Reverence

Watching the master sink into dejection, Zhao Xuan stood to the side, somewhat at a loss. He wanted to comfort him, but found no way to begin, and could only remain silent.

Naturally, he knew the source of the master's sorrow. Born into the noble Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, he had nevertheless been a failed mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Although his father held an exceedingly high position, that had only brought him more pain. His lack of strength had plagued the master throughout his youth.

Only after quite some time did the master realize something was wrong. He hurriedly reined in his emotions, then, after slowly calming himself, asked in a deep voice, "Let's talk about what you gained in the library. Books are a good thing. I trust you found something."

Zhao Xuan quickly nodded and replied, "That's right. After returning, I searched the Heaven Dou Library according to that old man's account and found records of that war."

"Back then, the Heaven Dou Kingdom, predecessor of the Heaven Dou Empire, was also one of the nations competing for dominance over the continent and paid close attention to that battle. Later, when its first emperor rose to power and unified the continent's northern region, the matter was recorded."

The master nodded. If the kingdom that had lost between those two nations had been the one to unify the continent now, this battle would never have been recorded. Every successful nation lavishly documented its own glory while selectively ignoring its failures.

"According to the records, the nation active around Blue Sunshine Academy did indeed slaughter tens of thousands of surrendered enemy soldiers before offering sacrifices to the gods. From that book, I also learned the identity of that god."

"In that era, gods frequently manifested themselves,