171: Chapter 171 has already lost too much.

Everyone's eyes fell upon Yuan Chen.

Young Master Ao Xing narrowed his eyes, looking at Yuan Chen with a slight curl of his lips.

A mere Azure Dragon dared to challenge him?

He turned his head away, not sparing another glance, his contempt plain for all to see.

Yuan Chen sneered. He was still clinging to that ridiculous arrogance even now.

“Oh, it seems you still look down on me as an inferior species.”

Yuan Chen scoffed, and then his expression shifted.

His body transformed.

A massive golden dragon appeared before everyone.

The dragon's mouth parted slightly.

“You should know that in my eyes, you are nothing. You're just a despicable villain.”

“A Five-Clawed Golden Dragon!”

Everyone present instantly held their breath, staring dumbfounded at Yuan Chen in the center.

After a long silence, Clan Leader Ao Yi cried out in disbelief.

Although there was not much difference from a regular golden dragon, the sudden, extra claw on its belly was exceptionally striking.

Young Master Ao Xing's pupils contracted slightly, his previous calm and casual demeanor instantly vanishing.

What made his breathing quicken even more was that the other party's aura actually made him feel a trace of fear.

Grand Elder Ao Yin's brows furrowed deeply.

Something seemed a bit off.

He looked at Clan Leader Ao Yi in confusion.

Didn't you say he was just an Azure Dragon?

Before he could ask, Clan Leader Ao Yi spoke up directly.

In a deep voice, he asked, “Yuan Chen, how can you be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon?”

His face was filled with bitterness.

He had already felt that Yuan Chen was somewhat elusive in various aspects.

But he truly hadn't expected the other party to actually be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

Now, things were getting tricky.

“There's no need for the Clan Chief to worry about this.”

“Since I am also a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, I should at least be qualified to challenge Young Master Ao Xing, right? Let me see if the Prodigy you all dote on so much is worthy of the name.”

Although he was speaking to Clan Leader Ao Yi, his gaze was fixed coldly on Young Master Ao Xing.

“What kind of fortuitous encounter did Yuan Chen obtain to evolve into a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon?”

“Doesn't this mean our Golden Dragon Clan has two Top-tier Divine Beasts?”

“Don't celebrate too early. Looking at this situation, it's clear this won't end peacefully.”

“Do you think the Golden Dragon Clan regrets looking down on Yuan Chen before?”

After recovering from their shock, the surrounding members of the Dragon Clan couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

They found it especially amusing to see the constantly changing expressions of the Golden Dragon Clan.

No matter how Yuan Chen changed, he was still part of the Dragon Clan, so they didn't have much of a conflict with him.

In fact, seeing the clan fall out with Yuan Chen only made them feel more schadenfreude.

Great Elder Ao Yin's expression was gloomy, having caught some of the clan members' whispers.

He truly had not expected this!

“Enough. Yuan Chen, since you are also a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, we will act as if the previous matters never happened. The Dragon Clan will nurture you with all our strength from now on, and Yuan Yun's resources will be restored to their previous level.”

The few people standing opposite Yuan Chen didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Young Master Ao Xing stared at Yuan Chen in mid-air, keeping his mouth shut.

It didn't have much to do with Yuan Chen's powerful aura.

Mainly, he considered himself a strategist; if he could avoid fighting, he would try not to use brute force, as it didn't fit his image.

After a long silence, Great Elder Ao Yin finally spoke in a slow voice.

Yuan Chen curled his lip.

Even now, they still thought he was deliberately causing trouble here because of the unfair resource distribution.

“I said, Young Master Ao Xing, come up and fight. The resources we used before have already been returned to Clan Leader Ao Yi. Once justice is served for my daughter, I will leave immediately.”

Yuan Chen's expression remained unchanged as he continued to stare intently at Young Master Ao Xing.

“Then Young Master Ao Xing, just go up. A grown man like you bullying a little child—now that her father has come to the door, go up and fight like a man! Don't let others think our Dragon Clan only knows how to bully the weak.”

Elder Hei Yan was determined to stand by Yuan Chen to the very end.

Ignoring Grand Elder Ao Yin's warning glance, he looked at Young Master Ao Xing with disdain.

Hearing these words, the surrounding crowd also looked at Young Master Ao Xing one after another.

They didn't know the full story.

But if it was truly as Yuan Chen and the others said, and Young Master Ao Xing had actually bullied a little child, that would be incredibly degrading.

What was even more embarrassing was that now that they had come to challenge him, he didn't even dare to accept.

Feeling the burning gazes of his fellow clan members, Young Master Ao Xing couldn't bear it any longer.

He walked up to Clan Leader Ao Yi.

“Clan Chief, since he repeatedly demands it, let me go out and test his strength.”

He held his head high, acting neither subservient nor overbearing.

Whether he could win or not was one thing, but he had to at least put on a good show.

However, the doubts in his heart had never dissipated.

According to the news he received, Yuan Chen was only a Nascent Soul demon cultivator. Why did the other party's dragon shadow feel so full of pressure?

Could it be that, despite both being Five-Clawed Golden Dragons, the other party's Bloodline was purer than his?

But since the other party dared to provoke him, his strength certainly wouldn't be too weak.

He had probed for a long time just now, and the other party was indeed undoubtedly in the Nascent Soul stage; he couldn't detect any other level of strength.

It was precisely because of this doubt that he hadn't rushed to step forward.

He was a strategist, after all!

Until now, when he had no choice but to step out.

Standing beside Clan Leader Ao Yi, he looked calm and unperturbed, like a well of still water.

Who wouldn't praise him as an elegant Young Master, peerless in both talent and appearance?

He squinted sideways at Yuan Chen.

His nose tilted upward slightly.

“Though you look decent, you are still a notch below me.”

“In this aspect alone, I have already won.”

“Young Master Ao Xing, do not fool around,”

Clan Leader Ao Yi scolded with a frown.

Yuan Chen was far too bizarre.

He didn't dare to let Young Master Ao Xing take the field.

If he were to suffer an unexpected defeat, it would be even more embarrassing!

It would damage the reputation of the Golden Dragon Clan.

“Why stop him? Since he is so stubborn, let's teach him a good lesson.”

Great Elder Ao Yin's eyes flickered.

He was also somewhat angered by the provocations of Yuan Chen and Elder Hei Yan.

He was highly confident in his own strength.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was currently the number one expert in the Cultivation World.

In his eyes, Yuan Chen's strength was indisputably at the Nascent Soul Realm.

As for why the other party was so arrogant...

Perhaps he had lost his head under the protection of Elder Hei Yan and Zi Xia.

Or perhaps he was anxious for his daughter and simply wanted to teach Young Master Ao Xing a lesson, not even knowing Young Master Ao Xing's true strength?

Coupled with also being a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, had he become overconfident and inflated?

But overall...

With him watching, nothing bad would happen to Young Master Ao Xing.

Since Yuan Chen didn't know what was good for him, he should go up and let him face reality.

If it weren't for his status, he would have wanted to step forward and teach him a lesson himself.

No matter how strong one's talent was, they still needed a powerful force behind them as support.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have the chance to grow.

He believed that under his guidance, Yuan Chen would eventually turn over a new leaf and return to the embrace of the Dragon Clan.

At that time, he would wave his hand magnanimously and grant them more resources. Wouldn't the father and daughter be immensely grateful to him?

The good thing was that Yuan Chen was also a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, belonging to the evolutionary path of their Golden Dragon Clan.

Whether Young Master Ao Xing rose or Yuan Chen rose, it was all the same.

“Yes.”

Young Master Ao Xing respectfully bowed to the Old Ancestor.

Seeing the Old Ancestor's confident look, it seemed he had already seen through the other party's depth and was highly confident in him!

It turned out Yuan Chen was indeed just all show and no substance.

With the Old Ancestor's backing, his confidence surged.

He rose and flew toward Yuan Chen.

His dragon body manifested—likewise a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, similarly glittering with golden light, and equally noble and dazzling.

He fully released his strength of the early stage of Undergoing Tribulation.

A swift battle to make you feel the pressure I bring!

Hmph!