"A Zhu, try to gather the leaders of every clan. And the Yue Zhu commander as well. We need unified command. Fighting separately is just waiting to die," Lin Yan said through voice transmission.
Li Zhu froze for a moment, then quickly said, "All right, I'll try."
The Phoenix pressure around her suddenly burst forth as she called out sharply, "Leaders of all clans, Yue Zhu commander, gather around me at once! Any who delay will be treated as aiding the enemy!"
Li Zhu held considerable prestige in Flame Feather Valley. After calling out several times, several tribal leaders and a commander from the Yue Zhu Army followed her voice over.
The Crimson Flame Eagle leader—a massive bird of prey with a wingspan exceeding a hundred zhang and eyes sharp as blades—was the first to land. He transformed into a middle-aged man with a stern face, clad in crimson armor.
The Flame Crane Clan chief was an old man with white hair and eyebrows, bearing the air of an immortal, holding a Red Jade cane.
The Lava Goat Clan elder was a burly old man with enormous curved horns atop his head and a face full of wrinkles.
The Fire Feather Sparrow representative was a petite young girl in red, nimble in her movements.
The Earth Fire Pangolin Clan leader was a short, stocky man with dark-red skin.
And then there was the Yue Zhu Army commander who flew in from the direction of Black Feather Fortress—a general with a dark complexion, steady eyes, and blackish-purple wings growing from his back.
The leaders gathered. Though they still regarded one another with caution and distance, with a great enemy at their gates, they could only temporarily set aside their usual grievances and look up at Li Zhu together.
"Lady Li Zhu,