Yinglong said angrily, "Since you refuse to return the treasure, it seems we have no choice but to settle this with a fight."
With that, he released his High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Yinglong Sword.
The Dragon Clan possessed three or four Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures. Two of them were in the hands of his own father, while the remaining two were held by his father's younger brother, Zhulong, and Huanglong. This left Yinglong with only a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Yet, Yinglong thought to himself that if he could acquire a Top-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, even his Uncle Zhulong and Uncle Huanglong within the clan would have to hold him in higher regard.
Following this, Yinglong manipulated the sword and launched an attack.
In response, Yuanqing summoned the lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin and blocked the strike.
"What? The Heaven-Burial Coffin of the Beast Emperor, Shenni, is in your hands?"
Yuanqing shook his head with a smile and said, "Not quite. I only acquired the coffin lid."
A surge of joy welled up in Yinglong's heart. He had participated in the Tribulation of the Fierce Beasts. Back then, his father and numerous primordial deities had besieged the Fierce Beast Clan in the northern Primordial World, where the Beast Emperor Shenni had used the Heaven-Burial Coffin to devastating effect, even trapping Hongjun. Even with just the lid, it must be an extraordinary weapon of slaughter. With it, he would be able to gain the upper hand against the Kylin Clan and the Phoenix Clan in the future.
Then, Yinglong controlled the Yinglong Sword and engaged in a fierce battle with Yuanqing. Wielding the High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Yinglong Sword, Yinglong commanded the waters of the East Sea.
Yet Yuanqing, holding only the lid of the Heaven-Burial Coffin, traded blows with Yinglong and fought him evenly.
The cultivation level of many primordial deities was at the Peak Daluo Golden Immortal realm. However, the leaders of the Three Clans had only recently stepped into the Peak Daluo Golden Immortal realm, and most of the elders among the Three Clans were at the Late Daluo Golden Immortal stage. Yinglong himself was at the Mid-Stage Daluo Golden Immortal stage, just a step away from the Late Daluo Golden Immortal stage.
Yinglong and Yuanqing fought on the East Sea for tens of thousands of years.
Yinglong looked at the Heaven-Burial Coffin lid with a look of apprehension, thinking that he had finally kicked a hard board this time. Relying solely on the coffin lid, his opponent had beaten him to this extent; even with the assistance of the East Sea waters, he could not defeat him. His father was Zulong, the patriarch of the Dragon Clan, yet this person showed no respect whatsoever. He was only at the Mid-Stage Daluo Golden Immortal stage, while his opponent was at the Late Daluo Golden Immortal stage, yet he could not defeat him—it was undoubtedly the Heaven-Burial Coffin lid that made the difference.
In the end, Yinglong was outmatched. Just as Yuanqing was about to make his next move, a voice rang out from behind.
"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy."
A moment later, a massive nine-clawed golden dragon, tens of thousands of meters long, manifested in the sky.
The nine-clawed golden dragon transformed into human form and appeared before Yuanqing.
"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy. I am Zulong, patriarch of the Dragon Clan. My foolish son, Yinglong, was reckless and offended you. I hope you can spare him for the sake of the Dragon Clan," Zulong said.
Zulong intended to be courteous before resorting to force. After all, if this person before him were to recklessly fight to the death and kill Yinglong, it would be a heavy loss for the Dragon Clan, increasing the pressure they faced against the Kylin Clan and the Phoenix Clan. After all, this was not a later era where Daluo Golden Immortals roamed everywhere and Quasi-Sages were as common as dogs. Right now, every single Daluo Golden Immortal was a precious asset to any faction.
Yuanqing sneered and replied, "Your son Yinglong coveted my treasure, and yet you expect me to show mercy? Your Dragon Clan doesn't carry that much weight in front of me."
Yuanqing thought to himself that he wielded the Four Swords of Execution and the Formation Map of Execution. The Dragon Clan only had three or four notable Daluo Golden Immortals, and the rest were not as strong as he was. Even if he had to deploy the Four Swords of Execution, he could easily hold his ground.