127: The Dragon Ancestor knelt down: From now on, we'll be the gatekeeper snakes.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

It was like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Over a hundred once-unrivaled Primordial Dragons were now like giant dead snakes, crashing heavily into the valley outside the Kaoshan Sect, kicking up clouds of dust that filled the sky.

The sounds of wailing and groaning merged into one.

The Dragon Clan legion that once made the entire Central Province tremble was now... completely wiped out.

And they were wiped out by a single roar.

This scene was too absurd.

So absurd that all the Central Province experts watching the battle through Water Mirror Spells felt like their brains were malfunctioning.

"I... did I... just have a hallucination?"

"That Mutt... is a Qilin? Or... a Demon Emperor!"

"One roar shattered a hundred dragons... this is a damn fairy tale, isn't it!"

And on that messy battlefield,

The only one who could barely maintain a flying posture was... the Dragon Clan Ancestor.

His ten-thousand-zhang-long Ancient Golden Dragon body was currently trembling violently, his lava-like dragon eyes staring fixedly at the thousand-zhang-tall Qilin Divine Beast below, which was bathed in golden divine light; his eyes were filled with unprecedented... fear,

And shock!

Demon Emperor.

It really was a Demon Emperor!

It was that supreme Aura originating from the deepest part of the Bloodline, reigning over all demons.

He never dreamed

That his worthless grandson would actually be so reckless as to provoke a living Demon Emperor,

And even want to take him as a mount?!

"It's over..."

"My Dragon Clan... is finished..."

The Dragon Clan Ancestor felt his vision go dark, almost falling straight out of the sky.

What did it mean to offend a Demon Emperor?

It meant that from this day forward, the entire Dragon Clan would be... completely erased from the genealogy of the Ancient Myriad Races!

"Em... Emperor..."

The Dragon Clan Ancestor could no longer hold on.

His massive dragon body made a "thud" sound as he prepared to kneel.

However,

Before he could even kneel down,

"Buzz—"

A flash of golden light passed by.

That thousand-zhang-tall Qilin Divine Beast had appeared before him like a ghost.

A massive claw covered in golden scales and burning with auspicious fire lightly pressed down on his head.

The movement was very light,

Yet it seemed to contain supreme power capable of suppressing the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The Dragon Clan Ancestor's entire body stiffened, instantly unable to move.

"Run, then."

"Aren't you quite the fighter?"

Da Huang's childish yet supreme and majestic voice rang in his ears.

"This Emperor will stand right here today and let you hit me."

"Come on."

Dragon Clan Ancestor: "..."

He was about to cry.

Fight?

Fight my foot!

Even if he were given a hundred times more courage, he wouldn't dare to strike a Demon Emperor.

Wouldn't that be like an old man hanging himself—seeking death?

"Emperor, have mercy! Emperor, have mercy!"

The Dragon Clan Ancestor begged for mercy frantically, his proud dragon head shaking like a rattle.

"It was this lowly one who failed to recognize your greatness! It was my lack of discipline that allowed my worthless grandson to offend your imperial majesty!"

"I beg the Emperor to spare our dog lives for the sake of the Dragon Clan's difficult Legacy!"

"We are willing to pay any price!"

Just then,

A lazy voice came from below.

"Any price?"

Everyone followed the sound.

They saw the Youth in White Robes, Li Daoxuan, who had barely lifted a finger, walking over slowly while using a dragon bone (Arrogant Dragon's) he'd snapped off from somewhere as a toothpick.

He looked up at the trembling Dragon Clan Ancestor pinned under Da Huang's claw, then at the hundred or so "ingredients" still groaning in the valley.

He rubbed his chin and revealed a "kind" smile.

"A multiple-choice question."

"Very simple."

He held up two fingers.

"One: your entire Dragon Clan becomes ingredients and will be the permanent suppliers for the Kaoshan Sect cafeteria from now on."

"Two..."

He paused and pointed at his own dilapidated Sect gate.

"Our Sect has been short of gatekeepers lately."

"I see you all look quite unique; you don't have to be dogs, just be... gate-keeping snakes."

"Ingredients, or gate-keeping snakes."

Li Daoxuan looked at him with a beaming smile.

"Pick one yourself."

"Once you've chosen, today's matter will be considered settled."

Silence.

A deathly silence.

The Dragon Clan Ancestor was stunned.

He looked at the sincere smile on Li Daoxuan's Face and felt his dragon dignity suffer an unprecedented insult once again.

To think he was the grand ancestor of the Primordial Dragon Clan, a Peak Quasi-Emperor expert!

Now he had to Face... either being eaten,

Or the ultimate choice of being a gate-keeping snake?

Was... was there even a choice?!

Without the slightest hesitation,

"I choose two! I choose two!"

The Dragon Clan Ancestor blurted out, fearing he might be half a beat too slow.

"I am willing to guard the gate! My whole clan is willing to guard the gate!"

What a joke!

Compared to being eaten, what was being a gate-keeping snake?

That was practically a supreme honor, okay?

To be able to guard the gate for a living Demon Emperor plus a ruthless person suspected of being a Human Race Emperor,

If this got out, their Dragon Clan wouldn't lose Face; instead, they'd have a lot of Face.

In the future, they could walk with their heads held high in the Central Province!

"Very good."

Li Daoxuan nodded with satisfaction.

"You have a future."

The Dragon Clan Ancestor felt as if he had been granted a great pardon.

He didn't dare to be slow; his ten-thousand-zhang-long massive dragon body flashed with light, instantly shrinking into a palm-sized, golden... mini little snake.

With a "whoosh," he flew in front of Li Daoxuan and used that tiny head to kowtow frantically in the Void Realm; his posture was as fawning as could be.

"This little dragon greets the Master! Greets the Emperor!"

"From this day on, my entire Dragon Clan is willing to serve the Master faithfully, even unto death!"

"To be able to guard the gate for the Master and the Emperor is a blessing my Dragon Clan has cultivated for eight lifetimes!"

Li Daoxuan: "..."

Xiao Chen and the others: "..."

Isn't this Face-changing speed a bit too fast?

Where was that Aura of preferring death over surrender just now?

What happened to the promised Dragon Clan dignity?

...And at this time,

The entire Central Province cultivation world, watching this "farce" through various Water Mirror Spells,

Was completely... numb.

They stared blankly at the water mirror, where the mini golden snake transformed from a Peak Quasi-Emperor expert was fawningly rubbing against the white-robed youth's pant leg.

Then they looked at the hundred or so once-unrivaled Primordial Dragons in the valley, who were now enduring the pain of broken bones and lining up to receive "gate-keeping snake" job training.

Their minds were left with nothing but a complete blank.

"I... I must be dreaming today, I haven't woken up yet..."

"The... the Dragon Clan... surrendered?"

"More than just surrendering, they've freaking sold themselves into slavery!"

The Great Xia Dynasty's greatest ally, the royal family of the Ancient Myriad Races... just like that... became the Kaoshan Sect's... pets."

"This world... is too crazy..."

"Who would dare to cause trouble at the Kaoshan Sect in the future? Before even entering the door, you'd be surrounded by a hundred giant dragons..."

"Mom, I want to go home..."