Chapter 248

Chapter 248

The back-and-forth between the Holy Son of Pure Yang and his master made the crowd burst into laughter. It was clear they were mocking the Ye family. Of course, the Ye family’s actions warranted this level of disdain.

If Ye Qing was truly too scared to face Jiang Chen, there was no need to bring out an elder to bully him. If Jiang Chen sought out these older experts, that would be different, but asking an ancient monster to do it? That was shameless.

“The Ye family is truly shameless. I used to think the Pure Yang Holy Land was shameless, but now it seems the Ye family has surpassed them!” Jin Changhe remarked, clearly shocked.

The Ye family had surprised him greatly. He initially thought Ye Qing was so confident in defeating Jiang Chen that he had come to issue a challenge. But instead, he had brought out an old monster to bully the younger generation!

Although several hundred years old wasn’t too old, compared to Jiang Chen’s age, it was a massive difference—a gap of several generations.

“What do you mean by that, Jin Changhe? Are you asking for a beating?” The Holy Son of Pure Yang was visibly displeased. “What do you mean by saying we’re more shameless than the Ye family?”

“We of the Pure Yang Holy Land are righteous and honorable! When have we ever been shameless?”

The crowd collectively sighed. Didn’t the Pure Yang Holy Land have any self-awareness? Of course, compared to what the Ye family was doing, the Pure Yang Holy Land’s shamelessness seemed to only stem from their sharp tongues and thick skin. The Ye family’s actions were truly on another level.

“I’ve heard that the Primordial Holy Son is the greatest prodigy of all time, able to casually kill Saint Kings and stand above all others. Why then is he silent now, unwilling to fight my clan’s elder? Could it be that the Primordial Holy Son is afraid?” Ye Qing ignored the outside comments, his gaze sharp as he spoke in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent, utterly speechless. The Ye family’s shamelessness knew no bounds. Even after all this, Ye Qing still had the nerve to continue.

“Ye family, stand down! Stop making a fool of yourselves!” Huang Qingtian couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke up. “If you’re afraid to challenge Jiang Chen, then don’t. There’s no need for this! Wait until you’re strong enough before you act!”

What was supposed to be a battle between the top geniuses had turned into this spectacle. For geniuses like them, their pride was boundless. They knew how to compete with their peers. If they could win, they would; if they couldn’t, they would still challenge their opponent and give it their all.

But they would never behave like the Ye family—knowing they couldn’t win yet refusing to face the challenge, instead sending an ancient monster to oppress their opponent.

This behavior truly earned the disdain of the crowd. In some ways, it broke the unwritten rules of the Nine Heavens Realm’s various forces. Every faction adhered to certain guidelines—when it came to disputes among peers, the older generation was not allowed to intervene.

Yet here was the Ye family shamelessly bringing out an elder to fight, utterly lacking in decency. Their actions were excessively disgraceful.

“The Ye family, the shame of the human race!” Bai Chen sneered. “Who would’ve thought that the human race harbors such a disgraceful force? Truly, they’ve brought shame upon all of us immortal factions!”

Hearing these words, the human race could not refute them, as Ye Qing’s actions were undeniably shameless.

“How could there be such a shameless force?”

“Who in the past had the audacity to rank Ye Qing among the top three human prodigies? Compared to the other two, Ye Qing is just trash!”

“How embarrassing!”

“Sigh, I can’t even argue against that!”

“Hahaha, it’s a good thing they belong to the human race and not one of the other myriad races!”

“I feel like I can’t even lift my head anymore!”

The beings in the ancient city were speechless, especially those of the human race, who felt a deep sense of helplessness. Jiang Chen’s existence had made them proud, allowing them to look down on the myriad races with their heads held high.

But the appearance of the Ye family had utterly crushed their pride, making them too ashamed to acknowledge any association with them. How could someone be so shameless, and still be called a top prodigy?

Du Guyun, standing in the crowd, was dumbfounded by what he was witnessing. “Master, have you ever seen someone like this?” he asked quietly. “Is he really a top prodigy?”

The reason for Du Guyun’s shock was that the prodigies he had seen before, although arrogant, still had some sense of decency. Yet, the godson of the Ye family was a complete exception.

“No, I haven’t!” his elderly master replied, also at a loss for words. “In my era, the prodigies were more or less the same as the ones you’ve seen—none as shameless as this Ye family godson.”

“In fact, the Ye family godson of my time wasn’t like this at all. He was a relatively normal prodigy, though admittedly arrogant, much like the now-extinct Azure Dragon Clan, who looked down on others due to their powerful background.”

The elder was equally bewildered. Having seen countless prodigies in his time, never had he encountered a family like this. Even in his era, the Ye family hadn’t behaved in such a manner. He couldn’t comprehend when the Ye family had become this way.

“You’d best not follow in their footsteps!” the elder warned. “It’s one thing to be shameless, but behaving like them is just disgraceful!”

To be fair, the elder acknowledged that being shameless could make one invincible—that was an iron rule. But one had to know when to be shameless and when to show restraint, not behave like the Ye family, who seemed determined to proclaim their shamelessness to the world and bully the younger generation.

“Don’t worry, Master, I would never be like that!” Du Guyun shook his head.

At the same time, Ye Qing, seeing that Jiang Chen had still not responded, grew impatient and was about to speak when Yan Ruyu stepped out of the pavilion.

She was dressed in a black gown, her legs straight, her jade-like feet bare as she stepped into the void, resembling a celestial maiden from the moon palace.

Her voice was cold and aloof: “The Holy Son has said that you are not qualified to challenge him. If you can defeat me, then he won’t mind facing you himself.”

Hearing this, Ye Qing was enraged and retorted, “Sending out a mere follower? You look down on me!”

He had never been treated like this before. From birth, he had always been surrounded by adoration. When had he ever been so belittled? He would rather face Jiang Chen than be forced to fight Yan Ruyu.

“Look down on you?” Jiang Chen’s voice echoed calmly. “You aren’t even qualified for me to spare a glance at you. If it weren’t for Yan Ruyu needing an opponent to hone her skills, I wouldn’t even let her fight you.”

“Don’t talk big. Defeat Yan Ruyu first, then we’ll talk!” Jiang Chen’s words were merciless. Against such a shameless person, it was necessary to step on his face with no regard for saving face.

After all, the Ye family themselves had long thrown away any sense of dignity, so Jiang Chen had no reason to offer them any respect.

“You’re ungrateful! The Primordial Holy Son has already given you face, but you refuse to accept it!”

“Do you really think you’re invincible? There are countless people in this world who can defeat you. Don’t be a frog at the bottom of a well!” The Holy Son of Pure Yang jeered coldly, mocking Ye Qing’s arrogance.