32: Just a few flies

Inside the banquet hall, there was a deathly silence.

Lin Tian's declaration, filled with supreme dominance and grand vision—"With me, I can lead the Dragon Family to the stars and become the foremost power in this Universe!"—was like thunderbolts containing the Laws of heaven and earth, striking deep into the Soul of everyone present, causing their minds to fall into a state of near-stagnant blankness.

How arrogant this was!

And how... confident!

He did not try to justify his past achievements, nor did he dwell on the so-called "Family rules."

He simply overturned the table.

With a brilliant "future" that no one could refuse or even imagine, he used a dimensionality reduction attack to counter all of Long Qingtian's doubts based on "past" and "present."

You talk to me about achievements?

My achievement will be to lead the entire Family to conquer the sea of stars!

You talk to me about rules?

My appearance is to break the old rules and establish a new order, an order belonging to the entire Universe!

Before such a grand vision, one that could make even gods tremble, Long Qingtian's so-called "illustrious military exploits" instantly seemed so... insignificant, so... not worth mentioning.

Long Qingtian stared blankly at the Young Lord, who was nearly ten years younger than him and far less burly. For the first time, a hint of confusion and wavering appeared in his sharp, eagle-like eyes.

His Martial Dao heart, as firm as divine iron, at this moment, actually developed a subtle, imperceptible crack.

He lost.

Not in strength, but in... vision.

Just as the entire hall fell into a stalemate and the atmosphere became extremely awkward, an old voice, full of endless majesty, like a divine oracle descending from the Nine Heavens, slowly sounded through the amplification System spread throughout the hall, settling the matter once and for all.

"Qingtian."

It was the Third Ancestor!

It was the true pillar of the Dragon Family, who was currently in secluded cultivation!

Just two words, yet they contained an unquestionable will, causing Long Qingtian, who was already shaken, to tremble violently!

"Lin Tian was personally appointed by me."

"His words are my words."

"This matter needs no further discussion!"

The highest authority personally intervened, providing the strongest endorsement for the protagonist's dominant declaration!

These words completely shattered the last trace of unwillingness in Long Qingtian's heart.

He knew he had lost... completely.

Slowly, he deeply bowed his proud head towards the main stage, his voice hoarse, yet filled with the magnanimity of a strong individual.

"Qingtian... I obey."

After speaking, he no longer looked at anyone, silently turned around, retreated to his seat, sat down again, picked up his wine glass, and drained it in one gulp, as if to swallow all his unwillingness and desolation.

As Long Qingtian, the strongest challenger, chose to back down, the other heirs, who had harbored ulterior motives, dared not raise the slightest objection.

The number three heir, Long Ao, was the first to react. He held his wine glass, walked quickly to Lin Tian, his face filled with humble and sincere smiles, and raised his glass high: "Long Ao is completely convinced! From now on, I am willing to follow the Alpha Heir's lead!"

"We all pledge our support to the Alpha Heir!"

Seeing this, the other heirs immediately stepped forward, toasting one after another, expressing their congratulations and support.

A succession crisis that could have sparked civil unrest within the Family was easily quelled by Lin Tian's domineering declaration and the Third Ancestor's thunderous judgment.

The protagonist's status, at this moment, was finally and unshakeably established, both procedurally and factually.

However, just as the banquet atmosphere was about to return to harmony and everyone was preparing to resume the grand celebration—

"Hahahahaha—!"

A piercing laugh, full of arrogance, swagger, and undisguised hostility, suddenly echoed throughout the entire banquet hall from outside the venue, like rolling thunder, through some high-power amplification equipment!

Immediately after, a voice full of mockery and provocation followed.

"The Dragon Family's banquet is truly grand! It's just a pity, without our 'Holy Mountain' organization, wouldn't this banquet be... a bit too boring?"

"We heard that your Dragon Family's 'Number Zero' Genius, hidden for fifteen years, is making his debut today. We specifically traveled thousands of miles from North America to give him... a grand gift!"

The "Holy Mountain" organization!

These four words, like a bucket of ice water, instantly extinguished all the festive atmosphere in the hall!

The smiles on the faces of everyone in the Dragon Family instantly froze, replaced by towering rage and icy killing intent!

Boom!!!

The heavy door of the banquet hall, crafted from A-grade memory alloy and capable of withstanding a full-force blow from a Martial Emperor Rank expert, was violently pushed open from the outside by a powerful force!

Under countless gazes filled with anger and hostility, Kyle Austin, the Young Lord of the "Holy Mountain" organization, dressed in a flashy golden tuxedo, one hand holding a stemmed glass and the other in his pocket, swaggered into the banquet with his characteristic smile of arrogance and disdain!

Behind him followed Long Xiaoqian, whose resentment was clear on her face, and a group of powerful, cold-eyed "Holy Mountain" experts.

"It's the 'Holy Mountain' from North America! How... how dare they be so arrogant as to directly barge into the Dragon Family's banquet?!"

"The one leading them is Kyle Austin! I heard he was born with an S-Rank [Holy Light] Ability, incredibly domineering, and is the biggest favorite to win this Martial Arts Tournament!"

"They and the Dragon Family are sworn enemies! For a century, in the global struggle for resources and interests, the two sides have been locked in an endless conflict! Their uninvited arrival today definitely means trouble!"

The guests in the hall instantly erupted in an uproar, retreating one after another, fearing to be drawn into this generational feud between top powers.

"Presumptuous!"

"What audacity! How dare you trespass into my Dragon Family's banquet!"

The elders and younger generation of heirs of the Dragon Family were already furious. They all rose abruptly, their powerful Qi bursting forth, and the atmosphere of the entire banquet hall instantly became tense, with a great battle on the verge of breaking out!

However, at this moment, when everyone was facing a formidable enemy and the atmosphere was extremely tense—

Only Lin Tian remained calmly seated at the head of the table.

He even had the leisure to pick up a crystal-clear purple jade grape, slowly peel it, and put it into his mouth, as if the conflict before him, capable of triggering a world war, had nothing to do with him.

He looked at Kyle, who was like a clown enjoying everyone's attention, and calmly said to his grandfather, Long Zhanye, who was already fuming with rage, his hair standing on end:

"Grandfather, calm your anger."

"Aren't they just a few buzzing flies disturbing the peace?"

He paused, a cold, contemptuous curve forming on his lips.

"Let them in."

"I want to see what their so-called 'grand gift' is."

At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind.

"Strange, the 'Holy Mountain' people have actively delivered themselves, so why hasn't the System issued a sign-in mission yet? It seems the trigger condition is related to the upcoming conflict..."

This calm and indifferent demeanor, treating powerful enemies as nothing, this composure and disdain that viewed a generational feud as "swatting flies," instantly transformed everyone's anger into deep shock!

This was the supreme bearing that their Dragon Family's "Alpha Heir" should possess!