Lin Ke raised an eyebrow. "The history between those two actually has something to do with the origins of the Demon Race?"
Did the Dragon-Elephants have such an impressive background?
The Dream-Eating Gecko immediately explained, "This is only a rumor I happened to hear. Whether it's true still needs to be verified."
Then he began explaining everything he knew in detail.
"They say that in High Antiquity, immortals and demons roamed the world, and the Hundred Clans stood in great numbers. It was an age of unparalleled prosperity."
"The Demon Race and the Dragon-Elephant Clan were both among the Hundred Clans back then. At the time, their relationship wasn't as irreconcilable as fire and water, as you see today."
Lin Xuanyuan raised his eyebrows. The Dream-Eating Gecko's words seemed to stir some vague memories, so he interrupted to ask:
"What happened afterward?"
The Dream-Eating Gecko rolled his eyes at him. "I'm telling a story here. No interruptions, old man."
He continued, "But later, for some unknown reason, a war suddenly broke out among the Hundred Clans, sweeping across heaven and earth."
"In that war, immortals fell and demons perished, the heavens crumbled and the earth split, the sun and moon were overturned, and the Great Dao nearly collapsed. Countless powerful races were reduced to dust and ashes in its aftermath."
"The Hundred Clans withered, heaven and earth were devastated, and the blood of the fallen rained down for a full century. It could be called one of the darkest and most terrifying periods in this world's history."
"And the ones who triggered all that disaster and devastation, causing the war among the Hundred Clans, were the Demon Race of that era."
"The Demon Race of that time, now also called the High Antiquity Demon Race, were the origin of today's