"Again!"
As Long’er’s voice fell, he transformed back into his giant dragon form.
The ten elders, having just recovered their senses, were once again infuriated by Long’er’s words, their blood churning.
"Brat, how dare you..."
The Great Elder spat out a mouthful of blood and angrily cursed.
But before he could finish his sentence, he felt a sense of danger approaching.
Not good!
The Great Elder thought to himself, and in his panic, he prepared to transform into his dragon form.
But before he could fully transform, he felt himself tighten all over and lift into the air.
He looked up and saw the half-green, half-yellow belly, while he himself was being clutched at the waist by a dragon claw.
The intense bloodline pressure almost exploded the Great Elder.
The nine dragon claws dug into his body, directly interrupting his transformation.
"Ah..."
The Great Elder's pained cries echoed across the Dragon Battle Stage.
Scalding hot blood rained down from the sky, instantly dyeing the Dragon Battle Stage red.
"Old fool, are you getting too bold? Calling me a 'brat' left and right, quite enjoyable, aren't you? If that's the case, then I, this 'brat', will send you to see the Dragon God today!"
Long’er's furious roar instantly drowned out the Great Elder's wails. The chilling killing intent made the entire Dragon Battle Stage feel like the dead of winter.
No one doubted Long’er's intent to kill.
Ao Xiangtian frowned, his lips moving for a moment, but ultimately saying nothing.
The Great Elder's repeated calls of "brat" had completely ignited his wrath, making him unwilling to consider kinship any longer.
Zi Linling sneered, mockingly saying, "You brought this upon yourself!"
She was naturally protective of those she cared for.
Long’er was her contracted beast. Being constantly called "brat" by the Great Elder, it was only natural for her, as his master, to be enraged.
If it weren't for the need to help Long’er obtain the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, she would have long since taught this arrogant old fool a lesson.
Now that Long’er had killed his intent, she naturally wouldn't stop him; on the contrary, she would help him clean up the mess.
Ye Lingyuan’s eyes were only on Zi Linling; the lives of others were of no concern to him.
Moreover, he knew that Long’er’s killing intent was with the tacit approval of his beloved Lin’er.
Therefore, he only needed to clean up the aftermath at the appropriate time.
The Great Elder, sensing the chilling killing intent, was suddenly filled with fear.
As the Great Elder of the Golden Dragon lineage, he was filled with pride, but what use was pride in the face of death?
Furthermore, he had lived too long. Whether human or dragon, the longer one lived, the more one feared death.
Therefore, the Great Elder was genuinely terrified.
He stammered frantically, "Brat... you can't kill me, I am the Great Elder of the clan, you cannot kill me!"
He swallowed the word "brat" deeply.
He dared not risk the consequence of uttering "brat" again.
Long’er snorted coldly and said, "Someone like you, who spews foul language, is worthy of holding the position of Great Elder? Killing you today will be to remove a scourge from the Golden Dragon lineage. Otherwise, sooner or later, the Golden Dragon lineage, and even the entire Dragon race, will bring disaster upon themselves because of your foul mouth!"
As he spoke, his Azure Dragon bloodline pressure intensified again, as if intending to crush the Great Elder.
"No!"
"Stop!"
The other nine elders quickly intervened.
They were a unified group and could not stand by and watch the Great Elder be killed.
"No? Stop? You can say those words? When my mother pleaded with you to spare me back then, you wouldn't say these words! When my father and mother fled the Dragon race with me and you pursued us, you wouldn't say these words!"
As Long’er spoke, two tears fell from his dragon eyes. He glanced disdainfully at the Great Elder and said sarcastically, "What? Today, when he is on the verge of death, you can finally say these words? His life is a life, but are our lives not? When my mother died with resentment, did you ever think of this day?"
"..."
The other nine elders were speechless, and the Great Elder himself could not utter a word.
Long’er laughed heartily and said, "On the Dragon Battle Stage, it's either surrender or fate of life and death. Don't worry, I will settle my mother's score with each of you!"
After he finished speaking, the killing intent radiating from him intensified, and the Great Elder, held in his dragon claws, became even more terrified.
"We surrender!"
The Great Elder hurriedly uttered the four words.
"We surrender!"
The other nine elders also quickly echoed in unison.
They dared not gamble that Long’er would show them mercy after killing the Great Elder.
Long’er slammed the Great Elder fiercely onto the ground, nearly killing him with the impact.
Long’er transformed back into human form, flicked the blood from his fingers, and said, "Since you surrender, then the Ancestral Dragon Pearl..."
The other nine elders, seeing the Great Elder's tragic state, were instantly terrified. Before Long’er could finish speaking, they said in unison, "The Ancestral Dragon Pearl is in the Dragon Tomb!"
The aura around Long’er suddenly paused, and he coldly asked, "What do you mean? Are you trying to play tricks? The wager clearly stated that if you lose, you hand over the Ancestral Dragon Pearl. Now you tell me it's in the Dragon Tomb. Are you unwilling to hand it over and trying to fob me off?"
The Great Elder, having recovered some breath, said, "We are not trying to fob you off. The Ancestral Dragon Pearl has always been in the Dragon Tomb. Only those it recognizes can take it out. We said we lost, and the Ancestral Dragon Pearl is yours, but the prerequisite is that you can gain its recognition!"
Long’er's aura grew colder, his killing intent intensified, and he said menacingly, "You're toying with me?"
The Great Elder quickly replied, "We are not toying with you. If you don't believe us, ask your father!"
Upon hearing this, Long’er looked at Ao Xiangtian, asking him if the Great Elder's words were true.
Ao Xiangtian nodded and said, "Long’er, the Ancestral Dragon Pearl can indeed only be taken out by someone it recognizes."
Long’er frowned and looked at Zi Linling.
Zi Linling exchanged a glance with Ye Lingyuan, stepped forward, and said, "Since you cannot hand over the Ancestral Dragon Pearl directly, then you who have lost must agree to three more conditions for Long’er."
"What conditions?"
The ten elders asked in unison.
Zi Linling smiled and said, "First, Long’er must be the heir to the position of clan leader of the Golden Dragon lineage, and you must unconditionally support him to become the leader of the entire Dragon race. Do you understand? I said the entire Dragon race."
"Impossible!"
The Great Elder refused resolutely, "He can be the heir to the position of clan leader of the Golden Dragon lineage, but the leader of the entire Dragon race is not something we alone can decide."