"This..."
Nie Yun was too stunned to speak.
Ephemeral Old Man had put it simply and clearly; he already understood what the Era Realm was.
It should have been a way of recording eras. Once an era developed to a certain stage, an Asura King would emerge to destroy the world, after which everything would begin anew, cycling over and over!
Did that mean the Asura King was truly immortal and indestructible? Truly unstoppable?
"Since ancient times, there have been countless people of astonishing talent, yet no one has ever been able to halt the Asura King's advance. Forget the other Era Realms—take the previous one alone! The previous Era Realm was the world of the Dao Race. Everyone cultivated the Dao, and the world was not divided into six paths; there was only one Primordial World. Experts stood like forests within it, masters scattered like grains of sand, too numerous to count! Yet in the end, it still fell to the Asura King. Although the Asura King was ultimately slain by the Five-Clawed Dragon Emperor, the entire Primordial World had already split apart completely and could not be restored. That was how it became the present Six Paths of Heaven and Earth!"
Ephemeral Old Man seemed to have seen through his doubts. After explaining, he continued, "Do you know why the Asuras hate the Monsterfolk so deeply? And why the Monsterfolk and humans regard each other as enemies?"
"I don't."
Nie Yun shook his head.
Ever since he could remember, the conflict between the Monsterfolk and humans had never ceased. Humans regarded the Monsterfolk as mortal enemies, while the Monsterfolk had always dreamed of exterminating humanity. They were as incompatible as water and fire. But if asked what conflict truly existed between the two races, he could not explain