"Grandpa?!"
Chen Shu's eyes widened, all emotions in his heart vanishing, leaving only joy.
For him, as long as Grandpa was here, the sky of humanity would not fall.
"Has the great battle ended..."
Grandpa murmured, then looked at Chen Shu and said calmly, "Child, I am merely a wisp of soul remnant left behind."
In an instant, Chen Shu's expression froze, the joy in his eyes suddenly disappearing.
Chen Shu's expression was complex, and he lowered his head, asking tentatively:
"Grandpa, have you perished?"
"Perhaps perished, perhaps not..."
Grandpa shook his head and said, "But even if I am alive, I cannot return for now."
"Why?"
"If I were present, the fierce beasts would definitely consider humanity their primary threat, and your lives would not be easy."
Grandpa shook his head and said:
"Now that I am gone, the Fierce Beast Emperors' first target will be the Forbidden Fog Great Fierce. "
Although Chen Shu had great potential, he was still a future warrior.
The Forbidden Fog Great Fierce, on the other hand, was a genuine legendary enemy, so it was natural to prioritize dealing with the present threat.
"..."
Chen Shu nodded, understanding in his heart.
"Grandpa, what should I do then?"
A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes. If he had to plan his own growth path, he could manage.
But facing the entire human race, Chen Shu felt somewhat helpless.
After all, he was just a young man in his early twenties...
Ordinary people his age would feel pressure just supporting a family, while he now faced an entire race...
"Have human beast tamers focus on cultivation and improving their strength."
Grandpa's eyes were deep, his face still calm, and he said:
"If my plan has not failed, the current Fierce Beast Emperors have been wounded at their source. Even with the resources of heavenly treasures, it will take at least two to three years to recover."
"Two to three years..."
Chen Shu muttered, "Can I break through to Legendary?"
"No!"
Grandpa directly denied it.
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he asked, "Then how do we deal with a large group of Beast Emperors?"
"Unseal the spatial forbidden fog and release the Great Fierce within!"
Grandpa's expression was calm, saying:
"The Fierce Beast Emperors of the new era and the Forbidden Fog Great Fierce are adversaries. Once the Great Fierce emerges, it will inevitably clash with the Beast Emperors, giving the humans hidden in the ruins more time to develop."
"Besides, the more chaotic the situation, the better it is for you, kid, right?"
Snatching chestnuts from the fire was precisely what Chen Shu excelled at!
"..."
Chen Shu was slightly stunned, then nodded.
This might also be the reason why Grandpa could not return to humanity. His strength was now exposed, and he could certainly be considered the strongest of both races.
With such a huge threat, it might even prompt the Forbidden Fog Great Fierce and the new era Fierce Beast Emperors to temporarily join forces.
For humanity, it would be a catastrophe!
"However, can I unseal the forbidden fog?"
Chen Shu's brows furrowed, but there was not much confidence in his eyes.
He could appear and disappear freely within the forbidden fog with the spatial rabbit, but that did not mean he could unseal it, as it was a mysterious object that had existed for a thousand years.
"Of course, you can."
Grandpa smiled and said, "Do you know what the forbidden fog is?"
"A cage that traps the Great Fierce."
Chen Shu blurted out without hesitation.
"That is indeed correct."
Grandpa nodded, then said, "But its essence is actually... a contracted spirit!"
"Contracted spirit?!"
Chen Shu's expression trembled, and disbelief flickered in his eyes.
The forbidden fog, which had isolated various异空间 and trapped countless Great Fierce for thousands of years, was actually a contracted spirit!
He looked surprised and asked tentatively, "Is it yours?!"
"Of course... not."
Grandpa chuckled wryly and said, "If it were mine, wouldn't I have killed all the fierce beasts long ago?"
"Uh..."
Chen Shu scratched his head and asked, "Whose is it then?"
"Human Emperor!"
Grandpa's expression immediately became solemn and respectful, as if recalling past events.
"Human Emperor?"
Chen Shu looked confused; he had never heard of it, nor was it recorded in human ancient texts.
When he was watching the battle before, he was too far from the legendary battlefield, and Grandpa's conversation with the Fierce Beast Emperor was very vague.
"Don't you have a question in your heart?"
Grandpa sat down calmly and said:
"Do you want to hear a story from a thousand years ago? It just so happens to resolve your doubts."
"Yes!"
Chen Shu's heart stirred, and he quickly nodded, sitting down quietly beside Grandpa.
"Thousands of years ago, there was an incredibly vast ancient continent called the Ancient Beast Continent, inhabited by two major races: humans and fierce beasts..."
Grandpa's eyes held a look of reminiscence as he slowly said:
"The two races were natural enemies, constantly fighting each other, always wanting to destroy the other completely."
"Back then, both races had their strongest individuals: one was the Human Emperor, and the other was the Beast Ancestor. Both possessed power beyond the Legendary realm..."
Chen Shu's heart trembled, and he asked, "The giant claw that the fierce beast summoned earlier?"
"That's right, that was a wisp of the Beast Ancestor's power!"
Grandpa nodded, then continued, "The strength of the two was so terrifying that they always restrained themselves from fighting, fearing that they would destroy the entire continent."
"But the human middle-tier forces were inferior to the fierce beasts, and they were constantly retreating, with humanity's luck also being continuously depleted."
"Finally, the Human Emperor initiated the war!"
"The two sides engaged in a life-and-death battle for their respective races!"
"..."
Chen Shu's heart was shaken. Just a wisp of the Beast Ancestor's power possessed the might of heaven, dominating the previous legendary battlefield.
What would the battle be like if the two were at their full strength?
"Neither side won that battle..."
Grandpa sighed and said, "The Beast Ancestor's body fell into the endless sea, its fate unknown, while the Human Emperor entered a near-death state..."
"And the greater disaster was that due to the battle, the entire ancient continent collapsed..."
"..."
Chen Shu's heart trembled; he could already imagine the tragic scene of that day.
"However, even though the continent collapsed, it would not have led to the destruction of the two races; they could still survive."
"But without the support of the Human Emperor, humanity immediately fell into a disadvantage, as the fierce beasts' legendary combat power had always far surpassed ours."
"Perhaps fearing that humanity would perish in the future, the dying Human Emperor bestowed all his power upon the Sky Fog Contracted Spirit, which is the current spatial forbidden fog..."
"At the time of the continent's collapse, humanity's various legendary beast tamers, led by the Sky Fog, declared war on the fierce beasts once more!"
"Because the Human Emperor perished, the Sky Fog's lifespan would naturally not be long. Once the Sky Fog perished, humanity would truly have no chance!"
"In order to annihilate all the Great Fierce as quickly as possible and create a peaceful era for future generations, human legendary beast tamers began to burn their lives..."
"Under humanity's such fierce offensive, the fierce beast side cried out in agony, with blood flowing like a river..."
"The entire continent was engulfed in a turmoil of blood and fire; that was also the most bloody period in history..."
"Because it was led by the Sky Fog, it was also called the Forbidden Fog Turmoil..."