waist were precisely the Dragon Clan’s bane.

The Dragon Clan’s already difficult situation became even worse.

Zhao Gongming called out: “Worthy Nephew Li Jing don’t be afraid, if there are grievances then voice them, if there are wrongs then appeal them. What the Heavenly Court finds inconvenient to handle, just find Uncle to be the judge!

Uncle doesn’t have so many concerns, whoever disagrees just fights, if you can’t win then lie down and call for help.

Chang Shou, this poor Daoist is also your brother.”

Immortal Lady Yun Xiao slightly shook her head, somewhat dissatisfied with her elder brother’s frivolous manner. She very steadily first took out a palm-sized jade statue from her sleeve, activating it to restore to normal size, standing behind her.

The jade statue’s palm faced the Four Sea Dragon Kings, various spirit energy absorbing restrictions already prepared.

The hundredfold spirit energy crossbow, ready to fire!

Li Changshou: …

Then just guide according to circumstances and follow the trend.

“The Heavenly Court acts. Respected Senior Brothers and Sisters of both Zheng Jiao and Jie Jiao Schools, please be patient for now. If the Heavenly Court needs to borrow the Schools’ power, we naturally won’t stand on ceremony with you all.

Today, the Heavenly Court will give both the Human Race and the Zheng Jiao School a proper explanation.

Four Sea Dragon Kings, do you have any defense to offer?”

All gazes converged on those four dragon-headed elders.

The West Sea Dragon King sighed, taking half a step forward first, and spoke clearly:

“Star-Lord! Previously when the West Sea Dragon Palace faced calamity, it was Star Lord who saved my life.

When the East Sea Eye was breached, it was also Star-Lord who mediated, and His Majesty the Jade Emperor sacrificed his Merit Golden Body to give us Dragons another chance at life.

When the Dragon Clan faced pressure from the Western Path, we had a little fortune left, and it was Star-Lord who single-handedly supported us, using the Heavenly Court’s fortune to shelter the Dragon Clan, allowing us this current revival.

Star-Lord, have we Dragons overstepped?

Will our Dragon Clan’s revival endanger the Human Race?

If the Heavenly Court wanted to stop us, why didn’t they issue orders to block us when we first stirred waves in the East Sea? Why wait until now?

Star-Lord, if you had merely appeared above the East Sea, how could we not have retreated?”

Li Changshou said calmly: “Today’s flooding of Chen Tang Pass, was the Dragon Clan bewitched by others?”

The West Sea Dragon King fell silent.

Li Changshou continued asking: “Today the Dragon Clan wanted to kill Li Jing and Nezha father and son, was the Dragon Clan instigated by someone?”

All Four Sea Dragon Kings remained silent.

Li Changshou’s voice spread throughout Heaven and Earth, reaching the ears of all Celestial Soldiers and Generals:

“Today’s calamity stems merely from the Dragon Clan itself, from the Dragon Clan’s resentment, from the Dragon Clan’s arrogance.

The path was your choice, yet you blame others for when they cut off your retreat. These words lack both reason and principle and are quite laughable.

Ao Bing’s death, you think you’re in the right? Shall I display the circumstances of that day right here?

You rely on being an ancient great clan, a pillar of the Heavenly Court, and thus want to forcefully kill Li Jing’s father and son, thinking this will help you regain your lost face.

Ridiculous!

How do your actions today differ from the Western Path’s breach of the Sea Eye?

At the end of high antiquity, the Dragon Clan was humanity’s totem, the Dragon Clan’s character was spread far and wide among humans. Now, you’ve forgotten the shame you should feel for shattering the primordial world, forgotten the resolution of those Dragon Clan ancestors when they permanently guarded the Sea Eye!

Greedy for pleasure, floating without roots, throwing your weight around in Heaven and Earth, looking down on everything, disregarding justice!

What use is such a Dragon Clan?

I pushed you to your current position, and today, I shall personally make you feel awe once more!

Under Heaven, all beings should coexist!

Upon Earth, there should be no tyrants!

This is the principle of the Heavenly Court!”

Li Changshou raised the whisk in his hand, brilliant starlight shone from all directions of the universe, the Twelve Divisions of Celestial Soldiers shouted in unison, and as Heaven and Earth trembled, the weapons in the Celestial Soldiers and Generals’ hands connected, forming a Heaven-Earth Net that completely sealed this space.

Then, Li Changshou slowly rose, his hair and beard dancing in the wind as he gradually descended.

Those Dragon Clan experts one by one wanted to speak but stopped themselves, the Four Sea Dragon Kings each sighed, remaining silent.

The clouds around Li Changshou dispersed, leaving him standing alone in the air, an absolutely powerful force surging through his body beneath his elderly appearance.

“Those who called for Nezha to kill himself, who wanted to take Li Jing’s life, step forward.”

Li Changshou gave a cold laugh: “What’s this? Has the Dragon Clan now developed the habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong? The path was your choice, yet you dare not bear the consequences?

Your flooding of Chen Tang Pass today, was it merely to show off your might?”

“Star Lord, we admit our wrong, but today for the Dragon Clan’s dignity, we must offend!”

A Dragon Clan elder shouted lowly, transformed into dragon form, and charged directly at Li Changshou!

When this elder moved, all the Dragon Clan members present had complex expressions but one by one revealed their dragon forms, flying toward Li Changshou.

Seeing this, the Celestial Soldiers and Generals immediately moved to suppress them;

The Zheng Jiao crowd of immortals each raised their magical treasures!

And Immortal Lady Yun Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and others moved forward, ready to intercept the Dragon Clan from the sides.

But Li Changshou’s calm voice, like a heart-settling pill, made them all stop their movements.

“All sides withdraw, this god fights alone.

Those whose Dao realm is beneath mine, no matter how many, are useless.”

As he spoke, Li Changshou’s right hand spread open five fingers, aimed at the giant dragons flying up from below.

Balance existed between the virtual and real.

Above the East Sea, bursts of waves exploded, the Taiji Diagram behind Li Changshou gently rotated, and with the Innate Supreme Treasure’s enhancement, the Dao of Balance instantly swept across tens of thousands of li.

That group of water dragons condensed from Water God’s divine authority appeared behind Li Changshou.

The Dao of Balance forcefully stripped away the power of each dragon, balancing it with these water dragons.

Then added Heavenly Dao power, Yin-Yang energies, Heaven’s Punishment power, added Li Changshou’s will!

Roars and dragon cries.

Before the shocked gazes of all beings present, hundreds of azure dragons shot out from behind Li Changshou, pouncing toward the dragons below, as if an enormous water mirror had been erected in Heaven and Earth.

Dragon shadows crushing each other inside and outside the mirror!

This was Tai Bai Suppressing Dragons.

Half a day later.

Starlight lingered, the immortal light of the Celestial Soldiers and Generals lit up Chen Tang Pass’s night like daylight.

Dozens of azure dragon corpses floated in the air, and hundreds of dragon-headed elders were each injured, their cultivation sealed, sitting cross-legged behind the Four Sea Dragon Kings.

Now, the four Dragon Kings were also each injured, especially the East Sea Dragon King, with half his horns broken off.

Li Changshou stood in the air with hands behind his back, his breath long and steady, silver-white hair continuously dancing.

In this battle, the four Dragon Kings and several highest-powered Dragon Clan elders naturally hadn’t used their full strength, and Li Changshou had also shown mercy, only killing several dozen Dragon Clan experts whose eyes showed the fiercest killing intent.

But all this was prelude, was groundwork, was to let the Dragon Clan feel sufficient pressure.

What Li Changshou would say next was the true key point.

“Dragon Clan, do you seek life or death?”

All the Dragon Clan lowered their heads without speaking, and the East Sea Dragon King slowly sighed: “Life.”

“Since that’s so, I’ll give you one final chance.”

Behind Li Changshou shone a bright star, its light shining on the Four Sea Dragon Kings’ foreheads, marking them with four golden Five Elements brands.

“Hear my Water God command.

The Dragon Clan is ordered to reform itself within a time limit, forbid excessive pleasure, forbid blind arrogance, forbidden oppression of sea races. The Four Sea Dragon Kings will come to the Heavenly Court in three years to report on these reforms, accepting supervision from gods appointed by the Heavenly Court.

Henceforth, any Dragon Clan violations of Heaven’s rules will be punished with maximum severity.

The positions of various Water Gods in the mortal realm’s water systems will be regularly selected and appointed through Heavenly Court examinations, no longer limited to the Dragon Clan itself.

Authority over clouds and rain in the mortal realm returns to the Heavenly Court, the Hall of Clarity naturally has edicts descending at any time, if off by a hair’s breadth, heavy punishment, if wrong in timing, area, or degree, execution.

From today, the Dragon Clan’s merit is suspended for a thousand years, to repay today’s sin of flooding Chen Tang Pass.

The Heavenly Court’s Dragon Execution Platform from today stands ready at any time.

May you all never forget today’s lesson. The Dragon Clan does not possess wealth across the Four Seas, the Dragon Clan is merely repaying its past sins, guarding the Sea Eye.

Heaven’s Dao bears witness, Heaven’s Punishment shall hang overhead.”

After Li Changshou spoke, a blue divine light rippled out through Heaven and Earth, Heavenly Dao power transformed into streams of immortal light descending across the Four Seas, becoming illusory shackles, placed around the Dragon Clan’s necks.

Li Changshou slightly shook his head. In the depths of his Dao’s heart, his Primordial Spirit summoned a ‘stone tablet’, slowly erasing the character ‘Four’ from it.

And inscribed the character ‘Five’.

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