I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 92 The Phoenix Emperor stands on his own feetThe entire Northern Territory had been incorporated into the territory of the Great Xuan Dynasty. The four regions of the world were now completely stable, and the vast lands were enjoying a golden age of prosperity.

Empress Bing Yao sat in command of the Northern Territory Province. The barbarians and the Ancient Ice Clan lived in peace and contentment, with bountiful fields and fortified cities; there was no longer any trace of the bitter cold and war that had plagued the ice plains in the past. Emperor Cao Xukun returned to the court in triumph, taking his seat in the imperial capital of Luoyang. His late-stage Fusion Realm cultivation was restrained within his body, yet every gesture carried the overbearing aura of a master of the Mortal Realm. Fate energy swirled around him, and his pressure permeated the heavens and earth. Ordinary cultivators could not even get within a hundred feet of him without prostrating themselves on the ground, not daring to look up.

In the Imperial Garden, Emperor Cao Xukun sat upright on a jade chair, eyes closed as he regulated his breathing. Chaos Spiritual Power flowed slowly through his body, and his aura was unfathomable.

Li Tieniu walked over carrying a jar of wine, grinning broadly, his voice booming: ”Your Majesty, now that the Northern Territory is completely stable and all clans have submitted, our Great Xuan is truly the hegemon of the Xuanhuang Mortal Realm. We can finally rest easy and stop bothering with those clowns!”

The surrounding guards nodded in agreement. The entire world was convinced that there was no longer any force that dared to oppose the Great Xuan.

But the next second, a cold and urgent system notification suddenly exploded in Emperor Cao Xukun’s mind:

[Ding! Detected that the ancient remnant Phoenix Clan has completely awakened. The Son of Destiny within the clan has officially descended into the world, possessing heaven-defying luck that suppresses the entire clan!]

[This child is an ancient pure-blooded phoenix, born with control over the supreme Phoenix True Fire. He was born with mid-stage Fusion Realm cultivation, possesses heaven-defying talent and an arrogant nature, considers himself the orthodox path of heaven, and views the human race and all other races as mere mortal ants!]

Emperor Cao Xukun slowly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing through them. His aura turned slightly chilly, and he gave a faint, mocking laugh: ”Oh? I haven’t had a moment of peace for a few days, and another one with a ’Son of Destiny’ buff has popped up? And it’s from the ancient Phoenix Clan. They certainly know how to pick their moment to appear.”

Li Tieniu’s expression changed. He put down the wine jar in his hand and instantly tensed up: ”Your Majesty! Could this be the Phoenix Clan, the head of the three ancient remnant clans that the system warned us about before? Have these turtles who have been hiding for ten thousand years finally dared to show their heads?”

Before the two could say more, a shrill and urgent urgent-dispatch cry from outside the palace broke through the clouds and resounded throughout the entire imperial capital of Luoyang!

”Urgent report! Urgent report from the entire Southern Territory!”

A messenger, looking disheveled and with his clothes scorched by extreme heat, scrambled into the Imperial Garden and fell to his knees. His voice trembled with a roar, full of terror:

”Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! The hundred thousand volcanoes in the Southern Territory have erupted simultaneously. Magma is rampaging, the earth is splitting, and the entire ancient Phoenix Clan has emerged. They have occupied the entire Southern Territory volcanic group and established their own imperial court!”

”The Young Master of the clan, Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian, calls himself the Phoenix Emperor. He commands all the phoenix soldiers and has issued a proclamation to the world, directly targeting our Great Xuan Dynasty and publicly declaring war!”

As these words fell, the faces of all the guards changed, and even Li Tieniu’s brows were locked in a deep frown, his face full of rage.

At this moment, the volcanic group in the Southern Territory was already under the sole control of the Phoenix Clan.

At the peak of a ten-thousand-foot volcano, magma churned and flames shot into the sky. Golden Phoenix True Fire swept across the horizon, dyeing the entire sky a blazing crimson-gold. A golden phoenix phantom that blotted out the sun perched above the firmament, its pressure permeating and intimidating the entire Southern Territory.

Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian sat upright on an imperial throne carved from ten-thousand-year fire spirit jade. He wore an imperial robe embroidered with gilded fire dragon patterns and a phoenix crown that reached the heavens. Sacred fire swirled around him, his expression was extremely arrogant, and his eyes looked down on all living beings with utter disdain and haughtiness. His posturing was maximized, and his aura was flamboyant to the extreme.

He lifted his hand slightly, and a wisp of golden Phoenix True Fire flowed at his fingertips. Wherever it passed, space was scorched and twisted. Even the churning magma below had to bow in submission.

The Phoenix Clan elders and soldiers below all knelt and kowtowed, shouting in unison, their voices shaking the volcanic group:

”Greetings, Phoenix Emperor! The Emperor’s divine might is the greatest in all eternity!”

Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian glanced down at his clansmen, his tone extremely arrogant. He spoke slowly, his voice carrying the power of the sacred fire, spreading throughout the entire Southern Territory and even reaching Luoyang in the Central Plains: ”I am Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian, the Son of Destiny of the ancient Phoenix Clan. I am born with control over the sacred fire, mandated by Heaven to rule over all clans in the Mortal Realm!”

”This Xuanhuang Mortal Realm was originally the domain of our ancient divine beast clans! The human race is lowly and does not deserve to hold the reins of the empire, nor do they deserve to possess the four regions of this land!”

”Emperor Cao Xukun is merely a mortal who was lucky enough to gather some fate energy and sweep away the dregs of the Mortal Realm, yet he dares to claim the title of Emperor and establish a nation. This is truly usurping destiny and acting against Heaven; he is completely unworthy of being the master of this Mortal Realm!”

He stood up abruptly, his sacred fire surging, and his pressure shot straight into the clouds. Pointing towards the direction of Luoyang in the Central Plains, he shouted sternly, his wild words echoing through heaven and earth:

”My Phoenix Clan is the supreme ancient remnant clan, with noble bloodlines that all clans submit to! Today, I officially establish the Phoenix Imperial Dynasty and declare myself Emperor, standing on equal footing with the Great Xuan Dynasty to vie for dominance in the Mortal Realm!”

”Pass on my imperial decree: I order Emperor Cao Xukun to abdicate within three days, cripple his own cultivation, and personally bring the entire territory of the Great Xuan to the Volcanic Imperial Court to kneel and submit, and hand over all his fate energy and fortuitous opportunities. Only then will I spare his entire clan!”

”If you dare to disobey, do not blame me for personally leading the Phoenix Sacred Fire Army to march north, flatten the imperial capital of Luoyang, and burn the vast lands of the Great Xuan to the ground! I will turn all your human soldiers and commoners into fuel for the Phoenix True Fire and make the entire Mortal Realm submit at the feet of my Phoenix Clan!”

The Phoenix Clan loyalists immediately followed with loud echoes, their arrogance boundless:

”The Emperor’s divine might! Emperor Cao Xukun is not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as the Emperor; he is merely a mediocre mortal ruler!”

”Surrender quickly, or we will surely make the Great Xuan vanish into dust and leave no one alive!”

Hearing the flattery of his subordinates, Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian became even more complacent. A mocking smile curled the corners of his lips, and he secretly hardened his heart: ’What is mere Emperor Cao Xukun worth to control the fate of the Mortal Realm? Once he refuses to surrender, I will lead my army north, burn everything with sacred fire, seize his fate energy, and occupy his empire. All the treasures and opportunities in the Mortal Realm should belong to me, the Son of Destiny!’

When the news reached the imperial capital of Luoyang, the civil and military officials were furious, but some officials also showed apprehension. After all, the ancient Phoenix Clan was famous, their sacred fire was infinitely powerful, and the Son of Destiny possessed heaven-defying fate energy.

In the imperial court, there was much discussion. Emperor Cao Xukun sat on the dragon throne, his black imperial robes draping down. The pressure of a late-stage Fusion Realm ruler slowly permeated the hall. Merely sitting there calmly was enough to make the entire hall fall silent, with the air almost freezing.

An unparalleled aura swept across the hall, and the ministers instantly fell silent, lowering their heads, not daring to speak.

A cold, piercing light shone in Emperor Cao Xukun’s eyes, and a trace of a disdainful sneer curled his lips. His voice was indifferent, yet carried a majesty that shook the world, ringing out through the entire Golden Throne Hall, word by word:

”Just a feathered chicken playing with fire, yet it dares to call itself an Emperor, and dares to covet my Great Xuan’s empire and boss me around?”

”Previously, Bing Lingtian, Sea Emperor Hai Wuya, and Saintly Monk Jin Chanzi—which one of them didn’t claim to be the chosen one and threaten to overthrow the Great Xuan? In the end, they all ended up as prisoners, meeting their deaths and having their fate energy seized. Their ends were more miserable than the last.”

”Now this Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian relies on his ancient Phoenix bloodline to brag about flattening my Great Xuan and declaring war on me. This is truly like lighting a lamp in a latrine—seeking death! A pure, unadulterated clown!”

He slammed his hand on the table, and his Chaos Spiritual Power erupted. His pressure spanned across the four regions, intimidating the world:

”I am Emperor Xuan of the Great Xuan, the recognized master of the Mortal Realm, blessed with fate energy, to whom all clans submit! The mere Phoenix Clan, just a group of cowards who have been hiding for ten thousand years, dares to defy the heavens and rebel? It is simply overestimating themselves!”

”Pass on my decree: Prepare the three armies, muster five hundred thousand elite troops. I shall personally lead the expedition south to the Southern Territory!”

”I will personally go to the volcanic peak, crush this Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian’s arrogance, break his sacred fire, seize his clan’s luck, and let him see who is the true master of this Mortal Realm!”

”The so-called ancient Son of Destiny, in front of me, is nothing more than an ant that can be crushed with a wave of my hand! This southern expedition will surely make the Phoenix Clan pay a heavy price and submit to the might of my Great Xuan!”

As these words fell, the imperial might was overwhelming. All the ministers knelt and shouted ”Long live” in unison, their morale shaking the heavens!

Li Tieniu held his giant axe and sternly requested to fight, his face full of hot-bloodedness: ”Your Majesty is mighty! This general is willing to serve as the vanguard, wipe out the volcanic group, and capture that arrogant Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian alive before Your Majesty!”

Emperor Cao Xukun stood up, his dragon robes fluttering. His aura looked down on the world, and his eyes looked indifferently towards the direction of the blazing Southern Territory, his killing intent sharp.

’Phoenix Emperor Feng Wutian, since you are seeking death and insist on acting arrogant to the end, then I will personally take action to completely shatter your imperial dream. I will let you know that within the Mortal Realm, I have the final say, and even a Son of Destiny is not qualified to defy my majesty!’

The ultimate showdown between the human dynasty and the ancient Phoenix Clan thus began. The fate of the world was in turmoil, and the clouds of war gathered once more!