Chapter 808

On the flagship, Xi Wu Le said a few words, which made Feng Rong fly into a rage; he kicked him off the flagship onto the ground.

Under the protection of a large group of guards, Feng Rong floated down from the flagship and heavily stepped on Xi Wu Le's head.

Xi Wu Le's cheek was pressed tightly against the ground.

Coincidentally, a pile of shattered crystal basins lay on the ground; Feng Rong's foot rubbed back and forth on Xi Wu Le's head, his cheek constantly scraping against the crystal shards, making a 'creak-creak' sound.

If it were an ordinary person, the flesh on his face would have completely rotted away.

Xi Wu Le only felt boundless humiliation; his facial skin ground the crystal shards into powder, and the fine crystal dust entered his nose and lungs with his breathing, making him feel awful and causing him to cough loudly.

"As long as you kneel, pledge your loyalty to me before everyone, swear allegiance to me, become my hound and lackey, I can grant you anything you want." Feng Rong laughed triumphantly, laughing out loud.

"You don't know the might of the Flame Dynasty; you cannot imagine its might." Feng Rong raised his head arrogantly: "I only brought a bit of flame fire and a million Imperial Guards…… Do you know how many troops the Flame Dynasty has?"

Xi Wu Le coughed, breathing with difficulty, and shouted at Feng Rong: "If you're that mighty, why come invade us?"

Feng Rong spread his arms, looking at Xi Wu Le with righteous indignation: "You are a piece of meat; with food before you, swallowing you in one bite—what's wrong with that? You are a piece of meat but lack the strength to protect yourselves; being swallowed in one bite is only natural, isn't it?"

Xi Wu Le gritted his teeth, propped himself up with his hands, trying to break free from under Feng Rong's foot and stand upright.

Feng Rong laughed 'haha', and with a slight pressure from his right foot, Xi Wu Le went limp and lay on the ground. Above his head, a point of flame fire hung high, its warm red light shining on the crowd; anyone with human blood felt their whole body go weak.

Only the Flame Dynasty's Imperial Guard soldiers, protected by the radiance emanating from the flame fire, had ruddy complexions and were filled to the brim with vigor and spirit.

In that corner, several clan chiefs and Elders of the Taotie Clan and the other three great ferocious clans whispered among themselves; they transmitted a sound silently, and a junior member of the Taotie Clan rose from the crowd.

Several Flame Dynasty Imperial Guard soldiers hastily drew their weapons, about to slash at that junior member of the Taotie Clan.

The Taotie clansman hurriedly said: "Your Highness the Xia King, Your Highness the Xia King…… If our Taotie Clan, Tuowu Clan, Hundun Clan, and Qiongqi Clan—the four great families—were willing to submit, what benefits could you give us?"

"Wait!" Feng Rong hastily shouted to stop the several Imperial Guard soldiers, and beckoned to the Taotie clansman with a finger: "Come over and speak!"

The Taotie clansman hastily ran to Feng Rong's front; a group of Feng Rong's personal guards vigilantly surrounded him, and two more pressed his shoulders, making him kneel before Feng Rong.

"What is your name?" Feng Rong looked at the Taotie clansman before him with interest.

"I am Tao Tie Mou of the Taotie Clan." Tao Tie Mou stared fixedly at Feng Rong: "Our Taotie Clan possesses the bloodline of the ancient world-devouring ferocious beast Taotie, which specializes in devouring all things. Moreover, whatever bloodline abilities those we devour and kill possess will become ours."

Tao Tie Mou boasted somewhat proudly: "Therefore, the potential of our Taotie Clan is unsurpassed; if not for the suppression of the Xi clan, this land would long ago have become the territory of our Taotie Clan."

Feng Rong looked at Tao Tie Mou thoughtfully: "Four great ferocious beasts…… you have the qualifications to become kings."

Feng Rong nodded with a smile: "That's right, your four families all have the qualifications to possess a fief and become kings of my Flame Dynasty…… Of course, there are conditions: as long as you submit to me and help me become the Divine Emperor of the Flame Dynasty, a fiefdom will be indispensable to you."

Feng Rong said arrogantly: "I am none other than the Crown Prince of the Flame Dynasty, the most legitimate and qualified heir."

Xi Wu Le lay on the ground, gritting his teeth and snarling: "Taotie Clan, Tuowu Clan, Hundun Clan, Qiongqi Clan—if you dare betray the Fuxi Divine State, you will all be exterminated and your clans wiped out!"

Feng Rong stomped heavily on Xi Wu Le's head, creating a deep pit in the ground; Xi Wu Le spat blood, lay in the pit unable to move. This kick nearly shattered his skull.

After all, Feng Rong is the Crown Prince of the Flame Dynasty.

He is likewise a 'King God', and moreover a 'King God' who has achieved perfected completion of the tenth heaven of the Divine Realm.

In terms of cultivation and strength, Feng Rong far surpasses Xi Wu Le.

Moreover, Xi Wu Le at this moment is also restrained by the flame fire, unable to exert even a bit of strength.

The four chiefs of the Four Ferocious Families, together with dozens of Elders, slowly rose from the crowd; Tuowu Ni said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, are your words true? If our Four Ferocious Families submit, can we truly be enfeoffed as kings?"

Feng Rong sensed the overbearing and strange bloodline aura emanating from Tuowu Ni and the others, and couldn't help but grin widely.

"Of course, my word is bond; I promise your conditions and will never renege. As long as you sincerely submit, I will never shortchange my own people." Feng Rong laughed ever more wildly: "If you still aren't reassured, you can pick the loveliest maidens from your clans and send them to me; I will make them consorts, and then we'll all be one family, right?"

After thinking, Feng Rong extended a finger: "Each of your four families send a hundred top-tier beauties over. If it's fewer, you won't feel at ease…… First send four hundred; after I have children with them, you can send another batch."

Tuowu Ni and the others instantly smiled; looking at Feng Rong, they found him pleasing no matter how they looked.

Without a doubt, Feng Rong and his Four Ferocious Families are of the same ilk, all a bunch of top-notch scoundrels.

Scoundrels are great, scoundrels are great, scoundrels are far more lovable than gentlemen…… What do scoundrels like? Nothing but power, wealth, beauties, and lands…… and the Four Ferocious Families also like these things.

We share a common language and common interests; communication flows naturally and smoothly, and feels warm and attentive, right?

"No problem at all." Tuowu Ni burst into laughter: "Besides sending a hundred of our clan's most beautiful women, we will also present a thousand lovely attendant maids to Your Highness, guaranteeing they will serve you most comfortably."

Feng Rong laughed ever more happily, his face relaxed as he looked at the chiefs and Elders of the Four Ferocious Families, nodding in satisfaction.

He likes this sort of perceptive and tactful subordinate.

He likes this sort of subordinate who voluntarily offers tribute.

Ah, if everyone in the world besides him, Feng Rong, were like this, it would be too comfortable.

"You…… dare……" Xi Wu Le twitched in the deep pit, his essence-blood flow slowing to a crawl, the speed at which his nearly shattered skull knits together also becoming extremely slow; speaking became extremely difficult, each word hard to utter.

"We, how could we not dare?" The senior members of the Four Ferocious Clans came before Feng Rong, as a Taotie clan Elder heaved a glob of spit onto Xi Wule's body: "For all these years, we've served as ox and horse for your Fuxi Divine State, yet we've seen hardly any benefits from you."

"Isn't that right? People seek higher ground, water flows low; with the Sui dynasty… oh, no, with the Xia King's thick thigh, our four clans' future is vast, far better than risking our lives following your Fuxi Divine State." A Qiongqi clan Elder kicked Xi Wule's waist heavily.

"It's clear, His Highness the Xia King is a straightforward person; we like dealing with straightforward folks. We kill and set fires for His Highness the Xia King, and he grants us wealth and honor—what a fine thing! You Xis still babble about benevolence and righteousness… pah!" The Hundun clan chief pointed a finger, piercing a small hole in Xi Wule's body.

"Benevolence and righteousness… nowadays, that's just dog‑feces." The Taotie clan chief looked at Feng Rong, pointing at the wound on Xi Wule's body and laughing: "Your Highness, this lad is almost ninety‑nine percent surely the next Fuxi Divine Emperor. Today we will swear allegiance by drinking his blood in a blood‑oath."

The Taotie clan chief laughed: "Thus, we have no turning back… we can only follow you wholeheartedly… From now on, please, Your Highness, look after us, look after us!"

Feng Rong laughed till his whole body trembled, he raised his orchid finger, pointing at the senior members of the Four Ferocious Clans and laughing: "Marvelous, marvelous… I really am growing fonder of you all… Let's do it, let's do it, alas, I've never met such thoughtful people before… Rest assured, from now on we'll all be one family, and I'll never shortchange you."

Bai Suzhen stood behind Feng Rong with hands behind her back, smiling softly, and said: "Your Highness, the name Four Ferocious Clans is not good; it should be called the Four Spirits Clan. From now on, they will be the Four Spirits of Heaven and Earth at your command, attending you before and behind… Hmm, I see they are quite qualified to join my White Lotus Palace."

Feng Rong laughed until his eyes narrowed into slits: "What Uncle said is naturally correct… In that case, each of your clans, select a hundred thousand outstanding disciples to join the White Lotus Palace. Hehe, the White Lotus Palace's resources are countless, far better than your bitter struggles outside."

Upon hearing Bai Suzhen's identity, the four Taowu actually proceeded to bow deeply before Bai Suzhen.

Xi Wule and the other Xis' high-ranking members stared dumbfounded; no matter what, these four fellows are also chiefs of the Four Ferocious Clans, hegemons in the Fuxi Divine State, and even when seeing the Fuxi Divine Emperor they wouldn't need to perform a deep bow.

They actually knelt down before Bai Suzhen just like that!

Moreover, the Taowu also promised to send Bai Suzhen a hundred clanswomen and a thousand attendants, exactly the same treatment as Feng Rong.

Bai Suzhen smiled and nodded, declaring publicly that he had always been pure‑hearted and few‑desired, chaste and self‑disciplined, and would not take concubines or maids. However, as a member of the White Lotus Palace, he liked to teach others, so he could accept four hundred female disciples and another four thousand nominal female disciples.

He earnestly instructed the Taowu and others, saying that looks and such were actually not important; he valued 'wisdom' and 'cleverness and quick-wittedness', so the clanswomen and attendants to be sent to him—no, to become his disciples—must be selected for their cleverness and quick-wittedness, so they could learn sufficient knowledge from him.

"Shameless……" Xi Wule lay in the pit, muttering curses.

The Taowu and others laughed heartily, as Sui dynasty imperial guards brought over strong liquor; the Taowu and others opened a wound on Xi Wule's body, drew blood, letting it seep into the liquor, and then the senior members of the Four Ferocious Clans, along with a host of core cadres and a batch of elite disciples, each drank a bowl of blood wine made from Xi Wule's fresh blood.

Afterwards, they knelt down in public and swore allegiance to Feng Rong.

Feng Rong laughed heartily, he immediately took out the blank imperial decree he carried, enfeoffing the Four Ferocious Clans as the "Four Spirit Offerings" of the Xia King's Manor, and granted each of the four clan heads—Taowu Ni and the others—a title of Senior General of the First Rank.

Along with the issuance of the imperial decree came a large quantity of Grand Dao Treasure Pills and cultivation resources; seeing these precious resources, the members of the Four Ferocious Clans were dumbfounded, finally realizing they had stumbled into a mountain of gold and a sea of silver……This time, they seemed to have truly chosen the right master!

The Sui fire flickered slightly; under the red light, the members of the Four Ferocious Clans quickly regained their strength, each standing up, their killing aura surging, and under the summons of their clan heads they swiftly formed a battle formation, paying great respects to Feng Rong in the void.

Feng Rong looked at the members of the Four Ferocious Clans with a flushed face.

He was not yet clear about the bloodline divine abilities of the Taowu, Hundun, and Qiongqi clans.

But the Taotie clan……the Taotie people before him numbered nearly a million; with their innate divine ability, as long as they were given enough prey to devour, each of them had the potential to become a God‑King.

Over a million God‑Kings?

Feng Rong shivered violently.

Terrifying, too terrifying—how many God‑Kings does the whole Sui Dynasty even have? Could it be as many as ten thousand? Feng Rong dared not guess the exact number; perhaps only his father, the current Divine Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, knew the precise data.

But a million God‑Kings is too terrifying.

Such a thing must not be allowed to happen; the Four Ferocious Clans must be firmly kept under control—both to use them for power and profit, and to guard against them turning on their master.

Feng Rong gave Bai Su Xin a subtle glance.

Bai Su Xin smiled faintly.

He and Feng Rong thought alike—the potential of the Four Ferocious Clans was a bit frightening; therefore, they must find a way to bring them completely under control.

And the White Lotus Palace excels at such methods.

Spring wind turns to rain, silently nourishing all things; in a few hundred years, the life and death, even the thoughts of every member of the Four Ferocious Clans, will be completely controlled by Bai Su Xin……Of course, this process will inevitably involve bloodshed and scheming, but what does it matter?

Those who die, whose blood is shed, are all from the Four Ferocious Clans.

Xi Wu Le lost a lot of blood, his face turning deathly pale; Feng Rong crooked his finger, and Xi Wu Le's body flew up, hovering before him.

"This bastard, actually the next Divine Emperor of the Fuxi Divine Kingdom? Unbelievable—looks can be deceiving; this kid, with his puny appearance, dares to call himself a Divine Emperor?"

Feng Rong sneered, waved his hand, and said coldly: "Come on, find the leaders of these barbarian natives; each of them must chop this kid a slash and stab him a sword for me……This is a pledge of allegiance!"

"Those who obey will live, along with their clansmen."

"Those who do not obey……he is surely dead, and his clansmen……half will be slaughtered, the other half made slaves!"