"I met Senior Shoushou before. Although I only saw a lingering remnant of his consciousness, he did not seem like such a brutal person at all. Even if something so unbearable truly happened during the Prehistoric Dynasty, there must have been a reason behind it. It definitely could not have been caused by Senior Shoushou alone."
Zhang Chen wanted to fundamentally understand what had happened back then, what kind of person Shoushou truly was, and what connection existed between himself and Shoushou.
When Xingcan spoke of the past, he could not help shaking his head as he began recalling and recounting those early events.
"What you need to know is that when the Emperor began leading the Prison Envoys in their campaigns across the Prison Realm, it happened to coincide with the initial formation of the Zero Realm. When the Zero Realm was successfully established, the consciousnesses of both the human world and the Prison Realm conveyed the news to every living being in every corner of existence.
"In the broadest sense, the Zero Realm was defined as a place that housed higher souls. Some powerful souls wandering the Prison Realm headed there when the Zero Realm came into being. This included Azathoth..."
As Xingcan spoke, Zhang Chen suddenly recalled the ruins Azathoth had left atop the Tower of Heaven in Gengsi Continent.
"Yet quite a few great lords and deeply entrenched ghostly creatures in the Prison Realm remained unwilling to leave. Thus, during this exceptional period, the campaign of the Emperor, the most gifted among the Prison Envoys, officially began."
"At the time, the Emperor's talent had already completely surpassed that of every other living being. He cut through all obstacles along the way, killing large ghostly creatures throughout the Prison Realm and wiping out many nations with histories