This competition was an internal affair of the monster clan, but it was obviously unreasonable for human practitioners to appear in the Ancient Phoenix Domain, which was the base camp of the Phoenix clan.
Feng Wu heard this and said calmly, "Yang Qi is indeed not a demon beast, but he has the blood of the Phoenix Clan, and has even awakened the blood of the Ancestral Phoenix. He has been recognized by my Phoenix Clan and is a member of my Phoenix Clan."
The Phoenix Clan had been prepared for Yang Qi's identity, and there were precedents in history of bloodline practitioners participating in competitions between two factions, so the Phoenix Clan naturally had no worries.
"Phoenix bloodline?"
The middle-aged man smiled coldly, looked at Yang Qi and said, "I feel the blood of my dragon clan in him. I'm afraid he can't be considered a pure phoenix bloodline practitioner, right?"
Although the blood of the Ancestral Dragon and Phoenix in Yang Qi's body has been perfectly integrated with himself, it is impossible to hide it from a strong man at the peak of the Martial Emperor level who has also awakened the blood of the Ancestral Dragon. Yang Qi not only has the blood of the Phoenix, but also the blood of the Dragon.
"What's the matter, Ao Jing? Do you, the Dragon Clan, want to snatch our Phoenix Clan's people?" Feng Wu sneered.
"Hmph~"
Ao Jing snorted softly. As the top bloodline clans among the monster beasts, both the dragon and phoenix clans were the same in that they rarely recognized bloodline practitioners. How could he easily recognize a Martial Emperor bloodline practitioner whose origins were unknown
Feng Wu looked at Ao Qing and said with a cold smile, "Ao Jing, don't forget that your Dragon Clan also sent bloodline practitioners to participate in the competition. As long as he is a member of my Phoenix Clan, he is eligible to participate in the competition. It is not your turn to decide how my Phoenix Clan arranges it."
"How your Phoenix Clan arranges it is your Phoenix Clan's business. I won't interfere too much." Ao Jing glanced at Feng Wu and continued, "But for the late Two-Star Martial Emperor, I just hope that your Phoenix Clan won't regret it by then."
Feng Wu was determined to let Yang Qi participate in the competition. In addition, Yang Qi did have the blood of the Phoenix Clan and had awakened the blood of the Ancestral Phoenix. With the approval of the Phoenix Clan, Ao Jing could not say anything. After all, the Dragon Clan had done the same thing before. The factions represented by the two clans were not harmonious to begin with, so it was natural that the Phoenix Clan would not listen to the arrangements of the Dragon Clan.
The first meeting between the two tribes ended in a rather unhappy mood. Then the Dragon tribe began to challenge the Phoenix tribe's peers, and the Phoenix tribe immediately sent out practitioners to fight. However, the result was the same as Yang Qi expected, with the Phoenix tribe losing more than winning, after all, the practitioners arranged by the Phoenix tribe were obviously weaker.
In the ancient Phoenix Domain, the Phoenix Clan’s territory, inside a courtyard.
Feng Hongbo put down the wine in his hand and sighed, "During this period, the Phoenix Clan has lost more than it has won, and the morale of the Phoenix Clan has also become a little low."
Yang Qi was not very familiar with the other contestants from the Phoenix Clan, but he had some contact with Feng Hongbo because of the battle they had before. Yang Qi also had a good impression of Feng Hongbo, a straightforward practitioner. Therefore, after spending some time together, the two of them actually developed a good relationship.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The practitioners coming from the Dragon Clan are obviously stronger." Yang Qi shook his head slightly. He didn't have any sense of belonging to the Phoenix Clan. Whether he won or lost in the exchanges before the formal competition had no effect on him. He just needed to try his best to ensure victory in the final formal competition.
Feng Hongbo heard this, a helpless look flashed across his face, and he said angrily, "It's a pity that we can't take action, otherwise how can we let the dragon race run rampant."
“If we take action and expose our means in advance, we will be in trouble when the formal competition comes.” Yang Qi said in a deep voice.
Although the contestants from the Phoenix Clan seemed to be no different in strength from those from the Dragon Clan, the three three-star Martial Emperors from the Dragon Clan were not the ones who had just stepped into the three-star Martial Emperor realm. On the Phoenix Clan side, Feng Xie had just broken through to the three-star Martial Emperor realm, and Yang Qi's own Yuanli cultivation was only at the late two-star Martial Emperor realm.
Therefore, overall, the Phoenix Clan is still at a disadvantage. Although the Phoenix Clan has hope of winning this competition, the chance of winning is probably less than 40%.
"I understand this logic very well, but I feel unwilling to accept that our Phoenix clan is clearly at a disadvantage." Feng Hongbo said with a wry smile.
As members of the Phoenix clan, especially those practitioners who were born in an alien universe and awakened the bloodline of the ancestral phoenix, people like Feng Hongbo have the strongest sense of belonging to the Phoenix clan. Their sense of belonging is much stronger than that of the Phoenix clan branches in the endless universe. Naturally, they value the honor of the Phoenix clan more.
Hearing this, Yang Qi smiled and said, "Wait until the official competition begins, and then we can avenge our previous shame."
"By the way, Yang Qi, do you think we have a good chance of winning this time?" Feng Hongbo looked at Yang Qi and said.
Feng Hongbo was very familiar with the strength of the other contestants from the Phoenix Clan, but he was not very clear about Yang Qi, even though he had lost to Yang Qi before. When he met Yang Qi again this time, Feng Hongbo could clearly feel that Yang Qi was much stronger than when he fought him before.
Yang Qi thought for a moment, then said, "If the dragon race is only as strong as we have seen before, we will definitely win this competition, but I am worried..."
"Brother Yang, are you worried that the Dragon Clan is hiding their strength?" Feng Hongbo frowned slightly.
"good."
Yang Qi nodded. What he was most worried about was that the Dragon Clan was hiding their strength. If that was the case, even if he was sure of defeating the two three-star Martial Emperors of the Dragon Clan, he couldn't say that he could help the Phoenix Clan win this competition.
Feng Hongbo's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "This is impossible. Senior Feng Wu and the others are all at the peak of Martial Emperor. If there were anyone from the Dragon Clan hiding their strength, Senior Feng Wu and the others should have discovered it long ago."
The leader of the Dragon Clan this time is a peak Martial Emperor, and the other accompanying practitioners, except for two emperor-level strongmen, are only high-level Martial Emperors. As the Phoenix Clan's home nest, the Ancient Phoenix Domain has two peak Martial Emperors sitting in it alone, and two more peak Martial Emperors came from the alien universe. There are a total of four peak Martial Emperors on the Phoenix Clan side. With so many peak Martial Emperors, even if someone on the Dragon Clan really has hidden his strength, it would be possible for no one to see it.
Besides, the Dragon Clan won all the previous four competitions. In addition, the strength of the practitioners of the Dragon Clan is obviously stronger than that of the Phoenix Clan, so there is no need to hide their strength.
Hearing this, Yang Qi nodded without comment and said, "I hope I am overthinking it."
It's not that he hadn't considered what Feng Hongbo said, but the list of contestants has not been finalized yet. The Phoenix Clan has no idea which practitioners the Dragon Clan will send to participate in the competition. They can only speculate based on the strength of the practitioners from the Dragon Clan.
However, as time goes by, the possibility of those practitioners who have not taken action to participate in the official competition will become greater. (To be continued)