Chapter 654: Borrowing a Name to Challenge!

"We're not afraid!"

These two words were uttered almost in unison by the bear clan, without a moment's hesitation.

Carrying a solemn and stirring momentum, they shot straight into the clouds!

With these two words, they had declared their resolve to die!

Though these bear clansmen usually seemed foolish and dull, at this moment each stood proud and unbending, worthy of being called末日 heroes.

Their expressions, in Ye Yuan's eyes, were actually somewhat endearing.

Seeing this, Xiong Zhan couldn't help but weep with old tears, nodding and saying, "Good! Good children! Lord Huoyan's kindness to our bear clan is as heavy as a mountain. Today, we will repay that kindness with our lives!"

Xiong Zhan suddenly turned, fixed his gaze on Peng Yun, and said, "Boy, did you hear that? Wanting our bear clan to surrender—impossible!"

Peng Yun had looked as if everything was under his control, but now his face was terrifyingly dark.

Xiong Zhan's actions were like a resounding slap across his face, leaving him utterly humiliated.

"Since that's the case, this young master will grant your wish! Peng Hai, wipe them out!" Peng Yun said, each word deliberate.

"Young Master Peng Yun, Zi Feng has a presumptuous request!" Just as Peng Hai was about to act, Zi Feng suddenly stepped forward and said.

Peng Yun didn't even glance at him, saying coldly, "Speak!"

But Zi Feng's gaze fell on Ye Yuan, and he sneered, "Young Master, could you hand that brat over to me? Xiong Zhan was originally heavily poisoned, and our Zi Jiao clan could have easily taken the bear clan. But this brat went against you and cured Xiong Zhan!"

Hearing Zi Feng's words, Xiong Zhan's face changed dramatically!

Ye Yuan was his benefactor; their own deaths didn't matter, but dragging Ye Yuan down with them would leave him unable to rest in peace.

"Zi Feng, don't stir up trouble here! Ye Yuan knew nothing about the affairs between our two clans; he only helped out of kindness! If you dare harm a single hair on his head, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!" Xiong Zhan glared at Zi Feng angrily.

Peng Yun, upon hearing Zi Feng's words, looked at Ye Yuan with some surprise and said, "Oh? A human? This brat is only at the fourth rank, yet he managed to cure a sixth-rank demon beast of its deadly poison. He must have some skill! Hmm... pity he's a human, otherwise he could have been useful to me. Since that's the case, kill him!"

At the first half of the sentence, Zi Feng's heart was in his throat, fearing that Peng Yun had taken a liking to Ye Yuan's abilities.

Only after hearing the last part did he finally relax.

Having received the order, Zi Feng felt indescribable glee. He looked at Ye Yuan with a sinister grin and said, "Brat, weren't you just asking me to hit you? Now let's see if you can still be so stubborn! Today, I'll tear that mouth of yours apart and see if it's really that tough!"

Seeing this, Xiong Zhan grew anxious and was about to act when he felt an extremely powerful aura lock onto him!

This Peng Hai was at the sixth-rank mid-stage, and the Peng clan's bloodline power was extremely strong; Xiong Zhan was no match!

Xiong Zhan was filled with hatred—if only he had broken through to the sixth-rank mid-stage earlier, he wouldn't be so helpless now!

Xiong Zhan had long been prepared to die, but seeing Zi Feng drag Ye Yuan into this at such a moment filled him with indescribable regret.

If he had known this would happen, he should have let Ye Yuan leave after he was cured!

"Ye Yuan, get out of here! Old Bear owes you; I'll repay you in the next life!" Xiong Zhan shouted loudly.

"Run? Where to? With me here, can he escape? Hahaha..." Zi Feng laughed wildly.

Ye Yuan had been standing there without moving or speaking.

Now he glanced faintly at Zi Feng and said, "A lowly Zi Jiao bloodline, worthy of being my opponent?"

Even though Zi Feng was as cunning as an old fox, Ye Yuan's contemptuous attitude infuriated him.

His Zi Jiao bloodline was a branch of the dragon bloodline; though impure, it still had a chance to transform from jiao to dragon!

Though the chance was slim, it hardly seemed related to the word 'lowly,' did it?

"Lowly? You, a mere human, dare to speak such arrogant words!"

Ye Yuan didn't even bother to look at him, and suddenly burst forth with a terrifying dragon might!

Everyone present, upon sensing Ye Yuan's dragon might, changed expression dramatically.

"Now... do you still have any objection to me calling your bloodline lowly?" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Zi Feng's face changed, and the embarrassment on his face was impossible to hide.

In front of Ye Yuan, his Zi Jiao clan was indeed a lowly bloodline, wasn't it?

The jiao clan, no matter how pure their bloodline, could never compare to even a trace of the dragon clan!

Before the dragon clan, the jiao bloodline was nothing but trash!

Ye Yuan calling his bloodline lowly was absolutely correct!

None of the demon beasts present could refute Ye Yuan's words, including Peng Yun.

Zi Feng's face flushed red; he wanted to say something but found his words utterly powerless.

Ye Yuan ignored him and slowly pulled open his collar, revealing the reverse scale beneath his neck.

Seeing that emerald green reverse scale, Peng Yun and Xiong Zhan's faces changed again, and they exclaimed in unison, "Dragon Lord!"

Xiong Zhan hadn't expected that Ye Yuan was actually the current Dragon Lord, and his heart sank.

The Dragon Lord and the Qianshan Roc clan were irreconcilable; the Qianshan Roc clan had once sent word that once the next Dragon Lord appeared, they would spare no cost to kill him!

Now, Ye Yuan had voluntarily revealed his identity as Dragon Lord—wasn't this courting death?

Sure enough, the expressions of Peng Yun and Peng Hai changed, becoming somewhat frightening.

Clearly, in their eyes, Ye Yuan's importance now far exceeded that of the bear clan.

Seeing this, Xiong Zhan's heart skipped a beat.

Was Ye Yuan doing this to save the bear clan? But his strength was only at the fourth rank; wasn't this like throwing an egg against a stone?

Regardless of the outcome, the bear clan now owed Ye Yuan a huge debt of gratitude.

"I heard that my predecessor once killed a Roc clan young master. I didn't expect to encounter the Qianshan Roc clan again today. Quite a coincidence, really. Heh, I wonder if you have the courage to fight me?" Ye Yuan looked directly at Peng Yun.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Ye Yuan was actually challenging Peng Yun!

One must know that Peng Yun was at the fifth-rank late stage, while Ye Yuan was only at the fourth-rank mid-stage. The gap in strength was enormous.

Even though Ye Yuan was the Dragon Lord with true dragon bloodline, the Qianshan Roc clan's bloodline power was also extremely strong.

Though inferior to the dragon clan, it was still a first-rate bloodline.

Coupled with the fact that Peng Yun's strength was a full major realm higher, there was simply no contest between the two!

Seeing Ye Yuan challenge Peng Yun, Peng Hai frowned slightly, stepped forward, and said, "Young Master, let me kill him."

"Hold!" Peng Yun slowly rose from his flying carriage, walked with hands behind his back to stand before Peng Hai, and said, "The disgrace of the Qianshan Roc clan must be washed away by the Roc clan's young master! Your name is Ye Yuan, right? This young master will grant your wish today!"