The Era of Emperors had passed long ago. After True Martial Great Emperor created that era, he left behind countless legends and ascended to the upper realm.
The most recent person to bear the Heavenly Mandate, and also the last Great Emperor to ascend to the upper realm, was precisely Mortal Great Emperor.
In the era when Mortal Great Emperor contended for the Heavenly Mandate, two people were hailed as the most likely to bear the Heavenly Mandate of that age.
One was Mortal Great Emperor, while the other was Mad Blood Old Demon.
Speaking of Mad Blood Old Demon, the impression he left upon people was that of an obsessive madman.
He acted with absolutely no reason, relying solely on his whims, anger, joy, and sorrow.
To cultivate his Blood Demon Art, he had once slaughtered thousands of cities and millions of people without restraint.
Even with tens of thousands of enemies, he did not care in the slightest.
On the Yuanyang Continent, merely mentioning Mad Blood Old Demon's name was enough to make even a three-year-old child cry without end in fright.
"It's said that after Mad Blood Old Demon failed to contend with Mortal Great Emperor for the Heavenly Mandate, he disappeared," someone muttered to himself. "Who would have thought he had been hiding in Primordial Ancient City all along?"
"He must have been here ever since the ancient city was rebuilt," someone said in terror. "Good heavens, I even drank tea he brewed for me before."
"I even complained that his tea tasted bad," someone else said, so anxious he was nearly in tears.
"Mad Blood Old Demon." Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling Mad Blood Old Demon's life and deeds.
"What, a devil who once killed without blinking now wants to play the