Flame Clan Grand Hall Meeting

"Supreme Elder, this cannot be allowed! Given Huo Zhi's talent, she will surely have the potential to become a Dou Sheng in the future. How can we permit her to enter a political marriage?" An elder of the Flame Clan immediately stood and objected.

"That's right! How can we simply hand over a prodigy of the Flame Clan to the Thunder Clan?" another elder said.

"Our Flame Clan's foundation stands alongside the Thunder Clan's in this age. Why should we send them a prodigy and lower our heads for no reason?"

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Yan Xu neither responded to nor refuted the many elders' words.

At this moment, Yan Jin raised a hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.

Especially Huo Xing, whose emotions were particularly agitated.

After all, Huo Zhi was his daughter.

Once the hall had fallen silent again, Yan Jin looked at Yan Xu and said, "First Elder, what is the deeper meaning behind asking a prodigy of our Flame Clan to enter a political marriage?"

He did not believe Yan Xu would simply hand a prodigy of his own clan over to another clan.

"Clan Chief, although our Flame Clan's Dou God Bloodline has not begun to wither like that of the Stone and Spirit Clans, it is still far inferior to the Ancient Clan and Soul Clan. Since the Xiao Clan's destruction, the clans have remained stable for over a thousand years. However, that was only because Hun Tiandi was injured while destroying the Xiao Clan. Now that a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye, I fear he has already recovered."

"Hun Tiandi is ambitious, while Gu Yuan has long since reached Peak Dou Saint. Neither man wishes anything more than to cross that final threshold. Yet there are no Dou Gods left on