Today's third update: Chapter 2116! 3/4!
Fortunately, Xu Kun did not press the issue further. He merely said that he was here for a stroll and had Bloodheart temporarily serve as his guide.
Along the way, Bloodheart introduced Xu Kun to the twenty ruins belonging to his family.
But everything he said was something Xu Kun already knew.
"You don't need to tell me things everyone knows. Can you tell me something I'm interested in?" Xu Kun yawned.
Bloodheart sized Xu Kun up and cautiously probed, "What would Kun God like to know?"
"Tell me, what's the deal with the names of these Twelve Ancestral Gods?"
This...
Bloodheart looked conflicted.
"Can't tell me?" Xu Kun's tone grew heavier.
Bloodheart's psychological defenses immediately crumbled. "It's not that I can't tell you. It's just that, to my race, these are secrets that cannot be verified."
Oh?
Xu Kun grew even more curious.
"Then tell me what you know. That's fine, right?"
"Fine... fine..."
Did Bloodheart dare say it was not fine?
"The so-called Twelve Ancestral Gods were actually the names of twelve ancient mighty beings that our ancestor found in ancient texts. He bestowed those names upon the twelve meritorious officials who followed him into battle and laid the foundation of the Asura Race."
"Found in ancient texts... so they were ancient gods from long ago?"
Bloodheart nodded, confirming Xu Kun's guess.
Xu Kun grew slightly more serious. "Then were these twelve ancient gods connected to your Asura Race in the past?"
Bloodheart answered, "They were not connected to my race."
Huh?
"Kun God, please don't misunderstand. They truly had nothing to do with the Asura Race, but they were connected to my race's ancestor, the Bloodfiend Demigod."
"Explain in detail."
Bloodheart organized his thoughts before slowly saying, "The name Asura