Chapter 109

When you first encountered these strange-looking fellows, you didn't pay much attention, thinking they were just some special stupid monster.

But as contact became more frequent, you were shocked to discover that they weren't fools, but two other civilized races on par with the Phoenix Clan.

Their strength and wisdom were not inferior to the Phoenix Clan's, which shocked you greatly, and you hurried to establish communication.

Like the Phoenix Clan, they each had their own civilization, with ethics, morality, language, and writing; even their expansion method was the same as the Phoenix Clan's—using blood to awaken the intelligence of beasts—except the Qilin Clan awakened land beasts, while the Dragon Clan awakened scaled armor and aquatic creatures.

What made you most doubtful about the bird origin was that these two races also had their own creation myths; however, their primordial god of opening heaven was a gigantic dragon and a gigantic qilin, and even their chiefs claimed to be the children of that primordial god, destined by birth to unify the Primordial Wasteland.

Phoenix Clan: ……

Slaves, territory, power… these things that intoxicate the birds are now theirs, so even if Zu Feng has been lying and deceiving everyone, it doesn't matter; for the sake of their vested interests, they are willing to expend all their strength for a lie.

"Chief, I don't think they are the offspring of some evil god; they are ordinary beings like us!"

Your wisdom was not granted by Zu Feng; you follow Zu Feng simply because you want to play with everyone. You enjoy listening to Zu Feng's stories and learning knowledge with the group, but that doesn't mean you will obey Zu Feng's every word.

Thus Zu Feng gave an order, and the entire Phoenix Clan entered battle mode, smashing those two groups of long worms and oxen-horses that spouted nonsense!

Zu Feng: ……

As the great war began, countless slaves launched the first attack, from initial probing to full-blown melee; the three sides fought until heads were broken and blood flowed, and the primordial wildness of the Primordial Wasteland, as the fire of civilization rose, simultaneously welcomed the first disaster of weapons.

Including you, the Phoenix Clan's second-generation elites charged onto the battlefield, using absolute power to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy's lower-ranking slaves; the enemy followed suit, as the Dragon Clan's and Qilin Clan's second-generation elites likewise crushed the lower ranks of the other two tribes.

Under the sway of countless thoughts, you finally mustered the courage to speak those words to Zu Feng with righteous solemnity.

Ever since it explained the myth of opening heaven, you have harbored doubts: Is the god of opening heaven truly just a bird?

Dragon Clan: ……

The fighting was so fierce that mountains and rivers changed color, the sun and moon lost their light, corpses piled up by the millions, and blood flowed for thousands of miles.

Like you, those of your kin who accepted the Phoenix Blood to awaken wisdom—even their spiritual intellect was opened by it—naturally everything looked to Zu Feng as the bird-headed leader; even though this time the suddenly appearing Dragon and Qilin Clans dealt a heavy blow to their worldviews, they still chose to believe in Zu Feng without reservation.

"What about the Dragon and Qilin Clans?"

At your command, the Phoenix Clan slaves in your territory all went to the front lines, fighting the Dragon and Qilin Clan slaves to the point of being unable to disengage.

Proud Zu Feng once again argued his nobility to you, using the Bird God's creation of opening heaven as proof, elaborating on the legitimacy and necessity of the Phoenix Clan's rule over the Primordial Wasteland, and, based on the theory of foreign evil gods, expressed to you just how vile and despicable the Dragon and Qilin Clans are.

"Are those non-bird races truly the descendants of the so-called foreign evil gods?"

You have many doubts about Zu Feng, but you cannot personally verify these things; after all, you are not innately divine, born too late, and your knowledge is extremely scarce……

However, these doubts are not enough to make you betray it, for although your wisdom was not awakened by it, the knowledge you have was taught by it; out of instinctive respect, you will not easily harbor disloyalty.

Moreover, there is one more crucial point: you are also a member of its interest group!

"Is Zu Feng truly the embodiment of the primordial essence of the god of opening heaven, and is it its daughter?"

Feeling truly distressed inside, you inevitably sought out Zu Feng; although you have always doubted its words, it remains the being you trust most.

"Who copied whom doesn't matter, or maybe the three groups just happened to think of the same idea…… That's no longer important; what matters is that when the three factions met, each of their theories for unifying the Primordial Wasteland had already collapsed!"

"We must exterminate every Dragon and Qilin Clan member, leaving none, so that in the Primordial Wasteland heavens and earth, only we are the orthodox!"

You also thought of the countless Dragon and Qilin Clan slaves wounded and dead on the battlefield; they would also feel fear, they would also weep…… They ought not to be enemies of the Phoenix Clan, and if enemies must be named, it should be the two clans' ancestors, not these innocent ones!

Over the countless ages of the Phoenix Clan's development, these petty emperors tasted the flavor of power for the first time and could not stop: countless slaves served a single bird, deciding who lives or dies, doing whatever they pleased—this was even sweeter than cultivation!

And if the lower ranks won't budge, then switch to the middle ranks!

The first great war of the three tribes is about to erupt……

Of course, besides believing due to worldview reasons, the greater cause lies in interests.

"All? Not a single one left?"

You began to feel lost, and seriously reflected on whether your actions were correct: "If unintelligent beasts die, they just die; but once they gain intelligence, what difference is there between them and me?"

No matter how you doubt Zu Feng, these real benefits will make you naturally keep silent……

"Then let's fight!"

Zu Feng announced with righteous solemnity: "What those two families say are all fake news; how could I possibly deceive you?"

The war kept escalating, with slaves constantly dying in battle!

You hurriedly flew back to the Southern Great Volcano, reporting this startling phoenix matter to Zu Feng, who was leisurely inhaling and exhaling earth vein fire at the volcano's crater, and blankly asked whether its theory still held any credibility.

Every time I recall that horribly tragic battlefield, I feel especially pained; every wail is so clear, every corpse so grotesque…

Your hesitant remark surprised Zu Feng a little, but after thinking it over, it decided to encourage you: "You are kind, I know… but the great war among the three tribes is unavoidable; if you want to avoid fighting, the only way is to wipe out all enemies!"

As a vested interest holder, your absolute authority within the territory comes from Zu Feng, so guaranteeing its authority is protecting your own interests.

"This war is utterly meaningless!"

In the prolonged tug-of-war, your cultivation kept rising, yet you had grown accustomed to life and death, watching familiar slaves fall one by one on the battlefield; they paid with their lives, yet gained nothing in return.

"I…"

Qilin Tribe: …

Zu Feng's eyes gleamed as it earnestly painted a beautiful future of the Phoenix tribe ruling the primordial wilderness…

"This vile tribe—we must exterminate them completely! Every single one! Not a single one left!"

"Although they are slaves, they are fellow beings with thoughts and feelings…"

"Chief, I think fighting is not good…"

And you, in the midst of it… are like an outsider who doesn't belong.

Zu Feng first painstakingly gave you all a reassuring pill, then angrily denounced those filthy descendants of the outer gods: "How dare you plagiarize my authentic creation myth!" This is no ordinary offspring of the outer gods; we must strike hard!

Faced with doubts, Zu Feng may have been sweating secretly, but on the surface it proclaimed righteously: "They are deceiving you! Their aim is to destroy the unity of the Phoenix tribe—you must absolutely not fall for their trick!"

"Children, this is all fake!"

But perhaps the matching mechanism is too excellent; the lower ranks of all three sides have fought for a long time yet gained nothing, the front lines remain completely stagnant, let alone utterly crushing the opposing side…

"I am the essence incarnate of the creator god! The heaven‑chosen son! You carry my bloodline, so naturally you are also destined by heaven!"

Zu Feng stared, then its face grew gloomy…

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(End of chapter)