Chapter 0998: Not Even Dog Shit

“Fourth Junior Brother!” Kaiqi was shocked and quickly rushed to his side to support him. After helping Jun De up, Kaiqi saw a huge fist mark on his chest. His divine armor was already shattered, and around the fist mark, mysterious forces were constantly eroding his life force. Seeing this, Kaiqi tapped his hands repeatedly; a beam of light descended and sealed those mysterious forces, followed by streams of white fire emerging from his palms. The white fire burned fiercely, gradually destroying those forces. This white fire was a supreme technique of the Heavenly Dao Sect, known as Dao Fire.

Huang Long wasn’t surprised. If he hadn’t shown mercy earlier, Jun De would have already died. Now, he still needed to use this identity to go to the Ancient Dragon Ruins later. If he killed Jun De, he wouldn’t be able to use this identity anymore. Besides, with so many powerful fighters gathered in the Valley of Demonic Fall, he didn’t want to provoke a siege.

Inflicting severe injuries on Jun De was meant as a lesson. Although it brought shame to the Heavenly Dao Sect, it wasn’t a big problem—nothing serious for Huang Long. After some treatment from Kaiqi, Jun De’s injuries improved slightly. He glared at Huang Long with hatred and fury.

“Who are you?” Kaiqi asked, his expression dark and cold.

At that moment, Long Yun, Jin Li from the Golden Domination Gate, and Jin Yan flew over to the two of them, staring at Huang Long with complex expressions. A peak warrior from the middle stage of eleven eras could knock aside peers and even force back peak warriors from the later stages of those eleven eras?! Recalling how Kaiqi had been sent tumbling through the air by Huang Long earlier, Long Yun felt a lump form in her throat. Long Cheng and the others had similar expressions.

“You’re not worthy of knowing my name. Only our eldest senior, Qing Cang, deserves that!” Huang Long said indifferently.

Kaiqi was stunned, then burst into laughter—laughing out of rage! “I’m not worthy of knowing your name?!” He stopped laughing and spoke in a low voice, “Only our eldest senior deserves that?! Boy, you’re too arrogant!”

Even Long Yun, Long Cheng, and the others thought Huang Long was overly arrogant. Though his strength was astonishing and he had knocked back Kaiqi, he was still just a peak warrior from the middle stage of eleven eras. In their eyes, eleven eras were just eleven eras—they couldn’t be compared to warriors from twelve eras. Not to mention Qing Cang, a peak warrior from the later stages of twelve eras! Even if Huang Long had the strength of a warrior from the early stages of twelve eras, that wouldn’t change the fact.

“Is that so?” Huang Long replied indifferently.

In fact, given Huang Long’s current true strength, saying such things isn’t arrogance at all. With his current power, combined with the Chaos Bell, the Sacred Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, and the World Tree, it’s not impossible for him to kill twelve mid-era powerhouses. He also has the strength to fight against twelve late-era powerhouses. If Huang Long were to fully unleash his strength, even Qing Cang wouldn’t dare to underestimate him. “Your strength is great, but in front of my eldest senior brother Qing Cang, you’re nothing but trash!” Jun De, who had been severely injured by Huang Long, sneered angrily. “Trash! What right do you have to compare yourself to my eldest senior brother?” In the eyes of the followers of the Heavenly Dao Sect, Qing Cang was like a half-sage. Apart from the sages of the Heavenly Dao Sect, he was the most revered figure, untouchable and invincible—no wonder Jun De was so enraged. “Trash?” A cold glint flashed in Huang Long’s eyes as he moved swiftly. “Be careful!” A red glow appeared in Kai Qi’s hand as he swung his great sword at Huang Long, but it was still too late. As the sword’s light flashed by, Huang Long’s afterimage disappeared, followed by a scream. Jun De flew backward again, crashing into a pile of rocks. Seeing this, Kai Qi roared in fury and swung his great sword fiercely. Countless sword lights intersected, blinding everyone. Even before the sword lights reached them, Long Cheng and the others instinctively felt as if those sharp blades would tear them to pieces, forcing them to retreat once more. Seeing this, Huang Long didn’t summon any divine weapons but instead threw his fists directly. “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” Continuous loud noises echoed. In the blink of an eye, Huang Long broke through the sword lights, clashing with his divine sword countless times. Finally, with a loud “clang,” everyone saw Kai Qi flying backward, his divine sword thrown from his hand and embedding itself in a mountain peak, leaving only the hilt visible. “Pfft!” Kai Qi managed to stabilize himself but spat out a mouthful of blood. Glaring at Huang Long, he said hoarsely, “You!” But as soon as his words faded, Huang Long moved swiftly, appearing in front of him again and slapping him in the chest. With a scream, Kai Qi flew backward and crashed next to Jun De. More rocks continued to roll down. Huang Long appeared above the two of them, looking down at them from above. “I’m trash?” Huang Long sneered. “Then you’re not even trash!” His voice reached their ears, causing their chests to surge with rage as they spat more blood, staining the ground around them red.

In the distance, Long Yun, Jin Li, and Jin Yan stood there frozen, not moving a muscle. Their eyes were filled with utter shock—not only at Huang Long’s audacity in severely injuring a core disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, but also at his formidable strength. Even the average strongmen from the early stages of the twelve eras would find it difficult to defeat Kai Qi, let alone injure him in just a few moves!

After a while, Long Yun glanced at Jin Li and Jin Yan. The three of them exchanged glances, but none dared step forward to stop him. Even Kai Qi, one of the three top disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect and at the peak of the late stages of the eleventh era, was no match for Huang Long in just a few moves—let alone these three?

At the same time, Jin Li and Jin Yan from the Jin Ba Men were puzzled. When did such a powerful warrior appear in the Golden Horn World again?

Then, Huang Long turned to look at Long Yun and the others. The moment their eyes met his, they trembled and stepped back.

“That Heavenly Goddess Tree—is it yours?” Huang Long pointed at the tree in the valley. Its countless flowers still emitted a faint red glow, just as before.

Long Yun and the others’ expressions darkened.

Long Yun wanted to speak, but when her gaze fell on Kai Qi and the others in the distance, she remained silent.

“If it’s not yours, then get lost!” Huang Long glanced at the three of them before pointing at Kai Qi and the others. “Take them with you and leave!”

The three suppressed their anger, went over to Kai Qi and the others, lifted them up, and flew away.

Huang Long watched their retreating figures with a cold gaze.

Even after the five of them had left for a long time, Long Cheng and the others still stood there, stunned.

“Brother Long Cheng, this matter shouldn’t cause you any trouble, right?” Huang Long turned to ask.

Realizing what had happened, Long Cheng and the others shook their heads repeatedly. Long Cheng said, “No, definitely not!”

The Heavenly Dao Sect was the foremost sect among the three thousand great sects. Although the Golden Dragon Clan had some reservations, it wasn’t afraid of the Heavenly Dao Sect.

Huang Long nodded, flew above the Heavenly Goddess Tree, waved his hands, and lifted the tree before storing it inside the Sacred Cauldron of Heaven and Earth.

The Heavenly Goddess Tree was finally in his hands! All that remained was to find the Vital Soil of All Spirits to help it grow, and then its true form could be elevated to a higher rank!