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--- Chapter 375 ---
"I am your future!" Han Yuan's grand and confident voice echoed throughout the area.
It was not just the Divine Phoenix Lords who were taken aback by Han Yuan's bold statement, because even his companions looked at him with puzzled expressions.
Well, except for Thirteen. The Plane's Consciousness couldn't help but smack his hollow mouth and click his tongue, "Tsk, I knew this guy was up to something when he chose this secret realm."
"Future? What do you mean by that, young man?" The Divine Fire Phoenix narrowed his crimson-gold eyes at Han Yuan.
Han Yuan shrugged. "I meant every word I said. Your Phoenix Clan is 'naturally' destined to face its end sooner or later."
"Besides me, you don't have any other way of rising from the ashes."
"What did you say?" The hot-headed Purple Phoenix Lord roared at Han Yuan in anger.
"Ah Lei, shut up!" The Ice Phoenix Lord suppressed the Purple Phoenix Lord with her immense freezing power.
Yet, the other Divine Phoenix Lords did not have pleasant expressions either when Han Yuan responded that way.
Han Yuan smiled faintly. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"
"You knew very well that the Phoenix Clan's decline needed to be studied and wasn't simply because of the fall of the Phoenix God."
"A powerful Godking-level figure, especially one capable of reviving from the ashes and creating anything with its imagination, wouldn't be left without a contingency plan."
"Your clan has not merely declined. Instead, someone suppressed your clan to its very doom."
"Lies don't hurt, but the truth is..."
"Am I right, White-Eyed Phoenix Lord?" Han Yuan finished, directing his gaze at the ethereal white phoenix in the sky.
"As the Lord of Grand Wisdom, you should know whether I've uttered a single lie in this conversation."
The White-Eyed Phoenix Lord fell into a brief silence before sighing. "He is right. In fact, we all know why the Phoenix Clan has declined so significantly."
"Back then, the Mother of All Phoenixes, also known as the Phoenix God, prophesied that her time was drawing to an end. At that time, the Phoenix Clan was thriving. We were unique in the Divine Realm, and only a handful of individuals could challenge us."
"So, when the Mother of all Phoenixes ordered us to descend to the Douluo Plane and lie low, we knew she was approaching her end."
"And the culprit is none other than the Old Dragon of Dragon Clan, Dragon God."
"Ah Bai, Mother said we..." The Fire Phoenix Lord couldn't help but voice his concern.
The White-Eyed Phoenix Lord shook her head. "When Mother grants us her feathers, we take responsibility as the Nine Phoenix Lords and become the guardians of the Phoenix Clan."
"My Authority of Grand Wisdom not only allows me to store knowledge of the universe, but it also enables me to peer into the future. Every act of karma committed by our Phoenix Clan will eventually come..."
"Thus, this young man is the Deliverance of that Karma."
"So, in a way, saying that he represents our future isn't inaccurate."
"You've got to be kidding me... How could a weak human like this kid help our Phoenix Clan?" the Purple Phoenix Lord grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Weak?" Thirteen and Han Yuan's companions exchanged confused glances. 'What part of Han Yuan is weak?'
Thirteen had witnessed Han Yuan defeat one of the greatest human experts from the past, overpowering that Ultimate Shield with absolute domination.
Even though Ultimate Shield had yet to reach the divine realm and had its power suppressed for fairness, the title of greatest human expert isn't for nothing.
At the same time, Ah Yin, Xiao Rou, Xiao Wu, and Bi Ji had seen Han Yuan exchange moves with Di Tian for several days. Even though both were gravely injured and ended up using their trump cards to 'temporarily' access divine-like forces, Han Yuan still held an edge over Di Tian.
And that was Di Tian with 50% of the Dragon God's Claw unsealed.
There are many words to describe Han Yuan's flaws, but 'weak' is not one of them.
They gazed at the Purple Phoenix Lord incredulously. 'Is there something wrong with this guy's brain?'
The Fire Phoenix Lord looked at Han Yuan solemnly. "Ah Lei, your sense and judgment have become too rusty over the years."
"Then again, this young man is really good at hiding."
"If you don't use your divine senses properly, even I would have thought he was just an ordinary young man."
"But don't forget that he sensed our presence first."
Suddenly, the Divine Phoenix Lords locked their sober gazes on Han Yuan seriously and used their divine senses to observe him. Unfortunately for them, all they could sense was the power of his divine arts.
Whether it was Han Yuan's physical strength, spirit energy, or spiritual power, all had reached a quasi-divine quality.
This realization made them widen their eyes in surprise.
"What an overbearing power of life and lightning," the Jade Phoenix Lord commented. "Ah Lei, you really are blind!"
"Damn, how can this brat's lightning be so overwhelming?" The Purple Phoenix Lord was left speechless.
Han Yuan's lightning energy level was actually close to his own.
'Am I the Purple Lightning Phoenix or you?!'
At the same time, the more they uncovered about Han Yuan, the more unfathomable they felt.
The Holy Light Phoenix Lord squinted his eyes, "Something about him is off. My holiness seemed to detest him, but I can't detect what it was to make me feel this way."
"Oh, what a coincidence?" The Dark Phoenix Lord also added. "I have a sense of liking this boy, but I can't explain what kind of force provokes my interest."
Han Yuan curled his lips. 'That would be my Heavenly Demon Body and Demonic Power, or perhaps Di Yating, the Descendant of Light Dragon King and Dark Dragon King, who were probably your nemesis.'
'Of course, I won't tell you guys.'
"I know you are unconvinced. At the same time, I also wanted to know more about the Phoenix Clan."
"So, what about this?" Han Yuan opened his arms.
"Let's do a trial."
"I don't need anything from your clan at the moment, but my companions do."
"As for the difficulty, I leave it to you guys as well." He smiled confidently, gaining an irk from the Purple Phoenix Lord.
"Arrogant..." The Purple Phoenix Lord grumbled.
"But he has a point." The Ice Phoenix Lord interjected. "He doesn't need anything but our trust."
"And to do that, we can test this little guy," said the Storm Phoenix Lord nodded in understanding.
"If possible, nine of you can fight me." Han Yuan suddenly said. "After all, the best way to understand each other is by fighting."
"I am also sure that the Purple Phoenix Lord is very itching to teach me a lesson, right?"
"This..." Fire Phoenix Lord was speechless.
"Are today's youth so brave?"
Thirteen gave Han Yuan a deep look, "Han Yuan, the Nine Phoenix Lords are different from Di Tian. They are genuine divine-level experts from the old times, equaling the Nine Dragon Kings."
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
Han Yuan replied casually, "That depends..."
"Do seniors dare?" He gazed up with a faint smile on his face.
"Hehehe, you!" The Purple Phoenix Lord laughed out loud because of extreme anger.
Fire Phoenix Lord stared at Han Yuan's silver eyes before deciding on the spot, "Very well..."
"Our Phoenix Clan is not without backbone."
"Since you wanted a fight, then let's fight!"
"We will show you the brilliance of Divine Phoenix!"
After saying that, Fire Phoenix Lord glanced at his brothers and sisters and cried out to the sky, summoning a myriad of bird spirit beasts in the Samsara Isle of Paradise.
Nine ferocious spirit beasts descended from the sky, each representing the Nine Phoenix Lords. However, they wouldn't be the ones fighting Han Yuan.
Han Yuan wished to challenge them, and the Nine Phoenix Lords would fulfil his wish.
"Possession... Descending one's Divine Spark to other physical bodies and protecting the clan." Han Yuan rubbed his chin. 'It's somewhat like what you did to that dragon, Yating.'
'But they are stronger than me...' Di Yating gazed at the descending Nine Phoenix Lords in grimness. 'After all, they are the first generations of Divine Phoenixes, much like my father and mother.'
'Han Yuan... Are you going to be okay?'
Han Yuan chuckled, 'Don't you trust me?'
'Of course, I trust you, little bastard!' Di Yating groaned in annoyance.
'Then, don't worry because...'
'I Am The Strongest!'