Ao Qian was defeated and said helplessly, “Elder Teng, the matter has passed for so many years, could it be that your elderly self still not able to let it slide?”
“Heh heh, let it slide?” Long Teng laughed coldly, but zipped his mouth and did not speak.
While at this time, Ao Duo’s expression became ugly, his mouth continuously mumbling, “Ao Qian, Ao Qian, this name is so familiar!”
All of a sudden, he lifted his head and looked at Ao Qian’s figure in disbelief as he said in astonishment, “You … Are you the one known as the dragon clan’s strongest head elder 40 thousand years ago … Ao Qian?”
Ao Qian was rather surprised and said, “Heh heh, didn’t think that so many years have passed, there are actually still people who remember me, this old fellow! You’re surnamed Ao too, looks like in terms of seniority, you got to call me your geat grandfather!”
Hearing Ao Qian admitted it personally, Ao Duo’s shock could not be any greater!
Ao Qian was a legendary figure from 40 thousand years ago! How could he suddenly show up in the clan?
“Patriarch, this person is?” Seeing Ao Duo’s expression, Long Zaitian could not resist asking.
Ao Duo sucked in a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart before saying slowly, “In these 100 thousand years, my dragon clan had two great flourishing ages! The first flourishing age was 50 thousand years ago. In that era, seven Void Mystic powerhouses appeared at the same time! The second flourishing age was 40 thousand years ago. Five Void Mystic powerhouses appeared in that era at the same time! And Ao Qian is … the strongest one during that era 40 thousand years ago! And also that generation’s head elder!”
Chapter 1020 - Using Seniority to Crush You to Death
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The moment Ao Duo’s words came out, Ao Jianbo and Long Zaitian’s faces both changed.
They were seriously unable to imagine how a figure from 40 thousand years ago would possibly appear before their eyes.
Although the dragon race’s life-span was much longer compared to the human race, it was at the very most also just around 20 thousand years. Then what was going on what this legendary head elder before their eyes?
“Doesn’t that mean that … compared to the patriarch back then, he’s even more …” Long Zaitian said in amazement.
Ao Duo nodded and said, “If he is really Old Ancestor Ao Qian! Except, Old Ancestor Ao Qian is a figure from 40 thousand years ago, how can he possibly live until now?”
Ao Qian was not angered and said with a faint smile, “Looks like this old man still has some prestige. It’s just that, so what if 40 thousand years? You all know that the strongest person 40 thousand years ago was this old man, then do you guys know who the strongest person in that era 50 thousand years ago was?”
Ao Duo was not an idiot. He virtually reacted right away to who that person Ao Qian was talking about, and could not help revealing a look of shock.
“You’re saying, he … he is … Impossible! Absolutely impossible!” Ao Duo’s expression changed greatly. The demeanor of a patriarch was all gone at this moment.
These two people were both figures who were long already submerged in the annals of time. But now, they appeared in front of him alive. How could this not shock him?
Although he was unwilling to believe it from the bottom of his heart, apart of that person, who else could evolve the dragon race’s martial techniques to such perfection?
Just that move the black-robed person exhibited earlier, it did not just require unparalleled talent, it even needed the accumulation of time!
With this, that black-robed person was really extremely likely to be the strongest person 50 thousand years ago —- Long Teng!
“Patriarch, who on earth is that black-robed person? Is he really so formidable?” Ao Jianbo could not refrain from asking.
This sort of secret, only Ao Duo, this patriarch, know. They all, these people, even Head Elder Long Zaitian, was also unaware.
Seeing Ao Duo’s expression, Ao Qian said with a faint smile, “Actually, you already believe it in your heart, right? In these 50 thousand years, to be able to cultivate all of the dragon race’s martial techniques to the limits, apart from Lord Long Teng, who else can there be?”
“Long Teng? Long Teng! The Old Ancestor Long Teng, known as the dragon clan’s number genius in these 100 thousand years? He … Isn’t he the dragon clan’s traitor?”
Long Zaitian felt that this name was very familiar first, but suddenly came to a realization and thought of Long Teng’s name.
“Heh, traitor? Ao Xinghan that damn thing is really shameless enough! Forget it, you just take this old man to be a traitor then. But the title of number one genius in these 100 thousand years, this old man doesn’t deserve it.” Long Teng said coolly.
After so many years, Long Teng had long gotten over it already.
Ao Xinghang already died for who knows how many years. The dragon clan’s patriarch had also changed quite a few batches already. He could not raise his spirits to haggle over it with these juniors.
“Elder Teng, apart from you, who else is worthy of this title?” Ao Qian even thought that Long Teng was being modest.
But Long Teng said smilingly, “Before meeting Ye Yuan, this old man was really worthy of this title. But now, this title naturally has to return back to your master.”
Long Teng’s words startled everybody.
Including Ao Qian, everyone’s gazes all turned towards Ye Yuan in wonder.
Long Teng’s title of number one genius in 100 thousand years being able to circulate until today, it was sufficient to indicate how great his talent was.
But he actually yielded this title to Ye Yuan totally willingly!
But, Ye Yuan was just a human!
“L-Lord Long Teng, Ye Yuan he is just a human,” Ao Jianbo said.
Long Teng said disdainfully, “So what if he is a human? Ye Yuan isn’t just the number one genius in 100 thousand years, saying that he’s the dragon clan’s number genius in a million years isn’t overboard at all!”
Everyone was confused and suddenly felt that Long Teng was a complete lunatic; simply impervious to reason.
“Elder Teng, isn’t it a little too much? Although Ye Yuan is my master, to say that he’s the dragon clan’s number genius in a million years, it’s too exaggerated, right?” Ao Qian could not carry on listening anymore as well.
Although Ao Qian and Long Zaitian and the rest did not refute owing to Long Teng’s prestige, disbelief was written all over their faces.
Even though Ao Qian served Ye Yuan as master, he did not eradicate his own thoughts. He admitted that Ye Yuan was formidable. But to say that he was the dragon clan’s number one genius in a million years, this was too ridiculous.
Such a title was not what anybody could bear.
“Heh, this old man was somebody who should have died long ago. Why would I shoot my mouth off in front of you all, these juniors? Do you all think that the Sacred Dragon Token will anyhow acknowledge a master like you fools? Do you all think that a problem really occurred with the White Tiger Clan’s Bloodsoul Stone?” Long Teng’s words did not spare others’ feelings in the slightest and were full of ridicule.
How could these guys not perceive Ye Yuan’s extraordinariness? It was just that they were unwilling to admit it from the bottom of their hearts!
“But … But Ji Qingyun he is a human after all. What connections does he have with my Azure Dragon Clan?” Ao Duo finally could not resist refuting.
He perceived that Long Teng was rectifying Ji Qingyun’s name.
Long Teng was driven out of the dragon clan back then with the reputation of a traitor. 50 thousand years had passed, he brought Ji Qingyun to stage a comeback. His goal was already self-evident!
What was damnable was that Ji Qingyun actually had the Sacred Dragon Token in his possession!
According to the ancestral teachings, the owner of t
he Sacred Dragon Token was the lord of the dragon clan! Then he, this patriarch, was awkward!
Ye Yuan grasped the Sacred Dragon Token and brought Long Teng and Ao Qian, these two seniors with seniority that frightened people to death, back to the clan. This was simply dreadful.
His only excuse now was that Ji Qingyun was a human. How could a human possibly become the dragon clan’s patriarch?
Long Teng said smilingly, “Actually, when the Sacred Dragon Token acknowledged Ye Yuan as master, I was as surprised as you are. All the way until he entered the White Tiger Clan’s land of ancestral spirits and saw the White Tiger Sacred Ancestor’s spirit, did this old man know … why the Sacred Dragon Token would choose him! Because he is of the … Atavism Dragon Soul!”
“A-Atavism Dragon Soul?”
The moment these three words came out, the other few people’s heads all rumbled, virtually going to explode.
Atavism Dragon Soul, that was a legendary existence capable of reaching the Ancestral Dragon’s height! How could a human possibly possess an Atavism Dragon Soul?
“Elder Teng, this … this mustn’t be joked about!” Ao Qian opened his eyes wide and said in incredulity.
Long Teng said coolly, “Joked about? I only met Ye Yuan for a dozen over years. If not for the Atavism Dragon Soul, how can his dragon wave possibly train to late-stage spirit rank? If he’s not of the Atavism Dragon Soul, on what basis would the Sacred Dragon Token acknowledges him as its master?”
The four people’s minds fell into a sluggish state and did not come back to their senses for a long time.
The news that Long Teng brought gave them immense psychological impact.
Atavism Dragon Soul was an existence even more terrifying than the Perfect White Tiger Physique. It only existed in the legends.
For a million years, it had never been heard of that anyone in the dragon clan possessed an Atavism Dragon Soul. Therefore, there was completely no way of identifying it too.
But hearing Long Teng say so, it seemed like apart from the Atavism Dragon Soul, there was no other explanation at all.
“If you don’t believe, it’s also very simple to verify my words. As long as you let Ye Yuan enter the dragon clan’s land of ancestral spirits, the outcome will be clear,” Long Teng said coolly.
Chapter 1021 - Ao Yong
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Seeing Long Teng so certain, Ao Duo’s expression became incomparably ugly.
Entering the land of ancestral spirits, one would have to face the tomb guardian’s authentication. If there wasn’t absolute confidence, it was equivalent to going in and seek death.
Long Teng daring to say so, he was naturally fully confident in Ye Yuan.
In that case, Ao Duo became hesitant.
Once Ye Yuan obtained the tomb guardian’s recognition, it would be equivalent to confirming his identity as the lord of the dragon clan. At that point, there would not be leeway to turn things around.
Ye Yuan had been silently standing by the side all along and did not make a sound. Long Teng wanted to borrow his momentum to give vent to resentment, he naturally would not go and dampen his spirits.
But he also perceived that Long Teng really had the intention of letting him enter the dragon clan and replace Ao Duo.
As for the reason, Ye Yuan more or less could also guess some of it.
Venting grievances was just one aspect. It could even be said to just be done conveniently. Long Teng’s true intention was that he wanted him to borrow the dragon clan’s power to take revenge.
The battle of the white tiger, Long Teng had clearly also sensed Ji Canglan and the present Medicine King Hall’s might. He felt that it was difficult for Ye Yuan to prop up a tottering building alone. That was why he would think of using such a method to help Ye Yuan.
“Humph! So what even if Ye Yuan has the Sacred Dragon Token? So what if Atavism Dragon Soul? In the end, he’s just a human! Long Teng, you’re merely a dragon race traitor. Now, you brought a human to the dragon clan to force an abdication. Don’t you find it laughable?”
Just as Ao Duo was between a rock and a hard place, Ao Jianbo came forward.
He stuck firmly to Ye Yuan’s human identity and also spoke sarcastically of Long Teng’s traitor’s identity. One had to admit that it was an incisive counterattack.
It was just that the moment those words came out, the atmosphere became somewhat strange.
Ye Yuan’s face also fell slightly, and he said coldly, “Is that so? Originally, this Ye really wasn’t interested in this lord of the dragon clan. But just based on this sentence of yours, I got to charge into this land of ancestral spirits! Whether this Ye has the qualifications to be this dragon clan’s lord, it doesn’t count if you say it, it also doesn’t count if I say it, if the tomb guardian says it … it should count, right?”
Ye Yuan’s words made Ao Jianbo trio’s expressions become even uglier.
Ye Yuan was really not interested in being the lord of the dragon clan. But he absolutely did not allow for anyone to vilify Long Teng.
Just based on Ye Yuan’s understanding of Long Teng, there was no way he was the dragon clan’s traitor.
Furthermore, after such a long time, Ye Yuan more or less also perceived a little something. The matters back then, Long Teng was likely schemed against by someone. Hence, that was why he had always taken it to heart.
Now, Ao Jianbo using this to attack Long Teng, Ye Yuan got to have a spine.
Although he did not know why, Ye Yuan could confirm that there should exist some sort of relationship between him and the dragon clan.
White Light’s Perfect White Tiger Physique was able to be regarded so highly by the tomb guardian, his Atavism Dragon Soul was even more superior to his. Ye Yuan did not believe that the tomb guardian would turn his nose up at him.
“Ji Qingyun, don’t go too far in bullying others!” Ao Jianbo said threatening in manner, but inwardly shaky.
Ye Yuan smiled coldly and said, “What a joke! You guys don’t even want your ancestor anymore and still say that I’m bullying too much? If you all don’t believe that this Ye can obtain the tomb guardian’s recognition, you probably wouldn’t be so nervous either. Since you’re nervous, presumably, you already believe 80% if your hearts, right?”
Ao Jianbo could not get angry anymore. He could only snort coldly and not dare to retort.
The evidence was certain, it was not up to them to not believe!
The various strange things that happened to Ye Yuan, it was also only the Atavism Dragon Soul that could explain them.
Furthermore, with the Sacred Dragon Token in his hands, Ao Duo completely could not find reasons to refute.
Being from the human race, this reason was already unable to stop the footsteps of Ye Yuan becoming the lord of the dragon clan.
Long Teng was felt incomparably liberated in his heart when he saw that Ao Duo trio all saying nothing.
“Heh, back then, if not for this old man, where would there be your several tens of thousands of years of glory? Traitor? Ao Xinghan is really shameless enough!” Long Teng said with a cold smile.
Ao Qian’s expression changed, and he said, “Elder Teng, just what in the world … happened back then? Even though I’ve always firmly believed that you won’t betray the dragon clan, but … you ultimately still didn’t come back!”
Long Teng waved his hand and said, “It’s all some old millet and stale sesame stuff already. What’s the use of saying it?”{1. means stale topics of conversation]
Ye Yuan actually did not have the slightest intention of defending himself. Ye Yuan also unwittingly sighed when he took it into his sights.
Long Teng could have such magnanimous breadth of mind, how could he possibly betray the dragon clan?
Others did not know, but Ye Yuan knew that he was together with Fang Tian at that time.
With Fang Tian’s strength, returning to the dragon clan to take revenge with Long Teng, absolutely n
o one could stop it.
But, he did not!
“Sigh …”
Right then, a long sigh echoed out, shattering this somewhat deadlock situation.
A figure slowly appeared. It was an old man whose hair and beard were all white.
When Ao Duo and the rest saw him, their faces all changed, and they bowed down to salute and say, “Old Ancestor!”
Old Ancestor waved his hand and said, “Lord Long Teng is here, aren’t you all shortening my lifespan by calling me old ancestor? Unfilial descendant, Ao Yong, pays respect to Lord Long Teng! Old Ancestor Ao Qian!”
Long Teng seemed to have long known about Ao Yong’s existence and did not feel surprised by his appearance. He just said nonchalantly, “You’re also an old fellow who’s almost halfway into the earth. No need to pay such solemn respects.”
Although he said so, Long Teng still accepted this bow without misgivings.
Ao Yong finished saluting and actually gave another deep bow towards Ye Yuan and said, “Ao Yong pays respect to the Azure Dragon Clan’s new lord!”
When Ao Duo and the rest saw this scene, their expressions all changed greatly as they hurriedly said, “Old Ancestor …”
“Shut up! Ye Yuan bringing the Sacred Dragon Token back to the clan, he’s the common lord of the dragon race! Ao Duo, why haven’t you paid respects to the new lord? Also, you guys!” Ao Yong directly interrupted Ao Duo’s words and said sternly.
Ao Duo’s expression changed several times. He did not understand why Old Ancestor would have this kind of attitude towards several guys with unclear backgrounds.
It was just that Old Ancestor’s words, he did not dare to defy. He could only step forward and give a bow towards Ye Yuan unwillingly.
“Ao Duo has seen the new lord!”
Ao Jianbo and the rest did not dare to defy either and also went forward to salute.
Ye Yuan was rather baffled. Why did the tone change so quickly?
“Ao Duo couldn’t bear to part with this position of patriarch, that’s why he would create all sorts of obstacles for the new lord. Ao Yong apologizes to you on their behalf!”
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