Chapter 448

Chapter 448: Holy Attire · Dawn Chasing Darkness

"Are we all trash?"

"Did I hear that right?"

As soon as this was said, the entire banquet hall fell silent, and everyone looked at Yun Ye in shock.

They were stunned by this remark.

Has this child lost his mind?

Suddenly provoking so many people, although most of them were from the spiritual clans and it wouldn’t matter much if he jumped right in front of them, there were also many from the Holy Lineage present.

Especially the candidates for the head of the family; it was not surprising for them to fight fiercely.

Among the previous generation’s head candidates, only Shui Mingqin and Shui Suqing remained; the rest of their peers were not qualified.

They couldn’t understand this child’s thought process and found it baffling.

This was not a fairy tale.

He had said the wrong thing.

He was too arrogant.

With such traits, he would surely get beaten up; thinking he was invincible, but when had Dongwang City ever lacked extraordinary figures?

When talent reaches its peak, it becomes difficult to advance further. Even if one displays astonishing strength and passes the Third trial, that might only reflect early potential; the eventual achievement would likely be limited. The history of Dongwang City has proven this, and no one could transcend!

In the end, they could only conclude that Yun Ye had become inflated, unable to perceive his own limitations.

"What are you being so arrogant for?"

Shui Riyue suddenly spoke.

"Yeah, what do I want to do? I’m pondering that question too."

Yun Ye merely smiled.

Dongwang City is located in Lozhou; he was certain that this was established by the Luo Clan’s descendants.

Although the Holy Lineage in Dongwang City bears the surname Shui, the Luo Clan actually shares the Shui surname, only adopting the surname Luo after becoming royal.

A thousand years ago, the artifacts of the previous dynasty reached their limit, unable to resist the great disaster that came, exhausting the true practitioners of the dynasty.

The Shui family rose with the wind, with the great disaster upon them, overthrowing the previous dynasty.

However, other families also contributed to the overthrow of the last dynasty, so the Shui family made a compromise, completely handing Huangzhou over to these families and establishing the Holy Sect of the Great Wilderness, while Shuizhou was split equally, jointly establishing the Pure World Holy Land. Lozhou was entirely under the Luo Clan, and this distribution was accepted; everyone thought that since they were starting off evenly, they could laugh until the end.

But a thousand years later, the Holy Sect of the Great Wilderness was destroyed and split into the Two Spirit Sects.

The Pure World Holy Land was completely devoured by the Shui family, making them the dominant force.

With enough strength, they naturally could not relinquish the throne.

Ultimately, the Pure World Holy Land strayed from the Luo Holy Lineage, competing over the last kingship of the three provinces, so on the surface, they did not appear to belong to the same force anymore.

Now that the Luo Dynasty has collapsed, the Luo Clan could probably no longer bear the Luo surname and has returned to their original name.

He was born right into the enemy camp.

So his purpose was also clear.

To reach the top!

To dismantle the Holy Lineage from within!

"Hehe…"

Yun Ye’s answer was not believed by Shui Riyue; she laughed and said, "Well, brother, if you don’t want to say, that’s fine. But you should be careful. Don’t get taken away by a disaster beast out there; it would be tragic if your body couldn’t even be recovered."

She pressed her two fingers together and lightly tapped her lips, then flew towards Yun Ye, straightforwardly informing him of what would happen next.

The Holy Lineage does not prohibit fighting; they maintain a policy of raising a venomous insect where the victor is king, but only at the same level.

Soldiers against soldiers, kings against kings.

Next, Yun Ye would become the captain, the weakest on the surface, and even in the city, he might directly face attacks from captain-level figures.

This also counted as Yun Ye’s plan; he came to be the provocateur, rejecting no one who came his way.

He wanted to make the noble families suffer, and once he became invincible, he promised a grand future.

Watching this scene, Shui Suqing pondered and then concluded,

"The strongest team is led by Captain Shui Weibai. Both in strength and team members, they completely overpower the other three teams. Do you want to be the captain of Team Two? If so, Captain Shui Weibai will step down to Vice Captain but will still remain in Team Two."

"Team Two?"

Yun Ye feigned surprise and urged everyone to explain.

"Captain Shui Weibai has led Team Two for seventy years; it’s not something Qingya and the others could surpass in just over a decade—it’s as simple as that."

Shui Suqing glanced at Yun Ye.

As she spoke, the members of Team Two directed icy glares at him.

They all communicated with their eyes, warning Yun Ye not to be ungrateful; by choosing Team Two, it was clear he wouldn’t have a good time.

However, Yun Ye didn’t care at all.

According to the Holy Lineage, everyone else apart from them were lower beings, all destined to be cut down like kindling.

And in Yun Ye’s view, the Holy Lineage and spiritual clans were no different; both were resources for his growth.

Although he believed these resources would not allow him to surpass the true ruler of Dongwang City—Dongwang!

Still, it was worth closing the distance and necessary to act.

"I choose Team Two."

As soon as the words left his mouth, countless killing intents crashed down like a giant wave.

The four elite members of the Shui family released their killing intent; the air cracked, and the palpable killing pressure strangled Yun Ye like ropes.

Yun Ye smiled at these members, and without realizing it, his pupils spread into three colors, a cold and emotionless aura suddenly expanding.

In that brief moment, all those who released killing intent took a step back, visions of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appearing before them, countless weapons descending upon them, and the tangible pain echoed repeatedly. Moments later, they were drenched in sweat, fear in their eyes as they looked at Yun Ye.

Their killing intent was ultimately a kind of Spiritual Will, rebounding back, making them experience the large-scale slaughter illusion they had collectively constructed!

After barely escaping, they were all unavoidably frightened; the killing intent constructed by the four of them had not only rebounded but also amplified tremendously, suppressing themselves in return!

What kind of monster is this!

Just having entered the sacred department, could he already possess the Spirit Sense of a Vice Captain level?

They were no ordinary spiritual clans; all were members of the Holy Lineage, their strength even surpassing that of the Vice Captains in the outer city’s Four Departments!

A newcomer could actually contend with their combined powers?

"Clap, clap, clap…"

"Truly impressive! But replacing your mother is not a good choice. I hope in a month you can grow further and still stand here."

Shui Riyue clapped, her gaze remaining icy.

Shui Weibai, leaning against the window, finally looked up; her pupils were completely pure white, naturally blind, but she could still locate Yun Ye through his aura.

"How interesting, I want to know just how remarkable a genius who passes the Third trial really is."

She said lightly, reaching to her chest to pull out a crystal key, which she threw directly to Yun Ye.

Yun Ye caught it effortlessly, seeing the number "2" sealed inside the key.

"Hehe, since that’s the case, from today on, the captain of Team Two will be Shui Changdong. What you hold is the proof that you are the captain of Team Two—"

"Holy Attire, Dawn Chasing Darkness!"

Shui Suqing stated.

The transfer of duties really just hinged on one crystal key; the sacred department was said to be a management organization, but in truth, it had nothing to do, functioning purely as a combat agency.

For a transfer of roles, only the sacred attire needed to be handed over.

Those who could activate the sacred attire were the captains of the sacred department!