After an unknown amount of time, Di Xiu'er put away Emperor Kun's corpse.
Emperor Kun's corpse fell into the box, small and exquisite, drifting unsteadily.
Di Yu'er and the others assumed human form, looked at the corpse, and wept until their faces were covered in tears.
The Fifth Old Ancestor choked out, "Old Ancestor is dead. The sky has fallen—who will hold it up?"
Everyone...
Di Xiu'er coughed. "That is why I specially trained you: to make you strong, so you can replace the Emperor Kun Old Ancestor and protect the Emperor Kun Clan."
Di Yu'er shook her head. "Old Ancestor Xiu'er, we are too weak!"
Di Xiu'er nodded. "Mm. You two, stop interrupting. I never said I was training you!"
Phoenix Emperor...
Di Yu'er...
The several Old Ancestors... were heartbroken and lost.
Di Xiu'er comforted them. "You may be a little weak, so weak that you are not even equal to one feather of Old Ancestor."
"But it does not matter!"
"Eat Old Ancestor, strengthen your bloodlines, and then you can become stronger!"
As soon as those words came out, the faces of the several Old Ancestors changed drastically.
Xiu'er, do you fucking know what you are saying?
Eat Old Ancestor?
This was the Old Ancestor of the Emperor Kun Clan!
If they ate him... how much could they improve?
No, fucking hell, they could not eat Old Ancestor!
If word got out, it would be humiliating.
Di Yu'er's eyes, however, lit up. "Old Ancestor Xiu'er, my teeth are pretty good too. I am not asking to eat meat, but I can drink some blood and then fight for the Emperor Kun Clan!"
Phoenix Emperor, standing beside her, nodded. "Old Ancestor, so can I!"
Di Xiu'er was delighted. "Though you are weak, I can see your desire to improve!"