"Hmm!?"
Soon, the old ancestors of the Dragon Clan and Ao Guang and others also noticed the changes on the ground. The peculiar aura made them feel very comfortable, as if their entire beings had been cleansed.
"This is!"
"What a miraculous feeling~"
Many Dragon Clan powerhouses exclaimed in amazement, while the corpses of tens of thousands of assassins melted away at a visible speed, and were then utilized by the protective formation. Ultimately, they were fed back to the Dragon Clan members.
"Underground, could it be... the ancestral脉 (zu mai - ancestral vein)!!"
Ao Guang, having followed the previous clan leader for many years, naturally knew much more than ordinary people.
"That's right."
The young black dragon smiled faintly, "I have now merged the protective formation with the Dragon Clan's ancestral vein deep within the ancestral land. This means that from now on, as long as you are within the Dragon Clan's ancestral land, everyone's aptitude and talent will be strengthened subtly and imperceptibly."
Everyone, "Uh..."
Ancestral vein!?
Subtly changing aptitude??
My goodness!!
Are they... dreaming? To be able to directly alter one's aptitude.
Such a means is truly heaven-defying!
Following this, the gazes of many Dragon Clan powerhouses turned even more worshipful towards their clan leader. My heavens, their clan leader had only just arrived and had already brought them one good piece of news after another. If, under such resources and uniquely advantageous dwelling, they still couldn't become stronger, they truly deserved to die by smashing their heads into a block of tofu right here.
...
Half a day later.
In the Holy Palace Grand Hall of the Primordial Holy Kingdom.
"Crack~"
The current Holy Lord of the Primordial Holy Kingdom, Jiu Li Tian, shattered the jade slip in his hand. "All dead!"
"How could this be?"
Jiu Li Tian was clearly shocked by the news that came from the direction of the Dragon Clan's ancestral land. The reason was simple: even if the Dragon Clan were strong, and even if their strongest ancestor, Ao Yuan Ba, personally took action, they likely wouldn't have the capability to keep everyone. Moreover, there were even experts of the seventh heaven of the Hao Yue realm among them.
"Dragon Clan, we truly underestimated you."
The Primordial Holy Lord, Jiu Li Tian, his eyes surged with undisguised killing intent. "If I had known this earlier, we should have eliminated Ao Wan Xue and the Dragon Clan completely back then!"
In an instant, the peak aura of the ninth heaven of the Hao Yue realm surged around Jiu Li Tian.
Even after more than a hundred thousand years, he, Jiu Li Tian, had still not caught up to the achievements of the Dragon Clan's previous clan leader, Ao Wan Xue. Although he had participated in the pursuit that led to Ao Wan Xue's demise from thousands of miles away, the one who ultimately caused his death was the strongest ancestor of their Primordial Holy Kingdom, Jiu Li Ba Hai.
Ancestor Ba Hai, that was the god of their Jiu Li clan. Now, he had even stepped into the second heaven of the Yan Yang realm!
As for the Primordial Holy Lord Jiu Li Tian's anger, the Dragon Clan side was naturally completely unaware, because at this moment, the Dragon Clan was engaged in another significant decision.
"Ancestor Yuan Ba, this is the tally of the invading assassins. A total of 10 million mid-grade Holy Crystals, and approximately 3 million stalks of spiritual herbs remaining..."
After clearing the battlefield, the Second Elder, Ao Yun Hai, respectfully handed a spatial ring to Ao Yuan Ba. At this moment, he no longer harbored any desire for the position of clan leader.
A joke?
He was extremely satisfied with the current clan leader. Moreover, he was at least ten times better, no, at least dozens of times better than him.
"Mm."
Hearing the Second Elder's words, Ao Yuan Ba did not take the spatial ring. Instead, he took out another spatial ring. "How about this."
"Second Elder, here are 20 million mid-grade Holy Crystals, which, combined with the current tally, makes a total of 30 million mid-grade Holy Crystals, plus 1 billion low-grade Holy Crystals, and some spiritual herbs. You will make a trip to the Xuan Alliance and personally deliver them to the Xuan Alliance's Alliance Master to express our Dragon Clan's gratitude."
"Remember, do not show any arrogance. Your attitude must be respectful."
"Yes, Ancestor Yuan Ba!"
The Second Elder, Ao Yun Hai, responded respectfully. A joke, let alone Ao Yuan Ba's words, even without them, he would know what to do. Their clan leader was so heaven-defying, their clan leader's elder brother was probably no less formidable. He had this much discernment.
"Mm, no time to delay."
"Then go early and return early."
Ao Yuan Ba smiled faintly. Upon hearing this, the Second Elder Ao Yun Hai dared not delay any longer. He immediately withdrew and left, taking the spatial ring towards the direction of the eighth-grade power, the Xuan Alliance.
After the Second Elder departed, the young black dragon looked at the Dragon Clan's strongest ancestor, Ao Yuan Ba, "I thank you on behalf of my elder brother, Ancestor Yuan Ba."
"Heh heh, no need."
Ao Yuan Ba waved his hand with a smile, "If there is thanks to be given, then it should be us thanking your elder brother. If not for him... we might not have found you, nor would we have effortlessly enjoyed so many resources."
"I fear our Dragon Clan will never be able to repay the kindness of your elder brother in this lifetime."
Hearing their Ancestor Yuan Ba's words, the other members of the Dragon Clan also nodded in silence, clearly agreeing with Ancestor Yuan Ba's statement.
"Ancestor Yuan Ba."
"It is impolite not to reciprocate. Since the Primordial Holy Kingdom has so openly attacked our Dragon Clan, why don't we treat them in kind."
The young black dragon, having been influenced by his master, had gradually begun to become somewhat darker. He would naturally not tolerate suffering a loss.
"Oh!?"
Hearing the clan leader's words, at this moment, everyone's gaze turned towards him.
"What does the clan leader mean?"
The Great Elder, Ao Guang, heard this and his heart suddenly leaped into his throat, clearly realizing something. Could it be... it was time for their Dragon Clan to retaliate?
Clearly, Ao Guang was not the only one with this thought; many Dragon Clan powerhouses present shared the same sentiment.
"Heh heh, you might have guessed it."
"That's right, it's to launch a surprise attack on the Primordial Holy Kingdom."
Pausing his speech, the young black dragon continued, "Even if the Primordial Holy Kingdom possesses an expert of the Yan Yang realm, they cannot easily make a move. Moreover, Ancestor Yuan Ba has now also reached the Yan Yang realm. And..."
"Currently, our Dragon Clan's strength is definitely much greater than the Primordial Holy Land's. Coupled with a surprise attack, with us being hidden and them being in the open, we can certainly heavily injure the Primordial Holy Kingdom in one fell swoop. At the same time, if we were to frame a supremely powerful nation and force that has deep animosity with them for this... the consequences..."
At this point, the young black dragon did not continue speaking, as the subsequent development of events was already clear.
He benefited himself, yet diverted the disaster elsewhere. This move could not be described as anything but cunning!
Gulp~
Everyone's eyes snapped towards their new clan leader. My goodness, was this truly the clan leader of the younger generation? One would think he was an old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years.
However, the Primordial Holy Kingdom was unaware of the predicament they were about to face. If the Primordial Holy Lord Jiu Li Tian knew, one might wonder if he would express gratitude to the young black dragon's 'eight generations of ancestors'.