448: Chaos Spark

Yin Huang's words were extremely cold.

After he spoke, everyone's hearts were even more shocked.

"Chaos Fire Seed? Traitor?"

Huang Li's beautiful eyes widened, her rage almost materializing.

"You dare to slander! Our clan's ancient texts clearly state that Ancestor Huang Yue fell into Qi Deviation while Cultivating, lost control of her Heart-Nature, and only then committed mass murder.

Afterward, the Ancestor did not restrain herself, presumptuously attempting to achieve godhood by consuming the Power of living beings, which then brought about Heavenly Punishment! What talk of stealing treasure is there? This is merely a crime you of the Ancient Heavenly Court wish to impose!"

"It's nothing more than a scheme to covet our Phoenix Clan's supreme treasure, it's utterly absurd."

The surrounding Phoenix Clan members were also filled with righteous indignation; their Ancestor being subjected to such infamy was more infuriating than a direct attack on them.

After all, they were trapped by Heavenly Punishment, unable to leave the Undying Volcano for generations, because they bore an original sin.

But in the end, if this original sin was due to stealing the Chaos Fire Seed, that was truly too absurd.

Yin Huang floated in the air, his silver-white pupils indifferently sweeping over those below, a mocking arc appearing at the corner of his mouth: "Qi Deviation? Heh, how naive.

If not for the Chaos Origin Power of a Chaos Fire Seed, how could ordinary Qi Deviation cause a Phoenix Ancestor to completely lose her Heart-Nature?"

"And how could it have brought about the astonishing Heavenly Punishment capable of imprisoning your clan for ten thousand years? Huang Yue was a fool who stole the Fire Seed, leading to her being consumed by its Origin fire!"

His voice carried a condescending tone of judgment, as if stating an undeniable fact.

That superior attitude inexplicably infuriated everyone present.

The silver chains reformed behind Yin Huang, emitting a low hum, the threat self-evident.

It was as if to say, if you don't hand over the item, the entire Phoenix Clan will be annihilated.

The Phoenix Clan members looked at each other, and some of the younger clan members even showed a hint of wavering in their eyes.

After all, the name of the Ancient Heavenly Court was too resounding; it was the strongest power in ancient times.

Even now, though the Ancient Heavenly Court has long since collapsed, and these people are only a fraction of its former power, they are still powerful enough.

And the other party's confident assertions indeed shook their resolve.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, you are lying."

Huang Li naturally did not believe this.

"Alas, more words are useless; since that is the case, then die."

Yin Huang sighed, intending to act directly.

Just as Huang Li was about to argue further, and Yin Huang was about to wave his hand to order a full assault, Ye Xuan, who had been listening in silence, slowly spoke.

His voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable power that instantly suppressed everyone's words.

"A lie, no matter how perfectly woven, will always have flaws."

Ye Xuan raised his hand; the Phoenix mark on the back of his hand was faintly warm, not only resonating with the entire Phoenix Clan but also subtly sensing something deep within the Undying Volcano beneath his feet.

In his left eye, stars rose and fell, deducing the eons; in his right eye, the Mortal World unfolded, reflecting human hearts.

"You said Huang Yue stole the Chaos Fire Seed and lost control after being consumed by it?"

Ye Xuan's gaze was like a torch, locking onto Yin Huang.

Seeing this, Yin Huang's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

"The truth is probably the opposite; it wasn't stealing at all.

Someone back then tried to seize the Chaos Fire Seed, and Phoenix Ancestor Huang Yue, in her urgency to prevent the Fire Seed from falling into villainous hands, had no choice but to swallow it, attempting to temporarily contain and Seal it with her own Origin Phoenix fire!"

"However, the Chaos Fire Seed is the Origin of all fires; its power is vast, how could it be so easily contained?"

Ye Xuan's voice carried a hint of a sigh, as if lamenting Huang Yue's fate.

"Huang Yue overestimated herself and underestimated the Fire Seed.

She failed to completely refine it, and instead, the pure and vast Chaos power of the Fire Seed destroyed her consciousness, plunging her into madness, causing her to begin devouring living beings."

Ye Xuan suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as a sword, piercing directly at Yin Huang: "Perhaps it wasn't merely because of the mass murder she committed; it was more because the uncontrolled Chaos Fire Seed within her had already posed a threat to the balance of heaven and earth!

The Heavenly Punishment was both a chastisement and a suppression!"

Ye Xuan took a step forward, his Aura rising steadily, his Heavenly Dao Domain expanding, matching Yin Huang's Aura.

"Your goal from the very beginning was not to punish the so-called traitor, but that Chaos Fire Seed! Am I right, Commander Yin Huang!"

"The reason you spun such a monstrous lie was merely to obtain the Chaos Fire Seed without bloodshed."

"But you didn't have to do that.

You did it probably because your lineage is the one that once tried to steal the Chaos Fire Seed."

After Ye Xuan finished speaking.

Silence!

Deathly silence!

Every word of Ye Xuan's was like a heavy hammer, striking hard at Yin Huang's seemingly perfect lie.

Huang Li, Feng Yuan, and all the Phoenix Clan members' eyes instantly turned red.

Not from anger, but from immense sorrow and sudden realization! If the truth was like this, then their Ancestor was not a sinner, but a hero who sacrificed herself to protect the supreme treasure!

The reason she devoured living beings and brought about Heavenly Punishment was merely to protect the Chaos Fire Seed; it was only later that something went wrong.

And the root cause of their entire clan's ten thousand years of imprisonment and suffering was that person from back then.

If that person truly belonged to Yin Huang's lineage, then this person before them was their Phoenix Clan's eternal, irreconcilable enemy.

"Ancestor..."

Huang Li murmured, tears streaming down, instantly evaporated by the colorful divine fire rising around her.

Listening to these words.

The playful and cold expression on Yin Huang's face finally vanished completely, replaced by gloom and murderous intent.

He hadn't expected that this young man, possessing the Power of Heavenly Dao, could deduce the truth of what happened back then through the mark's resonance and his own insight.

"Absurd!"

Yin Huang coldly shouted.

"You think you can overturn the ironclad case set by the Ancient Heavenly Court with just your conjectures? How ridiculous!"

"Whether it's conjecture or not, you know best in your Heart-Nature."

Ye Xuan said calmly: "You rushed here so eagerly, even at the cost of a major conflict, truly to punish the so-called traitor from ten thousand years ago? I'm afraid you sensed the Seal of the Undying Volcano loosening."

"The Phoenix Clan is about to break free, and you're worried that the secret of the Chaos Fire Seed will no longer be hidden, so you came impatiently, wanting to seize it before the Fire Seed reappears, and by the way, annihilate the entire Phoenix Clan."

Yin Huang's gaze at Ye Xuan turned completely cold, murderous intent surging in his silver-white pupils: "Sharp-tongued brat, I originally wanted to give you a chance to hand over these descendants of the guilty clan, but it seems you are determined to interfere with the affairs of my Ancient Heavenly Court!"

"They are my people now."

Ye Xuan's tone was calm.

"To touch my people, have you asked me?"

"Good! Very good!"

Yin Huang laughed in his extreme anger.

"Since you insist on seeking death, this commander will grant your wish! Take them down, seize the Fire Seed, if anyone resists, kill them without mercy!"