"Old man!" Ziyue's voice was icy cold. "Don't try to fool me, I want to know everything!"
"We need to have some clues, right?" The old master chuckled. "Don't rush. It's still early, and the start time for the next trial isn't fixed. I can postpone it anytime. Ask me one question at a time. There's no hurry."
This gentle attitude aroused great doubt in Ziyue's heart. Was the other party really that easy to talk to?
He had risked his life to participate in this trial, and Chen Qing had colluded with him from the inside. It was impossible for Chen Qing not to know this. Given this situation, was he really willing to reveal all his secrets?
Do you think she's stupid?
But no matter what the other party thinks, Ziyue will not give up her pursuit of the truth even at this point.
" The Warlock Dynasty has been destroyed for a long time. I don't know any of you. Why do you all remember me? And why do you act like you know me so well?" Ziyue asked.
"Oh, this?" The old master chuckled, while Zhang Xiaoyun sat beside him with a wronged expression. "Senior Ziyue, do you really not remember me? I remember you said back then that I had the most potential. All these years, I've wanted to prove that. Why don't you remember even the slightest thing?"
As they talked, Ziyue clearly sensed a strong aura of hostility rising from Zhang Xiaoyun, whose emotions seemed to be growing increasingly volatile, and whose once clear black and white pupils were now flashing with a scarlet light!
This scene made Ziyue freeze!
Crimson eyes are an abnormal manifestation of a person whose vital energy is powerful but beyond their control. The previous zombies and the Ancient Demon just now all had this color of pupils. This Zhang Xiaoyun...
And for some reason, when the other person brought up the past, that memory actually came back to me.
It seemed like something had been buried for a long time. Thinking about it carefully, there really was that image. She had once said those words to a child. The child's voice and appearance were completely different from Zhang Xiaoyun's now, but at this moment, she felt that the two children were the same person!
"You are..." Ziyue's face turned pale, and she inexplicably took a step back, a fear welling up in her heart—a fear not directed at others, but at herself!
"It seems you've guessed something," Celestial Master Zhang laughed. "You should remember these things by now."
Ziyue: "."
"That's right!" At this moment, Celestial Master Zhang's eyes were also bloodshot. "We are... the Ancient Demon!"
Ziyue almost instinctively wanted to tell Chen Qing everything, but before she could even muster the thought, he spoke, "Think carefully, do you really want to tell him?"
The other person's eyes were incredibly fierce, yet they possessed a kind of magical power that could see into people's hearts, causing Ziyue to shudder and hesitate to make a move for a moment.
"What is going on?"
"With your intelligence, can't you guess it?"
Celestial Master Zhang let out a strange laugh and looked up at the sky above the main hall. At this moment, all four gates had been opened, and four beams of light representing the Four Saints attributes—green, red, white, and black—soared into the sky, enveloping the entire palace.
"Back then, the cycle of Samsara in this world was dominated by several major forces native to us. We, who controlled this world, were just one step away from ushering in the Age of Stars and returning to the primordial era. However, a group of unknown beings suddenly appeared in this world. These people appeared without any reason or warning. Some became low-level demons, some became humans, and some even became our Ancient Demon. They were everywhere!"
"Moreover, they have a deep understanding of the rules of this world and seem to know some of the future trends. In addition, each of these people has unparalleled potential. Most importantly, this group of people has inherited the talent of the Samsara Demons."
"No matter how many times you kill them, they can always come back again. And when they come back, you have absolutely no idea what they will become. They might even become your next generation. You have no way of predicting it, and you can't stop it."
"Back then, all forces were plunged into this terror, and could only watch helplessly as these beings connected with each other, secretly formed alliances, and grew stronger and stronger. From a very early stage, our Ancient Demon Clan knew that we couldn't fight these people head-on for the time being. Sure enough, in less than one Samsara, almost all forces were corrupted and occupied by these people. Our Ancient Demon Clan was even more annihilated because of our unique dangerous talents!"
"But we already knew then why they slaughtered my Ancient Demon Clan." Celestial Master Zhang said, looking at Ziyue: "What do you think? Why?"
Ziyue stared coldly at the other party, recalling the Ancient Demon's setting in her mind. "Your talents pose too great a threat to them. You can devour others, acquiring a portion of their talents and memories. If this continues, you will become the beings they can least control."
"That's right, that's right!" Celestial Master Zhang clapped his hands and laughed, "So we fear them, but they also fear us. When we are in the open and they are in the shadows, we are extremely wary. But conversely, they are the same. When they occupy this world and their power grows, their vigilance against us is also the heaviest. We have made many arrangements in secret, but every time we are reborn, and there is even the slightest sign of a rise, it is swiftly extinguished by them."
"The so-called Four Great Guilds were surprisingly united in their treatment of us, which made us realize that we can't continue like this, or we'll really be wiped out. To strike a snake, you must strike its vital spot. If we want to be reborn, we need to find the perfect opportunity!"
"So the Warlock Dynasty is..." Ziyue's unease grew stronger, because she had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
"Yes, it's us!" Celestial Master Zhang grinned. "At the beginning of Samsara, before the spiritual energy has recovered, the Four Great Guilds are at their weakest. Only then can we put up a fight. But we also know that at this stage, no matter how much we accumulate, our power is limited. Once the Ancient Revival, we will suffer the same fate. So we need to find new power, power that can rival them, and ideally, permanently seal them away so they can't recover!"
"Where did the power come from? We had no direction at first, until one of our clansmen devoured one of the Reincarnator Reincarnator, gaining access to certain memories. Those memories were crucial, containing many secrets. It was through devouring him that we learned the truth about this world, that this world was created by the Reincarnator, and that they understood this world even better than we did. No wonder we lost so badly!"
"The memories of a Reincarnator are enough for you to grasp so much? And to have orchestrated this for so long? Who is that Reincarnator?" Ziyue's heart pounded, feeling as if the whole truth was right before her eyes.
"Oh, it seems you really have forgotten a lot." Celestial Master Zhang gazed at the sky with a melancholy expression. "That Reincarnator... was the creator of this world. His name was: Pu Yunchuan!!"