Every word Shi Hao said spread throughout the Stone Kingdom Imperial Capital for all to hear.
When he revealed the truth of what had happened years ago, the entire Imperial Capital erupted.
Everyone knew that Shi Hao, the Born Supreme from the Martial King Manor, had not grown up there. He had come from elsewhere.
Something complicated must have happened back then. The story was bound to have twists and turns.
But none of them had imagined the truth would be this explosive.
A Born Supreme had had his Supreme Bone dug out by his own people and transplanted into the Double-Pupiled One.
No wonder news that the Double-Pupiled One possessed the Supreme Bone had never leaked. They had kept it buried deep.
Fear of attracting attention and having him killed before he could grow was surely the main reason.
But the shameful origins of that Supreme Bone had probably made them reluctant to spread the word, too.
"So the Martial King Manor should have had a Double-Pupiled One with the bearing of a Primordial Era Saint, and a Born Supreme besides..."
"Hiss. What kind of fortune did the Martial King Manor have?"
People could not help drawing a sharp breath.
No one knew how long it had been since Double Pupils last appeared after the great war of the Primordial Era Gods. They had passed into legend.
Born Supremes were rarer still. No one knew how long it had been since one was born in the Eight Domains; the texts did not even clearly record the previous case.
In the Primordial Era's most glorious Years, Sages had vied for supremacy, Gods had shone brightly, and all manner of physiques and special gifts had emerged.
Yet there had been no sign of a Born Supreme.
Now both had appeared in