The Seven Sons felt rather helpless after hearing Lei Yuan's words, but there was nothing they could do. The two who controlled the Thunder Prison had no choice but to put away the Thunder Prison that still had a third of its power left.
The Thunder Prison was an extremely important treasure of the Thunder clan. However, it was different from other treasures in that it could only be used once. It could not be used repeatedly like the Three-Thousand Star Domain or the Demon Spear of Myriad Transformation.
However, it was precisely because the Thunder Prison could only be used once that its power was limitless. Aside from Bai Lan, no one present could break free from the restraints of the Thunder Prison. Of course, even Bai Lan could not break free from the start. He would probably have to wait for a while for the Thunder Prison's power to be exhausted before he could break free.
Regardless, the two patriarchs and the various elders of the demon race had been freed from their restraints. Long Chen put away the Three-Thousand Star Domain and smiled at Lei Yuan. "Grand Elder, I'm truly sorry for offending you earlier."
Lei Yuan looked at Long Chen with a trace of admiration. Although Long Chen had injured him, he did not feel any resentment towards Long Chen.
"Not bad, young man. Based on today's situation, you are indeed qualified to receive the Seven Brilliance Star Lords' inheritance. You are more qualified than us old fellows."
"Thank you for your praise, Grand Elder."
Long Chen knew that Lei Yuan was praising him from the bottom of his heart. He smiled knowingly. Although the Thunder clan had stirred up trouble today, he was confident in himself after using the Three-Thousand Star Domain. Hence, his performance had been outstanding. Before the battle, Long Chen had never imagined that he would be so outstanding.
However, it was finally over.
The Seven Sons of the Thunder clan had gathered together. They stood in front of the experts of the Thunder clan, as well as the remaining seven elders of the demon race. Behind them were the other demons. Long Chen greeted Bai Lan and Lei Yuan before standing behind Bai Lan.
"Kid, you did well. You've broadened my horizons." Lei Ji smiled at Long Chen in admiration.
"Yeah, big brother has always been the best."
Soyeon clearly remembered that when Long Chen had first arrived at the Cyanwood Heavenly City, she had thought that even she would not be able to defeat him. Never did she expect that after over a month, Long Chen would already possess such battle prowess.
In terms of combat power, even Su Xue was not his match. Among the younger generation of the Demon Race, Long Chen had become the most powerful existence in a very short period of time.
Everyone looked at Long Chen with admiration.
At this moment, Bai Lan looked at the demons with a solemn gaze. His gaze swept past the elders of the seven great sects and he said, "Let's deal with the internal problems of our demon race first. I don't need to say anything for everyone to understand. You're not convinced that Long Chen possesses the legacy of the Seven Brilliance Star Lords and want to take it for yourself. I've already said that Long Chen is my son-in-law. Situ Yao and Situ Yu tried to take the legacy for their own benefit, but in the end, they both died because they were too weak."
We've already thought through the matter regarding Situ Yao. Humans die in pursuit of wealth, just as birds die in pursuit of food. There's nothing to say about that. Lei Yuan is right. Today, Long Chen was able to kill Situ Yu and Situ Yao in succession, and even render the Seven Sons of the Thunder clan helpless. We're all convinced. The world is big, but the fist is big. From today onwards, the inheritance of the Seven Brilliance Star Lords belongs to Long Chen. We have no complaints at all. "
Huang Zhong, one of the seven Grand Elders, said.
"What about the others?"
The seven elders were true to their words. They could accept Long Chen's existence. Bai Lan had already breathed a sigh of relief. What he wanted to see next was the opinions of the other youths. After all, they had supported Situ Yu in the beginning. Now that Situ Yu had died to Long Chen, they could not help but feel dissatisfied.
For now, no one answered Bai Lan's question.
"Most of you are youths, so it's normal for you to be brave and fierce. However, you don't have enough strength. Situ Yu is your example. I'm not saying that I'm biased towards Long Chen just because he's my son-in-law. If any of you have the strength to fight against Long Chen, or even defeat him, you'll also be highly regarded by me."
Unlike the seven elders, Bai Lan didn't ask the other youths to be convinced by Long Chen. In his words, there was even a hint of encouragement for others to deal with Long Chen. This was also a kind of encouragement for them. Long Chen wouldn't care about the hatred of some small characters towards him.
Many of the youths from the Devil Race didn't say anything. Most of them didn't think that they had the strength to deal with Long Chen. In their hearts, they had already given up. Besides, at the beginning, they thought that Long Chen was just lucky, but now that he had shown his formidable strength, no one dared to blatantly say that they could deal with him.
Most of the youths had already accepted the existence of Long Chen.
Only a small number of youths who hung out with Long Chen were still unconvinced. They wanted to work hard and one day surpass Long Chen. Of course, their speed of growth was too slow for Long Chen. Long Chen wasn't afraid of them at all.
Therefore, the matter of the Devil Race could be considered resolved. In the future, Long Chen wouldn't encounter any provocations from the Devil Race.
His strength, after activating the Three Thousand Star Field, was second only to the Devil Race. Now, who would dare to make a move against him?
No one at all.
Next was the Thunder Clan.
At this time, Bai Lan and Lei Ji glanced at each other. They walked to the front of the Thunder Clan's Seven Sons. First, Lei Ji said to the Thunder Clan's Seven Sons, "I'm very sorry about today's matter. First of all, I don't mean to blame the Thunder Clan's Seven Sons. They were also doing this for the sake of the Thunder Clan's development. Their purpose was correct, but their method wasn't the right one."
Lei Ji looked at the Thunder Clan's Seven Sons and said, "I don't know if you all have forgotten, but without the Devil Race, our Thunder Clan would only be a nameless organization that was being hunted down by the Five Element Union. Perhaps we would have perished a long time ago, and we wouldn't have such a grand occasion today. Perhaps you all think that we are living under the fence of others, that we have lost our freedom. However, freedom must be fought for with strength. Without the help of our Devil Race brothers, even if we had our freedom, we wouldn't have it for long. The Five Element Union and the Wind God Clan would be more than happy to destroy the Thunder Clan without the Devil Race's help."
After a pause, Lei Ji sighed and continued, "Perhaps many people think that I, Lei Ji, am greedy for life and afraid of death. They think that I don't care about the Thunder Clan's benefits and become a slave to the Devil Race. However, I don't think that way. The Devil Race and I are brothers. We fight side by side, through life and death. So many years of battle have already proven this point."
Lei Ji's words made the Thunder Clan members reflect on themselves. They also thought about their current lack of freedom and restrictions. However, they didn't think about things on a deeper level.
"Let me say a few words."
At this time, Long Chen took over and directly said, "Everyone should know the principle of interdependence. In the Myriad Kingdoms Domain, there are three major powers, and their strength is about the same. If the Thunder Clan and the Devil Race were to break off, then one of the three major powers would disintegrate. Without the strength to unite, whether it is the Five Element Union or the Wind God Clan, they can deal with the Thunder Clan or the Devil Race alone. I'm sure everyone understands this simple logic. The two clans have been united for so many years, and it is precisely because of this united strength that they are able to walk together. If both of you are not united, then others will definitely take this opportunity to ruthlessly suppress both clans."
Lips and teeth interdependent, without the lips, the teeth would be cold.
These words caused everyone to sink into contemplation.
Bai Lan nodded, then looked solemnly at the people of the Devil Race and said, "Of course, our Devil Race also has our own responsibilities. I'm sure everyone thinks that the Devil Race is strong, so they are a little complacent. I usually don't pay attention to many of their underhanded tricks, but I didn't expect them to cause such trouble today."
He sighed and said, "The Thunder Clan and the Devil Race have been united for hundreds of years. Your ancestors were once brothers who fought side by side, even today is the same. It's just that the battle in the Ancient Cemetery has yet to truly begin. That's right, the Devil Race does indeed have a stronger foundation than the Thunder Clan, but this is not a reason for us to look down on our brothers. Looking down on and humiliating our comrades will only lead to betrayal. Everyone has already seen the consequences of today's actions. Fortunately, it didn't cause any great calamity, otherwise no one here would be able to absolve themselves from blame."
Lei Ji nodded, then said, "I hope everyone will think about it carefully. Today's matter will be treated as if it never happened. In the future, the Thunder Clan and the Devil Race will still be brothers. Eliminate the ill feelings in your hearts, and don't care too much about the matters of the other races."
Bai Lan continued, "Today's matter will end here. If I find out that there are still people in the Devil Race who bully the people of the Thunder Clan, or even look down on us, I, Bai Lan, will act fairly and impolitely, even though I am the Patriarch of the Devil Race."
Bai Lan's words caused the hearts of the Devil Race to tremble with fear.
Indeed, the arrogant attitude of some of the younger disciples had long been formed. Many people didn't take the Thunder Clan seriously, but today's actions of the Seven Sons of the Thunder Clan had deeply shocked them. It made them understand that the Thunder Clan wasn't easy to bully. They were brothers, not slaves.
"Only by uniting can we defeat our enemies. I hope you can understand. In the future, if the people of the Thunder Clan deliberately cause trouble for the Devil Race, I, Lei Ji, will deal with it impartially and severely."
Bai Lan and Lei Ji's words stunned the people below. Perhaps it wouldn't have an absolutely good effect in the beginning, but as time slowly passed, they would most likely become more vigilant.
There were conflicts, but it was fine as long as they didn't treat it as hatred.
"Everyone, go back properly. Everyone will be confined for three days. In these three days, without my orders, apart from cultivating and reflecting, you are not allowed to do anything else." Bai Lan ordered.