"I don't believe what Chu Feng says. Tingyu, you tell us." The Militant Faction Elder turned to Yaojiao Tingyu and asked.
"Elder, everything Chu Feng said is true. They first lured us to a mechanism within the tomb and released fire-breathing insects, intending to use those insects to kill us."
"Fortunately, Chu Feng had come prepared. He placed bug-warding talismans on us, which allowed us to escape with our lives."
"However, they did not stop there. After I obtained the Dragon King's Inheritance within the Inheritance Pool, they tried to kill me yet again."
"It was only because Chu Feng risked his life to protect me that I was able to survive. Otherwise, even if I had obtained the Dragon King's Inheritance, you elders would never have seen me again," Yaojiao Tingyu said.
"Tingyu, what did you just say? You're telling us you obtained the Dragon King's Inheritance?" All four elders asked nearly in unison. And it was not just them — every Yaojiao Royal Beast present was staring fixedly at Yaojiao Tingyu. This matter was of paramount importance to them all.
"Senior, Tingyu has indeed obtained the Dragon King's Inheritance. And it was all thanks to Chu Feng. It was with his help that I was able to receive it." Yaojiao Tingyu nodded with a bright smile. After finishing her words, she cast a meaningful glance at Chu Feng.
Whoosh—
Right then, Chu Feng waved his sleeve, and an invisible barrier of light dissolved from Yaojiao Tingyu's body. At that moment, her aura was revealed for all to see.
Everyone could sense it — Yaojiao Tingyu's cultivation was no longer that of a fifth-grade Half-emperor. It was now that of an eighth-grade Half-emperor.
"You succeeded! Tingyu, you truly succeeded!" Yaojiao Guang was overcome with wild joy. He rushed forward in a single stride, scooped Yaojiao Tingyu up into his arms, and could hardly contain his elation.
In truth, he was far from the only one. Nearly every Yaojiao Royal Beast present was grinning from ear to ear. The four Supreme Elders were so overjoyed that their aged bodies seemed to tremble. They were truly ecstatic.
The Dragon King — an emperor of his era, the pride of the Yaojiao Royal Clan. Now that his power had been passed on once more, how could the Yaojiao Royal Clan not celebrate?
"Yaojiao Ba! Yaojiao Xueran! What do you have to say for yourselves?" The Peace Faction Elder suddenly turned a furious gaze upon Yaojiao Xueran and Yaojiao Ba, his eyes brimming with killing intent.
In truth, he was not the only one. At that moment, every Yaojiao Royal Beast was looking at Yaojiao Ba and Yaojiao Xueran with undisguised hatred in their eyes.
Yaojiao Tingyu had obtained the Dragon King's Inheritance, so they believed every word she said without question. Combined with the fact that Yaojiao Xueran's previous claims had been thoroughly debunked, they were now virtually certain that Yaojiao Ba and Yaojiao Xueran had indeed intended to kill Yaojiao Tingyu.
This father and son pair were insidious and treacherous — scum who dared to harm their own kin!!!
And the more they thought about it, the angrier they became. Yaojiao Tingyu had obtained the Dragon King's Inheritance. If she had truly been killed, the loss to the Yaojiao Royal Clan would have been catastrophic. The thought alone made their teeth clench and grind in fury.
"Elders, please let me explain! Listen to my explanation!" Yaojiao Ba desperately tried to defend himself.
"There is no need to explain. If I am not mistaken, you must have had Yaojiao Xueran lure Tingyu and the others to the location of the Hellfire Insect mechanism."
"That mechanism's location was something I told you in confidence. No one else knew of it. Yet I never imagined that you would go there and use that mechanism to target the future hope of our Yaojiao Royal Clan — Yaojiao Tingyu."
"Yaojiao Ba, you have truly disappointed me beyond measure. Our Yaojiao Royal Clan has a sacred rule: members must not kill one another. I am bound to spare your miserable life, but while you may escape death, you cannot escape punishment. Your cultivation — I must take it."
The Militant Faction Elder struck without hesitation. He thrust out his hand, and two claw-shaped projections of martial power shot forth, piercing straight through the Dantians of Yaojiao Ba and Yaojiao Xueran.