So, Daoist Friend, Which Clan Do You Think Would Be Best to Ally With?

At last, the rumbling of heaven and earth subsided.

Yuan Huang stood tall above the ninth heaven, her seven-colored radiance illuminating the past and present.

She looked coldly down at the Ferocious Beast King below.

The enormous beast was covered in cracks, blood gushing from its body.

The blood gathered into a vast sea, its aura savage and violent.

One had to understand that the flesh and blood of a Da Luo had long since merged with the Dao.

Even a single drop of blood contained boundless Destruction.

If it fell into another Great Thousand World, it would be enough to bring about the Annihilation of that entire realm!

A drop of blood could destroy a world!

This was no exaggeration.

Billions upon billions of miles of territory had turned into scorched earth.

The Ferocious Beast King crouched on the ground, his enormous body covered in cracks. Destructive energy still churned in his eyes.

Yuan Huang stood in the void, her expression indifferent.

Though they were both Da Luo, there was a vast difference between them.

This Ferocious Beast King was clearly no match for her.

The Ferocious Beast King slowly rose to his feet, his scarlet eyes fixed on Yuan Huang. Then he turned into a streak of light and vanished from the Southern Region.

Yuan Huang did not stop him.

She knew full well that the Ferocious Beast Clan was powerful now.

If she killed this beast, she would draw the attention of the Ferocious Beast Royal Family. The Phoenix Clan would then become their primary target, leaving them no room to catch their breath.

Rather than fight to the bitter end, it was better to leave herself some leeway.

Yuan Huang turned and looked into the depths of the void.

"Daoist Friend, you've been watching for quite some time. Isn't it about time you showed yourself?"

Long Zang smiled faintly and stepped out of the shadows.

His aura was steady, carrying an ancient, oppressive majesty.

"My name is Long Zang."

"Yuan Huang." The Phoenix Clan's leader nodded in reply.

A trace of surprise flickered in her eyes.

She could not detect any fluctuations of a primordial spirit from Long Zang.

And yet, he clearly stood within the Da Luo Realm, just as she did!

Long Zang saw through her confusion and chuckled softly.

"My clan is unlike others. We do not cultivate primordial spirits; we cultivate only the body."

Yuan Huang's gaze sharpened, and at last she understood.

Then she transformed into the Pangu Dao Body, taking the form of a woman with the bearing of an empress.

She wore a golden-red court dress, elegant and resplendent. Her beautiful eyes held nobility and authority, and her presence brooked no offense.

This was the Phoenix Clan's true form—the True Phoenix!

She inclined her head slightly and invited Long Zang:

"Since fate has brought us together, why not visit my Dao Field and talk?"

Long Zang smiled. "I'd be delighted."

The two walked side by side, returning to the summit of the grandest Immortal Volcano in the Southern Region.

This was the ancestral land of the Phoenix Clan.

The roots of a colossal Innate Wutong Tree stretched deep into the earth, radiating boundless Divine Light.

Southern Bright Li Fire blazed fiercely in the crater, violent and scorching.

Yet Long Zang walked through it without the slightest discomfort, as if the Divine Fire of heaven and earth could do nothing to him.

This stirred Yuan Huang's thoughts.

She could sense that Long Zang's body was astonishingly powerful, far beyond what she could have imagined.

Even without using a Divine Ability, he could suppress all living beings through sheer physical strength!

Long Zang, however, paid it no mind. He merely raised his head to gaze at the surging Divine Fire, his expression calm.

"Daoist Friend, please follow me," Yuan Huang said.

Then she led Long Zang into a Small World.

This was the Phoenix Clan's secret realm.

The Small World connected to countless Immortal Volcanoes, gathering the essence of heaven and earth. It could be called one of the finest Blessed Cave Heavens in the Primordial World.

Long Zang surveyed his surroundings and could not help but praise it.

"What an impressive undertaking."

Here, he saw not only True Phoenixes and True Fengs.

There were also Luan Birds, Golden-Winged Great Pengs, Bi Fangs, and other affiliated races, all living under the protection of the Phoenix Clan.

Though the Phoenix Clan had yet to become the undisputed rulers of the Avian Clan, the beginnings of such a dominion had already taken shape.

Yuan Huang led Long Zang to a palace, then sat upright with a dignified expression.

Long Zang, by contrast, took his seat casually, his manner relaxed and unrestrained.

She asked softly, "Daoist Friend, may I ask where you come from?"

Long Zang smiled, his tone easygoing.

"Buzhou Mountain. My clan has not fully emerged into the world yet. We were simply born ahead of time."

"Born ahead of time?" Yuan Huang's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of curiosity stirred in her heart.

She could sense that the pressure emanating from Long Zang was terrifying. It even made her feel threatened.

Long Zang made no effort to hide the truth. "My clan is born unable to cultivate primordial spirits."

His words were calm, yet they carried the defiant spirit of one who would challenge heaven and earth.

Yuan Huang nodded, though she sighed inwardly.

If he could cultivate a primordial spirit, she would have liked to discuss the Dao with Long Zang.

But the Witch Clan cultivated only the body. Discussing the Dao was meaningless to them.

Long Zang smiled faintly, unbothered.

"Discuss the Dao? That's for other people. My clan is better at discussing things with our fists."

His tone was light, but his words carried an iron-blooded Haki.

Yuan Huang fell silent, but a faint shock rose in her heart.

Yuan Huang looked at Long Zang, her tone even but her words laden with meaning. "What do you think of the Ferocious Beast Clan, Daoist Friend?"

Long Zang's thoughts shifted slightly.

So Yuan Huang had already begun thinking of overthrowing the Ferocious Beast Clan?

It was hardly surprising.

The Ferocious Beast Clan had sent a King this time to subdue the Phoenix Clan.

They had simply underestimated Yuan Huang's strength.

An ordinary Da Luo Ferocious Beast King could not withstand more than a few moves from her.

The only one who could overpower her was likely that Ferocious Beast Emperor... Shen Ni.

Long Zang turned the matter over in his mind.

Is she trying to win me over?

He gave no sign of his thoughts, merely replying in an even tone:

"The Ferocious Beasts are now spread throughout the Primordial World. Those mindless creatures are indeed the greatest scourge."

Ultimately, it came down to strength.

Whether it was the Ferocious Beast Clan, the Three Innate Races of later generations, or the Witch and Demon Clans, they were all the same at their core.

They were invincible at their height, then vanished when they fell.

No one had the right to claim they were more innocent than anyone else.

Yuan Huang nodded slightly, clearly understanding what he meant.

Long Zang's expression grew serious as he continued:

"If we want to defeat the Ferocious Beasts, no single clan can do it alone."

"They must be driven out of the Primordial World. Otherwise, the other races will never have a chance to rise."

Yuan Huang's eyes brightened, and she pressed him for more. "Then what do you think we should do, Daoist Friend?"

Long Zang's gaze was profound as he slowly uttered four words: "Unite the various clans."

Light flickered in Yuan Huang's eyes. She had already been thinking along those lines, and Long Zang's words confirmed her belief.

"So, Daoist Friend, which clan do you think would be best to ally with?"

Long Zang answered calmly, "The Dragon Clan in the Infinite Sea Domain of the Primordial World, and the Qilin Clan in the Central Continent."

Yuan Huang furrowed her brow slightly and fell into thought.

At this point, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans had not yet truly joined forces.

The Dragon Clan dwelled in the Endless Sea, the Qilin Clan guarded the Central Continent, and the Phoenix Clan had taken root in the Southern Region.

The three clans were strangers to one another. Though they knew each other's names, they had never had any real dealings.

They would only come to be known as the "Three Innate Races" after the Ferocious Beasts had been defeated.

"Do you know what these two clans are capable of?" Yuan Huang asked.

Long Zang answered firmly, "Dragons, phoenixes, and qilins are all innate races, each with its own innate Divine Abilities. The Dragon Ancestor and First Kirin are both among the strongest experts of this age, no weaker than the Emperors of the Primordial World."

He was not exaggerating.

Whether it was Ancestor Dragon or First Kirin, both were among the most powerful beings in the Primordial World.

They might have been slightly weaker than Shen Ni, but the gap was not impossible to bridge.

One had to understand that Hongjun and Luohu had yet to appear in the world at this point in time.

Though they had already been born, they were still cultivating in seclusion.

Thus, in the Primordial World of that age, the number of beings who could truly be called Supreme Experts was exceedingly small.

Of course, the Da Luo of this era could not be compared to the Da Luo of the cultivation system in later generations.

Later-generation cultivators advanced step by step through cultivation. But in this era, one needed peerless talent, immense fortune, indomitable will, and supreme Divine Abilities to become Da Luo.

In this age of untamed growth, physical strength and Magical Power mattered equally. The might of a Da Luo was no less than that of a Quasi-Saint in later generations.