900: Chapter 901 Poaching a Partner in Public

He forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart, and the ferocity on his face slowly receded, replaced by a hypocritical, skin-deep smile. "Hehe, Brother Yun Ting, you're overstating things. I, Ming Hao, came here today specifically to admire the elegance of a Great Master after hearing that a remarkable Grandmaster of Alchemy has emerged from our Yao Race! Why? Is the Heavenly Fox Clan hosting the Ten Thousand Fox Banquet and not even allowing guests to watch the ceremony?"

Yao Delong understood clearly—as expected! The news of his refining a ninth-grade Divine Pill had long since grown wings and flown out of Qingqiu! On the surface, Ming Hao was here to cause trouble, but in reality, he was also coming for him, the 'Great Master Yao De'! He feared that before long, his name and the title of 'Ninth-Grade Pill Saint' would shake the entire Eastern Territory and even reach the Demon Realm! It seemed his peaceful days were over.

“Hmph!” Mo Jue snorted coldly, his expression still icy, but his tone softened slightly. “Since you are here to watch the ceremony, you should behave like a guest! Young Friend Long is a distinguished guest of my Heavenly Fox Clan and, moreover, holds our Qingqiu's supreme token, the [fox emperor token], giving him a status equal to a Grand Elder! Is he someone you can disturb at will?!”

He deliberately displayed the [fox emperor token] again, emphasizing the bound relationship between Yao Delong and Qingqiu.

“The fox emperor token? Hahaha!” Ming Hao laughed exaggeratedly as if he had heard the world's biggest joke, his laughter filled with disdain. “Mo Jue! Do you think a broken token can bind such a Grandmaster of Alchemy to your Heavenly Fox Clan? How naive! What kind of figure is the Great Master? Is he someone you can restrain with a mere token?”

He suddenly turned his head, his cold vertical pupils locking directly onto Yao Delong, his smile becoming extremely seductive. “Great Master Yao De! I am Ming Hao, the Grand Elder of the Chaos Mang Clan! It is the honor of three lifetimes to witness the Great Master's elegance today! Our clan's Yao Emperor has long admired the Great Master and specifically ordered me to bring a message! As long as the Great Master is willing to move to my Chaos Mang Clan, our Yao Emperor promises that the Great Master's status in the clan will be equal to his own! The clan's treasury and its endless treasures will be at the Great Master's disposal! Even...”

He paused intentionally, his voice suddenly rising, full of temptation. “Our clan's Legacy Holy Land—the [Chaos Dragon Transformation Pool]—can also be opened to the Great Master! This is a supreme treasure land that has helped successive Yao Emperors of our clan break through their realms. It contains the Power of Chaos Origin, which can cleanse the marrow, strengthen the bones, and reshape the true spirit! With the help of the Dragon Transformation Pool, the Great Master's Breakthrough to the Yao Emperor realm will be just around the corner! What does the Great Master think?!”

“The Chaos Dragon Transformation Pool?!”

“Heavens! The Chaos Mang Clan is actually willing to open even that?!”

“That is the very foundation of their existence! Legend says it can communicate with the Chaos Origin!”

Ming Hao's words were like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake! The entire venue was instantly in an uproar! Countless gazes were filled with shock and disbelief! The reputation of the Chaos Dragon Transformation Pool was too great! It was a Holy Land enough to make any expert of the Yao Race go mad!

The Chaos Mang Clan was actually using this to recruit 'Long De'? The scale of this move was simply unheard of! Many experts from the central royal clans breathed rapidly, looking at Yao Delong with complex expressions.

Patriarch Cang Lü of the Qilin Clan's expression changed slightly, and he gave a low snort. “Hmph, the Chaos Mang Clan is certainly willing to pay a heavy price!” Even the promises he had made earlier to recruit him paled in comparison to the Chaos Dragon Transformation Pool.

Mo Jue was so angry his beard trembled and his old face turned flushed red! The Chaos Mang Clan was not just poaching; they were blatantly slapping the face of his Qingqiu! In front of him, the old Holy Lord of Qingqiu, they were using such a heavy treasure to tempt the savior of his Heavenly Fox Clan!

“Ming Hao! You shameless scoundrel!” Mo Jue roared, but seeing Ming Hao's smug face and then the countless gazes focused on Yao Delong waiting for his reaction, a huge sense of crisis and determination surged in his heart! He absolutely could not lose 'Long De'!

He took a deep breath as if he had made a certain decision, stepped forward, and his voice rang out through the venue with unprecedented solemnity and a trace of undetectable trembling. “Young Friend Long! Do not listen to his nonsense! My Qingqiu also has a foundation no weaker than that Dragon Transformation Pool! Deep within the Qingqiu Sacred Land, there is the [Heavenly Fox Spirit Spring], which also contains supreme vitality and the Power of Creation, and can also help you break through your Bottleneck and ascend to the Emperor Realm!”

But this didn't seem to be enough! Mo Jue's gaze swept across the venue, and finally, with a determination to burn his bridges, it landed on his daughter, Xue Shushu, who was standing not far behind Yao Delong!

He suddenly spoke, his voice like a great bell, shocking the entire venue into instant silence:

“Today! With all the Fellow Daoists of the royal clans as witnesses! I, Mo Jue, in my capacity as the Holy Lord of the Qingqiu lineage, the father of Demon Emperor Xue Wuya, and the father of Xue Shushu, announce! I shall betroth the pearl of my Qingqiu, my daughter Xue Shushu, to Young Friend Long De as his Dao Companion! This shall be the eternal friendship between my Qingqiu and Young Friend Long De! Let heaven and earth bear witness!”

BOOM—!!!

It was as if billions of thunderclaps had exploded simultaneously in the Ten Thousand Fox Banquet venue!

Silence!

Absolute silence!

Even Ming Hao of the Chaos Mang Clan in the sky widened his eyes, the smugness on his face frozen!

Below, whether it was the experts of the Heavenly Fox Clan or the representatives of the various central royal clans, including Patriarch Cang Lü of the Qilin, the Elder of the Bai Ze, and the old man of the Di Ting, everyone's faces bore the same shock! It was as if they had heard the most absurd and preposterous Arabian Nights tale!

Xue Shushu?!

The pearl of Qingqiu! Mo Jue's precious daughter!

She had reached the mid-stage Yao Emperor realm at only three thousand years old! Her talent was peerless, her elegance unmatched! She had the potential to charge toward the Yao Emperor realm in the future! She was hailed as one of the most brilliant pearls of the Yao Race!

She... was being betrothed to an... outsider? An... alchemist whose strength was only at the Yao King Realm?! Even if he was a ninth-grade Grandmaster of Alchemy, this was too... too incredible!

Xue Shushu herself was as if struck by an invisible bolt of lightning! She suddenly looked up, and on that cold and stunning face that could eclipse the sun and moon, all color instantly drained away, leaving only extreme shock and disbelief!

Those deep eyes, which had always been scrutinizing Yao Delong with inquiry and doubt, were now trembling violently, as if asking: Father?! Have you gone mad?! She could even feel the palm of her hand gripping her sword hilt instantly become cold and damp! This sudden 'engagement' was like a heavy hammer, ruthlessly smashing all her composure and calculations!

Countless gazes quickly shifted from shock and disbelief to incomparable envy and jealousy, and finally focused complexly on Yao Delong! At this moment, only one thought remained in everyone's mind: This is the status and charm of a Peak Grandmaster of Alchemy! So what if he's a Yao King? As long as he nods his head, he can ascend to the heavens in a single step, not only obtaining the supreme resources of Qingqiu but also possessing a peerless Dao Companion who might be a Yao Emperor in the future!

Yao Delong was also deeply shaken! Even though he had lived two lives and experienced many dangers, he had not expected things to develop to this point! To keep him, Mo Jue did not hesitate to use his own daughter as a bargaining chip? This 'deep affection' came far too heavily and suddenly!

He instantly felt the searing heat of countless gazes, especially that cold, complex, and high-impact gaze from behind him. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his churning emotions, and his face returned to its usual calm. He stepped forward slightly, facing Mo Jue and Ming Hao in the sky, as well as the countless gazes in the venue, and his voice rang out clearly and steadily:

“I am deeply grateful for the affection of the Seniors, Long De is truly thankful!”