Chapter 663: Taking Advantage of a Crisis

As soon as this person appeared, the atmosphere immediately became tense.

The Tiger Clan members looked as if they were facing a great enemy, clearly very wary of the newcomer.

Seeing the Tiger Clan's reaction, the man couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Haha, everyone, I mean no harm. I'm here to find Young Master Ye Yuan!"

Hu Rong's expression changed again, and he looked at Ye Yuan with a wary gaze.

The newcomer was none other than Peng Hai, sent by Peng Tian!

"Ye Yuan, don't you owe us an explanation? Tiger Lord, this man has ulterior motives, colluding with the Peng Clan to attack the Tiger Clan!" Hu Rong said through gritted teeth.

Ye Yuan watched from the side with some surprise. Although Bai Guang was only at the fifth rank, Hu Rong seemed very wary of him.

Even at this point, he still hadn't turned against Bai Guang.

Bai Guang snorted coldly: "What explanation? Whatever my big brother says goes! With me here, how could my big brother harm the Tiger Clan? Shut your mouth and listen to what he has to say!"

Bai Guang's voice was childish yet domineering, making Ye Yuan want to laugh.

Ye Yuan glanced indifferently at Peng Hai and said: "Since you're here, do you still dare to play these petty tricks with me? Do you think Peng Yun has lived too long?"

Peng Hai, who had been grinning just moments before, suddenly changed color at Ye Yuan's words.

Indeed, he had acted on impulse, purely to annoy Ye Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan had already guessed his intentions.

It seemed that Peng Yun's injuries were deliberately inflicted by Ye Yuan.

To have such precise control over Peng Yun's injuries—this Ye Yuan was truly terrifying!

"Ahem, that... I just hadn't gotten around to saying it yet? Ha... haha." Peng Hai said awkwardly as he landed in the arena.

Hu Rong and the others remained on high alert, becoming even more cautious.

Although Hu Rong's strength surpassed Peng Hai's, who knew if he had brought many Peng Clan experts with him?

Moreover, they had received no prior warning, which was the most frightening part.

"Since Lord Hu Rong wants an explanation, then give him one."

Ye Yuan said calmly, but the crowd was filled with doubt.

Hu Rong and the others were not fools; they could see from Peng Hai's expression that he seemed very wary of Ye Yuan.

From Ye Yuan's words, it seemed that Peng Yun's life was in Ye Yuan's hands.

That meant... Ye Yuan and Peng Hai were not on the same side?

Could it be that everything Ye Yuan had said before was true?

At this thought, Hu Rong's mind was in turmoil.

Peng Hai laughed awkwardly: "Hu Rong, you don't need to be like this. I am here on behalf of the Peng Clan to negotiate peace with your Tiger Clan!"

"Peace?" Hu Rong wondered if his ears were playing tricks on him.

At this moment, when the Tiger Clan was weakest and the Peng Clan strongest, the Peng Clan was seeking peace.

Had these guys taken the wrong medicine?

Hu Rong couldn't help but look at Ye Yuan again. What had this guy done to make the Qianshan Peng Clan willing to negotiate peace?

"That's right, peace! Young Master Ye Yuan, is this explanation satisfactory?" Peng Hai looked at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes: "What do I care whether you make peace or not? That's not the explanation I want!"

Peng Hai's heart tightened. Had his flattery backfired?

He had thought that since Ye Yuan was on good terms with the Tiger Lord, he would side with the Tiger Clan, so he had taken this approach. Who knew Ye Yuan wouldn't buy it?

It seemed the Tiger Clan had really offended Ye Yuan badly!

However, Ye Yuan's words made Hu Rong's heart tremble.

Was the promised peace about to vanish?

To be honest, now that the Peng Clan was proposing peace, the Tiger Clan would welcome it. Why would they refuse?

But Ye Yuan had ruined the peace with just one sentence!

As the saying goes, dirty linen should not be washed in public. Peng Hai also didn't want the Tiger Clan to know that Peng Yun had nearly been crippled.

But at this point, he clearly couldn't hide it, so he had to confess.

"Actually, I came this time to invite Young Master Ye Yuan to the Peng Clan as a guest, and incidentally to treat our young master Peng Yun's injuries! There were many misunderstandings between us before, causing some unnecessary trouble..."

Peng Hai spoke eloquently, briefly describing what had happened that day, which was almost identical to Xiong Zhan's account.

"I'll pass on the invitation. I don't want to go and never return! But... why should I treat Peng Yun? If you hadn't had ulterior motives back then, you wouldn't be begging me now." Ye Yuan said calmly.

Peng Hai looked embarrassed: "Young Master Ye Yuan, name your conditions. As long as our Peng Clan can fulfill them, we won't refuse!"

Ye Yuan smiled maliciously: "Really?"

Seeing Ye Yuan's smile, Peng Hai's heart skipped a beat, sensing something bad.

But recalling Peng Tian's instructions before leaving, Peng Hai nodded firmly.

Ye Yuan said: "I want three drops of Kunpeng essence blood. Don't tell me you don't have any!"

Peng Hai nearly jumped up, pointing at Ye Yuan: "You! This is taking advantage of a crisis!"

Ye Yuan shrugged: "I knew you'd react like this. I'm just naming my price; it's up to you to accept. And I think using three drops of Kunpeng essence blood to exchange for Peng Yun's life is still a bargain for you. Think about it, you've spent far more than three drops of Kunpeng essence blood on him, haven't you?"

Ye Yuan knew quite a bit about the demon race. He knew that clans descended from divine beasts usually had their own sacred grounds, places to honor their ancestors.

Before death, demon beasts generally entered the sacred grounds to contribute a portion of their essence blood.

The sacred grounds had a power that could purify and refine bloodlines, raising the grade of the essence blood.

However, this process was extremely slow, and each generation of demon beasts consumed essence blood, so each clan's stored essence blood was not abundant.

In fact, Ye Yuan had only been testing the waters, because what he knew was about the demon clans in the Divine Realm. He hadn't expected that the demon clans in this Divine Forbidden Demon Region actually had stored essence blood.

Kunpeng essence blood was also an extremely precious divine beast bloodline. Though inferior to the dragon bloodline, it was still a very high-grade bloodline.

Of course, the Kunpeng essence blood stored by the Qianshan Peng Clan could not compare to the dragon blood Ye Yuan had swallowed; the two were not on the same level.

Peng Hai's expression changed several times: "This matter is of great importance. I cannot decide on my own; I must consult the clan leader. If he agrees, the Kunpeng essence blood should be delivered within three days!"

Ye Yuan nodded: "Good, I'll wait for your news! Hmm... our business is settled. You all continue. Do as you were, and don't mind me!"

Hu Rong's expression changed, and he looked awkwardly at Bai Guang: "Tiger Lord..."

Bai Guang rolled his eyes at him and said irritably: "Serves you right for being ungrateful. Offend my big brother, and now you know the consequences?"