C1510 The New Atmosphere of the Boulderdawn
Yu Yuan stroked his chin, his gaze playfully fixed on Yan Qiling, who appeared slightly embarrassed.
Yan Qiling cleared his throat and cast a sidelong glance at Ann Wen from the Colddeath Divine Cult. He seemed on the verge of speaking but held back.
Clearly, he believed that the matters discussed by himself, Yu Yuan, and Hu Caiyun were sensitive secrets of the Boulderdawn Sect.
Ann Wen, despite his close ties with Yu Yuan and the Boulderdawn Sect, was still an outsider.
With an outsider present, Yan Qiling found it difficult to speak freely.
"You guys go ahead and talk. I'll have a word with Liu Ying," he said.
Ann Wen, understanding the situation from Yan Qiling's demeanor, recognized it was inconvenient for him to remain.
Since he couldn't visit the Shadowflame Blight Array at the moment, he decided to head to the Fallen Star Eyes amidst the clouds and spend some time with Liu Ying.
Transforming into a streak of crimson light, he vanished into the sky in an instant.
"With Hierarch Ann's stature and self-control, he's unlikely to stoop to eavesdropping. Rest assured," Yu Yuan stated with gravity.
Upon hearing this, Ann Wen, who had just arrived at the Fallen Star Eyes, stiffened.
With a reluctant flick of his finger, numerous invisible bloodstains silently vanished from the damp earth beneath their feet, seeping deeper into the ground.
"Damned kid," Ann Wen muttered under his breath.
Then, Yan Qiling began to elaborate, "It's quite a tale, but here's the gist of it..."
In ancient times, the Boulderdawn Sect, allied with the ancient evilkind, Terra Fiend, and the Nagas, had only two God-Kings: Taiyin and Taishi.
As the conflict escalated, the cream of the Boulderdawn crop rose to prominence, with Taisu, Taixu, and Mirtyx emerging as leaders.
The death of the Dragon God and the subsequent fall of the Terra Fiend and the four from the Bloodbrawlers led to the creation of three Supreme God seats within the upper sect, benefiting Taisu, Taixu, and Mirtyx, who each secured a seat.
During the Dragon War, Taisu was the first to fall in battle, yet her arcane secrets of ascension were passed down.
With the conclusion of the Dragon War, a new era dawned.
In the new era, Boulderdawn reigned supreme over the vast multitudes of the Everlands, including the ancient evilkind and the formidable factions of the human race, as they pioneered the Star River beyond our world.
Mirtyx and Taixu, God-Kings among men, perished in the throes of battle against the pinnacle warriors from beyond the stars. Yet, within the ranks of Boulderdawn, a new generation invariably rose, embracing the legacy of the Way of Heaven to forge primordial spirits anew and reclaim their rightful place upon the God-King's throne.
These successors, who walked the grand Way of Heaven, retained the honored titles of Mirtyx and Taixu God-Kings. Together, humans and evilkind tirelessly carved out territories in the extraterrestrial Star River, facing a relentless onslaught from otherworldly beings that claimed innumerable valiant lives.
The ranks of the Solar Spirit and Unbound Realm saw countless warriors fall in battle. The Divine Thrones of Taisu, Taixu, and those who ascended to godhood through the Way of Heaven underwent several transitions.
Only Taishi and Taiyin, the God-Kings, held their seats as Supreme Gods with unwavering resolve, steadfast as mountains. Taiyin, in particular, was renowned for his conquests across the extraterrestrial realms and his dominion over the Dragon Slaying Stage.
At its zenith, Boulderdawn was home to five great God-Kings: Taishi, Taiyin, Mirtyx, Taixu, and Taisu. However, only Taishi and Taiyin never met their demise, their Divine Thrones remaining unchallenged.
The seats of Taisu, Taixu, and Mirtyx were not immutable; they were subject to the tides of time and change. It was not until a prodigious talent emerged from within Boulderdawn that the cycle was disrupted. This individual, not content to follow the ancient Way of Heaven, unraveled the esoteric mysteries of the Chronowyrm. As fate would have it, he ascended to the vacant throne of Taisu, achieving supremacy.
Known to all as Jihui, the God-King, he was a trailblazer for future generations. Eschewing the traditional "Tai" prefix, he adopted "ultimate" to signify a new era of transformation.
With Jihui's ascension, Boulderdawn's five Supreme God seats were once again filled to capacity. Consequently, the descendants of Taisu found their Path to Godhood irrevocably severed.
The Supreme God seats were limited in number: Boulderdawn claimed five, evilkind held two, and each upper sect occupied one.
In that predicament, there would never be a new God-King arising from Taisu's Way of Heaven.
Yan Qiling was unclear about the irreconcilable conflict that had transpired afterward.
He was only aware that Shadow's Keep, along with the upper sects of the Everlands, had clandestinely forged an agreement to strike Boulderdawn unawares.
The Divine War had commenced!
Ultimately, Taishi was subdued within Moonfall Sanctuary, deemed the greatest sin of the Everlands, the origin of all malevolence.
Jihui, the God-King, perished in battle.
Taixu, the God-King, met his end on the battlefield.
Mirtyx, the God-King, fell in combat.
Taiyin, on his return to the Everlands, died fighting.
The epoch when Boulderdawn reigned supreme over the Everlands, its renown echoing through the Star River, had drawn to a close.
The splendid era had concluded.
Subsequently, the ancient evilkind's Supreme God seat became the third for Shadow's Keep, with the Untamed claiming an additional seat.
The other three upper sects, including Devil Palace, initially held only one seat.
Following the fall of Boulderdawn and their relentless efforts to breach the extraterrestrial realm...
A significant surge in fortune led to the emergence of a new seat, elevating their Supreme God seat from one to two.
On the evilkind's side, Shadow's Keep and the Untamed appeared to hold four seats, yet the Untamed paid no heed to Shadow's Keep.
The remaining three upper sects and Devil Palace each had two seats, but fundamentally, they were all of human lineage.
Thus, humans remained the de facto sovereigns of the Everlands.
After the Divine War's conclusion, some Boulderdawn survivors fled to the starry expanse beyond the extraterrestrial.
Simultaneously, other Boulderdawn pioneers continued their struggle against various races in the vastness of space.
The legacies of Taishi, Taiyin, Taixu, Taisu, and Jihui were, to varying degrees, disseminated.
Those Boulderdawn survivors who had fled the Everlands then painstakingly sought out new territories at the fringes of space, compelled to venture into the uncharted and forbidden realms of the Star River Mysterious Realm, where neither humans nor Otherkin had ever ventured.
They were left with no other choice.
At that most challenging time, they faced persecution from the five supreme beings within the Everlands and relentless pursuit by various Otherkin. Their only option was to venture deeper into uncharted territories where no intelligent life had ever stepped foot.
It was the only way they could survive and avoid extinction.
Ultimately, they found rebirth in the face of utter despair!
After tens of thousands of years shrouded in darkness, when the Everlands had all but forgotten them, and the extraterrestrial races were on the verge of losing memory of them, no one could have imagined they would endure to see the rise of three God-Kings!
God-King Soul-Capturing, God-King Tianqi, and God-King Gui Xu.
Among them, Tianqi and Gui Xu ascended to the heights of the Supreme God by successfully transforming their primordial spirits through the profound mysteries of Mirtyx and Taixu.
God-King Soul-Capturing, much like God-King Jihui before him, blazed a new Path to Godhood on his own.
What truly astounded the world was their independence from the Everlands; they did not seek to claim the Supreme God seats there.
Moreover, they had resolved the daunting issue of procreation among highly advanced humans, who found it nearly impossible to produce new offspring.
The few who returned from the extraterrestrial realms were not numerous, but each was a formidable elite.
Their talents were nothing short of astonishing.
When Taishi emerged from the Everlands, many anticipated a conflict.
Yet, against all odds, Taishi reclaimed his place as a Supreme God within the bronze coffin, with their backing and without the reliance on the fortunes of the Everlands.
Taishi, Soul-Capturing, Tianqi, and Gui Xu are the four known God-Kings.
Soul-Capturing remains vigilant at the edge of the forbidden area in the cosmos.
Taishi, on the other hand, is in seclusion within the bronze coffin in Ionodios and is not expected to emerge anytime soon.
God-Kings Tianqi and Gui Xu, having reached the ultimate understanding of Mirtyx and Taixu, are currently in the Everlands, with Tianqi residing in the Moonfall Sanctuary.
Gui Xu's presence in the Everlands is known only to Tianqi.
The two God-Kings, Tianqi and Gui Xu, have brought back a cadre of Boulderdawn elites from the extraterrestrial Star River. These elites have journeyed to the Moonfall Sanctuary to reconnect with their lineage.
Among them, one individual showcased exceptional talent and insight on the Sacred Way of Taiyin. With Tianqi's blessing, he endeavored to unravel the mysteries of the Dragon Slaying Stage.
Tianqi eagerly anticipated that this individual could ascend to the Supreme God seat via the Sacred Way of Taiyin.
However, just as he began to grasp its secrets, the Dragon Slaying Stage, which had kept the Nagas in check, vanished without a trace.
He learned from the Chamber of Commerce that Yu Yuan had summoned away the Dragon Slaying Stage and integrated it with two others. Realizing his efforts had been for naught, he redirected his frustration towards Hu Caiyun.
Tian Zang, Hei Xun, Yan Qiling, Indigo Wraith, and White Walker had all become part of Boulderdawn for following Taishi, earning them respect and acceptance within the sect.
Hu Caiyun, on the other hand, had joined Boulderdawn because of Yu Yuan.
To the newer members, Yu Yuan couldn't hold a candle to Taishi. Consequently, Hu Caiyun, who had joined Boulderdawn on Yu Yuan's account, was deemed insignificant.
