Jacob's eyebrows furrowed. The old man bore a powerful restriction, and if nothing unexpected occurred, it appeared that his three unworthy sons had initially planned to slay him.
Yet the elder's millennia-long cultivation and the fact that he belonged to the dragon clan prevented their treacherous plans from succeeding.
"Yes, our relationship was not that terrible in the beginning," the old man murmured somberly. "But they gradually became more and more erratic in their ways; their cruelty too began to seep through."
"They ran amok in their own territories, indulging in arson and pillaging, committing all sorts of abominable deeds. As the leader of the underwater world, I could not stand by and watch my own sons wreak havoc."
"Since I single-handedly established the order of this underwater world, I had no intention to let it go to ruin. If I did not stop them, the whole system would descend into chaos," murmured the old man.