This Young Master is not Cannon Fodder

In the depths of the sea of the True Dragon Realm, a black palace trembled, releasing heart palpitating ripples at every second. The ripples resembled a black bubble, one that kept releasing into the sea, forming a region of black water that devoured all light. Any demon that entered the black water region would instantly be overcome by fear. Their instincts will tell them to leave immediately, lest they perish forever in the dark depths.

However, if any demon overcame the instinctual fear, they would realize that this was a treasure land for comprehending the Law of Destruction and the concepts related to it. In fact, several demons of all shapes and sizes had already stationed themselves in the black water region. The only reason they weren’t more was because most of them had been summoned to fight in the war.

“Just staying here for a few decades allowed me to comprehend more concepts than the previous thousands of years outside,” a giant blue-scaled dragon said with a sigh. He was Canglong, the blue dragon whose avatar died under Bao Ling’s sword in the Broken Primordial World.

Originally, his strength had decreased because he created an avatar, but as long as the avatar merged back with him, he would immediately return to his peak strength. Because of that fall, it had taken thousands of years to return to the Demon King Realm from the Demon Lord Realm.

“Thankfully, I made a breakthrough and mastered the Law of Destruction. Even if I don’t specialize in it, it will be useful for me in the future,” Canglong said. “Now that I mastered the Law of Destruction, my comprehension has eclipsed my previous peak. As long as I fully recover, my power will exceed my past self.”

The blue dragon’s gaze turned toward the black palace in the center of the black water region. “I gained so much from staying a hundred kilometers away from Donghai Longzi’s palace. I wonder what would happen if I went closer?”

Not one to procrastinate, Canglong swam closer. Before mastering the Law of Destruction, he was stuck at a hundred kilometers, but now, his understanding of the worldly law allowed him to offset the negative effects of the ripples. When he was only fifty kilometers away from the black palace, he could no longer swim closer.

“If I go any closer, the ripples will destroy my scales and injure my organs. This is only the side effect of his cultivation,” Canglong said, a little fear lingering in his voice. “No wonder he claimed that he will enter the Demon Emperor Realm soon. It seems that the Dragon Clan will truly have another dragon king soon.”

Although Canglong couldn’t swim any deeper, he was satisfied. Just staying fifty kilometers away brought him significant benefits. Not only could he sense the Law of Destruction, but he could also sense the laws of the five elements, and light and darkness intermingling with the Law of Destruction.

Canglong focused on the mixture of the Law of Destruction and the five elements. He was only a second-step Demon King. His fundamental law wasn’t the Law of Destruction, but he could comprehend the law of the five elements through the Law of Destruction. Once he understood fifty percent of each of the five elemental laws, he could fuse it with his primary law and take another step.

However, Canglong could not enjoy the rare chance for long as a few days later, the ripples suddenly stopped and the water slowly lost its black color. “What’s going on? Why did it stop? Did he succeed? Strange. If he succeeded, why is there no sign—”

Before he could finish, a black ripple exploded from the palace. The power of this ripple eclipsed the sum of a hundred ripples from before. Canglong didn’t even have a chance to react before facing the explosion face first. The explosion muffled his scream as it blasted him tens of kilometers away.

When the blue dragon stopped and oriented himself, not a single scale on his body remained untouched. A few scales directly fell off and seeped blood into the icy depths. Half of Canglong’s effort to recover directly disappeared as his old injuries surfaced once more thanks to that blast, but he didn’t care.

An oppressive aura emanated from the black palace. All who felt it would have an unconscious urge to prostrate themselves before it. It was only with Canglong’s accumulated willpower that he prevented himself from doing the same. The same could not be said for the average demon lords, much less the demons that haven’t even reached the Demon Lord Realm.

Canglong’s eyes revealed endless excitement and a deep sense of veneration, but more than that, it was yearning. “I, Canglong, am able to witness the rise of another Dragon King for the Dragon Clan!”

An ebon-scaled dragon emerged from the palace. Its length dwarfed Canglong and made him seem like a child in comparison. Countless tiny motes of lights glittered on its scales, making it resemble the night sky. Two pairs of three-pronged horns grew out of its head, and its two eyes resembled novas. Anyone too weak of will that gazed into those hot-white eyes would feel as if they had taken a swim in the depths of a star.

“Congratulations to the new Dragon King!” Canglong shouted. His voice echoed through the water, causing all the other demons dazed by his powerful aura to regain clarity of mind. They all followed Canglong’s actions and congratulated Donghai Longzi.

Donghai Longzi’s body immediately started to shrink until he became a man garbed in black armor with two pairs of horns growing out of his forehead. “Thank you. Since I have made a breakthrough, I invite you all into my Destruction Palace. I will prepare a sermon for everyone who can make it.”

Canglong and the other demons couldn’t help but become excited. They all rushed into the black palace while being careful to not act as a nuisance and be kicked out by the new dragon king. Canglong even suppressed his injuries in order to attend the sermon. Even though he should focus on healing himself, he could not miss this chance.

All the demons entered and occupied a spot in the main hall. Naturally, they shrunk their bodies. Otherwise, even if the demons filled up all the space up to the ceiling, there would not be enough room. Donghai Longzi sat at the front and looked down at all the demons. He focused on the blue dragon.

“Did I accidentally injure you while I was breaking through?”

“It was my fault,” Canglong said. “I knew the East Sea Dragon King was preparing for a breakthrough, yet I still chose to swim closer.”

“East Sea Dragon King?” Donghai Longzi repeated. Now that he thought about it, he had never given himself a title, nor had he become famous enough for his enemies to title him. It seemed that Canglong directly used his surname as his title. ‘Still, East Sea Dragon King? I wonder if the rest of the Dragon Clan will become dissatisfied. After all, Ao Guang from the primordial era was known as the Dragon King of the East Sea.’

“Still, I injured you,” Donghai Longzi said. He waved his arm, and a pill floated toward Canglong. “Take this. While I was still in the human world, I obtained the treasures of a fallen immortal. You should be able to heal some of your injuries with this.”

“Thank you, East Sea Dragon King,” Canglong said. He opened his jaws and swallowed the pill. When the pill entered his throat, it dissolved into pure energy. The energy spread throughout his body and filled it with a powerful vitality. Soon, new scales replaced the missing and damaged scales. Canglong’s eyes narrowed in happiness. He was even closer to a full recovery before being injured by Donghai Longzi.

As for the other demons, because they could only stay at the periphery of the black water region, they did not suffer much damage, if any.

Donghai Longzi began his sermon. It lasted for over seven months. He began by explaining the most fundamental aspects of destruction before leading toward the five elemental laws. He only revealed around half of his understanding of the five elemental laws and nothing more, intending on keeping his true mastery of the worldly laws a secret.

When the sermon ended, the oppressive aura emanating from Donghai Longzi seemed to have vanished. Only when the demons gazed into his eyes or appeared near him would they feel that aura. “Alright, the sermon is over, you can leave now.”

“““Thank you, East Sea Dragon King!!!””” the demons bowed to Donghai Longzi before leaving the black palace.

All alone now, Donghai Longzi stood up. During the seven months, he also consolidated his cultivation base and could perfectly control the powerful qi circulating in his body. ‘It’s time to meet Demon Emperor Redraco.’

Donghai Longzi vanished from the black palace and exited the True Dragon Realm. Once in the void of the Divine Beast Pseudo System, he made his way toward a continent floating above the three core realms. It was a mobile fortress realm artifact called the Void Continent.

“You’re here,” Demon Emperor Redraco said.

Donghai Longzi nodded. “Now that I’ve reached the Demon Emperor Realm, there is nothing stopping me from fighting the humans. As long as you give me the order, I’ll massacre them.”

Demon Emperor Redraco smiled. “There’s no need to rush, East Sea Dragon King.”

“That’s just a name given by others. I haven’t accepted it yet,” Donghai Longzi said, coughing into his fist.

“No need to deny it. I think it fits quite well,” Demon Emperor Redraco said. “For now, the humans don’t know about you. We need to wait until the right time to send you out for maximum effect. For now, you should familiarize yourself with the situation and the enemies you will be facing.”

Donghai Longzi nodded and retreated to his assigned area. There, he brushed up his knowledge. He actually knew more than the Demon Clan did, thanks to Tianyi, but knowing how the Demon Clan viewed the humans would undoubtedly give the Immortal Court an edge.

He didn’t stay idle for long as Demon Emperor Redraco dispatched him for an emergency rescue.

The humans had launched an invasion on one of the middle-rank realms. More importantly, Demon Emperor Redraco’s granddaughter, Honglin, guarded that realm. The humans must have known because an immortal emperor appeared and attacked her.

All things considered, Donghai Longzi’s presence would have contributed more if he exposed himself at a more critical moment, but he didn’t care. He didn’t mind rescuing Honglin. Well, as much as a double agent could rescue.

Donghai Longzi immediately departed the Void Continent. The space around him shattered, causing him to speed up even more. Although he mastered the Law of Space, he would not expose it to rescue Honglin. Even if the immortal emperor successfully captured Honglin, he could still ask Tianyi to keep her life.

In fact, Donghai Longzi didn’t mind if Tianyi trapped Honglin in his Nine Heavens Universe forever.

With his speed, it didn’t take long for him to arrive at the middle-rank realm. As Demon Emperor Redraco’s granddaughter, Honglin was stationed in a realm quite close to the Void Continent. Normally, such a location would not be attacked, or was very low on the priority. Honglin’s presence made it a target.

Donghai Longzi’s nova-like gaze immediately spotted the immortal emperor. To his slight relief, he noticed that most of the attackers were from the Numinous Sword Sect, which meant he didn’t have to hold back. Fighting intent burned in his heart, and he struck out with a claw.

His hand had five claws, each claw exuded an aura of one of the five elements. More frightening was the black qi coating his claw. Should an immortal monarch receive this blow unguarded, they would instantly become fatally injured.

The sword emperor sensed the incoming attack and swung his sword. Claw and sword collided. Time seemed to pause for a brief moment before it resumed. Donghai Longzi’s attack blasted the sword emperor away, giving Honglin time to breathe.

“Get behind me, their target is you,” Donghai Longzi said. His eyes never left the sword emperor. Although he blasted the sword emperor away, the latter did not receive much damage.

Honglin obeyed, but before she could, a true immortal charged at her. She didn’t pay attention at first, but when he slashed his sword, a terrifying aura that rivaled a peak monarch erupted. When his slash finished, Honglin clutched her armless shoulder.