Chapter 2270: Phoenix Clan’s Crisis

"Phoenix Clan, surrender now. Once this protection formation breaks, we will invade, and your Phoenix Clan will be drenched in blood. Are you truly willing to bear such a cost?" A God Emperor level expert from the Dragon Clan looked down disdainfully at the Phoenix Clan’s territory.

With five God Emperors on their side, breaking the Phoenix Clan was only a matter of time.

The Phoenix Clan’s obstinacy was akin to seeking their own doom.

Within the Phoenix Clan, the Phoenix Clan’s Great Elder Feng Yu looked angrily and solemnly at the five God Emperors on the celestial dome.

Behind him stood several Phoenix Clan Elders in mid-air, including Feng Clear.

"Great Elder, perhaps we should surrender. With their strength, our Mountain Protection Array cannot hold much longer against five God Emperors," a Phoenix Clan Elder couldn’t help but suggest.

Five God Emperors.

They had no God Emperors within the Phoenix Clan, how could they possibly fight?

"Fifth Elder, our Phoenix Clan cannot surrender. You should know the Dragon Clan’s ambition; they have coveted our bloodline for too long. If we surrender, every year we would have to sacrifice some Phoenix Clan youths for them to devour, becoming their food. Our Phoenix Clan would never rise again," Feng Clear urgently replied.

"Hmph, you have the nerve to speak. If it wasn’t for your secret life commitment to a Human Clan member breaking the arranged marriage, do you think our Phoenix Clan would be in this predicament?" the Fifth Elder sneered.

With these words, many other Phoenix Clan Elders pointed fingers at Feng Clear.

They had initially hoped to ally with the Vast Divine Sect through Feng Clear’s marriage, using its God Emperor’s power to resist the oppression of the Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest.

But Feng Clear privately committed herself to someone from the Human Clan, enraging the Vast Divine Sect.

Now, with the Phoenix Clan in danger and no God Emperor level expert, they faced a dead end.

One could say the crisis of the Phoenix Clan was partly Feng Clear’s fault.

"Fifth Elder, what are you saying? Even if I married into the Vast Divine Sect, do you think they would really stand against the Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest for me?" Feng Clear retorted angrily.

"Hmph, Feng Clear, you still want to argue. Even if the Vast Divine Sect doesn’t act, the Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest would still hold back a little. If you could serve the Young Sect Master of the Vast Divine Sect well and become the Sect Master’s wife in the future, do you think the Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest would dare target us like this?" the Fifth Elder continued with scorn.

Many other Elders nodded, looking at Feng Clear with reproach.

Feng Clear bit her lip, her beautiful face extremely pale.

What was wrong with choosing her own happiness?

Why should the fate of a clan be tied to her alone?

Faced with the Elders’ reproach, Feng Clear felt heartbroken.

However, the Fifth Elder did not intend to stop, continuing with a cold snort: "That Human Clan member even boasted about becoming a God Emperor within a hundred years. How could a Divine King possibly become a God Emperor? If becoming a God Emperor was so simple, our Phoenix Clan wouldn’t be in this state."

"Exactly, just an arrogant kid. Feng Clear, you must be blind. Where is he now, with the Phoenix Clan in peril? He probably forgot all about you," another Elder scoffed.

"No, Xu Nian is not like that. If he says he can become a God Emperor within a hundred years, then he definitely can," Feng Clear defended unwillingly.

"Hmph, even if he truly becomes a God Emperor within a hundred years, so what? By the time that happens, our Phoenix Clan might have ceased to exist. Can a single God Emperor withstand the entire Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest?" Fifth Elder Feng Hua scoffed.

Other Elders nodded repeatedly, thinking Feng Clear’s choice was utterly foolish.

Feng Clear had no words, unsure how to respond.

Xu Nian had great potential, but there was no time left for the Phoenix Clan.

"Forget it, if you all believe I’m the sinner of the Phoenix Clan, then I’ll perish with the Clan. But I want to say, the Phoenix Clan must not surrender," Feng Clear said, eyes resolute.

"Not surrender? What, wait to be slaughtered?" Feng Hua continued relentlessly.

All around, Phoenix Clan members began to argue passionately, clearly divided on whether to surrender.

Surrender meant slavery, suppression, a life worse than death. Not surrendering could mean clan extinction.

For them, it was a painful choice.

"Enough, no more arguing. Feng Clear is right. Unless absolutely necessary, our Phoenix Clan must not easily surrender," Feng Yu decisively concluded, his voice overwhelming everyone.

"But, Great Elder, if we do not surrender, our Phoenix Clan will face extinction," Feng Hua urgently said.

"Then let us face extinction. I refuse to see the descendants of the Phoenix Clan become captive feed for others," Feng Yu said resolutely.

Hearing this, Feng Hua could not argue further.

The pride of the Phoenix Clan should not be enslaved!

Upon hearing this, Feng Clear fell silent. Was the Phoenix Clan about to face extinction?

If so, she would never see him again.

So be it, let this be her atonement for the Phoenix Clan.

"Buzz!" Feng Clear’s heart stirred, and she appeared inside a grand hall.

Inside the hall were three women and two men.

The three women were from the Phoenix Clan, each with extraordinary beauty.

The two men were from other clans, one handsome and majestic, the other sturdy and powerful.

"Sister Feng Clear, how is it?" a woman immediately approached Feng Clear, asking anxiously.

"Five God Emperors from the Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest have arrived; this is already a dead end. The Great Elder has decided on a fight to the death. Once the Mountain Protection Array is breached, we face a life and death battle," Feng Clear said, looking at them.

"The Ten Thousand Dao Dragon Nest has gone too far; let’s fight them," the leading woman said angrily.

The others also looked furious.

Feng Clear looked at them, shaking her head, "I’m here to tell you, if there’s a chance, you should escape. At least keep the Phoenix Clan bloodline alive. Luo Shang, Luo Xia, your bloodlines are not low. If you can survive, you must escape. Luo Blood, your bloodline is also strong, but you became a deity through refining divine status. If it were the Phoenix Clan’s peak, we might have prepared an Emperor Bone for you to defy fate, but now the Phoenix Clan has no God Emperors left."

"Sister Feng Clear, you don’t need to say more. Becoming a Daluo God has already exceeded my expectations," Luo Blood said.

Feng Clear said no more and continued, "You are all Xu Nian’s family and friends. If you see him in the future, tell him I never regretted choosing him."

"Sister-in-law, you should tell big brother yourself. If he finds out we watched you die while we ran away, he won’t forgive us," the handsome young man said.

Indeed, he was Xu Yu, also Luo Xia’s husband.

"No, he won’t," Feng Clear shook her head.

"Yes, with Xu Nian’s nature, he won’t say anything. But your death will haunt him as a lifelong regret. Old Bull won’t leave anyway," the sturdy man said.

He was the Bull Demon King.

"Right, Sister Feng Clear, Xu Nian won’t watch you die. Why don’t you come with us?" Luo Shang urged.

"Yes, knowing my husband, he wouldn’t let any of his loved ones die," Luo Blood said.

Though she knew Xu Nian had many women, his love for each was unwavering.

So no matter who died, he would grieve profoundly.

Upon hearing this, Feng Clear grew silent.

She didn’t want to die, but there was no way; she was the Phoenix Clan’s sinner.

If she did not die, she would never face the people of the Phoenix Clan again.