Chapter 1179: Challenge

"Ling Tian," is that my title? It sounds pretty good, I suppose."

Ye Yuan savored his title and found it quite satisfactory.

But he was curious about how the Celestial Tower determined strength.

"Not just good! I reckon that Calming Heaven Divine King must be green with envy! He's just 'Calming Heaven,' but you, sir, are 'Ling Tian'—above all heavens! That's no small gap! Haha..." Jiang Taicang laughed heartily.

As he laughed, the others joined in.

These people were all displeased with Zhuge Qingxuan's arrogant demeanor.

If not for Lingzhe Divine King arriving in time back then, Ye Yuan would surely have died at his hands.

So, they all felt a sense of shared enmity.

Now that Ye Yuan had entered the top ten divine kings, ranking sixth with the title 'Ling Tian,' Zhuge Qingxuan must be utterly disgusted.

In fact, they guessed right.

Zhuge Qingxuan was indeed disgusted now.

"What changes are there among the top ten divine kings? Tell me about it," Ye Yuan asked.

Though he didn't care much about being selected, he still wanted to know the shifts in the power structure of the Divine Realm's top experts.

When Ye Yuan asked, Jiang Taicang eagerly recounted the changes in the top ten divine kings in detail.

Ye Yuan was quite surprised after hearing it.

But when he heard the name Sikong Shang, a cold glint flashed in his eyes!

Not to mention the grudge from that palm strike, the fact that he had refined You Wuyan into a clone was enough to stir Ye Yuan's murderous intent.

Ye Yuan had deep feelings for the Nethercloud Sect, and You Wuyan was its founding ancestor, yet he had become someone else's clone—Ye Yuan couldn't accept that.

Though he had never met You Wuyan, half of his sword intent was inherited from him.

This grudge must be avenged!

Ye Yuan had already resolved that once this mission was over, he would settle accounts with the Dark Divine King!

As they chatted, Ao Duo suddenly requested to see Ye Yuan.

Meeting Ye Yuan again, Ao Duo was filled with mixed emotions.

Back then, the dragon clan had demanded the Sacred Dragon Token back from Ye Yuan, and they nearly came to blows.

At that time, Ye Yuan was just an astonishing genius.

But in just a few years, Ye Yuan had grown into a proud powerhouse that even he had to look up to!

Especially when he learned that Ye Yuan had comprehended a divine-level Dragon Wave, the shock in his heart was beyond imagination!

In his heart, he had already recognized Ye Yuan as the Dragon Lord.

If someone who could cultivate Dragon Wave to the divine level couldn't be called Dragon Lord, he couldn't justify it to his people.

"Dragon Lord!" Ao Duo bowed respectfully.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Chieftain, no need to be so polite. You are still the chieftain; just call me Ye Yuan. Chieftain, what business do you have with me?"

His tone was flat but carried an unquestionable authority.

Ao Duo didn't insist and said, "Young Master Ye, many strong warriors outside the clan want to challenge you. They say..."

Ye Yuan smiled. "Speak freely."

"They say you don't deserve to be among the top ten divine kings!" Ao Duo said cautiously.

"These self-righteous fools!" Ao Qian said coldly.

"A bunch of brats who don't know their place; they've never seen a true genius," Jiang Taicang complained.

Ye Yuan didn't mind and said with a faint smile, "Ignore them. As long as they don't cause trouble, let them say what they want. I don't have the time to prove myself to them. Ao Qian, go keep watch outside. If anyone causes trouble, don't show mercy."

Ao Qian acknowledged, "Yes, sir!"

...

Ye Yuan disdained to bother with these so-called geniuses, but since the Celestial Tower released the news, more and more human warriors had come to the dragon clan's totem territory to taunt him.

Five days later, over a hundred strong warriors had gathered outside the dragon clan!

Among them, the weakest were at the Void Profound level.

Most of them seemed young, likely prodigies.

If not for the Celestial Tower's announcement, one might not have known there were so many Void Profound warriors in the Divine Realm.

Of course, the Divine Realm was vast, with countless hidden sects and families.

The super holy lands were just the surface strength.

With billions of warriors in the Divine Realm, the number of Void Profound warriors was naturally not so few.

What was truly scarce were the top experts.

Because the inheritance of the Divine Path was too rare!

"Ye Yuan, you coward! If you have the guts, come out and accept our challenge!"

"A Dao Profound Eighth Layer dares to claim being one of the top ten divine kings? How thick-skinned are you?"

"If you lack strength, don't pretend to be tough! Announce to the world that you're withdrawing from the top ten divine kings!"

...

Ao Qian's mouth twitched at these words.

If not for Ye Yuan's instructions, he would have slapped them already.

Where did these little brats come from? Ignorance truly breeds fearlessness.

These so-called strong warriors—the master could kill them with a flick of his finger, yet they dared to shout like this.

Suddenly, his brows lifted as a dangerous feeling washed over him.

Not just him; the shouting young warriors also sensed it.

A middle-aged man strolled through the air, exuding an extremely dangerous aura!

He came before Ao Qian and said calmly, "Tell Ye Yuan to come out. I'm here to challenge him."

Facing this middle-aged man, Ao Qian felt his heart race.

Anyone who could make him feel this way was no easy opponent.

But since Ye Yuan had said not to let these people disturb him, Ao Qian faithfully carried out the order and said flatly, "The master is in seclusion and has no time to accept challenges!"

The middle-aged man showed no surprise and said calmly, "If he won't come out, I'll go in and find him."

With that, he stepped toward the totem territory, ignoring Ao Qian.

The middle-aged man's arrogant attitude彻底 angered Ao Qian. He moved and blocked the man's path.

Without a word, the middle-aged man shot out a ghostly palm, striking directly at Ao Qian!

"Bang!"

The palm ignored Ao Qian's divine king domain and landed on his chest!

"Pfft..."

Ao Qian spat blood and flew backward.

Seeing this, the dragon clan's strong warriors changed expression.

The challengers, on the other hand, showed gleeful expressions.

Finally, a tough opponent had arrived!

Even the Azure Dragon clan might struggle against this middle-aged man, right?

This man's strength was indeed formidable; that palm strike was so bizarre that none of them had seen how he struck!