"The leader of the Myriad Races?"
Hearing this, Yu Jiao Lan was utterly astonished.
The Human Race of this world was indeed a top-tier race, but it was far inferior to those truly powerful great clans.
According to the records, from ancient times to the present, even at the height of their strength, the Human Race had never possessed more than ten Quasi-fifth Rank powerhouses.
With such strength, how could they have become the leader of the Myriad Races?
What Yanlong Gan said next shocked her even more.
"The Heavenly God is human."
"What?"
Yu Jiao Lan was stunned, scarcely able to believe it.
Li Chang'an, hidden in the darkness, remained calm. He had anticipated this matter long ago.
Yanlong Gan continued, "There is a saying in the outside world that the Heavenly God resembles the Human Race. In truth, he does not merely resemble them—they are exactly identical."
Yu Jiao Lan asked incredulously, "Old Ancestor, could the Heavenly God be the ancestor of the Human Race?"
"No."
Yanlong Gan slowly shook his head and pointed upward at the boundless sky.
"The historical records are true. The Heavenly God was indeed a visitor from Beyond the Heavens—or, more precisely, a human cultivator from another world."
He told Yu Jiao Lan that certain historical truths had not been recorded in the Demonic Skin scrolls. Instead, they had been passed down orally from one generation of human ancestors to the next.
"The Heavenly God came to this world to conquer it."
"He wanted to obtain all the Cultivation Resources in this world. As the ruler of this world, the Moon God naturally refused to let him have his way."
"The great battle between them was, in truth, a struggle over this world."
Yanlong Gan spoke slowly, his tone heavy.
According to his