Chapter 1532: The Fall of the Ancestral Phoenix (Second update, requesting everything)

Roar—!

In the blink of an eye, the Yinglong let out an unwilling Dragon Roar, its massive dragon body plummeting from the sky.

Following the Azure Dragon, the Yinglong had fallen.

Two Legendary Quality Demon Emperor-level top-tier Dragon Clan members had fallen; for the Dragon Clan, this could be called a massive loss.

From the moment the Zhulong fled, the Phoenix Clan had reacted.

Whether it was the Ancestral Phoenix, the Clan Leader, the Elders, or ordinary phoenixes, they knew the general trend was set, and for a moment, their hearts were filled with despair.

Suddenly, the Ancestral Phoenix's voice rang out: "Heavenly Emperor, we are willing to submit to you!"

No matter how one looked at it, the Phoenix Clan's best choice was to submit to Li Zhangsheng; there was no second path to take.

"It is not that this seat did not give your Phoenix Clan a chance, but you joined forces with the Zhulong, the Human Emperor, and others to plot against this seat. Now that your plan has failed, you want to submit? How could there be such a good thing!"

Li Zhangsheng did not call off his Demon Pets and the Four Seas Dragon Kings, continuing to say: "However, this seat is not without mercy for your Phoenix Clan. As long as the Ancestral Phoenix and the Phoenix Clan Leader commit suicide, I will grant your Phoenix Clan a path to survival; otherwise, the Qilin Clan shall be your example."

As for the Qilin Clan, their Clan Leader and Elders had all fallen, along with a large number of elites, leaving their strength worlds apart from before; who knows how many tens of thousands of years it would take to restore their former glory.

Toward enemies, Li Zhangsheng was never soft-hearted, especially when the other party was an existence that could threaten him.

The Ancestral Phoenix did not give up hope, shouting with a fierce but restrained tone: "Heavenly Emperor, are you not afraid that I will detonate the Undying Volcano?"

Once the Undying Volcano was detonated, the surrounding volcanic clusters would also detonate, and by that time, the several nearby regions would also be affected.

Not only that, these places would be thoroughly turned into a dead zone, and who knows how much Karma would be generated; it would likely be even worse than when the Heavenly River was broken back then.

"It doesn't matter, go ahead and detonate it. In any case, the majority of the Karma backlash will be paid for by your Phoenix Clan; I fear the Phoenix Clan will no longer be tolerated by heaven and earth. As for me, do you think these merits are enough to offset the remaining Karma?"

A Merit Golden Wheel appeared on Li Zhangsheng's body, and countless strands of Mysterious Yellow Merit Qi transformed into ribbons of mysterious yellow light, setting him off as if he were a god.

Seeing such a scene, the Ancestral Phoenix was replaced by despair; she had suppressed the Undying Volcano for tens of thousands of years, yet the merits she had accumulated were not even half of Li Zhangsheng's.

At the same time, this also caused the Ancestral Phoenix's last shred of hope to die in the cradle.

Chirp—! Chirp—!

Suddenly, two familiar screams rang out. The Ancestral Phoenix felt a sense of foreboding, and upon seeing the corpses of the Golden Phoenix Elder and the Bingfeng Elder falling from the sky, her heart was filled with despair.

As for the Phoenix Clan Leader and the remaining two Elders, they were also not lightly wounded; if it weren't for the fear of the Phoenix Clan self-destructing, they likely wouldn't have lasted until now.

Even so, they still could not hold on for much longer.

"Stop! I agree to your demands!"

The Ancestral Phoenix had no choice but to choose compromise; for every extra second, the Phoenix Clan's losses grew greater.

Before receiving Li Zhangsheng's order, the Demon Pets and the Four Seas Dragon Kings continued to fight.

Chirp—!

Li Zhangsheng deliberately dragged it out for two seconds, and thus, another Phoenix Clan Elder fell.

In this way, of the four Phoenix Clan Elders, only the Phoenix Clan Elder of the Flame Canyon remained.

"You..."

The Ancestral Phoenix's chest heaved violently; while filled with hatred, she was even more filled with regret.

"Stop!"

As Li Zhangsheng's words fell, both the Demon Pets and the Four Seas Dragon Kings stopped immediately.

The ground was covered in corpses, dense and packed, enough to make one's scalp tingle.

The Ancestral Phoenix and the Phoenix Clan Leader converged, their eyes filled with despair.

"I am not a wise leader. My decisions caused the Phoenix Clan to nearly fall into the Abyss. I have failed you all!"

Looking at the much-diminished number of clansmen, the Ancestral Phoenix's eyes were filled with tears as she apologized to them.

From beginning to end, Li Zhangsheng remained unmoved. Yesterday's cause, today's effect; it wasn't as if he hadn't given the Phoenix Clan a chance. If the Ancestral Phoenix had been willing to lead the Phoenix Clan to join the Heavenly Court from the start, how could the Phoenix Clan have suffered such great losses?

Of course, Li Zhangsheng's losses were not small either; at the very least, the number of dragons had shrunk significantly.

After apologizing to her clansmen, the Ancestral Phoenix then instructed the Phoenix Clan Elder of the Flame Canyon: "Fengling, I leave the Phoenix Clan to you from now on!"

Before the Phoenix Clan Elder could answer, Li Zhangsheng's voice rang out again: "I forgot to tell you, from now on the Phoenix Clan will have no autonomy; the Clan Leader will be appointed by the Heavenly Court. Of course, Fengling can continue to serve as a Phoenix Clan Elder."

The Phoenix Clan naturally had to be kept under his control; if used well, they would absolutely be a sharp blade, provided their thinking was 'corrected'.

If the Ancestral Phoenix had been ruthless enough from the start and organized a wave of phoenixes to self-destruct, it might have changed the course of the battle, or at the very least, made Li Zhangsheng wary, preventing things from turning out like this.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in this world.

The Ancestral Phoenix's expression was extremely ugly, but she knew very well that no matter how much she opposed it, it was useless; she could only pin her hopes on the Phoenix Clan regaining autonomy in the future.

"Remember, it is suicide, not self-destruction! By the way, take out the treasures in your internal spaces as well, so as not to waste them. Rest assured, I will return most of the treasures that are useless to me to the Phoenix Clan."

Li Zhangsheng's voice rang out again; both the Ancestral Phoenix and the Phoenix Clan Leader must have possessed a large number of treasures in their internal spaces, which would definitely be a great harvest.

The Ancestral Phoenix and the Phoenix Clan Leader looked at each other. Under the surveillance of the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon, they dared not leave anything out and had to take out all the treasures from their internal spaces.

The next moment, the Ancestral Phoenix and the Phoenix Clan Leader revealed miserable smiles, then their auras stalled, and their massive phoenix bodies collapsed to the ground, no longer showing any signs of life.

Li Zhangsheng watched this scene from afar, but he did not immediately step forward; instead, his expression grew increasingly gloomy.

Judging from their auras, the Ancestral Phoenix had indeed fallen.

However, from the feedback of his Mental Power, the point of light representing the Ancestral Phoenix was still shining brightly. This creature hadn't fallen at all; she was simply playing dead, likely waiting for Li Zhangsheng to lower his guard while collecting the bodies so she could land a heavy blow on him—most likely a self-destruction.

As for why the Ancestral Phoenix would have such thoughts, Li Zhangsheng was not the Ancestral Phoenix and truly could not understand her thought process, nor was she afraid of the Phoenix Clan being retaliated against.

He didn't know if she had some trump card or if she was simply blinded by rage and acting foolishly.

Conversely, the Phoenix Clan Leader was confirmed to have fallen.

Li Zhangsheng retreated a distance with his Demon Pets without changing his expression, then loudly issued a threat: "Ancestral Phoenix, do you think this seat cannot see that you are playing dead? Are you truly stupid or just pretending? If you detonate yourself, I guarantee that there will be no place for the Phoenix Clan in the Three Realms."

The Ancestral Phoenix's body trembled slightly, and after a breath or two, the point of light representing the Ancestral Phoenix finally disappeared.

Knowing that it was impossible to ambush Li Zhangsheng, the Ancestral Phoenix ultimately had no choice but to commit suicide; it was also possible that her mind had cleared, and she realized she had been influenced by her Anger, ultimately choosing to commit suicide obediently.

(End of this chapter)