Sky Dragon Area, Dragon Gate.
This was the Heavenly Dragon Domain's largest overlord faction, and it was a faction that everyone wanted to join.
However, this powerful force wasn't as glorious as it looked. The factions didn't get along well with each other.
Today, the competition in the Dragon Gate was on the table.
Two years ago, Ling Chen, the Master of the Dragon Gate, had mobilized the Dragon Team to help the Xiao family in the Mysterious Sky Area. People of the Divine Bodies Faction had accused him of not considering the big picture and damaging the reputation of the Dragon Gate.
Anyway, when people from different areas crossed the border, the Incipient God Realm experts guarding the territory gates would stop them.
Thus, the Divine Bodies Faction had seized the chance to criticize Ling Chen's improper way of handling things.
Later on, after the Dragon Team had returned, someone had fanned the flames and wanted to dismiss Ling Fei from his position as the Fifth Commander.
Of course, the members of the Kim people wouldn't give up their power. However, the Divine Bodies Faction had started to spread rumors in the sect. They said that the Kim people were xenophobic and that people who weren't from their clan couldn't be put in important positions.
Thus, the atmosphere in the Dragon Gate was foul.
Although Ling Chen had used some forceful methods to warn some people, the effect was the opposite of what he wanted.
Not only couldn't he quell the rumors, but he also made them more real.
Because of this, some people had started to discuss whether they should replace Ling Chen as the Master of the Dragon Gate and replace him with someone else.
Of course, these people were the founding elders of the Dragon Gate. The founding elders of the Kim people hadn't joined the discussion yet.
No matter what they said, as long as the founding elders of the Kim people didn't show up, Ling Chen would never be the Master of the Dragon Gate.
Unless they thought that they were qualified to go against all the members of the Kim people, it wasn't the time for them to tear off their faces.
The reason they were pressuring Ling Fei like this was to get rid of Ling Fei so that they could replace him.
As long as they could support the Dragon Team, their voice in the Dragon Gate would be more important, and they would be closer to their goal.
Coincidentally, something else happened to Ling Fei.
He had actually punished an elder in the sect without permission, severely injuring him.
When this matter reached the hall, Ling Chen had no choice but to remove Ling Fei. Then, under the suggestion of many elders, he replaced him with a Peak Divine King from the Divine Physique Faction.
Ling Chen's actions showed that his authority and prestige had been seriously challenged.
Because of this, Ling Fei was disappointed with what Ling Chen had done. At the same time, he hated the Divine Physique Faction that dared to provoke the Kim people. He was so angry that he returned to the Kim people to cultivate for a long time. He swore that he would never return to the Dragon Gate. When he reached Incipient God Realm, he would go back and teach those people a lesson.
Inside the Heavenly Dragon Sect, after Ling Fei was captured, the Jin Clan's younger generation were all very indignant. They frequently used all kinds of reasons to challenge the Divine Body Faction's people. They wanted to let them know who the true ruler of the Heavenly Dragon Sect is.
Among them, Ling Muxin, Ling Muren, and Ling Yuelu of the new generation stood up to challenge their peers of the Divine Physique Faction.
With the Ancient Emperor's Divine Technique, they could subdue the King God God at the same realm.
However, when they encountered a low-level Godly King by the name of Nie Dao, all three of them were defeated.
And because of Nie Dao's appearance, the Divine Physique Faction's momentum became incomparably fierce.
Eventually, Ling Muxin and the others used their connections to investigate Nie Dao's identity. It turned out that he was the personal disciple of the Founding Elder of the faction. He was a low-level King God who was only eighty-eight years old. He cultivated the Fire element and had a powerful fighting competence.
In the Dragon Gate, he was invincible at the same realm.
Many juniors of the Kim people challenged Nie Dao. He defeated all of them within ten moves.
The momentum of the new generation of the Kim people was in a disadvantageous position.
At this moment, two people were preparing to fight in the arena.
The surroundings were already crowded with many people. They all wanted to see who was stronger and who was weaker in this battle.
And this time, the one who challenged Nie Dao wasn't a junior of the Kim people. It was Chang Haoyou of the middle faction.
Chang Haoyou, Ling Muren, Ling Muxin, and the others had all become low-level King Gods not long ago. However, Chang Haoyou was a dual-elemental cultivator, so his fighting competence was definitely one of the best among the new generation.
Back then, Chang Haoyou followed Ling Xiao to the Xiao Clan. However, when Ling Xiao went to the Lotus Sect, he didn't bring Chang Haoyou along. Instead, Chang Haoyou stayed behind to help them.
After the Xiao Clan's crisis was resolved, he returned to the Dragon Gate with the people of the faction.
However, as soon as he returned to the Dragon Gate, he heard all sorts of things that were unfavorable to the faction master and Ling Fei.
In the following months, the new generation of God Kings kept clashing. Although the people of the Kim people had the upper hand in the beginning, the situation took a turn for the worse after Nie Dao appeared.
He had already chosen to follow Ling Xiao. Now that Ling Xiao hadn't returned, he could only challenge Nie Dao on behalf of Ling Xiao and destroy the prestige of the Divine Physique Faction.
However, he had seen Nie Dao in action. He didn't have much confidence in this battle. He only hoped that he could fight Nie Dao to a draw.
Nie Dao had an ordinary face. He definitely wouldn't attract any attention in the crowd. However, he had an aura that could easily subdue others. It was as if he was born to be a ruler.
When Nie Dao accepted Chang Haoyou's challenge, he already understood all of Chang Haoyou's resources.
He knew that Chang Haoyou didn't represent the middle faction, but Kim people's faction. He couldn't help but hate Chang Haoyou a little more.
Nie Dao clasped his hands behind his back and said to Chang Haoyou, "You're an outstanding figure, but you're willing to be someone else's subordinate. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Chang Haoyou replied, "There will always be people who are born to be leaders, and there will always be people who can only be the leader's shadow. I'm that shadow, and I'm not qualified to be a true leader!"
"That does make sense. Haven't you noticed that I have the temperament of a leader?
Come and follow me. I won't mistreat you! "Nie Dao said calmly. His tone was filled with an indescribable majesty.
"There will always be one leader, and there will always be one shadow!" Chang Haoyou's words made his position clear.
"You're so stubborn!"
Nie Dao snorted. "I'll let you have ten moves. If you can force me to make a move within ten moves, I'll consider it your victory."
"Arrogant!"
Chang Haoyou shouted in shock. A pair of divine swords appeared in his hands. Two divine lights, one yellow and one green, swept towards Nie Dao.
The moment this move was unleashed, the surrounding spectators were all in an uproar.
This was the first time they had seen Chang Haoyou make a move after reaching the Divine King Realm. The power he unleashed was indeed much stronger than that of an ordinary low-level Divine King. He was truly worthy of being a genius who could be compared to Ling Muxin and the others.
However, they were not optimistic about Chang Haoyou's chances. After all, Nie Dao had already won eight consecutive victories against Kim People's men, and Chang Haoyou's strength should be about the same as Ling Muxin's. If even Ling Muxin couldn't defeat Nie Dao, how could Chang Haoyou possibly win?
Sure enough, Nie Dao seemed to have practiced some kind of footwork technique. He relied on his extreme speed to dodge Chang Haoyou's attack.
Even though his attack had missed, it did not mean that Chang Haoyou had admitted defeat. He crossed his two swords and cut towards Nie Dao at the same time. Several double-colored scissors filled the entire stage, wanting to cut Nie Dao's waist.
Nie Dao's expression did not show the slightest hint of panic. His footsteps followed a strange trajectory as he weaved through the scissors.
At this moment, Chang Haoyou let out a loud shout and caught up to Nie Dao's figure. His two swords were like shooting stars as they slashed towards Nie Dao.
He attacked continuously, one move after another. His power was extraordinary.
Chang Haoyou took advantage of Nie Dao's underestimation to take him down in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, Nie Dao was like a slippery mudfish. He could always find a flaw in his attacks and avoid them without being able to injure his opponent at all.
"Earth Prison Wood Spike!"
Chang Haoyou let out a cry. His yellow divine sword created many earth wall-like attacks that surrounded Nie Dao. His green sword transformed into sharp wooden spikes that pierced towards Nie Dao's head.
This was an ultimate move that combined capture and attack. It was breathtaking!
Even Nie Dao revealed an expression of admiration for this move. However, it was not enough to injure him.
Before the earth wall could envelop him, he had already dodged out of its range. None of the sword lights that came crashing down missed.
Chang Haoyou was extremely unwilling to accept this outcome. He had used all of his trump cards, which were absolutely capable of withstanding a peak-level Godly King. However, he could not do anything to Nie Dao at all.
He suspected that Nie Dao had another wind attribute. Otherwise, how could his speed be so extraordinary?
"Ten moves have passed. You're going to lose!"
After Nie Dao dodged Chang Haoyou's most powerful attack, his clothes were finally torn. He let out a cry and used his palm as a saber to attack Chang Haoyou.
This saber strike was ferocious. It was like a torrential wave of fire descending from the sky. It was also like the roar of a peerless ferocious beast.
Layers of earth radiance appeared on Chang Haoyou's body to defend himself. At the same time, he sent out many more sword lights in an attempt to disperse the fire saber.
Unfortunately, when he came into contact with the fire saber lights, he discovered that it was merely a feint. It actually did not contain much power.
"Oh no!" Chang Haoyou knew he had been tricked. He shouted in his heart and increased his defensive power again.
However, at this moment, a fire palm ruthlessly smashed towards his chest.
Bang!
This fire palm was extremely powerful and terrifying.
Chang Haoyou's earth attribute defense was directly cracked. His chest took the full brunt of the palm strike and he was sent flying. A mouthful of blood spurted out.
When his body landed heavily on the ground, his chest had already caved in. There were still traces of flames burning and dancing. The scorching wound caused Chang Haoyou to scream repeatedly.
He had no choice but to use his divine power to forcefully expel the flames from his body.
However, this flame seemed to be a type of fire source. He spent a great deal of effort to extinguish it. Many of his ribs were broken. Although his divine power had extinguished the flames, many of his muscles were charred. Blood continuously flowed from his mouth. He looked extremely pathetic.
The surrounding people could not bear to see him like this. This Nie Dao was too good at torturing people.
"What a waste!"
Nie Dao said disdainfully. After a pause, he said, "I believe that Ling Xiao's strength is about the same as yours. You're both trash. It seems that I will not be able to find a worthy opponent in the same level as me in the sect!"
"Hehe, is that so?
Then let this trash fight you. Who knows, maybe you're even worse than a trash. "Just as Nie Dao finished speaking, a cold laugh came from not too far away.