In the brightly lit hall, Emperor Xuan Yi accepted the tea handed to him by his attendant.

“It seems Chen Xing’s recent move has been quite big, frightening many people. A lot of the forces that have been cooperating with us have been asking about our stance,” Emperor Xuan Yi said with a shake of his head and a wry smile.

Emperor Xuan Yi turned his head towards Zhao Rui, “How is the progress in the Fentian region now?”

“It has been basically brought under control, and the situation is stable.” Zhao Rui placed a bound file on the table, “We have roughly estimated the population at about 1.23 billion people, but that’s just the population within Giant City and the major cities. If we include the wilderness and the scattered remote tribes, the total number of people in the Fentian region should exceed 1.3 billion.”

Emperor Xuan Yi nodded; this was a potential new population base that was not inferior to Great Xia.

“Speaking of which, it’s quite related to the recent events,” Zhao Rui said.

“I’ve heard some things myself. Recently, some of the troublemakers in the Fentian region have become a lot more subdued,” Emperor Xuan Yi mentioned indifferently.

He also had his own channels of information.

Now, the only troublemakers left in the Fentian region were some medium and small-sized Beast Taming families. For these Beast Taming families, the things they could rely on most were the transcendent powerhouses within their families and their deeply entrenched local influence.

Even when Fentian Giant City was around, it had to rely on these local Beast Taming families in some areas.

But they, Great Xia, were not Fentian Giant City.

In this regard, they naturally would not compromise; even the Ascension powers had suffered setbacks in Great Xia one after another, with all seven forces utterly destroyed.

Although these seven great forces couldn’t represent the seven realms, in terms of high-end combat strength, their combined influence far exceeded that of the Fentian region.

“In fact, the noble families have been volunteering recently. They want to contribute to Great Xia by subduing those local troublemakers,” Zhao Rui mentioned.

“Prime Minister Zhao, do you think I should agree?” asked the emperor.

“We should not set this precedent.” Zhao Rui stated, “Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps; it’s the natural cycle of life, but a big pond is prone to nurturing crocodiles.”

“Hmm, but we can’t beat them all with the same stick. We can draft a portion of the elites from various families to join the military and monitor and defend the various cities in the Fentian region.”

“Yes.”

“I wonder how Chen Xing’s progress is on his end,” Emperor Xuan Yi said with some melancholy as information about Chen Xing had recently been gathered in the nest.

One can only say that a golden scale is not a common fish; once it encounters a storm, it transforms into a dragon.

…

“It looks like the progress is quite smooth, all the little rats that ran away have indeed been driven together, saving me the trouble,” said Chen Xing, seated on Sixiang’s shoulder, playfully looking at the figures standing amidst the mountain forest.

One after another, Beast Tamings with strong auras were either flying, crouching, or standing tall on the mountain peaks, filling the air with a chilling atmosphere.

Chen Xing gently patted Sixiang’s head, “So many people, are you afraid?”

Sixiang, with arms crossed, looked around and then said indifferently, “Cackling fowls and barking dogs.”

Beyond the Forest Thorns Crown, it had acquired another Divine Artifact, and during the journey, it had roughly mastered the usage of the Blood Bow. Moreover, this new Divine Artifact was in a way quite suited for it, further enhancing its strength.

Facing the arrogant man and beast,

many faces across from them darkened.

Refraining from speaking out directly due to the fear of Sixiang’s recent achievements in battle.

“Strong one from Xia Country, you have already killed many people, let’s put an end to this matter,” said the head of the many people in front, a woman in a golden robe looking directly at Chen Xing.

Behind her, a pale golden dragon lay quietly behind her, its hundred-meter-long body like a golden-casted hillock.

A powerful aura was released from the golden dragon, and its presence alone exuded a formidable atmosphere.

Next to the golden dragon, a milky white emaciated dragon stood on the spot, looking at them with complex eyes.

Chen Xing asked, “Who are you?”

“From Dragon Mountain, Tuoba Jue.”

“Are you here representing the will of Dragon Mountain? Are all your actions instructed by Dragon Mountain?” Chen Xing asked calmly.

Taken aback, Tuoba Jue’s complexion slightly darkened.

She originally wanted to say yes, but as the words reached the tip of her tongue, she hesitated and then decided to tell the truth, “I came on my own, but Dragon Mountain has always favored peace, and I believe the elders from Dragon Mountain present here would make the same choice as I have.”

“So this isn’t Dragon Mountain’s intention, you’ve just taken on a private job, right? You’re still using Dragon Mountain’s name.” Having said that, Chen Xing looked away from her and turned his attention to the somewhat familiar yet strange-looking white dragon beside her.

This was a Great Sunlight Silver Dragon.

According to the old silver dragon, the bloodline of the Great Sunlight Silver Dragons is rare, and many of the existing giant dragons are somewhat related.

“What is your relationship with the old silver dragon?” Chen Xing asked, to avoid feeling guilty later on if he happened to kill the older dragon.

“Old silver dragon?” The Great Sunlight Silver Dragon seemed puzzled by this title.

“The one from Dragon Emperor Giant City.”

“Oh.” The Great Sunlight Silver Dragon before him suddenly realized. There was only one Great Sunlight Silver Dragon in Dragon Emperor Giant City, and it now understood who Chen Xing was referring to.

It confessed honestly, “That is my father.”

Chen Xing’s expression became subtle–was this the son of the old silver dragon?

He has only a son and a daughter, so this means… the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon before him is indeed Dong Jun’s biological father.

Interesting, in such a short time, they had managed to investigate Dong Jun and even found his real father.

One can only say that their intelligence network is indeed good, but if they were hoping to find Dong Jun’s father and then seek to indirectly influence me through him, then they are very much mistaken.

“So you want to intervene in this matter?” Chen Xing looked toward the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon.

Being watched by Chen Xing, the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon hesitated for a moment, then shook its head, “It has nothing to do with me, I won’t interfere.”

In fact, before coming here, it had no idea what the matter was.

It had only agreed to come because it owed Tuoba Jue a favor and was informed of the reason during the journey.

To be honest, it regretted making the promise afterward.

To be honest, it hadn’t even met this child before. In its life, it had lived carefree and left its mark everywhere.

Only after listening to Tuoba Jue did it remember that it might have left offspring in a place called Xia Country.

Although it lived a carefree life, it prided itself on one thing: it knew its boundaries.

It had never raised this child from a young age, so how could it expect others to give it face just because it was his biological father? Its face wasn’t that big.

Tuoba Jue apparently didn’t expect the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon to be so unreliable; she looked at it incredulously. Where was the dignity of the Dragon Clan?

“It seems to have a pretty bad temper and doesn’t look easy to talk to. I suggest you to not get involved either. Let them fight their own battles. It has nothing to do with us; isn’t it better to just live our lives well?” the Great Sunlight Silver Dragon gave Tuoba Jue some well-meaning advice.

Tuoba Jue took a deep breath and looked at Chen Xing, “Even if they are at fault, you only need to execute the ringleader. Many innocent people have died because of you. What if their descendants seek revenge in the future, affecting your descendants? It would be better to end the cycle of hatred here.”

“Are you crazy? If I kill them all, where would their descendants come from to seek revenge? Do you think they respawn like NPCs across the map?” Chen Xing frowned. Although he knew the world was full of strange things, and every forest has its oddities, he couldn’t help but feel his blood pressure rise when the oddity came right up to his face.

Tuoba Jue was stunned, her face turning red. No one had ever dared to be so aggressive with her before.

Owing to her family’s close cooperation with Dragon Mountain, wherever she went, people showed her respect.

“You–”

“If you don’t shut up now, then shut up forever.” Chen Xing swept her with a cold glance.

Sixiang simultaneously drew the Blood Bow.

The unique aura of the Divine Artifact instantly unfurled!

Tuoba Jue’s pupils shrank as she recognized the Blood Bow.

A Divine Artifact!?