After the introduction ended, Yuan spoke, "I know your time is very precious, so I will get straight to the point."
"You've allied yourselves with the Celestial Emperor because he promised to help you improve your bloodline by three percent. However, the Celestial Emperor and I are… let's just say we're not very friendly with each other, and I want you to serve me instead of the Celestial Emperor."
The phoenixes in the chamber stared at Yuan with wide eyes, as though unable to believe what they had just heard.
After a moment of silence, they burst out laughing.
"You want us to serve you instead of the Celestial Emperor?! Hahaha! That's the funniest joke I've heard all decade long!"
Once the laughter calmed down a little, the leader of the Crimson Rebirth Phoenix spoke in an offended tone, "First of all, we don't 'serve' the Celestial Emperor. In fact, we don't serve anyone. We are working with him. That's completely different from serving him."
