Linking Ammit to the gatekeeping demon of the Field of Reeds did not mean Black Earl had grasped some crucial clue. He was only speculating.
But it was not baseless conjecture either.
The gatekeeping demon of the Field of Reeds was merely an inconspicuous legend in the Savage World. Yet its master—the god of the Field of Reeds, the Yalu Deity—was a renowned Wild God of the Savage World.
The origins of many Demonic Beasts pointed back to Him.
For instance, ancient myths of the Savage World recorded that, in order to build the Field of Reeds, the Yalu Deity had deliberately created a kind of Demonic Beast with boundless strength. They had arranged Fragrant Sleep Mountain, filled with fruit nectar and milk wine, opened up Manluo Creek to provide an endless supply of pure water for the Field of Reeds, and planted Rosemary Forest with wondrous flowers, exotic grasses, and vast woods...
These scenes within the Field of Reeds had been spread far and wide, becoming the reason countless barbarians yearned for it. Ordinary barbarians living difficult lives longed for the Wonderland within the Field of Reeds. But wizards were not drawn by such beautiful descriptions. What truly caught their attention were the Demonic Beasts created by the Yalu Deity.
After all, bloodlines could be extracted from Demonic Beasts. And bloodlines extracted from Demonic Beasts personally created by a Wild God were exceptionally pure.
The "Demonic Beasts with boundless strength" created by the Yalu Deity in ancient myths were, in fact... the Strongman Clan.
The Strongman Clan was a highly versatile kind of Demonic Beast. Their names were determined according to their abilities and habitats: Shallow-Sea Strongmen, Desolate-Island Strongmen, Mire Strongmen, Hill Strongmen, Jungle Strongmen, Wildland Strongmen...
It could be said that the Strongman Clan possessed the most comprehensive