Slaughter kept releasing the End Realm powerhouses he had hunted down, and Zhang Yang's cultivation kept rising.
Of the fifteen End Realm powerhouses who had invaded this time, aside from Curse, who had escaped, and Xi and Ming, who had been captured, only three were not Zhang Yang's avatars...
Of those three, one was Withered Wood, one was Qing Ming, and one was Xuan Shi.
Among them, Withered Wood and Qing Ming were the strongest. Both were powerhouses of the second tier of the First Realm, with strength comparable to Slaughter's.
Xuan Shi was somewhat weaker, a powerhouse near the upper end of the third tier.
"Slaughter, why are you helping the First Realm?" Withered Wood asked in great confusion.
Though Slaughter had released him, he was not about to yield so easily.
"Because the First Realm is the End Realm!" Slaughter declared.
"Hm?"
"The First Realm was created by my master, to give all living beings a place to return to!" Slaughter said solemnly. "This is my master, Xuan!"
Withered Wood, Qing Ming, and Xuan Shi were all startled.
They looked at Zhang Yang. This was Xuan?
Zhang Yang said mildly, "The End Realm bears your glory, but it has already been destroyed for tens of millions of years. Yet the living beings in the Void will always need somewhere to return to. Otherwise, all living beings are destined to perish. I believe you all understand that very well."
"You... Let us assume you truly are Xuan... Senior Xuan, why do you say all living beings are destined to perish?" Withered Wood asked doubtfully.
Zhang Yang countered, "You do not know how the End Realm was destroyed?"
Up to now, the speculation surrounding the End Realm's destruction had been that Tomb and Ming were responsible. Yet no one knew