Human Clan Defender-Chapter 673 - s You Have Arrived, Primordial Emperor Era (Four-in-One Request for Monthly Pass)_5

Naturally, there is no need to elaborate. Compared with today's Human Clan, the number of powerhouses who can reach the Demon Saint Level is so few that one hand isn't enough to count them. Even those comparable to Great Demons are few and far between. As for the so-called Divine Realm, if one doesn't count the Barbarian Gods, then there isn't even one. This gap was indeed alarmingly large.

However, what Shen Changqing cared about even more was why such a powerful era as the Ancient Times had led to this point. He was eager to ask, but he forcefully suppressed the impulse in his heart and let the other party continue speaking.

"The number of strong individuals among the Human Clan kept increasing, but as a price, the amount of Destiny being refined also grew. With Destiny being refined, natural disasters naturally started emerging everywhere. But for the Human Clan of that era, mere natural disasters were easily suppressed and didn't cause much harm. Therefore, no one understood the consequences of refining too much Destiny."

「Until one day—」

The diffuse light around the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord fluctuated slightly. His tone of speech also became more urgent.

"That day, the Firmament collapsed, and an evil aura came from Outer Heaven. Heaven and Earth seemed to plunge into a doomsday scene. The Human Clan's powerhouses were all alarmed and went to war with those uninvited guests."

"The Demon Evil Clan?" Shen Changqing asked in surprise and doubt.

Although there had never been any trace of Demon Evil in the records of the Ancient Ruins, he would not forget. Yi Ning had once said that only the Human Clan could enter the Ancient Ruins; even a Defender Envoy who had merged with some Demon Evil power could not enter. There must be a reason for this. There was only one explanation: in the Ancient Times, the Demon Evil did actually exist.

Shen Changqing had no solid evidence for this speculation. Now, hearing the other party's words, it seemed as if his guess had been confirmed.

Upon hearing this, the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord spoke with a heavy tone, "Indeed, it is the Demon Evil Clan you just mentioned. There are passages in Heaven and Earth, and these passages contain Seal Strength. The source of this power is the Heaven and Earth Destiny. All living beings and all forms of Destiny in the world are part of the Heaven and Earth Destiny. The Human Clan refined too much Destiny, causing the Heaven and Earth Destiny to diminish, which in turn weakened the Seal Strength within the passages."

"It was from that time on that we learned there was an even vaster Heaven and Earth outside our own. All the intruding Demon Evils were insignificant before the Human Clan of that era. They were effortlessly slaughtered by the Human Clan's powerhouses. Following that, some Human Clan powerhouses found the location of the Heaven and Earth Passage and officially ventured out."

The Mount Tai Prefecture Lord seemed to have returned to those ancient days, as once-dormant and faded memories began to resurface bit by bit.

"When our powerhouses ventured out, they discovered that our Human Clan was not as strong as we had imagined, nor was the Demon Evil Clan so weak. On the contrary, those who had entered our Heaven and Earth through the passage were merely a minor branch of the Demon Evil Clan. The moment our Human Clan powerhouses appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of the Demon Evil Clan's own experts. And so, the disaster descended!"

With that said, the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord did not continue immediately but paused, seemingly deep in thought. After a long pause, he spoke again, his voice laced with self-mockery.

"The strength of the Human Clan was merely that of a frog in a well. The Demon Evil Clan not only possessed powerhouses in the Divine Realm but even had beings who surpassed that realm. When these beings struck, the Divine Realm powerhouses of the Human Clan fell one after another. As the Human Clan retreated back into our Heaven and Earth, the Demon Evil Clan's experts launched an all-out assault. That battle was cataclysmic. The Ancestral Veins, passed down for countless ages, were shattered. Innumerable members of the Human Clan fell, becoming blood food for the Demon Evil. At the final moment, the Primordial Emperor wielded the Human Clan's Destiny, forcibly established the Divine Kingdom, and became the first Divine King of the Human Clan. He then engaged the Demon Evil Clan's mightiest expert in a decisive battle."

Shen Changqing's chest heaved violently. Seeing the other party fall silent again, he couldn't help but immediately ask, "What was the result?"

"In that battle, the Primordial Emperor spared no cost and ultimately slew the powerful expert of the Demon Evil Clan. The remaining Demon Evils either perished within Heaven and Earth or retreated completely. However, as a consequence, the Primordial Emperor was also utterly spent, his life force depleted. Looking back at the Human Clan, almost all Divine Realm powerhouses had fallen, and the survivors were also grievously wounded. Countless members of the Human Clan, numbering in the hundreds of millions, were nearly exterminated."

"Afterward, to prevent such an event from happening again, the Primordial Emperor led the remaining powerhouses of the Human Clan and, at the cost of their own beings, restored the Heaven and Earth Destiny, allowing the Seal Strength of the Heaven and Earth Passage to be re-established. Simultaneously, all methods of Destiny Sealing the Gods were destroyed, and the Human Clan was forbidden from ever using such techniques to achieve breakthroughs again. Finally, the Primordial Emperor, after reflecting on the pain, realized that the great calamity of the Human Clan was entirely their own doing. Thus, before perishing, he proclaimed to all under Heaven and Earth that an Emperor's lifespan is determined by Heaven, and they must no longer seek immortality."

Only when the Mount Tai Prefecture Lord finished speaking did Shen Changqing truly understand what had transpired in the Ancient Times. So, it turned out that during the Ancient Times, the Human Clan had already fought a great war against the Demon Evil Clan, and it seemed both sides had suffered immense losses. Of course, compared to the Demon Evil Clan, the Human Clan's losses were clearly far more severe; otherwise, the Primordial Emperor would not have resorted to such measures to ensure the Human Clan's continuation. As for the saying that an Emperor's lifespan is determined by Heaven and immortality must not be sought—that was entirely because of the Primordial Emperor's decree, born from the lessons of that disaster.