Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 1270 - 1230: Broad-mindedness, Divine Blood Great Poison!

Chapter 1270: Chapter 1230: Broad-mindedness, Divine Blood Great Poison!

In the Divine Marquis Hall, a somber silence prevailed, imbued with a touch of melancholy. Within the human race, there might be power struggles and competition for gain, but still, there existed those of iron bone and integrity and those with azure blood and a loyal heart.

Xiao Chen realized that the human race had laid out an epoch-defining stratagem, employing the blood and bones of an entire race as the priming catalyst for this great arrangement. A race that had produced an imperial powerhouse, who had ascended through the cultivation of divinity, was undoubtedly coveted by the Hundred Clans of Heaven.

The Hundred Clans of Heaven were also in pursuit of the footsteps of spiritual beings. The Divine Blood Cultivators created by the human race had become their object of envy, for even if they did not become true spiritual beings, an emperor alone could elevate a race to the pinnacle of this era across all heavens.

And the divine methods and bloodlines that allowed one to cultivate to the level of an emperor were worth all the races of the heavens contesting for!

The one who laid out this great arrangement, was he magnanimous, or utterly ruthless?

The most pitiful were the races used as the priming catalyst. Since the moment they took root on this earth, their fate had already been sealed!

"This is the inborn destiny; every individual bears their own fate. Some are ordinary warriors among the myriad of beings, propagating their clan’s lineage. Others are the strong ones, waging conquest beyond the starry sky, guarding their clan’s homeland. It is precisely so, that we constitute our glorious human race!"

The East Emperor’s voice rose, gentle and soothing as jade, bringing an involuntary sense of peace, a calm that belonged deep within the soul.

"Emperor, must we just stand idly by and watch our human race being taken away by foreign races? To be honest, I don’t understand," Xiao Chen was still having difficulty accepting this reality.

"When one day you stand in my place, you will understand that for the sake of the human race, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed. Even I am not exempt," the East Emperor’s voice was faint, his eyes showing a glimmer of wisdom, like an elder who had seen through the mundanity of the world.

Xiao Chen remained silent. With his current strength at the fifth heavenly layer of kingship, he had thought himself capable of controlling everything around him. Yet at this moment, he still felt caught in the midst of a grand scheme.

"Emperor, I wish to go to the Southern Li Lands," Xiao Chen said suddenly after some contemplation.

"Go on. As the Saint Child of the human race, competing for the position of the Human Emperor is significant. Still, the most critical thing is to recognize the overarching plan of the human race. Go and see those warriors who’ve bled for our race. Otherwise, even if you ascend to the throne one day, you wouldn’t truly be worthy," the East Emperor’s tone carried a weight of inevitability.

Shortly after, Xiao Chen left the Divine Marquis Hall. Inner turmoil unsettled his heart; he had always believed that resisting the Hundred Clans of Heaven was a struggle drenched in blood, with azure blood staining the Sky Vault. But the events of the past few days had shaken him profoundly.

"East Emperor, the Southern Li Lands have become the center of a whirlpool, and the matters regarding the Fire Phoenix Clan concern a major plan of our human race. Under such a crisis, for Xiao Chen to head there is far too dangerous," the Sun-slaying God King expressed his concerns after Xiao Chen had left.

"It doesn’t matter," the East Emperor said softly.

"As the Saint Child of the Eastern Wasteland, he should witness the contest between the human race and the Hundred Clans of Heaven. The conflict between the human race and the Clans is not solely about fighting on the battlefield; it is even more about countless conspiracies and grand strategies. To become someone who controls the grand scheme, one must first join the game and later transcend from this chessboard," the East Emperor explained.

"Furthermore, Xiao Chen has forged a king-level tribe that absorbed the remnants of the fate left by the Dragon Fall City Luo Family. This inevitability is due to cause and effect. If not for this, how could he coincidentally appear in the Southern Li Lands? Isn’t this all entwined with the threads of cause and effect?"

"I can’t tell how many causes and effects are involved; too many might pose a danger this time," the concern in the Sun-slaying God King’s eyes remained. The way of cause and effect is mysterious and unpredictable; it’s never clear-cut.

Only after the East Emperor spoke did he realize, Xiao Chen’s abrupt arrival at the Southern Li Lands at this particular time couldn’t be without reason; describing it without cause seemed implausible. Now, his greatest worry was how much favor Xiao Chen had received from the Dragon Fall Ancient City before.

"Today’s consequence comes from a cause long past. It has long been predestined. Let us wait and see the final outcome," the East Emperor’s words fell, and he spoke no more.

"East Emperor, should we inform the Southern Li side?" The Sun-slaying God King spoke up again after a long while.

"No need. Since it has already happened, as long as the grand scheme remains unchanged, let things take their course," was the reply.

Shortly after, the two imposing figures disappeared from within the Divine Marquis Hall.

Xiao Chen, who emerged from the Divine Marquis Hall, didn’t return to his mansion but instead left the East Emperor Palace outright. He also didn’t take the Void Teleportation Array but directly tore through space and vanished into the Void.

After leaving the Eastern Emperor Domain far behind and disappearing deep into the Void, he did not appear directly in the Southern Li Lands, in Fire Phoenix City, through the Mountain and River Seal.

Instead, he entered the Mountain and River Seal Small World, falling into a profound trance, remaining thus for several days.

His body, suspended deep in the chaos of the Mountain and River Seal Small World, was ravaged by innumerable Space Turbulences, and he was oblivious to it all.

He pondered the words the East Emperor had spoken in the Divine Marquis Hall, how when one occupies a certain position, there is nothing one cannot relinquish, and how all living beings become mere pawns in one’s eyes.

At the same time, he too was reflecting on the destiny of Fire Phoenix and other Divine Bloodline Families.

As such, days passed, and under the assault of countless Space Turbulences, Xiao Chen looked significantly careworn, his aura increasingly dense and murky.

Buzz!

Finally, at an indeterminate moment, time seemed to stand still; the Space Turbulences around the meditating Xiao Chen almost instantaneously turned to dust.

The once muddle-headed Xiao Chen, in this moment, opened his eyes, which sparkled with divine radiance, sweeping away the haze within an instant, his eyes had never been so brightly lit!

He understood.

Just as the East Emperor had said, when one day you stand at the pinnacle of the Human Tribe, your perspective on the world will be transformed, and there are some matters for which you cannot refrain from shedding blood simply because it leads to bloodshed; such inaction would cause even more lives to be lost!

Should he one day ascend to the throne of the Human Emperor, he might also make such a decision, to personally send his own kind down a dead end.

However, he did not believe in fate!

He refused to be a pawn!

No matter what, he had to go to the Southern Li Earth, whether it was for the Array Platform of the Void Teleportation Array or to witness the spilling of Human Tribe’s Azure Blood. Perhaps he could not make a change, but he aspired to do his utmost to save some people, not seeking anything else, but to be true to his conscience!

Southern Li Earth, Fire Phoenix City.

The atmosphere in Fire Phoenix City had solidified to the extreme; no Warrior figures could be seen throughout the Ancient City, only the Fighting Will Ying Long above the city walls that kept roaring skywards.

Xiao Chen reemerged within the Stone House, but when his spiritual will swept over it, he found the surrounding houses had long been empty. His gaze penetrated the Boundless Void, looking up at the Fighting Will Ying Long in the center of the sky above the city.

This head of the Fighting Will Ying Long was already shrouded in an inky blackness that resembled a spider’s web, with threads of darkness deeply penetrating into Ying Long’s Scale Armor, as Purple Qi perpetually leaked out.

Even as the Ying Long continued to roar, it was as though mired deep in a swamp, the sinister and contorted black lines had firmly locked it in place.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen turned his gaze towards the Void Teleportation Array platform below at the center. This was an Array Platform several times bigger than the one inherited by the Gu Yuan Tribe.

Just the Void Pillars above the array platform alone numbered twelve. His primary goal was this Void Array Platform; no matter what happened in the end, this Void Array Platform had to be seized.

The doom of the Fire Phoenix Clan had become an inevitable conclusion. This Void Teleportation Array was the only path for the Gu Yuan Tribe to enter the Southern Li Earth; otherwise, the Gu Yuan Tribe’s entry into Southern Li Earth would become a joke.

Following that, Xiao Chen’s gaze moved towards the direction of the city’s barrier. He speculated that even as the Fire Phoenix Clan was prepared to die for the Human Tribe’s cause, they would certainly seek to send out some of their clansmen’s offspring. If possible, he wanted to save these surviving members of the Fire Phoenix Clan.

Fire Phoenix Barrier!

Amidst billowing flames, there was a surge of people. One by one, Warriors of the Fire Phoenix Clan materialized, with figures young and old, women and children, too numerous to count.

At this moment, the gaze of all the Fire Phoenix Tribe People was fixed upon the flaming hall suspended above the flames.

Atop the hall stood five figures, with Feng Yi Jiang leading the front this time; he was the contemporary clan leader of the Fire Phoenix Clan and, perhaps, he might also be the clan’s last!

"The bloodline of the Fire Phoenix, the Divine Blood Phoenix, reversing the Divine Method, cutting off the lineage!"

A mournful cry erupted from the mouth of Feng Yi Jiang.

"Fight!"

A thunderous Fighting Will filled the entire Fire Phoenix Barrier.

Immediately, countless booming sounds rang out; Feng Yi Jiang was the first to shine with endless divine light, igniting the Fire Phoenix bloodline within him at this moment!

Crimson as fire, heat rising, like blood, like a torch.

However, in the next instant, along with his shout, the crimson color of the flame bloodline transformed into black, exuding a Netherworld darkness.

With the descent of darkness, the original aura of Feng Yi Jiang’s Triple Heaven King, incredibly, ascended to the apex of Triple Heaven in a single moment.

Reversing the Divine Method!

Boom, boom, boom!

With each bellowing cry, all the members of the Fire Phoenix Clan emitted darkness from their beings; the originally crimson Fire Phoenix Barrier was filled with blackness.

This blackness was filled with endless malice, but it came quickly and went just as quickly. The black flames turned back to red in an instant.

However, in this brief moment, the Warriors of the Fire Phoenix Clan underwent a reversal of their lives, each experiencing varying degrees of enhancement in strength.

This was one of the greatest secrets of the Fire Phoenix Clan, reversing the Divine Blood of the Fire Phoenix contained within their bodies. Although the Divine Blood reverted to its original appearance, its essence had been transformed.

At this moment, what flowed in their veins was no longer Divine Blood, but a severe poison!

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