"Used to sustain the entire Origin Realm?!"
Mu Qing's mouth fell open, a hint of shock appearing on his face.
Wasn't that a little too exaggerated?
But on second thought, he was an ancient one among the Dharma Body great powers. Moreover, Origin Youth's true body was the Origin Lord, an unparalleled Heavenly Pride who had mastered the Jade Emperor Heaven Ancient Seed.
Perhaps he really did possess such capability!
A trace of pain surfaced on Origin Youth's face. His gaze grew slightly unfocused, as though he had fallen into old memories.
He said, "Back then, when my true body was being controlled and was about to become a puppet, he exerted every last bit of strength to separate out his consciousness body, splitting it into hundreds of fragments and scattering them everywhere."
"However, all of this was done right under Death Demon's nose. Most of those consciousness fragments were already destroyed. This fragment of mine only survived through a fortunate coincidence."
"Afterward, through our connection, I could occasionally sense my true body's existence and use that to gain insight into certain matters!"
Origin Youth took a deep breath and said solemnly, "That was how I came to understand some of Death Demon's goals and intentions."
"The reason he destroyed the Ancient Era was that he discovered the experts of that era were growing too quickly. Coupled with the birth of several Dharma Body great powers, the Origin Realm's energy was being drained excessively, pushing it to the brink of collapse."
Mu Qing nodded. This situation resembled certain universes within the multiverse.
If a universe contained too many experts and produced several sovereign-level powerhouses, that universe would be unable to bear the strain. Once too much energy had been drained, it would enter its decline prematurely and ultimately suffer a