Chapter 382 If you want to fight, knock me down!
decades of research by West Sea, it had already broken through its restrictions and could now withstand any attacks below Level-Emptiness.Hao Ren’s chaos divine thunderbolt could break through a five...Chapter 382: If You Fight, Knock Them Down!
The atmosphere of summer was already thick in June.
Hao Zhonghua drove the minivan back to the seaside villa, filled with various beautiful ladies.
In the car trunk, buckets splashed with dozens of grass carp, crucian carp, silver carp... Hao Zhonghua had not taken Hao Ren out for a long time. He was surprised to find that he couldn't compete with his son at all in this short afternoon! Even Lu L琳琳 and 陸莉莉 could catch two or three pounds of river fish using fishing rods made from branches!
Hao Zhonghua, who wanted to educate Hao Ren through fishing, had completely lost confidence... "Ding ding ding ding, ding ding ding ding, red flowers, green grass, and a little yellow bird..." Lu L琳琳 and 陸莉莉 sang happily.
The warm sunshine filtered in through the windows, bringing with it陣陣的花香 (the fragrance of flowers).
Yue Yang leaned back on her seat, looking at the constantly changing road ahead. She felt very comfortable because she and Hao Zhonghua had been busy working all year round; such relaxed days were indeed rare.
After returning to the villa, everyone enjoyed a lively dinner together. Lu L琳琳 and 陸莉莉 wanted to go back to the city, but their grandmother insisted they stay overnight at home.
"Ah Ren, let Lingling and Lili sleep in your room tonight! You can sleep on the sofa!" The energetic grandmother tugged at the arms of Lu's sisters and shouted at Hao Ren.
Hao Ren frowned, "Yes, Grandma!"
"Grandma, that wouldn't be right!" Lu L莉莉 quickly waved her hands.
"What isn’t right" The grandmother scowled, ordering Hao Ren, "From now on, when Lingling and Lili come to our house, you have to stay in the living room!"
"Yes, sir!" Hao Ren stood up straight.
It was clear that Grandma cared more for Lu's sisters than for Hao Ren. And her fondness for Zhen Cōngming also far surpassed her concern for Hao Ren.
Hao Ren, who used to be the apple of his grandmother’s eye, had become the least important person in her heart after Zhao Yanzǐ, Xiè Yujia, and Lu's sisters moved in one by one.
"Happy that you get to sleep in Lord’s room" Lu Lingling whispered into Lu Lili’s ear.
“What nonsense!” Lu Lili’s face turned red all of a sudden. Thinking that she would be sleeping in Hao Ren's bed, her face flushed even more.
Zhao Yanzǐ originally wanted to stay in Hao Ren's room but changed her mind upon seeing Lu Lingling and Lu Lili occupying it. She decided to spend the night with Grandma instead.
Seeing Zhao Yanzǐ willingly spending the night with her, Grandma was delighted and reached out to pinch her rosy cheeks.
The time gradually turned to night, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
In her room, Xie Yujia sat in meditation and circulated the Qi Refining Scripture for sixteen rounds before slowly opening her eyes.
The entire villa was quiet, with only the sound of waves from afar, coming in waves.
Xie Yujia stretched her muscles, walked to the room's door, and quietly opened it.
On the couch in the living room, there was no one around.
Xie Yujia was slightly surprised and silently retreated back into her room, feeling a bit sour inside.
She had been worried that Hao Ren might be too cold in the living room and wanted to invite him to stay in her room; who would have thought... At this moment, Hao Ren wasn't doing what Xie Yujia imagined. He was actually at the main gate of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.
The walls on both sides of the dragon palace's city gates were covered with cracks as thick as arms and numerous round holes from impacts.
Half of the roof tiles atop the city gates had tilted.
Hao Ren could imagine how intense the battle was between the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and the Western Sea Dragon Palace, from kilometers under the sea to the surface, even stirring up dozens of tornadoes that swept as far as ten kilometers along the coast. The power of both sides was unimaginable.
"Who is there"
Hao Ren's arrival immediately raised the alertness of the Eastern Sea soldiers on patrol.
"Forgive me, it's the groom," the leading general hurriedly clasped his hands together upon seeing Hao Ren.
"How was the situation last night" Hao Ren asked.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, our Eastern Sea soldiers were in full force last night. With the protection of the palace's grand array formation, we successfully repelled all invaders!" The golden-armored general reported.
Hao Ren looked at the new wound on this general’s cheek and thought that the Eastern Seas must have suffered significant losses as well.
However, with the Eastern Sea suffering substantial losses, the Western Sea's losses were undoubtedly even greater.
To take advantage of one's weakness to deliver a fatal blow! Zhao Haoran's actions had almost pushed the Western Sea Dragon Palace into a dead end.
"Are all the elders okay Is Senior Sun and Senior Lu safe, too What about Star Moon Elder" Hao Ren asked based on their appearance, assuming that Zhao Guang and Zhao Hongyu were surely fine. He directly inquired about the elder's conditions.
"A few of our esteemed elders... unfortunately..." The general slightly raised his hands, with his eyes turning a bit reddish, then continued, "However, Your Excellency mentioned these幾位長老都平安無事，冇有大礙。”將領說到這裡，眼眶裡的淚水終於忍不住落了下來。
Hao Ren finally felt relieved upon hearing the latter half of the sentence.
This time, both dragon palaces fought to the death. Elders from each side sacrificed themselves, truly cementing their enmity.
Although Hao Ren was not on the battlefield at that moment, he could still vaguely sense the intense and fierce battle through the violent reactions on the sea surface and the collapse of the city gate.
The Western Sea elders self-destructed to bomb the array formation of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, while the Eastern Sea elders charged into the army of the Western Sea Dragon Palace, dying from exhaustion... The path of cultivation is not as idyllic as it appears on the surface; there are dangers everywhere.
Hao Ren truly felt this at that moment.
He finally understood why the elders of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace insisted on severing ties with Zhao Guang.
The Western Sea Dragon Palace had suffered consecutive setbacks in recent months, significantly reducing its overall strength. However, it still fought desperately and managed to inflict a bloody wound on the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace.
"Lead me inside," said Hao Ren.
"Yes!" The guide officer turned around and led Hao Ren through the damaged dragon palace gate.
Most of the buildings in the dragon palace were undamaged; only some rooftiles showed signs of damage, probably due to residual effects from法寶 (magic treasures). From this, Hao Ren deduced that the Western Sea Dragon Palace's forces and elders did not penetrate into the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace. The main battle took place outside the city gate.
It is worth noting that the family members of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace elders lived inside the dragon palace along the walls. If the Western Sea Dragon Palace troops had charged in, the consequences would have been... "We can't go any further from here," said the guide officer suddenly.
Each patrol officer has a designated area they are responsible for. This guide officer's jurisdiction was the city gate and its surroundings.
"Alright, you do your duties," Hao Ren respectfully bowed to the officer before stepping heavily towards the palace hall in search of Zhao Guang.
The opposition between the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and the Western Sea Dragon Palace is a fact; however, Hao Ren's destruction of half of the Western Sea Dragon Palace became the catalyst that escalated their confrontation.
If Hao Ren were sacrificed, there might have been more diplomatic solutions to ease the situation. Yet Zhao Haoran chose the most confrontational approach upon his return, leading the once-mighty Western Sea Dragon Palace to near-total defeat while the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace also suffered significant losses of soldiers and elders.
"None of this is your fault!"
A loud voice echoed behind Hao Ren.
Hao Ren turned sharply to see Zhao Haoran, dressed in a robust outfit, walking over.
“Senior!” Hao Ren bowed respectfully.
"This world is won through battle! When you declare war, be prepared for the consequences!" said Zhao Haoran sternly as his thick white eyebrows furrowed.
Hao Ren nodded and smiled勉強地向他點頭笑了一下.
Zhao Haoran placed his thick palm on Hao Ren's shoulder, looking at him approvingly. "We fight against them while you raid their home base; I like this move!"
"Huh" Hao Ren was somewhat puzzled.
"Zeng Xin brought all of his forces with him and left an empty city behind in the West Sea, allowing you to take advantage of the situation and level the entire West Sea Dragon Palace. I love this approach!
I admire your strategic thinking!"
Zhao Haoran patted Hao Ren's shoulder hard.
The night when the East Sea Dragon Palace was fiercely battling with the West Sea Dragon Palace, Lulin and Lily Lin went to the West Sea out of vengeance for Hao Ren. With Yin-Yang Twin Rings in hand, they dismantled the entire West Sea Dragon Palace until not even a wall remained. This news spread within a day, reaching Zhao Haoran; he couldn't imagine who else would do such a thing. Recalling that Hao Ren had once demolished half of the West Sea Dragon Palace before, Zhao Haoran concluded it must be his doing and was greatly impressed!
Old Zeng led his defeated troops back to the West Sea to face their ruined palace grounds; he must have been in for a shock!
Zhao Haoran felt extremely gratified. He thought Hao Ren's actions were steady, bold, and deeply rooted in military strategy.
Misdirection, feigned attacks, secret maneuvers, luring enemies away from their bases, cutting off enemy supplies... Zhao Haoran's impression of Hao Ren shot up rapidly!
Previously, he had only casually observed Hao Ren, but now Zhao Haoran was truly examining him closely.
This close observation led him to be surprised by the fact that in just one day, Hao Ren had risen from the Exchange Rank to the Trigram Rank!
The light emitted by someone at the Trigram Rank was entirely different from that of an Exchange Ranker.
Standing before him now, Hao Ren truly had reached the Trigram Rank.
"Great! Great! Great!"
Zhao Haoran called out "great" three times in a row.
"Zhao Guang has quite an eye for talent when he selects people!" Zhao Haoran's palm pressed down heavily on Hao Ren's shoulder.
With Zhao Haoran at the peak of the Heaven Rank, it was impossible for Hao Ren, newly promoted to Trigram, to break free from his grip; the force nearly crushed Hao Ren’s bones.
Zhao Haoran suddenly changed direction and put his hand around Hao Ren's shoulder in an affectionate gesture as if escorting him towards the main hall.
The patrol soldiers and passing elders in the dragon palace were all astonished to see Zhao Haoran, who was the revered Grand Emperor, now hugging the prince-in-law so intimately!ies were revealed to each other, these two kinds of feelings connected together. Hao Ren is her type and also the one she has been waiting for; therefore, even if he’s a bit dull, foolish, or absent-m...