Today's third update: Chapter 3263! 3/4!
As for the deeper question of why humanity had made an exception and taken the Black Colt Race as an affiliated race, let alone A Li, even Yanran was filled with doubts. Across the entire Wild Race, aside from Xu Kun, the Wild Lord seated behind the scenes and controlling everything, there was likely no second person who could see through the full truth and far-reaching plan behind it.
The roots of this relationship dated back nineteen years, before Xu Kun's "fall," when he had made one final and crucial strategic arrangement for Yang Yao and the other core dependents atop the ruins of Heaven. It had been almost like entrusting an orphan to their care.
The Black Colt Race was the deeply hidden force and vital aid he had painstakingly left behind for humanity—and for Yang Yao.
Its true origin went back even further, tied closely to one of Xu Kun's own legendary experiences: the special lifeforms he had accidentally cultivated during the perilous process of refining the world's wondrous flame, Netherworld Ghost Fire—the Netherflame Soul-devouring Termites!
These strange termites had been born after devouring Netherworld Ghost Fire energy that even Xu Kun had struggled to fully absorb, energy containing extreme cold and soul-scorching properties. Not only had their bloodlines undergone an essential leap and evolution, but more importantly, their intelligence had been awakened and developed to an unprecedented degree. They had transcended the category of ordinary insect races that acted largely on instinct, becoming a special insect race with complete souls, highly social structures, and the capacity to learn.
Later, after Caiyi inherited the Haotian Authority, became the Daughter of Haotian, and completely took control of the rules of the thirtieth floor of the Haotian Pagoda, the Netherflame Soul-devouring White Ant