"After all, once we've dealt with the Qilin Clan later, your Dragon Clan will have the advantage."
Although Yuan Feng didn't fully trust Bai Chen's warning, she brought only forty percent of her forces just in case.
Yuan Feng believed that even forty percent of her forces would be more than enough.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Feng, you jest. Your cultivation is so formidable, I might not even be your match. If I were to fall, the Dragon Clan would fall with me."
Ancestor Dragon laughed heartily, flattering Yuan Feng.
They hadn't defeated the Qilin Clan yet, and with the First Qilin still to be dealt with, Ancestor Dragon didn't want to openly antagonize Yuan Feng.
If Yuan Feng had hidden troops and intended to play dirty, he, Ancestor Dragon, wouldn't be afraid.
Ancestor Dragon knew that their immediate priority was to deal with the Qilin Clan, so he proposed:
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Feng, the First Qilin hasn't shown himself yet. Why don't we add some fuel to the fire and force him out?"
Ancestor Dragon wanted to act quickly to avoid further complications.
"Agreed!"
Yuan Feng consented, as she also feared unforeseen complications.
Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng attacked simultaneously, wielding Spiritual Treasures and unleashing divine abilities and techniques towards the Qilin Clan.
They couldn't believe that even with both of them attacking the Qilin Clan, the First Qilin would remain a coward and refuse to appear.
As Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng's divine abilities and techniques were unleashed, tens of thousands of Qilin Clan members, who had condensed the Three Flowers on the Crown and were High-level Golden Immortals (Grand Unity Golden Immortals), were trapped.
"Roar!"
Just as tens of thousands of Qilin Clan High-level Golden Immortals were about to be refined, a furious roar echoed through the heavens.
An incredibly majestic Qilin phantom manifested. With its roar, it shattered Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng's divine abilities and techniques.
"Ancestor Dragon! Yuan Feng! You are despicable and shameless!"
"It's one thing for your two clans to join forces and attack my Qilin Clan, but now you dare to lower yourselves and attack my clansmen! You are unworthy of being the lords of scales and the lords of flying birds!"
The First Qilin, wielding the Qilin Seal, appeared and furiously berated Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng.
With the First Qilin, their target, revealed, Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng simultaneously attacked him.
"First Qilin, I thought you would continue to be a coward and not dare to show yourself?"
As Ancestor Dragon taunted the First Qilin, his fists did not relent, each strike being a vicious blow.
"Coward? Aren't turtles scaled? Ancestor Dragon, you, the lord of scales, are the biggest coward in the Primordial Era."
Although the First Qilin was engaged in combat with Ancestor Dragon, he still had the energy to curse at him.
The Tortoise Clan was classified under scaled creatures, and that old mudfish was the true coward; how dare he call himself that.
"First Qilin, you court death!"
"Fellow Daoist Yuan Feng, let us join forces to slay him."
Humiliated, Ancestor Dragon flew into a rage, his attacks becoming even more vicious, and he demanded Yuan Feng to exert more effort.
While fighting the First Qilin, Yuan Feng still kept an eye on the battlefield below, occasionally recalling Bai Chen's earlier warning.
Facing the combined assault of Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng, the First Qilin, though under some pressure, could still hold his ground.
"Gou Chen, lead the Qilin Clan and advance towards Mount Sumeru in the west with all your might, seize the precious treasures of the west."
While fighting Ancestor Dragon and Yuan Feng, the First Qilin issued orders to Gou Chen, the Great Elder of the Qilin Clan and an Earth Qilin.
Although the Qilin Clan had numerous soldiers, their numbers were still significantly inferior when compared to the combined forces of the Dragon and Phoenix Clans.
The First Qilin knew that the Qilin Clan could not afford to waste time here with the Dragon and Phoenix Clans; they had to reach Mount Sumeru quickly and seize its treasures.
Mount Sumeru...
Ancestor Luohu was still refining his magic weapon. The Zhu Xian Array Diagram and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were nearing completion, but the furnace fire was insufficient.
"Not enough!"
Ancestor Luohu watched as the divine weapons were about to be forged, but the furnace fire, formed from his essence blood and the four great evil energies, was lagging behind. He couldn't help but become enraged.
The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans were truly useless. After fighting for so long, so few had died. How could they be so afraid of death?
"Where are the Eight Great Protectors?"
Ancestor Luohu decided to personally dispatch his forces to add more fuel to the fire.
"Greetings, Ancestor!"
At Ancestor Luohu's summons, Ri Biao and the other seven Great Protectors appeared.
"Your old rivals have appeared. Go and meet them."
"Entertain them well, lest people say that our Western Primordial Era lacks hospitality!"
"There's no need to keep any alive. Kill them all without mercy!!!"
The Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Zhu Xian Array Diagram were at a critical stage of refinement, and Ancestor Luohu could not leave at this moment.
With no other choice, they could only order Ri Biao and the other Eight Great Protectors to slaughter the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans to collect the four great evil energies.
"We humbly obey the Ancestor's decree!"
After Ri Biao and the other eight bowed, they retreated simultaneously to organize their forces and charge towards the battlefield of the three clans.
Back then, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans led all the myriad races of the Primordial Era to attack their Fierce Beast Clan.
This forced their eight great beast generals to live in obscurity. Now, it was time for the eight great beast generals to exact their revenge.
Chapter 21: Chaotic Battlefield, Everyone With Their Own Agendas!
The battlefield of the three clans...
Ri Biao and the other eight, along with some of their subordinates, suddenly joined the fray of the three clans' battlefield, engaging in indiscriminate slaughter.
"What's going on?"
The Phoenix Celestial Maiden, who was in charge of commanding the Phoenix Clan's army, quickly noticed the abnormality on the battlefield and inquired among the other Phoenix Clan elders.
"Reporting to the Great Elder, a group of enemies has appeared out of nowhere and is slaughtering our clansmen. Their Daoist magic and divine abilities are bizarre and no weaker than our Phoenix Clan's."
Qing Luan, an elder of the Phoenix Clan, bowed and reported the situation he had investigated.
The subordinates under Ri Biao and the other eight were all beings from the west who had pledged allegiance to Ancestor Luohu.
Ancestor Luohu had taught them some Daoist magic and divine abilities, hence their strength was not weak.
The Phoenix Celestial Maiden immediately questioned Ying Long, the Great Elder of the Dragon Clan, who was in charge of the Dragon Clan's army:
"Ying Long, you haven't even defeated the Qilin Clan yet, and you're already playing these dirty tricks. Isn't this going too far?"
The Phoenix Celestial Maiden's first thought was that the Dragon Clan was trying to sabotage them.
After all, once the Qilin Clan was defeated, it would be time for the Dragon and Phoenix Clans to determine the victor.
"Phoenix Celestial Maiden, stop slandering my Dragon Clan. You should know that my Dragon Clan is also being slaughtered.
If those guys weren't attacking your Phoenix Clan, I would suspect your Phoenix Clan was acting in secret."
Ying Long also felt wronged. His Dragon Clan was also being slaughtered. Even if the Dragon Clan wanted to play a trick, they wouldn't orchestrate such a huge sacrifice, would they?
"Phoenix Celestial Maiden, perhaps it's the Qilin Clan's reinforcements, or perhaps the Innate Deities and Innate Divine Beasts from the Western Primordial Era are making trouble."
Ying Long voiced his speculation and then issued an order to the Dragon Clan:
"Five Dragon Kings, heed my command! Lead your troops to attack the Qilin Clan with all your might."
"Sixty-two Divine Dragon Kings, heed my command! Lead your troops to block those newly appeared enemies."
Ying Long was indeed the right-hand man of the Ancestor Dragon, making arrangements clearly and decisively.
Besides the Ancestor Dragon and Ying Long, the Dragon Clan's experts also included the Five Dragon Kings, fifty-four Titled Dragon Kings, and sixty-two Divine Dragon Kings!
This time, the Ancestor Dragon had brought all his experts to the Western Primordial Era for treasure hunting, except for the fifty-four Titled Dragon Kings who remained in the East Sea to guard the Dragon Clan's ancestral land.
The sixty-two Divine Dragon Kings, along with fifty High-level Golden Immortals, went to encircle and suppress Ri Biao and the others.
Soon, Wang Hu, one of the Eight Great Protectors, was surrounded. The Li Long Divine Dragon King angrily rebuked Wang Hu:
"How dare you attack my Dragon Clan! You are courting death!"
The Li Long Divine Dragon King was furious. To trap Wang Hu, the Dragon Clan had also lost quite a few High-level Golden Immortals.
"Divine Dragon King of the Dragon Clan, if I leave now, will you let me go?"
Wang Hu appeared terrified, as if genuinely scared.
"It's too late!"
The Li Long Divine Dragon King gave an order, and along with several other Divine Dragon Kings, he led the Dragon Clan's High-level Golden Immortals in casting their Daoist magic and divine abilities, preparing to kill Wang Hu.
"Alas, since you don't understand how to appreciate beauty, you can't blame me!"
Wang Hu twisted her graceful neck, the seductive charm in her beautiful eyes vanished, replaced only by killing intent.
"Roar!"
Wang Hu exuded a terrifying aura of ferocity. With a roar, a giant fox with an astonishing aura of malevolence appeared.
Damn it!
Upon seeing Wang Hu's true form, the Li Long Divine Dragon King's expression changed drastically. He quickly sent a telepathic message to the surrounding clansmen:
"This is Wang Hu, one of the Eight Great Beast Generals of the Fierce Beasts. Be careful."
As a Dragon Clan expert, the Li Long Divine Dragon King had participated in the Fierce Beast Tribulation and had followed the Ancestor Dragon to crusade against the Fierce Beast Clan.
Therefore, when Wang Hu revealed her true form, the Li Long Divine Dragon King recognized her background.
"Law of Fire!"
After revealing her true form, Wang Hu unleashed the Law of Fire, spitting out yellow Miasma Fire.
All beings that were burned by the yellow Miasma Fire instantly became stiff, even High-level Golden Immortals were no exception.