In the beginning of all things, it was in the ancient times.
Back then, Anduya was not yet the Black Wing King, but merely a young and ambitious vampire with some talent, though not exceptional. In those days, the Monro clan was filled with geniuses, and he seemed so unremarkable.
Everything changed with Anduya’s awakening.
After his awakening, Anduya’s bloodline abilities were enhanced to the extreme, and his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. Based on his bloodline talents, the reigning Prince of the Monro clan announced that this young vampire had awakened the bloodline of a second-generation progenitor, and from then on, he was named Anduya.
At the time of his awakening, memories of a new world appeared in Anduya’s mind. Back then, he only remembered the existence of such a new world, and that powerful beings had once set foot there. His predecessor, who awakened, was one of the strongest who had entered the new world.
Subsequently, the new world underwent changes, expelling all the foreign strong beings and vanishing into the depths of the void.
However, all the powerful knew that the new world would reappear, and they had been waiting for the right moment.
But the memories of the new world were vague and fragmented, like an old man recalling his youthful days, with the details blurred.
Normally, such a thing should not happen to a being as powerful as Anduya, as everything seen, heard, and experienced should be recorded completely, allowing them to recall even the smallest detail when needed.
Seeing Qian Ye’s puzzled gaze, Anduya said, “Have you noticed that both the Evernight and the Empire have very hazy records of the ancient times, with many contradictions? This should not have happened, given that many elders have lived from the ancient times to the present.”
Qian Ye thought about it and realized it was true. The Empire could be excused, as before its founding, it was enslaved by the vampires. But how could the Evernight be the same? At least the Three Supreme Sovereigns of the Sacred Mountain had lived from the ancient times. Even without going far, Yen Pupil beside him was also an awakened being, yet she was unclear about her identity before awakening. The Green King, who was always by her side, was also ambiguous, not because he deliberately kept secrets, but because he might not remember clearly himself.
“Actually, the watershed was the rise of the human race and the founding of the Empire,” Anduya said slowly.
As an awakened second-generation progenitor, Anduya personally witnessed the founding Emperor rising from humble beginnings, sweeping across the land, and leading the human race out of twilight and into the Evernight. He was, of course, the most authoritative witness to this history.
“The story of how the founding Emperor rose up, won seven battles, broke through the encirclement, and led the human race to freedom, you must be familiar with. However, there is one thing you might not know, the Lost Season.”
“Lost Season?” Qian Ye had never heard of such a term.
“This was a legend known only to the highest echelons of the Assembly back then, naturally unknown to the outside. I was just qualified enough to experience it. The Lost Season refers to the sudden confusion that overcame all the top-tier Evernight beings. During that time, we were like in a dream, seeing and experiencing incredible things, but forgetting them in an instant. For a while, I couldn’t even tell what was a dream and what was reality.”
“By the time the Lost Season ended, we discovered that the human race had already revolted in many places and assembled several impressive armies. It seemed that overnight, the human race had their own suitable cultivation techniques and top-tier strong beings. Back then, even the Supreme Sovereigns dared not easily claim victory against the founding Emperor! How could such strong beings appear out of nowhere?”
According to the Imperial records, at the beginning of the human race’s rise, the founding Emperor, along with the twelve pillar generals, fought fiercely, first defeating the pursuing vampire forces, then engaging in a mutually destructive battle with the Evernight Assembly, forcing the Assembly to acknowledge the human race’s status. The Empire thus established its first home on the Evernight continent.
Thinking back now, it seemed too easy. According to Anduya, Qian Ye understood that the human race’s rise coincided with the top-tier Evernight beings experiencing the Lost Season, and neither the Supreme Sovereigns nor the most powerful dukes and princes acted, allowing the human race to survive the initial difficult times.
Anduya, recalling the past, paused for a moment before saying, “Actually, back then, I felt as if the dawn force had suddenly become much more intense. In the ancient times, there wasn’t so much dawn force. And it seemed to be related to the fall of the Hollow Star, though the memory is hazy, and I don’t remember when or why it fell.”
“The reason we called that period the Lost Season is that after it, all the top-tier strong beings’ memories of the ancient times became blurred, as if some force had erased them from our hearts. Every day, more blanks appeared in our memories. At that time, the Queen should have been the most resistant to the Lost Season’s erosion, but the Blood River also experienced changes. As the second drop of blood, she was the hardest hit. Since the Lost Season, she has often needed to sleep.”
“Because of the Lost Season, the earliest memories of the new world are hazy, with only a few remembering its existence, waiting for the right time to enter again. For the entire Sacred Mountain, nothing is more important than the new world, for it contains the origin of darkness.”
Finally, Qian Ye seized the opportunity to ask, “What exactly is the origin of darkness?”
“It is that.” Anduya pointed to the black sun in the sky.
Qian Ye was shocked and looked up at the sky.
“Is that the origin of darkness?! Even if it is, what use is it?” Qian Ye blurted out involuntarily.
The black sun, rather than a resource, seemed more like a natural phenomenon. In the Evernight world, there were always rumors of who wanted to capture which floating island or which continent, but never of capturing the top continent, let alone the sun.
Staring at the black sun, Qian Ye couldn’t figure out how to use this “origin of darkness.”
Seeing Qian Ye’s expression, Anduya smiled and said, “Who says the origin of darkness must be ‘used’? Its very existence is the most meaningful thing.”
“I don’t understand,” Qian Ye admitted honestly.
“Actually, it’s not hard to understand. Think, if we, the Evernight Holy Race, must exterminate the human race, what would we do?”
Qian Ye, who had led troops and conquered territories, replied without hesitation, “Of course, we would gather all the strong and elite forces, advance simultaneously, first kill or at least control all the divine generals and kings of the human race, then destroy the Imperial army, and finally, harvest the civilians. After killing everyone we can, we would slowly hunt down the rest.”
“Would it work?” Anduya asked.
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