Episode 17 – The House of Darkness Chapter 17 – Prestige

Everyone in Death Valley was silent, the aura emanating from Clan Chief ‘Gaius Reisen’ was oppressive to everyone present.

“The power is so strong.” Linley’s right hand tingled. It trembled slightly. Like a chicken caught by an eagle, he was unable to resist. There was even a vague pain in the wrist area where the patriarch had grabbed it. This patriarch’s strength, it was strong!

“Patriarch. This is the life and death battle proposed by Elder Emanuel. The Elder Council has also passed it.” Linley said without saying anything.

“The Elder Council passed it?” Patriarch ‘Gaius Reyson’ glanced at the elders in the distance. None of those elders dared to say anything, they too were bitter in their hearts, especially those three elders who had reviewed this matter, who of them would have known that Linley was so powerful before?

“So what if it passes? You haven’t heard my orders?” Gaius Reyson looked at Linley with cold severity.

Linley choked.

That Emanuel also said, “Linley. In my Green Dragon Clan, no one can disobey the clan leader’s orders. The matriarch can also veto things approved by the council of elders with a single word, and you dare to disobey.”

Out of the corner of his eye, Linley noticed the Elders’ expressions in the distance. Noticing Emanuel’s expression again, he couldn’t help but secretly say, “In this Green Dragon clan, this patriarch’s authority seems to be extremely high. It far exceeds the Elders!”

When a person was extremely strong, it was easy for that clan to become a one-word clan!

The Green Dragon clan. It was the ‘Gaius Rexon’ land of one voice.

“Patriarch, I just came to the Green Dragon clan less than a hundred years ago, and I don’t know many things about the clan.” Linley said directly.

“Oh, less than a hundred years.” Patriarch ‘Gaius Reyson’ frowned.

“Linley, you disobeyed the clan leader’s orders. What does it have to do with how long you’ve been in the Green Dragon Clan, the clan leader’s order. It cannot be disobeyed……. You are ignoring the Clan Chief’s orders. It is to look down on the clan leader.” Emanuel angrily rebuked.

Having said that, Emanuel did not continue. He knew. Disrespecting the patriarch. What a great offense that was.

Linley couldn’t help but feel a surge of annoyance at hearing this.

“Whew!” A phantom.

“Slap!” A slap viciously slapped Emanuel across the face, Emanuel’s entire body being thrown up, blood splattering. Emanuel then only landed on the ground, looking at Patriarch ‘Geisressen’ in panic. He wasn’t sure why the patriarch was hitting him!

“Shut up!”

Gaisleyson looked at him coldly, “You’re an elder, haven’t you realized your mistake by now? Today. You were just killed by him. There’s no one to blame either. I haven’t punished you yet, yet you’re still talking nonsense here. Think I don’t dare to kill you?”

Emanuel had a shiver. Not daring to say another word.

Linley couldn’t help but be surprised, “It seems that this patriarch, too, isn’t just defending this Emanuel, with this patriarch’s temper. No matter who it is. It’s better not to offend this patriarch.” Linley wasn’t a reckless person either.

The only son of the old ancestor Qing Long, the patriarch of the Qing Long clan for countless years! A figure who could not be ignored within the clan, the leader of the Four Divine Beasts clan!

How could his authority be violated?

Gaius Reyson glanced at Linley and Emanuel, and then at the group of elders in the distance, and couldn’t help but let out a cold grunt: “You two, and the elders, all follow me!” With that, Gaiser Reyson flew up in the air.

“Kid, you’re miserable.” Emanuel glanced at Linley, “The patriarch hates it when someone challenges his authority.” With that, he also flew up in the air.

Linley glanced into the distance. Those elders all dared not say a word one by one as well, and flew up right after him.

“I don’t know what kind of person this patriarch is.” Linley could only follow suit and fly up. Just now, there had been a brief exchange of blows. He was able to determine that the patriarch’s strength exceeded his own by far too much, and that it was by no means difficult for him to kill himself.

Now that he was in the Heavenly Sacrifice Mountain Range, his family and friends were all there. It was better to hold back a breath.

Linley glanced back, and in the Valley of Death, Delia, Bebe, Baruch, Tarosha, and a group of others were all looking up. Eyes filled with worry.

“Boss. Be careful yourself, don’t mess with that patriarch, I feel like he’s not to be messed with.” Bebe’s soul communicated with worry. “That patriarch’s gaze, it all makes me feel frightened, truly.”

“Know. Don’t worry, you all go back first.” Linley soul-communicated.

At the same time, Linley followed Emanuel and the elders as they flew together. Gaius Reyson flew alone in front without saying a word. The elders and Linley also followed behind without saying a word, it was very depressing.

“Linley, be careful when you talk to the patriarch later, don’t make the patriarch angry.” That handsome young man, ‘Elder Garvey’, leaned close to Linley and transmitted his voice with divine sense.

“Thanks.” Linley’s divine sense voice transmission said back.

“Don’t not take it seriously. I’ll tell you, the clan leader most definitely doesn’t want to see the clansmen killing each other. Secondly. It’s that he doesn’t allow others to disobey him. Only the Grand Elder in the entire clan can persuade the Clan Chief.” Garvey solemnly said. “If you go further against his wishes. Even if the Grand Elder comes, he won’t be able to save you.”

Linley nodded gratefully.

“Elder Garvey, what do you think the patriarch will do to me?” Linley didn’t have a plan in his heart, after all, he had never dealt with this patriarch before. Although a short time ago, he had watched. One could judge that this clan chief was very domineering outside of that. The rest was unknown.

“Nowadays, my clan is in crisis. I reckon. The patriarch shouldn’t kill you, only punish you.” Garvey transmitted a voice.

Linley was slightly certain in his heart.

A few moments later, Clan Chief ‘Gaius Reyson’ and the elders. They arrived at a large castle at the very top of the Green Dragon Clan’s ‘Dragon Road’. The gates of this ancient castle were wide open. The guards all bowed respectfully.

A group of people led by the patriarch. They entered the castle in single file.

In the great hall of the castle, the patriarch sat high above the great hall, and the elders, including Linley, stood below the great hall.

“It’s like an emperor and his subjects now.” Linley saw this row. It became clearer and clearer that the patriarch’s position in the family was, in some families. Elders would have a lot of power. But not at all in the Green Dragon clan.

“Hmph!” Patriarch ‘Gaius Reyson’ looked down below and couldn’t help but snort angrily, “I’ve said it long ago. Nowadays, the clan is in a crisis. What we need to do is to wipe out those eight great clans. Our earthly clansmen. Shouldn’t kill each other. To die. It’s also necessary to die in a battle with the eight great clans!”

“Two Seven Star Demon experts in the clan’s interior are engaged in battle. It requires the consent of the entire elder group. Or I agree before the application is considered passed, what? The two of them landed in a life and death battle. The Elder Corps all agreed?” Gaius Reyson said angrily.

At once, a silver-haired elder standing at the front of the room said aloud, “Father, that Linley is extremely deeply hidden, we had previously thought that he was a Mediate God, so ……”

To the family. A Median God was nothing.

But a seven star demon was precious to the clan, allowing two seven star demons to kill each other was something the clan would never allow to be a life and death battle. Unless the patriarch agrees. Or the entire Elder Council agrees.

This is also the main reason why Gaius Reyson was angry when he found out that Linley and Emanuel were in a life and death battle with each other.

To die, to go and fight the eight great clans to die was worth it.

“Stop talking.” Gaius Reyson said indifferently.

At once the elders no longer say, although it is the elders. But also Gaisreyson’s son, father reprimanded his son a few words, what is it! Green Dragon clan. The two people who have lived the longest. It is Gaius Rexon siblings. The others are all juniors.

This was also the reason why Gaisleyson was able to make a single statement.

“There is no need to talk about these things anymore.” Gaius Reyson said indifferently, “In the past, I didn’t realize Linley’s strength. Now that we know that Linley has seven-star demonic strength, this life-and-death battle must not go on.”

“Linley, Emanuel, do you have any opinions?” Gaius Reyson swept his gaze over the duo.

“No opinion.” Emanuel even said.

“No comments.” Linley also answered.

“Very well.” Gaius Reyson continued to look at the duo. “Emanuel, you thought beforehand that Linley was just an ordinary intermediate god, and I want to know why you, an elder, would want to fight an intermediate god. To engage in a life and death battle? Tell me the reason!”

Linley glanced at Emanuel, wanting to kill himself for the sake of the main divine artifact. Now, did this Emanuel dare to say that?

Beans of sweat rose from Emanuel’s forehead, “Patriarch. This Linley didn’t have the slightest respect for me, it was very excessive. Under anger. It was only then that I ……”

“Hmph.” A cold hum resounded through the great hall.

Emanuel couldn’t help but physically tremble.

“Lying even in front of me?” Geisresson snorted. “I gave you the chance to say it, and you didn’t take it.”

Emanuel’s face went white.

“It won’t kill you.” Geisresson looked at him coldly, “There is still a shortage of manpower at the Grand Elder’s place, from tomorrow onwards, you will go to the Grand Elder’s side for me, as for how the Grand Elder arranges for you, that’s the matter of the Grand Elder’s place.”

Emanuel’s body trembled with fear in his heart.

“Yes, Matriarch.” Emanuel still answered the order.

“You get to the side.” Gaius Reyson bellowed in disgust, and Immanuel immediately stood to the side of the great hall. This Gaius Reyson’s gaze turned towards Linley. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, “Linley. Right?”

“Yes, Matriarch.” Linley responded.

“For so many years. Those who dared to directly ignore my orders, do you know the outcome of their land?” Gaius Reyson said.

Linley was slightly stunned and couldn’t help but feel bad. Could it be that this Gaius Reyson wanted to kill himself? Still, Linley said, “Patriarch. I’ve returned to the Green Dragon Clan for less than a hundred years, and I know very little about the things in my Green Dragon Clan.”

Gaius Reyson’s face sank, “Still really good at sophistry.”

Linley was shocked to find that Gaius Reyson had suddenly come from above the great hall. He walked directly in front of himself. Taking a couple of careful looks. Then he turned around and walked directly towards the side hall at the side of the great hall, “Linley. Come in with me. Everyone else. All wait here!”

“Yes. Patriarch.” Linley immediately followed.

Only after the Patriarch and Linley left did the elders dare to breathe a sigh of relief.

“The Clan Chief summoned Linley alone. What do you guys think will happen? It’s not a good thing for the Clan Chief to summon alone.” At once, an elder said with worry, the people in the Green Dragon Clan were all in awe of the Clan Chief.

“If it’s the past. Father he would have killed Linley.” The silver-haired elder said, “But now. Father shouldn’t kill, but. Although he won’t kill. But the punishment is definitely not small, no lighter than punishing Emanuel.”

At that moment, the elders looked at Emanuel.

“Emanuel. Go to the Grand Elder. You’ll have a chance to really serve the family.” Someone laughed.

“Hmph.” Emanuel, however, let out a low hum.

“Emanuel. Tell me the truth, what is it exactly, you had to kill that Linley?” The elders all began to inquire. Everyone didn’t believe that because of a mere backlash, it had caused Emanuel to go so crazy.

“Don’t ask.” Suddenly a blonde-haired elder bellowed.

“Father.” Emanuel looked towards this blonde old man. This blonde-haired old man. It was precisely the third generation of the Green Dragon Clan’s strongest man. He was also an extremely powerful figure among the elders. After all, his mother was the ‘Great Elder’.

“Tell me. What’s going on?” The blonde old man’s divine sense transmitted his voice.

Emanuel knew. He was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to get that disk dragon ring. He couldn’t get it himself. Nor could he let an outsider get it. Even his divine sense transmitted, ”Father, that Linley has a Soul Defense Master God artifact on him. It is the Old Ancestor’s Land of the ‘Ring of the Green Dragon.

The blonde old man was instantly shocked.

“What did you say?” The blonde old man couldn’t believe it.

“Truly. It’s the Ring of the Green Dragon. There’s absolutely no mistake, that Linley. That Linley is a True Earth Mediate God. He was able to resist the soul attacks of the Elder Gods by relying on that Green Dragon’s Ring.” Emanuel even transmitted his voice with divine sense.

Many thoughts flashed through the blonde old man’s mind for a moment.

Emanuel looked at his father, “This Green Dragon’s Ring. It’s not my turn either. But father he just needs to work hard. Taking that Green Dragon’s Ring away. Yet it is not a difficult task.”

“Kid, to think that you didn’t tell me earlier.” The blonde old man glanced at him. “It’s not too late to say it now.”