Chapter 2106: Relentless

A palm strike came, carrying the might to crush heaven and earth.

Ye Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, completely unafraid.

Just when everyone thought Ye Yuan was doomed, a figure appeared.

"Hehe, Brother Qichen, please calm down." Xin Luo stepped out of the void, catching Qichen's palm, and said with a smile.

The experts in the city suddenly understood—no wonder Ye Yuan dared to be so arrogant; his backing was so strong.

Blocked, Qichen frowned and said in a deep voice, "Xin Luo, what do you mean by this?"

Xin Luo gave Ye Yuan a meaningful glance, thinking that this kid was too cunning; he had probably known they were watching all along, so he simply refused to act, forcing them to come out.

These people were quite dissatisfied with Ye Yuan and wanted to see him suffer.

But Ye Yuan remained calm under Qichen's pressure, showing no sign of embarrassment.

"Brother Qichen, he cannot be touched!" Xin Luo said earnestly.

"Hmph! He's just a human brat who stole the bloodline of the demon race. Why can't he be touched?" Qichen snorted coldly.

"Brother Qichen, you have just emerged and may not know this, but this one... is the sub-sage personally appointed by the Holy Ancestor's High Priest!" Xin Luo said helplessly.

Qichen's expression changed, and he looked at Ye Yuan in shock.

When the martial artists in the city heard this, they were all astonished.

"What? He's the legendary sub-sage? This... this is too young, isn't it?"

"I must be blind! How can a sub-sage be a human, and only at the True God realm?"

"What qualifies this kid to be called a sub-sage? The Holy Ancestor's High Priest must be joking with us, right?"

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Qichen naturally understood what sub-sage meant, but his face was full of disbelief. "Hehe, Brother Xin Luo, are you joking with me? How could the Holy Ancestor's High Priest, such an exalted existence, appoint a human at the True God realm as sub-sage?"

Xin Luo smiled bitterly. "I thought the same when I first saw the sub-sage. But how would I dare to joke about the Holy Ancestor's High Priest? He is indeed the newly appointed sub-sage of our demon race! Moreover, we have all witnessed the sub-sage's alchemy skills and are completely convinced!"

Qichen knew in his heart that Xin Luo would not joke about such matters.

But this was just too incredible.

If he really was the sub-sage, then he truly couldn't do anything to Ye Yuan.

Although he was powerful, he was still far from the level of the Holy Ancestor's High Priest.

Although the Qilin clan was not afraid of the Holy Ancestor's High Priest, they wouldn't go so far as to fall out over a treasure.

"Hmph! Even so, he stole our Qilin clan's bloodline, swallowed our Qilin clan's treasure, and injured our Qilin clan's members. Are we just going to let it go?" Qichen said in a deep voice.

"This..." Xin Luo was embarrassed.

This matter was clearly your unreasonable behavior in the first place, and now you're pressing even harder.

The Qilin clan has been out of the world for so long; they really don't understand human affairs!

The treasure he obtained naturally belongs to him; how could it be your Qilin clan's?

Sure enough, Ye Yuan sneered, "Old thing, have you no shame? Fine, since you want the treasure, I'll give it to you now! But let's see if your ancestor recognizes you as an unfilial descendant!"

With that, Ye Yuan turned his palm, and a crystal-clear jade bone appeared in his hand—it was the Qilin Emperor Bone.

As the Emperor Bone appeared, an ancient and vicissitudinous force immediately filled heaven and earth.

Including Xin Luo, everyone widened their eyes, staring fixedly at the Emperor Bone in Ye Yuan's hand.

The members of the Qilin clan trembled all over, as if the bloodline power in their bodies had ignited.

The experts in the city all showed burning gazes, clearly tempted by the Qilin Emperor Bone.

If not for the presence of so many Heavenly Sovereign experts suppressing the scene, the city would have turned into a battlefield by now.

"Qilin... Emperor Bone!" Qichen almost spat out these words through gritted teeth, his gaze full of fervor.

Ye Yuan understood their looks well, but he didn't care.

The Emperor Bone had a spirit; he had gone through countless hardships to gain its recognition.

Even if Qichen killed him now, he couldn't take the Qilin Emperor Bone away.

Under everyone's stunned gaze, Ye Yuan casually tossed the Emperor Bone toward Qichen.

Qichen's eyes narrowed, and he stepped through the void, trying to grab the Emperor Bone.

But just as he was about to catch it, a blazing white light suddenly burst from the Emperor Bone.

Caught off guard, Qichen was struck hard, his body flying backward as he spat out a mouthful of blood, severely injured.

Then, the Emperor Bone circled in the air and returned to Ye Yuan's hand.

Even Ye Yuan was a bit stunned by this scene.

Earlier, when Jian Suta tried to seize the Emperor Bone, he was only burned by it.

Ye Yuan didn't expect the Qilin Emperor Bone to be even harsher on its own descendants.

But he understood that the Qilin Emperor Bone was venting for him.

"Impossible! This is impossible! How could the Qilin Emperor Bone recognize an outsider as its master? You... what trick did you use?" Qichen ignored his injury and pointed at Ye Yuan, roaring.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I've said it before: treasures in this world have their own destinies and cannot be forced. What is yours, others cannot take away; what is not yours, you cannot keep! You only know that I obtained the treasure, but you don't know what I sacrificed for it. Yet you stand here swearing that the treasure belongs to your Qilin clan—how absurd and ridiculous!"

Seeing this, the burning gazes gradually faded.

Since the Qilin Emperor Bone had already recognized a master, no matter how hard others tried, it was useless.

Even if they killed Ye Yuan, without the recognition of the Qilin Emperor Bone, they couldn't take it away.

That was why Ye Yuan dared to bring it out.

Qi You smiled bitterly. "No wonder his Qilin bloodline is so rich and he awakened a天赋神通; it turns out he gained the recognition of the Qilin Emperor Bone."

Beside him, Qi Yun had already woken up and said in a deep voice, "Even with the recognition of the Emperor Bone, being able to awaken a天赋神通 at his age means his talent has surpassed that of most clan members!"

Awakening a天赋神通 is an extremely difficult task; having the Emperor Bone does not guarantee it.

For a Qilin clan member to awaken a天赋神通 at Qi Yun's age was already remarkable.

But Ye Yuan was clearly more talented than them.

"No, this Qilin Emperor Bone is extraordinary; we must bring it back to the clan!"

Qi Yun's eyes narrowed, and he stepped into the void, pointing at Ye Yuan. "Since you are the sub-sage, your alchemy skills must be formidable. Dare to make a bet?"

Ye Yuan looked at Qi Yun with a half-smile. "Oh? Bet on what?"

Qi Yun said firmly, "My elder brother Qi Zhen is the foremost alchemy talent among the younger generation of the Qilin Void Realm. Dare you compete with him? If you lose, leave the Emperor Bone!"

Ye Yuan narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Then... what are you betting?"