Deep within the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
Ling Tian, who had been in seclusion, suddenly sensed a powerful killing intent and jolted awake.
At the same time.
The system's voice sounded once more...
[Beep!]
[Ancestral Dragon, First Qilin, and Chongming Bird have been detected leading forces to invade the Phoenix Clan. The Phoenix Clan is in peril. Please choose...]
[Option One: Leave seclusion and fight to the death. At worst, you'll die. Reward: Creation Jade Butterfly Fragment.]
[Option Two: Continue refining the Innate Primordial Grand Array and resolutely refuse to leave seclusion. Reward: One bottle of the holy healing medicine, Three Lights Divine Water.]
Hearing the system's prompt.
Ling Tian's expression abruptly turned grave.
"Why are the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan invading the Phoenix Clan?"
"And what the hell is that Chongming Bird?"
Ling Tian's thoughts raced. He quickly understood, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth...
"I'm afraid it's all because I achieved Twelfth Grade Grand Unity."
Sure enough.
One couldn't afford to be too conspicuous, or they were bound to attract unwanted attention.
Ling Tian had already become the target of everyone!
As for the two options before him...
Choosing the first meant certain death!
Ling Tian had no choice.
"System, I choose option two!"
After he made his choice.
A white porcelain bottle appeared before Ling Tian.
He reached out and took it, then opened it.
Inside, he saw a glow of gold, silver, and purple.
[Three Lights Divine Water] consisted of golden Sunlight Divine Water, silver Moonlight Divine Water, and purple Starlight Divine Water.
It was widely acknowledged as the greatest healing medicine in Hong Huang.
Looking at the [Three Lights Divine Water] that Hong Huang cultivators dreamed of possessing, Ling Tian showed little joy.
[Three Lights Divine Water] was indeed powerful.
But given the Phoenix Clan's current circumstances...
He feared it would still be of little use.
Right now.
The only way to turn things around was to comprehend the [Innate Chaos Grand Array] as quickly as possible.
If he could set up this chaos-level defensive grand array...
Then the Phoenix Clan would have a chance to overcome this crisis!
With that thought.
Ling Tian didn't dare waste another moment and continued his comprehension.
Just as Ling Tian had returned to seclusion...
Inside Yuan Feng's Cave Mansion.
Yuan Feng abruptly opened her phoenix eyes, her gaze solemn.
She was a mid-stage Chaos Golden Immortal Great Expert.
She could already sense a trace of the future.
Just as she did now.
Yuan Feng clearly sensed a powerful killing intent coming from beyond the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
It was aimed straight at the Phoenix Clan!
Just as Yuan Feng was about to speak.
Qing Luan suddenly stood up beside her, a hint of panic on her face.
"Elder sister, I sense a powerful killing intent descending."
"The Phoenix Clan is in grave danger!"
As she spoke, Qing Luan clearly felt the killing intent drawing closer.
"Elder sister..."
Qing Luan was about to say more, but Yuan Feng raised a hand to stop her.
The next moment.
Yuan Feng's stern, cool voice rang out across the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
"A powerful enemy is invading!"
"All members of the Phoenix Clan, heed my order!"
"End your seclusion and immediately go to the formation nodes of the clan-protecting grand array!"
"Don't hold back your Immortal Power. Open the formation to its fullest!"
After a pause.
Yuan Feng bellowed again.
"Within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, all elders are to assemble in the Phoenix Clan Great Hall!"
"Prepare to meet the enemy with me!"
Having spoken, Yuan Feng vanished from where she stood.
When she appeared again.
She was already seated on the throne in the Phoenix Clan Great Hall, her eyes burning with fierce battle intent.
Watching the Phoenix Clan's Great Experts arrive one after another.
Yuan Feng gave a cold laugh and spoke slowly.
"Everyone!"
"The Phoenix Clan has reached a moment of life and death."
"If we can't overcome this calamity, then forget about dominating Hong Huang. The Phoenix Clan may cease to exist in Hong Huang altogether."
"Put aside those unrealistic thoughts in your hearts."
"Give everything you have to the battle before us."
The Phoenix Clan's Great Experts below all knelt in unison. "We obey the clan leader's command!"
The next moment.
Golden Phoenix King, at the head of the group, abruptly raised his head, confusion filling his eyes.
"Clan leader, can you tell us who dares to invade our Phoenix Clan?"
"Where does this crisis facing our clan come from?"
After Golden Phoenix King spoke.
The other Phoenix Clan Great Experts also looked up at Yuan Feng, equally bewildered.
The Phoenix Clan was one of the three strongest clans in Hong Huang.
With the Phoenix Clan's strength, how could they face a crisis of life and death?
Unless...
A thought suddenly struck the Phoenix Clan Great Experts.
Unless the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan were attacking the Phoenix Clan together!
Just as the Phoenix Clan Great Experts were still deeply puzzled.
Three auras of Primordial Golden Immortals suddenly appeared in the void outside the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
They were none other than Ancestral Dragon, First Qilin, and Chongming Bird!
What?
When the Phoenix Clan Great Experts saw the three appear.
Their expressions changed.
This was even worse than the worst-case scenario they had imagined!
Facing the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan was already extremely difficult for the Phoenix Clan.
Now they also had to contend with the Avian Alliance represented by Chongming Bird?
This time, the Phoenix Clan truly seemed to have little chance of survival!
As two of the three strongest clans.
The Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan were in no way inferior to the Phoenix Clan in overall strength.
The three clans were nearly evenly matched in their top-tier fighters.
Apart from Fire Phoenix King, the Phoenix Clan had two Primordial Golden Immortals: Yuan Feng and Qing Luan.
The Dragon Clan likewise had two Chaos Golden Immortals, Ancestral Dragon and Candle Dragon!
The Kirin Clan did too: First Qilin and Ink Qilin!
As for their middle ranks...
After years of growth, the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan had already surpassed the Phoenix Clan by a considerable margin.
Their weaker forces were negligible.
In other words...
The Phoenix Clan was already at a slight disadvantage against either the Dragon Clan or the Kirin Clan alone.
How much worse would things be when facing both clans at once?
The most terrifying thing was...
The forces invading the Phoenix Clan this time weren't just the Dragon Clan and Kirin Clan.
There was also the Chongming Bird Clan!
Chongming Bird might only be an early-stage Primordial Golden Immortal.
But behind him stood the Avian Alliance!
Facing the combined assault of the Dragon Clan, Kirin Clan, and Avian Alliance...
The Phoenix Clan's crisis...
Was easy to imagine!
Only now.
Did the Phoenix Clan Great Experts finally understand just how grave the "crisis of life and death" Yuan Feng had spoken of really was!
This was clearly a crisis of annihilation!
"Clan leader!"
Golden Phoenix King's face was grim, but his gaze had grown utterly resolute.
"Clan leader, we are willing to die for the Phoenix Clan!"
"If the situation becomes hopeless, please take the Crown Prince and escape."
"As long as you and the Crown Prince survive, the Phoenix Clan survives!"
"Our deaths would mean nothing!"
As he spoke.
Golden Phoenix King's aura as a perfected Grand Unity Golden Immortal erupted. He shot into the sky as a streak of golden light.
After Golden Phoenix King.
The auras of the other Phoenix Clan Great Experts burst forth as well.
One powerful aura after another rose into the sky, spreading above the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.
Behind these Phoenix Clan Great Experts...
Were countless Phoenix Clan members who formed the clan's backbone.
Their cultivation might not have been as powerful.
But their battle intent and resolve to die for the Phoenix Clan were every bit as strong as those of the Great Experts.
With disaster looming.
Not a single member of the Phoenix Clan chose to cower.
Surging battle intent churned in their hearts!
"For the Phoenix Clan, we fight to the death!"
Feeling it all.
Yuan Feng's eyes grew hot. A thousand words filled her heart, but in the end, they became a single word.
"Fight!"
At her words.
The hearts of countless Phoenix Clan members stirred, their blood surging.
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
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