The Primordial War: The Symbol Emperor

"This is the foundation of our clan, the spark of hope... I have no confidence whatsoever in this great calamity. I dare not speculate on the outcome, or how many of our clansmen will ultimately survive..."

A look of utter exhaustion appeared on Zhuque's majestic face.

"All I can do is leave behind more than 30 billion descendants to ensure the continuation of my race..."

Wei Chen didn't dare to reply, and just said "oh".

This is beyond his ability to comfort or help!

How could he comfort the hundreds of billions of Suzaku's people who were about to perish?

Does that mean he can save them?

Not only did Zhuque not believe this, but even Wei Chen himself didn't believe it.

My condolences. Try to think positively.

If these words were to get out, the consequences would be unimaginable...

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Zhuque asked, slightly annoyed that Weichen hadn't responded for a long time.

Wei Chen gathered his thoughts and asked, "How is the situation in your clan?"

Zhuque's eyes reddened, and she choked up as she said, "After I came out of seclusion, I told my people that the great calamity was coming. When they heard that the great calamity was coming, a small number of my people knew that they could not survive it. They left behind their descendants and returned to their origin, dedicating everything to the people who had hope."

Wei Chen's eyelids twitched. Was it really necessary to be this crazy? Was it really necessary to be this noble?

If the source was actually passed on to the clansmen, then there is no hope of rebirth.

"Didn't you try to stop it?" Wei Chen asked.

"I couldn't stop it!" Suzaku was heartbroken by the selfless sacrifice of her people, her voice choked with emotion: "This was the unanimous decision of the people, and I couldn't stop it."

"Then at least let them leave behind a trace of their essence, right? That way, they might still have hope of being reborn in the future," Wei Chen said.

“Observe the sea of ​​fire carefully…” Zhuque replied, seemingly ignoring the question, and pointed her slender finger at the bird eggs on the sea of ​​fire.

Wei Chen carefully examined the area with his divine sense but found nothing unusual. Puzzled, he asked, "No problem?"

Zhuque shook her head. "Didn't you notice that these descendants are absorbing fire elemental energy?"

“This isn’t…” Wei Chen was about to say it was normal, but he suddenly realized what he was saying halfway through.

Fire elemental energy is not innate spiritual energy. Fire elemental energy can only be found in some special places, such as volcanoes.

Even volcanoes contain relatively little fire elemental energy, and some volcanoes don't contain any at all. It's like the ocean, which is all water, but is water elemental energy everywhere?

Most importantly, extracting fire elemental energy is very difficult, just like refining the essence of immortal herbs.

There are over 30 billion descendants of the Vermilion Bird here, and they need to absorb fire elemental energy every moment. The amount of fire elemental energy they need is simply unimaginable.

"Two hundred Yuanhui ago, because you told me that the Great Tribulation was coming, I forbade my clansmen from having offspring and spared no effort to collect fire elemental energy, all for today."

With each word Zhuque spoke, his expression grew more haggard.

"The collection of more than two hundred Yuanhui is here, which is probably only enough for these descendants to absorb one Yuanhui."

Wei Chen sensed the heavy burden Zhu Que carried and understood the reason behind it, but he couldn't find a solution.

How many members does the Vermilion Bird Clan have, and how many years has it been collecting information?

What can he do all by himself?

"Wait, isn't there also the Undying Volcano?" Wei Chen was well aware of the abundance of the Undying Volcano. It was the number one volcano in the primordial world, and the fire elemental energy it contained was unimaginable.

“You don’t understand the Undying Volcano.” Suzaku shook his head. “The Undying Volcano is a desolate region with a deep abyss within it, and the Undying Fire erupts from this abyss.”

"These flames are called Undying Flames. They are called Undying Flames because the flames they erupt contain the Dao of Immortality."

“Every eruption of the abyss is terrifying, requiring hundreds of billions of people to suppress it in order to quell it. Otherwise, the sea of ​​fire will spread to the south and destroy hundreds of millions of lives.”

"Of course, while the Undying Fire has the power to destroy the world, it also contains inexhaustible fire elemental energy. The strength of our clan and the Phoenix Clan today is inseparable from the Undying Volcano."

“In the past, the Undying Volcano would erupt once every ten eons, but…” Zhuque’s eyes were already brimming with tears, and she bit her fiery red lips as she spoke with difficulty, “But for some unknown reason, in these two hundred eons, the Undying Volcano has only erupted once. Most of the fire elemental energy here comes from that one eruption…”

This is truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly, and a delayed boat encountering a headwind.

How can this be done?

Wei Chen was afraid of Zhu Que. For a moment, he didn't know what to say, and the atmosphere became heavy.

for a long time……

Wei Chen asked, "There must be a big secret inside. Haven't you ever been inside?"

“We can’t get in!” Zhuque explained, “The Abyss has a powerful sealing force. Our clan and the Phoenix Clan have tried everything, but we just can’t get in. And each eruption of the Undying Flame only lasts for a thousand years. After a thousand years, the Undying Flame will automatically retreat back into the Abyss.”

"I see!" Wei Chen pondered for a moment and said, "There are also many volcanoes in the south. What do you plan to do about it?"

"Of course we'll rob it!" Suzaku answered without hesitation. "It's already being planned."

Wei Chen said "Oh," thought for a moment, and then said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy to snatch, is it?"

This is not a major calamity; the volcano containing fire elemental energy already has an owner.

Stealing without cause will bring karmic retribution.

"If I don't rob them, what else can I do?" Suzaku said.

Wei Chen's expression froze, speechless. He couldn't just stand by and watch the bird eggs rot, could he?

"Take another close look at the sea of ​​fire," Zhuque said.

Wei Chen observed carefully for a moment, and was startled again.

"Part of the sea of ​​fire contains the essence of my people. They sacrificed themselves so that the lineage could continue."

"If I don't rob them, am I supposed to just watch my people turn into our very essence to feed these descendants?"

When Suzaku thought of the sacrifices of her people, she could no longer hold back her tears.

Wei Chen dared not offer comfort, for there was no reason to. He let Zhu Que weep for a while before finally saying, "Why did your people do this? Why did they sacrifice themselves to raise these offspring?"

Zhuque rubbed his eyes and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. They've been fighting all this time and have gotten involved in a lot of karma. Once the great calamity arrives, they'll be blinded by its aura and become killing puppets."

"In the great war of the Great Calamity, they had almost no chance of survival. Rather than that, it would be better to leave behind a legacy and benefit future generations."

"That's why I couldn't stop it." Zhuque wiped her eyes again as she spoke of her sorrow.

"Sigh..." Wei Chen sighed. No wonder even a strong woman like Zhu Que said she was getting old and her strength was failing her!

Wei Chen didn't ask any more questions and hugged Zhu Que tightly.

After venting their frustrations, the two began to discuss how to deal with the southern volcano.

There's nothing we can do; they've taken over the volcano.

If they don't die, are we supposed to let the Vermilion Bird Clan die?

. . . . .

Suzaku had a detailed plan, and the two quickly devised a scheme.

Wei Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked excitedly, "Have you ever been to the Sun Star?"

Zhuque smiled bitterly: "I went, but I couldn't refine the fire elemental energy. That place doesn't belong to this era, and the Heavenly Dao won't allow it."

"How serious is it?" Wei Chen asked.

"Strip away their fortune, then directly unleash a destructive lightning tribulation," said the Vermilion Bird.

"Wasn't it supposed to be a karmic tribulation? How did it suddenly turn into a lightning tribulation?" Wei Chen asked, puzzled. In the primordial world, lightning tribulations only descended when the karmic debts accumulated to a certain level. When did they start directly unleashing destructive lightning tribulations?

"It's not time for that place to be born yet," Zhuque replied vaguely, also unsure of the answer. "Perhaps some can be refined during the Great Tribulation, but I can't wait that long now."

"Sigh!" Wei Chen sighed again. If it were just a matter of causing karma, he was confident he could refine a large amount of fire elemental energy to relieve the Vermilion Bird Clan's immediate crisis. But now the world has changed.

"Can't we use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?" Wei Chen asked, frowning as he voiced his doubts.

Although he didn't know how to nurture the Vermilion Bird's offspring, he knew that regardless of which path one cultivated, spiritual energy was essential. In other words, spiritual energy was the foundation of a cultivator.

But the Vermilion Bird did not use spiritual energy to nurture its offspring. Could there be some mystery behind this?

“It’s possible, but it won’t work!” Suzaku shook his head. “Before our descendants hatch and take human form, they must use fire elemental energy to strengthen their foundation and cultivate their essence. The more fire elemental energy a descendant absorbs, the better their talent will be, and the greater their future achievements will be. Conversely… they might even lose the essence of the Suzaku clan. Therefore, fire elemental energy is essential, the more the better!”

“Okay!” Wei Chen nodded to indicate that he understood.

We really have no choice but to rob it!

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Here's an update!

Since I'm a newbie and work eleven hours a day, I don't have much time to write, so I upload it hastily as soon as I finish writing.

This resulted in many flaws, many details were not expressed, and the plot was disjointed in some places.

So I came up with a solution: I would carefully review each chapter I typed while I was at work before uploading it.

I'll upload it about once every three days.

I have no choice; I feel frustrated every time I upload something.

My writing skills are limited!

I hope everyone can understand!