This is...

The Cold Flood Dragon’s cry of pain!

What’s going on?

Only after quite a while did his pain-wracked eyes gradually regain vision, and he finally saw what was in front of him clearly.

He saw the Cold Flood Dragon curled up in front of Yang Yan, shivering.

The other four great beasts were also all prostrated on the ground, their bodies trembling as if utterly drained.

This scene truly made everyone present’s eyeballs almost pop out.

The five great beasts that had been so ferocious and overbearing just now were now all lying prone on the ground, shivering before one man...

In broad daylight, what the hell kind of ghostly sight is this?!

Many people thought their eyes had been dazzled by that blinding light earlier. They rubbed their eyes hard and opened them again.

Only, the result was destined to disappoint them.

Everything was so real there was simply no room for refutation.

"Senior brother, pinch me. I... I’m not dreaming, am I?!"

"Could Saint Son Yang Yan be a Celestial God descended to earth? The ten Sect Leaders couldn’t do it, but Yang Yan did it as easily as flipping his hand."

...

Even the Soul-devouring Tiger couldn’t help grumbling, "Huh? Since when did my Yan get so damn awesome! These guys actually all knelt down in front of him?"

They were silent for a long, long time before everyone finally snapped out of their shock, all staring wide-eyed and dumbfounded at Yang Yan.

Not to mention the others, even Yang Yan himself spaced out for a moment before he finally forced himself to come back to his senses.

He sank his mind inward to check his own condition, and only then did he faintly notice the clue.

Turned out, the Black and White Life Seal Nascent Void had given him last time were still floating in his body, only a bit dimmer.

Right now, Yang Yan finally heard the Cold Flood Dragon’s Telepathy: "M-my lord, this lowly one did not know my lord was here. I have offended you in many ways, I beg my lord’s forgiveness."

Yang Yan looked at the Cold Flood Dragon and the four other great beasts prostrated before him, shivering, his expression odd, but he couldn’t help wanting to laugh inside.

Although he didn’t understand why the Cold Flood Dragon and the four beasts were so respectful to him, Yang Yan knew all of this was caused by the Black and White Life Seal Nascent Void had given him.

Right now, however, he had no choice but to completely revise his view of Nascent Void and finally grasp the might of a Sacred Artifact on a deeper level.

Even a Cold Flood Dragon at the Golden Core pinnacle, faintly touching an even higher realm, was terrified of a Sacred Artifact that was partially damaged. One could imagine how terrifying a Sacred Artifact’s power was.

But when he thought about it, he could accept it.

On the whole Wandering Dragon Star, Sacred Artifacts were simply unseen—at least on the surface, no one knew of any.

Of course, that was excluding Nascent Void that they saw this time in the Demon Cave.

Thinking of this, Yang Yan couldn’t help letting out a sigh.

He had once thought that after a few more years he might grow into the supreme powerhouse of Wandering Dragon Star. Now that he thought about it, that was truly laughable.

In the end, he was nothing but a frog at the bottom of a well.

Leaving Wandering Dragon Star, how vast was the outside world, how exciting was the Jianghu... Yang Yan knew nothing of any of that, so what right did he have to talk about asking the peak of the Martial Dao and calmly watching the rise and fall of the world?

Yang Yan silently swore that in this life he would definitely break out of Wandering Dragon Star, roam the boundless cosmos, ask the peak of the Martial Dao, become a Star Universe Great Power, and truly control his own life.

"You all can leav—" Yang Yan hurriedly changed his wording mid-sentence, "You all get up and walk around a bit."

At first Yang Yan had wanted to let them leave, but on second thought he felt that would be way too wasteful.

Since they feared him so much—or more precisely, feared the Lifebound Seal Talisman Nascent Void had given him—then why not make good use of it!

Powerhouses like these as enforcers were something you could only run into by pure luck.

If he just let them go like this, wouldn’t that be way too wasteful?

"Wandering Dragon Star is about to fall into chaos. Are you willing to help me pacify the disaster and restore peace to this land?" Yang Yan sent Telepathy to the five beasts, deliberately putting on an old and seasoned air.

"Willing, willing, we are willing..."

The Cold Flood Dragon took the lead to agree in a hurry, afraid that if this lord in front of it got unhappy, it would die on the spot and everything would be over.

Seeing this, Yang Yan was overjoyed.

On the surface though, he stayed calm, posing as some lofty expert, making the Void-Devouring Tiger who knew his bottom line grind its teeth.

This really was a petty man getting his way!

The way he pretended to be all high and mighty—if you didn’t know what was really going on with this guy, you’d really be fooled by him.

Others might not know, but it couldn’t be clearer.

After all, it was also a member of the Void-Devouring Tiger Race. Having its own clan’s Sacred Artifact Lifebound Seal Talisman used by someone else to put on a show, there was no way it could be feeling good about that.

Still, even though it was displeased, the situation was stronger than the tiger, and it had no choice but to endure for now.

Yang Yan subduing the five beasts, in truth, was also a big boon for it.

After all, it had already formed a contract with Yang Yan.

They truly shared honor and disgrace, prospered and suffered together.

Now that Yang Yan had taken in five powerful underlings in one go, that meant it had gained five super helpers as well.

To take a step back, if those five had kept pressing the attack relentlessly, the two of them really wouldn’t have had any way to deal with it.

In the end, they might really have been wiped out by them.

Since they could turn hostility into friendship so easily, why not?

"Then I’ll be relying on everyone from now on."

Yang Yan forcibly suppressed his excitement and spoke in an even tone.

He was thinking that with the five beasts backing him from now on, there would probably be no one left on Wandering Dragon Star who could stand against him.

At least, on the surface that would be the case.

The five beasts all rose and moved to stand behind Yang Yan. Their former ferocity was gone without a trace; they stood respectfully, making everyone’s jaws drop.

One man in front, five great beasts behind—such a luxurious lineup had no second on Wandering Dragon Star as it was now.

If everyone knew that the meek little tiger that had always been at Yang Yan’s side was also an expert whose strength had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, with considerable insight into the Path of Space, their expressions would definitely be even more colorful.

Silence—

The scene was deathly still.

Other than the howling wind and snow and faint breathing, there was nothing else.

"Yang Yan, what... what on earth is going on?!" After a long while, Lin An finally spoke, breaking the silence, looking at Yang Yan in utter confusion.

In an instant, everyone present shifted their focus to Yang Yan, quietly waiting for his answer.

Being stared at like this, Yang Yan felt a bit embarrassed and didn’t know where to start. After organizing his thoughts a little, he slowly said, "It’s all because a friend of mine knows them."

As soon as he said this, everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

What?

Did they hear that right...

Just because a friend of his knew the five great beasts, these five beasts were that respectful to a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm?!

Then who exactly was this friend!

This person could actually make a Cold Flood Dragon with half a foot stepped into the Golden Core Realm and the five great beasts at early Great Golden Core Realm be this terrified just from seeing Yang Yan, their "friend."

Yang Yan hadn’t expected those words to cause such a stir and quietly laughed to himself.

Looks like, in this world of the law of the jungle, in the end you really still need your own strength to have deterrence!

But with so many experts around him now, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to strut sideways across Wandering Dragon Star where no Grandmaster existed.