Moon Demon God Agares gave a bitter laugh. "If only I were being alarmist. If that were truly the case, why would I go to such lengths? Do you think Your Majesty would still spare me after getting through this ordeal? It is not too late to act now. Austin Griffin has not truly awakened yet. Yes, it is your companion, your brother now. But once it truly awakens, it will become the symbol of destruction. No one will be able to stop it—not even gods! I know you do not believe me. Then, now that you hold the upper hand and neither His Majesty nor I are your match, could you give me a few minutes to tell you a story?"
After a brief moment of thought, Long Haochen nodded. "Go on."
Agares let out a long sigh. "The story begins seven thousand years ago. There was a plane very similar to the Holy Demon Continent. Perhaps its living creatures differed, but the rulers of that world were humans as well. Wars frequently broke out across the continent, but they were basically all under human control. In that plane, forests and lakes occupied vast areas. Its environment was even more beautiful than that of the present-day Holy Demon Continent. Until one day, when the appearance of a powerful being changed everything."
"That powerful being was Austin Griffin. When it first appeared, it had only three heads. Though it was not weak, the humans who encountered it saw it as nothing more than a relatively powerful Magic Beast. Some humans even attempted to surround and kill it. Yet it always escaped through cunning."
"As time passed, Austin Griffin began to evolve slowly. Gradually, it grew a fourth head, then a fifth. Having once been hunted by humans, it learned to