Chapter 2032: Battling the Heroes

The show was about to begin!

On the square, everyone's gaze was fixed on Ye Yuan.

"It's Celestial Lord Wenlan! His alchemy strength ranks among the top five among all celestial lords. Having him placed below Ye Yuan—he must be unwilling!"

"Unexpected! The Cloud Alchemy Conference has just begun, and the smell of gunpowder is already in the air!"

"I heard that Celestial Lord Wenlan and the Zheng family's ancestor are close friends. He's here to seek justice for him!"

…

The speaker, Celestial Lord Wenlan, was ranked fifth among the celestial lords.

That is to say, below the grandmasters, he ranked fifth!

Such strength was not inferior to that of the grandmasters.

As soon as he spoke, the other celestial lords looked at Ye Yuan with amusement, wondering how he would face the crisis.

Those present could be said to represent the entire alchemy world of the Southern Domain.

If Ye Yuan revealed his true colors in front of so many people, he might never be able to show his face again.

"Brother Wenlan is right. A mere True God Realm is riding over our heads. If we old fellows go back, what face do we have to see our children and grandchildren?" At this moment, another person spoke up.

"It's Celestial Lord Daoqian, the big shot ranked eighth! Now there's a good show!" As soon as this celestial lord spoke, someone exclaimed in amazement.

No one expected these celestial lords to make trouble directly at the opening ceremony.

And observant people noticed that when Celestial Lord Danyu introduced Ye Yuan, it was clearly different from the others.

He only said that Ye Yuan was a genius invited by Celestial Lord Piaoyu, thus absolving himself.

It was Celestial Lord Piaoyu who was making a fool of everyone, not related to the Cloud Alchemy Emperor—that was Celestial Lord Danyu's implication.

Just then, the old man ranked third among the celestial lords slowly spoke: "A brat, what virtue and ability does he have to dare sit in the grandmaster seats? Brother Piaoyu, are you joking with the alchemy world of the Southern Domain?"

Hiss…

A sound of gasps came from below.

"The third-ranked Celestial Lord Yaoye, the fifth-ranked Celestial Lord Wenlan, the eighth-ranked Celestial Lord Daoqian—my god, Ye Yuan is in trouble!"

The Cloud Alchemy Conference had just begun, and before Ye Yuan even took his seat, three great celestial lords had already put him in an awkward position.

Beside him, Celestial Lord Danyu looked aloof, as if none of this had anything to do with him.

Celestial Lord Piaoyu seemed unconcerned and said with a faint smile: "Brother Yaoye, why do you say that? Since I gave the grandmaster token to Ye Yuan, I naturally recognize his strength."

Celestial Lord Yaoye sneered: "A mere brat over a thousand years old, what strength can he have? I've heard that he completed an ancient formula of Brother Liuming, but… can that prove his strength? I've also heard that he didn't even dare to accept a challenge from a group of juniors. How can such a person sit in the grandmaster seat?"

Celestial Lord Wenlan said indifferently: "If one wants to sit in that grandmaster seat, one must naturally show corresponding strength. Given his age, it would be good if he can refine a fifth-tier divine pill."

"Hey, that kid, do you dare to accept my challenge? If you don't, get down quickly! The grandmaster seat is not so easy to sit on." A celestial lord laughed loudly.

"Exactly, if you can't even defeat us, what qualification do you have to sit in the grandmaster seat?"

The three great celestial lords took the lead, immediately causing many seven-star divine alchemists to join in.

Although news from Celestial Lord Liuming's exchange meeting had spread, Ye Yuan had not actually made a move.

Making these seven-star divine alchemists believe in a True God Realm was almost impossible.

"Grandmaster Ye, it seems everyone has doubts about your strength. How about… you demonstrate?" At this moment, Celestial Lord Danyu suddenly spoke.

As Celestial Lord Danyu spoke, everyone's gaze once again focused on Ye Yuan.

Many showed amused expressions, waiting to see Ye Yuan make a fool of himself.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, how would Ye Yuan respond?

From his entrance until now, Ye Yuan had remained silent.

Now that Celestial Lord Danyu asked, Ye Yuan suddenly narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze over the celestial lords.

"You, you, and you—just now you said you wanted to challenge me?" Ye Yuan casually pointed at a few people, all celestial lord experts who had been shouting the loudest.

"Haha, it is I! What, is Grandmaster Ye going to accept my challenge?" One of the celestial lords laughed loudly.

Ye Yuan ignored him and said calmly: "Who else? Since everyone doubts my strength, fine, I'll give you a chance! Whoever wants to challenge me, I'll take them all on! If I lose a single match, I'll hand over the grandmaster token and withdraw from this Cloud Alchemy Conference!"

His words stunned everyone.

"What a domineering declaration! He intends to challenge all seven-star divine alchemists below grandmaster by himself!"

"Heh, being domineering requires domineering strength! Forget those below, but the top-ranked celestial lords are almost as strong as the invited grandmasters. How great is his ability to dare challenge all celestial lords?"

…

Over a hundred seven-star divine alchemists naturally varied in strength.

The weak ones were only at the early seven-star stage, with early Dao Realm strength.

The strong ones, like Celestial Lord Yaoye, were almost as powerful in alchemy as grandmaster experts.

Ye Yuan, a mere six-star divine alchemist, was far too arrogant with such words.

"Haha, such youthful arrogance! When has the alchemy world of the Southern Domain produced such an arrogant junior? Do you know that those sitting here today are the titans of the Southern Domain's alchemy world? And you dare to challenge everyone?" Celestial Lord Yaoye laughed heartily upon hearing this.

Ye Yuan said calmly: "Since I sit in this grandmaster seat, if I can't even defeat you, what qualification do I have to sit here?"

Celestial Lord Yaoye frowned and snorted: "Such an arrogant brat. I accept this pill duel! I want to see if you are truly a prodigy against heaven!"

Ye Yuan didn't even blink and said calmly: "Good, I accept! Who else?"

"Me!"

"I also challenge you!"

"Hmph, arrogant brat, I'll make you know that the dignity of a seven-star divine alchemist is not to be provoked!"

…

The celestial lords could not stand Ye Yuan's arrogance; one by one, they stepped forward and challenged Ye Yuan.

In the second seat of the celestial lords, Celestial Lord Ziyi frowned slightly and said to Celestial Lord Piaoyu: "Brother Piaoyu, this… is probably not appropriate, right?"

Celestial Lord Piaoyu smiled faintly and said: "Don't worry, Ye Yuan knows his limits."

Celestial Lord Ziyi was taken aback. Was Celestial Lord Piaoyu's confidence in Ye Yuan too great?

In just a short while, over fifty celestial lords had challenged Ye Yuan, ranging from the third-ranked Yaoye to the hundredth.

The celestial lord experts sitting on the high platform were at least Dao Realm experts.

Those unworthy seven-star divine alchemists would not be invited by the Cloud Alchemy Conference.

Therefore, although some celestial lords were low-ranked, their strength could not be underestimated.

"How about including me as well?" Just then, beside Celestial Lord Ziyi, a withered old man spoke calmly.