Xu Kun's heart warmed. So that was why Shangguan Yuanwei had agreed so quickly.
Originally, although she was the inheritor of the Sun God, there had been little change beyond her own increasing strength.
Now, things were different. The title Lord of the Golden Crows carried immense weight. Across all races, it stood at the absolute pinnacle, no less prestigious than the ruler of a great royal race.
"I think I finally understand. All this time, my grandma has been trying to use another method to let me wield the Phoenix Race's power without being a member of the Phoenix Race!"
Having perfectly passed the Five Phoenix Trials, Xu Kun had already been close to his relatives by blood. After accumulating prestige through trial after trial, his reputation and authority among the five Phoenix sects had become second only to the Phoenix Lord.
On par with the Five Phoenixes!
This had been the position the Phoenix Lord originally wanted him to attain after returning to the Phoenix Courtyard. Now, he had achieved it through another path.
If the five great kin clans had already been closely connected to Xu Kun, allowing him to command the Phoenixes through the support of his aunts and brothers, then the Golden Crow Race, which had merely submitted to him, should not have been the same.
But now, the Golden Crow Race's connection to him was even deeper.
Together with the newly born Jingwei Race, damn, among the five sects and three clans, Xu Kun had already won over seven. Only the final Vermilion Bird Race remained.
Among the Five Phoenixes and five sects were his four aunts, one cousin who was also his woman, as well as his mother and brother.
They had supported him all the way upward.
Among the three affiliated clans