Chapter 2111 Shameless

In the Priest's Temple, Ye Yuan sat in the high hall, below him stood Xin Luo and the other seven-star priests, as well as Gongyang Lie.

At this moment, the seven-star priests all wore expressions of shame.

Xin Luo stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said with trepidation, "We previously offended the Sub-Saint, a crime deserving of death!"

Gongyang Lie, looking embarrassed, bowed and said, "Gongyang Lie offended the Sub-Saint; I beg you to mete out punishment."

The assembled Heavenly Lords were secretly astonished—even the Heavenly Emperor had admitted his mistake!

In all their long lives, this was truly a first.

But on reflection, it was only reasonable.

The Sub-Saint, personally conferred by the Saint Ancestor High Priest, held a status even above High Priest Hongling, worthy of a bow from the Heavenly Emperor.

Given the talent and strength Ye Yuan had displayed, it was not impossible that he might one day surpass High Priest Hongling.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said indifferently, "Let this matter rest. You were merely used by that old Saint Ancestor; would I bother to argue with you?"

The crowd exchanged glances, bewildered.

Yet they all felt a shiver—daring to call the Saint Ancestor High Priest 'that old Saint Ancestor' was probably unprecedented.

If this had been before, everyone would have scoffed at Ye Yuan's words.

But now, they dared not interject.

This was a matter between great beings, far beyond their place to comment.

Perhaps one day, the Sub-Saint might truly grow into an existence like the Saint Ancestor High Priest.

Still, despite saying this, Ye Yuan was quite grateful to the old Saint Ancestor.

The alchemy of the demon race was unique and had many merits.

Ye Yuan had learned a great deal from these people.

Ye Yuan was never arrogant; on the contrary, he took every pill duel very seriously.

Though he appeared casual, Ye Yuan always absorbed knowledge from each duel.

It was this accumulation that allowed him to progress so rapidly.

And this was precisely what the Saint Ancestor High Priest wanted to see.

"Sub-Saint, Qi Zhen of the Qilin clan requests an audience," someone suddenly reported.

Xin Luo raised an eyebrow and said, "Qi Zhen? The one Qi Chen mentioned? Could it be... he's here to fulfill the bet with the Sub-Saint?"

That day, Qi Chen had publicly made a bet with Ye Yuan in front of everyone.

Everyone present knew about this.

Ye Yuan asked curiously, "Xin Luo, I've heard that these legendary divine beast clans mostly live in seclusion. Why have they appeared in the Western Spirit Domain this time?"

Xin Luo said, "Actually, this time High Priest Hongling sent invitations to various void realms, inviting their strongest young generation to come and exchange ideas. Qi Zhen came in response to that invitation. It's just that his journey seems to have been delayed, so he's only arriving now."

Ye Yuan understood and said, "So, Chi Xiao came to attend this gathering?"

Xin Luo nodded. "Exactly."

Ye Yuan said, "Then the Dragon clan and others have also arrived?"

Xin Luo nodded. "Yes. In the past, these clans were unwilling to interact with the outside world, but this time they agreed and sent many of their younger generation."

Hearing this, Ye Yuan became curious.

Since arriving in the Tongtian Realm, he had heard nothing of the Dragon clan.

As a successor of the Dragon clan, he was very curious about them.

It seemed that this time, he would meet experts from the Dragon clan.

"Let him in," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Before long, a young man with a stern expression entered the hall.

"Greetings, Sub-Saint." Qi Zhen gave a slight bow, his attitude somewhat arrogant.

Gongyang Lie's face turned cold. "How dare you! How can you be so rude before the Sub-Saint?"

Seeing Gongyang Lie, Qi Zhen's pupils contracted—a Heavenly Emperor!

But he was only slightly startled.

Given his status in the Qilin clan, he had seen many Heavenly Emperors.

"He is your Sub-Saint, not the Sub-Saint of my Qilin clan. What would you consider polite?" Qi Zhen looked at Gongyang Lie, neither humble nor arrogant.

Gongyang Lie was momentarily speechless.

These peak divine beast clans each had unfathomable foundations.

After countless years in seclusion, who knew how many experts were hidden in their void realms?

The Saint Ancestor High Priest ruled the Demon God Domain, but only on the surface.

Moreover, the Saint Ancestor High Priest was only unique in the Dao of alchemy; he could not truly unify the demon race.

Among the demons, there were still some whose strength was not inferior to the Saint Ancestor High Priest.

The demon race had many branches, and some clans were no less powerful than the outside world.

The Qilin clan, for instance, had the capital to be arrogant.

Having silenced Gongyang Lie with a single sentence, Qi Zhen turned to Ye Yuan and said flatly, "I came to inform you that the previous challenge between Uncle Chen and you is void."

At these words, the hall erupted.

"What? They agreed, and now they're backing out?"

"This... this is utterly shameless!"

"I understand! They must have seen the Sub-Saint's strength, feared losing, and dared not compete!"

"The Qilin clan is truly shameless!"

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The assembled priests were all indignant.

Such a shameless act, and the Qilin clan could actually do it.

They had already accepted Ye Yuan as their Sub-Saint, and now the Qilin clan's shameless behavior made them feel personally affronted.

Qi Zhen's face turned cold. "Everyone, you'd better watch your words. My Qilin clan is not to be bullied! I was not present when Uncle Chen made that agreement with the Sub-Saint, nor did they seek my opinion. Such an agreement is too frivolous to be valid."

Qi Zhen was only at the early Heavenly Lord stage, but with his noble bloodline, his words carried a certain authority.

Moreover, the Qilin clan was immensely powerful, as everyone in the demon race knew. Offending them too deeply would be hard to resolve.

Then Qi Zhen turned to Ye Yuan and threatened, "Sub-Saint, by occupying my Qilin clan's precious treasure, you are effectively making an enemy of the Qilin clan. I advise you to return the Emperor Bone to the Qilin clan, or face the consequences!"

Ye Yuan laughed at this.

The Qilin clan's shamelessness was truly consistent!

He looked at Qi Zhen and smiled. "Oh? And what consequences might those be?"

Qi Zhen sneered. "Sub-Saint, you come from the human race and probably don't know the might of my Qilin clan. Our strength rivals half the demon race outside! Weigh that yourself. Farewell!"

With that, Qi Zhen turned to leave.

"Stop!" Ye Yuan shouted coldly. "Did I say you could leave?"

Qi Zhen turned around and laughed. "What, do you, a mere True God realm, think you can detain me? Or do you think they dare to force me to stay?"