Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 489: Chapter 456: Returning the Favor with a Grand Gift

All people knew their Cultivation Realms, but after secluding themselves for three years and making numerous breakthroughs, they had no way to test what Battle Power their cultivation truly possessed.

They were eager to try, merely waiting for Su Han’s orders.

Whichever Sect was called out, that Sect would be in trouble.

”Phoenix Sect, you recruited disciples again while I was away? I remember previously, there weren’t this many in the Divine Guards,” Su Han suddenly asked.

Shen Li immediately stood up, saying, ”Reporting to the Sect Master, under my own authority, I indeed recruited a large number of disciples a year after your departure, without obtaining the Sect Master’s approval. I hope the Sect Master will administer punishment.”

Su Han looked at Shen Li, a gleam flashing in his eyes.

The entire hall fell silent at that moment, everyone understood that Shen Li did it for the good of the Phoenix Sect, but since it was done without Su Han’s approval, it had indeed gone too far.

”Aren’t you afraid of admitting people who harbor ulterior motives?” Su Han furrowed his brows and said.

”I thoroughly checked every disciple I accepted,” replied Shen Li.

”Then if problems arise in the future, you will be responsible.”

Su Han slightly raised his eyes and indifferently said, ”Without getting approval from the Sect, you unilaterally recruited disciples. This action has already violated our Sect’s rules. Therefore, your punishment will be... to take care of Qing’er and Yao’er for a lifetime, ensuring no mishap befalls them.”

Shen Li was stunned, and so was everyone else.

Suddenly, Shen Li took a deep breath and deeply bowed with his fists, saying, ”I accept the punishment!”

Everyone else felt relieved; they were truly afraid that Su Han might harshly punish Shen Li. However, it now seemed that this was not a punishment but rather a reward!

How doting Shen Li was towards Su Qing and Su Yao was clear to everyone in the Phoenix Sect, and Su Han had clearly come to know of this through Xiao Yuhui, hence this sort of ’punishment’.

And within the Phoenix Sect, Shen Li’s cultivation was definitely the highest, making him the most suitable to protect Su Qing and Su Yao.

”You must be close to reaching Dragon Emperor Realm now, right?”

Su Han spoke, ”I can feel a trace of Imperial Prestige emanating from you, this prestige is transforming, and the moment it completely transforms, you should be able to break through.”

Shen Li shook his head and said, ”The Sect Master is correct, I am indeed capable of a breakthrough, and I also have the opportunity, but... there are not enough Spirit Stones.”

”Is it a shortage of Spirit Stones again?”

Su Han helplessly patted his forehead, lamenting that he was still a Sect Master; someone in the Sect was about to break through to the Dragon Emperor Realm and become a Super Stronger, but was delayed because there were not enough Spirit Stones. If word got out, where would he, as the Sect Master, put his face?

After a slight pause, Su Han asked, ”Has any Sect recently provoked the Phoenix Sect?”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s body shook, and they showed excitement.

It seemed they were just waiting for Su Han to say this. After Su Han asked, almost everyone was about to speak up, but Lian Yuze got ahead of them.

”Reporting to the Sect Master, a Sect did indeed come, the Seventh-Rate Qilin Daoist Temple!”

Lian Yuze continued, ”After the last incident, the Qilin Daoist Temple regarded our Phoenix Sect more highly. This time, they dispatched five at the Dragon God Realm, twenty at the Dragon Pill Realm, and a hundred at the Dragon Spirit Realm, along with numerous underlings. They bombarded the outside of our Phoenix Sect for three days and nights. Eventually, seeing that they could not break through and having waited outside for a full three months, they left out of impatience.”

”They bombarded from outside, and you just let them bombard?” Su Han asked.

Lian Yuze immediately shut his mouth while only Shen Li said, ”The Sect Master once ordered not to activate the Sect’s Grand Formation and not to engage in war with any Sect, so we had no choice but to stay honestly inside.”

Su Han rolled his eyes and thought to himself, Honestly, my foot; I told you not to activate the grand formation, yet you still went ahead and opened it once, recruiting so many disciples?

”Now that we’ve been attacked on our doorstep, and you say ’dad won’t let you do it,’ screw that!”

”Phoenix Sect really goes all out, deploying five from the Dragon God Realm. It seems they are determined to annihilate our Phoenix Sect and restore their Seventh-Rate Sect’s prestige.”

Su Han smiled blandly, ”Eating from someone’s palm, taking from their hand, we’ve already claimed two heads from Qilin Daoist Temple, and naturally, we must reciprocate with some hefty gifts. Wouldn’t you agree?”

”Yes!!!”

Everyone spoke out, nearly roaring, startling Su Qing and Su Yao.

Xiao Yuhui looked helplessly at these top Phoenix Sect members, yelling at the top of their voices, thinking them a bunch of bandits eager for a fight more than anyone else.

”Our Phoenix Sect has been an Eighth-Rank Sect for three years now, not a short time, we should issue a Seventh-Order Sect Order and elevate the status of Phoenix Sect.”

Su Han said indifferently, ”Qilin Daoist Temple sent five from the Dragon God Realm, right? Our return gift mustn’t be less, Shangguan Mingxin!”

”Yes!”

Shangguan Mingxin immediately stood up, her face filled with excitement, knowing that Su Han intended to dispatch the Starry Divine Guard.

She didn’t fully understand the battle power of the Starry Divine Guard, and naturally didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

However, before Su Han could even speak, Liuyun suddenly stood up.

”Sect Master, I volunteer to lead the Purple Night Divine Guard and battle the Qilin Daoist Temple!”

As soon as he finished, the slightly slower Hong Chen also said in a deep voice, ”Sect Master, I volunteer to lead the Bright Moon Divine Guard and battle the Qilin Daoist Temple!”

Seeing their eagerness, Xiao Yuran and Xiao Yuhui exchanged glances, somewhat astonished.

Isn’t this a fight, not a dinner party? Why are they all so anxious, even more so than monkeys?

”Everyone, take your seats!”

Su Han glared, and neither Liuyun nor Hong Chen dared to make a peep, both sitting back down stiffly.

”When it’s time for you to fight, you will fight. What’s the rush?”

Su Han glanced at them and added, ”Shangguan Mingxin, dispatch twenty from the Golden Core Realm of the Starry Divine Guard to the Qilin Daoist Temple, and you know what to do.”

”So, I...” Shangguan Mingxin hesitated.

”You stay here. Twenty from the Golden Core Realm of the Starry Divine Guard are enough. After all, it’s just a Seventh-Rate Sect,” Su Han said.

”Oh...”

Shangguan Mingxin let out a disappointed sound as the excitement drained from her face, clearly unhappy about not being allowed to fight.

Seeing her look, Su Han smiled resignedly and gestured, ”Fine, you can go too, but remember, if a crisis arises, retreat immediately, do not engage.”

”Thank you, Sect Master!”

Shangguan Mingxin was immediately overjoyed.

”Sect Master, what about us...” Liushui and Hong Chen stood up again.

”Didn’t I tell you to sit down? Can’t you understand?” Su Han frowned.