"And each of those three Authority is of the highest rank."
"Even if they turn out to be useless in the end, keeping one as a subordinate is still a good option!"
"After all..."
After a pause, as if remembering something, Liya Nolandir suddenly said,
"Oh, right, what I told you before, that if you were to embark on that Distortion path, you would emerge above the six realms of existence and above billions of other beings, was wrong."
"If the branch of His Majesty Nordrassil, imprisoned here, were to emerge, then it, walking the path of 'Order,' would be the one below the six living beings and above countless others."
"Your words..."
"Below the Seven Living Beings!"
"..."
Shen Heng was somewhat speechless, but he didn't dwell on this "below the six or seven living beings" thing. He asked,
"By the way, why didn't you mention Jörmungandr earlier? Wasn't it involved in that war?"
"Yes, it was one of those four rebellious Ninth Tier beings back then. However, at that time, it only possessed one Authority, and it wasn't a particularly strong Authority, so it wasn't the main force," Night Spirit Liya replied.
"The main force consisted of the two Calamity Beasts that wielded two Authority at the time."
"One is the Feathered Serpent, who holds the Authority over the sky and the wind; the other is the Rock Verge Lizard, who holds the power over the earth and the rocks."
Feathered Serpent? Rock Verge Lizard?... Shen Heng pondered for a moment, then asked, "So, they were stronger Jörmungandr back then?"
"Hmm," Liya Norlandil nodded, "But the Rock Verge Lizard was the Calamity Beast that His Nordrassil killed after the war. As for the Feathered Serpent..."
After a pause, Liya Nolandil said,
"After that great battle, the Calamity Beast Feathered Serpent a free... emm, I don't know what to call them, but they're free, that's all... well, free, in their words!"
"Over there, you are free to act according to your own will."
"Burning, killing, looting, all are permissible."
"Of course, if you encounter someone stronger than you, you should be a little timid. Also, be wary of situations where you might end up relying on a powerful clan."
"However, overall, they did indeed live entirely according to their own will."
"Of course, this kind of life is only useful for the strong; it's too bad for the weak."
"Death and blood once again permeated the Ruins Realm."
"Then, perhaps because of this, the number of battles increased, and the desire to become stronger also rose accordingly. At this time, several Ninth Tier cultivators began to appear one after another."
"However, the fighting isn't limited to the lower-level Calamity Beast; once they reach the Ninth Tier, there's also fighting."
"Some guys even went so far as to provoke that Feathered Serpent."
"But that Feathered Serpent has been active since the Chaos Era, and even after the War of Antiquity, it inherited a third Authority, the Raging Flame."
"So, naturally, he died!"
"Because so many Ninth Tier beings died, this era is called the Era of Godfall."
"Of course, there are also beings who call this era, which is led by the Feathered Serpent, the Feathered Serpent Era."
"In short, this era is the longest of all the eras!"
"However, for many Calamity Beasts, this era is not good; only a few tribes, and even fewer Calamity Beast, feel comfortable in this era."
"Then, until sometime later..."
"That wretched serpent that had been lurking on the plateau somehow managed to collud with one being in the deep sea, and another who had only recently reached the Ninth Tier, and launched a rebellion against the Feathered Serpent."
"Originally, everyone thought they would fail too."
"After all, the Feathered Serpent has ruled for far too long, so long that no one believes it will fail."
"Moreover, the Feathered Serpent once held three Authority, while they were merely one with two Authority and two with one Authority each."
"And the last one, His Nordrassil, who wielded three Authority, faced four opponents, two of whom held two Authority!"
"Although we didn't win in the end and I was seriously injured, I didn't let the other side get away with it either; I even killed one of them."
"So nobody thinks they can win."
"But in the end, unexpectedly..."
"They won, and with relatively few casualties, and even went on to launch a purge."
Purge?... Shen Heng and Qin Yu looked up from the side.
They only heard Liya Nolandir continue speaking.
"Throughout the entire continent, apart from His Nordrassil and the High Priest who ruled our race at the time, all those of the Ninth Tier, without exception, became targets of their purge."
"To achieve efficiency, they divided the goals equally and began to take action."
"Among them, that broken snake was the fastest and was the first to kill a Ninth Tier opponent."
"Then, just as it was about to move on to its next target, it discovered that the other creature had realized what was happening and was now preoccupied with two other Ninth Tier."
"Although each one only carries a single Authority, ultimately, there are three of them."
"Then..."
"It was at that time that all living beings in the entire Ruins Realm witnessed for the first time the power of the 'Distortion' Authority!"
His words trailed off slightly, tinged with resentment and admiration for that strength.
Liya Nolandir continued,
"Although it was injured in the end, it was only a minor injury, and after its condition recovered slightly, that damned snake Distortion its status from 'suffered some minor injuries' to 'in good condition'."
"This ability can be used like this?..." Shen Heng pondered silently.
The sound continued to ring in my ears.
"As for the other two, they also killed the remaining Ninth Tier members in the following period of time."
"Then, take the point where the last Ninth Tier died as the node."
"The Age of Fallen Gods, or the Age of Feathered Serpent, has officially begun."
"Then, we entered the next era, which is the era we are currently in."
"Currently, our Night Spirit Clan doesn't have a very general name to refer to this era."
"However, this is because of this era, the one we are currently in."
Therefore, we also call this era the present era.
"In the present era, our Night Spirit Clan remains unchanged from before."
"The only change is with the Calamity Beast."
"The three guys, led by that broken snake, who participated in the rebellion and purge, formed an organization that still exists today."
"That organization, the one you already know about."
"Court Council."
"The Ruins Abyss Court Council..."