"The Heavenly Demons within the Forbidden Void are not native lifeforms of the Star River Cosmos. They all came from beyond the Star River Cosmos."
"They were special beings my master captured from outside the Star River Cosmos, meant to fight across the Starry Sky on his behalf."
"When these Heavenly Demons first arrived, they were brutal by nature and acknowledged no one—except my master. They required no cultivation resources whatsoever. All they needed was slaughter; through slaughter alone, their power could grow."
"My master had initially found their kind of power strange and intriguing. He studied them as well, but in the end, he never discovered the reason behind it. Still, these Heavenly Demons were indeed his most loyal enforcers."
"At the time, the opponent vying against my master was the Ancient Human Emperor. Before the Ancient Human Emperor, my master was defeated—defeated miserably. Even now, the injuries on his body have yet to fully heal."
"And one of my master's wounds came from the Xuanyuan Sword in your hand. Back then, the Ancient Human Emperor used this very sword to wound him."
At this point, Ye Lin cast an astonished glance at the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand. He had not expected the Xuanyuan Sword he held to carry another layer of history.
Was this an encounter across the river of time?
Countless ages ago, the Ancient Human Emperor had used this sword to grievously wound the one within the Forbidden Void?
"After my master was defeated, the Ancient Human Emperor turned his attention to those Heavenly Demons. Their laws were different, and much like the so-called invasion of foreign species, these Heavenly Demons could not be permitted to remain in this Star River Cosmos."
"However, although the Ancient Human Emperor intended to wipe out the Heavenly Demons