362: Chapter 362 You must attack the follower with the taunt ability.

As the red-haired youth was sent flying back and caught by his companions, no one dared to look down on that Dragon Clan youth anymore.

Although they hadn't looked down on him from the beginning and had always treated him as a first-tier contender, seeing him actually take action raised his danger level even higher.

A Nascent Soul Perfection Realm and a Dragon Clan Physical Body—neither of those was ordinary when revealed.

Seeing that no one on the Human Race's side dared to talk back to him anymore, the youth suddenly became arrogant again. However, recalling the voice transmitted into his Sea of Consciousness just now, he had no intention of continuing to fight, though his words remained sharp.

"After all that, not a single one is capable; just a stubborn clown coming forward."

"Among you, the only one I can acknowledge is you, Immortal Master Lingming."

Ao Ye's lips curled upward as he pointed his finger at Bai Ling.

The red-haired youth who had just been knocked away patted the dust off himself and wanted to continue cursing, but he was held back by a companion who covered his mouth.

"Brother, don't be stubborn. There's such a huge gap between your Realms; if a real fight breaks out, it might affect the current situation and easily lead to a chaotic battle between the humans and the Yao."

"They are united on their side, but once a fight starts on ours, it'll be troublesome. We should prioritize entering the Secret Realm."

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Brother, is this Dragon Clan brat crazy? He keeps provoking the Human Race. Do we really have to keep following this madman?"

A Tiger-headed Yao was using sound transmission to talk to a Bear-headed Yao.

"We have no choice. Although this isn't Human Race territory, many Human Race experts have come."

"Right now, we're entirely relying on that young lord's Elder to back us up."

"If we try to go solo at a time like this, we won't be favored by either side, and it'll be even more stifling after we go in. What else can we do but follow?"

"I just hope a fight doesn't break out. The Human Race is definitely more united than us, and once a fight starts on our side, we'd be lucky if we don't stab our own people. So, let's prioritize entering the Secret Realm."

At this moment, Ao Ye provoked them again, and both the human and Yao sides were starting to get restless. However, since the first conflict didn't lead to an official battle, it was even harder for this second conflict to trigger one.

Both camps were rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, but it was purely posturing; if they rubbed any longer, they would have polished them to a shine.

Finally unable to stand the atmosphere, Bai Ling stepped forward.

"I truly do not know what part of me has attracted Your Excellency, but the Secret Realm is about to open. Regardless of any grievances, I hope Your Excellency can sit down and stay calm."

"We can wait together for the Secret Realm to open, and it won't be too late to compete then."

"After all, no one wants to see a commotion start now."

Bai Ling's words seemed to refer to the human and Yao sides, but he was actually speaking to the experts of both parties.

While a fight between juniors wasn't a major issue, the confrontation between the Human Race and the Yao Race was no small matter.

On a small scale, it was a brawl between prodigies; on a large scale, it was a small battlefield between humans and Yao.

The humans and Yao were already in conflict, so if a fight broke out here, the experts on both sides would have a hard time explaining it.

It was precisely because of this that Ao Ye had been reminded by his Elder just now, and now Bai Ling’s words served as another reminder.

However, Ao Ye didn't care too much. Seeing Bai Ling step out, he became even more arrogant.

"Since Immortal Master Bai Ling has made a request, I shall naturally give you some Face."

"I am Ao Ye, the Third Prince of the Azure Dragon Department."

"I hope you remember this name. We shall meet in the Secret Realm."

"In the Secret Realm, I will defeat you with my own hands."

Ao Ye continued to point arrogantly at Bai Ling, then shifted his finger to point at several others in succession.

"You, you, you, and you as well—wash your necks and wait for me."

Zhou Yan watched as Ao Ye pointed at several prodigies in a row, finally pointing at Xuanyuan Qingyao, and realized that this guy had indeed come prepared.

Then, he saw the youth look in Zhou Yan's direction.

"And... *hiss*."

Ao Ye was just about to point at Zhou Yan.

After all, Zhou Yan was considered a famous Prodigy here. Although his reputation didn't seem great and his strength was unclear, he was still a decent bonus target.

But the moment Ao Ye pointed at him, he suddenly felt a cold sweat break out, and the scales all over his body stood on end.

The finger he had extended instantly went numb, and he subconsciously withdrew it.

The crowd was startled by this scene and quickly looked at the spot he had just pointed at, which was... the righteous-looking Long Tianxing!

That's right, because of the wind and sand earlier, Zhou Yan didn't want to see his teammate, who had just finished being emo, become emo again out of shyness, so he actively stood in front of him, using his body as a Senior Brother to shield his Junior Brother from the wind and sand to avoid any awkwardness.

Before Ao Ye pointed at him, Zhou Yan thought it was just a normal name-calling provocation, but the other party's sudden, dramatic change in expression made him instantly alert. He knew that if he continued to stand there, he would definitely attract a bunch of enemies.

So he quickly took a step to the right, revealing the bewildered Long Tianxing behind him.

Because the movement was very fast and they were at the end of the Human Race's line, the humans didn't notice this behavior and simply thought the other party had been pointing at Long Tianxing from the start.

Thus, they all became wary.

One had to know that this Dragon Clan brat had just been acting all high and mighty, looking down on the world's heroes, yet he suddenly showed an expression as if he were about to wet his pants. No matter how you thought about it, something was wrong.

And the root of the problem was the last person he pointed at—Long Tianxing!

This kid is definitely not ordinary. To be able to scare a Dragon Clan member at Nascent Soul Perfection, could he be hiding his cultivation or have some super powerful Magic Treasure?

Damn it, he must be the first one eliminated upon entering the Secret Realm!

This thought instantly rose among the Human Race prodigies, as they all threw the originally most dangerous Bai Ling to the back of their minds and took Long Tianxing as their new target.

But the Yao Race on the opposite side was different. Because they were facing them and saw the whole scene, everyone except those Core Formation Yao clearly saw that their Dragon leader was pointing at the black-robed, girly-looking Prodigy.

Moreover, the Yao Race's perceptions were very sharp, and they all clearly felt the fear radiating from their Dragon leader, so they all became wary of that guy.

Consequently, on Zhou Yan's mini-map, the side that originally had only one red dot suddenly turned into one yellow dot and a large area of red dots.

Now, most of the Yao were hostile toward him, while only the Dragon Clan youth who had first pointed at him had turned from hostile to neutral.

Of course, if Long Tianxing had a mini-map, he would have also seen a sea of red lights on the Human Race's side.

However, no one gave Ao Ye a chance to explain, because the giant tree had already finished growing and was once again emitting the aura of life.

Unlike before, this time the eruption of the aura was accompanied by a large number of leaves fluttering down from the sky.

Now, no one spared a thought for why Ao Ye had been frightened; they all reached out to seize the leaves that belonged to them.

Zhou Yan also took the opportunity to blend into the crowd, keeping everyone else in front of him.

This is bad; there were only a few enemies before, but now there are suddenly hundreds.

Although Zhou Yan was very strong, after being repeatedly beaten down by reality, he knew deep down that those who could come out to roam alone were not ordinary people and certainly had their own trump cards.

If he were just facing a few Nascent Souls, Zhou Yan would just fight them, but with hundreds coming at once and no one to help share the pressure, who knows what bizarre abilities or Magic Treasures he might encounter? There really was a chance of things going wrong.

When Zhou Yan grabbed a leaf, he instantly understood its function.

Just before the leaf in his hand was about to bloom with purple light, he hurriedly tossed it aside, then stripped off all his gear and took out the so-called 'dragon nature' gifted to him by the Saint of the Joyous Union Sect.

As he touched the dragon nature to the leaf, the purple light it was about to emit turned into a cyan glow.

Subsequently, pillars of light lit up one after another.

There was green light, red light, and yellow light.

They were of all sorts and varying heights, but most people's lights were yellow, with only a few people's lights being green, cyan, or blue.

After the humans and Yao finished looking at their own leaves, they all turned their gazes toward the others.

But at that moment, a purple pillar of light soared into the sky, exceptionally conspicuous.

The humans and Yao looked over and saw it was the still-frightened and somewhat dazed Ao Ye.

Before they could react, another purple pillar of light soared into the sky from the Human Race's side, even thicker and brighter than the one on Ao Ye just now.

The humans and Yao all gasped, looking toward the Human Race's side at the bewildered and somewhat dazed Long Tianxing.

At the same time, on Zhou Yan's mini-map, the hundreds of small red dots on the Yao side suddenly decreased by a third, turning neutral.

Oh! There's another expert!

Brother Long is still drawing fire!

But time waited for no one; only a few seconds passed from the moment the leaves lit up to the convergence of the light pillars.

In the next instant, everyone turned into streams of light, pulled by a force toward the roots of the giant tree.

However, most people weren't focused on the giant tree, but on Long Tianxing and Ao Ye, who had turned into two giant purple pillars of light; they were clearly flying higher than the others, and their destinations were vastly different.

After everyone had entered the giant tree.

The originally empty field suddenly gained sixteen more figures.

Among these sixteen figures, except for the white-haired Middle-aged Man with two horns on his head and the three Elders of the Three Sects, everyone else wore disguises that hid their appearance and aura.

The people from the Three Sects were the Fifth Elder of the Qingxu Grotto-Heaven, Lan Ruoyun, and the others were Wang Wu and Zhu Ming, who had attended the Three Sects Martial Competition before.

After those sixteen figures appeared, they immediately divided into three camps.

Five followed behind the Three Sects Elders, four followed behind that Dragon Clan Middle-aged Man, and the remaining three looked left and right before finally choosing to huddle together and stand to the side.

After everyone had found their positions, the Fifth Elder frowned and was the first to step forward.

She tilted her head and pointed her finger toward the Dragon Clan Middle-aged Man.

"Old Loach, you're pretty damn arrogant, aren't you?"