"This matter... it's a long story."
Hearing Ye Lin's question, the Spirit King raised his head to look at the ceiling, and for some reason, a wave of melancholy came over him.
"Tell me."
"It's been so long already. Don't tell me you can't talk about it?"
"There is nothing I cannot say."
The Spirit King spoke calmly.
Hearing that, Ye Lin said nothing.
Your status is high. You're formidable.
He truly could not refute that.
The Spirit King's status was indeed lofty.
"It's a long story, but I can make it short."
"A very, very long time ago, our Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan and the Mystic Soul Dragon Clan were extremely close. When our two ancestors first arrived at the Origin Continent, they were brothers closer than any."
"But later... tragedy struck."
As the Spirit King began telling his story, Ye Lin listened with rapt attention.
"Our two clans' ancestors fell in love with the same woman."
"Because of that woman, the two ancestors went from being brothers to becoming enemies."
"In the end, they fought more than once over her. Later, the two went their separate ways and each established their own faction and clan."
"Then, because of the relationship between those two ancestors, our clans came to find each other displeasing. As time passed, the hatred grew deeper and deeper."
"Until eventually, that hatred reached a point where it could no longer be resolved."
"When all was said and done, as long as either side bowed its head, the hatred could naturally be dissolved. After all, fighting back and forth benefited no one."
"But neither side was willing to bow first, and so things developed into this."
By the end, the Spirit King spread his hands, his face full of helplessness.
Ye Lin understood as well.
So that