"You're an old geezer about to die!"

Qiao Yu's words resonated, instantly silencing the entire scene. You could hear a pin drop.

The old woman's unrestrained smile froze on her face, then her expression slowly darkened.

"Impudent! How dare you disrespect our ancestor!"

Feng Chaoge shouted angrily, raising his hand to subdue Qiao Yu, but the old woman directly stopped him.

"Hahahaha!"

The old woman laughed again, but this time her laughter contained a hint of relief.

"I really can't fool you, can I, young friend Qiao Yu? You really are clever!"

"Indeed, this old one is dying."

The old woman's words caused a drastic change in expression for Feng Xianhua and Feng Chaoge; they were completely dumbfounded.

They had exhausted the power of their entire clan to fight the Dragon Clan and even offered the Great Sun Golden Flame only to have their ancestor tell them that she was dying?

It was like spending two months building up anticipation, buying an umbrella, and using a month's salary to book a luxurious suite with floor-to-ceiling windows in the most extravagant five-star hotel, complete with a water bed, handrail bathtub, and all sorts of other amenities.

You waited in the room, full of expectation for your girlfriend's arrival. One second she was telling you she was almost there, and the next she was calling to break up and say she wasn't coming.

Who could take that?

Among those present, only Qiao Yu's expression remained unchanged.

When you eliminate all impossible explanations, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Aside from the fact that this old woman was dying, Qiao Yu couldn't think of a second reason why she would do this.

After all, if she really didn't want to give him the Great Sun Golden Flame, with her strength, she could easily have driven him away even if she couldn't kill him. There was no need to talk so much.

"Since you've already guessed, then this old one won't put on any more acts. Let's get straight to the point, young friend Qiao Yu."

The old woman revealed a bitter smile. Only after her rebirth through Nirvana did she realize how poor her physical condition was.

Soaking in the dimensional storm for so long, just maintaining her corpse from being destroyed had almost exhausted her source power. If Qiao Yu had arrived any later, he wouldn't even have seen the ashes of the Fire Phoenix.

If it hadn't been for that, she wouldn't have become a withered old woman.

Women love beauty, regardless of their age. If she had a choice, the old woman certainly wouldn't have become like this.

Although she had successfully ignited the Divine Flame of Law and entered the True God realm, she was indeed dying.

According to her own estimation, her remaining lifespan, based on her source power, wouldn't exceed half a month.

And once she fought someone, her lifespan would be consumed even faster.

This was also why she was so eager to have Qiao Yu marry Feng Xianhua and have children.

"Young friend Qiao Yu, are you truly unwilling to marry my clan's Feng Xianhua?" the old woman asked again to confirm.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, but that I can't. I don't want to end up eating my own fried rice..." Qiao Yu muttered softly.

"Very well, then this old one won't force you any further. Let's make a deal then. After you obtain the Great Sun Golden Flame and refine it into the Chaos Fire, Feng Xianhua will follow you as a servant girl. You will then use the Chaos Fire to seal this old one and keep me by your side. As long as you need me, this old one is willing to burn the last of my lifespan to fight for you!"

"In exchange..."

The old woman stared intently into Qiao Yu's eyes.

"I want you to promise this old one that as long as you live, you must ensure the prosperity of the Phoenix Clan!"

"If you don't agree, then please forgive this old one for having to break our promise. After all, the Great Sun Golden Flame is also an extremely important treasure to my Phoenix Clan. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it our clan's treasure!"

The old woman's words startled the high-ranking elders like Feng Chaoge.

"Ancestor, absolutely not! Please reconsider!"

The ancestor's meaning was to entrust the entire Phoenix Clan to a human. How could that be allowed?

"My mind is made up, no need for further discussion. I wonder, young friend Qiao Yu, what do you think?" the old woman said, staring at Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu counted on his fingers. The Great Sun Golden Flame, a Pseudo-God Stage ninth-layer fighter, a True God fighter who mastered the power of law.

And the old woman's condition was for him to ensure the prosperity of the Phoenix Clan?

If he exterminated all the races in the Seventh Universe that were stronger than the Phoenix Clan, wouldn't the Phoenix Clan prosper?

Then, during festivals, he could just come to the Seventh Universe to see if any races had become stronger than the Phoenix Clan, and if so, he could just exterminate them, right?

He could get two fighters and the Great Sun Golden Flame for free, and he could also gain experience. This was killing three birds with one stone!

"It's a deal! Three joys at once!"

Qiao Yu excitedly grasped the old woman's hand, finding her orange-peel face more and more pleasing to the eye.

May good fortune be with you always!

The old woman also breathed a sigh of relief.

With Annihilation Divine Lightning, Chaos Fire, and Zeus's Shield, she believed that Qiao Yu would surely rule the world one day.

She was betting on him. It was easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to deliver coal in the snow.

Only by binding herself to Qiao Yu while he was still weak could she ensure that the Phoenix Clan would have a place by his side in the future.

Originally, she wanted to bind Qiao Yu by having him sleep with Feng Xianhua and bear offspring, since nothing was more reliable than blood ties.

But unfortunately, she had failed, and she could only settle for the next best thing.

"Then I hope young friend Qiao Yu won't forget his promise in the future."

The old woman didn't delay any further. A dazzling light appeared in her hand, filled with a dazzling golden color, like the first light when heaven and earth first opened—the Great Sun Golden Flame!

"Let this old one help you! To be able to see the Chaos Fire, known as the strongest flame in the world, before I die, I can die with a smile."

"Phoenix Clan juniors, you should also watch carefully. If you can comprehend something, perhaps one day my Phoenix Clan will be able to produce another True God! This old one has already proven to you with my own experience that becoming a god is not impossible!"

Feng Xianhua, Feng Chaoge, and Feng Feng immediately watched attentively, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

The old woman smiled, and then the Great Sun Golden Flame flew towards Qiao Yu's body.

As soon as the Great Sun Golden Flame approached, the Netherworld Fire on Qiao Yu's body uncontrollably surged out instantly.

These two supreme flames, one yin and one yang, one black and one gold, constantly extended their tentacles to probe each other, but there was no sign of merging together. No matter how hard the old woman urged her power, it was to no avail.

"Young friend Qiao Yu, use your Annihilation Divine Lightning to suppress these two divine fires! Divine fires have spirits, and they will not merge unless they sense enough of a threat!" the old woman shouted in a deep voice.

"Understood!"

Annihilation Divine Lightning surged out of Qiao Yu's body, the terrifying lightning light carrying a terrifying aura of annihilating everything. The lightning boiled, and lightning snakes danced wildly.

For a time, only the dazzling lightning light of the Annihilation Divine Lightning could be seen, without a trace of the Great Sun Golden Flame or the Netherworld Fire.

And a terrifying aura faintly revealed in the lightning light, as if a terrifying monster was brewing out of the lightning light.

The Annihilation Divine Lightning suddenly became unstable, and a strand of terrifying aura penetrated the Annihilation Divine Lightning and spread out, shocking everyone present.

"The aura of chaos has appeared!" the old woman said excitedly!

As the first strand of chaos aura penetrated the Annihilation Divine Lightning, the second strand, the third strand, and countless strands of chaos aura spread out, covering the entire Phoenix Nest.

The entire Phoenix Nest was like a heaven and earth that had not yet separated, hazy and indistinct.

"Young friend Qiao Yu, now is the time! Relying on your control of the Netherworld Fire, summon back all the chaotic aura in the sky and condense it into the strongest Chaos Fire in the world!" The old woman's expression was somewhat excited.

Feng Xianhua and the others were also very excited. They were about to witness the birth of the number one divine fire in the world with their own eyes.

Qiao Yu scratched his head in confusion. His Netherworld Fire had awakened on its own. How would he know how to summon the aura of chaos?

"Summon... how do I summon it?"

"Naturally, you must summon it with your heart!" The old woman was anxious. He already had the strongest Netherworld Fire of the Netherworld. Surely he wouldn't be so incompetent as to not even know this basic fire control technique, would he?

"Summon the flames with my heart?" Qiao Yu thought hard for a moment, then tentatively opened his mouth and said, "My heart is beating... is it love like a burning fire?"