"The ancestor of the Fei Niao Family was an orphan Anlon Lie Feng adopted on the battlefield. Although their relationship was never formally defined, the Fei Niao ancestor could be considered Anlon Lie Feng's adopted son, or perhaps even a friend," Batuma said.
Fang Zhen raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Avera, who was still slumped on the ground.
With her ancestor's ugly secrets exposed, Avera's expression was grim, and she seed deflated.
Batuma continued, "The Thirteen Families betrayed Anlon Lie Feng. Aside from their conflicting ideologies and the power struggle, there was another reason."
"Tell ," Fang Zhen said.
"Well, do you know why Crystal Bone Masters, despite being so much stronger than ordinary people, were once called 'bone freaks' and oppressed for so many years?" Batuma asked.
Without waiting for an answer, Batuma explained, "It's because Crystal Bone Masters had a fatal weakness. In the early days, they had no way to control whether or not their children would also be Crystal Bone Masters."
"A Crystal Bone Master's bloodline does make it more likely to produce another Crystal Bone Master, but it's not a guarantee. Their children could be ordinary people, and the children of ordinary people could be Crystal Bone Masters."
"Because of this, for a very long ti, Crystal Bone Masters—or 'bone freaks' as they were called back then—couldn't consolidate any significant power. After all, their strength might only last for a single generation."
"It wasn't until long after Anlon Lie Feng established Lansit that a reliable thod was found to allow crystal bones to be passed down through generations."
"But during Anlon Lie Feng's reign, there was only one primitive thod to ensure that powerful crystal bones could be passed on."
Fang Zhen's brow twitched; he already realized what was coming.
"Blood?" he asked.
"Clever," Batuma said with a nod. "It is blood, but not just any blood."
"To ensure the crystal bone inheritance, one had to drink the blood of another Crystal Bone Master. Only then could the children they conceived afterward have a chance of inheriting their own crystal bones."
"The blood could co from soone outside one's own crystal bone bloodline, but there was a more crucial requirent: the person's crystal bone power had to be greater than that of the one drinking the blood. Only this could guarantee the drinker's own crystal bones would be passed down to their descendants."
Hearing this, Fang Zhen understood completely.
'So that's why,' he thought. 'When I received the Sword of the Dead, I saw a vision of the ancestors of the Thirteen Families rushing forward to catch Anlon's blood after he was beheaded.'
The Thirteen Families who helped found the Lansit Kingdom were already the most powerful Crystal Bone Masters of their era. They assisted Anlon Lie Feng in establishing the kingdom, becoming its wielders of power—its rulers.
But the Thirteen Families had a fatal weakness: their children were not guaranteed to inherit their powerful crystal bones.
The majority of the Thirteen Families wanted to establish a kingdom where Crystal Bone Masters reigned supre, where their children and grandchildren would enjoy power and beco Crystal Bone Nobility.
If their crystal bones couldn't be passed down, then their hold on power would only last one generation. Their children and grandchildren would be unable to inherit that power, as they would lack the strength to protect it.
These thirteen were ruthless toward the common people and the old nobility. Consequently, they feared retaliation the most—that the old nobility would rise again and exact brutal revenge on their descendants.
The only solution was to drink the blood of a higher-level Crystal Bone Master, allowing their powerful crystal bones to be passed down through the generations.
But the Thirteen Families were already the strongest Crystal Bone Masters of their ti; otherwise, they wouldn't have made their mark on history.
If they didn't want to resort to consuming one another, then there was likely only one Crystal Bone Master stronger than them.
Anlon Lie Feng...
Having pieced together the logic of the whole affair, Fang Zhen couldn't help but sigh softly.
Anlon Lie Feng clashed with the Thirteen Families over ideology and also suppressed the Thirteen-Person Council's power. As for their self-interest, he was the strongest Crystal Bone Master of the age, and his blood was the catalyst they needed to pass on their crystal bone strength and authority.
This combination of contradictions and conflicting interests ultimately culminated in the murderous night of the Black Banquet.
A Legendary King of his generation died in a murder born from a struggle for power and personal gain. It was a truly lantable end.
After sorting out the truth behind the assassination at the Black Banquet, Fang Zhen just needed one more piece of information to clear the instance, and he also had a question that piqued his curiosity.
He looked at Batuma and asked, "You know so many secrets. Do you happen to know about Anlon Lie Feng's origins?"
"A Legendary King doesn't just appear out of thin air. He must have had so kind of background."
"You'll have to ask soone from the Thirteen Families about that, especially Avera Feiniao over there," Batuma said. "I only know these secrets due to so special circumstances."
"But as for Anlon Lie Feng's origins, I really can't say for sure. It's just as you said—he truly seed to appear out of thin air."
"The Fei Niao Family's ancestor was Anlon Lie Feng's unofficial adopted son, and they were also good friends. As far as I know, Anlon Lie Feng told many secrets to the Fei Niao ancestor. Since Avera has inherited the Fei Niao Family's title, she should know more than any of us."
Fang Zhen looked at Avera.
Avera's expression was still dark.
The exposure of her family's shaful past, especially her ancestor's delicate and awkward position, made the woman feel deeply humiliated.
Seeing Fang Zhen's gaze turn to her, Avera's face went pale.
After a mont, Avera took a deep breath, seemingly forcing herself to control her emotions.
"If I tell you the truth, can I trade it for my life?" Avera asked.
"You can, but you'd better tell the truth," Fang Zhen said.
He didn't necessarily have to kill Avera, but the instance-clearing requirents had to be t.
The purpose of entering this instance was to clear it and obtain a vehicle.
Fang Zhen had a faint feeling that one of the two items in his mysterious belt was related to the vehicle.
Once he achieved his goal, he might never return to this Crystal Bone Realm, so he didn't need to consider the long-term consequences too much.
After receiving his promise, the color returned to Avera's face slightly.
"Anlon Lie Feng's public identity was that of the illegitimate son of an obscure shepherdess. But his true identity was..."
"...a soul from another world," Avera said.
"What?" Hearing this, everyone present except for Fang Zhen showed expressions of shock.
Connor Hai Chao, la, and even Batuma, who usually had a carefree deanor, were all stunned.
It seed this was the first ti any of them had heard of this.
Fang Zhen's expression didn't change much.
He had sensed it to so extent and had already considered the possibility.
But guessing at sothing wasn't the sa as not being curious.
Fang Zhen's thoughts went a step further.
'A soul... Could this be related to my friend Xiao Yi, the one who gave
the instance-life ga console?'
Avera continued speaking to Fang Zhen, "Before we entered the Path of the Dead, I told you that there's a legend in this world. It's said that souls from other worlds frequently travel to ours, and the springboard for their journey is the Netherworld."
"Anlon Lie Feng was a soul from another world. The Legendary King told my ancestor this himself. He was conscious even as an infant, but his soul quickly fell into a deep sleep. During that ti, he used so thod to alter his physical body's structure to better adapt to this world. After his soul awakened at the age of eighteen, he beca the strongest Crystal Bone Master of his era."
"Anlon Lie Feng's soul ca to our world for one purpose: to search for the soul of his lover from his past life."
"And his lover's soul, having lost her mories, had beco Delena—the daughter of the king from the old dynasty that the Lansit Dynasty overthrew."
"After he established the Lansit Kingdom, he never took a Queen. That was also because of Delena."
"At the Black Banquet, Delena was also one of the reasons why Anlon Lie Feng didn't resist more."
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