Chapter 2718 - 2717: Shui Clan Visit

Hearing this familiar voice, Huo Tian lifted his head and met the gaze of the blue-skinned man in the sky.

The blue-skinned man stood atop a giant dragon formed of water, looking down at the people below with a faint smile.

Behind him, there was a group of people with the same skin as his, each riding on different fierce beasts capable of walking on air, all staring intently at Huo Tian.

Huo Tian’s expression changed when he saw the blue-skinned man, and he immediately shouted, "Shui Kong! What are you doing here? This is the territory of the Huo Clan, not a place for your Shui Clan to wander into!"

The blue-skinned man was indeed the nemesis of the Huo Clan—the Clan Leader of the Shui Clan, who was now looking at the people below, including Huo Tian, with a mocking smile.

The giant dragon spiraled down slowly, and the other fierce beasts followed the dragon to land on the ground. Shui Kong casually walked to a spot merely ten steps away from Huo Tian and said with a faint smile:

"What’s the matter? Am I not here now? Don’t claim that this Lava World is solely yours, because I can traverse freely even in other worlds of the Nine Nether, going wherever I please."

Huo Tian looked at Shui Kong’s smug expression, and his heart raged with fury. The Shui Clan had arrived in the Huo Clan’s Lava World, blatantly trampling on their dignity, stepping on Huo Tian’s face. How could Huo Tian not be enraged?

But after seeing the well-trained Shui Clan experts behind Shui Kong and recalling the calamity their clan had suffered, he forcibly suppressed his anger.

Making a rash move and starting a war now would undoubtedly lead to heavy losses, possibly depleting the remaining fighting forces behind Huo Tian.

In such a case, if the Shui Clan launched a massive attack later, the Huo Clan would truly face extinction!

With the thought of prioritizing the bigger picture, Huo Tian quickly calmed his anger, coldly staring at Shui Kong: "Oh yes, you’re so powerful, if you really have the prowess, go make challenges to Dao Xuan and Huan Mie in the last three levels,"

"If you really have the strength, go on. If you can defeat them, I will admit defeat willingly. If not, then tuck your tail and stop flaunting your power here!"

Hearing Huo Tian mention the names Dao Xuan and Huan Mie, Shui Kong’s expression froze, his lips curving unnaturally several times, obviously feeling humiliated by Huo Tian.

But after all, Shui Kong was a clan leader. Such mutual taunts and verbal attacks between clans were something he was well accustomed to by now. Without wars, such verbal sparring was commonplace whenever clan leaders met, always hurling a few insults and provocations.

"Indeed, those monsters in the last three levels I naturally dare not provoke, but annihilating your Huo Clan is still more than enough..."

"Oh?" Huo Tian retorted disdainfully, "Really? How do I remember it was your clan who was beaten by us Huo Clan, scurrying back to the Water Wave World in defeat a few years ago? Who was it again?" Huo Tian took the opportunity to mock.

Shui Kong’s expression remained unnatural, though he forced a smile and casually said, "Indeed, a few years ago your Huo Clan managed to press us Shui Clan down due to Huo Yun’s presence,"

"Now that Huo Yun is long gone, what do you have to compete with us? Is it by relying on these people?" Shui Kong mocked, pointing at the Huo Clan people who had long clenched their fists.

"Is it you? Or you? Are you capable? None of you can do it!" Shui Kong laughed arrogantly, "Moreover, as I passed over your tribe just now, I seemed to have seen something rather astounding!"

Huo Tian’s expression changed, and as expected, Shui Kong continued, "The people of your Huo Clan... Where have they all disappeared to?"

"You!" Huo Tian clenched his fist again, not expecting that this matter would be known to the Shui Clan. Huo Tian originally intended to hide this matter, keeping it from the outside world, especially from the Shui Clan.

However, he never thought the Shui Clan would arrive at the Lava World so quickly, and even more, that Shui Kong would personally come, also discovering the disappearance of the Huo Clan people.

Noting Huo Tian’s icy expression, Shui Kong clapped his hands and laughed: "That’s the expression! Yes, that’s it. I just love that unruly expression of yours; only such rage is worthy,"

"If it were any other person, I wouldn’t care, but you and I are different. We are both clan leaders and have been each other’s nemesis for years. Of course, I would seek every possible way to defeat your Huo Clan,"

"I’ve finally waited for this day, and today I’ve come for nothing else but to have a look at your Holy Ground, Vesuvius Volcano, and perhaps borrow your Clan-Protecting Treasure, the Fire Lotus,"

"Just borrowing, it will be returned soon—perhaps in a few millennia, if your Huo Clan still exists by then, hahaha!" Shui Kong laughed wantonly, then composed himself, pondering:

"But just now, I seemed to sense something amiss. When I last came to Vesuvius Volcano, it wasn’t this cool. The high temperatures then nearly roasted me,"

"And that Fire Dragon, that beast nearly bit off my arm, I remember it vividly. How come I didn’t see it today?"

"Could it be... the Fire Lotus is also missing?" Shui Kong feigned surprise, speaking slowly.

Upon hearing this shocking statement, Ling Feng and the other three, including Huo Tian, changed their expressions. Even if Huo Tian reacted slowly, he realized something was wrong and roared:

"Who’s behind you? Who’s aiding your Shui Clan? If you have the guts, let them come out, and I’ll twist their neck off!"

Huo Tian was keenly aware that there had to be some kind of leak or someone aiding the Shui Clan from behind, aiming to have the Shui Clan swallow the Huo Clan, although the purpose and motive were still unclear to Huo Tian.

Ling Feng also harbored infinite doubts, but quickly he got a rough idea. Given there was an entity behind, it must be Zhou Ming,

It not only helped Huo Chou escape from prison but also endowed him with the power of the Black Flame, and now informs Shui Kong of the upheavals in the Huo Clan including the disappearance of clan members and the theft of the Fire Lotus, obviously intending to stir up war again!

Shui Kong smiled triumphantly: "That’s not something you should concern yourself with. Just as you are allowed to have Fire Dragons and treasures, why can’t we have benefactors helping our Shui Clan too?"

"I tell you, Huo Tian, if you don’t want all your clan members to be slaughtered, obediently hand over the Fire Lotus, and I might spare your lives,"

"Otherwise, when my army presses the border soon, I will surely eradicate every last person of your Huo Clan, ending the millennia-old feud between our clans, and also washing away the shame inflicted on our clan by your Huo Clan’s Huo Yun years ago!"

"Think it over well!" Shui Kong stated coldly, immediately shifting his gaze to Ling Feng and the three below.