Starting With 100 Million Lives-Chapter 456: The Phoenix Race and the Grudge with the Peacock
Soon, the second winner of this group emerged, none other than the Golden Dragon King Ao Yang!
The Poisonous Scale Insect that faced him had exhausted all its means, but unfortunately, it was beaten the entire time.
From start to finish, it was under attack with no chance to retaliate.
"This Ao Yang is quite extraordinary."
Cang Ling commented from the shadows.
"If he could obtain the Position of Dominator for the Golden Element Rules, his achievements would not be inferior to the Golden Dragon Emperor of yore."
Poisonous Scale Insect was actually quite strong, and in battle, there were indeed opportunities for a comeback, but all were crushed by Ao Yang, leaving not a single opening.
He forcefully turned a balanced fight into a one-sided domination.
The late-stage Quasi-Emperor Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon stands a tier above the Profound Sea, on par with Cang Ji and Cangqiong.
However, currently, his fusion with the Rules is not as deep as the latter two.
Seeing him win, the Cyan Dragon Emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s fine; even though Profound Sea was eliminated, two members of the Three Great Dragon Races have entered the Earth Division, fulfilling his initial expectations.
"Well done, Ao Yang!"
Ao Qian and Ao Saint, these two late-stage Quasi-Emperors of the Golden Dragon Race, were greatly comforted.
"Beautiful fight!"
"Haha, looks like the future of the Golden Dragon Race is assured!"
Ao Yang has become a pillar of support for the Golden Dragon Race in just a few tens of millions of years, bringing them near delight.
Of course, as long as he doesn’t compare with the monstrous talents from the Azure Dragon Race.
The Cyan Dragon Emperor also personally flew down to commend Ao Yang.
"You are excellent!"
"No need to feel pressured from now on, show your full potential!"
"Strive to earn a good ranking for our Dragon Race!"
Ao Yang nodded heavily.
"I will certainly not disappoint the Emperor!"
"Good! Good!"
The Emperor watched Ao Yang with great fondness.
This made Brother Cheng a bit sour.
I’ve also won, why didn’t you come to praise me?
This differential treatment is too evident, isn’t it?
Even though I tricked you for some Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Treasures and wounded your son, but aren’t we all family in the Dragon Race, why be so petty...
Shortly after Ao Yang’s victory, the third winner of this group emerged.
To everyone’s surprise, it was a genius from the Mouse Race under the Ear Mouse Emperor.
In this battle, he remained elusive, never directly engaging the opponent.
Persistently harassing the opponent, he eventually wore them down.
Meanwhile, the competition among other groups reached a fever pitch.
One winner after another emerged in succession.
A genius of the Tiger Race effortlessly defeated the Cyan Lion Quasi-Emperor.
In the same group, Fire Phoenix Red Smoke, due to intentional arrangements, had opponents of strong caliber in the first three rounds, suffered significant depletion, leaving her in a poor state.
After a bitter fight, she still lost to the Cyan Lion Quasi-Emperor, missing the chance to enter the Earth Division.
Meanwhile, the second group had the Dark Phoenix against Kun Ruo, and after a battle of epic proportions, Dark Phoenix emerged victorious.
The Phoenix Race finally had someone advance, breaking the early block and targeting by the Qilin Race.
Brother Cheng was gratified; he instantly recognized Lin Ning.
She was the only one maintaining human form throughout the venue.
She finally grew up, capable of holding the flag even in such circumstances.
However, the Ice Phoenix Emperor couldn’t find it in themselves to smile.
Because over in the first group, the situation for Ice Phoenix Ji Lin was precarious.
What surprised all the Demon Race was that Shangeng from the Mountain Goat Race managed to reach the top 32 as a mid-stage Quasi-Emperor.
His Immortal Armor was initially mocked by the Demon Race spectating from afar.
Yet it turned out to be extremely useful.
With his naturally cunning nature, his combat tactics were endless.
In four matches, he miraculously defeated two late-stage Quasi-Emperors.
If Brother Cheng weren’t more miraculous, he would be the one drawing all eyes, as the only mid-stage Quasi-Emperor.
His advancement left even the two Qilin Emperors astonished, completely unexpected.
Over at the Sheep Race side, they were having a merry celebration, and Jiaoqiong Quasi-Emperor was almost losing direction from happiness.
At this moment, the battles in other groups almost concluded.
Only the fierce combat between her and Peacock continued, attracting everyone’s attention, with even Brother Cheng flying up to watch.
The two fought fiercely, from rules to Immortal Country, bloodline to Demon Soul, Demon Body to Demon Technique, using even claws and beaks.
Amidst the harsh cries, almost every clash brought forth a large amount of blood and scattered feathers.
Some belonged to Peacock, but more were the Ice Phoenix’s.
This was sheer madness, like tearing and gnawing and unending hostility.
Seeing this scene, Brother Cheng couldn’t help but feel pain and exhaustion on their behalf.
"Do they have some kind of grudge?"
"The Emperor guessed correctly!"
Beside him, Cang Ji, knowing Brother Cheng was not well-versed in the Demon Race, helped explain.
"In ancient times, Peacock was also a branch under the Phoenix Race."
"Speaking of closeness, their relationship was like that between the Black Dragon Winged Dragon and us Azure Dragons, a strong subordinate race."
"They were originally one family?" Brother Cheng was somewhat surprised.
"Indeed, the Peacock Race originally belonged to the Dark Phoenix Emperor."
"But during the Immortal-Demon War, they fled the battlefield and disregarded orders, ultimately causing the unfortunate fall of the Dark Phoenix Emperor."
Brother Cheng couldn’t help but criticize: "That was too cowardly, wasn’t it?"
Cang Ji slowly shook his head: "It’s not entirely due to cowardice; it’s because the leader of the Peacock Race also cultivated the Dark Rule."
"After the Dark Phoenix Emperor died, he led the Peacock Race and sided with the Qilin Race, and ultimately became the new Master of Darkness with their shelter and assistance."
Brother Cheng realized: "So he’d already seen the Dark Phoenix Emperor as a block to further progress, and the Immortal-Demon War became his opportunity?"
"Indeed, he had long aimed for the throne of the Dark Rule."
"Then the Phoenix Race must detest them?"
"That’s right! Unfortunately, after the Immortal-Demon War, the Phoenix Race lost their experts, while the Peacock Race grew stronger."
"And with the Qilin Race meddling, the Phoenix Race found themselves powerless against them."
"Conflicts accumulated over hundreds of billions of years, with hatred growing deeper still."
So that’s how it is.
Brother Cheng finally understood why Ice Phoenix and Peacock fought so intensely, each wishing to devour the other.
This battle lasted a long time.
Inevitably, Ice Phoenix succumbed to her severe injuries and was defeated.
Likewise, Peacock was in poor condition, drenched in blood and barely alive, surely unable to pass the next round.
When the Ice Phoenix Emperor took Ji Lin for healing, the Peacock Race erupted into euphoric cheers.
In addition to this, there was sharp mockery from the Phoenix Race.
This battle’s significance for the two races went far beyond the Grand Demon Assembly.
With this battle concluded, the Earth Division roster was finalized.
Despite numerous surprises, the Qilin Lineage still had 18 out of 32 members.
The fifth round of matches began without delay.
Upon seeing the matchup, the Cyan Dragon Emperor nearly swore.
Ao Yang and Cang Cheng were paired.
Based on their performance in the first four rounds, they were the strongest contenders of the fourth group.
Under normal circumstances, both slaying their way into the top eight was natural.
Now, facing each other, one would be squeezed out of the top 16.
The Qilin Race evidently doesn’t want the Dragon Race to achieve better rankings, making their intentions blatantly clear.
