The End of the Mist (3)

As this man's reputation rose, cultivators gradually seemed to recognize him, saying that he looked exceedingly similar to a cultivator from their clan who had disappeared long ago.

While the outside world buzzed with speculation, this Nascent Soul cultivator, black as refined iron, finally admitted that he was that very man.

His skin color was the result of cultivating a certain technique, and he cited several incidents to prove his identity.

Though his cultivation was profound, his present appearance made him an outlier. He could not resist the Devil Race's rejection of outsiders through his strength alone.

Moreover, his ambitions were immense. He was never one willing to live beneath another's heel. Once his identity was confirmed, he finally gained a firm foothold on the Lost Continent and began carving out his legend.

This man was the later world-renowned "Black Devil Progenitor," Xiahou Shangxie.

After proving his identity, Xiahou Shangxie began establishing his own Lineage. With his status as a Nascent Soul cultivator and his peerless combat strength, accomplishing this was not difficult.

Countless cultivators were willing to attach themselves to his banner.

His Lineage was initially extremely low-profile. Xiahou Shangxie, who had first burst onto the scene like a comet blazing across the sky, dazzling all eyes, gradually vanished without a trace.

He secluded himself year-round, and members of his Lineage rarely traveled outside.

Not until seventy years later did the great war between the Lost Continent and the Verdant Continent erupt.

When both sides were fighting with exceptional brutality, and the upper echelons of the Devil Race kept urging the great Lineages and sects to send more cultivators into the army, a devil army formed from a single Lineage entered their sight.

What first drew their attention was the cultivators' skin color. They were utterly different from other