The Dou Di of the three divine beast clans and the Ancient Eight Clans had all died...
Behind that soft sigh lay tens of thousands of years of blood-soaked history on the Dou Qi Continent.
"Five divine beast clans? Aren't there only three great magical beast clans in the Beast Realm today?"
Xiao Yan paused in surprise.
"No. In ancient times, five Dou Di Tier magical beasts were born on the Dou Qi Continent."
The Nine Nether Saint Ancestor gently shook his head.
"Besides me, there were the Void Dragon Emperor, the Heavenly Phoenix Demon Emperor, the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor, and the Dragon Elephant Sovereign."
As the Nine Nether Saint Ancestor spoke, a trace of surprise lingered in his gaze as he looked at Xiao Yan.
"You also carry a faint aura of the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor's lineage?"
"Senior, by the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor, do you mean the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python?"
Xiao Yan paused, his gaze turning solemn. This matter was extremely important to Cai Lin.
"Indeed. The Nine-Colored Demon Emperor herself!"
The Nine Nether Saint Ancestor nodded slightly. "Among the many experts who ascended to the Great Thousand World back then, the Void Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor were the first to become Heavenly Sovereigns."
"Come to think of it, I owed my own breakthrough to Dou Di to the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor's guidance. That senior bestowed an immense kindness upon me."
Hearing this, Xiao Yan learned something of the connections among the magical beasts-or rather, the divine beasts.
"Then does the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor's inheritance still exist?"
Xiao Yan asked the question that concerned him most.
"It should."
The Nine Nether Saint Ancestor paused, then shook his head slightly. "Even if it does, it no longer belongs to the Dou Qi Continent. As one of