"普通人 in the Blood Moon Empire were basically just expendable resources for Transcendents," Gu Yu explained slowly, her expression grave.
After hearing her explanation, Chen Xi could only stare in disbelief. "There's really a country like that?"
In a world where extraordinary powers were everywhere, no high-ranking Transcendent with even a shred of justice could possibly tolerate such behavior.
"That's why it was destroyed," Lin Yue added for Gu Yu. "A hundred years ago, all the righteous nations joined forces and successfully wiped out those evildoers."
"Actually, the Blood Moon Empire existed for a very short time—just twenty years."
"The reason the various nations didn't attack it was that when Transcendents affiliated with the Blood Moon Empire died, they would curse their killers."
"On top of that, the evil nations had a Legend at the peak of the Sixth Rank backing them: Xin Yue."
"At the time, the Transcendents hadn't found a way to break the curse, so they could only tolerate the Blood Moon Empire for the time being."
"It wasn't until later that Kadeqier, a Transcendent at the peak of the Fifth Rank, developed a blessing that granted immunity to curses."
"Once the blessing was introduced, Xin Yue happened to be under siege by experts from all sides. The various nations then wasted no time in destroying the Blood Moon Empire."
"Supposedly, apart from the collateral branches of the nobility, every founding member of the original Blood Moon Empire was wiped out."
Chen Xi nodded in sudden understanding. "So that's what happened."
"But... the peak of the Sixth Rank?" she muttered. "How did they win back then?"
Lin Yue searched her memories, then gave her an answer.
"It's thought that Xin Yue was gravely wounded and on the verge of death at the time. Even then, it took