Chapter 517: Chapter 517: Lin Xuan Also Has the Bearing of a Great Emperor!

The bracelet shone, forming a light shield that enveloped the great hall. Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, now that they were safe.

"I wonder how things are outside?"

"Clan Leader, did you capture the Ninth Elder?"

They discussed among themselves as they waited, but their reprieve was short-lived. Unexpectedly, a mysterious black mist began to swirl out from the bracelet.

Ye Ruxue bore the brunt of it. She felt a wave of dizziness, her body weakened, and she collapsed to the ground. Looking down, she saw that the bracelet was now gushing a large amount of black mist.

"What is happening? What is this?" Ye Ruxue screamed as she tried to pull the bracelet off, but she found she couldn’t.

The others were stunned. What’s happening? How can there be black mist inside the bracelet?

Someone went over to investigate, only to fall to the ground with a thud.

"This is bad! The black mist is poisonous!"

Everyone’s faces changed drastically.

"Quick! Destroy the bracelet!" someone roared.

Ye Tian sprang into action, striking the bracelet with his palm in an attempt to shatter it.

BOOM!

The bracelet remained undamaged, but black energy now clung to Ye Tian’s palm. His body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

The others turned pale upon witnessing this. Ye Ruxue, who was completely engulfed by the black mist, grew weaker by the second. She could feel the vitality draining from her body at an alarming rate.

Am I going to die here?

Previously, when Lin Xuan had warned her that there was a problem with the bracelet, she hadn’t believed him at all. She had assumed he was just jealous. But now...

I was wrong! So completely wrong! There really is something wrong with this bracelet! It might actually kill me.

Ye Ruxue was now sick with regret.

I should have listened to Lin Xuan and thrown this bracelet away!

"Help me! Somebody, save me!" Ye Ruxue shrieked.

Even Madam Ye was stunned. This is her husband’s bracelet. How could it be poisonous? How could this be happening?

So everything Lin Xuan said was true! She felt utterly humiliated. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Quick, save Ru Xue! Destroy the bracelet!" she said hurriedly.

Ye Fei and the others rushed over, attacking the bracelet in unison. But it was useless; the bracelet didn’t budge.

Ye Ruxue screamed in fright, "Be careful! Don’t hurt me!"

"Stop attacking! Just seal the bracelet!" someone yelled.

The others tried again, this time attempting to seal the bracelet, but they found that was impossible too. Moreover, the black mist began to spread outward. Ye Fei and the others also felt dizzy before collapsing one by one.

"This is bad. The bracelet is too terrifying. It can’t be destroyed or sealed."

"And this black mist is too strange. We were poisoned just from breathing in a little of it."

"We can’t seal the bracelet," one of them said in despair.

Another added grimly, "If we want to save Ru Xue, we might have to cut off her arm. It’s the only way to save her life."

When Ye Ruxue heard this, her face went deathly pale. What? Cut off my arm? Is this some kind of sick joke? No! Absolutely not! She shook her head frantically.

Madam Ye’s expression turned grim. "Xue Er, don’t panic. I’ll send a message to your father right now. He’ll come back and save you."

At that moment, Ye Qingwu stepped forward. "We should use this scroll."

Everyone was stunned.

"That’s the scroll Lin Xuan left. Will it even work?"

"Of course it won’t work!" Ye Ruxue cried out in desperation. "We can’t suppress this black mist even when we work together! How could a scroll from Lin Xuan possibly help?"

"Just hurry and get my father back here! He’s the only one who can save me!"

Madam Ye took out a Sound Transmission Talisman. "Xue Er, don’t worry, I’m sending the message now." She, too, doubted that Lin Xuan’s scroll could possibly dispel the black mist.

Ye Qingwu, however, simply opened the scroll.

In the next instant, a dragon’s roar rang out, echoing across the heavens and the earth. The entire palace trembled. A moment later, a Dragon Shadow surged out of the scroll and spiraled into the air.

As they felt this power, everyone present trembled.

Ye Tian and the others felt their scalps tingle. What terrifying power!

Ye Ruxue trembled so violently she felt the urge to kneel in submission. What is this power? It’s horrifying! It completely overwhelms me!

Madam Ye was dumbstruck. This power was a significant threat even to her. This is Lin Xuan’s power? It can threaten me? That’s unbelievable!

Ye Qingwu, on the other hand, was overjoyed. "Quick, save us!" she exclaimed.

The Dragon Shadow roared and swiped its claw, enveloping the bracelet.

CRACK!

The bracelet shattered into several pieces and fell to the floor.

WHOOSH!

The Dragon Shadow exhaled a torrent of Sword Qi, obliterating all the black mist.

They were saved. Ye Ruxue stood there stunned, her mind a complete blank.

Before, she hadn’t given the scroll a second thought. She had been sure it was useless! But in the end, the very thing that saved her was that scroll. She was utterly humiliated yet again. How could Lin Xuan be so powerful? How could a single scroll he left behind be so heaven-defying?

Ye Ruxue was completely shocked.

Madam Ye was also stunned, the Sound Transmission Talisman in her hand clattering to the floor. My daughter... she’s safe just like that? This is incredible! Has Lin Xuan really become this strong?

The others sighed in relief. "Great, we’re saved."

With the black mist gone, they felt their strength returning. A lingering fear made them shudder.

"It’s a good thing Young Master Lin left that scroll, or we would all be dead."

The group began to cheer excitedly.

"Young Master Lin is too powerful!"

"Young Master Lin saved my life again!"

"All hail Young Master Lin!"

The Dragon Shadow in the sky moved again. Its tail swung out, striking a nearby water sphere. The terrifying water sphere shattered with a BOOM, and the elder trapped inside rushed out. The Dragon Shadow continued its assault, shattering the remaining water spheres with swipes of its claws. All the trapped elders were freed.

"They’re out! The elders are free!" The crowd went wild upon witnessing this.

Lin Xuan really did it! He truly resolved the crisis!

"Young Master Lin is incredible! To think a scroll he left behind could possess such power!"

"Could it be that Young Master Lin is a young Dragon God?"

Cries of astonishment echoed through the hall. The newly freed elders were also dumbfounded. The water spheres that had completely stumped them were effortlessly destroyed by Lin Xuan.

"That’s just heaven-defying! Why does it feel like Lin Xuan is the one who’s more like a Young Emperor?"

The Third Elder exclaimed, "Young Master Lin’s power is far too strong."

The Second Elder said, "It’s simply beyond imagination. He’s probably stronger than any of us!"

The Grand Elder was equally astounded. "Young Master Lin is just a One-Star Grandmaster, yet he wields the power of a Seventh-Stage Grandmaster. This is simply extraordinary."

"Could it be that he can fight across seven realms?"

Everyone was stunned by this remark. Fighting across seven realms? That’s too heaven-defying! It’s the kind of thing you only hear about in myths and legends.

Ye Tian said, "I’m starting to think Young Master Lin is the one with the makings of a Great Emperor!"

"Looking at it this way, Young Master Lin wasn’t bluffing, was he?"

"Could he really have lit up the nine lamps in the Trial Tower?"

"Could he really have seen the Artifact Spirit?"

As they considered this possibility, everyone was filled with awe.

Ye Ruxue, however, frantically shook her head. "Impossible! That’s absolutely impossible! How could anyone fight across seven realms? What a joke!"

She refused to believe it.

Madam Ye didn’t believe it either. My daughter, who has the potential of a Great Emperor, can’t do that. On what grounds could this boy possibly achieve it?