I am a living immortal.

The eyes of all factions were fixed on the East China Sea. Previously, Xuan Mo had been invited to attend the East China Sea Dragon King's birthday banquet, where many Dragon Kings and true dragons had gathered. And Tian Wu's return, coincidentally, also took place in the East China Sea.

The two sides collided head-on. Initially, the dragons didn't take it seriously. After all, with decades of restoration, the resurgence of innate gods was commonplace. Before the war, the two sides had essentially kept to themselves, neither harassing the other without cause. At most, the dragons would mark off this stretch of water as a restricted area.

However, this time something seems different.

Xuan Mo was invited to the East China Sea, the largest ocean surrounding the Central Continent. This vast expanse is so boundless that coastal residents often refer to it as the Endless Sea, or as comparable to the Sea of ​​Stars. In the limited mortal understanding, the vastest thing is naturally the starry sky, and this ocean is so vast that it's even comparable to the Sea of ​​Stars, demonstrating the vastness of the East China Sea.

Many adventurers from coastal nations have sailed out to sea in massive ships weighing thousands of tons, but few have returned. The new continents those who have returned claim to have discovered are merely large islands scattered across the East China Sea. There's no telling how many such islands there are, yet they're incredibly sparse in the East China Sea.

Of the nine rivers and eight meridians, the Four Seas are the most vast, and their four Dragon Kings are the most powerful. These four Dragon Kings are both true dragons and Dragon Kings, their strength far surpassing that of ordinary true dragons and Dragon Kings. Of the Four Seas, the East Sea is the most powerful, and so the East Sea Dragon King is the strongest.

This is why the dragons convened in the East China Sea for this discussion, as only here could they gain the support of their allies. While the dragons may appear united, that's only to the outside world; internally, they're far from as harmonious as one might imagine. After all, the dragons, aside from the innate gods, are the most arrogant. As the leaders of all creatures, they have reason to be arrogant. Aside from those who transform into dragons, those born dragons possess the same inherent arrogance as the innate gods.

They are born different from ordinary creatures in terms of both their physical body and their ability to control celestial phenomena. There are no weak ones among them since birth.

This also led to the fact that the more powerful the dragon clan, the more arrogant they became, and within the clan, there was a state of insubordination. Otherwise, there would not have been the Zhenhai War, and those who emerged from the Zhenhai War were all the best among the dragon clan. Although the Jiujiang Eight Veins seemed to be parallel, there were actually differences in strength.

The most powerful figure in the Zhenhai War was Ao Qing, the Dragon King of the East China Sea. His strength was earned through hard work, and he overwhelmed the other dragons to become the Dragon King. This was thousands of years ago, and no one knows the extent of this low-key figure's current strength.

Therefore, the dragon clan can only obey this one.

After all, during the Zhenhai War, which Dragon King hadn't taken a beating from this man? While he might appear unconvinced, he still acknowledged his opponent's strength. The Dragon Clan still had a bit of admiration for the strong, and rarely had awkward personalities.

Xuan Mo received the invitation this time, and he headed to the East China Sea. As the newly crowned Dragon King, he had to attend the meeting, so he didn't refuse. On the way, he saw many of his kind, dragons that were not usually seen, flocking in this direction.

Among these dragons, Xuan Mo was something of an outlier. He didn't have much fanfare, no chariots, and he didn't travel in dragon form. He was more accustomed to human form, because Su Mu was human. Raised by Su Mu, he was more comfortable with human form than dragon form.

He walked on the wind above the East China Sea, accompanied by a puppet taller than him. This puppet was lifelike, as if it were real, and possessed intelligence. The intelligence had been awakened when the Mirage Dragon was first forged. After all, the puppet was constructed entirely of spiritual treasures. The various spiritual treasures were truly extraordinary, their power unparalleled. Even the Mirage Dragon remarked that Xuan Mo was wasting natural resources.

The two of them are still unique in the East China Sea.

But he didn't encounter anyone looking for trouble. Because he couldn't see through them. Those who couldn't see through them usually either had powerful concealment methods or were far more powerful than the peepers. Either way, no one would be foolish enough to come forward and ask for a fight.

Actually, it's not like there weren't any. There were some at the beginning. But after the puppet skinned and pulled out its tendons in front of everyone, no one came. Now, the dragon tendon is coiled around its waist. Its own people dared not speak out, and since the dragon didn't have much background, the matter was left unresolved.

Ultimately, it was the other party who provoked and attacked first.

Most of these water and dragon tribes hadn't actually been invited, and couldn't be seated. But they'd heard about this through various channels and were here to join in the fun. If they were favored, they'd soar to the sky; if they weren't, it wouldn't matter. The East Sea was a wealthy and powerful family, and everyone was a guest. Just getting a free meal of spiritual food was a sure win.

There are actually classes within the dragon clan, for example, the Jiujiang Bamai are separated from other aquatic clans.

Take that idiot from before, for example. He wasn't descended from the Nine Rivers and Eight Veins, but he was still a dragon. His inherent aptitude was quite good, and he could be considered a great demon anywhere. However, to advance further, he needed to be nourished by the spiritual energy of the water. Therefore, there were generally several options: relying on chance, relying on time, or relying on power.

Opportunities are hard to come by, and time is too long, so one can only rely on influence. Joining the Jiujiang Eight Veins and gaining the nourishment of water spirit energy can achieve twice the result with half the effort. However, entering the Jiujiang Eight Veins is not easy, so in order to please, there was the initial frown that touched Xuan Mo.

It's simply because the puppet behind him is so ostentatious that some discerning people might sigh in admiration. While the speaker may not have intended it, the listener may have taken it seriously, but generally, no one would be foolish enough to come up with such a puppet. How could anyone who could afford to create such a puppet be just an ordinary person? Otherwise, he'd be called a fool.

He ran over here to die, but no one stood up for him. They might even curse him in secret. The one who had been flattered before was even more grimacing, fearing that he would be implicated.

However, as long as he was not provoked, Xuan Mo would not cause trouble. After all, this was someone else's territory. In the current East China Sea, if you took a brick and smashed it, you would be able to knock out many direct descendants of the True Dragon, all of whom came out to see the world.

However, no one would have thought that such a public birthday party would turn into an all-out war between the innate gods and the dragon clan, and might even trigger the unprecedented epoch-making war ahead of time.

Everything was unknown, and no one could predict it at this moment. The Dragon Clan was using the birthday banquet as an opportunity to discuss their position in the upcoming war, but they could never have imagined that they were the one who started it all.