Zhan Jiuxiao broke the silence, weighted with a thousand jun, in a low voice carrying unquestionable certainty. It was not a question, but a statement.
"Speak freely."
Jiang Shu slowly straightened, raised his eyes, and met Zhan Jiuxiao's sharp gaze—eyes that seemed capable of piercing the human heart—without flinching or evasion.
He took a deep breath. The warm current, rich with the aura of creation, tasted faintly bitter at this moment, carrying an urgency to part the fog.
"Uncle Zhan, I do indeed have questions I wish to ask."
The Star Ruins Realm was immensely important to Jiang Shu.
Only by ensuring he knew the Star Ruins Realm's exact circumstances could he act more conveniently within the Demon Domain.
If the Star Ruins Realm was too dangerous, then he would have to exercise the utmost caution in everything he did within the Demon Domain.
Jiang Shu's voice was calm, yet every word rang clear, striking the silent hall and causing Zhan Yun, who was treating her wounds nearby, to crack open her eyes slightly.
"Strictly speaking, I am not a member of the War Alliance. There are many matters I have no right to ask about and no qualification to know."
"However, the Battle Soul Ancient Path Secret Realm became contaminated, and even the entire secret realm world fell with it. Even the heroic souls of our Human Race forebears were tainted by filth. Together with all the events before the secret realm opened, I believe this matter is absolutely not an isolated coincidence. Someone is plotting in the shadows."
"Back when I first entered the War Alliance and set foot upon the Nine Battles Ancient Path, one of its Laws read the memories of my battle with the Mech Mother. That very night, the War God Scroll in my