Chapter 175: Shock and Awe

"Sister, let's go down the mountain first."

Ye Xue looked at her daughter reluctantly, "Don't disturb Qing Fan's slumber."

"Alright."

Lin Yangyang nodded, "If you can't fight them, lure them into the mountain; I can use the local laws to suppress them."

Ye Xue smiled, "Your sister shouldn't need to act."

They arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Leaving the restricted area, Ye Xue stepped onto the Heavenly Dome; five True Dragons hovered in the sky, exuding a turbulent, violent aura.

Lin Yangyang did not descend the mountain, merely watching from afar.

"Ye Xue of the Spirit Clan, you again?"

The leader of the five True Dragons transformed into a Dragon Person form, standing with hands behind his back, clearly recognizing Ye Xue.

"It is I."

Facing five, Ye Xue's expression remained calm.

"The disturbances on the mountain, did you cause them?" the leading dragon said gravely, "Did you discover the mountain's secret?"

The mystery of these mountains is known throughout the Tianlong Star Domain, but this place belongs to the Dragon Clan; to claim it, the Dragon Clan paid a heavy price.

Successive Dragon Emperors have organized expeditions up the mountain, yet gained nothing.

They only know that mysterious laws pervade the mountain, surely hiding treasure; if obtained, it might let the entire Dragon Clan rejuvenate.

It must not fall into the hands of outsiders!

Being mixed‑blood, Ye Xue is naturally seen as an outsider by the Dragon Clan.

Accustomed to the Dragon Clan's arrogance, Ye Xue sneered,

"Matters concerning me are none of your business."

Ye Xue, born of the Dragon Clan yet despising its ingrained arrogance, even in her downfall still maintains an aloof demeanor.

She wishes to change the Dragon Clan.

Not only for the Dragon Clan, but also for the Spirit Clan.

The Dragon Clan's deep strength remains undeniable, while the Spirit Clan is like rootless duckweed, ultimately needing a support or it cannot coalesce.

Among the Spirit Clan, the nine most powerful groups are Dragon Clan mixed‑bloods; only by using the Dragon Clan as a tether can they be unified.

Otherwise, in times of crisis, the Spirit Clan struggles to act as one.

All living beings have selfish desires; they are not saints.

Ye Xue knows clearly that only aligned interests can allow them to fight side by side and become a true unity.

Given her temperament, she could have ignored these matters.

Now that she does this, it is no longer about the resentment from being expelled from the Dragon Clan years ago; it is because she sincerely regards the Spirit Clan as her own people.

All her effort is poured into this.

"This place is under Dragon Clan jurisdiction; any being that comes here is subject to Dragon Clan control, you included!"

The leading dragon roared, "Ye Xue, you'd better confess honestly: did you discover clues to the hidden treasure in the mountain?"

Ye Xue replied calmly, "Whether it's true or not, summon the four Dragon Kings or the Dragon Emperor Ancestor of the Sacred Land to discuss; you youngsters only whine, I can't negotiate with you."

According to Ye Xue's original plan, after securing the principal consort title from her husband Lin Chuan, she went to the Dragon Clan's Sacred Land to visit the Dragon Emperor, aiming to fully resolve the grievances between the Spirit Clan and the Dragon Clan.

Because of matters concerning her daughter Qing Fan, the plan deviated.

Having encountered the Dragon Clan again today, she simply resolved these matters first.

"Youngster?"

Several True Dragons laughed, "Ye Xue, you despicable mixed‑blood, you really think yourself…"

Their words abruptly halted.

A massive pressure from deep within the bloodline descended in an instant.

The bodies of the five True Dragons instantly stiffened, pupils contracting, as if they had seen an unstoppable horror.

"Kneel."

Ye Xue lightly barked.

The five True Dragons crashed to the ground with a roar, collapsing in the deep pit like dead insects, utterly unable to retaliate.

After issuing the warning, Ye Xue did not deliver a killing blow, but looked into the void,

"Four Dragon Kings, all appear."

Today the Dragon Clan is divided between the Four Seas and the Sacred Land; the heads of the Four Seas Dragon Clan are the four Dragon Kings.

In the Sacred Land, only the Dragon Emperor and some self‑proclaimed dying Ancestors hold sway.

Dragon Clan affairs are essentially handled jointly by the Four Great Dragon Kings.

"Ye Xue, your strength is greater than two years ago."

The Eastern Sea Old Dragon King Ao Xia had spoken with Ye Xue two years ago.

Back then, Ao Xia also agreed with Ye Xue's proposal that the Spirit Clan rejoin the Dragon Clan as one, sharing honor and loss.

"Did you obtain a treasure in Shenshan?"

The Xihai Old Dragon King Ao Chun frowned and asked.

"Whether there is treasure in the mountain, you know better than I do."

Ye Xue said, "Even if there is, you still cannot obtain it, further proving the Dragon Clan's decline; a new heaven is needed!"

"You keep saying our Dragon Clan is declining, ha!"

The Southern Sea Old Dragon King Ao Qiu snorted, "Yet our Dragon Clan remains one of the most flourishing races in the world; aside from the favored Human Race, who can dominate our Dragon Clan?"

The Beihai Dragon King Ao Dong agreed, "If we truly speak of the cause of our Dragon Clan's decline, you and that Qing Fan Ancestor are the chief culprits!"

"We've all reached this moment, and you still won't acknowledge it?"

Ye Xue smiled, "According to the Dragon Clan's way of conduct, decline is inevitable; they dare to act but won't admit it, and cannot even restrain themselves. Among all the myriad races of the world, there is only this one family."

"Fine then."

"Since we can't persuade you, then we'll subdue you by force."

The Four Seas Dragon Kings each possess the power at the pinnacle of the Sever Dao Realm of the Chuandao Sijing, just one step away from the Void Deity Realm beyond the Legendary Realm.

But that one step is the Heavenly Rift.

In Ye Xue's memory, in her previous life she stopped at the Void Deity Realm.

When she fell, the Void Deity Realm hadn't even existed; it was her elder sister Lin Yangyang who told her this information.

As for the realms higher than the Void Deity Realm—the True God Realm and the Wangxian Realm...

Ye Xue thought that having even one of those self‑proclaimed, slumbering old clods of the Dragon Clan would be enough.

Facing Ye Xue's provocation, the Southern Sea Dragon King Ao Qiu roared in anger:

"Arrogant!"

"You are merely a reincarnated being, yet you dare to lay claim to my Dragon Clan? On what grounds?"

"Just because you possess the meager power of the so‑called Third Realm?"

The Beihai Dragon King also scoffed incessantly,

"In our Dragon Clan, strength is supreme; if you had the power of the late Qingfan Laozu, we would not dare to speak otherwise."

"As you stand now, you still lack the qualification!"

The atmosphere was tense, swords drawn and bows taut.

The Eastern Sea Dragon King Ao Xia and the Xihai Dragon King Ao Chun remained silent.

"Saying more is useless."

Ye Xue still maintained her calm, composed and unruffled; a cool white aura surrounded her, and her arms were once again covered with white scales.

The oppressive pressure emanating from the Ancestral Dragon Source Blood slowly spread outward.

"This aura is…"

The Four Seas Dragon Kings' faces suddenly changed, cold sweat dripping, "Ancestral Dragon Source Blood! How could this be?!"

Ancestral Dragon Source Blood is the hereditary foundation of the Dragon Clan.

Only the Dragon Emperors of successive generations can fuse a single drop of source blood, bearing the heavy responsibility of protecting the Dragon Clan.

At this very moment, the Ancestral Dragon Source Blood, regarded by the Dragon Clan as supreme, has been refined by a half‑blood Spirit Clan?

"It must be a fake!"

Ao Qiu let out a loud shout, intending to strike, but that aura pressed down on him so firmly that he could not even take a half step.

He didn't want to admit it, yet he had to.