Chapter 0602: The Reason for the Yellow Dragon’s Rapid Strength Gain
After speaking, Livia sent the Yellow Dragon another alluring smile that was deadly in its charm.
Seeing this, Leo’s gaze grew even colder, his murderous eyes flashing with an inexplicable sense of jealousy.
Although Livia was flirtatious, it couldn’t be denied that she was born with the body of a silver fox, making her extremely attractive. Moreover, Leo and the others knew that her flirtatiousness was only on the surface; deep down, she was proud and cold, always maintaining her chastity.
Apart from Twin Ape Mountain, there were also Sky Dragon Mountain’s Opot, Thunder Roc Mountain’s Hibere, and Leo himself—three divine kings who were all interested in Livia!
Putting aside her beauty, if they could marry her, just like Yi Dehai and Mu Li from Twin Ape Mountain, their power would surely soar.
Yet over the years, Livia had remained indifferent to their advances!
Leo and the others had waited for countless ages, but now it seemed Livia truly had an interest in that boy! Maybe not love yet, but what about in the future?
The more Leo thought about it, the stronger his murderous intent grew.
Around him, the air currents high in the sky froze, forming patches of ice.
“Hehe, Livia, do you really think I don’t know the intentions of your Silver Fox Mountain and Twin Ape Mountain?!” Leo suppressed his murderous intent and sneered coldly.
“Leo, we see through your intentions clearly—killing to seize treasures, wanting to get rid of the Yellow Dragon brothers to satisfy your desires. What are your intentions by interfering?” Mu Li stepped beside her husband Yi Dehai and said coldly to Leo.
Leo snapped angrily, “You!”
Yi Dehai and Mu Li snorted in disdain.
In fact, everyone knew the intentions of Silver Fox Mountain and Twin Ape Mountain, and the Yellow Dragon understood as well.
The reason these two mountains intervened was not only to prevent Leo from monopolizing the Holy King’s treasures but also to gain a favor from him, hoping to reap benefits later.
Benefits?! The Yellow Dragon could craft Holy King’s treasures. In short, the ultimate goal of those two mountains was still the Holy King’s treasures. The Yellow Dragon wasn’t foolish enough to think he had such great charm that they would help him.
The Yellow Dragon glanced at Livia from Silver Fox Mountain. It seemed she indeed had some fondness for him.
At that moment, applause echoed from above.
Everyone looked up and saw Opot and the people from Sky Dragon Mountain emerging from the void. After Opot, Hibere appeared, followed by the elders from Thunder Roc Mountain.
Opot smiled broadly, “Everyone, what a great turnout! You all came!”
Leo glanced at Opot’s hypocritical face and sneered, “Opot, you seem quite interested too, hiding over there and eavesdropping for so long!”
Opot was stunned, staring at Leo with narrowed eyes.
Leo met his gaze, and the air between them surged with tension.
Eventually, Opot regained his composure and laughed, “It’s mutual, it’s mutual!”
Leo snorted coldly, then turned to Hebrei of Mount Leipeng. However, Hebrei ignored Leo’s gaze and looked instead at the Yellow Dragon. A complex expression flashed across his face as the Chaos Bell drifted above the dragon’s head.
Though Hebrei hid it well, the Yellow Dragon detected the emotions in his eyes—shock, jealousy, murderous intent, and greed.
Seeing this, the Yellow Dragon smiled coldly inwardly. He wasn’t in a hurry to leave. In fact, things were developing exactly as he had anticipated. The Five Mountains had come, but not all of them would attack him, and someone would surely step forward to stop them.
It seemed that Mount Silver Fox and Mount Twin Apes were on his side.
The Yellow Dragon was content to watch the struggle unfold.
Of course, with his current strength and the help of the Chaos Bell, even if Leo and the others were incredibly powerful, it wouldn’t be easy to keep him back. Back at the peak of his Great Luo Golden Immortal stage, he had already escaped Leo by stealing the head of the Chaos Divine Dragon. What more now that he had reached the quasi-saint realm?
Keller and the elders of Mount Tianlong stood behind Opot, staring at the Yellow Dragon with venomous eyes.
Sensing Keller’s gaze, the Yellow Dragon turned to look. Their eyes met, and Keller quickly averted his gaze. Though he appeared calm on the surface, the Yellow Dragon could tell he was panicked.
“It seems I need to find an opportunity to get rid of this Keller,” the Yellow Dragon thought to himself. Without eliminating him, he would feel uneasy, convinced that this man would become a formidable rival in the future. Though the idea seemed absurd—given his current strength, killing Keller would be effortless—the feeling was all too real.
Seeming to sense the Yellow Dragon’s murderous intent, Opot unleashed his power, instantly cutting off that intent. With the force of the Supreme Divine King converging in his eyes, a sword formed and sliced through space, arriving before the Yellow Dragon in an instant.
Unperturbed, the Yellow Dragon let the Chaos Bell above his head shine brightly. Streams of starlight descended from it, creating a barrier of innate stellar power that protected his body.
From afar, the Yellow Dragon resembled a figure from a dream.
Amidst the starry sky, his aura was ethereal.
As Huang Long’s strength increased, the power of the Chaos Bell grew stronger as well. Now, Huang Long was able to unleash a portion of the power contained within the Cosmic Star Array of the Chaos Bell. At that moment, Opot’s attack arrived—two sword beams born from his supreme divine power struck the starlight surrounding Huang Long’s body. After a loud roar, Huang Long’s body trembled and was sent flying a hundred miles before he stabilized himself. However, Opot’s attack was merely a strike using the golden element laws, conjured through his eyes, not his full strength. Unlike Leo’s earlier furious attack, its power was considerably weaker. After stabilizing himself, Huang Long’s expression remained unchanged. Opot’s sudden attack, though just a probing strike, caused mixed reactions among the onlookers upon seeing Huang Long withstand it. Livia cried out angrily, “Opot, how dare you, a God King, launch a sneak attack on Brother Huang Long!” Her delicate face showed clear indignation. Initially, it wasn’t a big deal for a God King like Opot to attack Huang Long—after all, Leo had attacked first, and Huang Long’s strength was already sufficient to warrant a God King’s intervention. But adding the label of “sneak attack” changed everything, giving it a completely different nature. Hearing this, Opot’s face turned red with annoyance, as his earlier move indeed had the appearance of a sneak attack, leaving him unable to find an excuse to retort immediately. Opot snorted coldly. Seeing this, Leo felt a sense of schadenfreude. After Opot’s attack and Livia’s accusation of sneak attack, Hibere, who had intended to attack Huang Long, also hesitated to act, leaving everyone in silence. The air around them grew stagnant, and the atmosphere became tense. “A year ago, Huang Long fought against Wifley. He was defeated by Wifley and nearly died at his hands!” Eventually, Leo couldn’t hold back and spoke up. But instead of claiming he would surely kill Huang Long, he began recounting the battle between Wifley and Huang Long from a year prior. Sure enough, this immediately piqued everyone’s interest. Opot and the others looked deep in thought. Huang Long had been defeated by Wifley a year ago and forced into exile, yet now he was fighting against five Supreme Gods—no, six, including Kunnilu later on. What did this mean?! Had Huang Long’s strength skyrocketed in just one year?! Others might not believe Leo’s words, but Opot did, because when Huang Long had helped his daughter Vitya obtain the Mysterious Yellow River Map and went to Tianlong Mountain, his strength was definitely not as great as it is now.
“Hmph, Leo, what do you want to say? This is just your word against theirs,” Yidehai said coldly with a smile, while Muli also looked skeptical.
Leo didn’t care and instead laughed, “It’s absolutely true. At that time, Feng Jinshan and Tianlong Mountain were fighting over the fifth Map of the Mysterious Yellow River. If it weren’t for Huang Long intervening, the map would have long been in Feng Jinshan’s hands. Huang Long helped Vitiya escape, and later when Wei Fule arrived, he couldn’t flee in time and was wounded by Wei Fule. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Brother Aopuot about this.”
Seeing everyone looking at him, Aopuot nodded and said, “That’s right, it really happened. Later, Huang Long even brought his daughter to Tianlong Mountain, thinking he had saved her. So he acted arrogantly there. Wei Deli, the head of Tianlong Mountain’s guards, disapproved of this, so he tried to persuade him, only to be killed by him!”
Aopuot paused here.
Everyone nodded. Although Tianlong Mountain covered up the fact that Wei Deli was killed by Huang Long, it couldn’t hide it from forces like Silver Fox Mountain. Of course, the claim that Huang Long acted arrogantly was purely Aopuot’s attempt to blame him. Huang Long had saved his daughter, yet instead of treating him as a guest, Tianlong Mountain suspected and accused him, even demanding to know if he was a spy sent by Silver Fox Mountain! Huang Long remained cold-eyed and said nothing.
“Later, Keller arrived and killed Huang Long. Unable to resist, Huang Long fled seriously wounded!” Aopuot continued.
Keller arrived, and Huang Long fled seriously wounded? Hearing Aopuot’s words, Keller’s originally gloomy expression turned awkward. The truth was that at that time, Huang Long had killed Aopuot and dozens of Tianlong Mountain’s disciples right in front of Keller before leaving, infuriating him so much that he almost spat blood.
After finishing speaking, Aopuot looked at Leo. Since Leo had brought up the contrast between Huang Long’s strength a year ago and now, it was only natural for Leo to explain why Huang Long’s strength had increased so much.
Leo glanced at everyone and slowly said, “After escaping from Tianlong Mountain, Huang Long sneaked into Feng Jinshan!” He deliberately paused here.
At that moment, the elders of Feng Jinshan couldn’t help but recall how God King Leo had suddenly become enraged above the Feng Jinshan Palace nearly a year ago. Could it be related?
“After sneaking into Feng Jinshan, Huang Long stole the original dragon head of Meng Lei, who died back then!” Leo said each word clearly. After being shocked, everyone trembled violently, their gazes fixed on Huang Long. Especially Aopuot from Tianlong Mountain, whose heart was filled with murderous intent.
All those present were high-ranking figures from the Five Mountains. They were not unfamiliar with Meng Lei, this long-forgotten name. Originally, this name had been buried deep in the memories of the gods, but now that Leo brought it up, those memories that had almost been forgotten resurfaced in their minds.