Malthus, the Sword Spirit King, the Void God King, and the others were so shocked that they did not know what to say. They all turned to the Grand Prince, waiting for his answer.
The Grand Prince said with a smile, "Do you know how the Flame Faction's vast territory came to be divided into 112 provinces? The real reason lies here. Whoever possesses all the Fire Source Towers in the provincial-capital-level main cities of these 112 provinces will gain Flame Star's recognition. That was merely a secondary effect left behind by our ancestors when they did this. Its true purpose was to have the Fire Source Towers absorb Source Fire Essence and bless the remains of these ancient gods."
The Life Ancestor looked at the Grand Prince and said, "Your family was one of the families that survived the year the Sky Demon Gods brought chaos."
The Grand Prince nodded. "Back then, among the many great families, my family was merely there to do their bidding. But my ancestor witnessed that war."
Malthus said excitedly, "The records of that battle are incomplete. I never expected your family to have been involved. Tell me quickly—why did so many God Kings die that year?"
The Grand Prince said, "That year, four God King Tier 9 experts wanted to break through to a higher realm. They chose to devour the Sky Demon Kings to achieve that goal, but the four great Sky Demon Kings joined forces and killed them instead. The four gods became Sky Demon Gods, and their strength truly surpassed God King Tier 9. Other God Kings could not even last a day before them. Countless God Kings and races were slaughtered, which in turn drew even more Sky Demons into the world."
"To protect themselves, the major ancient races