Chapter 1765: Divine Fruit Li Tianwang, Zhen Zhong Jie

When Li Luo's family saw the handsome face that suddenly poked out from the spatial rift ahead, they immediately recognized him.

Apart from their ancestor Li Jun of the Li Li Tianwang line, who else would brazenly call himself their old ancestor?

"Old Ancestor."

Li Li Jingzhe was the first to cup his fists, a respectful expression rising on his aged face.

Li Taixuan, Dantai Lan, Li Luo, and Jiang Jiang Qinge also followed with their salutes. Given their current realm and strength, they actually wouldn't need to perform such a junior's bow even when meeting that Jiang Li Tianwang, but Li Jun was different—he was not only an extremely senior Li Tianwang, but also their Li family's old ancestor. This blood ties could not be severed no matter what realm one reached.

"Hehe."

Li Jun hopped out of the spatial rift, still in that handsome youth appearance. Among this whole group, he was actually the one who looked the most tender and young.

"This old ancestor's bloodline is really not bad, to have actually bred three Tianwangs." Li Jun said gleefully. Among these three Tianwangs, the father-and-son pair of Li Taixuan and Li Luo had each also landed a similarly brilliant Li Tianwang wife, truly gathering all the fortune of the world within their Li family.

He first looked at Li Li Jingzhe, then at Li Taixuan, and finally clicked his tongue as he gazed at Li Luo, his eyes full of amazement: "Good lad, a newly-advanced Li Tianwang yet you've forged four ranks. Compared to you, this old ancestor's thousand-plus years of accumulation was practically cultivated onto a dog's body."

The current Li Jun had only forged three ranks, his rank count even one fewer than Li Luo's.

Li Luo said humbly: "This junior merely borrowed that special heavenly fortune to ascend in a single step. Otherwise, to reach this stage, I'm afraid it would have taken a hundred years of tempering."

Li Jun rolled his eyes—was this brat being modest or showing off? Were you trying to say that even without that decade of heavenly fortune, after a hundred years you could still reach your current realm?

But on second thought, this was his own bloodline. The more outstanding Li Luo was, didn't that just mean his bloodline was all the more powerful?

At this thought, Li Jun couldn't help but grow even more pleased with himself. Then he turned around and shouted at the void behind him: "Zhen Zhong Jie, you old thing, did you see? My Li family is now even more prosperous than your Dragon clan. Will you still dare to look down on my Li family from now on?"

Li Luo heard this and his heart stirred slightly. Zhen Zhong Jie?

A Li Tianwang of the Dragon clan? He had heard that the Dragon clan had three Tianwangs, two of whom came from the Sky Dragon line—one was Great Grandmother Zhen Fu, and the other was the even more senior Divine Fruit Li Tianwang, also one of the only three Divine Fruits remaining in the ten Outer Shenzhou today.

Presumably, this was the Zhen Zhong Jie that Old Ancestor Li Jun had spoken of?

And just as Li Jun's shout had barely fallen, the void ahead violently trembled. Faintly, an ancient, pure Sky Dragon chant rang out. Vast purple-gold divine light swept across the cosmos, transforming into a purple-gold avenue that pierced through from the depths of the void.

On the purple-gold avenue, three figures appeared.

Two of them Li Luo was quite familiar with—the tall, well-proportioned Great Grandmother Zhen Fu, and behind her another familiar figure, the newly-advanced Li Tianwang Zhen Linshuang.

Between them stood a white-haired elder draped in a purple-gold dragon robe. The elder's face was extremely dignified, and when his golden dragon pupils swept about, they emanated a suffocating Sky Dragon pressure.

On the elder's forehead grew two purple-gold dragon horns, upon which flowed a radiance carrying an aura of destruction.

The elder in the purple-gold dragon robe appeared, gave a cold snort at the smug-faced Li Jun, his expression displeased—clearly unable to stand the latter's cocky, arrogant manner.

In the past, he would have certainly mocked him as usual: once you, Li Jun, fall, the so-called Li family will naturally vanish into smoke, and will no longer sully my clan's Sky Dragon bloodline.

But this time, he couldn't bring himself to mock.

Because the lineup standing behind Li Jun was so luxurious that even he, an ancient Divine Fruit Li Tianwang, couldn't help feeling a twinge of shock.

One one-rank Li Tianwang, two three-rank Tianwangs, and two four-rank Tianwangs.

What a terrifying lineup that was.

One had to know that a Li Tianwang who had forged four ranks, the next step was to nurture a Divine Fruit. If they truly succeeded, that would be two Divine Fruit Tianwangs!

At that time, Li Jun's Li family would leap to become the undisputed number-one clan in the world, and even their Sky Dragon clan would find it hard to rival them.

So at this moment, even the old Dragon King, who had witnessed countless ages and personally seen the destruction of many races, was in shock. He found it somewhat hard to believe that in the mere span of several decades, the Li family founded by Li Jun had actually grown from a single Li Tianwang into such a formidable force.

In the past, Zhen Zhong Jie had greatly disliked Li Jun. After all, it was this stallion-like fellow who had infused their Sky Dragon bloodline into the human race, moreover branching it out into an entire Li Tianwang lineage, with countless offshoots and clansmen.

For the Sky Dragon clan, who prided themselves on their noble bloodline, this was simply intolerable.

So upon learning of this news back then, Zhen Zhong Jie was furious. For a time he had even entertained killing intent, but because of Zhen Fu's fierce opposition, he could only give up. Thereafter, however, he strictly forbade Zhen Fu from having any further contact with Li Jun. This prohibition only relaxed considerably after Li Jun later also ascended to Li Tianwang.

But precisely because of this Sky Dragon old ancestor's attitude, although the entire Dragon clan had some blood ties with the Li Li Tianwang line, the two sides had practically no contact.

Yet Zhen Zhong Jie never could have imagined that the Li family, which he had once regarded as a desecration of the Sky Dragon bloodline, would now grow powerful to such an extent.

Faced with this luxurious lineup of six Tianwangs from a single clan, even Zhen Zhong Jie, the old Divine Fruit Li Tianwang, for a moment could not find words to continue mocking Li Jun.

This made the always-proud Zhen Zhong Jie feel somewhat awkward, his old face appearing even more sullen and frightening.

Meanwhile, Zhen Fu glanced at Zhen Zhong Jie's expression and couldn't help sighing inwardly. Given this stubborn old Dragon King's temper, if Li Jun had dared to provoke him like this in the past, he would have long since taken action to suppress him. But this time, the old Dragon King had held back.

It wasn't that his temper had improved—it was that the force behind Li Jun was too strong.

So strong that even Zhen Zhong Jie, who had reached the Divine Fruit realm, felt a trace of wariness.

Zhen Fu gave a light cough and advised: "Great Ancestor, Li Jun is just this temper. You needn't take him seriously."

And at this moment, Zhen Linshuang beside her also spoke up: "That's right, Great Ancestor. The Li family ultimately still carries the bloodline of our Sky Dragon clan. Their achievements today are partly due to Li Tianwang Li Jun's efforts, but also to the role of our Sky Dragon bloodline. So in a sense, this is also a glory belonging to our Sky Dragon clan."

Zhen Fu looked somewhat surprisedly at this junior, Zhen Linshuang. She knew this one's temper was little different from Zhen Zhong Jie's, and she had previously had quite a few complaints about the Li Li Tianwang line. How come now that she had ascended to Li Tianwang, she had instead become more restrained? And was even speaking up for them?

Sensing Zhen Fu's gaze, a trace of embarrassment crossed Zhen Linshuang's cheeks. Her wandering gaze couldn't help but drift toward a young, upright figure behind Li Jun, and a strange glint flashed in the depths of her eyes.

And under Zhen Fu and Zhen Linshuang's soothing, Zhen Zhong Jie's expression gradually calmed. Given his pride, he couldn't bring himself to go find the Li family now to trace blood ties and acknowledge kinship. However, Zhen Linshuang's words weren't wrong either—the newly-advanced Tianwangs of the Li Li Tianwang line also carried their Sky Dragon bloodline within them, so their achievements should include a contribution from their Sky Dragon clan. This was something no one could deny.

Thinking this way, his mood actually became much smoother.

Li Jun, seeing Zhen Zhong Jie beat a retreat and his bluster waning, felt an irrepressible sense of vindication welling up inside. After so many years, he had finally made this stubborn old Dragon King back down before him. This made him sigh with emotion—he had never imagined that the Li Li Tianwang line, which had once needed to rely on him to survive, could now become a powerful backing behind him.

Was this the legendary "raising sons to guard against old age"?

How interesting.

And while Li Jun was sighing inwardly, within the spatial vortex above this sea of clouds, one after another, figures exuding a majestic aura began to walk out slowly. The one at the very front was precisely Jiang Li Tianwang.

He smiled at the crowd, his gentle voice slowly rising.

"If everyone has finished catching up, then perhaps we can discuss the real business?"