Chapter 1738: Chapter 1777: The Secret of the Saint (Part 1)

Ayushura King recalled, "The Heavenly Realm once invaded the Hell Realm, and we from the Hell Realm also once fought our way into the Heavenly Realm."

"The entanglement between the two clans lasted countless ages, never reaching a decisive victory."

"Until the last great battle between the two clans, when our Hell Realm attacked the Heavenly Realm; after sacrificing a Boundary Master, we successfully occupied the entire Heavenly Realm."

Jiang Fan’s pupils trembled.

Sacrificing a Boundary Master?

He remembered the Artifact Spirit of Purple Thunder, which seemed to be the soul fragment of a Heavenly Realm Master.

How fierce was the ancient Hell and Heavenly Realm conflict?

Even Boundary Masters could fall!

Jiang Fan asked, "What happened afterward?"

The Hell Realm occupying the entire Heavenly Realm indicated a great victory for Hell, but looking at the current results, it wasn’t as such.

Ayushura King revealed anger in his eyes, "The Dark Shura Clan within our Asura Clan colluded with Ancient Dark Creatures to descend upon the Heavenly Realm."

"Our Hell Realm army was attacked by both Ancient Giants and Angels, surrounded and overwhelmed, leading to a crushing defeat."

"At that time, a newly ascended Hell Realm Master fell in the Heavenly Realm to protect the retreat of the main forces."

"That battle caused severe losses to the Hell Realm, and the Boundary Master level has not yet recovered Yuan Energy."

Jiang Fan slightly nodded.

Asura King Ming Ye had once said that the Asura Tribe in the Heavenly Realm originated from the remnants of the ancient Hell Realm Expeditionary Army.

This matched with what Ayushura King said about the ancient war.

Jiang Fan frowned and said, "But why would the Dark Shura Clan betray?"

That was a collective betrayal of an entire clan, not as simple as the Ten Sins of Central Earth, merely ten individuals.

As one of the top ten Asura clans in the Hell Realm, the Dark Shura Clan held significant position, power, and resources.

He couldn’t think of any benefit worthy of their entire clan’s betrayal.

Ayushura King spoke mysteriously, "And why else?"

"Of course, it’s for the chance to produce a Boundary Master within their clan."

"Every world can accommodate only a limited number of Boundary Masters. When the number is enough, others cannot further break through to become Boundary Masters."

Oh?

Jiang Fan touched his chin; is the number of Boundary Masters in each world limited?

Would that mean the Holy Infant on the Void Ancient Tree, which upon consumption can break into the Saint Realm, is also limited?

He asked, "Senior, may I ask why there is a limit on the number of Boundary Masters?"

Ayushura King replied with a question, "Do you think the resources needed to break into the Divinity Transformation Realm are many?"

Jiang Fan thought about it; the resources consumed from Foundation Establishment to Divinity Transformation were immeasurable, yet enough to sustain a small to medium sect effortlessly.

He nodded, "Many."

Ayushura King continued, "Then how about nurturing a Sage Realm?

Jiang Fan recalled Tianluo Sage’s fortune entering Sage, which depleted Taicang State’s fortune, causing it to fall from the top three Great States to the bottom, unable to recover for eight hundred years.

He nodded again, "Extremely vast; the fortune of a state for eight hundred years in Central Earth only suffices to produce one Sage."

Ayushura King’s eyes were full of depth, "Then how much more resource does it take to produce a Saint?"

This...

Jiang Fan was stumped.

Judging by fortune alone, entering Sage requires the fortune of a state for eight hundred years, so wouldn’t a Saint require at least a thousand years’ fortune of all Central Earth?

He finally understood why the number of Boundary Masters was limited.

Ayushura King nodded lightly, "It seems you have guessed it, indeed, insufficient resources."

"Take my Hell Realm, for example, birthing nine Boundary Masters exhausted ninety percent of resources."

"The remaining ten percent barely suffices for all beings to use."

"At this time, if another Asura Emperor wants to break through to Boundary Master, there are only three paths."

"One path is to seize the remaining ten percent resources of the world to break through to Boundary Master."

Jiang Fan frowned, "The remaining ten percent resources have already been divided and used by all beings in the world; it is impossible to gather them."

Ayushura King’s gaze was profound, "Therefore, one must take the second path."

"That is to sacrifice all beings, forging the path to sainthood with their blood and flesh essence."

Jiang Fan abruptly stopped, his hair standing on end!

Sacrificing an entire world’s living beings to become a Saint?

He stood stunned on the spot, his heart shaken beyond words.

As the saying goes, one general’s success is built on millions of bones.

But at the peak of the Martial Path, in the Saint Realm, it is one Saint born and billions of beings perish!

Ayushura King said, "So, every world strictly controls the number of Boundary Masters, and your Central Earth is no exception."

"Once the number of Boundary Masters has reached the limit, the later ones, no matter how exceptional their talents or astonishing across ages, can only wait."

"Only when a Boundary Master falls and everything of his returns to the world will entry into the Saint Realm be permitted."

Jiang Fan asked, "What if someone violates the limit and forcibly sacrifices all beings to break into the Saint Realm?"

Ayushura King said, "No one will violate it."

"This is the supreme rule of any world."

"Violators will be suppressed by the Saints, extinguishing their form and spirit."

Jiang Fan nodded lightly.

Indeed, forcing a breakthrough to Boundary Master means destroying the entire world; how can the existing Saints sit idly by?

He understood, "So, the reason the Dark Shura Clan betrayed is to obtain a qualification for breaking through to Boundary Master in the Heavenly Realm?"

Ayushura King said, "Correct, this is the third path to breaking through to Boundary Master."

"Seizing the qualification of another world!"

"An ancient Boundary Master in the Heavenly Realm fell, but there hasn’t been a new Boundary Master born for a long time."

"So, the Hell Realm gambled an entire realm’s fate, launched an unprecedented war, and was on the verge of success."

"Unfortunately, plans can’t keep up with changes; the Dark Shura Clan was beguiled by Ancient Giants, retreated, driving our Asura Clan back to the Hell Realm."

"They then remained in the Heavenly Realm forever, gaining the chance to rise to Boundary Master."

Jiang Fan completely understood.

The war between the two realms was essentially a struggle over Boundary Master.

Once any realm’s Boundary Master fell, and a new Boundary Master did not rise in a short time, it would inevitably be coveted by another realm.

Jiang Fan slightly exhaled, "Luckily, we in Central Earth didn’t have any Ancient Saint fall; otherwise, your Hell Realm would have already attacked."

Unexpectedly, Ayushura King shook his head and said, "Who said your Ancient Saints didn’t fall?"

Hmm?

Jiang Fan’s soul tremored, his pupils contracted, "Senior, you can’t be joking, right?"

"Our Central Earth Ancient Saints, have there been any fallen?"

Ayushura King nodded, "Otherwise, why did Dongfang Canyue go to such lengths to send her son into your Central Earth?"

"Isn’t it just coveting your Central Earth’s Saint qualification?"

What?

Jiang Fan was shocked.

He had thought the Asura Saint Son had great ambitions, but he never imagined what he sought was actually the Saint qualification of Central Earth!

Think carefully; if Asura Saint Son’s plans were to succeed.

He held the "Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture," and after Central Earth’s great defeat, harvested all the Dead Spirits’ Merit and smoothly ascended to the Three Calamities Sage Realm.

By then Central Earth had already been reduced to ruins, with its strong gone.

Only he, a Three Calamities Sage Realm, would remain to break into the Saint Realm; who could compete with him for it?

But alas, the mother and son continuously miscalculated.

First, they lost the "Prison Suppressing Soul Scripture," and then Central Earth unexpectedly won a great victory, causing the Asura Saint Son’s plans to fail.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Senior, when did a Saint fall in Central Earth?"

Ayushura King hesitated and said, "A thousand years ago."