Chapter 1020: Crushing You with Seniority

As soon as Ao Duo said this, Ao Jianbo and Long Zaitian both changed expression.

They simply could not imagine how a figure from forty thousand years ago could appear before them.

Although the dragon race's lifespan was much longer than that of humans, at most it was only about twenty thousand years. So what was the deal with this legendary Great Elder before them?

"Doesn't that mean... he is even older than the clan leader of that time?" Long Zaitian said in astonishment.

Ao Duo nodded: "If he really is Ancestor Ao Qian! But Ancestor Ao Qian was a figure from forty thousand years ago—how could he still be alive?"

Ao Qian, however, was not annoyed. He smiled faintly: "It seems I still have some reputation. But what of forty thousand years? You know that I was the strongest forty thousand years ago, but do you know who was the strongest fifty thousand years ago?"

Ao Duo was no fool; he reacted almost instantly, realizing who Ao Qian was referring to, and could not help showing great alarm.

"You mean... he... he is... impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Ao Duo's expression changed drastically, and the demeanor of a clan leader vanished in an instant.

Both of these were figures long buried in the dust of history, yet now they appeared alive before him—how could he not be shocked?

Although he was unwilling to believe it deep down, who else but that one could have evolved dragon clan martial arts to such an extreme?

The move the black-robed man had just displayed required not only supreme talent but also the sedimentation of time!

Thus, the black-robed man was very likely the strongest from fifty thousand years ago—Long Teng!

"Clan leader, who exactly is that black-robed man? Is he really that formidable?" Ao Jianbo could not help asking.

Such secrets were known only to Ao Duo as clan leader; even the Great Elder Long Zaitian did not know them.

Seeing Ao Duo's expression, Ao Qian smiled faintly: "You have already believed it in your heart, haven't you? In these fifty thousand years, who else but Lord Long Teng could have cultivated all dragon clan martial arts to the extreme?"

"Long Teng? Long Teng! The Ancestor Long Teng known as the number one genius in a hundred thousand years of the dragon clan? He... isn't he a traitor to the dragon clan?"

Long Zaitian first found the name familiar, then suddenly realized, recalling the name Long Teng.

"Heh, traitor? That dead ghost Ao Xinghan is truly shameless! Well, you can consider me a traitor if you like, but I dare not claim the title of number one genius in a hundred thousand years." Long Teng said indifferently.

After so many years, Long Teng had long since let go.

Ao Xinghan had been dead for who knows how many years, and the dragon clan leader had changed several times. He had no interest in arguing with these juniors.

"Elder Teng, who else but you could bear that title?" Ao Qian thought Long Teng was being modest.

But Long Teng laughed: "Before meeting Ye Yuan, I could indeed claim that title. But now, that title naturally belongs to your master."

Long Teng's words startled everyone.

Including Ao Qian, all eyes turned to Ye Yuan in surprise.

The fact that Long Teng's title of number one in a hundred thousand years had been passed down to this day was enough to show how high his talent was.

Yet he willingly yielded that title to Ye Yuan!

But Ye Yuan was only a human!

"L-Lord Long Teng, Ye Yuan is just a human," Ao Jianbo said.

Long Teng said disdainfully: "So what if he's human? Ye Yuan is not only the number one genius in a hundred thousand years; calling him the number one genius of the dragon clan in a million years is not an exaggeration!"

Everyone was bewildered, suddenly feeling that Long Teng was completely mad, utterly unreasonable.

"Elder Teng, isn't that going too far? Although Ye Yuan is my master, calling him the number one genius of the dragon clan in a million years is too exaggerated, isn't it?" Even Ao Qian could not bear it.

Although Ao Duo and Long Zaitian did not refute out of respect for Long Teng's reputation, their faces were full of disbelief.

Although Ao Qian had pledged allegiance to Ye Yuan, he had not lost his own judgment. He admitted Ye Yuan was formidable, but calling him the number one genius of the dragon clan in a million years was too bizarre.

Such a title was not something anyone could bear.

"Heh, I am a man who should have died long ago. Would I talk nonsense before you juniors? Do you think the Sacred Dragon Token would choose its master randomly like you fools? Do you think the Blood Soul Stone of the White Tiger clan really had problems?" Long Teng's words were merciless and full of sarcasm.

How could these fellows not see Ye Yuan's extraordinariness? They simply refused to admit it in their hearts!

"B-but Ji Qingyun is after all a human. What connection does he have with our Azure Dragon clan?" Ao Duo finally could not help retorting.

He could see that Long Teng was vindicating Ji Qingyun.

Long Teng had been expelled from the dragon clan as a traitor back then. After fifty thousand years, he returned with Ji Qingyun—his purpose was obvious!

The fatal thing was that Ji Qingyun actually held the Sacred Dragon Token!

According to ancestral teachings, the master of the Sacred Dragon Token was the lord of the dragon clan! That put him, the clan leader, in an awkward position!

Ye Yuan held the Sacred Dragon Token and brought back Long Teng and Ao Qian, two seniors with terrifying seniority—this was simply deadly.

His only excuse now was that Ji Qingyun was a human. How could a human become the dragon clan leader?

Long Teng laughed: "Actually, when the Sacred Dragon Token recognized Ye Yuan as its master, I was as surprised as you. It wasn't until he entered the White Tiger clan's ancestral spirit land and met the spirit of the White Tiger Saint Ancestor that I understood... why the Sacred Dragon Token chose him! Because he has... an atavistic dragon soul!"

"At... atavistic dragon soul?"

At these four words, the others' minds exploded with a bang, nearly bursting.

An atavistic dragon soul was a legendary existence that could reach the heights of the Primordial Dragon! How could a human possess an atavistic dragon soul?

"Elder Teng, th-this is no joke!" Ao Qian's eyes widened in disbelief.

Long Teng said calmly: "A joke? I met Ye Yuan only a little over ten years ago. If not for an atavistic dragon soul, how could his dragon wave have reached the late Spirit level? If he didn't have an atavistic dragon soul, why would the Sacred Dragon Token recognize him as master?"

The four fell into a dazed state, unable to recover for a long time.

The information Long Teng brought gave them a tremendous mental shock.

An atavistic dragon soul was even more terrifying than a perfect White Tiger body, existing only in legends.

In a million years, no one in the dragon clan had ever been known to possess an atavistic dragon soul, so there was no way to identify it.

But hearing Long Teng's explanation, it seemed there was no other explanation besides an atavistic dragon soul.

"If you don't believe it, verifying my words is simple. Just let Ye Yuan enter the dragon clan's ancestral spirit land, and the result will be clear." Long Teng said calmly.