Chapter 2412: Fate is Determined

The East Wind filled the night, launching a thousand trees of flowers, blowing further, with stars like rain.

Previously, Zu'an needed abundant spiritual energy from a special secret realm to manifest these powerful weapons. Although the spiritual energy in this world is not as rich as that in the Demon Clan Imperial Tomb's secret realm, it far surpasses the cultivation world of later generations.

Furthermore, he is now far, far more powerful than before, so manifesting these extremely potent thermal weapons is not an issue.

Although Mogarde didn't know what the 'East Wind' was, he clearly sensed danger.

The next second, his entire being vanished from the spot.

Everyone was dumbfounded. One must remember that Mogarde was currently in his gigantic manifestation, several thousand meters tall. How could he just disappear like that?

The sight was unsettling to everyone.

"Is this some kind of teleportation technique? Is he hiding in the void, planning a sneak attack?" The Mermaid Queen's heart tightened, her eyes filled with immense worry.

Zu'an swept the entire area with his divine sense and found that Mogarde had truly left.

He must have used some life-saving secret art. To be honest, this guy is overly cautious.

Despite being so powerful, he had actually prepared such a method in advance.

Actually, he had just wanted to test whether he could truly influence history.

Since Mogarde still exists in later generations, he definitely couldn't kill him.

Even if he truly killed the opponent this time, and even if Mogarde disappeared in later generations, it wouldn't matter much. The opponent's relationship with his close female confidantes was too insignificant to consider.

This would prove that history or fate could actually be altered.

But based on the current outcome, the answer seems to be the former.

Fate is predetermined…

Thinking of this, he felt a bit down. No one would feel good realizing that everything they do cannot change a predetermined fate.

He waved his hand, dispersing the myriad 'East Wind' missiles, leaving only one small one. It transformed into a meteor and shot towards a distant location.

Soon, a mushroom cloud rose within the Four Directions Palace, and all the demons inside turned into dust.

He was worried about accidentally harming innocent people like Princess Peacock. He had already specifically checked with his divine sense earlier, and she was not there.

Furthermore, because of two consecutive assassin incidents, the demon envoy delegation didn't trust the Dragon Palace guards. They had dismissed all the guards and took over the security themselves.

Little did they know, this made it easier for Zu'an to wipe them all out in one go.

Feeling the immense shockwave, if the materials in the Dragon Palace weren't extraordinary and each palace didn't have powerful defensive formations, the entire Dragon Palace might have been destroyed by the massive explosion's aftermath.

Even so, the defensive formations of the various palaces flashed wildly and issued warnings, and the entire Dragon Palace shook violently.

Many of the sea creatures watching were thrown off balance by the shockwave; only true powerhouses could remain standing.

Everyone's expressions changed. Just one 'East Wind' could cause such an effect. No wonder even someone as powerful as Mogarde had to flee immediately when thousands of 'East Winds' floated in the void.

Zu'an was also slightly astonished at this moment, feeling the terrifying destructive power. The 'East Wind' he had manifested this time using the Divine Rune Weapon Diagram seemed to be significantly more powerful than last time.

It seems that the power of weapons manifested by the Divine Rune Weapon Diagram, besides the weapon's original power and grade, is also positively correlated with the caster's own strength.

Just then, the Dragon King stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Respected sir, how should I address you?"

Previously, he had secretly cursed this ordinary-looking young fool countless times for gaining the favor of the Mermaid Queen.

However, now that he knew of the opponent's immense power, he naturally changed his attitude immediately.

The opponent was actually stronger than King Mogarde and seemed to despise demons. This meant he now had an additional option.

In truth, he knew full well that the Mermaid Queen's previous advice was sound. But he was even more aware that the powerful demon race had been defeated, and even the Demon Emperor, whose cultivation surpassed his own, had died in battle. Although there were still some resistance forces among the demons, they were merely clinging to life; their annihilation was only a matter of time.

If he continued to cooperate with the demon race, he would only lead the entire sea race to destruction.

So he could only gamble that the demons would keep their promise and treat the sea race kindly afterward.

Previously, he had no choice. Now, with the sudden appearance of this powerful enemy of the demons, he suddenly saw many potential opportunities.

The other powerful sea creatures secretly rejoiced. Earlier, upon hearing that this guy was the Mermaid Queen's lover, their lungs or gills had almost burst with anger.

They had all been thinking of finding an opportunity to catch him alone and teach him a good lesson, or even make him disappear from this world entirely.

Now, thinking back, it was fortunate they hadn't acted yet, otherwise, it definitely wouldn't have been him who disappeared.

As expected of the Mermaid Queen, her eye for choosing men truly impressed everyone.

When their strengths were not vastly different, jealousy might arise, but once there was a huge disparity in power, jealousy would naturally disappear.

Before, they thought they wouldn't be convinced no matter whom the Mermaid Queen chose, but now it seemed acceptable?

"You don't need to know my name," Zu'an said. Naturally unwilling to leave his name in history, he prepared to turn and leave.

The Dragon King's breath hitched. He thought, "This esteemed figure truly gives me no face," but he dared not show his anger.

He subconsciously looked at the Mermaid Queen, thinking he would ask her afterward. Since the other person was her man, she surely knew, right?

The Mermaid Queen had originally been quite displeased that the man hadn't told her his true identity, but seeing the Dragon King also being rebuffed by him, she couldn't help but slightly curve her lips upward.

Did she feel a bit better?

"The Queen's husband is so domineering!" Cherry whispered excitedly into her ear. "Ouch!"

The Mermaid Queen withdrew her pinching hand, then calmly looked at the man in the sky and said, "I have something else to tell you."

"Oh?" The surrounding sea creatures couldn't help but whisper and jeer. Sure enough, gossip was universal, regardless of strength or social status.

Zu'an's expression stiffened. He hadn't wanted to get too deeply involved with the Mermaid Queen, but leaving like this seemed quite rude to her. There were indeed some things that needed to be clarified.

So he nodded and landed beside her.

Seeing this, the Dragon King quickly waved his hand, dismissing the sea masters. "The matter is concluded. Everyone, return to your homes and please help clean up."

The Dragon Palace had truly suffered tonight; it was a complete mess and certainly needed a thorough tidying.

He was worried that if people stayed, they might disturb the mysterious powerhouse and displease him, so he used this excuse to disperse everyone.

Anyway, with the Mermaid Queen stepping forward, was there any man in the world who could refuse her?

He figured if he just asked the Mermaid Queen later, many of his questions would be answered.

However, thinking of the Mermaid Queen's beautiful, flower-like appearance, he, who had pursued her for so many years without success, couldn't help but sourly pray that the mysterious powerhouse would be gentle tonight...

After everyone had left, Zu'an was pondering how to resolve this karmic entanglement when the Mermaid Queen suddenly spoke, "How do you plan to rescue Princess Peacock?"