Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 511 Family Meeting
Is Daphne coming? Chen Qi turned around to look.

As the gate creaked open, everyone's attention was drawn to the neat line of people standing at the entrance.

What appeared in the theater was a team of queen bees dressed in white and yellow uniforms.

"Please move aside!"

The sound of boots clattering across the ground was rhythmic.

Everyone was shocked to see that the leader of the Queen Bee Hunter Team had appeared there.

"Eileen the poisonous bee, Tyron the worker bee, they're both here..."

"Leading a hunter team into the association, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

“That’s Daphne, she can do whatever she wants.”

"Sister Daphne, I love you!"

The crowd obediently made way for them.

The entire Queen Bee Hunter Team has more than ten fourth-tier superhumans, and they even teamed up to kill the Calamity, who possessed fifth-tier power.

In the Kingdom of Golden Flower Bird, only Titans and Scourge beasts can mobilize this powerful force.

The dazzling woman in a formal gown walking at the front was none other than Daphne from the Canary family.

"Big sister, it's been so long..."

Eve deliberately emphasized the title 'older sister,' seemingly dissatisfied with the way it was addressed.

Daphne ignored Eve and said softly but without any emotion:
"Brother, do you have any clues?"

Wright shook his head:

"I'm sorry, Eve and I have already had people investigate the coastline of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom, but we haven't found that hunter with peak fourth-tier strength."

Daphne lowered her eyebrows;
"I understand, brother, lead the way."

"Everyone, please follow me."

Wright extended his hand and addressed the crowd.

After saying that, he led the family members through the corridor.

Daphne… Chen Qi stroked his chin and glanced at Daphne.

"I still can't find it? Could it really have all been a dream?" Daphne shook her head.

She now couldn't help but wonder if the dream she had that night was not the power of the rift, but rather her own fantasy.

Hmm, when did two more fifth-tier members appear in the family?
Exhausted, Daphne's eyes flickered slightly as she focused her gaze on Chen Qi.

"!?"

Daphne's pupils contracted.

The person before me seems to resemble the man in my dream somewhat...

Daphne rubbed her eyes.

Another one... Fen blocked Chen Qi's path:

"Hello, Sister Daphne."

Daphne hadn't quite grasped what was happening yet, and nodded:

"Um……"

Let's wait until the meeting is over before we talk about it... Chen Qi thought to himself.

Previously, he had only seen Daphne in the cracks.

Chen Qi was unaware of Daphne's specific purpose in seeking her out.

Revealing one's identity in front of so many people is not a good choice.

After greeting everyone, Chen Qi took Fen's hand and followed the rest of the group.

The person I've been searching for has appeared so easily...

But isn't he a fourth-tier pirate? Daphne wondered to herself.

In her memory, the other party was merely a gifted sacrifice.

Why is the other party here?
You should know that in dreams, the other party is a sacrifice.

Its direct appearance in the art capital is tantamount to a sacrifice voluntarily going to the sacrificial site.

"Captain, what's wrong?"

"The Queen Bee team asked."

"It's nothing, you guys stay here and wait."

Daphne suppressed her doubts and followed.

Led by Wright, the group walked through one corridor after another.

"Everyone, please follow me down."

Wright twisted the mechanism, opening the passage to the basement.

"basement?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Fen's eyes.

"What's wrong, Fen?"

As Chen Qi walked, he asked the question.

Finn said:
"Meetings within the family are rarely held in the basement anymore."

Chen Qi looked around at everyone.

Others shared the same doubts as Finn.

Led by Wright, the group made their way to the conference room on the lowest floor.

Even underground, it's still luxurious... Chen Qi walked through the golden gate.

Wright stepped forward and instructed the guard at the door:

"From now on, do not allow any outsiders to appear in front of you."

After giving instructions to the guards, Wright closed the door securely.

Chen Qi walked into the conference hall.

The entire conference hall is a giant round table with a total of fifty seats.

At that moment, there were exactly fifty people present at the meeting.

I casually swept it away when I woke up in the morning.

It can be said that almost all the capable members of the Canary family have come.

At the head of the conference hall, a man in a black tailcoat stood up, clapped his hands, and said:

"My children, please sit down."

The person in front of me had half-white hair, wrinkles on his face like tree bark, and looked haggard, giving off an extremely serious feeling.

This person is the patriarch who is in charge of all affairs of the Canary family.

At the clan chief's command, everyone sat down according to their rank.

"You two, please take the tenth and eleventh seats."

The clan chief said to Chen Qi and Fen.

Is it the eleventh? ... Chen Qi sat down.

The order of their positions indicates their ranking.

"ten……"

Fen nodded.

This is already a very high ranking.

She had previously disobeyed her family's orders, but now that she's back, she's become the tenth-ranked person.

After everyone was seated, the clan chief stood up and rubbed his forehead:
"Everyone, I am very sorry to have gathered you all here at this time."

"But I have no choice. Our family is now facing an unprecedented crisis."

We must rely on the strength of all of you to get through this crisis.

The fifth-ranked family member, the dragon knight At, asked:
"Clan leader, what exactly is going on?"
You know, I gave up hunting a dragon king for the sake of this meeting.”

The clan chief took out an old photograph and said thoughtfully:

Three things.

First, the grandfather woke up.

Second, the forbidden rift has opened.

Grandfather, the forbidden rift... The previously calm gazes of the crowd were suddenly shaken.

Everyone here has heard of the Forbidden Rift.

No, to be precise, the ultimate goal of everyone here who participates in the family competition every day to improve their ranking is the Forbidden Rift.

Those ranked in the top 100 are able to enter the B-level rift.

The top twenty people are qualified to enter the A-level rift managed by the family.

The top three strongest individuals are qualified to enter the family's only forbidden rift!
However, for a century, the forbidden rift has been an illusory promise.

Neither Wright nor Daphne saw even a trace of the forbidden rift.

Even the royal family of the Golden Bird believed that the forbidden rift under the Canary's command would be closed forever!

And now, this rift has reopened.

"The forbidden rift has opened, and Grandfather has awakened..."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

The grandfather they referred to was the strongest member of the Canary family three hundred years ago.

Three hundred years ago, my grandfather, all by himself, assassinated the king of the Blackblood Empire, thus establishing the Canary family's powerful position.

Throughout the Canary family's long history, there have been many powerful figures, and the grandfather is the only one still alive.

However, even though he escaped death, the old man fell into a long sleep.

They could only hear glimpses of their grandfather's life every ten years. They looked at each other.

They didn't understand why the chieftain was so worried.

The grandfather was a powerful being standing at the peak of the sixth rank, almost like a god, and that was the reason why their family could be called the right hand of the king.

It was because their grandfather was asleep that their family's development over the years had been hampered.

The clan chief didn't explain, but instead sighed:

"Third, the Beast of a Hundred Flowers has awakened and needs offerings."

"Chief, why not just offer sacrifices..."

The clan leader frowned:

"No, this time, it's a fifth-tier sacrifice!"

"A fifth-tier sacrifice..."

The expressions on everyone's faces suddenly changed.

Even Wright, who was sitting next to the patriarch, couldn't help but clench his fists.

The clan chief shook his head and said:
"My grandfather told me that it would take three fifth-tier extraordinary beings to quell the Hundred Flower Beast's rampant power..."

The clan chief's calm words struck like a thunderbolt, igniting the entire conference room.

"I knew it..." Chen Qi exclaimed.

All the sacred beasts of the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom will be plunged into unprecedented madness.

Eve asked:
"Three of you, clan leader, are you joking?"
Previously, the sacrifice of the Beast of a Hundred Flowers only required the offering of a large number of flower cups and other extraordinary items, right?

Including the old man who didn't attend today's meeting, and Fen who just advanced, their entire massive family only has seven fifth-tier superhumans.

Fifth-tier transcendents are the most important fighting force of the Canary Clan, and are beings capable of tipping the scales of war.

You should know that their family and the Banshee family are still mortal enemies!

Everyone was talking about it.

Sacrificing three fifth-tier transcendents is undoubtedly outrageous.

Those who can reach the fifth rank are all geniuses among geniuses in their families.

"Everyone, please calm down."

The clan leader slammed his fist on the table and said:
"It is merely a sacrifice of power, not life itself."

After the sacrifice, the power of a fifth-tier transcendent being merely returned to that of a fourth-tier being…

Wright asked:

"If I become a fourth-tier cultivator, can I return to a fifth-tier cultivator?"

After pondering for a long time, the clan chief said:

"No way."

Everyone immediately retorted:

"Chief, are you kidding me!"

"Chief, I will obey any order you give!"
But sacrificing oneself to the fifth rank is tantamount to cutting off one's own arm!

Whether it's Wright or any other fifth-tier superhuman, every fifth-tier superhuman is backed by countless resources.

Behind them lies the hard work and dedication of many families within the Canary family.

Any fifth-tier individual who becomes a fourth-tier individual will involve the powerful forces behind them.

"It's so lively..." Chen Qi looked at the crowd.

The order was so absurd that it sparked an unprecedented argument throughout the conference hall.

"Quiet!"

The patriarch slammed his right hand down on the table, the immense pressure shaking the entire conference hall.

Under the clan leader's spiritual pressure, the group barely managed to stop arguing.

The clan chief calmly said:
I know your doubts and troubles.

But what I need now is a solution, not a rebuttal!

At, the fifth-ranked dragon knight, broke out in a cold sweat:
"Chieftain, Chieftain, can't we give up the sacrifice this year?"

Yate ranks fifth and is also a fifth-tier transcendent.

He and his family controlled a vast dragon breeding facility, continuously supplying the kingdom with dragons.

However, all of this is based on the premise that his fifth-tier power is sufficient to suppress the Dragon King!
If he becomes a fourth-order official, he and his family will have to give up countless benefits.

Ate struggled to come up with a rebuttal.

If they really agree, then he must be one of those sacrificed!
"I absolutely cannot allow this to happen..." Art said.
"Even if we don't offer sacrifices, we don't offer sacrifices..."

"No sacrifice?"

The clan leader swept his gaze across the crowd, his eyes like those of a monstrous dragon:
"Have you become too comfortable and forgotten the teachings you received when you were young?"

"The reason our family has been able to prosper is that five hundred years ago, our ancestor made a pact with the Beast of a Hundred Flowers..."

"It is the Beast of a Hundred Flowers that makes this famine-stricken land grow flowers and forests, and it is it that gives this land food."

"Do you know what will happen if we don't offer sacrifices?"

"The food will wither, the city will collapse, and the people of the entire art capital will kill each other."

"The Beast of a Hundred Flowers is not only a sacred beast, it is this land itself."

The patriarch turned his gaze to Wright:
"It was this that gave you your talent for inspiration. Without the Beast of a Hundred Flowers, do you think you could have reached the fifth rank?"

Superhumans and their descendants are just ordinary people.

It was the power of the Beast of a Hundred Flowers that enabled their family to possess geniuses far surpassing those of ordinary families.

A long silence fell over everyone.

As the clan chief said, the Beast of a Hundred Flowers is the source of prosperity.

The earth needed offerings; they had no other choice.

After giving everyone some time to think, the clan chief continued:

“My children, without sacrifice, our family could not have prospered.”

"You should know that without a family, a fifth-tier transcendent being will ultimately die a miserable death in the rift."

His gaze was like a sharp blade:
“I know that, in places I don’t know, you and your families are all working hard to get promoted behind my back, just like Fen…”

Everyone looked at each other.

Recently, many long-dormant cracks have opened, and indeed, quite a few people within their family have touched the threshold of the fifth rank.

The clan chief said:

"I will help you from now on, whether it's with promotions or other methods, I hope you can help me."

"Rest assured, the forbidden rift has been opened, for those who sacrificed themselves for the family."

We will never forget his contributions; the entire family will remember him.

"The forbidden rift is about to open, and he will surely receive a share of the rewards!"

After speaking, the clan leader presented two Tier 5 class cards.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they looked at each other.

The clan chief will never break his promise.

The resources within the Forbidden Rift are unimaginable; legend has it that there are even resources that can help one advance to the sixth rank.

Sacrificing a fifth-tier transcendent in the family might actually bring greater rewards!

Not to mention, according to the clan leader's wishes, he is willing to give away precious Tier 5 profession cards to help Tier 4 transcendents who meet the conditions advance to the next level for free.

Everyone was talking about it.

The news from today's meeting was so explosive that they really had to make their own choices.

"start……"

Fen looked at Chen Qi.

She seemed to understand why the clan leader had sought her out.

Although she is a fifth-tier cultivator, she suffers from Blood Flower Disease, making her combat power very weak.

She was undoubtedly the best 'sacrifice'.

The clan leader's gaze also fell on Fen, scrutinizing her spiritual energy field.

As expected, it's still incurable... The clan leader sighed.

"Fen, it's your matter."

I asked my grandfather, and he promised you that if you are willing to offer up your fifth-tier power.

He was willing to venture into the forbidden rift to seek the medicinal herbs to cure the Blood Flower Disease…

All eyes turned to Fen, who had undoubtedly found a lifeline.

Although Fen is a fifth-order cultivator, her spiritual energy field is too weak.

"I……"

Fen felt a sharp, throbbing pain in her chest.

Without treatment, he/she has at most three months to live.

This might be a good choice.

Everyone cast expectant glances at Fen.

But, would my grandfather really not lie to me? Fen's lips moved slightly, her expression one of extreme hesitation:
"I……"

However, before Fen could speak, Chen Qi interrupted her.

“No, Chieftain, Fen will never become a sacrificial offering.”

"Absolutely not."

(End of this chapter)