The aroma of roasted meat wafted for hundreds of miles from the sky.
Lin Fan sat cross-legged on a flattened stone platform, with three huge barbecue grills in front of him.
On the left is the wing of the Golden-Winged Great Peng, in the middle is the hind leg meat of the Dragon Clan warrior, and on the right is the wing of the Sun-Swallowing Sparrow, which has just been crippled.
Nine True Dragon squatted in a row behind him, staring at the sizzling pieces of meat on the grill, their dragon eyes flashing with complex light.
It smells so good!
Not far away, thousands of cultivators watched from a distance, some swallowing their saliva with envy, others trembling with fear.
Is this some kind of barbecue party?
This is a declaration of war against the entire Three Thousand Provinces of the Desolate Ancient Land!
The core members of the Golden-Winged Peng Clan, the Dragon Clan, Sun-Swallowing Sparrow Royal Clan —three royal clans of Demon Race —were put on the table as food.
The key point is that Lin Fan ate with great relish, his face covered in oil!
Among them, the Dragon Clan is an unparalleled royal family!
This is equivalent to the same status as the supreme royal Wang Clan, the Lin Clan, and other powerful clans among humans!
Normally, these are the ones who eat others; no one else gets to eat them. Only Lin Fan, this ruthless guy, dares to eat like this in public...
" Ji Kun, this dragon leg is almost done, flip it over."
Lin Fan gently sliced open the surface of the dragon meat with a knife condensed from Chaos Qi. Golden fat seeped out along the texture, sizzling as it went.
"Alright, Your Highness!"
Ji Kun was busy running around, sweating profusely, but he couldn't stop smiling, "The cooking time is absolutely perfect! I can smell the aroma from three miles away!"
He paused, then lowered his voice and asked, "Your Highness, are we really going to eat dragon meat in public? What will Long Aotian think...?"
"Who does he think he is! I'll still eat even if he comes!"
Lin Fan took a bite of the golden dragon meat, chewed it twice, and squinted his eyes in satisfaction. "That Long Aotian is such a show-off. He even sent people to wait for me at the tenth level. Isn't this just a free treat for me?"
He swallowed the meat and casually tossed the remaining Golden Roc to the nine True Dragon behind him.
The True Dragon at the very front sniffed the golden roc meat and almost cried with craving. It grabbed it in one bite, crunched it up, and swallowed it whole.
"The Emperor's Prince... the Emperor's Prince truly has no intention of giving Long Aotian any face."
"It's more than just being disrespectful; he's completely blatantly disregarded propriety. One minute Long Aotian says he'll wait for him, and the next minute he's roasting dragon meat right at the entrance of the ruins..."
"This feud has become quite serious."
"Let's get married then. Look at the Imperial Prince, who has he ever been afraid of? He roasted the ancient freak of the Golden-Winged Peng Clan, he roasted the Sun-Swallowing Sparrow Royal Clan, and now it's the Dragon Clan's turn. I think the next one might be the Phoenix."
"Do you think... someone from the Phoenix Clan might actually come?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a blazing streak of fire ripped across the sky.
The flames, crimson like blood, carried an intensely hot aura, causing ripples in the void wherever they passed, as if a piece of the sky had been set ablaze.
Someone exclaimed in surprise, "A member of the Phoenix Clan?!"
The flames stopped abruptly thousands of feet away from the barbecue site, and a figure hovered in mid-air. It was a young man with long, fiery red hair that danced like flames. His face was handsome yet somewhat effeminate, and his pupils seemed to hold the phantom of Phoenix.
He wore a fiery red robe with Phoenix totems embroidered on the cuffs, his aura was intense and oppressive, and the pressure of the Early Saint Realm was released without any concealment, causing the onlookers to take several steps back.
" Phoenix Clan, Feng Jiuge!"
An older, knowledgeable cultivator gasped in astonishment. "The second-best young talent of the Phoenix Clan, it's said he possesses the true blood of an ancient Phoenix, making him no weaker than the Sun-Swallowing Sparrow! Some even compare him to Long Aotian, the Dragon Clan's Eternal Dragon Emperor Physique!"
Why is he here?
" The Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan have never gotten along... What's he doing here?"
Feng Jiuge's gaze fell on the barbecue grill in front of Lin Fan, paused for a moment, then fell on the nine True Dragon, raising an eyebrow.
"I heard that the Lin Clan son is treating us to roasted dragon meat?"
"May I, Feng, have the honor of dining with the Imperial Prince?"
Then he spoke in a cheerful voice, not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears!
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, thinking they had misheard.
Is Phoenix Clan's Feng Jiuge really going to break ties with the Dragon Clan?
Lin Fan was also taken aback for a moment, then looked up at Feng Jiuge, waving the roasted dragon leg in his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, "Come on, there's plenty of dragon meat, let's drink until we're drunk!"
"Okay, okay!"
Feng Jiuge landed unceremoniously on the stone platform opposite Lin Fan, sat down cross-legged, glanced at the pieces of meat on the grill, and finally fixed her gaze on the wing of the Sun-Swallowing Sparrow. "I'm starving, save me a piece of this too!"
"I brought some wine."
He took out a bright red jade pot from his sleeve, with a faint flame still rising from its mouth. Even before he opened it, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.
" Phoenix Clan's Blazing Sun Brew is very strong; it goes perfectly with roasted meat."
Lin Fan stared at the jade pot for a couple of breaths, then smiled, and with a backhand slash, he cut off the largest piece of the Sun-Swallowing Sparrow- Swallowing Sparrow's wing and threw it in front of Feng Jiuge.
"Okay, you're a good friend, I won't be stingy either."
Having more friends means having more options!
At this moment, a system notification sounded: [Ding! The host has initially established a friendly relationship with the villainous Phoenix Clan Feng Jiuge, gaining 300,000 Villain Points!]
Lin Fan's eyes brightened slightly.
Villain?!
He glanced at the information that popped up on the system panel: [ Feng Jiuge, the second most outstanding young talent of the Phoenix Clan, possessing true Phoenix blood. Her destiny line is intertwined with that of the Son of Fortune, Long Aotian, in the future, where they are destined for a fateful showdown.]
Long Aotian is also Son of Fortune!
And now, by offering Feng Jiuge a bite of meat, he's actually shifted a part of this destiny's trajectory?
Feng Jiuge took the piece of meat without ceremony, tearing off a chunk and putting it in his mouth. After chewing a couple of times, his brow twitched slightly. "Hmm? This meat... the true form of the Sun-Swallowing Sparrow? And the aura of the Golden-Winged Great Peng and the Dragon Clan..."
"You just killed him?"
Lin Fan nodded. "Not entirely. The Golden-Winged Great Peng was roasted half a month ago."
Feng Jiuge was silent for two seconds, then tilted his head back and took a swig of Blazing Sun Brew, the flames flashing across his throat.
"Interesting."
He put down the wine jug, his gaze towards Lin Fan becoming more serious. "I originally came to test your abilities, to see what makes you so special that Long Aotian would personally ask you to wait."
"And now?"
"I think you're quite to my liking now."
Feng Jiuge grinned, revealing a row of neat white teeth. "Eating dragon meat and drinking Blazing Sun Brew, this is a worthwhile life."
"But..."
He paused, his gaze suddenly sharpening. "Those people behind me aren't as easy to talk to as I am."
He gestured with his chin towards the distant sky.
Lin Fan followed his gaze and saw countless points of light rapidly approaching on the horizon.
The points of light were of various colors, some gold, some cyan, and some purple. Each one carried a terrifying pressure, spreading across the sky like a five-colored tide surging towards them.
"Among the royal family's ancient freaks, there were probably a few in the first batch to arrive."
Feng Jiuge said slowly, "We all came for the Immortal Ancient Ruins, but we just happened to stumble upon your barbecue party, so we stopped by to take a look."
He paused, then added, "A few of them have a good relationship with Long Aotian."
Lin Fan's eyes lit up. He wiped the oil off his hands and licked his lips. "What kind of creature is it? It's not humanoid, is it? If they're blind enough to come and deliver food, this imperial prince would naturally welcome them!"
Feng Jiuge paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Hahaha, interesting! Cheers!"
Lin Fan's personality suits his taste perfectly!
That's right, if these guys aren't careful, he wouldn't recommend attacking together!