The Western Region of the continent.
Here lay a fertile mountain range stretching over a hundred thousand li. Its peaks wound and crossed one another, cutting across nearly half of the Douqi Continent's Western Region. Rich in resources and spiritual herbs, it was the heart of the region's magical beast powers. The strongest magical beast living here had reached Peak Dou Zong, just one step from Dou Zun.
Yet few knew that the powerful magical beasts who had once ruled these mountains had become servants to a group of outsiders. The entire range had changed hands. Its true rulers were the undisputed kings of flying magical beasts—the Heavenly Demon Phoenixes!
At the Yao Clan's trade fair, the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had won a Heavenly Demon Phoenix skeleton at auction, only to draw the attention of Origin Return Manor's experts, led by Xiao Yan. After the ensuing battle, nearly every major expert in the clan had fallen.
Nine Phoenix had been fast enough to lead the entire clan to the Western Region.
The powers of the Central Plains were tangled together like roots, with countless experts vying for supremacy. But here in the resource-poor Western Region, where even the strongest had only reached Peak Dou Zong, no other power could threaten them.
As Nine Phoenix, the current clan leader, had put it, they had to lie low here and bide their time before they could seize a chance to turn the tables and strike back.
Nine Phoenix was now in the cave with the densest Dou Qi in the mountain range. For the sake of peace, he had set it aside for his use alone. Within its vast interior, he had placed the Heavenly Demon Phoenix skeleton obtained at the trade fair.
He stood alone before the skeleton, his face