Chapter 0397: When Did He Become So Strong?!

“Yes.” Faced with Woodlo and the others’ strange looks, even Kennedy felt a bit awkward.
“Really? Patriarch Kennedy, I heard that Huang Hai is just a mid-tier god? Could the rumors be wrong?” laughed Herbert, the patriarch of the Terrence family.
Kennedy surely didn’t forget that only descendants of supreme gods could enter the Land of Forgetting. And yet, they sent a descendant of a mid-tier god?
“Well, Huang Hai has already surpassed the level of a supreme god,” Kennedy explained, looking somewhat uneasy.
The elders of the Runing family were the same, except for Bishop.
“Oh, Huang Hai has surpassed supreme god status? I didn’t expect that,” said Adriel, the patriarch of the Demos family, his words carrying hidden meaning, with the last part sounding rather harsh.
Even if Huang Hai had surpassed supreme god status, it had only happened in the past few hundred years. Would the Runing family send a newcomer who had just reached that level to compete? Were they looking down on the descendants of the five Demos families?
Woodlo and the others smiled upon hearing this.
Kennedy said nothing more.
The matter regarding Huang Hai became increasingly complicated the more it was discussed.
However, he had feared this would happen when Huang Hai participated in the competition in the Land of Forgetting, and sure enough, it did.
Donald and the others of the Runing family remained silent.
Seeing this, Herbert and the others didn’t know what to say either. But after this mention, everyone grew “interested” in Huang Hai from the Runing family and turned their attention to the competition area where Huang Long was fighting, paying little attention to the other areas.
“Hey, is that Van Rending?” exclaimed one of the elders of the Terrence family upon seeing Huang Long’s opponent.
Van Rending was a descendant of Herbert, the patriarch of the Terrence family. Among the 1,000 participants from the Terrence family, he ranked among the top 50 in strength and had a chance of competing for one of the 300 spots.
The elites of the six major families paid close attention to the descendants of the six major families who had a chance of making it into the top 300. So, Kennedy and the others also knew that Van Rending was a descendant of Herbert.
Herbert, the patriarch of the Terrence family, smiled at Kennedy and said, “Patriarch Kennedy, I’m truly sorry. I didn’t expect Huang Hai to encounter Van Rending. But these spots are precious. Otherwise, I could ask Van Rending to be a little lenient.”
Kennedy frowned, his expression indifferent. “Thank you for your kindness, Patriarch Herbert.”
Donald and the others felt ashamed.
Meanwhile, Woodlo and the others were somewhat envious of Herbert for getting such an advantage.

“The competition is about to begin,” said Joshu, the head of the Stanny family. Instantly, everyone’s gaze turned toward the Yellow Dragon competition area. On the competition platform, the Yellow Dragon stood in area 90, looking calmly at the young man across from him. “Van Rending?” the Yellow Dragon spoke. “Heh, so you’re the Yellow Sea who challenged your great elder Bishop?” Van Rending laughed. “I admire your courage. Given your foolish bravery, I won’t refuse you a chance. I’ll let you attack first—after ten of your attacks, I’ll act.” The Yellow Dragon remained calm. “You’re giving me a chance to attack first?” “Exactly,” Van Rending said with a smile. “You don’t need to thank me either. After those ten attacks, when I strike, I’ll kick you out of the competition area.” He paused, then shook his head. “I wonder who arranged this. It’s clearly meant for me to bully a weakling. Even if I win later, I won’t feel any sense of achievement.” The Yellow Dragon gave a cold reply. “Are you done with your nonsense?” Hearing this, Van Rending’s expression turned cold. Just as he was about to speak, suddenly, he saw the Yellow Dragon transform into a streak of light and shoot toward him. Then, a golden glow flashed from the Yellow Dragon’s left eye. Van Rending felt as though the space around him had become stagnant, with time itself slowing down significantly. “What’s going on?” Van Rending was shocked. This couldn’t possibly be a talent skill from the Runing family. But while he was in shock, the Yellow Dragon had already reached him. His icy gaze filled Van Rending with terror. Just as he tried to transform into his Sky Centipede form, a cold voice sounded beside his ear. “Five-Element Dragon Embrace Technique!” Immediately, he felt his body tighten as an overwhelming force threw him high into the air. As he spun, the air currents howled, creating a storm. When Van Rending reached high altitude, the Yellow Dragon swiftly appeared above him, staring coldly down at him before kicking down fiercely. Van Rending was flung high into the air by the Yellow Dragon, unable to orient himself or dodge his rapid and deadly attacks. He was struck by the Yellow Dragon’s kick and then plummeted downward. A loud crash echoed, and even the surrounding mountains seemed to tremble. Van Rending crashed hard onto the ground, rolling off the competition platform. When Van Rending hit the ground, those on the Platform of Forgetfulness, including Hobert, the head of the Terence family, felt as though their hearts had been struck hard. Not only those on the Platform of Forgetfulness but also countless godly warriors in the surrounding mountains were shocked, staring in disbelief in this direction.

It’s only just the beginning of the competition—many descendants of the six major families in various regions haven’t even fought yet. Yet, in the Huanglong competition area, a winner has already been determined?!
Soon, more god-tier powerhouses noticed what was happening here and turned their attention toward it. After a long while, none of the god-tier powerhouses reacted.
“Is that… really our brother Huang Hai?!” Francis, the fat man who had been watching Huang Long’s match against Van Rending, stared blankly and said in a daze.
Chester also stood there, stunned.
This seemed the opposite of what the two of them had expected. Shouldn’t the one lying on the ground be their brother Huang Hai?
“Defeated in one move! In the 90th competition area—how useless is that kid? He was knocked off the arena in just one move?!”
“That… seems to be Lord Van Rending from the Terence family!”
“What? Lord Van Rending from the Terence family?!”
The god-tier powerhouses discussed among themselves.
“Hahaha, Patriarch Hobert, thank you and your family, the Terence family, for being merciful just now,” Kennedy, who was shocked on the Platform of Forgetfulness, said after a long while, then laughed and spoke to Hobert, the Patriarch of the Terence family, who was still stunned.
Hobert, the Patriarch of the Terence family, didn’t say anything; the faces of the family’s elders were extremely grim.
Bishop also stood on the Platform of Forgetfulness, looking in disbelief at the figure standing proudly below.
That Huang Hai had actually won!
Although Van Rending’s strength wasn’t as great as that of his grandson Fei De, he still possessed the strength of late-stage Level 7 of the King of the Underworld. Yet, he couldn’t even block a single move from Huang Hai?
Fei De, standing among the Ruining Family’s contestants below the Platform of Forgetfulness, looked even more displeased.
The entire competition area and its surroundings seemed to become eerily quiet for a moment.
The competitions in the other areas seemed to lose their luster all at once.
As everyone was shocked, discussing, and in disbelief, Van Rending, who was lying on the arena floor, began to move and then stood up. His face and body were covered in yellow, sticky substance.
“Is this… dog poop?!” After standing up, Van Rending smelled the stench and realized what was on his body.
It was dog poop?! Van Rending’s expression changed; he convulsed and twisted, then pointed at Huang Long and roared, “Huang Hai, I’ll kill you!” After shouting that, Van Rending leaped into the air, transformed into a giant centipede, and rushed at Huang Long, slashing at him with his thousand claws.

Although he didn’t know how dog shit could end up on the competition arena, he had lost his sanity at this point and couldn’t care about anything else.
In front of a god-tier powerhouse worth trillions, was Fan Lending actually eating dog shit?!
Roar?! Fan Lending transformed into his Sky Centipede form and killed the Yellow Dragon, his eyes glowing red.
“No!” Elders from the Terrence family, including Jared, cried out on the Platform of Forgetfulness.
Fan Lending fell from the competition arena—he had already lost. Acting again would violate the competition rules, and those who committed such offenses could face penalties set by the six major families, even the head of the Terrence family, Hubert, couldn’t intercede.
The administrator overseeing Region 90 also jumped up in shock upon seeing this, trying to stop Fan Lending, but someone was faster than him.
The Yellow Dragon flashed forward, his eyes gleaming coldly as he took to the air.
“Purple Thunder Sky Blade!”
Suddenly, thunder erupted in the sky, with countless bolts of purple lightning spreading out from the Yellow Dragon’s body, instantly covering millions of miles across the entire 100-zone competition arena.
A giant sword formed from purple lightning appeared.
With the sound of thunder, space exploded.
The Purple Thunder Sky Blade struck Fan Lending, and screams echoed across the arena as his Sky Centipede form was flung backward like an insect hit by a storm of purple lightning.
Fan Lending was sent flying tens of thousands of miles, crossing over eighty regions before crashing back into Region 1 of the competition!
The two warriors fighting in Region 1 quickly fled in fear.
As Fan Lending crashed down, the administrator who tried to stop him froze mid-air, staring in shock at the Yellow Dragon.
Everyone held their breath in shock.
Even the god-tier powerhouses in the surrounding mountains, who hadn’t paid much attention to this competition area, turned to look.
“This… this Huang Hai, since when has he become so strong?!” Donald said, his voice trembling, on the Platform of Forgetfulness.
Chaos ensued in the surrounding mountains.
“Chieftain Kennedy, was this Huang Hai, nine hundred years ago, really just a mid-tier god?!” After a long while, Woodlow, the head of the Beikal family, turned around and asked Kennedy.
Nine hundred years ago was the time when the Yellow Dragon challenged Bishop.
On the Platform of Forgetfulness, the leaders of the six major families all stared at Kennedy.
If that was indeed the case, it was simply too unbelievable and hard to accept.
Kennedy no longer had his usual smile; instead, he looked solemnly at the figure on the arena and nodded. “Indeed. At that time, he was just a mid-tier god!”
As Kennedy spoke, Woodlow and the other supreme powerhouses on the Platform of Forgetfulness gasped in shock.