"Who dares to run wild in my Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan!"
At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the sky. Immediately afterwards, countless sounds of wind breaking came from the entire mountain range, and powerful auras also erupted. The battle here had obviously alarmed the entire Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan.
"Old man, I'm not playing with you anymore!"
Hearing the roar from the sky, Huo Xuan quickly condensed a Fire Lotus and, without hesitation, threw it at the exhausted Great Elder. Then, he raised his head and looked up at the sky, where he saw that the sky was filled with many powerful members of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan.
"Boom!"
A heavy, booming sound resounded throughout the land!
Those people were staring at Huo Xuan with angry eyes. No matter what, the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan was one of the three major clans in the Beast Realm. Not only had they been sneaked in, but their clan leader and Great Elder had also been injured. Such humiliation was unbearable for anyone.
A powerful member of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan stepped forward to examine the Great Elder's Great Elder, only to find him covered in blood, his eyes wide with rage, but his breath had already ceased...
"Boy, who exactly are you? How dare you run wild in my Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan!"
"No matter who he is, we must keep him here today, or else if word gets out, how will my Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan maintain its standing in the Beast Realm!"
"Nether Serpent Guard, heed my command! Capture this man! Avenge the Great Elder!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this angry shout, numerous unified shouts suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth. Immediately afterward, the sound of wind breaking suddenly rang out, and figures clad in snake-shaped armor emerged from various mountain peaks. In the last few flashes, they appeared around Huo Xuan, their numerous auras locking onto him tightly.
"All elders, heed my command! Set up the Ten Thousand Serpents Grand Formation and slay these invaders!"
A furious roar erupted from a distant mountain peak Yao Xiaotian returned in a disheveled state, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Huo Xuan.
"Yao Xiaotian! My dear brother, have you forgotten your elder brother? I am the true patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan!"
Just as Yao Xiaotian's voice fell, an angry voice suddenly rang out. Only then did the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan members notice Yao Ming's presence.
Staring at Yao Ming's face, which bore a striking resemblance to Yao Xiaotian's, all the members of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan present were stunned. After a long while, some elders cried out in disbelief, "Yao Ming Clan Leader? This, how is this possible? Didn't you perish from a cultivation deviation?"
"The Yao Ming Clan Leader?"
"It seems to be the biological elder brother of Xiaotian Clan Leader, the previous clan chief. However, Xiaotian Clan Leader said that he died from a qi deviation during cultivation and has been gone for hundreds of years. How could he reappear now?"
"Yes! Didn't Yao Ming Clan Leader perish long ago?"
"What exactly is going on?"
Hearing the numerous whispers that echoed through the sky, Yao Xiaotian's face twitched, a sense of unease rising in his heart. He suddenly shouted coldly, "Quiet down! Don't be fooled by this guy. He must be that guy's accomplice, deliberately impersonating my elder brother to cause turmoil within our clan! Elders, activate the great formation and kill him!"
Upon hearing this, the elders were also taken aback, but they hesitated and did not make a move.
"Hahaha, Yao Xiaotian, are you in such a hurry to kill me to silence me?" Yao Ming laughed loudly, then turned his gaze to the elders and said, "Xian Elder, Elder Ming, Liu Elder, you were my closest people back then. Don't you recognize me as Yao Ming?"
Upon hearing this, the three white-haired elders glanced at Yao Ming, exchanged a look, and their faces showed a hint of excitement. They said, "It really seems to be Yao Ming Clan Leader! We three are quite familiar with his aura!"
"Ming Chang, you three, stop spouting nonsense! The current leader of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan is me, Yao Xiaotian! That guy is just an imposter, he is definitely not my elder brother!"
"Clan leader, but this really is Yao Ming Clan Leader! Is there some misunderstanding?" the elder known as Ming Chang hurriedly asked.
"There's no misunderstanding. Back then, I was poisoned and injured by my good brother and the Great Elder, and sealed at the bottom of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs. If I hadn't been fortunate enough to be rescued this time, I would probably have been sealed in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs for all eternity. Now that Yao Xiaotian sees that I've been freed, he naturally wants to kill me to silence me."
Yao Ming smiled faintly.
"What?"
Yao Ming's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears. Instantly, everyone's eyes were focused on Yao Xiaotian.
"Xiaotian Clan Leader, Yao Ming Clan Leader's statement true?!" Immediately, some elders shouted angrily.
"That man is a fake! You believe everything he says?" At this moment, Yao Xiaotian became furious and shouted coldly, "Great Elder, let's join forces and capture that imposter who dares to impersonate my elder brother alive!"
"Where is the Great Elder?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Xiaotian could no longer see the Great Elder, so he called out again.
"The Great Elder has long since perished..."
A powerful member of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan brought the Great Elder's corpse to Yao Xiaotian.
"Hmph! That damned Great Elder is finally dead! Yao Xiaotian, it's your turn!"
Yao Ming took a step forward, his gaze coldly fixed on Yao Xiaotian. Suddenly, he opened his mouth, and a black light flashed out, eventually transforming into a black scepter about half a zhang in size, which appeared in his hand. The scepter was entirely black, with two lifelike black venomous snakes coiled around its top. Between the two snakes was a black bead the size of a fist, emitting a faint cold light.
"Elders, do you recognize this item?"
"This object... could it be... the Nine Nether Scepter?"
"That's right! That's the Nine Nether Scepter!"
"The Nine Nether Scepter! It's actually the Nine Nether Scepter, lost for a hundred years!"
"This is the clan chief's token!"
Gazing at the black scepter, all the elders in the sky changed their expressions, and then their eyes surged with fervor. From the scepter, they felt a pressure from their bloodline. It is said that within the snake bead of the Nine Nether Scepter, there is the purest bloodline of the Nine Nether royal family. If the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan could possess this bloodline now, it would undoubtedly greatly slow down the rate at which their bloodline thins.
"No wonder I couldn't find the Nine Nether Scepter anywhere; it turns out this bastard swallowed it!"
Yao Xiaotian stared at Yao Ming with an extremely gloomy expression, his fists clenched tightly.
"Elders, we cannot rely on just one side of the story. You should all know how the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan has fared under the leadership of Xiaotian Clan Leader over the years. Even if Yao Ming is the former clan chief, he is still just the former. If he is willing to hand over the Nine Nether Scepter, then the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan will have a place for him in the future..."
"Yes, Yao Ming Clan Leader, you should hand over the Nine Nether Scepter to Xiaotian Clan Leader."
At this moment, some elders also spoke up. They were all Yao Xiaotian's confidants, and they naturally knew which side to stand on at this time.
Upon hearing this, Yao Ming let out a cold laugh.
"That is not true. Whoever holds the Nine Nether Scepter is the patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan. This is an ironclad rule of our clan. When we made Yao Xiaotian patriarch, it was agreed that it was only a temporary measure. And you all promised that if Yao Ming Clan Leader were to reappear without incident, the position of patriarch would be returned to him."
The three elders who had been called out by Yao Ming earlier exchanged a glance and spoke at the same time.
"The three elders are right..."
Among these elders, there were clearly many who supported Yao Ming, and so some voices echoed their agreement.
"Damn it! Yao Ming, die!"