Chapter 900

As Su Chen's voice fell, a chorus of gasps immediately came from the hall.

The foreign experts on the list this time were finally no longer people from the Dongying Jianghu and the Mongol Yuan Jianghu.

However, after listening to Su Chen's introduction, the crowd could not help but be surprised again.

Although this Holy King was born in a small country, his Martial Dao inheritance was not inferior in the slightest; he was the descendant of a Martial Saint!

This point alone was enough to kill 99.9% of the world's proud talents.

Even those who knew of the Eastern Azure Dragon widened their eyes, never imagining that the Eastern Azure Dragon of those years had left behind such a powerful descendant.

Mentioning this Eastern Azure Dragon, the Jianghu heroes of the Great Tang were like thunder to their ears.

When the Li Tang Dynasty was first established, its territory was only one-quarter of what it is now, and everything was waiting to be rebuilt.

And the most terrifying thing was that Li Tang still had to compete with the Eastern Azure Dragon; only the winner could truly sit firmly in the world.

At that time, the Eastern Azure Dragon's reputation was at its zenith; not only was his own cultivation powerful to the extreme, but the Azure Dragon Legion he commanded was also invincible.

Almost no one favored Li Tang to win the world.

But the final winner was Li Tang, and the Eastern Azure Dragon and the Azure Dragon Legion seemed to have evaporated overnight.

This matter remains a strange case to this day; no one knows what exactly happened in between, and no one knows where the Eastern Azure Dragon and his Azure Dragon Legion went.

Now the truth is finally revealed: the Eastern Azure Dragon had actively retreated, leading his subordinates to live in seclusion in the Fuyu Kingdom.

And the reason for his retreat was simply because he felt the killing sins were too heavy.

Such a reason, such an operation, directly silenced everyone in the hall.

The first thought that popped into everyone's mind was—defying Heaven!

Throughout the ages, where has there ever been someone who suddenly surrendered without a fight when they were only one step away from the top?

How is such an act any different from a deserter?

Not to mention that this Eastern Azure Dragon ran away suddenly while occupying a huge advantage, which is even more speechless and makes one want to vomit blood.

A dignified Martial Saint doing such a thing without martial virtue is indeed worthy of being called a pitfall.

For a time, everyone in the hall discussed it one after another:

"Heavens! Who would have thought that the sudden disappearance of the Azure Dragon Legion back then was for this reason?"

"In that peak duel three hundred years ago, the Eastern Azure Dragon actually actively abandoned the fight at the last moment? What kind of operation is this?"

"I originally thought that Li Tang used some thunderous means to unexpectedly wipe out the Azure Dragon Legion, but I didn't expect the truth to be like this."

"This Eastern Azure Dragon is a powerhouse at the Martial Saint Realm! The Azure Dragon Legion under his command was also incredibly powerful, yet they surrendered without a fight?"

"What a pitfall the Eastern Azure Dragon is; just because of his own selfish desires, he gave up the world. Is he worthy of the subordinates who supported him?"

"That's right! As the leader, the Eastern Azure Dragon had thousands upon thousands of soldiers and people supporting him behind him. He fled without a fight; what are those people supposed to do?"

"I'd say this Eastern Azure Dragon is the most witty; his opponent was the Great Tang Taizong who spanned Heaven and Earth. Not fleeing would only lead to defeat."

"Hard to say; at that time, no matter how you looked at it, the Azure Dragon Legion was better, and the Eastern Azure Dragon's military strategy was not inferior to Tang Taizong's."

"Amitabha, if both sides had truly fought to the death, countless people would have died. This act of the Eastern Azure Dragon is of immeasurable merit. How can Mr. Su call him a pitfall?"

……

The fourth private room in the West District.

"So the peak duel three hundred years ago ended without a whimper because the Eastern Azure Dragon actively retreated."

"This person is quite interesting."

Zhang Zifan could not help but click his tongue in wonder.

As a citizen of the Great Tang, he was naturally very familiar with this history, and now he had solved a doubt.

"With the strength of the Eastern Azure Dragon back then and the strength of the Azure Dragon Legion, if they had really continued to compete, who knows who would have won."

"I don't know what this person was thinking; facing the throne that was within reach, he actually fled without a fight."

Li Xingyun said somewhat speechlessly.

Lu Wushuang said angrily: "Aren't you the same? With the Dragon Spring Sword in hand, I haven't seen you fight very hard."

Shangguan Haitang hurriedly said: "That's right, that's right. The Grand Marshal has already paved the way for you. If you can't grasp this once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity, you'll be the second Eastern Azure Dragon."

Li Xingyun hummed: "You don't need to incite me anymore. Even if it's just to avenge my master, I will definitely go back to the Great Tang for a trip."

Once these words were spoken, Shi Yao and Shangguan Haitang both showed joy.

As long as they could escort Li Xingyun safely back to the Great Tang, their mission would be considered complete.

……

The ninth private room in the South District.

Song Qingshu said: "This Eastern Azure Dragon is too selfish. Is competing for the world a child's play?"

Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and smiled: "Stopping the war and resting the martial arts is the best thing. No matter what, this Eastern Azure Dragon did indeed avoid a military disaster."

Song Qingshu thought for a while and nodded: "Grandmaster's words are reasonable. This act of the Eastern Azure Dragon can be considered a two-pronged strategy, but……"

He thought of Su Chen calling the Eastern Azure Dragon the most pitfall Martial Saint in history.

If it were just this, the Eastern Azure Dragon probably wouldn't be able to bear this title.

Could it be that there were some suffocating operations later?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the white jade platform, waiting for Su Chen's further commentary.

……

On the white jade platform.

Su Chen was leisurely tasting fragrant tea, and it wasn't until the discussions under the platform gradually stopped that he continued:

"If the Eastern Azure Dragon had only retreated to stop the world's wars, that would be fine."

"But his suffocating operations go far beyond that."

"Just say that after he led his crowd to retreat to the Fuyu Kingdom, in order to prevent his descendants from ignoring ancestral teachings and setting foot in the Central Plains, he actually used great divine powers to plant a curse on his descendants."

"He cursed his descendants not to have the ambition to dominate, otherwise they would die a violent death in the year of nine."

"After that, he sealed the core of the curse into the Nine-Star Hidden Dragon Cave, and then suppressed the cause and effect with the Cause-Extinguishing Battle Armor."

"As long as the Nine-Star Hidden Dragon Cave is not broken, this curse will accompany his descendants for generations."

"And in order to prevent his descendants from destroying the Nine-Star Hidden Dragon Cave, the Eastern Azure Dragon also taught the restraint method of the 'Azure Dragon Art' to the four generals of the Hidden Dragon."

"And ordered the four generals of the Hidden Dragon and their descendants to guard the Nine-Star Hidden Dragon Cave for generations, known as the Azure Dragon Tomb Guardians."

"Simply put, the Eastern Azure Dragon wanted to lock his descendants in the Fuyu Kingdom for generations."

"Even to prevent his descendants from being too strong, the Eastern Azure Dragon specially hid the last layer of the 'Azure Dragon Art' in the Nine-Star Hidden Dragon Cave, not letting his descendants practice it."

"Because of the existence of this curse, none of the Eastern Azure Dragon's descendants have lived past the age of seventy-two."

"Combining all these operations, you won't find a second Martial Saint who is so pitfall throughout history, and it probably won't exist in the future."

"It is no exaggeration to say that he is the most pitfall Martial Saint in history."

As Su Chen's voice fell, everyone in the hall was dumbfounded.

This, this operation?

After listening to Su Chen's commentary, the crowd had only one thought, and that was that this Eastern Azure Dragon had a grudge against his descendants!

And it was the kind of endless, generation-after-generation hatred!

Otherwise, who would plant a curse on their own descendants for no reason?

Even to prevent his descendants from breaking the curse, he taught the restraint method of his unique skills to outsiders and hid the last layer of his unique skills.

If you say he was doing it for the good of his descendants, not wanting them to die because of war, that's not right either.

Because of the existence of this curse, all his blood descendants did not live past seventy-two.

What kind of good is this for his descendants?

All these operations make people very suspicious of whether the Eastern Azure Dragon's descendants were his own.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but mourn for the Holy King for three minutes.

Having such a pitfall ancestor is simply the worst luck in eight lifetimes.

But some people also got a key piece of information from it!

None of the Eastern Azure Dragon's blood descendants have lived past seventy-two.

Doesn't that include this Holy King?

A Quasi-Saint under seventy-two is definitely a peerless genius compared to those old monsters who are hundreds of years old.

For a time, everyone in the hall discussed it one after another:

"Heavens! Is there really such a person as the Eastern Azure Dragon in this world? Does he have a grudge against his own descendants?"