Chapter 301: Meeting a Sovereign Beast (2/2)
A wing of the palace had been prepared for the Demon Phoenix Continent's delegation, and everyone could feel the impatience of the ambassador, so they all rushed to take their leave, leaving only Xue Wei, his friends and the delegation in the chambers.
”Okay, first of all, tell me, are you a Vermilion Bird?” The man asked eagerly, but Xue Wei just frowned.
”Vermilion Bird?” He asked confusedly. ”I am not a Vermilion Bird, I am an Azure Dragon,” he admitted readily.
”Oh.” The man was not disappointed. ”That might even be better,” he exclaimed.
”There were four races of Sovereign Beasts before the calamity that split the continents into many. The Vermilion Birds, the Azure Dragons, the Black Turtles, and the White Tigers.”
”The Demon Phoenix Continent has forever been a place where the Vermilion Birds have resided. We took over the continent and work as the sovereigns. Even the kings and emperors have to listen to the Vermilion Bird Clan, but we rarely interact with them.
”We have been looking for the other clans, perhaps you can help us find the Azure Dragons!
”Tell me, what continent do you come from?”
”We are from Chang'an,” Xue Wei admitted readily, ”but as to how many Azure Dragons are left, I really don't know,” he said honestly, ”I only know of myself and my uncle.”
”What about your mother and father?” The ambassador was eager to learn about Xue Wei and the other races, so he was not cognizant of the sensitive nature of his questions.
Xue Wei pondered how to answer for some time. He knew that it was impossible to breed across races, so telling the truth, that his father had been a human, would cause problems.
”They are both dead,” he said eventually. This was the truth, but only his mother had been an Azure Dragon.
Hearing this, the ambassador started to understand something, and his expression turned apologetic. ”The continent you came from was not peaceful?” He asked worriedly, and Xue Wei shook his head.
”The continent only has humans and Primordial Beasts, the Sovereign Beasts have been in hiding for a very long time, and even the Primordial Beasts think they are just a myth.
”Long ago, the humans lived as livestock for the Primordial Beasts. They were nothing more than slaves and food. But as the years went by, they began cultivating, and eventually, they rose up in revolt, overthrew the beasts, and pushed them into the different forests and taigas, making them danger zones.
”Since then, the humans and beasts have fought for the land, constantly struggling to eradicate the other.” Xue Wei shook his head in annoyance.
”I do not understand why they cannot live side by side instead. Humans and beasts are really not so different, so to always be fighting one another, there is really no reason to do so.”
Hearing his words, the ambassador was also quite surprised. ”Then what about the Azure Dragons?” He asked worriedly, but Xue Wei just shrugged his shoulders.
”We are almost extinct I guess,” he said, not sure of what else to say.
”What is your plan from now on?” The ambassador felt pity towards Xue Wei, and he started to understand why he had decided to leave his continent. Although everyone had a connection to the continent they had grown up on, there were still some limits to what they could accept.
Especially if he was a beast, and humans saw beasts as their nemesis, someone they could not live with, then it was hard to live a peaceful life.
”I am going to follow the delegation towards the Demon Phoenix Continent,” Xue Wei said seriously. He was honest from the beginning and left a positive impression on the ambassador.
”That would be for the best,” the ambassador said, nodding his head. ”We would love to invite you to join us in the Demon Phoenix Continent for some time; then you will be able to see what a world controlled by Sovereign Beasts looks like.”
Lin Xiao, who was standing at the side, was looking at them curiously. He had a sudden urge to find a Sovereign beast and see whether or not his beast taming skills could tame a Sovereign Beast, but because of Xue Wei, he held back.
He also started wondering if he could tame all the other races–the races that originated from unions between man and beasts. Was this a possibility?
In that case, could he not create a full army of beasts to do his bidding? While he was busy dreaming about all of this, Hei Gou was also looking at the ambassador, but his thoughts were completely different.
He had previously mutated because of the blood given to him by Xue Wei; could he perhaps mutate again if he got the blood of another race?
While Hei Gou and Lin Xiao were both deep in thought about testing out new things, Luoluo was dreaming about the next meal she would be getting, and Bai Tianyi was doing all he could to minimize his presence, as he was the reason for what the Vermilion Bird had called a continent-splitting calamity.
Xue Wei, on the other hand, was busy hearing about the different Sovereign Beasts. He wanted to know as much as possible about them, and although he was slightly disappointed that they were not Azure Dragons, he was still relieved to know that other Sovereign Beasts existed.
The delegation stayed for two months in Yan Dalu. During this time, their ship was repaired after its long journey, they stocked up on supplies, and they shared their news and information with the continent. At the same time, they got their hands on a large quantity of formations and spiritual energy resources and techniques.
After seeing what they were getting, Xue Wei finally seemed to understand that the Demon Phoenix Continent’s delegation was here to trade information for items that could be used back on their own continent.
It seemed that the things that were made in Yan Dalu were the finest of their kind, considering that they specialized in spiritual energy, and thus even if the delegation had to travel for years to get it, it was worth the trip.
During these two months, Xue Wei also purchased a large number of things. He had already created his own resources, but he wanted to buy some as well, after learning that they would sell for a hefty price back on the Demon Phoenix Continent.