Chapter 2979: Displaying Might!

"What! Someone has come to our Dragon City Tribe to challenge the mountain?"

"How long has it been since anyone dared to challenge the mountain in our Dragon City Tribe?"

"Hey, Chi Yu and Da Yi are both top-ranked on the Mountain Challenge List. Who would dare?"

"Let's go take a look. I'm curious who's so cocky!"

...

The news that someone had come to challenge the mountain immediately caused a stir in the Dragon City Tribe.

Mountain challenging was a tradition throughout the entire Void Bright Shining Heaven.

It was a shortcut to entering the sacred land.

Thus, tribes often sent their young people to fight far and wide.

Naturally, the competition among the younger generation had to be ranked, and the Mountain Challenge List came into being.

The Eastern Abyss Domain was extremely vast, and naturally, there were many experts.

Anyone who could enter the top five hundred on the Mountain Challenge List was very strong.

Chi Yu and Da Yi of the Dragon City Tribe were both ranked in the top hundred, extremely powerful.

However, for a mere Ye Yuan, Chi Yu and Da Yi wouldn't bother to step up.

The Dragon City Tribe was a large tribe, with more than just two mountain challengers.

"A bloodline warrior, no less! Kid, I suggest you go back where you came from and stop making a fool of yourself!"

"Haha, a bloodline warrior wants to enter the Dragon Island? Kid, you're thinking too much!"

"A mid-level Emperor Cloud Heaven dares to challenge our Dragon City Tribe? Is this kid crazy?"

...

Around him, jeers rang out.

Bloodline warriors had always been looked down upon by the True Spirit Clan.

However, they often bestowed inferior bloodlines on humans, creating bloodline warriors, and in exchange demanded their loyalty.

The guard earlier was one such case.

Over time, the status of bloodline warriors became even lower.

"Hey, human kid, daring to challenge the mountain at Dragon City Tribe—courage is commendable!" The speaker was An Shan, also a master on the Mountain Challenge List, ranked over four hundred, a Great Perfection Emperor Cloud Heaven expert.

Over four hundred was not weak at all.

One could say that the gap among the top five hundred experts was very small.

Their bloodlines, realms, and strength were all very close.

And Ye Yuan was a complete rookie, not even on the Mountain Challenge List.

Having bloodline power alone was not enough.

Ye Yuan looked at the giant snake before him, shook his head, and said, "You're no good, too weak! Doesn't the Dragon City Tribe have anyone stronger?"

An Shan was furious upon hearing this and said, "Kid, challenging the mountain like this will get you killed, you know that?"

Ye Yuan remained unperturbed and said calmly, "You're so weak, you'll get yourself killed too!"

Everyone was shocked. Where did this guy come from, so arrogant?

Others challenging the mountain started with weak tribes and gradually moved to stronger ones.

But this greenhorn came straight for the powerful Dragon City Tribe.

After all, the Dragon City Tribe had as many as seven experts in the top five hundred of the Mountain Challenge List!

An Shan's face turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's begin! I can't wait to crush you!"

Ye Yuan didn't waste words. He activated his dragon bloodline and struck out a dragon-shaped mark.

An Shan did the same, striking out a mark.

Each accepted the other's mark, and the ritual was complete.

A mountain challenge could not be refused.

If a tribe harmed a challenger, it would be boycotted by all tribes.

This ritual represented the outcome of the battle.

The victor would take the opponent's mark, and his own mark would dissipate.

Once the ritual was done, An Shan roared and slithered toward Ye Yuan.

"Swallow the Sky!"

Anshan's serpentine body swelled abruptly, and he suddenly opened his massive jaws.

A fiercely powerful suction force directly sucked Ye Yuan in.

Ye Yuan didn't even have time to resist.

The Heaven-Swallowing Serpent's body contained its own space, capable of devouring all things—this was their innate divine ability.

Within this space, even the air was corrosive.

Before long, the prey would dissolve into nothingness, with almost no chance of escape.

"Hahaha, I thought this kid had some skill, but he couldn't even block a single move!"

"Too weak! I thought he'd at least struggle a bit."

"All that commotion, and it's over already? How boring!"

"There was nothing to look forward to anyway. How strong could a bloodline warrior be? Let's disperse, everyone!"

...

Such a battle was far too dull.

Being devoured by a Heaven-Swallowing Serpent was the most dreaded thing for everyone.

But Ye Yuan, without even the strength to fight back, had dared to challenge the mountain—that in itself was a joke.

Anshan looked disdainful and said, "With such little strength, you wanted to beat me to death? What's wrong with this kid's brain... ugh... ugh..."

Just as Anshan was showing off, he suddenly began to vomit violently, as if suffering from extreme discomfort due to indigestion.

At this, everyone was shocked.

The Heaven-Swallowing Serpent, said to be able to swallow even the sky—could it have indigestion?

What a joke!

What was wrong with Lord Anshan?

Could it be... that kid?

How is that possible!

The Heaven-Swallowing Serpent's talent was extremely strong, ranking among the top in the bloodlines of all dragon descendants.

Otherwise, it couldn't have produced a powerhouse with a Tianqian-level bloodline.

Because of their devouring divine ability, once swallowed, the opponent was essentially declared dead.

This talent even allowed them to challenge those of higher ranks.

But now, what was going on?

"Ugh... ugh..."

Anshan vomited uncontrollably, his massive body crashing to the ground and rolling around.

"Come out! Kid, just come out, damn it! I was wrong! I was wrong! Ugh... ugh..."

Everyone was dumbfounded; even a fool could see that Anshan's internal space was in turmoil.

And the culprit was none other than Ye Yuan.

Now, it wasn't a matter of swallowing or not—Anshan was desperately trying to spit Ye Yuan out, but Ye Yuan wouldn't come out!

This... was awkward!

But could someone be this formidable inside the internal space?

Anshan rolled back and forth on the ground, and people could clearly see tears streaming from his eyes—where was the demeanor of a master?

He shouted frantically for Ye Yuan to come out, but Ye Yuan simply wouldn't.

No one knew how long the pain lasted, but then with a loud "boom," a large hole was blasted open in Anshan's back.

A figure leaped out—who else could it be but Ye Yuan?

Anshan stopped shouting, his massive body crashed to the ground, and he lay there, alive or dead unknown.

The entire scene fell into dead silence, and everyone stared at Ye Yuan as if he were a monster.

"This... this guy broke Lord Anshan's internal space? Is he... is he even human?"

"He stayed in the internal space for so long and came out completely unharmed?"

"If everyone were like him, wouldn't our divine ability become a joke?"

...

The experts of the Heaven-Swallowing Serpent clan felt a chill run down their spines.

Seeing the large hole in Anshan's back, they now had psychological shadows about devouring.

If they swallowed an opponent and it turned out like Ye Yuan, how could they play?

"I told you, he's too weak. Is there anyone stronger?" Ye Yuan said calmly.