"Did your brain get damaged from sleeping?"
Hearing Ye Ling’s words, Tian Yuan was stunned, unable to react for a moment.
How could someone dare to speak to him like that?
Even in the Primordial Era, where saints were as common as clouds, he was considered top-tier. Never had anyone dared to utter such insulting words to his face!
Ye Ling's statement made Tian Yuan feel immense humiliation.
It was utter audacity!
Tian Yuan's face turned extremely grim. He crawled out of the bronze coffin, stared at Ye Ling, and coldly asked, "How dare you?"
After Tian Yuan, who was half-human and half-serpent, emerged from the bronze coffin, his lower body coiled around the suspended bronze coffin. He glared at Ye Ling and roared.
Seeing Tian Yuan's contorted expression, Ye Ling sneered, "Why wouldn't I dare? You're used to being the sole ruler in your clan, thinking you can command the wind and rain everywhere else?"
"With your current strength, you don't even need me to act. There are plenty of people out there who can teach you how to behave."
Upon hearing Ye Ling’s words, Tian Yuan was so enraged he almost spat out blood!
"You! You! You!"
Tian Yuan trembled all over. Knowing he couldn't win an argument with Ye Ling, he stopped wasting his breath and lunged at Ye Ling!
"You impudent brat, I will kill you!!!"
Even though Tian Yuan had slept for a million years and his cultivation had fallen to the Red Dust Immortal realm, he was still an invincible existence on Earth!
As Tian Yuan's aura erupted, the entire city began to shake. Feng Ke and Du Yameng, standing behind Ye Ling, were filled with terror and instinctively retreated.
However, as Tian Yuan ferociously charged towards Ye Ling, before he could even get close, he saw Ye Ling raise his palm.
*Slap!*
A loud, resounding slap echoed through the Lost City.
Then, to the stunned gazes of Feng Ke and Du Yameng, the revived Tian Yuan was sent flying by Ye Ling’s palm!
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
Tian Yuan flew out like a cannonball, smashing through the barrier. He only managed to stop after crashing through more than ten buildings, coming to rest amidst the ruins.
Half of Tian Yuan's face was swollen. He lay in the rubble, staring blankly at the seawater, his eyes hollow.
He still hadn't recovered from Ye Ling's slap.
How… how was this possible?
At that moment, Ye Ling instantly appeared before Tian Yuan again and stomped on his chest, pinning him into the ground.
"Cough!"
Tian Yuan violently spat out a mouthful of blood, then choked on several mouthfuls of seawater, struggling to breathe.
He felt his ribs crack under Ye Ling's foot!
In fact, Tian Yuan still didn't know who Ye Ling truly was, nor did he understand why he was fighting Ye Ling in the first place.
He had just been awakened, was confusedly provoked by Ye Ling, then confusedly attacked Ye Ling, only to be crushed underfoot…
The immense humiliation made Tian Yuan wish he were dead.
"Who… who exactly are you?"
Tian Yuan glared at Ye Ling, his eyes wide with disbelief.
*Crack!*
Ye Ling applied more pressure, causing Tian Yuan's chest to cave in.
"Ahhhhhhhh!"
Tian Yuan roared in agony, his serpent tail thrashing against the surrounding buildings as he struggled frantically.
But Ye Ling was like a mountain pressing down on Tian Yuan. No matter how much Tian Yuan struggled, Ye Ling's foot remained unmoving.
Seeing Tian Yuan's terrified expression, Ye Ling felt a pang of disappointment and sighed, "Not the slightest bit of a clan leader's demeanor…"
The Red Dust Pavilion was frantically building Sky-Piercing Towers across the world, hinting at a grand conspiracy. This piqued Ye Ling's interest in the Sky-Piercing Clan.
As the patriarch of the Sky-Piercing Clan, Ye Ling had high expectations for Tian Yuan!
However, the reality was that Tian Yuan couldn't withstand the slightest provocation and lost his composure and battle formation upon encountering a strong enemy.
This pathetic performance made Ye Ling doubt Tian Yuan's identity as the patriarch of the Sky-Piercing Clan even more.
Utterly disappointed, Ye Ling was about to snatch the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl from Tian Yuan's hand when Tian Yuan suddenly swallowed it, his aura surging and his expression becoming even more distorted!
"Oh?"
Seeing that Tian Yuan could still put on a show, Ye Ling couldn't help but withdraw his hand, release Tian Yuan, and retreat a distance away.
Once free from Ye Ling's suppression, Tian Yuan's body immediately curled into a ball, and a large amount of black energy emerged from within him.
Snake scales began to appear on Tian Yuan's upper body, and the four hands on his back rapidly enlarged, transforming into bone spurs!
Ye Ling calmly watched Tian Yuan evolve. His divine soul spread out, scanning the situation within Tian Yuan.
After Tian Yuan swallowed the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl, the pearl decomposed within his body, merging into his blood and fusing with him.
However, unlike Feng Ke, after consuming the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl, Tian Yuan seemed to inherit its power, and his own potential was also unleashed.
Tian Yuan's body, which had been extremely decayed, was rapidly restored to its peak state under the enhancement of the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl.
Tian Yuan's own cultivation also began to soar as his physical potential was stimulated.
"This pearl doesn't seem to be a treasure, but rather a type of parasite. That guy's body is merely the host for the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl…"
Ye Ling observed Tian Yuan's fusion with the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl, a flicker of curiosity in his eyes.
Ye Ling had never encountered treasures like the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl on the Eastern Profound Continent.
However, as Tian Yuan's inherent potential was fully unleashed by the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl, Ye Ling saw Tian Yuan's brain begin to shrink!
The power of the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl surged towards Tian Yuan's brain, seemingly attempting to control it.
Tian Yuan clutched his head and cried out in pain, appearing to be in immense agony. Yet, his aura was skyrocketing exponentially, quickly reaching the Immortal realm.
"Is this guy insane?"
Seeing Tian Yuan's current state, Ye Ling's brow furrowed, and he began to feel that something was amiss.
The Lost City trembled under Tian Yuan's aura. The seawater boiled, and even the sea surface ten thousand meters above churned with monstrous waves.
The sky was overcast with dark clouds, accompanied by lightning and thunder, as if heaven and earth were weeping!
"Roar!!!"
Tian Yuan's eyes turned bloodshot. He roared fiercely and charged towards the sea surface, instantly destroying more than half of the buildings in the Lost City!
The giants within the barrier also began to move, swimming out of the barrier and flying towards the sea surface.
"Wh-what exactly happened?"
Feng Ke and Du Yameng were completely dumbfounded. They stood frozen, watching one giant after another swim upwards, their minds blank.
"You two should return for now."
Seeing the strange actions of Tian Yuan and the giants, Ye Ling told the two women, then opened a spatial portal for them, throwing them back to their hotel room in Shanghai.
After Tian Yuan absorbed the Sky-Piercing Primordial Pearl, Ye Ling could feel the Sky-Piercing Towers, scattered across the globe, beginning to operate.
Ye Ling had a premonition that something major might happen next, perhaps the Sky-Piercing Clan would return to Earth.
Under these circumstances, it was clearly not wise to have Feng Ke and Du Yameng remain ten thousand meters underwater.
Even if Ye Ling could protect them, they would be scared out of their wits.
After sending Feng Ke and Du Yameng away, Ye Ling looked up at the giants struggling to swim towards the surface, his gaze growing deeper.
"Let me see, after being sealed for a million years, what new tricks can your Sky-Piercing Clan come up with?"