~~A Few Days Later~~
"Today is a special day. My Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan are holding the Husband Catching Games. A tradition of my Phoenix Clan, but with the rare exception this time allowing the Dragon Clan to participate. This is due to the young man the ladies will be trying to catch today. He is a member of both clans. And should be equally treated by both. The young ladies have formed teams with each other to chase after the young man. All elders should bear witness to today's event. And let the games begin!" The Phoenix Empress announced.
I had been floating in the air already surrounded by teams. 25 in total. "Not too many in terms of numbers. If I wasn't suppressed this would be easy. But, they do need to have a chance to succeed. Lest they be labeled incompetent." I sighed in my thoughts. "A shame really, if there were more with a similar mindset to Chi Qiu and Feng Qiang, the Dragon Clan would also have been able to secure more. But this is how it's going to go." I continued.
"You should probably get going now. The young ladies are coming now. And you haven't even transformed." Fang Qing giggled, inside my Knowledge Sea.
"Don't worry, let them come. The ones who charge straight in fearlessly are going to lose without me even lifting a finger." I replied.
"Sister's you can wait here. He's going to be my man!" A Young Phoenix called out and flew forward with a burst of speed.
"Hey this isn't what we agreed on!" A Young Dragon Lady called out and charged forward as well. "Damn her, now I can only hope we can end this early." She sighed in her heart.
"Hey! Don't think you can just claim him and have us all stand by and watch! We want him just as much! It's obvious that the children he will give us will be strong." Another Phoenix yelled out slamming into the first phoenix. Starting a chick fight.
"And with how Vibrant his Scales are I know there won't be any issue in conceiving! So I must claim him for my family as well." The second Phoenix's Dragon team mate said, beginning a fight with the other dragon. "Hmm, now I understand why the Phoenix clan does this game. It's quite fun. And we can compete to test ourselves. While also flaunting ourselves to attract the mate to our side. Perhaps my dragon clan should try to do this a bit as well." She thought as the fight with another dragon started.
I stretched in the air, cracked my knuckles, cracked my neck, and rotated my shoulders. Then with a wave of my hand I transformed into my Phoenix form. "Since the game has started already. I should respond as well. If you really want to catch me you're going to have to try harder to win. You should all know very well what you have to do. So do it. I'll be taking it easy for now. So seize this chance." I said, teleporting through space.
"Pfft! He calls that easy? These Young Ladies don't have nearly enough experience to be able to catch him and keep hold of him. There are too many teams." An Ancient Phoenix sighed. "Lady Empress, I was under the impression that you have placed him under a suppressive force. Is this not true?" She asked, daringly.
"It is indeed true. He is being suppressed both by myself, Brother Dragon Emperor, and Sister Smiles from the Human Race. What you see here is his very real strength under all of that." The Phoenix Empress said, with glaring eyes.
"Then… What kind of training did this male undergo? How is he so strong? It's nothing short of amazing. I hope Feng Qiang can pull this young man. I'm sure their children will be good." Another Ancient Phoenix commented after hearing the Phoenix Empress.
"Well, he was an integral part of my last mission. And he even managed to find a way to survive in the gaze of a Territory Lord. Albeit barely. But he pulled it off." Yang Kai stated.
"WHAT! No wonder Lady Empress and Lord Emperor had to suppress him." The Elders said in shock.
"Ahahaha, if you thought was crazy, he even imposed something else on himself. He can not use his Lightning in any way. If he does he will instantly receive another level of suppression. In that regard you should thank him. It basically guarantees some of these young ladies to succeed. Otherwise we would be here for quite a long time without getting any closer to finding a victor. Though if a team does hit the ground they can no longer participate. Which is a fair trade since my son was going to take a wife from both clans anyways." Yang Kai explained.
"Indeed, this way we can reach a decision earlier. And not be late on returning to the 3000 Worlds. I'd prefer not to keep them waiting much longer than is necessary." Smiles said.
"Don't worry too much. With my Dragon clan having a way to share our power with the human races masters now. There will definitely be less deaths. And much less conversions. I only wonder if there will be something the Phoenix Clan can do." The Dragon Emperor said.
"Ahahaha, no need to worry. My son informed me yesterday that he had an idea. But because he needed to be at his peak today he didn't attempt it. You'll probably see it in the future. But let's worry about the current matters. So don't forget about what I talked about the other day. Or I won't forgive you." Smiles said.
"Good, then before you leave he must show this thing to this Queen. To his Clan's Empress." The Phoenix Empress said.
"He will, his plan has always been to eliminate the threat of the Ink Clan. And he is qualified to be a bane of its existence. If he can increase the number of powerful warriors there will be a lot of good things to come of it in the future." Feng Ying said.
"Lady Empress! Six teams have already dropped out. The young ladies seem to be fine but have suffered minor injuries from their fight." A Great Phoenix came to report.