Today's second update: Chapter 2358! 2/4!
The bird servants were terrified, all birds yearned for him, the Phoenix Descendants worshipped him, the vein masters admired him, the sect masters were despondent, and the Phoenix Lord was lonely.
Perhaps at this moment, the Phoenix Race truly understood that old dragon's thoughts.
If this child cannot be used by me, then I shall destroy him with my own hands!
But Xu Kun's situation with the Phoenix Race was different from his situation with the Dragon Race.
How was it different?
First, there was the degree of closeness. Xu Qincang's birth differed from Mu Qingxuan's. One was an abandoned child of the Dragon Race, while the other was the legitimate daughter of the Phoenix Race. Thus, out of love for her daughter, Xu Kun might not be the Dragon Ancestor's biological grandson, but he was unquestionably the Phoenix Lord's biological grandson.
The second difference lay in the racial paths of the Dragon Race and the Phoenix Race.
The Dragon Race practiced hegemony, while the Phoenix Race governed with benevolence.
The Dragon Race's method of ruling its subordinates was one of keeping the people ignorant and exploiting them. Perched above all races, even the Flood Dragon Race, their loyal little brother, could not escape being drained dry.
The Phoenix Race, on the other hand, was like the Phoenix Wutong towering above the nine heavens. It held up a vast protective umbrella for all birds beneath heaven, ensuring the old had support and the young were raised.
This racial path was irreversible. It had been determined from the very beginning, rooted in the foundations laid by the ancestors of the two great races.
Just as the Phoenix Lord used the Red Phoenix to spread her teachings among all birds, while the Dragon Ancestor had