Chapter 0497: Will the Yellow Dragon Submit?

Challenging the Four Elders of the Divine Church!
The gods held their breath. This time, no one spoke, nor did anyone cheer excitedly. Feeling the powerful auras of the four elders above the Red Flame Temple, the gods felt their hearts tighten.
Challenging the ruler of the Red Flame Capital City had happened once over 500 million years ago, but challenging the four elders of the Divine Church?! That was such a long time ago!
Although the gods had thought that after the Yellow Dragon won a hundred consecutive championships, it would continue to challenge Lord Augustus, the ruler of their Red Flame Capital City, they never imagined that after winning, it would further challenge the four elders of their Divine Church!
Though some had had such thoughts, they soon found them ridiculous.
In the minds of the gods, it was impossible for anyone to challenge their four elders of the Divine Church—or rather, no one dared to!
Challenging the four elders of the Divine Church meant challenging their church leader!
Because the rules of such challenges stated that to challenge the church leader, one must first challenge the four elders, and after succeeding against them, one must then challenge the church leader.
Silence descended upon the Red Flame Mountain.
The powerful auras of the four elders of the Red Flame Temple suppressed the airflow in the mountain’s space.
“Y-Yellow Dragon Lord!” the arena host trembled, “Do you really, truly intend to challenge our four elders of the Red Flame Divine Church?!”
Under normal circumstances, the arena host needed to confirm again.
The Yellow Dragon nodded.
After it nodded, the arena host stammered, “Y-Yellow Dragon Lord, p-please continue challenging our four elders of the Divine Church!”
In fact, even without the arena host announcing it, the gods around already knew.
Yet, when the arena host declared that the Yellow Dragon would continue to challenge their four elders, there was still silence.
“Very well, we accept the challenge!”
“The time: one month later.”
“The location: the shores of the Red Sea!”
Amo’s voice rang out from above the Red Flame Temple, spreading to every corner of the mountain. Every godly powerhouse there heard it clearly.
A battle between such supreme warriors naturally couldn’t take place in the arena of the Red Flame Capital City—the arena’s magic barriers wouldn’t work on them. To prevent them from accidentally destroying the city, Amo chose the shores of the Red Sea as the location.
The Red Sea was the largest inland sea on the Red Flame Continent, no smaller than the Red Flame Mountain. There, the Yellow Dragon and his companions could fight to the fullest.
“Good!” the Yellow Dragon said gravely. With that, he vanished in a flash. He had no objections to Amo choosing the shores of the Red Sea.

Thus, the battle between Huang Long and the four elders of the Red Flame Temple was settled. Huang Long disappeared, and the auras of the four elders of the Red Flame Temple also receded, causing all the gods on Red Flame Mountain to breathe a sigh of relief. Gradually, the gods around the arena dispersed, with many even heading straight to the Red Sea to wait for the day of the battle between Huang Long and the four elders. Unlike the previously silent Red Flame Mountain, it became bustling and lively after the gods left. The battle between Huang Long and the four elders of their religious sect was like a thunderbolt of both shock and excitement for the gods. At this time, news of Huang Long challenging the four elders of the Red Flame Sect by the Red Sea also gradually reached the ears of the gods on the other four continents, causing unrest. However, a month was too short for the gods from the other four continents to reach the Red Sea on Red Flame Continent, so they continued to inquire about Huang Long while waiting for the outcome of the battle. In no time, the name of Huang Long became known among the gods of the Five Elements Continent. On the Earthly Continent, in a tavern inside the main city of Earthly Mountain, “Have you heard? There’s a peerless warrior named Huang Long on Red Flame Continent. In a duel, he killed Lord Augustus, the ruler of Red Flame City. In a month, he plans to challenge the four elders of the Red Flame Sect!” “Who exactly is this Huang Long? I’ve never heard of him before. Could he be someone who was just absorbed by a black hole?!” “That’s likely!” “What do you think will happen when he fights against the four elders of the Red Flame Sect?” “It’s hard to say. The power of those four elders is unpredictable, but this Huang Long is said to be very strong too—he easily killed Lord Augustus!” As the gods in the tavern were discussing, suddenly a voice interrupted them. “Are you saying this man’s name is Huang Long?!” The gods, annoyed by the interruption, turned around, but their anger vanished, replaced by awe. “Yes, my lord,” replied a powerful higher-ranking god respectfully. It was Braddock, who had lost track of Huang Long. Braddock nodded, pleased, and didn’t ask further. He transformed into a gray glow and disappeared into the sky. “Young master, I’m here!” Braddock gazed toward Red Flame Continent, his eyes shining. Although he couldn’t reach the Red Sea on Red Flame Continent within a month, he still wanted to get there as soon as possible to reunite with Huang Long. Although normally, the four elders of the Red Flame Sect wouldn’t unite to attack Huang Long regardless of their status, anything could happen unexpectedly. One month later.

The shores of the Red Sea.
Amidst the anticipation of the gods in the Five Elements Continent, the day of the duel between the Yellow Dragon and the four elders of the Red Flame Divine Sect finally arrived.
As the sun rose, its rays danced on the sea surface with the waves, casting a golden glow.
Although the Yellow Dragon and the four elders had not yet arrived, the Red Sea, spanning nearly a billion miles, was already filled with godly warriors.
Most of these were godly warriors from the Red Flame Divine Mountain, while some came from other continents. They had happened to pass by the Red Flame Continent and, upon hearing of the Yellow Dragon’s challenge to the four elders, rushed over.
The sound of the waves filled the Red Sea, and the gods, who were discussing matters, suddenly fell silent as they looked into the distance. There, a figure was flying toward them at incredible speed.
“It’s Lord Yellow Dragon! Lord Yellow Dragon has arrived!”
Many of the godly warriors recognized him as the Yellow Dragon and exclaimed in delight.
It was indeed the Yellow Dragon. In the blink of an eye, he arrived over the Red Sea. Since the location of the duel with the four elders had not been specified, he stopped hovering above the center of the sea.
After arriving, the Yellow Dragon remained calm, waiting for his opponents to show up.
Not long after his arrival, from the opposite direction, four powerful auras rushed toward him, drawing the attention of all the gods.
“The four elders have arrived!”
The arrival of the four elders of the Red Flame Divine Sect filled the gods with excitement.
Amidst the chaos, the four Amo figures landed on the Red Sea and stood face to face with the Yellow Dragon.
With the arrival of the Yellow Dragon and the four Amo, the gods in the distance fell silent.
“Yellow Dragon, though your strength is considerable, you cannot defeat us. The sect leader, seeing how hard you’ve been striving, wants to give you a chance. If you agree to submit to him now, he says he can grant you the position of an elder—second only to the sect leader and above everyone else!” Amo spoke in a deep voice as their eyes met.
As Amo’s words spread, the gods over the Red Sea heard them clearly and became agitated.
Submit and become an elder?! Although an elder’s rank was not as high as that of the sect leader, as Amo said, it meant being second only to one person and above all others!
“I never expected the sect leader to be so generous. This Yellow Dragon wants to take his place as sect leader, yet he still offers him the position of an elder!”
“Do you think the Yellow Dragon will submit to the sect leader?!”
The gods discussed among themselves.
Among them stood a middle-aged man with purple hair, unapproachable by anyone. This man was the one who had harbored hostility toward the Yellow Dragon during their earlier duel.

“Hey, Hogan’s idea isn’t bad. If Yellow Dragon submits, he can not only gain a good reputation but also acquire an extraordinary subordinate, strengthening the Red Flame Divine Sect even further—so that it could surpass our four sects!” the middle-aged man with purple hair snorted. Then, he muttered to himself, “But once Yellow Dragon is defeated by Amo’s hand, should I step in to save him?”

In his opinion, Yellow Dragon was strong, but not on par with Amo’s hand. Amo’s true strength was only slightly less than Hogan’s. However, if he intervened, facing Amo and his three companions together would still be troublesome. “Forget it. I’ll see what opportunities arise later,” the middle-aged man with purple hair said after a while, shaking his head.

Listening to the discussions around him and watching Amo and his three companions, Yellow Dragon said calmly, “The position of elder? Sorry, I, Yellow Dragon, have no intention of being beneath anyone!”

“Then don’t blame us for not being merciful,” Amo said coldly. He wasn’t surprised by this outcome. Generally, those who had reached the level of supreme warriors and, like Yellow Dragon, had just arrived on the Five Elements Continent, refused to be subordinate. Otherwise, Yellow Dragon wouldn’t have agreed to a duel. If Yellow Dragon wanted the position of elder, all five major divine sects on the Five Elements Continent would welcome him with open arms.

Currently, the balance of power among the divine sects was delicate. If any one sect acquired another supreme warrior, it would surpass the other four, breaking the balance of power.

“Overestimating yourself! How dare you think you can take the position of sect leader? Yellow Dragon, today, Hua De will show you that there are always those above you!” Hua De, standing beside Amo, sneered. After saying that, he leaped forward, “Yellow Dragon, go ahead!” His aura surged, causing waves to rise high into the sky.

Seeing this, Amo and his two companions exchanged glances and flew back, clearing the battlefield. The surrounding gods also quickly retreated.

For Yellow Dragon, it didn’t matter which of Amo’s four companions attacked first. The outcome was already predetermined.

Yellow Dragon stared at Hua De with a calm expression, fully channeling the power of the immortal spirit within him. Golden clouds appeared around his body. At the same time, with the “Water-Fire Primordial Dragon Technique,” twin dragons of water and fire wrapped around him as he rose into the sky. Unlike Hua De’s waves soaring upward, the waves beneath Yellow Dragon remained still, even pressing downward.

Hua De’s aura surged again as he roared loudly and rushed at Yellow Dragon through the air, arriving in front of him in an instant. He slammed his palm forward. With his strike, waves became violent within thousands of miles, and a low hum could be heard high in the sky.