by Feng Yise
Not that they did not believe Ye Yuan's talent, but the gap between Ye Yuan and Nalan Hong was too great!
If Ye Yuan had Ninth Level Boundless strength, they would definitely feel that Ye Yuan would win.
But Fourth Level Boundless verses Fifth Level Heaven Enlightenment, there … was nothing good to compete!
No matter how great the talent, it was also impossible to cross such a great disparity.
On the grandstand, the three great holy hall elders and the ten great families' elders were all in attendance! This kind of standard could be said to be the highest benchmark apart from the holy lord. The degree of importance they attached to this battle could be seen.
At this time, Chen Qin's expression was very ugly.
Other people thought that Ye Yuan wanted to be this young lord a lot, but he knew that Ye Yuan did not care at all. He did not agree even when holy lord personally invited.
Could it be that this brat deliberately said those kinds of words so as to better shirk off this position of young lord?
If it was really like this, Holy Lord's painstaking effort was wasted in vain!
On the arena, Ye Yuan stood with his hands behind his back. But facing the powerful Nalan Hong, he was not the least bit afraid.
Everybody could not understand just where Ye Yuan's confidence was coming from.
"Where's your sword? Could it be that you want to fight with me bare-handedly?"
Ye Yuan did not draw his sword up until now. Nalan Hong was very uncertain.
He had seen before Ye Yuan's fifth-stage sword intent and naturally knew that what Ye Yuan was strongest at was sword intent.
But looking at Ye Yuan's appearance, it seemed like he did not have the intention of drawing his sword.
He was at any rate the leader of the Seven Holy Sons. Wasn't it underestimating people too much like this?
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Using a sword, you're not my match. So I won't use the sword."
Nalan Hong's eyebrows jumped. He was greatly astonished in his heart.
He even thought that Ye Yuan not drawing his sword was in order to intentionally humiliate him. But he did not expect that Ye Yuan actually took the initiative to admit that using a sword, Nalan Hong was not his match.
Could it be that fifth-stage supreme true intent was not yet Ye Yuan's limits? Could it be that this guy still had more powerful means?
How was this possible?
Could it be divine soul mystic arts?
That was even less likely! Ye Yuan's soul force was at best just Alchemy Ancestor Realm too. Under the situation where he was prepared to some extent, it would not pose any threat to him at all.
Seeing Nalan Hong's expression, Ye Yuan said smilingly, "You don't need to try to guess. You'll know right away! Then … let's begin!"
Nalan Hong revealed a solemn expression and nodded his head.
The more Ye Yuan was calm like so, the greater the ominous premonition in Nalan Hong's heart!
"Humph! Pretending to be profound! At the Quasi-Holy Son competition, his means were all studied thoroughly. What other tricks could he still have that can cross the gap between Upper Three Realms and Middle Three Realms?" Wu Siyuan said disdainfully.
But right at this moment, Ye Yuan moved!
The moment Ye Yuan moved, Nalan Hong's expression changed drastically, immediately mustering all the essence energy in his body, and bracing up an essence energy shield!
Because he did not have leftover time to carry out other responses at all!
Without the slightest essence energy's undulation, Ye Yuan's figure rumbled towards him like a cannonball!
Turns out that Ye Yuan's reliance was actually his physical body!
Clank!
A crisp sound. Ye Yuan's fist smashed onto Nalan Hong's sword, without the least bit of flashiness!
One punch, the crowd were all flabbergasted!
Nalan Hong, this Heaven Enlightenment Realm expert, was actually smashed flying by Ye Yuan immediately!
And the longsword in his hand snapped with a clank!
"W-What the hell! The longsword in Nalan Hong's hand is a high-grade profound artifact. Ye Yuan actually only relied on the fleshy body and snapped a high-grade profound artifact?"
"Just what in the world did this guy experience in the Crimson Afterglow Valley? During the Quasi-Holy Son competition, his physical body was absolutely not so strong!"
"Too scary! The magnitude of his physical body is probably already comparable to Heaven Enlightenment Realm, right? No wonder he dares to challenge Nalan Hong. Turns out that this is his true trump card!"
This punch of Ye Yuan's was too outrageous. It actually forcefully broke the longsword in Nalan Hong's hand.
Such a spectacle was too astounding!
And this was the result after Ye Yuan was tormented by the primeval dragon bone for over 20 days!
His physical body was even tougher than a high-grade profound artifact!
The originally trash-like body actually caught up from behind, even surpassing the essence energy cultivation realm!
From start to end, Ye Yuan did not even utilize a shred of essence energy. Just by relying on the explosive power of his fleshy body, his speed and strength were already on par with Heaven Enlightenment Realm experts.
Adding in the strength of a true dragon, Ye Yuan leaping realms to challenge Nalan Hong was actually as a matter of course!
"Are you ready? I'm coming!"
Although this punch snapped the longsword, Nalan Hong was completely unscathed. But regarding triumphing over Nalan Hong, Ye Yuan was brimming with confidence.
"Wait a minute! I concede!"
Ye Yuan was just about to move when Nalan Hong actually admitted defeat directly. =
Chapter 816 - Domineering Succession!
Even though Ye Yuan's physical body was daunting, to talk about defeating Nalan Hong, it would probably still needed to take some effort.
But he did not expect that Nalan Hong actually directly admitted defeat.
"The sword breaking is akin to the person breaking! There's no need to compete anymore!" Nalan Hong said depressingly.
The sensational great battle that everyone had high hopes of actually lowered the curtains in this one round, making everyone's jaws hit the ground.
Ye Yuan snapped a profound artifact with one punch. Everyone no longer doubted his strength!
Ye Yuan inheriting this position of the young lord was reputation following merit!
A Boundless Realm martial artist could cross a major cultivation realm to defeat the head of the Seven Holy Sons. What else could be called into question?
"Young Lord is mighty!"
"Young Lord is mighty!"
"Long live Young Lord Ye Yuan!
In the crowd, ardent shouting gradually erupted. In the end, it actually integrated as one!
Very clearly, Ye Yuan used his strength to conquer all the people present.
If there were still people harboring suspicions about Ye Yuan succeeding the position of young lord previously, everyone was giving unswerving support towards this decision of Holy Lord's at this time.
In the end, this was a world where the strong reigned supreme!
Ye Yuan's potential was put there. Given time, Ye Yuan would become an existence more powerful than the Holy Lord.
Only this kind of powerhouse could lead the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land to head towards being powerful.
The Holy Land's decline, as well as Tu You's endless seclusions, already gradually made everyone lose faith in the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land. Quite a number of people had started panicking.
This sort of feeling was not only present among the ten great elders, but it was also already like a plague, propagating in everyone's hearts.
They were terrified inwardly, being scared that maybe someday, they would become destitute and homeless.
Once this kind of fear erupts, it would cause the entire Crimson Afterglow Holy Land to fall apart into piec
es.
But through this battle, Ye Yuan injected everyone with a cardiac tonic!
They all took Ye Yuan's talent into their sights. As long as he grew up, the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land would radiate in splendor in the White Valiant Region anew!
Without any doubt, Ye Yuan already won everyone's support!
At this time, the ten great elders who originally harbored suspicions in their hearts lowered their banners and muffled the drums too, tacitly acknowledging the fact of Ye Yuan succeeding as young lord.
Even Wu Siyuan shut his mouth up sensibly too.
But the feelings of excitement on Chen Qin's face could not be concealed at all.
He never would have thought that Ye Yuan's strength would actually be daunting to such an extent.
Looks like the Holy Lord's eyes were indeed keen!
Ye Yuan did a hand gesture to make everyone quiet down. Very quickly, the entire plaza became silent.
"I know that everybody is harboring suspicions in their hearts about the Holy Lord's seclusion. But everyone, please think about it, if something really happened to the holy lord, who sent us into the Crimson Afterglow Valley? Why did he dare to increase the slots to enter the Crimson Afterglow Valley as well? Holy Lord's condition is much better than you all can imagine! Everybody's not thinking it over. How can the Second Level Dao Profound Realm be that easy to break through? Through so many years of seclusion, the Holy Lord, he has already had some gains. That's why he chose to enter closed-seclusion without hesitation! After all, to the Holy Land, his strength is the benchmark to determine the Holy Land's position! Right or not, everyone?" Ye Yuan spoke with confidence and composure.
"Yeah, why am I so stupid? Didn't even think of this!"
"Holy Lord secluding for many years, isn't it still in order to take the Holy Land into consideration? We actually doubted him. We really shouldn't have!"
"Young Lord, we support you!"
The human heart was a very abstruse thing. Sometimes, it was very easy to be bewitched.
What they needed was only a psychological assurance.
Under Ye Yuan's deliberate guidance, he first conquered the minds of a portion of the people, and the discussions between them infected others very quickly too.
Of course, this sort of guidance was established on the basis of Ye Yuan's powerful strength.
He used his strength to make his words become convincing, that was why people chose to believe him.
To be able to select such a daunting young lord, how could the Holy Lord's condition possibly be poor?
"The Holy Lord is in closed-seclusion to assault the Second Level Dao Profound and neglected the management of the Holy Land's matters. That's how it made everybody give rise to some thoughts that shouldn't be there! Therefore, that's why he selected a young lord to reassure the hearts of people and preside over the overall situation! This Ye is incompetent and received Holy Lord's care unduly to take on this huge responsibility. I hope that everybody can offer your kind support!"
Ye Yuan's words were logical and well-grounded, sounding perfectly reasonable and fair, which dispelled the suspicions in everyone's hearts even more.
Cries of bravo sounded up beneath the stage. Each and everyone all expressed support towards Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan continued, "Since everyone chooses to believe this Ye, then this Ye won't decline to shoulder the responsibility, taking on this position of young lord! But this Ye will say the nasty stuff first. If there's still anyone who dares to intentionally spread lies and vilify the Holy Lord, I, Ye Yuan, will be the first one to not forgive him! This Ye's methods, I believe everyone has not witnessed before yet. If anybody wishes to have a look at this Ye's methods, feel free to come and give it a try!"
While talking, Ye Yuan's gaze carelessly swept towards Wu Siyuan, the warning overtones unreserved.
Right then, a series of screams suddenly sounded out in the crowd.
A black-colored flood dragon soared into the air and circled around in the sky! It was precisely Blackwind!
At this time, Blackwind displayed his original body, and his body was actually a thousand feet long! It could be said to blot out the sky and cover the sun!
A powerful dragon pressure smothered the entire plaza, making people's hearts palpitate.
"Roar!"
Apart from Chen Qin, those Phaseless Realm elders were all akin to facing a great enemy, and even thought that there were demonic beasts invading the holy land.
A flood dragon at the great circle of Phaseless Realm could virtually be said to be invincible in the same realm.
These Phaseless Realm elders below added up probably was not his match either.
"Everyone, there's no need to panic. This black flood dragon is my servant. In the future, he will be the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land's guardian divine beast!" Ye Yuan said with a clear voice.
Hearing this, the panic on everybody's faces instantly became dumbfoundedness!
Was there a mistake?
A Boundless Realm martial artist actually took in a Tier 8 demonic beast as a servant?
Especially Wu Siyuan, the expression on his face was ugly to the extreme. At the same time, he was also secretly somewhat rejoicing a little in his heart.
Luckily, Ye Yuan won today. If Ye Yuan lost, the first one to die would probably be him, Wu Siyuan.
With a divine beast descendant at the great circle of Tier 8 as a servant, Ye Yuan could totally do whatever he wanted in the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land!
Even Chen Qin, First Elder, was not this black flood dragon's match either!
Blackwind's appearance dispelled the last traces of everyone's doubts.
With such a powerful supporter, who else dared to call into question his authority, this Young Lord?
"Blackwind, there is a deep pool in front of the holy hall. In the future, you'll inhabit that place!" Ye Yuan instructed Blackwind.
"Yes, Master!" Blackwind spoke human language.
Finished talking, Blackwind turned into a black line, plunging into the deep pool in front of the holy hall directly.
At this time, the gazes that everyone looked at Ye Yuan with underwent a transformation once more.
Even though the position of the young lord was powerful, Ye Yuan's strength was too low when all was said and done. The way many people saw it, the one presiding over matters was still First Elder.
But with Blackwind, Ye Yuan himself had the strength to govern the entire Holy Land!
Right then, First Elder Chen Qin and the other two holy hall elders suddenly got up and knelt down towards Ye Yuan and said, "Young Lord Ye, please lead the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land to flourish anew!"
Even First Elder submitted. What else could the rest still say?
Right away, everyone, including the ten great elders all knelt down. A swarm of momentous and tidal-like voices sounded out in the plaza: "Young Lord Ye, please lead the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land to flourish anew!"
Chapter 817 - Striking Where It Hurts
At the Profound Wind Holy Land, in the White Valiant Region.
An elderly man and a youth stood in the air, right overhead the Holy Land.
The youth carried a long wooden staff on his back, standing with his hands behind his back, his expression lofty.
"Young Master Tong, this place is the White Valiant Region's boundary-line," the elder said.
"En, this White Valiant Region is average in strength; virtually all of them here are Rank Nine Holy Lands. There's no challenge for me at all!" the youth said in annoyance.
"In this one year, Young Master Tong's strength made remarkable progress. Heaven and Earth Staff Art had been mastered 50% of in terms of level and skill. Given time, Young Master Tong will definitely be able to reach Master's standard," the elder said. 1
"Master said that the path of staff techniques doesn't have shortcuts. There is only non-stop battle after battle. But in this one year, I really didn't encounter many adversaries! Grandpa Sun, why not forget abou
t this White Valiant Region. Let's go to Rank Eight Holy Lands?"
"As per Master's instructions, Young Master Tong still has half a year's time before you can challenge Rank Eight Holy Lands' geniuses. This old man dare not make the decision arbitrarily," the old man said fearfully.
The youth pursed his mouth and said unhappily, "So troublesome! Recently, my staff technique is advancing slower and slower. I can't find opponents in Rank Nine Holy Lands at all. What need is there still to carry on acc.u.mulating? Forget it, forget it. I also know that it's hard on Grandpa Sun. I'll just follow Master's plan!"
When the youth saw the elderly man's difficult look, he ultimately still did not continue being willful.
The old man smiled warmly. Only now did he set his mind at ease.
After half a day, there were wailing cries at the Profound Wind Holy Land.
"What kind of lousy Holy Land! The Young Lord's strength is actually so weak! This kind of place can also be called a Holy Land? Sigh, Master's rule is really troublesome. How many more of this kind of rookies do I have to fight with still?!" the youth put away the staff and said disdainfully.
The old man said with a smile, "Huhu, how many people can have Young Master Tong's level of talent? Even Master praised Young Master Tong too, saying that when he was around your age, his accomplishments weren't even as high as yours."
The youth waved his hand and said, "Downright boring. Let's go, Grandpa Sun, we still have to hurry onto the next Holy Land!"
Under the watchful eyes of the people, the one old man and one youth slowly left.
...
In the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land's holy hall, Ye Yuan sat at the head-seat, while the Wu Family's elder, Wu Siyuan, sat at a lower position.
"Young Lord Ye, previously, it was all Jiantong who didn't know any better. A great man rarely stoops to pettiness. Don't be angry with him anymore. I've already grounded him for a year, making him stay at home to cultivate in seclusion honestly. He isn't permitted to go out and stir up trouble anymore!" Wu Siyuan said with an obsequious smile.
The expression on Wu Siyuan's face even carried fawning, behaving completely different from before.
Ye Yuan maintained composure and said, "Elder Wu finding this Young Lord, I wonder what matter is it for?"