Chapter 973: The Divine King Shocked

"Yue Jianqiu! The Zhou and Yue families have always been united in spirit. Are you really going to ruin our ten-thousand-year relationship for an outsider?" Zhou Jia said in a deep voice.

It was true that the two families were united in spirit, but that didn't mean they were always harmonious.

Competition between the two great families was inevitable. Over the past hundred thousand years, they had come to blows more than a few times.

Yue Jianqiu sneered in response, "Ye Yuan is not only my son-in-law but also the savior of Lier. If I handed him over, wouldn't I be laughed at by the world? Besides, you came here so confidently to arrest him, without any regard for the bond between our families."

"You! Yue Jianqiu, it seems you really want to break ties with the Zhou family today?"

"With an attitude like yours, so what if we break ties? Do you think the Yue family is afraid of the Zhou family?"

Both sides were at daggers drawn. Over a dozen Divine Kings stood in the air, a truly terrifying sight. The martial artists below didn't dare to breathe too loudly.

No one had expected that the Zhou and Yue families would go this far over a junior.

This battle would surely end in mutual destruction.

"Oh, quite lively! My goodness, so many Divine Kings. I'm truly enlightened!"

Just then, a very discordant voice sounded. Ye Yuan tore through the air and appeared among the group of Divine Kings.

The martial artists of Brightmoon City widened their eyes in disbelief. Was Ye Yuan that thick-skinned?

All those in the sky were Divine Kings, and the Zhou family was eyeing him covetously. Yet this guy acted as if nothing was wrong, strolling into their midst and teasing a bunch of Divine Kings.

Seeing Ye Yuan appear, Yue Jianqiu's expression changed. He snorted coldly, "What are you doing here? This has nothing to do with you. Get back!"

Ye Yuan laughed heartily, "Aren't they looking for me? How can it have nothing to do with me? I appreciate your protection, Father-in-law, but I don't want to see the Zhou and Yue families fall out because of me."

Yue Jianqiu's heart sank. Did this kid's words carry a hint of sacrificing his life for righteousness?

"Stop messing around! The affairs of the Zhou and Yue families are not for you to meddle in. Get back now!" Yue Jianqiu said with a dark face.

Ye Yuan ignored Yue Jianqiu and said to Zhou Jia, "If you have something to say, say it. If you have something to let out, let it out. My time is precious."

Zhou Jia's face darkened, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with Ye Yuan. He asked in a deep voice, "The Sun-Moon Divine Pupils should be in your hands, right? Hand over the Sun-Moon Divine Pupils, and I'll spare your life."

"Sun-Moon Divine Pupils? You're overthinking it! That thing hasn't appeared in over a hundred thousand years. How could I have obtained it?" Ye Yuan said innocently.

"If you didn't obtain the Sun-Moon Divine Pupils, how could a mere Formless Realm cultivator like you break the illusion?" Zhou Jia sneered.

Ye Yuan looked at Zhou Jia with a half-smile and said, "Can I interpret it this way? I saved a Divine King and the next heir of the Zhou family, yet now you're framing me with baseless charges. So the Zhou family is a bunch of ungrateful scoundrels!"

Ye Yuan's words caused an uproar.

Although martial artists revered strength, repaying kindness with enmity was still despised.

Ye Yuan's words had pushed the Zhou family into a corner.

Zhou Jia snorted coldly and said in a deep voice, "Ye Yuan, stop your glib tongue! Everyone knows that the Sun-Moon Divine Pupils belong to the Sun and Moon cities. What right does an outsider like you have to keep them?"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Outsider? Heh, with an attitude like yours, even if I really had the Sun-Moon Divine Pupils, why would I give them to you? My father-in-law is right here, and you shameless people are already trying to snatch them. Who do you think you are?"

"Heh, so you finally admit it! Kid, the Sun-Moon Divine Pupils are a curse, not a blessing, for you. Hand them over!" sneered a Zhou family Divine King elder.

Ye Yuan glanced at him sideways and said, "Are you a pig's brain? I really wonder how someone with your IQ managed to cultivate to the Divine King realm."

That Patriarch Zhou of the Zhou clan was clearly hot-tempered, and provoked by Ye Yuan's words, he immediately flew into a rage.

"You brat, I'll tear that mouth of yours!"

That divine king actually reached out to grab Ye Yuan directly, right in front of Yue Jianqiu.

"Well, well, Zhou Bolong, you really dare to make a move!" Yue Lingyu said nothing more and directly engaged Zhou Bolong.

With a single disagreement, both sides actually came to blows!

A battle between divine kings was terrifying in its momentum. Even from a great distance, the martial artists below were all deeply shaken.

"Elder Bofeng, you are responsible for capturing Ye Yuan. The rest of you, make your move!" Zhou Jia made a prompt decision and immediately gave orders.

In terms of strength, the Zhou clan was indeed somewhat stronger than the Yue clan, because the Zhou clan had more divine kings than the Yue clan.

Today, Zhou Boping did not come, presumably too ashamed to face Ye Yuan. But even so, the Zhou clan still had one more divine king than the Yue clan.

Yue Jianqiu's face turned cold, and he thought to himself that this was bad.

That boy Ye Yuan really was troublesome. If he had stayed hidden in the city, the Zhou clan would have had no way to deal with the Yue clan.

But now that Ye Yuan was mixed up with them, they couldn't even escape.

Just as Yue Jianqiu was about to protect Ye Yuan, Zhou Jia had already arrived.

"Your opponent is me. As for Ye Yuan, don't you worry about him!" Zhou Jia laughed loudly.

In his view, Ye Yuan was a complete fool, delivering himself right to their doorstep, saving them the trouble.

The Zhou and Yue clans knew each other very well, aware that the other's trump cards were far from exhausted.

So today, he had suddenly brought out the divine kings to catch Yue Jianqiu off guard.

Unexpectedly, it had actually worked.

As long as he brought Ye Yuan back, he had his ways to find out whether Ye Yuan had obtained the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye.

If he really hadn't, at worst he would send him back later and apologize to the Yue clan, and that would be the end of it.

As for the rift between the two clans, compared to the Sun-Moon Heavenly Eye, it was truly insignificant.

Zhou Bofeng, now free, did not waste words. He directly waved his hand, intending to capture Ye Yuan.

This move seemed casual, but Zhou Bofeng was not holding back. A divine king's mastery of primal force had reached a sublime level.

With that wave, he had already fixed the space around Ye Yuan with primal force, making it impossible for him to escape even if he grew wings!

But at that moment, Ye Yuan's figure suddenly vanished, slipping right out of his grasp!

Seeing this, Zhou Bofeng's expression changed drastically. "Integration with heaven and earth! Unity of heaven and man!"

This sudden turn of events caught everyone's eyes. The divine kings who were locked in battle all stopped one by one.

Even Yue Lingyu's pupils contracted sharply as she stared at the scene in disbelief.

She had not seen how Ye Yuan killed Han Tong; this unity of heaven and man was Ye Yuan's first public display.

Space trembled, and Ye Yuan's figure had already appeared a thousand zhang away.

He looked at the assembled divine kings and said with a faint smile, "Why are you all staring at me? Don't stop, keep fighting!"