Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Chapter 459: Sealing the Demon Gate, The Big Bullying the Small

Outside the Hell Demon Gate.

Elder Roc King Yao Yan’s expression was exceptionally grim.

He had watched helplessly as Ye Tianling entered the Hell Demon Gate, powerless to stop him.

"Some impressive skills you have there!"

Yao Yu, the old woman from the Golden-winged Roc Clan, said coldly.

Her words were filled with undisguised mockery.

"My skills are far greater than you imagine! Yao Yu, you will regret what you’ve done today!"

Yao Yan said in a low voice.

He was furious, but having seen Elder-level figures from all the major powers arrive, he knew he couldn’t afford to lash out now.

He might be strong, but he was outnumbered.

"Regret? Over that lowly native slave from the Human Race? Only you would take him seriously. ’Even the Celestial Dao can’t kill him’—you actually believe such a ridiculous joke? If you hadn’t interfered just now, I would have slain that human native long ago!"

Yao Yu’s voice turned even more venomous.

"This is no time for me to watch you two bicker. The Divine Child of my Celestial Wing Soul Clan was made to disappear by your Golden-winged Roc Clan’s Ye Tianling, using some unknown means. How do you propose to resolve this matter?"

Bai Yimei’s tone was cold and hard, showing no deference whatsoever.

"That’s right. Our Heavenly Butterfly Soul Clan’s Princess, Die Xin, has also disappeared. Although her Soul Seal is intact, we’re completely unable to contact her, as if she’s been trapped in some Secret Realm! We’ll see what kind of explanation you can give us for this!"

At that moment, a female elder from the Heavenly Butterfly Soul Clan named Die Qing spoke, her tone equally hostile.

She was also at the Ancestor Dao Realm. Though she hadn’t made a move earlier, her eyes were brimming with killing intent.

"Prince Li Rushan of my Cang Mountain Soul Clan is also a rare and peerless prodigy. I won’t waste words. Hand over Li Rushan, and we can talk. As long as he’s alive, I won’t quibble over his condition."

An old man from the Cang Mountain Soul Clan spoke faintly, his voice hoarse.

His voice was soft, yet it struck the ears like thunder, making one’s very soul tremble.

Even with Elder Roc King Yao Yan’s power, he felt a faint pain in his eardrums and a tremor in his soul.

"We can’t enter this Hell Demon Gate Land. And we can’t stay here long either. I’ll set up a Teleportation Forbidden Array right here and seal off the Hell Demon Gate. If the boy never comes out, fine. But the moment he steps out of the Hell Demon Gate, the Forbidden Array is guaranteed to teleport him away.

As for the destination... I’ll set it to your Golden-winged Roc Clan’s Ancestral Land, Kunpeng Celestial Mountain."

A burly Elder stated in a low voice.

This was another Elder from the Celestial Wing Soul Clan, by the name of Bai Yijun.

His power was slightly weaker than Bai Yimei’s, but since they were both in the One Path Sword Ancestor Realm, the gap between experts at their level was not vast.

"Excellent. When he comes out, we can settle this score properly."

Bai Yimei said grimly.

"Picking on a junior? You old fossils really have some nerve!"

Celestial Serpent King Teng Qingyi jeered openly.

The moment he spoke, the area fell a little quieter.

Even Yao Yu’s expression soured.

"Wasn’t your junior, Teng Chuanxing, almost eaten by him? And you’re still protecting the boy? Celestial Serpent King, it seems you share a talent with the Xuanwu Dragon Turtle Clan!"

Bai Yimei sneered.

With two Sword Ancestors from the Celestial Wing Soul Clan present, he wasn’t necessarily afraid of the Celestial Serpent King.

"Are you implying that I, the Celestial Serpent King, am a coward who hides in his shell? Are you certain that’s what you mean to say?"

A vicious glint flashed in the Celestial Serpent King’s eyes, his gaze turning utterly cold and cruel.

In that instant, he seemed ready to unleash the peerless killing intent of the Ancestor Dao and strike a fatal blow.

Bai Yijun’s expression changed. "Celestial Serpent King, please calm your anger! My clan brother did not mean that. It’s just... how is a lowly-born human junior worthy of your high regard? He was vicious toward your own junior, after all. You should share a common enemy with us!"

Though his heart was pounding and his sense of danger flared, Bai Yimei forced himself to back down. "Celestial Serpent King, my words were too harsh. But how is this Ye Tianling worthy of your esteem? The boy is nothing but a lowly-born junior!"

The viciousness in the Celestial Serpent King’s eyes gradually faded. He said coldly, "Go on to Kunpeng Celestial Mountain, then. I’d like to see you try to kill him."

The Elder Roc King wanted to speak, but the Celestial Serpent King shot him a look, and he said no more.

"Fine. My Golden-winged Roc Clan’s own Golden Boy and Jade Girl have also disappeared. I fear it’s deeply connected to this lowly human slave! In that case, set the Array Disc to teleport him directly to my Kunpeng Celestial Mountain!"

Yao Yu was satisfied with this outcome. ’At last, I’ll have something to tell the Sword Ancestors of the Soul Race.’

"Celestial Serpent King, how can we allow this? For them to act this way... for Sword Ancestors to move against a junior genius, won’t this throw the world into chaos? There must be a powerful figure backing Ye Tianling! I’ve looked into him. His reputation among the Human Race is exceptionally high, and his Talent is frighteningly heaven-defying!

Is a Talent like that not worth nurturing?"

The Elder Roc King had already investigated Ye Tianling. Even though he knew Ye Tianling was indeed from the Human Race, he was still extremely optimistic about the peerless genius.

But now, just because the Golden-winged Roc Clan had their Golden Boy and Jade Girl—Qi Ye and Nine Beauties—they were just going to cast Ye Tianling aside?

This was far too narrow-minded and short-sighted.

He sent this message directly to the Celestial Serpent King.

The Celestial Serpent King sent back, "Let them make a scene. This will all be settled one way or another. If no powerhouse behind Ye Tianling shows up, I’ll have the Emperor of my Celestial Serpent Royal Family intervene. We must protect Ye Tianling—but I do hope those missing geniuses are still alive."

A chill went through the Elder Roc King’s heart.

At this point, there was nothing more he could say.

’Since the Celestial Serpent King said it, he’ll definitely do it—but that’s only if those missing geniuses haven’t been killed.’

’If they died, especially Bai Changyi, the Celestial Wing Soul Clan would go completely insane. Then things would become truly difficult to handle.’

...

Inside the Hell Demon Gate, Ye Tianling’s will to kill forcibly manifested within the Blood-Colored Crescent Secret Realm. He then used his powerful will to try and control the blood-colored phantom, issuing a command.

This was all incredibly difficult to do.

But driven by his incomparably powerful conviction, Ye Tianling ultimately succeeded.

"AHHH—"

From the void of the Blood-Colored Crescent Moon came wave after wave of miserable, tragic wails.

They were the agonized cries of Bai Changyi, Bai Changsong, Qi Ye, and Nine Beauties.

As for Xi Junchang, Die Xin, and Li Rushan, the moment they heard Ye Tianling’s furious roar, they had immediately fallen to their knees and kowtowed without a second thought. They began addressing him respectfully as ’Grandmaster Tianling’, their hearts filled with boundless reverence.

And so, they were spared the agony of the Blood Axe hacking at their souls.