Chapter 199 : Chapter 199

Chapter 199. Superior Bloodline

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍bloodline of the Phoenix Clan was actually quite precious, but in the past, there had been no shortage of foolish Phoenixes who had been tempted by other clans and ended up giving birth to all sorts of malformed offspring.

Take ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the Kunpeng Clan of the Ancient Royal Clan, for example. The Kunpeng Clan had in fact come into being because the Phoenixes once wanted to strengthen their descendants, so they joined with another clan for a generation. But who could have expected that each generation would turn out worse than the last?

By ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍now, the Kunpeng Clan was already something like the seventh generation descended from the Fire Phoenixes. In any case, they were still related by blood.

But ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍now Chu Feng possessed Chaos Dual Pupils and the Nine Netherworld Emperor Flame. If the Fire Phoenix Clan’s Undying Bloodline were added to that as well, would that not gather all the finest advantages into one?

The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍light in Feng Jiuhuang’s eyes grew increasingly fervent, as though she could already see a future scene before her. In her mind, she could not help beginning to sketch out a beautiful future with Chu Feng.

Of ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍course!

That beautiful future did not necessarily include Chu Feng himself.

The Fire Phoenix Clan had been a Divine Beast clan since ancient times. As the leader of the Fire Phoenix Clan, Feng Jiuhuang’s strength naturally needed no questioning.

At this moment, Feng Jiuhuang felt that if she could save Chu Feng within the Ancient Killing Array and place his life in her own hands, then Chu Feng would naturally become a puppet of the Fire Phoenix Clan.

As long as they could successfully produce descendants from their union, the future of the Fire Phoenix Clan would surely rise to an even greater height. When the time came, she could keep the child and eliminate the father. Not only would that remove the enormous hidden danger posed by the Human Race, it would also earn merit for her before the leaders of the Ten Great Clans of the Ancient Royal Clan.

It was killing three birds with one stone!

This plan quietly took root in Feng Jiuhuang’s heart, and the more she thought about it, the more perfect it seemed.

“Men, pass down my order!” Feng Jiuhuang’s expression hardened, instantly turning stern. On her beautiful face, her features seemed to become even sharper and more defined.

The moment the order was given, a young girl quickly ran in from outside. She too was of the Phoenix Clan.

Feng Jiuhuang’s large eyes, enhanced by long sweeping shadow, looked even bigger and more narrow at the corners. She turned slightly and cast the girl a sidelong glance. “Tell everyone this: once the killing array is activated, do your best to leave that human with one last breath. I still have a use for him. If anyone accidentally kills him, I will personally execute them.”

“Yes!” The female cultivator of the Fire Phoenix Clan dropped to one knee, then backed out step by step.

Night fell once more.

The cultivators had exhausted both mind and body building these Ancient Killing Arrays. More importantly, after these past dozens of grueling days of construction, the cultivators of the various clans had long since worn themselves down.

Now that they could finally rest, those who needed to cultivate continued cultivating, those who needed sleep went straight to sleep, and some cultivators even stood atop the pointed towers of the array, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Only—

Inside Shi Ritian’s tent, the candlelight flickered, and the entire place remained brightly lit.

Through the canvas of the tent, one could see Shi Ritian sitting alone beside his desk, one hand supporting his forehead, looking deeply troubled.

And yet the Ancient Killing Array had already been completed, so by all logic, Shi Ritian should not have still been like this.

But gusts of night wind came and went, occasionally lifting the curtain of the tent and stirring Shi Ritian’s hair.

Seen this way, Shi Ritian suddenly looked rather melancholy. Even his back seemed tinged with desolation.

Then suddenly...

There came the sound of a cane striking the ground, but no footsteps followed. Moreover, Shi Ritian had been lost in thought at the time, so he noticed nothing at all.

In the next instant, the flap of the tent was lifted high, and an aged figure quietly stepped inside.

It was none other than the old clan leader of the Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan...

Shi Doutian.

“Cough, cough, cough! It is so late, so what are you doing sitting here alone? I saw you from a long way off. You have been sitting here from dusk until now over this matter.”

The old clan leader of the Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan had a thousand years of cultivation, but he had suffered internal injuries while breaking through. On top of that, he had cultivated an adamantine body, so his entire person now appeared incomparably aged.

Even his steps were no longer as steady as those of other cultivators.

Most of all, the old clan leader’s voice carried an indescribable sense of weariness, as though his throat had already been torn through with countless holes.

Shi Ritian immediately snapped back to attention. He hurried to his feet and bowed respectfully. “Old Ancestor! On such a dark and windy night, why have you come all the way here so late?”

Shi Doutian waved a hand, walked to the seat of honor, and sat down as though it were the most natural thing in the world.

Though the old clan leader was advanced in years, the aura around him remained astonishing. Simply sitting there, he was as steady and heavy as a mountain. Especially the pressure that unconsciously radiated from him—even ordinary young people would not dare approach.

“Speak.” The old clan leader went straight to the point. “Tonight, quite by chance, I sensed your plea for help. Could this old man not come? Hurry and tell me what has you so tangled up. Where is even a trace of my Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan prodigy’s bearing?”

Shi Ritian immediately straightened, glanced around, and even deliberately stepped outside the tent. Only after confirming that no one was nearby did he lower his voice and say, “Old Ancestor, your grandson has a major matter and requires your assistance.”

Seeing that Shi Ritian, who was usually so blustering, was being this cautious now, the old clan leader instantly grew more serious as well. He understood that the matter might not be as simple as he had imagined.

“Oh?” Shi Doutian narrowed his eyes, lowering his voice as well. “In that case, stop hesitating and say it.”

Shi Ritian took a deep breath and said slowly, “Old Ancestor, the Ancient Killing Array has already been completed. Now we are only waiting for that little human bastard to arrive, and then our Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan will be able to render great merit. My current plan is that in two days, the eight clans will lure Chu Feng into the valley and activate the killing array. But your grandson wishes... to use this opportunity to secure a great fortune for our Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan. I wonder what the old clan leader thinks?”

As Shi Ritian said this, his eyes darted around shiftily. At a glance, it was obvious that he was the sort who loved scheming over petty tricks.

A gleam flashed through Shi Doutian’s eyes, and he could not help wondering just what kind of great fortune this was. “A great fortune? Then let me hear it.”

The fire of ambition flickered in Shi Ritian’s eyes. Alongside that coldness was endless greed.

“Old Ancestor, I already told you before that the human carries the Nine Netherworld Emperor Flame. That is the inheritance of the Nine Netherworld Great Emperor. And he also has many treasures we have never even seen before, as well as the Number One killing art of the Ancient Days and more… When the time comes, if we can seize all of those things for ourselves, then do you think our Dragon-Elephant Giant Spirit Clan would still have any rivals in the entire Ancient Royal Clan?” Shi Ritian spoke with complete ease, as though he had long since thought everything through.

“You want to seize the Nine Netherworld Emperor Flame?” Shi Doutian frowned, conflict flashing through his eyes as he said in a deep voice, “The eight clans joined forces. Do you think something like that can simply fall into your hands? Would the True Dragon Clan agree? Would those mad dogs of the Nine Netherworld Mastiff Clan agree?”