So, with the return of these strongest beings beneath the Sages,
the Dragon Tribe had nothing to fear.
Right there under Xu Tong's watchful gaze, they nearly came to blows with the Primordial Origin Golden Immortals glaring at them!
Of course, no fight actually broke out.
After all, causing an uproar in court would get you exiled to Lingnan.
However, Shewan also revealed the Dragon Tribe's third plan for developing their bloodlines:
"Besides, I have another theory."
"I believe that proclaiming themselves emperors in the latter part of the Three Tribes Era had a considerable impact on bloodline development."
"It firmly established the three tribes' command over ordinary races, making them the mainstream of the Primordial World."
The three tribes proclaimed themselves emperors in their later years.
This referred to the latter stages of the war between the three tribes.
Under the influence of the broader circumstances,
the Phoenix Clan also began doing all sorts of things to the birds.
This gave rise to the famous nine branches of the Phoenix Clan.
Among them were Azure Luans, born after azure birds had been messed with.
Golden Luans were born after golden phoenix birds had been messed with.
Crane Feathers were probably born after some species of white crane had been messed with.
Things along those lines, anyway.
The various aquatic dragon lineages produced by the Dragon Tribe were essentially little dragons that retained some of their mothers' characteristics.
They also inherited the key abilities of their maternal line, which was their primary bloodline.
Great Sage Shewan had once given an example:
"The creature before us is called a Whale Dragon!"
"Ordinary ocean whales are exceptionally heavy and large.
"But in fact, whales aren't a race particularly adept at spells. The Whale Dragon before us incorporated some bloodline traits from the