After hearing Kuize's opinion, the Apex Hunters fell silent once more, looking at Ye Chen as though he were an oddity among oddities.
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Faced with this awkward scene, Ye Chen clearly had no choice but to shut up and sit properly.
"Since Mr. Kuize has put it that way, let's set this topic aside for now."
Alpedis continued speaking with a calm expression.
"However, Ye Chen, even if you do not have a 'Spirit Realm,' you must still have some vague understanding of all our origins, correct?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen pondered for several seconds before replying:
"If I'm not mistaken, everyone present should possess memories and backgrounds from something like a 'past life,' right?"
Alpedis nodded in confirmation.
"Yes, that is more or less correct."
"Since you already understand that much, the following topic will be easier to discuss."
"Every one of us was once a god who truly existed, just like Abyss Havijordan and Holy Light Angrinonde, who exist in the present world."
"However, our 'former selves' all perished in different worlds and eras."
"As for who we are now, we are equivalent to newborn entities reincarnated into this time and space, wearing human shells."
Seeing Alpedis casually lay bare this absurd reality, one capable of overturning countless laws and conventions of the world, Ye Chen's eyes still flickered uncontrollably with shock despite having prepared himself beforehand.
If he had not reached the same Nightmare realm as the Apex Hunters today, they clearly would never have personally revealed such a level of truth to Ye Chen.
And the reason this Apex Hunter tea gathering had specifically been held within Kuize's "Spirit Realm" was surely in part to prevent eavesdroppers and keep these outrageous secrets from accidentally leaking outside.
"According to public understanding, so-called Auling Power, along with