"I am indeed human. If I am not mistaken, everyone of the Shadow Clan should be as well..." Yang Chen asked.
One of the elder Shadow Clan members at the head of the group smiled. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Cang Feng. To be honest, I hope Young Friend Yang Chen will not laugh at us. Our ancestors were indeed human, but please do not look down on us because we are not purebred humans. Put nicely, we are mixed-bloods. Put harshly, we are hybrids."
Yang Chen was stunned. He truly had not considered that possibility and asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Cang Feng smiled bitterly. "It was a long time ago. As for matters from our ancestors' generation, we cannot guarantee that what we know is wholly accurate. We only know that our ancestors mated with the races of this sea region, eventually giving rise to several clans, and our Shadow Clan was one of them. Our Shadow Clan was once extremely weak. Only after thousands of years of change did we barely manage to relocate to this small place and survive by the skin of our teeth."
Yang Chen gained some understanding, then said, "Since you have told me all this, you must have a purpose. I now have a certain understanding of your situation, so I hope you will also get straight to the point."
"Young Friend Yang Chen is indeed a forthright man. It is like this: our Shadow Clan once had a secret realm left behind by our ancestors. This secret realm can only be opened with the bloodline of a purebred human. But as Young Friend Yang Chen now knows, our bloodlines have long ceased to be pure. A Great Secret Realm lies before us, yet we have no means of opening