Chapter 2163: I Kneel Not to Heaven, Not to Earth!

"Alright, stop arguing, all you dragon sons. If you have grievances, you can settle them in the Misty Battlefield."

At this moment, the leading protector elder, Ao Qi, finally stepped forward to speak.

Those present were all sons of the Heavenly Dragon, and all had the potential to become true Heavenly Dragons.

Although he was a Celestial Thearch, he could not afford to offend any of them.

But if he didn't speak now, the two sides might come to blows.

"Hmph!" Ao Yu snorted coldly and said no more.

Ao Qi said calmly, "Alright, it's about time. We should enter the Heavenly Dragon Mountain!"

He swept his sleeve, and the others, almost unable to resist, were carried by him toward the Heavenly Dragon Mountain.

Ye Yuan felt a blur before his eyes and soon arrived on a platform.

On the platform, mist still obscured the view, making it unclear.

Ye Yuan could sense that although they had entered the Heavenly Dragon Mountain, they were only at its foothills.

Upon entering the Heavenly Dragon Mountain, Ye Yuan felt the spiritual energy was extremely abundant, even comparable to the Tongtian Mountain.

Indeed, this was an excellent place for cultivation; no wonder even a strongman like Ao Zhen wanted to enter here.

At this moment, many young people were already standing on the platform, each with a Heavenly Dragon mark on their forehead, clearly all sons of the Heavenly Dragon.

"It's the Purple Dragon Stockade people. Hah, last time the Purple Dragon Stockade came in last, and this time they're nothing special either!"

"The weak are always weak. Even if they become sons of the Heavenly Dragon, they're still a bunch of trash!"

"If you ask me, the Purple Dragon Stockade should just be disbanded! This time they even sent a First Heaven Celestial Lord. Looks like the Purple Dragon Stockade is truly out of talent."

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Before Ye Yuan and the others could even steady themselves, a wave of mockery came.

Those sons of the Heavenly Dragon were clearly unfriendly toward the Purple Dragon Stockade, each wearing a look of amusement.

Ao Qi's face was very grim, but these sons of the Heavenly Dragon all outranked him, so he couldn't really retort.

The Purple Dragon Stockade members, including Ao Yu, all had unpleasant expressions.

"Ao Qi, you're leading the team again? Last time, your Purple Dragon Stockade was nearly wiped out; only one escaped from the Misty Battlefield, and he was stripped of his Heavenly Dragon mark. That kid, is he dead yet?" Not far away, a Celestial Thearch said mockingly.

Ao Qi's face darkened. "Longzi Feng, you only got fifth place, and you're already this arrogant?"

Longzi Feng laughed loudly. "In front of the Heavenly Dragon Stockade, of course I wouldn't dare be arrogant, but in front of your Purple Dragon Stockade, this Thearch naturally has the capital to be arrogant! And this time, in the Dragon Son Battle, our Cloud Dragon Stockade's Long Qi has the potential to break into the top three!"

Ao Qi sneered. "Top three? You sure talk big! Not to mention the Heavenly Dragon Stockade, the Azure Dragon Stockade and the Auspicious Dragon Stockade both have extremely strong bloodlines. You think you can make the top three?"

Longzi Feng said smugly, "Long Qi has awakened two innate divine abilities, and his Heavenly Dragon mark has also awakened! Do you think he has the strength to enter the top three?"

The Heavenly Dragon mark was not just a symbol of identity.

It was a powerful power bestowed by the Heavenly Dragon Mountain upon ordinary dragon clans. Once the Heavenly Dragon mark awakened, it granted immense strength, providing varying degrees of enhancement to martial techniques and divine abilities, with boundless power.

Of course, awakening the Heavenly Dragon mark itself required great fortune and talent.

Among the sons of the Heavenly Dragon present, very few had awakened their Heavenly Dragon marks.

Moreover, the innate divine abilities of the dragon clan were even harder to awaken than those of the Qilin clan, and each innate divine ability was extremely powerful.

Long Qi alone had awakened two innate divine abilities; his strength was unimaginable!

Hearing Longzi Feng's smug voice, many of the sons of the Heavenly Dragon present changed expression slightly.

If what Longzi Feng said was true, then the top three were indeed within reach!

"Everyone's here." At that moment, an ethereal voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.

An old man with an immortal air descended slowly from the clouds, landing on the platform.

All the sons of the Heavenly Dragon, including the Celestial Thearchs, knelt down upon seeing the old man.

"Greetings, Lord Chenxing!"

Ye Yuan looked at the old man and his pupils contracted.

This old man gave him an unfathomable feeling, and his aura was not inferior to Ji Mo's!

That is to say, this old man was definitely a terrifying existence at the late stage of Celestial Thearch.

But compared to the one he had seen in the Dragon Eye Cave, this old man was far inferior.

Chenxing swept his gaze and finally landed on Ye Yuan.

Seeing this, Ao Yu let out a cold sneer.

At this moment, everyone had knelt down, except for Ye Yuan, who stood there like a wooden pole, extremely conspicuous.

This kid was blind; he didn't even kneel to Lord Chenxing—he was asking for trouble!

Even a son of the Heavenly Dragon was not as noble as a true Heavenly Dragon.

Before a Heavenly Dragon, even a Dragon Lord was nothing special.

"Ye Yuan, this is Lord Chenxing! Lord Chenxing is a Heavenly Dragon, of supreme status. Why don't you pay your respects?" Ao Qi said sternly.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I, Ye Yuan, kneel not to heaven, not to earth, only to my parents! I can bow, but kneeling... is out of the question!"

Ao Yu sneered, "Fool, you're asking for death!"

A Celestial Thearch did not have the power to kill a son of the Heavenly Dragon, but a Heavenly Dragon did!

Even if Chenxing wouldn't kill anyone casually, he could still administer punishment.

"Haha, well said: kneel not to heaven, not to earth! Ye Yuan, I hope you still have such spirit when you reach my level!" Chenxing laughed heartily.

"Rest assured, Senior Chenxing, Ye Yuan's heart will never change!" Ye Yuan said calmly.

He said it, and he meant it.

Chenxing looked at Ye Yuan with interest. "So you're the newly appointed son of the Heavenly Dragon, Ye Yuan?"

Ye Yuan nodded. "Yes."

Chenxing said, "Good. I hope you won't disappoint this Thearch in this Heavenly Dragon Battle!"

Ye Yuan smiled. "I will not disappoint you, Senior."

Chenxing nodded slightly, then beckoned to Long Xiaochun. "Xiaochun, come here."

Ao Yu was stunned, utterly bewildered.

That was it?

Why?

Disrespect toward a Heavenly Dragon was a grave offense!

A strongman like Chenxing would never tolerate any defiance.

But he just let Ye Yuan off so easily?

Ao Yu knelt on the ground, his face full of confusion and disbelief.

Not only him, but everyone was extremely surprised.

For someone as arrogant as Ye Yuan, shouldn't Lord Chenxing have slapped him to death?

They didn't understand, but Ye Yuan had some guesses.

Probably, the way he obtained the Heavenly Dragon mark was different from others.

The existence in the Dragon Eye Cave was definitely no ordinary Celestial Thearch.

Perhaps it was even an existence like the High Priest of the Holy Ancestor.

For such an existence, Ye Yuan had no concept yet, but he had a vague understanding that the gap between Celestial Thearch and Dao Ancestor seemed to be more than just a huge chasm.

Long Xiaochun, like a frightened rabbit, pouted and shuffled step by step to Chenxing's side, whispering, "Grandpa Chenxing."

Chenxing said reproachfully, "You girl, this time you must come with me to the Heavenly Dragon Mountain!"