Amid those cries of astonishment, Yundaozi's somewhat feeble voice rang out again from the projected image above the Dragon-Suppressing Platform:
"You may not know much about this Xingtian's origins."
"After all, even the records of many ancient sects and aristocratic clans are incomplete when it comes to the history of the Three Realms-Shangqing, Sumeru, and Taiqing-since remote antiquity."
"During my thousand years of wandering Outer Heaven, I was fortunate enough to glimpse part of the truth. Now, as I approach death, I might as well tell you all of it."
"Otherwise, you may still have many doubts about what must be done next."
"Those doubts could well become a weakness when confronting Xingtian Divine Intent."
At these words, the spectator seats, which had been buzzing with discussion, abruptly fell deathly silent once more.
Then, after a few light coughs, Yundaozi continued:
"At the dawn of remote antiquity, not long after chaos first parted, the abundant heavens spiritual energy of the Three Realms gave birth to countless deities of mountains and waters."
"Over the long years, these deities of mountains and waters in turn gave birth to countless great yao and living beings."
"Among them were the Dragon Clan and the human race."
"Later, the Dragon Clan joined forces with the great yao and humans throughout the world to seize vast tracts of land from those myriad deities of mountains and waters, freeing themselves from their constraints."
"And after the Dragon Clan cowed the world's great yao and began ruling the Three Realms."
"The humans and ordinary members of the demon race, unable to endure the Dragon Clan's brutal rule, ultimately joined forces with the myriad deities of mountains and waters who had retreated into the wilderness, rising up to resist."
"After the human race overthrew the Dragon Clan's rule, Ji