"I've done this before, sneaking into the library to read forbidden texts. I have experience," Ye Ling said.
He returned the other collected books to their original places and told Nuo Ying, "This book details the entire story of Nuo Kong's betrayal of the Winged God Clan and his eventual fate. I believe you'll be very interested in its contents."
"Really?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Nuo Ying's eyes lit up. She quickly took the ancient book from Ye Ling and began to read.
However, as Nuo Ying read through the book's contents, her anger grew. Finally, she blurted out, "This book is utter nonsense!"
"Nuo Kong was once a vanguard against the Overseers, the most devoted follower of Supreme God Tian Yi in the entire clan. How could he covet Supreme God Tian Yi's power and betray the elders?"
"And this book claims Nuo Kong was a wastrel from childhood, always doing wicked deeds! He was clearly the most outstanding among us of that generation. Many of us, even those who didn't have my strength, only admired him!"
"Even if I betrayed the Winged God Clan, Nuo Kong never would!"
Ye Ling: "..."
Nuo Ying became increasingly indignant. After reading about halfway through, she directly shattered the ancient book in her hands into dust!
"Hey, hey! Why did you tear the book?" Ye Ling was dumbfounded as Nuo Ying simply pulverized the ancient book. He didn't even have time to stop her.
Nuo Ying clapped her hands, puffing out her cheeks indignantly. "What's the point of reading a book that distorts the truth?"
"You little girl..."
Ye Ling sighed slightly, looking at Nuo Ying's agitated state. However, he seemed to recall something and then said to her, "The book later states that Nuo Kong led the Golden Generation of the Winged God Clan in betraying the entire clan. I believe that group of followers of Nuo Kong would be your peers."
"These events likely occurred after you were dispatched to the Three Thousand Universes. Perhaps Nuo Kong discovered something and finally led your generation to break away from your elders."
Nuo Ying added, "But Nuo Kong was the one who most supported my expedition back then. He even said I was the hope of the entire clan, the only one who could fight the Overseers and save the Tian Yi Universe... How could he have fallen out with the elders?"
Ye Ling found it difficult to reveal the truth directly, so he could only hint, "Perhaps there was some misunderstanding between him and the elders."
In reality, Ye Ling had seen in Nuo Ying's sealed memories that she and her peers, including Nuo Kong, were all experimental subjects created by Supreme God Tian Yi to enhance himself.
Nuo Ying was simply the most perfect among the many experimental subjects, which was why she was chosen and sent to the Three Thousand Universes.
As for Nuo Kong and the others, while not as exceptional as Nuo Ying, they were still stronger than ordinary Winged God Clan members, and Supreme God Tian Yi wouldn't easily abandon them.
Perhaps due to some reason, Nuo Kong recalled his past and thus chose to betray the Winged God Clan.
It was a pity that Nuo Kong and the others' strength was no match for Supreme God Tian Yi and the Overseers, let alone the elders of the Winged God Clan.
Their rebellion was destined for a tragic end.
"No, I must go and clarify this with the elders!" After hearing Ye Ling's words, Nuo Ying could no longer contain herself. She made to rush out of the library and return to the sacred land of the Winged God Clan.
"Wait!"
Ye Ling quickly grabbed Nuo Ying, saying exasperatedly, "Didn't you say your clan elders are all absent? What's the use of you going back now?"
"But..." Nuo Ying was still somewhat flustered.
"Calm down first, I haven't finished speaking."
Ye Ling soothed Nuo Ying, "The book also mentioned... because Nuo Kong led the Golden Generation in betrayal, it caused a gap in the Winged God Clan's succession. Therefore, to stabilize the clan's lineage, the Winged God Clan began holding the God Ascension Assembly to replenish their vital forces."
"The source of power for the God Ascension Assembly comes from the Fallen Gods."
"The power for the God Ascension Assembly comes from the Fallen Gods?" Nuo Ying blinked in surprise. "What do you mean?"
Ye Ling replied, "It means the Fallen Gods are not dead, but have been suppressed by the Winged God Clan... If we can find your former companions, we should be able to uncover the truth."
"Really?" Nuo Ying confirmed with Ye Ling.
"Yes," Ye Ling nodded.
Although Ye Ling said this, he knew in his heart... he was lying.
In fact, the ancient book that Nuo Ying had shattered only mentioned that the Fallen Gods were suppressed by Supreme God Tian Yi, and then it ended.
The rest of the content was fabricated by Ye Ling.
After all, even if those events were true, they were classified secrets of the Winged God Clan, and such content would never appear in a publicly accessible library.
However, since Nuo Ying and her peers were all experimental subjects created by Supreme God Tian Yi to improve himself, and the book only described Nuo Kong and the others being suppressed, Supreme God Tian Yi must have placed Nuo Kong's group somewhere to continue utilizing them.
Furthermore, the God Ascension Assembly only began to be held after the Fallen Gods were suppressed, so it was highly probable that Nuo Kong's group's power was being used for the assembly.
The reason Ye Ling spoke this way was to guide Nuo Ying to discover the truth herself.
If Nuo Ying herself sensed something amiss with the Winged God Clan and gradually began to suspect the clan elders and Supreme God Tian Yi, then when the truth was revealed, she would have had a buffer, and the impact would not be too great.
"The God Ascension Assembly uses Nuo Kong's power... Why would the elders do this?" Nuo Ying frowned, unable to fathom Nuo Kong's reason for betraying the Winged God Clan, nor could she understand why the benevolent elders would imprison Nuo Kong and extract his power to hold the God Ascension Assembly...
Vaguely, Nuo Ying felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite grasp it.
It was as if... she had forgotten something.
Seeing Nuo Ying's state, Ye Ling knew that her sealed memories were starting to loosen, and he inwardly sighed that his approach was effective.
Without further ado, Ye Ling stepped forward, patted Nuo Ying's shoulder, and said, "Nuo Ying, overthinking is useless. Let's find Nuo Kong first, and then we'll know everything."
Nuo Ying came back to her senses and nodded. "Okay... let's find Nuo Kong first, but where should we look?"
Ye Ling replied, "Let's start with the God Ascension Assembly... For now, don't reveal yourself, and don't rashly interact with the Winged God Clan. I will participate in the God Ascension Assembly. Once I am chosen, as long as the Winged God Clan performs a ritual, I can follow the energy source to find Nuo Kong."
In truth, Ye Ling didn't need to go through such trouble to find Nuo Kong.
Not to mention that Ye Ling's divine soul could already cover the entire Tian Yi Universe. As long as Nuo Kong was alive, finding him was only a matter of time.
Even if Ye Ling didn't conduct such a thorough search, the God Ascension Assembly had been held for so many years, and there were definitely many people within the Winged God Clan who knew the inside story. Ye Ling could easily capture a Winged God Clan member of a slightly higher rank, perform a soul search, and easily find Nuo Kong.
However, for Ye Ling at this moment, finding Nuo Kong was not the problem.
His key issue was to first dismantle Nuo Ying's faith in Supreme God Tian Yi step by step, and then have Nuo Kong completely disillusion Nuo Ying with Supreme God Tian Yi.
And this God Ascension Assembly was one of his opportunities.
Nuo Ying herself didn't think too much about it, believing Ye Ling's proposed plan to be the best. She immediately nodded, "No problem, I'll observe from the shadows and wait for your news."
Dong—!
At this moment, a loud bell rang from outside the library, and the entire city became bustling and lively.
Ye Ling glanced outside the library and said to Nuo Ying, "It seems the God Ascension Assembly has begun... Let's start our plan!"
"Okay!"