Chapter 2416: Because... I Am the Azure Sage!

On the scene, the leaders of various races gaped, staring at this spectacle in astonishment.

Long Yi was a top-tier天人五衰 expert, his strength unfathomable.

Among these great powers of the races, he was absolutely the most formidable!

No one had expected that he would show such great respect to a junior!

Even less did they expect that the young Ye Yuan was actually the轮回始祖 of the Dragon Clan!

The Stone Clan leader and his companions, who had just spoken coldly, were so startled they nearly bit off their tongues.

A few sarcastic remarks to a junior were nothing.

But to offend the Dragon Clan's始祖 with words was to make an enemy of the entire Dragon Clan.

If they truly angered the Dragon Clan, no one would have an easy time.

After all, the Dragon Clan's strength was top-tier among all races.

Not to mention that the Eight Great Supreme Demon Clans had always been united.

Sure enough, Long Yi's gaze darkened as he said, “Shi Potian’s disrespectful words toward the轮回始祖 are a provocation to my Dragon Clan! If the始祖 finds it unacceptable, the Dragon Clan will declare war on the Stone Clan at once!”

These words were resolute, sending a chill through the assembled experts.

They could tell that Long Yi was not joking, nor was he merely flattering Ye Yuan.

If Ye Yuan said the word, he would truly go to war!

Shi Potian looked extremely awkward and quickly said, “Brother Long Yi, just now... I was unaware of the始祖’s identity; it was not intentional.”

Long Yi sneered, “Intentional or not, the fact remains that you have offended the始祖!”

Just as Shi Potian was at a loss, Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, “Forget it, it’s nothing serious. For now, unity is paramount!”

He looked at Shi Potian and said calmly, “You want to know why the Divine Clan has mobilized such a force? I’ll tell you: I went to their Ximing Mountain camp and captured someone.”

“What! You went to the Ximing Mountain camp? A... alone?”

“The Ximing Mountain camp has dozens of Nine-Orifice experts stationed there! Even a天人三衰 would never return!”

“始祖, you... you must be joking, right?”

...

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole assembly erupted in uproar!

Ye Yuan had ventured alone into the enemy camp and snatched someone right under the noses of countless experts.

Such a thing was simply unbelievable.

Ye Yuan shrugged and smiled, “Don’t ask me if it’s true; I can’t prove it to you. If you really want to know, you can ask Yu Qin on the battlefield. I think he’ll tell you.”

The elders exchanged glances, looking at Ye Yuan with suspicion.

Even Long Yi, Ni Xuan, and the others were stunned speechless by this news.

“Though it sounds incredible, on second thought, doesn’t it perfectly explain the Divine Clan’s reason for all-out war? I think in Tian He’s eyes, the始祖’s importance has already surpassed the war itself! What they fear is not us, but the emergence of someone who can rival Tian Qing!” Amid the shock, Bai Chen suddenly spoke.

The crowd was left speechless.

Indeed, if one had to give a reason for the Divine Clan’s sudden declaration of war, wouldn’t this be it?

The Bu Ce Legion’s defeat of the Divine Son Legion, however legendary, was still a collective effort.

How strong Ye Yuan was remained unclear.

But Ye Yuan single-handedly breaking into the Ximing Mountain camp and capturing someone was a different matter entirely.

If one were in Tian He’s shoes, wouldn’t one also be wary of such a genius?

The answer was certain!

Ni Xuan smiled bitterly, “Pang Zhen said you were chasing a Divine Clan member; I thought you didn’t catch up. I never expected you to take a trip to the Ximing Mountain camp!”

Ye Yuan smiled, “Of course, I’m not here to boast about this, but to tell you... we must fight this battle!”

The camp fell silent again.

The topic had returned to the beginning, and when it came to the interests of each race, everyone fell silent.

This was not something that could be suppressed by the title of始祖 alone.

Ye Yuan had anticipated this awkward scene and said calmly, “Let me ask you: what do the Divine Clan fear most about us?”

The crowd remained silent. To break the awkwardness, Ni Xuan spoke up, “Is it... the Dao Ancestor?”

Ye Yuan shook his head, “No! What they fear most is the sheer number of the myriad races! The human race alone outnumbers them a thousand or ten thousand times over! We could overwhelm them with numbers alone! That is why the Divine Clan, emerging from the Eight Suppression Realms, leaves no one alive wherever they go!”

“Let me ask you again: after retreating to the Middle Realm, if the Divine Clan army continues to advance, what will you do?”

Ye Yuan’s gaze burned as he swept it across their faces; none dared meet his eyes.

The answer was obvious: they planned to retreat further!

It wasn’t that they couldn’t see the situation clearly, but these people all harbored wishful thinking.

If the sky fell, wouldn’t the human race hold it up?

But these people had no idea how brutal the last era was!

That history had been buried for too long!

Even now that it was brought up, they still felt it was exaggerated.

Ye Yuan grinned, “The Divine Clan army will slaughter all the way to the Middle Realm! One day, they will reach your clans! Don’t look at me like that. In the last war of annihilation, the Divine Clan suffered because of their numbers! So this time, they will not repeat that mistake! They will just keep killing, killing, killing, until one day we find that our numbers are no longer enough to deal with them—then it will be too late to regret!”

Admittedly, Ye Yuan’s words were persuasive.

But that wasn’t enough!

Shi Potian said grimly, “Azure Sage, not every clansman has your combat power! If we go to all-out war, we are simply no match for the Divine Clan!”

“Yes, we’ve fought the Divine Clan; we were defeated in just a few exchanges, with heavy casualties!”

Shi Potian’s words reflected the thoughts of all the clan leaders.

Their reluctance to fight stemmed fundamentally from the Divine Clan’s overwhelming strength!

Sensing the moment was right, Ye Yuan smiled, “What if I can lead you to victory?”

These words stirred little reaction; instead, Shi Potian sneered, “Azure Sage, I know you are exceptionally talented! But a battle of this scale is not a personal duel! Even if you yourself were caught in the enemy formation, you would have no chance of survival! What makes you think you can lead us to victory?”

Ye Yuan grinned, his expression proud, “Because... I am the Azure Sage!”

“Hahaha... We call you Azure Sage out of respect for Master Xuanji! We call you轮回始祖 out of respect for Brother Long Yi! But do you think that name alone is enough to make our entire clans fight and die for you?” Shi Potian laughed loudly.

It wasn’t that he was arrogant; he simply wasn’t willing to stake his entire clan’s lives.

In his eyes, Ye Yuan was utterly ridiculous!

Just the mere title of “Azure Sage” was supposed to make so many people fight for him?

But Ye Yuan was unperturbed, speaking calmly and unhurriedly.

The more he spoke, the more shocked the expressions on their faces became!

In the end, their eyes grew brighter and brighter, even showing excitement.

Clearly, Ye Yuan had convinced them!