The Yu’ao Dragon King was in his Dragon Awe Auspicious Cloud form and was much smaller than before. At the same time, his demonic powers were evidently weaker. His Illusion and Reality Mystic Switching Spell was much more haphazard and jerky, with none of the fluidity of before.
Earlier, when Shi Tianhao used the Primordial Magnet Power in the Steel Polarity Mine to land a blow on him, it very nearly devastated the Yu’ao Dragon King completely. While he managed to escape through the Outer Realm which opened suddenly, his body was still injured and his vital spirit was damaged.
On the other hand, the Zu’e Grand Sage, under the protection of the Yu’ao Dragon King, was able to avoid that blow. However, he was a in rather foul mood too. Like the Yu’ao Dragon King, he barely avoided death.
To the Zu’e Grand Sage, who had lived fiercely and proudly for more than ten thousand years, this was an utter humiliation.