Chapter 2398: Without Him, There Would Be No You!

If Shang Heng's kneeling was still within everyone's understanding,

then Xuan Ji's kneeling overturned everyone's perception!

No matter how strong Shang Heng was, he was now just a wisp of residual thought.

How strong he was, these Unforeseen Sons could not imagine.

Time was enough to dilute everything.

But Xuan Ji was the foremost person of the present age!

To some extent, his status was even higher than the Dao Ancestor's!

The Dao Ancestor was strong in terms of strength.

But the Jian family's management over the past hundred billion years had spread its influence to every corner of the Tongtian Realm.

The great name of Xuan Ji the Heavenly Emperor was known to all in the Tongtian Realm!

He was the supreme powerhouse living in the present!

His kneeling signified that the most pinnacle powerhouse of the current Tongtian Realm bowed his head in submission before Ye Yuan!

Such astonishment could not be described in words.

The group of Unforeseen Sons looked at each other, shocked beyond measure.

"This... what exactly happened? Ye Yuan only went to the temporal turbulence; why does Lord Xuan Ji have to kneel to him?"

"Qing Sheng, what is that thing that can make both the ancient supreme powerhouse and the current supreme powerhouse kneel at the same time!"

"Ye Yuan is only a few thousand years old; on what grounds does he make two supreme powerhouses kneel?"

...

Full of questions, like a cat scratching, they felt extremely uncomfortable.

Just a few hundred years ago, Ye Yuan was still competing with them for the supreme inheritance.

But after a trip to the temporal turbulence, it seemed the whole world had changed.

Seeing these two kneel, Ye Yuan was also filled with mixed emotions. He sighed, "Both of you, rise! Times have changed; I am only Ye Yuan, not Qing Sheng!"

Xuan Ji, however, shook his head firmly and said, "Qing Sheng is Qing Sheng; unless all races are destroyed, you will always be Qing Sheng! Without you, there would be no stability for all races over a hundred billion years! Without you, all races would still be under the tyranny of the Divine Race! Even if times change, your achievements cannot be erased!"

Having said this, he turned to the crowd and said, "Everyone, come and pay respects to Qing Sheng!"

These words carried an unquestionable authority.

He was not discussing with everyone but commanding them!

Yu Tanzhi looked indignant, gritting his teeth and saying, "What nonsense Qing Sheng! On what grounds? He's just a wet-behind-the-ears kid; on what grounds should I kneel to him?"

"Exactly! Lord Xuan Ji, have you mistaken him? He is Ye Yuan, not some Qing Sheng!"

The Unforeseen Sons simply could not get over this hurdle in their hearts; they could not bring themselves to kneel to a peer.

But Xuan Ji frowned slightly and said to Yu Tanzhi, "Insulting Qing Sheng is tantamount to insulting all races! Yu Tanzhi, you are disqualified! Everything you have gained in the Primordial War Realm, I will also take back!"

Xuan Ji's gaze darkened, and he pointed a finger in the void at Yu Tanzhi.

Yu Tanzhi's whole body trembled, and he felt something being stripped away from him.

His strength regressed rapidly, soon returning to the level when he first entered the Primordial War Realm.

He looked terrified and said, "My... my strength!"

Xuan Ji's gaze was cold as he said, "The Primordial War Realm was created by me; as long as your consciousness has not returned to your original body, I can take it back at any time!"

Xuan Ji could strip out countless inheritances from the ancient battlefield; naturally, stripping away the strength Yu Tanzhi had gained was easy.

He had labored here for over a thousand years, only to end up with nothing in the end!

At this moment, he wished he could slap himself twice.

If he had known earlier, why had he spoken out of turn?

Only, he simply did not understand what Qing Sheng meant to Xuan Ji and Shang Heng.

The Unforeseen Sons stood dumbfounded, clearly not expecting such an operation.

At the same time, they realized how sacred and inviolable Qing Sheng's status was in Xuan Ji's heart!

Wan Zhen was a sensible person, so he was the first to take the lead and kneel.

Xuan Ji could be mistaken, but it was impossible for both Xuan Ji and Shang Heng to be mistaken at the same time.

Clearly, from the two's behavior just now, they themselves found it too incredible.

They had been denying this fact, yet they had to accept it.

But even so, they still knelt without hesitation.

This was enough to show how lofty Qing Sheng's status was!

This kneeling, Ye Yuan deserved it!

With Wan Zhen taking the lead, even if the other Unforeseen Sons were unwilling, they had to kneel.

Otherwise, having their strength taken back by Xuan Ji would be awkward.

Thus, the others knelt one after another.

Xuan Ji looked coldly at Yu Tanzhi and said in a frigid tone, "What, you still won't kneel?"

Yu Tanzhi, under that gaze, felt as if he had fallen into a ten-thousand-fathom icy abyss and knelt with a thud.

Having his strength taken back and still having to kneel.

At this moment, Yu Tanzhi felt like crying.

Xuan Ji the Heavenly Emperor was an existence he could not provoke; even his family's ancestor, if he truly angered Xuan Ji, could be destroyed with a word.

In this Tongtian Realm, the only one who could contend with the Jian family was the Dao Ancestor.

Everyone knelt, leaving only the Thunder Ancestor still standing there.

Xuan Ji said coldly, "Pang Tian, have you forgotten who bestowed upon you the crown of the Dao Ancestor?"

This time, Xuan Ji did not call him Thunder Ancestor but his real name, Pang Tian!

This was a reminder not to forget his origins.

Without the Two Sages Qing and Xuan, there would be no Thunder Ancestor today!

The Thunder Ancestor's expression shifted uncertainly; others could kneel, but he was the supreme Dao Ancestor!

How could he kneel?

However, as an ancient existence who had also lived through the previous era, he deeply knew the status of the Two Sages Qing and Xuan in that age.

He also understood that Xuan Ji's words were not wrong!

He took a deep breath and said with a deep gaze, "Can you be certain that he is Qing Sheng?"

Xuan Ji nodded and said, "Genuine! Before this, he did not have that aura on him, but this time from the temporal turbulence, he retrieved the aura that originally belonged to him! Therefore, he is Qing Sheng!"

The Thunder Ancestor was silent, then finally knelt slowly.

"Everyone, perform the three kneels and nine prostrations to pay respects to Qing Sheng!" Xuan Ji announced loudly.

"Pay respects to Qing Sheng!" Led by Xuan Ji, everyone performed the three kneels and nine prostrations in the direction of Ye Yuan.

This was the highest level of etiquette!

After the ceremony, Ye Yuan sighed slightly and said with a bitter smile, "All of you, rise! Not only you, but I myself also find it incredible. But since you two have recognized me, it is confirmed that this is not a pipe dream! However, this is still too unbelievable."

Xuan Ji nodded and said, "Naturally, it is not a pipe dream! The eighteen inheritance great arrays created the eternal prosperity of the human race! This, no one can erase!"

Having said that, his gaze swept over all the Unforeseen Sons, and he said in a deep voice, "I know you are all unconvinced, thinking that Lord Qing Sheng is of the same generation as you and unworthy of receiving the kneeling salute! But without him, in this world... there would be no you!"