You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Lin Yue was stunned.

Isn't this holding back for fear of hurting the hostage?

For the Salvation Sect's Ancient Gods, the Human Clan is just like hostages taken for their purposes.

The purpose was to make Taichu hesitant?

"Will that work?" Lin Yue couldn't help but ask.

"It won't work."

The Second Prince shook his head slightly and said, "The Human Clan born after the arrival of Eternal Night, although not assimilated and devoured by Eternal Night, has completely lost Taichu's favor, no longer unpredictable in destiny, and stands opposed to Eternal Night, regarded as mortal enemies by the Mutant Beasts created by the Destruction Sect's Divine Spirits."

Lin Yue was thoughtful.

This is the reason for the plight of the Eternal Night Clan?

"Did the Destruction Sect's Divine Spirits just leave the Eternal Night Clan alone?" Lin Yue couldn't help but ask.

The Second Prince responded with a slight mocking tone, "The Eternal Night Clan doesn't serve any significant purpose, nor do they shine as brightly as the Ancient Human Clan. Why would the Divine Spirits care? Naturally, they'd leave us to live or die on our own."

Lin Yue was silent.

Indeed, Divine Spirits are inherently non-human, and the three Sons of Taichu have all departed from Eternal Night. Why would the Divine Spirits care about the Eternal Night Clan abandoned by Taichu?

"If not for strong figures like the Human Ancestor appearing in our clan, we might have long been extinct."

The Second Prince slowly said, "This is the origin and the plight of the Eternal Night Clan, and at this rate, even if we are not exterminated by the Mutant Beasts and Demon Clan, we will eventually perish because of Eternal Night."

"Eventually?" Lin Yue asked, "How long do we have left?"

"I don't know."

The Second Prince murmured, "But currently, almost all that should have perished within Eternal Night have already perished, leaving only the last Divine Spirit in Beiyuan Mountain. When He can no longer resist the assimilation by Eternal Night, I'm afraid... everything will come to an end."

"What about the Divine Emperor?" Lin Yue couldn't help but ask, "How did the Divine Emperor die?"

The Second Prince fell silent.

After a moment, he sighed and said, "I killed him."

"Second Brother killed him?" Lin Yue exclaimed.

He only knew that the Divine Emperor was killed by his offspring, but didn't know precisely who did it.

He thought it was the Crown Prince leveraging the Heavenly Dao, but it turned out to be the Second Prince?

But...

Setting aside other factors, the Divine Emperor was a Divine Master, while the Second Prince at most is the Son of God. How did he have the strength to kill the Divine Emperor?

"I'll explain it slowly."

The Second Prince shook his head and said, "It was probably tens of thousands of years ago when there wasn't yet the Three Religions, and among the whole Human Clan, only the Human Ancestor and I had Proven and Transcended, but there were still many Divine Spirits left. At that time, the Human Ancestor and I neither knew where the Human Clan's path lay nor sought the Proving and Refining of the Divine Heart."

"But at that time, Divine Power was extremely rare, and gathering the Divine Heart was even more challenging."

"Unintentionally, the Human Ancestor discovered the Taichu Divine Power left by an unknown Son of Taichu, tried to refine it, but was drawn into an endless Dream and fell into slumber unable to extricate."

"I also tried to refine and merge various Divine Powers and attempted the Ultimate Path, but the mixed Divine Powers led to frequent mistakes in my Divine Soul. At that time, I didn't know... Only the Ancient Human Clan might grasp the Ultimate Path."

The Second Prince's eyes held a self-mocking look.

"In those times, the Human Clan tried everything to struggle for survival and find a way out, which also resulted in the emergence of the Demon Clan."

"However... the emergence of the Demon Clan was not entirely coincidental; there were also the Destruction Sect's Divine Spirits secretly pushing the process, hence giving birth to a Demon Clan that specifically feeds on the Essence Qi of the Human Clan."

"Divine Spirits have their own rules and disdain to act against the frail Human Clan, but just a casual small push resulted in the Demon Clan becoming a formidable enemy that nearly wiped out the Human Clan several times and even threatens us now..."

The eyes of the Second Prince revealed the wear and tear of long years.

Lin Yue also listened in silence.

Though it was just a few words, he could imagine the suffering and dire circumstances that spanned tens of thousands of years.

"Later, after tens of thousands of years, the Imperial Family of Great Yu awakened the Human Ancestor and, because of Xiahou Shou, summoned the calamity of extermination."

The Second Prince said, "The Imperial Family of Great Yu was indeed remarkable, not only attempting to awaken the Human Ancestor but also worshipping the Divine Spirits. After the Human Ancestor awakened, he established a connection with an unknown Ancient God during a sacrificial ceremony in the altar of Great Yu's Imperial Family."

He gave Lin Yue a glance and smiled, saying, "Yes, that unknown Divine Spirit would later become the Divine Emperor."

Lin Yue understood.

"And then?" he asked.

"Then, the Divine Emperor told the Human Ancestor that the Human Clan was near extinction."

The Second Prince said, "At that time, the Divine Emperor had already discovered Xiahou Shou came out alive from the Ancient World, bringing many treasures, so He intentionally descended through the sacrificial ceremony."

"At that time, the Divine Emperor was considering and hadn't decided whether to let Eternal Night end everything. He was not sure if Eternal Night would reach an end after the Human Clan's extinction, so He temporarily didn't want the Human Clan to go extinct and helped them."

"He was the Reincarnation Divine Master, controlling reincarnation, thus reincarnating the Xiahong Bloodline which was highly compatible with various Divine Powers.

"Afterwards, the Human Ancestor reincarnated into His son."

"You know what happened next; when the Human Clan was about to perish, the Divine Emperor saved them and transformed the natural Blessed Land at Eternal Night's center into a Divine Array. Even if He didn't fight the enemies personally, the Human Ancestor, in his reincarnation as the Son of God, was already enough."

"What He sought was balanced, not peace. As long as the Human Clan could fight back against the Demon Clan, it was enough."

The Second Prince sighed and said, "To achieve balance, He prepared the powers of twenty-four Ancient Gods for the princes and princesses, and also helped the Crown Prince transform into the Son of the Heavenly Dao."

Lin Yue listened carefully.

These were things he knew, but what came next was probably information he was unaware of.

"Probably a century ago."

The Second Prince said, "The Star Lord destroyed the outer perimeter of the Great Yong Divine Formation, the Demon Clan launched a massive attack on Great Yong, and the Divine Emperor began repairing the Divine Array everywhere, marking the Emperor's Inspection year."

"These matters weren't originally significant, but back then, one word from the Divine Emperor made the Crown Prince completely wary.

"The Divine Emperor said... Xiahou Shou had entered the Ancient World again, and if this continues, the Demon Clan will become stronger."

"The Crown Prince and I inquired about the Three Great Worlds, but unfortunately, it required Saint Level proficiency in part of the Ultimate Path to unlock the keys to the Three Great Worlds."

"Hence, the Crown Prince, to enter those Three Great Worlds, reincarnated into Xiahong Feng, and upon awakening his memories, he began seeking other keys."

"Unfortunately, those three keys were sealed away by the Demon Clan, and the Sealing Lands were extremely hidden, so he couldn't find where the keys were buried."

"After reincarnation, the Crown Prince inadvertently met your mother, realizing she had an incredible Innate Divine Power, hoping your mother might help locate the Sealing Lands."

The Second Prince spoke softly.

Lin Yue understood.

Only Lin Jianlu's Secret Listening Divine Skill might discover the secrets of the Demon Clan.

"Later, in the forty-sixth year of the Emperor's Inspection, the Divine Emperor suddenly became enraged; the specifics are unclear, but it was likely because Xiahou Shou brought something out from the Ancient World that completely disrupted the balance."

The Second Prince said, "Hence, the Divine Emperor left Great Yong for the first time, going to the Demon Clan nation to kill Xiahou Shou."

"At that time, your father Xiahong Feng and mother Lin Jianlu also met the Divine Emperor in Eternal Night. Upon seeing your mother, the Divine Emperor gave her a token from the Lord of the Other Shore, asking her to visit the Other Shore World."

"Your father and mother explored the Other Shore World for a while and finally confirmed that the Other Shore World is just a mundane world without extraordinary abilities."

"Your parents didn't expect nothing to be gained, thus decided to rely on the pregnancy to bring back an Ancient Human Clan from the Other Shore World... which was you, hoping to try their luck to see if you could master the Ultimate Path."

The Second Prince spoke solemnly, "The Divine Emperor observed Xiahou Shou for a long time and killed his true form, but... this became the main cause of His death."