To go further back, that was before he had become the Devil Master.
These were matters Xu Zimo found difficult to imagine. Even the previous generation's Devil Master probably understood them only vaguely.
Their very existence was unusual, and the antiquity of their origins had long become impossible to trace.
Upon hearing Xu Zimo's words, the Black Mist did not believe him at first.
He came from the Great Ancient Era, which was already an exceedingly ancient age.
As for anything even older, aside from Ancient Gods' Enlightenment, even he could not imagine it.
But since Xu Zimo had said so, the Black Mist sneered. "Boy, I'll believe you this once, but origins are not important.
"I am the Great Ancient Divine King!"
"You are the Great Ancient Divine King?" Xu Zimo laughed.
"But from your tone just now, shouldn't you hate the Great Ancient Divine King?"
"I was originally one with him," the Black Mist snorted coldly.
"Human nature has always contained both good and evil. The Great Ancient path cultivated good and evil together, and we reached the peak at the same time.
"Who would have thought that when the Great Ancient fellow sought enlightenment at the God-Demon Well, he would strip away his evil thoughts and seal me here?"
"Do you know how long I was sealed away? It was so long that I had already forgotten the very concept of time.
"One era after another passed. The outside world was devastated yet wondrous, while I could only be suppressed in this darkness, without seeing the light of day."
"Later, the Great Ancient died, and I too suffered grievous injuries and fell into slumber."
"After countless more years passed, I finally awakened."
"I am the Great Ancient Divine King, originally a part of the Great Ancient."
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