Chapter 32 Heavenly Palace: From this day forward, the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void shall honor Zi Yan as Empress!
Battle Through the Dimensions, Wutan City, Xiao Family.
As the domineering figure of the deputy hall master disappeared, the terrifying pressure that had been pressing down on everyone also faded away.
But the atmosphere inside the hall was even more somber than before.
Ge Ye's face was deathly pale, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell. He stood up shakily, not daring to look at Xiao Yan again, and pulled the equally distraught Nalan Yanran out.
"Go...go quickly!"
"We can't afford to offend the Xiao family!"
This time there were no harsh words, no glaring back, only a panicked escape like a stray dog.
With Nalan Yanran's departure, the focus in the hall once again fell on the iron cage in that corner.
Xiao Yan turned around, toying with the warm, smooth Heavenly Palace Token in his hand, his gaze peering through the gaps in the cage at the ragged, filthy Star Luo Prince inside.
"Dai Mubai, right?"
Xiao Yan's voice was calm, revealing no emotion.
"As you can see, I refused to wipe out the Yunlan Sect directly."
Dai Mubai huddled in the corner, still clutching the half-eaten bone tightly in his hand.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, he trembled, his heterochromatic eyes filled with complex emotions.
He couldn't understand why this good-for-nothing dared to refuse.
If it were him, if he had such a powerful backer, he would definitely return to the Star Luo Empire immediately and tear his brother, who was vying for the throne, to pieces!
"Since you've stayed, I won't treat you unfairly."
After saying that, Xiao Yan casually pointed to a doghouse at the entrance of the courtyard, which was where the family's big yellow dog used to live:
"From now on, that will be your home."
"As long as you behave yourself and guard the door, and don't bite people randomly, the Xiao family will have no shortage of you to gnaw on."
"Of course, if you still want to put on airs like a prince..."
"I wouldn't mind killing you."
Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai trembled.
He looked at the simple doghouse, then at Xiao Yan's unquestionable gaze.
Then, with great difficulty, he moved his body and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, forced out two extremely humiliating, yet unavoidable, sounds from his throat:
"Woof, woof woof..."
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Images flow across the sky.
Seemingly to give viewers of Douluo Continent a break from the oppressive atmosphere, the live stream camera suddenly zoomed out.
[Ding! Explorer's perspective switched!]
[Currently locked on: Beast God Di Tian!]
[Location: Ancient Dragon Clan's territory: Ancient Dragon Island!]
[Current Status: Cat owner (already adapted), currently participating in the Dragon Clan Festival (as a servant)!]
The scene brightened, revealing a huge island suspended in the turbulent void. It was now decorated with lanterns and colorful energy lanterns, which illuminated the originally dark void as if it were daytime.
Today is a rare grand event for the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan—the Dragon Emperor Festival.
At the very edge of the banquet, the once mighty Beast God Di Tian, who once dominated the Star Dou Great Forest, was now dressed in drab gray servant's clothes, carrying a huge jade plate even larger than himself, as if walking on thin ice among a group of enormous creatures.
"Hurry up! What are you dawdling about, you black lizard!"
A dragon guard in human form kicked Di Tian in the backside, cursing as he said:
"The wine cups of the distinguished guests from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan over there are all empty. If you neglect your guests, I'll throw you into the void storm and grind you into mincemeat!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Please calm down, sir, I'll go right away!"
Di Tian scrambled to his feet, a humble smile on his face, not even daring to wipe the footprints off his face.
At this moment, where was the slightest trace of the majesty of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King?
His bowing and scraping manner was even more practiced than that of a waiter in the human world!
But you can't blame Di Tian for this; the scene was just too terrifying for the beasts!
As Di Tian carried the plate, he secretly glanced at the guests around him, his heart pounding violently.
Sitting at the table on the left were a group of men and women dressed in colorful clothes, exuding a cold and sinister aura.
Although they had transformed into human form, Di Tian could still clearly sense the terrifying bloodline suppression within them!
The Nine Netherworld Python Clan!
That is one of the three major races in the magical beast world of the Dou Qi Continent. Although it is not as powerful as the Ancient Dragon of the Void, any elder you randomly pick out has an aura that is ten times stronger than when he was at his peak!
Sitting on the right were a group of arrogant golden-robed men with wings on their backs.
Heavenly Phoenix Clan!
A legendary super monster with the bloodline of an ancient celestial phoenix!
They were chatting and laughing, and the occasional fluctuation of their aura caused tiny cracks to appear in the space.
"Plop..."
Di Tian swallowed hard, forcibly suppressing the urge to kneel and beg for mercy, and tremblingly placed the jade plate in his hand on the table.
The plate contained none other than the Earth Core Tempering Fruit that he had been dreaming of in the cesspool!
And they're the kind that's washed very clean and beautifully plated!
"Hmm? This fruit looks quite good."
An elder of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan casually grabbed a fruit, threw it into his mouth, and crushed it with a crunch, splashing juice everywhere.
The energy fluctuations that emanated in that instant made Di Tian, who was standing to the side, turn red in the eyes!
That's a spiritual fruit!
In Douluo Continent, this one fruit is enough to make a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast evolve directly into a one-hundred-thousand-year-old one!
But here... it's just appetizer fruit?!
"It's a bit bland, but it'll do."
That day, Elder Yaohuang curled her lip in disgust and casually threw the half-eaten fruit on the ground, where it rolled right to Di Tian's feet.
Di Tian looked at the half-eaten, dust-covered spirit fruit at his feet, his throat bobbing violently.
If it weren't for the occasion, he would have loved to pounce on it and lick it clean!
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Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest.
Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena clutched her collar tightly, her beautiful face drained of color.
"Heavenly Demon Phoenix, Nine Netherworld Python..."
"And those ancient dragons of the Void..."
As she watched the guests clinking glasses on the screen, feeling the suffocating pressure on her blood even through the screen, her voice trembled uncontrollably:
"Is that a real mythical beast?"
"That golden-robed man, even a single feather on his body probably contains power more terrifying than my Dragon God Claw."
"And what they ate..."
The Red King beside him was drooling, his eyes fixed on the half-eaten fruit that had been thrown on the ground:
"That's a divine fruit, isn't it? That's a divine fruit, isn't it?!"
"My lord, Boss Di Tian... he's serving a group of gods their meals!"
Xiong Jun buried his head in the ground, trembling all over: "It's too scary, that world is too scary..."
"A single table of guests could easily sweep through our Star Dou Great Forest ten thousand times over..."
...
Meanwhile, on the other side...
What should have been a joyous banquet in the magnificent hall was now tense and oppressive.
Zi Yan sat on the Dragon Emperor's throne at the head of the table. Her face, though still youthful, was now covered with frost.
She stared intently at the three imposing middle-aged men below, each accompanied by a large group of powerful figures.
These are the three Dragon Kings who split off from the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void: the Northern Dragon King, the Southern Dragon King, and the Western Dragon King!
"Zi Yan, my niece."
The Northern Dragon King, clad in golden armor, sat there with a forced smile on his face, his grip on the wine cup making a cracking sound.
"Although you possess royal blood, you are still too young, and your strength has only just reached the first star of Dou Sheng."
"You want to unify the ancient dragon race and make us three old guys obey your orders? Heh, I'm afraid you're not qualified, are you?"
"That's right!"
The Western Dragon King spoke in a sinister tone, his gaze sweeping greedily over Zi Yan:
"Unless you hand over the Dragon Emperor's Decree left behind by the old Dragon Emperor and divide the resources of Ancient Dragon Island equally among the three islands, I'm afraid this Dragon Emperor Festival cannot proceed today!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In an instant, three terrifying pressures belonging to the level of a three-star Dou Sheng or above erupted simultaneously, pressing down on Zi Yan on the throne like three ancient divine mountains!
"puff..."
Di Tian, who was carrying a plate in the corner of the main hall, felt as if a star had hit his chest just from the aftershocks of this oppressive aura. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, unable to move even his fingers!
"Too, too strong..."
Di Tian lay prostrate on the ground, his heart filled with utter terror:
"The aura of each of those three guys sitting up there is a hundred times more terrifying than that of the previous Black Steel!"
"Compared to them, I feel like I'm not even a speck of dust!"
"Is this what internal strife in a higher-dimensional world is like? A mere clash of auras is enough to shatter my dragon soul?"
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Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest.
Lake of Life.
Gu Yuena looked at the three aggressive dragon kings in the light screen, her delicate body trembling violently, her silver teeth almost grinding to powder.
"That's a true Dragon King-level powerhouse!"
Gu Yuena's voice carried a chill and despair that came from the depths of her blood:
"Although they are only branch leaders of that so-called Ancient Void Dragon Clan, the law fluctuations emanating from them have completely surpassed those of the five great enforcers of the God Realm!"
"A three-star Dou Sheng, according to the classification of that world, is a being who has already transcended the mortal realm and entered sainthood, capable of destroying a world with a mere gesture!"
"But such a powerful figure is actually forcing a resignation? Engaging in internal strife?"
"And our Beast God Di Tian..."
Gu Yuena looked at Di Tian, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, spitting blood, in the corner of the light screen, and tears instantly blurred her vision:
"He doesn't even have the right to stand and watch the show."
"The aftershocks alone were enough to seriously injure him and cause him to collapse to the ground."
"And the physique that our soul beast race is so proud of is as fragile as a piece of paper in the face of the high-level power struggles of that world."
"My Lord Dragon God, if you were to witness this, would you still allow us to launch a counterattack against the God Realm?"
"Faced with this terrifying plane, the realm of gods may really be a greenhouse."
The surrounding ferocious beasts, such as Xiong Jun and Wan Yao Wang, buried their heads in their crotches and dared not even breathe.
That's terrifying.
If a battle of that level were to occur on the Douluo Continent, the entire Star Dou Great Forest would probably be reduced to ashes in an instant!
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The scene returns to the main hall of Ancient Dragon Island.
Faced with the coercion of the three Dragon Kings, Zi Yan gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing with a purple-gold light. Although her body was trembling, she still held on with all her might.
"You traitors! Father is only missing, not dead! If you dare to cause trouble..."
"Hmph! The old Dragon Emperor has been missing for so many years, he's probably long dead out there!"
The Northern Dragon King lost his patience, abruptly stood up, and his eyes revealed murderous intent:
"Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame your uncles for being ruthless! Take action! Seize her!"
Just as the three Dragon Kings were about to make their move, and Zi Yan was about to be in dire straits.
Rumble!!
The void above Ancient Dragon Island suddenly exploded without warning!
The next second, an unparalleled pressure, tens of millions of times more terrifying than all the Dragon Kings present combined, and even instantly freezing the entire Void Thunder Pool, descended like a celestial river pouring down!
"Who dares to touch the people my Heavenly Palace is protecting?!"
Immediately afterwards, an old yet extremely domineering voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
Click! Click! Click!
The three dragon kings, who were just moments before so arrogant, didn't even have time to scream when this oppressive force descended. Their knees shattered instantly, and they were forced to kneel on the ground, creating deep craters in the hard obsidian floor!
"This, this is..."
The Northern Dragon King, his face filled with terror, struggled to raise his head.
From the void rift, an old man dressed in a white-gold robe, with white hair and beard, and surrounded by chaotic energy, stepped through the air.
He didn't use any fighting techniques; he simply stood there, and the surrounding space began to collapse and reorganize, as if this world couldn't contain his true form!
The Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Palace, Tian Ce Zi!
"An eight... an eight-star Dou Sheng?!"
The Dragon King was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out of his head, and his whole body convulsed violently. A strong smell of urine instantly filled the hall.
A powerhouse of this caliber would be at the very top of the pyramid in the entire Central Continent!
Aside from the legendary Soul Clan Chief and Ancient Clan Chief, who could be his match?
Why...why would such an old monster appear here?!
"Heaven... Heavenly Palace?"
On the other side, Zi Yan looked at the iconic Heavenly Badge on the old man's clothes and her eyes also burst with joy.
Tian Ce Zi slowly landed beside Zi Yan, nodded to her, then turned around and coldly looked down at the three Dragon Kings kneeling on the ground, saying:
"A bunch of reckless fools."
"Zi Yan is someone personally selected and cared for by the Palace Master of my Heavenly Palace. How dare you force me to abdicate?"
"Does your Ancient Void Dragon Clan intend to be wiped out?!"
boom!
Upon hearing this, the three dragon kings simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, their auras instantly weakening to the extreme.
"No... I wouldn't dare! Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life!!"
The Northern Dragon King kowtowed frantically, until his forehead was raw and bleeding.
"We didn't know that our niece Zi Yan had the Heavenly Palace as her backer! If we had known, we wouldn't have dared to do it even if we had a thousand lives!"
"roll!"
Tian Ce Zi waved his sleeve.
A terrifying burst of energy sent the three Dragon Kings flying out of the hall like trash.
"If it weren't for the old Dragon Emperor's sake, I would have slaughtered all three islands today!"
"From this day forward, the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void shall honor Zi Yan as Empress! Who agrees? Who disagrees?!"
[end of the chapter]