Chapter 5962 Seizing Recruits
No one could react to the double-pupil elder’s sudden attack. As a result, the scarlet dragon ancestor coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Long Chen’s eyes narrowed. Shock and fury surged within him.
What infuriated him was the sheer arrogance—this old fogey dared to attack someone within the Dragon Domain without a word. It was a slap to everyone's face, including Long Chen’s.
The method of attack shocked Long Chen as well. It was a pupil art. Long Chen had seen the elder’s pupils quiver ever so slightly, and the slightest trace of mental energy passed through the air, causing the scarlet dragon ancestor to spit out blood.
“Courting death!”
The scarlet dragon ancestor roared, but before he could charge forward, the other three dragon ancestors grabbed him and held him back. Although all of them were incensed, their opponent wasn’t someone they could provoke.
Bai Shu remained composed, but his eyes burned with anger. The other side was going too far.
“Tong Feng, we invited you here seeking aid. If you had no intention of helping, fine. But coming here just to bully us, what exactly are you trying to do?” Bai Shu demanded coldly.
This double-pupil elder was from a particularly special race—the mutant dragon race.
This wasn’t a single, unified race, but rather a collection of mutated lineages born from the dragon bloodline. These mutations appeared unpredictably and just as easily vanished after a few generations. However, all of them possessed unique talents.
Tong Feng belonged to one of the particularly special mutated dragons. His bloodline had endured for hundreds of generations, and their unique pupil abilities had remained potent throughout.
Tong Feng didn’t answer Bai Shu. Instead, his gaze shifted to Long Chen, and a sneer curled his lips.
He mocked, “Ah, Bai Shu, this Dragon Domain has fallen because of you. To work together with a weak human, you’ve lost the face of the dragon race.”
With a cold smile, Long Chen countered, “It seems you’ve turned blind at an early age. With what eye did you see that I am weak?”
No matter what the other side’s goal was, it was clear they didn’t have good intentions. Furthermore, their conduct had triggered Long Chen’s fury.
The dragon race had once stood at the pinnacle of all races, but now, they were squabbling amongst themselves instead of rising together. If the Primal Chaos Dragon Sovereign were watching, it would likely want to wipe them all out.
“Brat, you are asking for it!” shouted Tong Feng.
Tong Feng’s pupils folded inward like closing mirrors. In that instant, Long Chen felt as if an invisible hand had gripped his soul. Just the slightest squeeze, and it would shatter.
With a wave of his hand, Bai Shu interrupted Tong Feng’s pupil art.
Long Chen staggered back, blood bursting from his eyes, nose, and ears. As his vision swam with black spots, an earth-shaking killing intent erupted from him.
Tong Feng had tried to kill him. If Bai Shu hadn’t intervened, he would already be dead.
Long Chen couldn’t believe it. He didn’t even know this man. How could a Sovereign Lord try to kill a mere Heaven Saint without cause?
The temperature in the palace plummeted from Long Chen’s killing intent. His killing intent was like a sea unleashing furious waves.
The Earth Cauldron warned, “Long Chen, you have to endure it. If you fight this person, you will disturb it, putting it in danger.”
“It,” of course, referred to the Primal Chaos Dragon Sovereign. Perhaps it even wanted Long Chen to eliminate this kind of trash. But the consequences of such a battle would be unthinkable for it.
Long Chen clenched his teeth, his fury bordering on eruption. But for the sake of the Primal Chaos Dragon Sovereign, he endured.
Still, his killing intent didn’t recede. It froze the air like winter, and everyone present was shaken. None had ever felt such suffocating killing intent from a Heaven Saint.
“Tong Feng, don’t go too far. If you force my hand, I’ll use the power of the Dragon Fortune Divine Pool. We can die together!” Bai Shu roared, his composure finally cracking.
Tong Feng was stepping out of line. Attacking the scarlet dragon ancestor was bad enough, but to try and kill a junior Heaven Saint? That was beneath the dignity of the dragon race.
However, Tong Feng only sneered, not caring about this threat. Knowing what the dragon fortune divine pool signified for the Dragon Domain, he knew that Bai Shu was just bluffing.
Tong Feng said, “Bai Shu, I won’t waste time. Among all the Dragon Domains, yours is the weakest. You’ve basically been discarded. Our Dragon Domain is powerful and has plenty of resources. If you’re smart and know when to take a step back, we don’t mind taking you with us.”
The dragon ancestors’ faces darkened. They now understood. Tong Feng hadn’t come to help—he had come to seize their best disciples. This was an extremely humiliating thing for them, but the temptation was real. Their Dragon Domain indeed lacked the resources to raise those disciples properly.
Tong Feng clearly told them that once the best disciples became his, they would have to follow his rules. But thinking about how their disciples could receive the proper upbringing and have a future, so what? In any case, they were all members of the dragon race.
The dragon ancestors looked at each other, feeling that this proposal was not completely unacceptable.
Seeing their hesitation, Tong Feng sneered. “You’re nothing more than a bunch of beggars. If you want to join us, there are a few conditions. First, we take all your remaining resources. Remember, it’s everything, including that peculiar tree.”
Hearing that, everyone’s expressions changed. The peculiar tree he mentioned was Long Chen’s Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree, right? Tong Feng wanted to take even that?
Before they could even argue, Tong Feng continued, “Second, we only want the elites, not the trash. Only Sovereign sprout disciples and Dragon Emperors will be accepted.”
“And the others?!” demanded one elder.
“Garbage is just a waste of resources. They aren’t qualified to live in this world. They can live or die on their own,” said Tong Feng indifferently.
The dragon ancestors trembled with fury. If Tong Feng was going to treat these elders like dogs, then that was one thing. But to abandon that many children? That was unacceptable!
“You can leave!” said Bai Shu coldly.
They had clearly come just to humiliate them, lacking any sincerity.
“Old fool, don’t fail to recognize kindness when you see it!” sneered a young disciple behind Tong Feng, stepping forward arrogantly and pointing a finger at Bai Shu.
That was the last straw.
“Fuck off!”
Long Chen, who was barely containing his wrath, immediately shot forward and slapped this disciple in the face.