"Hundreds of millions of years ago, the Innate Divine Spirit who had been the original master of this great thousand world suddenly perished. The Sha Family's ancestor obtained only one-ninth of its source, thereby attaining the Haotian position. The remaining Innate Qi was seized by the other Heavenly Masters..."
"That Sha Family member, lacking sufficient source, naturally found every step difficult in the Great Cosmos, repeatedly falling into deadly straits. The last time, he was nearly wiped out, his very roots almost divided up by others."
"In that desperate hour, he knelt and worshipped the Ring Heavens, making a Great Vow and praying for protection from beyond the rings, willing to pay any price!"
"Later, a supreme existence calling herself the Heavenly Mother took pity on him and bestowed her blessing, sending down a Cosmos Holy Seed. Looking at it now, though, it seemed more like the fruit of a demon, because the price was simply too great..."
"After swallowing the Holy Seed, that Sha Family member not only made up for his deficient source and greatly advanced his cultivation, but also bore the Nine Sons Empress's imprint upon his body. From then on, he swaggered through the Great Cosmos unhindered. And thus, the hidden danger was planted..."
Wan Nu Heaven recounted it slowly, unable to bear looking back, yet struggling endlessly.
Strictly speaking, Nine Sons Empress had been Nine Sons Heaven's great benefactor. Without her, Nine Sons Heaven's great thousand shell would likely have long since fallen completely into the Burial Abyss—the Great Burial Pit, as she called it.
Nine Sons Heaven had asked for the hammer and gotten hammered. It could blame no one else.
What Wan Nu Heaven did not state openly was that, after being harvested for two consecutive rounds, the Nine Clan Haotians had finally