Chapter 239: The Contemporary Dragon Emperor

And it was at this subtle and tense moment.

A grand, majestic voice calmly sounded, breaking the silence:

"The Grand Beast Assembly has not yet concluded; this place remains the venue of the gathering."

"All of you are those who stand upon the Absolute Peak; to clash here and disturb the younger contenders, what decorum is that?"

The one speaking was none other than the contemporary Dragon Emperor, who has long been seated at the highest Void, his body enveloped in endless golden dragon radiance!

His voice was not loud, yet carried a natural magnetism and authority, clearly reaching every creature's ears.

It seemed to bear a power that soothes agitation and steadies the heavens and earth.

"Heavenly Pride's contest for supremacy follows each one's destiny; life, death, success, and failure are all self‑crafted fate."

"If there are grudges, they may be settled after the gathering, elsewhere, on their own accord."

"To brawl here in such clamor would needlessly forfeit one's standing."

The Dragon Emperor's words, appearing impartial, were to maintain order of the Grand Beast Assembly and urge all sides to cease.

But every perceptive being instantly sensed a hint of something unusual in them—

The Dragon Emperor's remarks were clearly favoring Ye Wuque!

He was giving the Golden-Winged Great Peng, Sun-Devouring Sky Serpent, and Ancient Overlord Tiger a stepping‑down, while also preventing them from continuing to strike at Ye Wuque!

"Dragon Emperor, what do these words mean...?"

"Ye Wuque has, within Suppressing Dragon Valley, seized the reverse‑heavenly opportunity that should have belonged to their Golden Emperor Dragon Clan!"

"According to the Dragon Clan's usual domineering style, even if they do not personally suppress Ye Wuque now, it would be impossible for them to speak on his behalf!"

"Could it be that the grudge between the Dragon Clan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan gives them this chance to suppress them?"

"No… even if there is an old feud, it would not lead the Dragon Emperor to so overtly favor an outsider who stole their own opportunity…"

Countless beings were filled with doubt and incomprehension.

The Dragon Emperor's abnormal stance added another layer of fog to an already bewildering situation.

Only Ye Wuque, upon hearing the Dragon Emperor speak, felt a slight stir in his heart and instantly recalled Kong!

"It is because of Kong… the Dragon Clan, out of face for Kong, would now speak to defend me…"

Ye Wuque instantly understood.

Beyond this reason, he could not think of any other justification for the Dragon Clan to treat this Human who stole their opportunity so.

The Dragon Emperor speaking personally carried a weight far beyond the ordinary.

His dragon eyes, containing the stars of Zhutian, calmly swept over Hun Ao.

Though he exerted no pressure, Hun Ao felt an invisible absolute intimidation.

Hun Ao's expression flickered, his heart waging a Heaven‑Human War within.

The Dragon Emperor's will, Huntian's deterrence, the Battle Saint Emperor's attitude…

Under the mounting pressure, he knew that today, under any circumstance, he could no longer even ruffle a single hair of Ye Wuque.

Continuing the stalemate would only bring self‑humiliation, and might even invite greater disaster upon the clan.

"Hmph!"

Finally, Hun Ao let out from deep within his throat a cold snort brimming with endless resentment and venom.

He stared at Ye Wuque with a death‑grip, as if trying to carve Ye Wuque's image into his soul; the murderous intent in his gaze almost solidified.

"We… leave!"

He almost bit his teeth, forcing the three words out between his clenched jaws.

Immediately, without the slightest hesitation, a swirl of golden light enveloped him, gathering the clan members grievously wounded by the Battle Saint Emperor, turning into a streak of light that tore the starry sky, and he sped toward the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan's lands without looking back!

The departing silhouette was full of disarray and desolation, yet anyone could feel the suppressed terror of a storm poised to erupt at any moment.

Seeing even the most bitterly grudging, heavily loss‑bearing Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan forced to retreat.

The strong ones of the Ancient Overlord Tiger and Sun-Devouring Sky Serpent, who had harbored a sliver of hope to seize the chance to strike a further blow, also completely extinguished their thoughts.

They stared at each other, and in the end could only, filled with pent‑up grievance and fury, each let out a roar or screech full of unwillingness, reluctantly tearing the Void as they fled in disgrace.

In the blink of an eye, the three formidable foes whose murderous aura had once surged to the heavens, nearly triggering a top‑tier clan war, vanished like smoke due to the successive interventions of the Battle Saint Emperor, Reverse Chaos Heavenly Demon Huntian, and the Dragon Emperor, retreating in panic!

Within the circular stellar vortex, only the humming of the Energy Storm gradually subsiding and countless gazes still filled with shock, bewilderment, and deep reverence remained, all fixed on the calmly standing Black Robe Figure—Ye Wuque.

Everything that occurred today will, at the fastest speed, spread across the Wild Desolate Heavens, shaking Nine Heavens Ten Lands!

However, all beings know deep down that this matter could never end here!

Especially for the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan!

Huntian, that is a Extreme Realm Living Being that bore the clan's millennia‑old hope and once eclipsed an entire era!

His downfall, for the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan, is a bone‑breaking, near‑future‑destroying, irreconcilable hatred!

If Huntian had not died, perhaps there would still be room for reversal.

But Huntian died, slain by Ye Wuque; then, between the two sides, only one path remains—unceasing, unending!

It can be foreseen that the retreating Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan will never be content to let it rest.

Their current retreat is merely due to circumstances stronger than them, forcing them to endure.

Once they find an opportunity, or when certain constraints vanish, they will unleash a thunderous, sky‑sweeping terrifying retaliation!

Many keen‑sensed beings already faintly sense that an unimaginable massive storm is wildly brewing beneath this seemingly settled situation.

This turmoil, sparked by Ye Wuque's mortal feud with the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan, may no longer be confined to the younger generation's clash, but will escalate, sweeping the entire Wild Desolate Heavens, even reaching other realms, provoking a dramatic shift in the Nine Heavens configuration!

A brand‑new era, filled with unknowns and slaughter, seems to be slowly unfurling from today's events…

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