Feng Xun struggled for a moment, then rose to his feet and said, "Zhurong, our clan leader wishes to challenge you to a decisive battle.
"Undying Volcano is the ancestral land of our Phoenix Race, yet you have forcibly occupied most of it. This battle will decide who Undying Volcano belongs to. It will be a Life-and-Death Struggle!"
"A Life-and-Death Struggle?"
Zhurong's eyes abruptly narrowed before he burst into wild laughter, his voice shaking the camp and sending the flames dancing chaotically.
"Good! What a Life-and-Death Struggle! Since Huang Xi has such courage, then let it be as she wishes!
"Go back and tell her that I, Zhurong, will personally come to take over Undying Volcano!"
Feng Xun clasped his fists, performed a fierce salute, then turned and departed.
Great Wizard Pan Lie stepped forward and could not help asking, "Lord Zhurong, should we immediately dispatch troops and strike directly at the Core Zone?"
"What's the rush?" Zhurong shot him a glance and waved his hand as he shouted.
"How can a feast and sacrifice be wrapped up halfway through? Keep the music going! Keep dancing! Once the celebration is over, we'll launch the general attack!"
Pan Lie promptly lowered his head and acknowledged the order, not daring to say another word.
At that moment, Great Wizard Yanyu slowly stepped forward and bowed.
"Lord Zhurong, Huang Xi's challenge may not be merely a head-on clash. She may have other schemes, so we must be on guard."
Zhurong's aura soared into the heavens, utterly unconcerned. "No matter what she is plotting, before absolute strength, it is all an illusion. You all need not say more."
Since the Ancestor Wizard had spoken, the Great Wizards below naturally did not dare speak further.
The bonfires in the camp burned even brighter. Drums and