Yun Kui glanced at Lin Feng's condensed soul form without showing any emotion, and after confirming that he was not angry, he continued to speak.
"Lord Lin Feng, to be honest, my clan once invaded the Dou Qi Continent."
Recalling the fierce battle tens of thousands of years ago, even though he knew that era had passed, Yuan Kui's body still retained a trace of unconcealed fear.
"My clan calls itself the Holy Clan, of course, this is just a general name, and there are many branches within the clan. And my branch is a formidable force even within the entire Holy Clan."
As he spoke, the pride in Yuan Kui's eyes was hard to hide, but he also knew that his life was now in Lin Feng's hands, so he did not dare to be too arrogant.
"There are at least three Heavenly Sovereign experts in the clan," Yuan Kui said, seemingly afraid that Lin Feng was not familiar with the Holy Clan's realm divisions, so he used the term "Great Thousand Worlds."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that due to the Holy Clan, the Dou Qi Continent had not produced a Dou Di for tens of thousands of years, and had not been able to make contact with the Great Thousand World. Perhaps, the concept of realms in the Great Thousand World had long been lost.
Or perhaps, with Lin Feng's strength and background, he was not capable of knowing about such hidden matters. Therefore, Yuan Kui hurriedly spoke up to enlighten Lin Feng.
"Lord Lin Feng, tens of thousands of years ago, our Holy Clan's ancestor said that the Heavenly Sovereign was a level higher than the Dou Di, and the Heavenly Sovereign realm was a realm title in the Great Thousand World on the Dou Qi Continent."
"Do you know the method to go to the Great Thousand World?"
At this moment, Lin Feng suddenly interrupted Yuan Kui. If he really possessed a passage to the Great Thousand World that allowed one to enter without becoming a Dou Di, it would be an unimaginable opportunity for Lin Feng.
Leaving aside the Origin Qi that enables one to become a Dou Di, the endless spiritual objects in the Great Thousand World, nourished by spiritual energy, contain opportunities and fortunes that are absolutely incomparable to the spiritual herbs of the Dou Qi Continent.
And if he has enough luck to obtain a top-ranked Dharma Body and successfully cultivate it, Lin Feng could even use this Dharma Body to contend with the ten-thousand-foot Emperor Body of a Dou Di at the Dou Sheng realm.
"Lord Lin Feng, I have no way to return to the Great Thousand World. When the Holy Race descended upon the world, besides opening spatial passages, only powerful royal families and expedition teams were allowed to travel alone."
"And with my current cultivation level, I am far from being able to join an expedition team. Tens of thousands of years ago, if it weren't for the clan leader's desire to conquer the entire Dou Qi Continent and make it our clan's home after discovering it, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to leave."
"As you say, since your clan has several Heavenly Sovereigns, why was the Dou Qi Continent able to block you out back then? With at least three Heavenly Sovereigns blocking your way, no matter how many Dou Emperors you had, they couldn't have stopped you, right?"
Lin Feng had some doubts. According to Yuan Kui, a Dou Emperor was at most equivalent to an Earthly Sovereign, and the difference between the two was enormous.
Moreover, if Yuan Kui's clan truly had three experts equivalent to Heavenly Sovereigns, then even among the entire extraterrestrial demons, their ranking would be quite high. Their inherited secret techniques are undoubtedly far superior to the Emperor-level Dou Di's Dou Techniques.
Yuan Kui's race is equivalent to a vast number of Earthly Sovereigns among Dou Di.
Given these numerous advantages, why is the Dou Qi Continent still dominated by Dou Qi, with no trace of the extraterrestrial evil race?
"My lord, you are unaware that as outsiders, we are subject to the suppression of the world, especially in a small, prosperous world like the Dou Qi Continent. Naturally, a small world gives rise to some hazy consciousness."
"After our race arrived, it immediately suppressed 30% of our combat power, with only the three ancestors seemingly unaffected."
"Moreover, the legendary world consciousness seems extremely decisive, resolutely burning the world's primordial energy to forcibly enhance the combat power of many Dou Di."
"Of course, even so, under the suppression of a major realm, many Dou Di would still be forced to retreat."
As he spoke, Yuan Kui seemed to realize something, and cold sweat poured down his back.
"However, due to the World Consciousness's reckless burning of its origin, our clan was unable to immediately conquer the Dou Qi Continent. Therefore, our ancestors established our camp in the western part of the Dou Qi Continent, now the Western Desert region."
"Afterwards, they planted our clan's divine herbs, gradually eroding the environment of the Dou Qi Continent, attempting to obliterate or even sanctify the World Consciousness, thus gaining control of it!"
"Originally, according to this plan, the Dou Qi Continent would definitely have been ours. Who knew that in those few decades of protracted warfare, several powerful Dou Di rose like lightning, changing the situation."
"Among them, two were the most terrifying. One was engulfed in multicolored flames. According to our clan's ancestors, this formidable expert, known as Brother Yan, had received the inheritance of a powerful avatar from the Great Thousand World."
"Perhaps because the Dou Qi Continent was on the verge of destruction, it collected all the strange flames on the Dou Qi Continent in just a few decades, actually reaching the realm of a high-level Dou Di. Its combat power was comparable to a half-step Heavenly Sovereign. Even with several ancestors suppressed, it was able to hold off one of them one-on-one."
"However," Yuan Kui suddenly paused, Lin Feng did not see any fear of this former Flame Emperor in him. On the contrary, another Dou Di who had not been mentioned was the real culprit behind their plan.
"The truly terrifying one is a super divine beast—the Dragon Phoenix!"
"Before becoming a Dou Di, it was recognized by the emperors and granted the title of Emperor. After becoming a Dou Di, it directly swept away all the strongmen of our clan except for the three ancestors. Even when the three ancestors made a move, they were seriously injured and forced to flee." "
With the existence of the Dragon Phoenix, why has no Dou Di appeared on the Dou Qi Continent for tens of thousands of years?"
Ignoring Yuan Kui's shocked expression, Lin Feng asked. Given the potential of the Dragon-Phoenix, theoretically, as long as they cultivated step by step, it shouldn't take long for them to reach the Heavenly Sovereign realm, even if various limitations prevented them from doing so.
However, with their combat strength, comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign should be easy for them. Yet, tens of thousands of years later, not only are their deeds little known, but even the Dou Di (Battle Emperor) has never appeared again.
What exactly happened during this time?
"Lord Lin Feng truly possesses great wisdom!"
Yuan Kui, who had already decided to tell everything in an attempt to save his life, had completely lost his arrogance and was ready to seize any opportunity to shower them with flattery.
"Our clan's ancestors also sensed the impending doom. If this dragon-phoenix is allowed to continue its ascent, not only will it fail to conquer the Dou Qi Continent, but the entire clan will face annihilation!"
"Therefore, after discussing the matter, the three ancestors decisively led the entire clan in an attack, not giving the dragon-phoenix time to advance, and launched a decisive battle!"
"Of course, the ancestors were not entirely confident of victory in this battle, because the dragon-phoenix's progress was simply too rapid, as if the entire fortune of the Dou Qi Continent had been concentrated in its body."
"As for beings like myself, they are a contingency plan left by our ancestors. They said that the more concentrated the bloodline, the stronger the power, and the higher the chance of being detected and resisted by the Dou Qi Continent."
Seemingly noticing Lin Feng's confusion, Yuan Kui explained before Lin Feng could ask.
"Furthermore, our clan's cultivation focuses more on the soul. Combined with our clan's secret techniques, we can devour the life essence, soul, and everything else of others for cultivation, so we don't place much emphasis on bloodline."
"Devour others?"
Hearing this, Lin Feng seemed to recall something. In the original story, the Void Devouring Flame devoured the last king of the Devouring Spirit Clan, combining this with its own devouring power, allowing the Soul Clan's bloodline to continue to flourish, with divine-grade bloodlines constantly emerging.
"That's right, this is our clan's most powerful innate divine ability besides the soul."
"Then why are you only at the Dou Zong realm? With such a divine ability, it seems a bit weak!"
Seeing Lin Feng's curious expression, Yuan Kui's dark face darkened even more. However, for the sake of his life, Yuan Kui didn't want to argue with Lin Feng any further and could only look at him with a resentful expression.
"Lord Lin Feng, you may not know, but this Devouring Divine Ability is too powerful, unlike the soul, which can gradually become stronger through acquired cultivation. Therefore, even with our clan's large population, there are not many clansmen who possess the Devouring Divine Ability." "
If one of them appears, they will receive the treatment of a Saint Son and will be able to compete for the clan leader's succession in the future!" "
If I had the Devouring Divine Ability, I would at least be equivalent to a Dou Sheng by now, and I wouldn't have fallen into your hands, sir!"
"It seems you are very dissatisfied with your defeat at my hands?"
Unaware that Yuan Kui had completely surrendered, Lin Feng naturally had to suppress him from time to time.
"Lord Lin Feng, I know I was wrong!"
Seeing the subtle change in Lin Feng's tone, Yuan Kui quickly admitted his mistake without thinking.
"This is the only time, don't let it happen again!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Tell me about the Devouring Spirit Clan! Is there any connection between this clan and your clan?" "
Uh ..."
However, Yuan Kui's expression was somewhat embarrassed, and he hesitated when Lin Feng asked the question, as if unwilling to explain the ins and outs of the matter.
"Hmm!?"
"Lord Lin Feng, I don't know much about this matter either."
Seeing that Lin Feng's expression was about to become subtle again, Yuan Kui quickly said.
"According to my cousin's nephew, the Devouring Spirit Clan is actually a descendant of our clan. At that time, our clan had ten prodigies who awakened the power of devouring, known as the Ten Outstanding Talents of the Era!"
"Among them was one prodigy, whose temperament was quite reckless, and whose harem numbered well over three thousand beauties."
"After entering the Dou Qi Continent, the number of his harem exploded, and the Devouring Spirit Clan are the offspring of their union with the races of the Dou Qi Continent."
"The amazing thing is that the offspring born from the union of our clan and the races of the Dou Qi Continent were not suppressed by the consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent."
"At that time, the ancestor who discovered this set out a grand plan: all members of the Holy Clan were to seek out people from the Dou Qi Continent and reproduce."
"Of course, to prevent the many Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent from discovering this, the clan members only carried out this work in the northwest of the Dou Qi Continent."
"Originally, with this plan in place, taking over the Dou Qi Continent would have been an easy task, perhaps even without firing a single shot."
"As long as the Devouring Spirit Clan can dominate the mainstream of the continent, the consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent will naturally lean towards our clan, and the suppression of the three ancestors will disappear."
"With the power of the three Heavenly Sovereigns, taking over a small world is a piece of cake!"
"Perhaps the Dou Qi Continent was destined to survive, ultimately giving birth to an unimaginable existence like the Dragon Phoenix. Coupled with the help of the Dou Qi Continent's unseen consciousness, its advancement speed was extraordinary. In just a few decades, it advanced from birth to a realm comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign!"
"Thus, under the decisive leadership of the three ancestors, a war affecting the entire Dou Qi Continent began!"
"Before the Dragon Phoenix truly reached its peak, the three ancestors killed it in its cradle. However, in its final burst of power, one ancestor also died, and the other two were seriously injured."
"Of course, even so, after losing the Dragon Phoenix, its strongest fighting force, the Dou Qi Continent was unable to withstand our clan's attack."
"At this moment, the consciousness of the Dou Qi Continent frantically burned its source energy, forcibly helping Emperor Yan advance. Many other Dou Di also fought fiercely against our clan's experts, disregarding everything."
"Some of these fanatical beings even burned their Dou Di bloodlines, gathering the bloodlines of their entire imperial clan into one body, unleashing unimaginable power."
"This is also why there are so few imperial clans on the Dou Qi Continent today. Otherwise, there would be at least nearly a hundred imperial clans existing." "
I cannot know the specific details of the battle, only that in the end, the source energy of the Dou Qi Continent disappeared, and all the Dou Di died in battle. And our clan's strongest being was reduced to only one being comparable to a Dou Sheng."
"After concealing us within the flow of time, this lord vanished, his whereabouts unknown."
"Is this the reason for the disappearance of the source energy of the Dou Qi Continent?"
Lin Feng murmured softly. Moreover, Yuan Kui's race still had a Dou Sheng-level expert remaining in the world. Although tens of thousands of years have passed, Yuan Kui has survived for so long; there's no reason why such a powerful being couldn't exist.
"Do you have your clan's contact information?"
"Lord Lin Feng, for some reason, even using the clan's unique communication method, I couldn't detect any of my clansmen. According to the clan's plan back then, there should be no fewer than 100,000 people like me in secret."
"Could it be that they were all discovered and killed?"
Unexpectedly, even Yuan Kui didn't have his clan's contact information. The Holy Clan is far too dangerous. Aside from geniuses like Lin Feng who can fight beyond their level, those on the Dou Qi Continent at the same cultivation level are no match for them.
If they aren't eliminated, the Dou Qi Continent will find it difficult to withstand the rapidly rising Holy Clan!
(End of Chapter)