Chapter 706 (1/2)

Among the four Supreme Elders, Elder Water who was sitting in the first seat started speaking in a low voice. “This is difficult to handle. The Dreadfiend Sea Naga are practically invincible in the ocean. Even with the palace’s ability, it’ll be almost impossible to kill it. Even if we succeed in killing it, the losses will be severe. We’ll lose more than we gain. It’s better to think of a way to drive it out.”

Elder Fire frowned as he said, “Drive it out? How do we do that? Would that guy even listen to us? I’m afraid it’ll just ruthlessly attack us. I think killing it isn’t entirely impossible if we plan this properly. If our predecessors could do it, why can’t we? Although it’s extremely risky to kill the Dreadfiend Sea Naga, it would bring great benefit to the palace if we managed to do it.”

The two Supreme Elders presented firm and radical opinions before Elder Earth spoke. “This Dreadfiend Sea Naga should be the offspring of the one that the predecessor killed years back. It probably has a grudge against us. As soon as it finds out that the palace is using the Darkness Attribute, it will be difficult to drive it out. At that time, it won’t be us doing the killing. Instead, we’ll be the ones getting annihilated. So we have to be extremely cautious about this.”

Zhou Weiqing chose to interrupt at this point. “Why can’t we just pull back our operations on the sea temporarily? Besides, the Dreadfiend Sea Naga won’t decide to come ashore that easily. If it does that, its ability will be greatly weakened.”

Everyone present clearly did not expect for Zhou Weiqing, who was attending the meeting for the first time, to open his mouth randomly. Everyone stared at him as if he was an idiot.

Eventually, Meng Xing came to Zhou Weiqing’s rescue. “Honorary Master Zhou, the situation isn’t as simple as you think. Although our Mysterious Heavenly Mainland is vast, land suitable for planting is scarce. Most of the land consists of mountains, hills, and rocks. Throughout the years, we’ve been getting food and riches from the ocean to maintain the daily lives of the civilians. For quite some time, riches in the coastal waters have been unable to meet mainland’s needs. Therefore, we have at least 100 ships sailing across the ocean to bring back massive amounts of food and treasures every year. This involves the livelihood of the people. As soon as fishing and treasure hunting activities are cut off, I’m afraid that we’ll be faced with food shortages in the mainland soon after.”

“Oh… Is that so? I’m sorry. I rarely concerned myself with external matters in the past so I’m not too clear on this. Everyone, please carry on.” Zhou Weiqing shut his mouth immediately.

Fortunately, the four Supreme Elders did not question him, and they just smiled kindly. Zhou Weiqing was just a young man in their eyes. Although he had impressive talent, he still wasn’t mature enough.

The Palace Master of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace proceeded to say, “Elder Wind, what do you think?”

Elder Wind was a tall and skinny old man. Among the four Supreme Elders, he had been the friendliest one to Zhou Weiqing ever since he arrived more than a month ago. The reason was naturally due to Shangguan Bing’er’s gigantic Wings of the Wind God.

“If there’s a guarantee that we can retreat unscathed, I think we should try killing it. Aside from being beneficial to us, it’ll also serve as a deterrent to the other powerhouses in the ocean. Every year, losses are bound to occur in our fishing operations. If we retreat this time, I’m afraid that, apart from the Dreadfiend Sea Naga, other ocean beasts with comparable strength will become more audacious. If that happens, it’ll be a disastrous blow to us.”

Elder Fire and Meng Xin nodded slightly after listening to what Elder Wind said. Elder Earth frowned, but he did not say anything. Elder Water shook his head and said, “That’s easy for you to say. How do we guarantee that we can retreat unscathed? In the ocean, even if the four of us fight together, we might not be able to stand up to the Dreadfiend Sea Naga’s full attack. It can manipulate the force of the ocean. Although our abilities are top-notch on the mainland, compared to the ocean, we’re just a drop of water.”

Nie Han, who was sitting to Zhou Weiqing’s side, closed his eyes as the four Supreme Elders sitting across from them were arguing with each other as if this matter did not concern him at all; Zhou Weiqing realized that this matter would be handled and dealt with by the four Supreme Elders. Although God Tier Honorary Masters like them were respectable, their authority was incomparable to the Supreme Elders.

The Palace Master of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace then turned to Meng Xing. “Honorary Master Meng Xing, what do you think?”

The four Supreme Elders who were arguing became silent when they heard the Palace Master of the Mysterious Heavenly Palace’s question.

Meng Xing looked serious as she replied, “I agree with what Elder Wind said. The war with the Dreadfiend Sea Naga is unavoidable. As it has already come to coastal waters nearby to attack the ships, it’s obvious that it’s provoking us. Instead of suffering more losses, it’s better to solve this problem as soon as possible. Now regarding what Elder Water said about avoiding losses, I think that’s what we should consider right now instead of considering whether we should fight or not.”

The Mysterious Heavenly Palace Master who barely speaks nodded lightly after hearing what Meng Xing said. “Does anyone have any ideas.”