Chapter 1257: 669: Gathering of the Strong! Star Abyss Baptism! (2)

Beside him, several young Dragon Clan members with fiercer temperaments glared, their eyes emitting golden light. Dragon Might surged instantly, pressing forward in a direct confrontation."Feng Xiao, mind your tongue!"

"We're here at Starfall Abyss for our Demon Race's major affair, not for inter-clan battles!"

Ao Hai's voice rolled across the Starfall Platform like distant thunder, carrying pure Dragon Clan pressure.

Within the Demon Race, there are countless races related to the Dragon Clan.

Many races possess Dragon bloodlines.

Therefore, many strong figures within the Phoenix Clan disregard the Dragon Clan.

They believe that if the Dragon Clan continues this way, it will only degrade their bloodline.

The Phoenix girl named Feng Xiao indifferently raised her slender eyebrows, her flame-like eyes full of blatant contempt.

"Demon Race's major affair?"

"Ao Hai, put away that bluffing attitude, the Emperor Palace's selection this time only looks at strength and potential!"

"Your Dragon Clan has been beaten down by Jiang Taixuan lately, with even several important Dragon Nest locations uprooted. How can you even show face here?"

Her words were venomous and struck directly at the Dragon Clan's sore points.

Indeed, the Dragon Clan recently suffered significant losses on the Human Clan battlefield, especially the news that Dragon Clan bases were directly destroyed by strong figures, casting a shadow over the entire Dragon Clan.

Ao Hai and the faces of the Dragons around him instantly turned extremely unpleasant, with anger almost materializing into erupting Dragon Flame.

Being humiliated face-to-face like this is a disgrace beyond measure!

"Feng Xiao, how dare you!"

An red-haired Phoenix youth finally spoke, his brows slightly furrowed, seeming to find Feng Xiao's verbal dispute somewhat beneath his status, yet still maintaining a certain aloofness towards the Dragon Clan.

"We're all part of the Demon Race, with great foes ahead, let's not mention trivial arguments any longer."

This statement seemed to mediate, but it was in fact utterly insincere, implicitly conveying the Phoenix's superiority.

"Heh, I actually think the Phoenix Clan might be right."

A muscular figure from the True Hound Clan, as robust as a small mountain, laughed oddly with folded arms, making no secret of his dissatisfaction with the Phoenix, plainly eager to see the conflict escalate.

On the Kunpeng Clan's side, the silver-haired boy kept his eyes lowered, as if detached from everything, yet the space around him slightly distorted, resembling a cold mirror.

Seeing the Dragon Clan's rising rage almost ready to explode, the tension on Starfall Platform grew increasingly intense.

At that moment, a voice emerged from the Dragon Clan's camp.

"The Dragon Clan just lost a few inconsequential outposts, doesn't compare to the Phoenix Clan's Demon Venerable Late Stage Great Power being twice thwarted by Jiang Taixuan, does it?"

As soon as these words were uttered, the atmosphere instantly stagnated.

When it comes to Jiang Taixuan, the matter with the Heaven-Burning Ancestor truly feels like a critical blow.

But usually, the Heaven-Burning Ancestor, known as one of the most powerful under the Phoenix Demon Venerable, holds significant prestige.

Thus, no one in the Demon Race dared speak of such matters lightly, even if a Demon Venerable wanted to address it, they would cautiously weigh their words.

Unexpectedly, it was brought up at such a time.

Upon hearing this, the Phoenix girl immediately grew furious, glaring at the young man with horns seemingly cast in gold and shouted: "Such boldness!"

Jiang Shu chuckled and immediately retorted: "Why, is it only the Phoenix Clan who can speak, but the Dragon Clan cannot refute?"

Among the strongest races, the Dragon Clan is the leading force, unlike the conservative Phoenix Clan, they eagerly expand their territory, so it's quite normal for a few strong points to be captured by the Human Clan, the Phoenix Clan just used this to launch an attack, but who would've thought the Dragon Clan countered with their Ending Skill?

"Ao Hai, keep your people in check!"

The red-haired youth squinted his eyes, behind him, a dozen Great Dao Lock Chains hummed, reddening the sky, flames burned in his pupils, glaring at Jiang Shu as if intending to scorch his soul.

Ao Hai snorted mockingly, acting as if he hadn't heard.

Not only was Gold's—what Jiang Shu said precisely his inner thoughts, but also Dragons naturally protect their kind, furthermore, Gold's background is quite complex, his ancestors can also be traced to a strong figure of the Demon Venerable Late Stage.

Even stronger than the Heaven-Burning Ancestor.

"It's time to kill!"

"Enough."

A calm yet authoritative voice abruptly echoed, despite not deliberately raising its volume, it instantly quelled the Phoenix Clan's roiling anger and halted the Kunpeng Clan's mockery and True Hound Clan's jeering.

The sound emanated from the central area.

At some unknown point, a tall and thin old man had already appeared there.

He wore a plain gray linen robe without any decorations, his hair and beard were entirely white, his face resembling dried tree bark, engraved with the vicissitudes of time.

His eyes were small, deeply clouded as if covered with dust, his body gave no hint of strong demonic power fluctuations.

Yet, when he stood there, everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to him, as if he was the center of this Land of Starfall, even the incredibly firm Glazed Rock beneath his feet seemed to tilt subtly toward him.

His clouded eyes swept across the scene, Dragon Clan, Phoenix, Kunpeng, True Hound...

Under his calm gaze, all the young prodigies sensed an invisible yet immense pressure, like facing a slumbering giant beast.

"I am Huang Ya."

The old man spoke, his voice calm as though stating a fact.

"I'm entrusted by the Emperor Palace, to preside over this Star Abyss Body Tempering."

"You all are the elite of your clans, bearing the heavy burden of future resistance against the humans."

"Jiang Taixuan defies the heavens, his methods ruthlessly terrible, you ought to have a united front."

"Past disputes should be set aside temporarily within this abyss, after the selection, differences will naturally be addressed."

The old man's words were plain and unremarkable, without any grand principles or threats, yet carried an indisputable will, akin to the iron laws of cosmic movement.

A distant, weighty aura, belonging to a top predator from the primordial ages, slowly spread despite being restrained, causing all sharp-witted prodigies to feel their Divine Souls subtly trembling.

Demon Venerable Late Stage!

And possibly infinitely approaching the terrifying existence of Demon Venerable Peak!

Jiang Shu, within the Dragon Clan ranks, felt his heart suddenly tense.

The old man appeared without warning, as if growing out of the earth itself. Although he restrained most of his aura, that soul-level pressure was akin to dropping a towering mountain into Jiang Shu's heart lake.

This old demon's oppressive presence was tenfold more powerful than that of Xuan Ming of the past.

This is undoubtedly a true pinnacle figure in the Demon Domain, they personally overseeing the Body Tempering here?

To ensure nothing goes wrong, or perhaps there's a far more dreadful setup in the depths of Starfall Abyss than imagined?

Jiang Shu's heart sank.

He knew the Demon Race might have ambushes here, but didn't expect to encounter a Demon Venerable Late Stage Peak figure less than an hour after assuming his current form, what are the realms of those ancient monsters hidden deep within?

He absolutely cannot act recklessly, must proceed with extreme caution.

Huang Ya's gaze seemed to linger momentarily, intentionally or otherwise, on Jiang Shu's incarnated form of Gold Horn, as if an invisible force scanned him inside out.

Luckily, Jiang Shu's Dragon Transformation Technique was supported by Dao Origin, with his soul essence heavily disguised, perfectly integrated with the real Dragon Clan captive, so even as this old demon was strong, as long as Jiang Shu deliberately withheld and didn't utilize core strength, it's impossible to pierce the veil from Dao Origin in a short time.

Moreover, the old man merely issued a warning, didn't thoroughly inspect.

Thus he narrowly dodged a bullet.

Yet that momentary gaze still made Jiang Shu feel piercing cold.

These old monsters have terrifying Spiritual Sense.

Under Huang Ya's absolute pressure and concise admonition, the turmoil on Starfall Platform completely subsided.

Even the proud Phoenix withheld all emotions, watching the old man solemnly.

In the face of genuine power, all scheming must be pausing.

No matter how furious the Phoenix Clan was, they could only temporarily suppress their anger, the Phoenix girl clenched her fists tightly, glaring sharply at the calm Jiang Shu, hidden murder intent behind her gaze.

Huang Ya's gaze swept across the scene, his clouded eyes seemingly able to see through every young prodigy's details.

"You're all seeds, but spots are limited, only thirty seats at Star Abyss Core, Spirit Summoning Land."