Right Here, We'll Decide Both Victory and Death!

Furious roars echoed on and on.

Now everyone in the Yellow Dragon Sect knew that the first elder's son was dead.

"This is bad..." Yun Qingshui's little face turned pale. "Li Daochen, leave the Yellow Dragon Sect, quickly! No, you can't get away! Quick, come with me to find my master!"

At that moment,

Yun Qingshui felt that only her master could protect Li Daochen.

After all, her master was a supreme elder, whose standing was higher than Huang Zongyu's father's!

"Don't worry. I'm a true disciple," Li Daochen said calmly, his expression casual.

Yun Qingshui was on the verge of tears.

The first elder's fists wouldn't care whether Li Daochen was a true disciple!

Just then,

Whoosh!

A figure suddenly appeared. It was Elder He, who had gone to the Battle Sect to find Yun Qingshui.

Seeing Huang Zongyu beaten beyond recognition, Elder He frowned deeply.

Huang Zongyu was an inner disciple, after all, and his talent was also quite good. It was naturally a pity for him to die like this.

When Elder He saw Li Daochen, she was even more surprised.

What was this kid doing here?

Elder He had thought she would never have another chance to meet him in this lifetime. She hadn't expected to see him again so soon, much less in the Yellow Dragon Sect.

Was he already strong enough to beat Huang Zongyu to death?

Elder He was even more astonished by that.

"What happened?" Elder He demanded harshly, her tone unfriendly.

The sect forbade fights to the death. An inner disciple had been beaten to death, and that was no small matter!

"Elder He, Li Daochen came to the Yellow Dragon Sect this time as a true disciple, but who would have thought Huang Zongyu would be so aggressive..." Yun Qingshui hurriedly explained.

Elder He was startled again.

How had he become a true disciple?

Li Daochen had truly made her see him in a new light.

Even so, Elder He also felt that this matter was exceptionally thorny.

Even if he was a true disciple, the first elder could never let the person who killed his son go!

While they were talking,

Boom!

An overwhelming pressure swept in.

An immensely burly old man with a yellow beard came charging over at tremendous speed. He was the first elder of the Yellow Dragon Sect, the Yellow Dragon Ancestor's son!

"Was it you who killed my son?" The first elder immediately fixed his gaze on Li Daochen, killing intent laid bare in his eyes.

"First Elder, he's our sect's newly recruited true disciple!" Elder He shouted in warning.

"I don't give a damn what kind of disciple he is!" the first elder growled.

The grudge of a murdered son could not be borne under the same sky!

Even the King of Heaven himself couldn't stop him from killing Li Daochen!

Elder He couldn't persuade the first elder, much less stop him.

The first elder was at the eighth level of the Dragon Gate. She couldn't hold him back.

Yun Qingshui's face was deathly pale. She wanted to intervene, but the first elder's pressure had cowed her, and she could barely move.

"You dared to kill my son, so you'll pay with your life!" the first elder roared, striking out with his palm. A savage, terrifying earth-yellow dragon claw appeared instantly.

This was a divine ability derived to complement his bloodline, far more powerful than a normally comprehended divine ability.

Li Daochen didn't move.

But

a yellow dragon mark flickered on his forehead.

Aang...

A vast, ancient dragon's roar echoed, making the first elder freeze on the spot.

This... this was Father's presence?

The first elder was filled with suspicion and doubt.

"Where did you get that mark?" the first elder demanded.

Li Daochen looked at him coldly. "The ancestor gave it to me, of course. He was also the one who recruited me into the Yellow Dragon Sect."

"Bullshit!" The first elder flew into a rage.

His father had left the Yellow Dragon Sect who knew how many years ago. Even he didn't know where his father was, so how could he have suddenly summoned a true disciple?

But

"First Elder, he was indeed brought here by the ancestor. The ancestor sent me a message a few days ago." The sect master had arrived. He was a handsome old man dressed in white, with an immortal air and bearing.

This was Murong Ye, the sect master of the Yellow Dragon Sect!

The first elder's expression immediately darkened.

His father had personally summoned a true disciple, yet he knew nothing about it, and that disciple had even beaten his son to death. This was a slap in the face.

Li Daochen sneered inwardly.

The first elder, the Yellow Dragon Ancestor's son, was hardly in his father's good graces. The reason was that the first elder's talent had been mediocre in his youth, and to grow stronger, he had secretly consumed an extremely precious ancient pill belonging to the Yellow Dragon Ancestor.

Otherwise, the first elder could never have reached the eighth level of the Dragon Gate!

That was precisely why Li Daochen dared to kill the Yellow Dragon Ancestor's grandson!

Besides, he would soon be taking part in the Thousand Sect Grand Competition for the Yellow Dragon Sect, fighting tooth and nail for first place. So what if he killed a grandson of his?

Li Daochen felt that the Yellow Dragon Ancestor ought to understand!

"Even if Father personally summoned him, he killed my son. I still can't let him go!" the first elder growled, suppressing his anger.

"Li Daochen was brought here by the ancestor to take part in the Thousand Sect Grand Competition. He specifically instructed me to keep him safe. If you lay a hand on him, the ancestor won't let you off," the sect master said.

The first elder froze!

Damn it, wasn't this screwing over his son, and his grandson even worse?

To make matters worse, he knew perfectly well that he wasn't in his father's good graces, and he was genuinely afraid the Yellow Dragon Ancestor would fly into a rage over this.

The sect master now asked Li Daochen, "Why did you kill Huang Zongyu?"

"He asked me to spar," Li Daochen said. "I told him I was strong, but he didn't believe me. Then I said I couldn't control myself if I went all out, but he insisted I bring it on, so I went at him."

"As for the result, you saw it."

Sect master: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Although it was the truth, why did it sound so infuriating?

The sect master gave Li Daochen a long look. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, but he couldn't spot anything suspicious about him.

"First Elder, you see, he didn't do it on purpose," the sect master said softly.

He didn't do it on purpose, so was my son supposed to have died for nothing?

The first elder was beside himself with rage, but with the Yellow Dragon Ancestor to consider, he didn't know what to do for the moment.

Just then,

"Father, let me handle this." A deep, steady voice rang out.

A burly, powerfully built young man stepped out of the crowd. His yellow hair stood on end, making him look like a golden-maned lion king.

Huang Zongyu was the first elder's second son; this was his eldest, Huang Zongyuan!

Seeing Huang Zongyuan approach, everyone's breath caught. The sect master also frowned almost imperceptibly.

Huang Zongyuan was not only the Yellow Dragon Sect's top-ranked inner disciple and the strongest of its younger generation, with cultivation at the ninth level of the Divine Bridge; he also possessed the Stone Dragon Physique, a King Physique, and his physical body was terrifyingly tough.

Someone like him was undoubtedly one of the Yellow Dragon Sect's trump cards for the Thousand Sect Grand Competition!

Now that Huang Zongyuan had stepped forward, this matter clearly wouldn't end here.

The sect master fell silent as well, because this was now a matter between the younger generation.

"Zongyuan, you must avenge your brother," the first elder growled.

Huang Zongyu nodded coldly, then fixed his sharp eyes on Li Daochen. "My brother may have been somewhat overbearing, but you shouldn't have killed him so readily. I don't care whether you did it on purpose or not. As his elder brother, I have to avenge him!"

Li Daochen raised an eyebrow at him.

He knew this man too. He was one of Yang Chen's most troublesome enemies early on, and he was indeed quite strong.

"The ancestor brought you here to take part in the Thousand Sect Grand Competition, but you still have to earn a place in the Yellow Dragon Sect first," Huang Zongyuan continued. "As it happens, I'm one of the five people taking part in the Thousand Sect Grand Competition! Fight me, and if you win, you can naturally take part in the Thousand Sect Grand Competition!"

"Li Daochen, don't agree! He's the strongest in the Yellow Dragon Sect. The other four are no match for him at all!" Yun Qingshui warned urgently.

Huang Zongyuan paid her no mind. He merely stared at Li Daochen and said, "You killed my brother. This won't end here. If you refuse, I'll find some way to kill you. Of course, I won't bully you either. You're only at the Spirit Foundation stage. I could kill you without even trying right now! You probably wouldn't dare court death like that."

By this point, Huang Zongyuan's presence had become terrifying, as though Li Daochen were nothing but an ant he could crush at will.

"So our fight can wait until you reach the Divine Bridge. With that, do you dare?" Huang Zongyuan demanded.

"You're at the ninth level of the Divine Bridge. How can you have the nerve to challenge Li Daochen?" Yun Qingshui said angrily.

"He killed my brother and hid his strength too. Giving him a taste of his own medicine is only fair," Huang Zongyuan said coldly. Then he shouted at Li Daochen, "Right here, before the Thousand Sect Grand Competition, we'll decide both victory and death!"

"Do you dare or not?"

Li Daochen's eyes turned icy. "Why would I fear you? I accept."