Compared to the two behemoths, the Sea Dragon King and the Frost Giant Dragon, Shi Jin was far too small, which left him rather weary at heart—he even felt like ordering some Gigantification skills for these two old-timers.

"Elder Ice Dragon, have you decided to join Wangjiang City?"

As Lin Feng's beast, though the Sea Dragon King's strength might not be inferior to the Ice Dragon's, the Ice Dragon's seniority was undeniable, so he too addressed it as "Elder."

"I have decided. I dare not claim the title of Elder. In the days to come, I shall have to rely greatly on you, Lord Sea Dragon King," said the Ice Dragon.

"Only, I wonder what procedure there is for joining Wangjiang City."

"That is nothing at all. So long as, at the appointed time, under the joint witness of the Dragon God and the other Dragon Kings, you swear an oath in the Dragon God's Relic that you will never betray Chenyuan City and will share its loss and its glory—that will suffice, haha."

The Sea Dragon King explained to the Frost Giant Dragon.

"That much is easy enough."

The Frost Giant Dragon spoke carelessly. Chenyuan City, a power that had existed for longer than anyone could say, had changed Dragon Gods many times, yet had never truly declined. Join it, and so long as one did not covet the Dragon God's seat, one would bask in endless glory—glory upon glory—without loss.

"Elder Ice Dragon joining Wangjiang City is a momentous matter. Some of the Dragon Kings are not presently within Chenyuan City, so how about this: once the Dragon Palace Banquet is over, we shall hold the joining ceremony with all due grandeur. Tomorrow, Elder Ice Dragon, watch the Dragon Palace Banquet alongside me first, and see how the prodigal descendants of Chenyuan City fare?"

"Every year at the Dragon Palace Banquet, many oceanic powers also come to pledge allegiance to Chenyuan City. You may well find a few fine followers there, Elder Ice Dragon."

"Ah, very good." Inside, the Ice Dragon mused that it, too, was here to attach itself to Chenyuan City—alas, being strong was wonderful indeed. Delightful.

The Sea Dragon King laughed heartily. To them, the Dragon Kings, the Dragon Palace Banquet was indeed no great matter; they took turns presiding over it. To put it plainly, the Dragon Palace Banquet was a gathering at which the younger generation of Qixia City displayed their talent and strength to one another, and it also included promising sea beasts who had come to pledge allegiance to Chenyuan City.

At that time, a number of veteran overlords, including himself, the Dragon King, would put up prizes for the juniors to compete for.

Of course, the crowd of human beastmasters the Legend Bahai had brought could also take part in this process—they might even display their own talents to earn the recognition of some oceanic overlord. In that case, the prize might not be resources at all, but the entrusting of offspring.

More plainly put, the Dragon Palace Banquet was a grand occasion on which the oceanic overlords of the Dragon Palace faction showed off their children's achievements, held once every five years.

Compared with the Totem Ice Dragon joining Wangjiang City, the Dragon Palace Banquet was surely a trivial thing.

"Ah, yes." The Sea Dragon King suddenly looked toward Cen Yu.

Shi Cen stared wide-eyed at the Sea Dragon King.

"And thank you, Lord Shi Jin, for bringing Elder Ice Dragon to Xuanshuang City."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all." Shi Jin gave a bashful smile.

"This young fellow is quite decent. At this Dragon Palace Banquet, whichever overlord's offspring manages to become his beast will be greatly blessed." The Dragon Mother still had Shi Ying in mind and at once began singing Shi Jin's praises, as though boasting of her own child.

Since Mu Huiyin's heroic spirit had acknowledged Shi Jin, then she, too, surely acknowledged him.

Giving Shi Jin a few more formidable cubs to raise would do no harm.

"Oh?? Is Lord Shi Jin also here for the Dragon Palace Banquet?" The Sea Dragon King was surprised.

Shi Li: "Not exactly. Mainly, I was asked by the Butterfly God to pay a visit to Lord Sea Dragon King, and to guide Dragon Mother along the way."

The Sea Dragon King did not understand, but was profoundly shocked: "Dr-Dragon Mother?"

The Ice Dragon: ?

"Get lost—who's your mother? Forget it, you can just call me Senior too." The Ice Dragon could not stand it and said bluntly.

She was an unmarried maiden, and being called that would ruin her reputation. Before, it had not mattered so much, but now she was about to become the female sovereign of Yexing City—she could not let Shi Jin keep taking liberties with her; she had to manage her reputation.

Otherwise, it would be hard to find a partner in the future.

"Ah, this." The Sea Dragon King fell silent, somewhat unable to make sense of the relationship between Shi Yan and the Ice Dragon.

Theoretically, a young man who had just passed twenty like Shi Jue could hardly have any connection with an old senior like the Ice Dragon who had lived for over two thousand years.

But they seemed... very intimate?

"This kid has gained the recognition of the spirit of General Mu Huiyin, the foremost general under Emperor Shi—General Mu Huiyin, that is, my beastmaster. All in all, his future prospects are immeasurable, and he counts as one of the few people currently connected to me," the Ice Dragon said with a long sigh.

"The Spirit Ruins?" The Sea Dragon King was suddenly startled.

Having once been Lin Feng's beast, it had naturally heard of the Spirit Ruins left behind by Emperor Shi.

"Yes." The Ice Dragon nodded.

"Hahaha..." Shi Jin scratched his head and said, "Luck, really. I never expected to be so fortunate as to gain General Mu Huiyin's recognition."

"Young friend Shi Jin, there is no need for modesty. To become a member of both the Third Bureau and the Eleventh Bureau at your age, you must surely be a dragon among men; your prospects are indeed immeasurable," said the Sea Dragon King.

The Third Bureau, the Breeding Bureau; the Eleventh Bureau, the Archaeology Bureau—it knew of them.

Shi Jin had been recommended jointly by these two bureaus, and had also gained the recognition of the great general's spirit under Emperor Shi. In the Sea Dragon King's view, his talent and potential could utterly crush those children of legends.

And then there was his connection with the Ice Dragon...

"If young friend Shi Jin is interested, I could recommend a few Overlord descendants with excellent talent. Oh, right—my little White Dragon is also a good choice, but unfortunately it is by nature undisciplined and unwilling to follow a human beastmaster; otherwise, I would certainly recommend it." Gu

The Sea Dragon King spoke politely, but in truth, he had no real intention of letting the White Azure Dragon follow Shi Jin. Though Shi Jin's talent and potential were good, his ability was, after all, telepathy—even if he could listen to history... it was still rather lacking.

From ancient times to the present, no beastmaster with a telepathy talent had ever become a titled powerhouse capable of matching a Totem in battle, let alone a Legendary beastmaster. If he could, the Sea Dragon King would certainly hope his offspring could follow a super genius like Lin Feng.

"Ah, thank you, Lord Sea Dragon King. There is no need to force it; everything should of course be based on the wishes of His Highness the Third Crown Prince," Shi Jin hurriedly declined, fearful that the Sea Dragon King might make him contract the little White Dragon.

Ugly, rejected, ugly, rejected, ugly, rejected...

The teaching success rate of Ultra-Constellation was extremely low; who knew how many years it would take to raise it up. Raising Chongchong and the others was already enough trouble for Shi Jin—right now he only wanted a beast with an Overlord's will.

Then, paired with the Mutant Kun's Infinite Devour, he would take off straight away.