Chapter 437: A Mortal Disgrace!

"I know my own disciple, of course. If I hadn't known beforehand, why would I be here now?" Xingyuan said.

"Although you are the president of the Alchemist Guild, you were born and raised in the Hurricane Realm. How can you face the land that gave you life and raised you, doing this?"

"First, I have done nothing to betray the Hurricane Realm; second, my disciple has done nothing to betray it either. The conspiracy theory you speak of is entirely your own fabrication. My disciple is merely here to rescue his fellow disciples. To be precise, my disciple came to the Hurricane Realm because the Wind Guard captured his fellow disciples, isn't that so?"

"But you have seen this child's strength. If we let him leave, he will become a grave threat to the Hurricane Realm. Once he leaves, many warriors of the Hurricane Realm will die by his hands in the future. You are also a titan of this realm; do you not think of your own people?"

The two exchanged words, as if chatting like old friends of many years.

These two owed no allegiance to each other. Although they had known each other for years, they were not old friends. In fact, over the matter of his disciple, Xingyuan had once stormed the royal city and forced the third prince to his death.

However, at their level of cultivation and status, every gesture exuded the demeanor of experts, so naturally they would not bicker like low-level martial artists.

Yet from the content of their conversation, it was clear that their opinions could not be reconciled, and the tension gradually grew.

For Ye Yuan and his side, this was definitely not good news.

And the Wind Emperor's words had clearly struck Xingyuan's weak spot. If Ye Yuan returned to the Boundless Realm, many martial artists of the Hurricane Realm would surely die by his hands in the future.

In such a war between two realms, no one could remain uninvolved.

Today, Ye Yuan could venture deep into the Hurricane Realm for his fellow disciples; in the future, he would surely kill for those close to him!

And Ye Yuan's potential was simply too terrifying. No one could deny that.

By saying this, the Wind Emperor was essentially admitting that he greatly feared Ye Yuan.

"Hmph! Hypocrite!" Ye Yuan suddenly snorted coldly.

At these words, everyone's expression changed drastically.

In this world, there was actually someone who dared to provoke the Wind Emperor!

Even if Ye Yuan's talent was heaven-defying, his audacity was too much!

Even though Ye Yuan had defeated Zhao Chengqian, he was still nothing before the Wind Emperor. If the Wind Emperor wished, he could kill Ye Yuan without even lifting a finger!

The Soul Sea Realm: using the soul to communicate with the sea of primal energy, one can control the primal energy of heaven and earth.

The Spirit Travel Realm: the soul merges with the sea of primal energy, roaming the world, able to control primal energy over a wide range.

The Boundless Realm: the soul begins to glimpse the mysteries of heaven and earth, nearly able to control primal energy within a certain range—one could even call it dominion!

Thus, if the Wind Emperor wanted to kill Ye Yuan now, it would be almost a matter of a single thought.

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, Zhao Tianyin glanced sideways at Ye Yuan.

Everyone's hearts pounded, wondering how the Wind Emperor would punish Ye Yuan.

"Who gave you the right to speak here? A mere Crystal Formation martial artist, daring not to kneel before me!" Zhao Tianyin's authoritative voice rang out.

Without any visible movement from Zhao Tianyin, the primal energy of heaven and earth suddenly became狂暴, pressing toward Ye Yuan like a cage!

This was too sudden; no one had time to react.

In an instant, Ye Yuan felt a weight of a thousand jun on his shoulders, as if a pair of giant hands were forcibly pressing him down, forcing him to kneel!

Ye Yuan clenched his fists, his knees gradually bending, the bones in his body emitting cracking sounds as he used all his strength to resist.

"You... what... are you... to... to make me... kneel?"

Ye Yuan’s face flushed red as he forced out these words one by one.

Zhao Tianyin said calmly, “I am the lord of a realm; am I not worthy of a single bow from you?”

“I, Ye Yuan… bow only to my parents, not to… the heavens! Compared to the heavens, what are you?”

As he spoke, Ye Yuan’s teeth chattered, and every word demanded all his strength.

Ye Yuan’s back was already bent, his legs slightly buckled, yet he stubbornly refused to kneel.

Hearing Ye Yuan’s words, everyone, including Zhao Tianyin, changed expression.

Martial artists cultivate the way of heaven; what they most fear and revere is also the way of heaven!

The power of heaven is utterly unfathomable to humans.

For Ye Yuan to utter such words was sheer arrogance!

“Speaking recklessly of the heavens—truly not knowing life from death! With your strength, how could you understand the terror of the heavens?” Zhao Tianyin said.

“Zhao Tianyin, stop this at once! If you humiliate my disciple like this today, you must be prepared to bear my wrath!” Seeing Ye Yuan’s agony, Xingyuan’s heart pounded.

Speaking recklessly of the heavens?

Among those present, perhaps no one understood the heavens better than Ye Yuan!

Bearing a blood feud as deep as the sea, Ye Yuan had long lost his reverence for the heavens.

Living a second life, he was going against heaven!

If heaven sought to destroy him, Ye Yuan, then he would demand of the heavens why they were so unjust!

Although he didn't know exactly who Ye Yuan's enemy was, someone capable of killing a peak Alchemy Emperor was undoubtedly a top-tier existence in the Divine Realm.

Compared to them, Zhao Tianyin truly amounted to nothing.

Moreover, given Ye Yuan's former status, how could he be willing to kneel before a mere Boundless Realm cultivator?

In the past, a Boundless Realm cultivator wasn't even worthy of licking Ye Yuan's shoes!

Xingyuan could understand Ye Yuan's words and wasn't surprised, but he couldn't accept Zhao Tianyin humiliating Ye Yuan like this.

Unexpectedly, this time Zhao Tianyin was unprecedentedly firm: "Xingyuan, though I am wary of your status, I have my limits. Besides, not everyone around you can defy my authority! Even if he is your disciple, it's not excessive for him to kneel in greeting when meeting me for the first time, is it? Moreover, he crippled Qian'er; this kneeling can be considered an apology."

With Zhao Tianyin saying this, Xingyuan was left speechless.

If Ye Yuan were his eighth disciple, even if Ye Yuan were from the Boundless Realm, kneeling to the Wind Emperor in greeting would not be improper.

But the problem was, making an Alchemy Emperor kneel to the Wind Emperor was a tremendous humiliation!

Although Xingyuan had not spent much time with Ye Yuan, he understood his temperament.

Ye Yuan would rather die than kneel to the Wind Emperor!

For a moment, Xingyuan was caught in an awkward position, unsure how to refute Zhao Tianyin.

Just then, Xiao Ruyan suddenly rushed out from the crowd and knelt before the Wind Emperor with a thud.

"Your Majesty the Wind Emperor, I beg you to spare my master! He... he only acted to save his fellow disciples; he is not a spy! If Your Majesty must punish someone, Ruyan is willing to die in his place!" Xiao Ruyan's face was streaked with tears, yet it bore an indescribable stubbornness.

"Ruyan, how dare you be so rude! Get back here!" Xiao Changfeng was greatly alarmed and quickly scolded.

Offending the Wind Emperor was not something the Xiao family could afford!