Targaryen Who Turned Dragon

Surely enough, the three sect masters of the Flame God Realm entered the hall and walked forward towards Mu Xuanyin. Behind them were the three most talented disciples of the three sects. From one look, Aerion could see that they all had three separate bloodlines. The Golden Crow, Phoenix and Vermillion Bird... they had the bloodlines of the three supreme fire attribute beasts!

"Flame God Realm's Yan Wancang, Yan Juehai, and Huo Rulie greet the Snow Song Realm King. We are fortunate to witness the grace and splendour of the Snow Song Realm King once more. May you forgive us for arriving uninvited... even though our visit this time is truly impertinent, we came here for a matter of great importance."

Mu Xuanyin did not seem to take kindly to Yan Wancang's actions, even if he acted respectfully. It was then that Aerion realised that he knew nothing of the Snow Song Realm and its relations with the Flame God Realm. He never had the time to bother with such things, after all. However, he knew that they were both Middle-Rank Star Realms and that the Flame God Realm was, overall, superior but their sect masters couldn't hope to match up against the Snow Song Realm King, a Divine Master.

"Impertinent? Not only did you come uninvited, but you also dared to directly enter the Sacred Hall!" Her cold gaze fell on the three sect masters. "What matter could be so important that you would dare to interrupt this King's Great Sect Assembly?"

Yan Wancang cupped his hands respectfully. "Several months ago, when this Yan was rejected by the Snow Song Realm King, this Yan was simply unwilling to give up and thus looked for other opportunities for an audience with the Snow Song Realm King. A few days ago, this Yan heard of the Great Sect Assembly and so resorted to this measure."

"The reason for our personal appearance along with our three juniors is to express our sincerity to the Snow Song Realm King and to also ask for the Snow Song Realm King to once again listen to this Yan's offer."

"Poyun, Mingxuan, Zhou'er, why are you three still standing there? Go on, greet the Snow Song Realm King!" The sect master of the Phoenix Sect, Yan Juehai ordered.

They walked forward and introduced themselves in a respectful manner. Huo Poyun of the Golden Crow Sect, Yan Zhuo of the Vermillion Bird Sect and Yan Mingxuan of the Phoenix Sect. All three were the pride of their respective sects and it was easy to see why. Their talent completely eclipsed Mu Hanyi and Feixue many times over, the Flame God Realm truly had a future to look forward to. Perhaps, one of them might even reach the Divine Master Realm and elevate the Flame God Realm to an even higher status!

Upon a quick observation of the three, one of them truly stood out...

Huo Poyun, complete inheritor of the Golden Crow Legacy? For an arrogant Divine Spirit like the Golden Crow to give away its complete inheritance... it's a very rare occurrence, to say the least.

"The Golden Crow has fallen so low... or, perhaps its something else. Maybe it was worried about a certain Crimson Crack? Hmm."

Crimson Crack... what in Seven Hells are you talking about?

"Do you really want to know? It would be best if you didn't worry about it now, you have better things to do like save your Jasmine."

...

While conversing with Rotias, Aerion had almost ignored the entire conversation between the sect masters and Mu Xuanyin. But he didn't miss much, mainly a lot of sincere words, cough, ass-kissing. They had given his master a gift to celebrate the choosing of a direct disciple. She didn't even look at it before giving the gift to Aerion. It was done in such a cold and ruthless manner that it made him even more curious.

What happened between the Flame God Realm and Snow Song Realm? That Huo Rulie seems rather quiet while the other two sect masters are doing all the talking... is he shy? No that can't be it...

He suspected that Huo Rulie and Mu Xuanyin aren't the best of friends.

"This king has considered your words and decided to hear out your preposition while also ignoring the fact that you interrupted the Great Sect Assembly. Hmph, you have no more than ten minutes to convince this king."

Yan Wancang took a deep breath before speaking the real intentions interrupting the Great Sect Assembly. "As the Snow Song Realm King could have already guessed, the reason for our visit is the matter concerning the ancient horned dragon. It has lived for tens of thousands of years and so, even the scales that cover its body can only be called a priceless treasure. Slaying it would bring forth boundless benefits to both of our worlds. Advancing in the Divine Master Realm is extremely difficult, however, an ancient horned dragon which has lived for thousands of years should definitely assist the Snow Song Realm King in taking another step forward in her cultivation."

"Furthermore, there is a second reason why we bring this matter once again. A thousand years ago, we were so close to success... if it weren't for an unforeseen accident, the ancient horned dragon would already be dead. However, it was gravely injured on the previous hunt and the Snow Song Realm King has surely grown in strength after all these years. If we stall for another thousand years, then the ancient horned dragon is likely to recover from its injuries and that will make things all the more difficult."

Yan Wancang continued. "This opportunity should not be wasted... we can split, as previously promised, the ancient horned dragon fifty-fifty between the Flame God Realm and Snow Song Realm. After all, this would be impossible without the Snow Song Realm King's strength."

These sect masters have a weird way of addressing Mu Xuanyin but, I suppose, it makes them sound more sincere?

"Is that all you have to say?"

"..." Yan Wancang was speechless.

"Very well, it seems that this king has heard everything already. Huanzhi, see them out."

Yan Wancang and Juehai exchanged glances and their tone changed, slightly. This could have been a good opportunity. Aerion didn't want it to wither away into the distance, so he spoke up.

"Master, could there be a specific reason why you must reject this great offer? All things considered, it seems to be very beneficial and even more so, there's a high chance of success."

The sect masters looked up at their one ray of hope and it was someone unexpected. The direct disciple of the Snow Song Realm King... previously, they only gave him a couple of glances at most. His Divine Soul Realm was nothing extraordinary, after all. The only thing that stood out was his striking appearance and that didn't matter much. To a male profound practitioner, the most important thing, after all, was strength... everything else can only be considered an afterthought!

"There is, indeed, a specific reason. Perhaps, the sect masters of the Flame God Realm are kind enough to explain what happened a thousand years ago... they, themselves, seem to have forgotten the disgusting things that they did!!"

Yan Wancang and Yan Juehai tried to maintain their calm, well contain Huo Rulie because he looked like he was about to explode. "Snow Song Realm King, with all due respect, it was you who severely injured Sect Master Huo's only son back then..."

"Hmph, that foolish junior who approached the God Burying Inferno Prison with his pitiful cultivation? Even if this king did not take action, he would have died by the flames of the ancient horned dragon! It was no more than an accident and this king was more than willing to make amends by giving away the Moon Phoenix Jade. However, a certain, deceitful, Huo Rulie schemed against this king's little sister and dared to use the horned dragon's poison... these two things cannot be compared! This king's incident was no more than an accident while Huo Rulie acted on his own!!"

It's worse than I ever imagined.

Aerion sighed.

"Snow Song Realm King, our Flame God Realm was indeed in the wrong... however, after that, you severely injured thousands of members of our sect. This, along with the genius that was Huo Ye, was a great loss to our Flame God Realm, in fact, it was a loss ten thousand times greater than the Snow Song Realm's loss." Yan Juehai added. "Sect Master Huo simply couldn't stand seeing his son in a state worse than death which led him to commit those acts."

"So, does that make his actions any more just!?"

Finally, Huo Rulie exploded. "Mu Xuanyin!!!"

"I, Huo Rulie, am useless... a man who can't avenge his own crippled son is no father at all. However, if I ever find the opportunity... I will tear your corpse into a thousand pieces!"

"Just you alone?" Mu Xuanyin icily laughed while also looking down with a face of disdain. "You don't have the ability."

"Sno- Snow Song Realm King... please, completely ignore what Sect Master Huo said. It was just a slip of the tongue, he never meant an-"

"Hahahaha!" Huo Rulie laughed. "As long as I, Huo Rulie, live, I will make you die one day! If you have the guts, kill me now!"

Is this man courting death!?

Mu Xuanyin stood up from her sacred throne. "Do you think this king does not dare to?"

"Master, please quench your anger. There is no need for a fight to break out... it would be a waste of time and may result in the situation becoming worse." Aerion calmly spoke. "He is clearly a fool, an ant, who should not be bothered with. The most he can do is bark a few words... besides, Palace Master Bingyun has recovered from the horned dragon's poison."

Mu Xuanyin nodded and sat back down. "You are right. This king's disciple has saved you from certain death, Huo Rulie, you should be grateful."

"An ant!?" Huo Rulie didn't seem to calm down. "You wouldn't dare say that to my face if your master wasn't by your side!"

I would but that wouldn't make the situation any better.

"Hahahaha... I have a splendid idea! You dared to call me, Huo Rulie, an ant so you must be quite strong. It would be shameful for a senior like myself to fight a junior... however, I have Huo Poyun. Even if I am inferior to you, Mu Xuanyin, my successor is far greater than your successor! Divine Soul Realm... hahahaha, he has no talent! Where did you find him, the streets?" He turned his gaze back to Aerion "Would you even dare to face my Poyun, direct disciple of the Snow Song Realm King!?"

"Master, may I?" Aerion inquired for permission. Although he looked calm, inside he was a raging volcano on the verge of erupting. This kind of disrespect required a major release.

Mu Xuanyin nodded. "You may."

Wonderful.

Divine Tribulation Realm level 5 and the complete inheritance of the Golden Crow... he should be a worthy opponent.

"Huo Poyun, this King, Aerion of the mighty House Targaryen, challenges you to a duel! First to concede or enter a state of unconsciousness loses. Your master claims that he has a greater successor than Master... which is both insulting to Master and myself! Therefore, I can no longer stand back and spectate anymore." Then he devilishly smiled "The real question is; will you support your master's foolish claim and attempt to prove it, or run away with your tail between your legs?"

"Of course, I will support master's claim. You seem quite confident for someone of the Divine Soul Realm... it makes me wonder, where did you find this confidence? Regardless, I do not fear you nor will I run from this challenge. Therefore... I accept your challenge!"