Chapter 2101: I Am His Opponent

"Haha... Surpass Lord Hongling? Just you?"

Gongyang Lie looked as if he had heard the funniest joke, his face full of disdain.

He knew too well how powerful High Priest Hongling was, having served by his side for so many years.

Eight million years ago, High Priest Hongling rose from obscurity, sweeping through the entire Demon God Domain with astonishing talent.

Later, having no equal among his peers, he challenged the eternal chess game 'Mo Wen' and became famous overnight!

Over these eight million years, following Saint Ancestor High Priest, Hongling's alchemy had reached unfathomable depths.

This young man before him wanted to surpass High Priest Hongling?

What a joke!

Perhaps his talent was indeed greater than Hongling's, but even if he truly surpassed him, it would be countless years from now.

After all, if I said he'd surpass Saint Ancestor High Priest in ten million years, someone might believe it—who knows what will happen in ten million years?

Xin Luo and the other venerables also looked disdainful, clearly not believing Ye Yuan's words.

"Heh, yes, give him eight million years, and he might actually catch up to High Priest Hongling."

"Impressive, Lord Sub-Saint! I just wonder if he'll live to see eight million years!"

"In eight million years, I could surpass the Medicine Ancestor! Anyway, bragging isn't a capital offense!"

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The venerables were full of contempt, their words dripping with sarcasm.

Ye Yuan remained expressionless and countered, "But have you considered why Saint Ancestor High Priest would appoint a nobody like me as Sub-Saint? Did he value my talent, or is he truly senile?"

"This..." Gongyang Lie was taken aback, clearly never having considered the question.

Saint Ancestor High Priest's thoughts were beyond his comprehension.

Thus, he simply could not understand this appointment.

Now that Ye Yuan raised the question, all the venerables stopped their mockery and listened curiously.

Clearly, this was also the issue they cared about most.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "At Saint Ancestor High Priest's level, what else does he pursue? Naturally, the supreme peak of alchemy! He sought the Way from the Medicine Ancestor, but the Medicine Ancestor fobbed him off with 'Mo Wen.' So he sought the Way from the world! After tens of millions of years, he finally found an opponent—that person is me!"

Ye Yuan's eyes blazed as he swept his gaze across all the venerables and said solemnly, "The title 'Sub-Saint' is a hope that I become an opponent worthy of sitting and discussing the Way with him! Do you understand?"

The hall fell into dead silence; everyone was shocked by Ye Yuan's extremely arrogant words.

They were not convinced by his argument but utterly stunned by his arrogance.

What kind of existence was Saint Ancestor High Priest?

Among the demons, he was a god!

He single-handedly created many demon celestial emperors.

Now, almost all top demon experts revered Saint Ancestor High Priest.

His disciples, though now great powers in their own right, still treated him with the utmost respect, and none dared claim to be his opponent.

Now, a mere True God realm kid said he wanted to become Saint Ancestor High Priest's opponent.

This was utterly ridiculous!

"Ignorant! Arrogant! Saint Ancestor High Priest is recognized as the second in alchemy in the Tongtian Realm, unchallenged for tens of millions of years, and you claim to be his opponent?" Gongyang Lie scolded.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said calmly, "How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan? The strong, no matter how powerful, all started from weakness! You don't even dare to think, so naturally you can't become a strongman like Saint Ancestor High Priest. You wouldn't understand the loneliness of a master."

Ye Yuan was merely stating a fact, but in the eyes of the crowd, it was ignorance, arrogance, madness.

The venerables were completely dumbfounded.

Earlier, when Ye Yuan said he would surpass High Priest Hongling, they were already shocked.

Now, Ye Yuan directly invoked Saint Ancestor High Priest, claiming to be his opponent.

"Heh, a bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well—talking to you about this is pointless. Gongyang Lie, don't you want to put me in my place? I'll give you that chance! Today, I'll have a discussion on alchemy with the Seven-Star Priests present. If any of you can defeat me, I'll leave immediately and never set foot in the Demon God Domain again!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

At these words, Gongyang Lie's eyes lit up.

He had long been annoyed by this extremely arrogant fellow. Since he was asking for it and even swore never to return to the Demon God Domain, he had no one to blame.

Xin Luo narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Lord Sub-Saint, you said it yourself!"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I said it! If even you people can defeat me, then I don't need the title of Sub-Saint!"

Xin Luo chuckled, "Lord Sub-Saint sure talks big! The strength of a Seven-Star Priest is beyond your imagination!"

Ye Yuan smiled faintly, "My strength is also beyond your imagination."

Xin Luo narrowed his eyes and turned to a venerable, "In that case, Priest Muchen, please teach Lord Sub-Saint a lesson."

Muchen the Venerable grinned, "As you command! But... we're competing in Demon God Pills; Lord Sub-Saint better not compare with me in Divine Pills—I can't refine those."

This remark drew a burst of laughter.

Ye Yuan slowly nodded, "Don't worry, we'll compete in Demon God Pills."

Whether Demon God Pills or Divine Pills, for Ye Yuan now, there was little difference.

In the end, all paths lead to the same destination.

Both Demon God Pills and Divine Pills were merely branches of alchemy, just like the Way of Poison and the Way of Medicine.

The Priest Temple naturally had no shortage of alchemy rooms; Xin Luo quickly had a pill-dueling venue prepared.

As Ye Yuan and the other prepared, Gongyang Lie asked, "How strong is Muchen? Don't disgrace our Hongling lineage!"

Xin Luo smiled, "Rest assured, Lord. Brother Muchen is a Wood Spirit by nature, with extremely high talent in alchemy. Moreover, his realm has reached the late stage of the Dao Realm, ranking among the top ten here. Dealing with a mere Six-Star Priest should be a piece of cake."

Gongyang Lie nodded slightly, immediately reassured.

Though not a priest himself, having been by High Priest Hongling's side for so many years, he naturally understood the strength differences among priests.

Late stage of the Dao Realm was already a very strong expert in alchemy.

Judging by Ye Yuan's age, even if he had extraordinary talent and reached the late Dao Realm, he couldn't be Muchen's match.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Yuan and Muchen began their pill duel.

Boom!

Muchen the Venerable, having attained the Way as a Wood Spirit, had a huge advantage in alchemy.

Once he unleashed his aura, the medicinal herbs obeyed like children.

His Demon Attraction Technique was already at its peak.

But when everyone's eyes fell on Ye Yuan, they couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Such a sharp Demon Attraction Technique! How can a human cultivate the Demon Attraction Technique to such a level?" Xin Luo exclaimed in awe.