Chapter 596 (2/2)

However, the battle techniques and cultivation methods weren't of a high tier. All of them were tier-5 books. For the academy's genius disciples, such battle techniques and cultivation methods didn't mean much. Their only value was to serve as a reference during cultivation.

After all, the different battle techniques were akin to different routes to the same destination. Those high-tier battle techniques were mostly a product of improving the low-tier battle techniques. That was why these low-tier battle techniques were even collected here.

Xiang Shaoyun understood that very well, but he really wasn't very interested in them. He cared more about the historical records, the general records, and the books containing information of the numerous races in existence. He calmed down, took one of the books, and started reading it with rapt attention.

It was unknown if Xiang Shaoyun simply did not care about the contents of the book in his hands or if he was trying to save time, but his reading speed was extremely fast. He looked like he was simply flipping through the pages in a rush instead of properly reading the book.

In truth, Xiang Shaoyun possessed a photographic memory. It was an ability he had since young. He suspected it was one of the talents that the Nether Soul Domain had granted him. Despite his rapid browsing, after a day, he was only able to memorize a tiny portion of the books available.

Even so, he still felt the price he had paid was worth it. That was because the collection was very well-rounded. Regardless of whether it was an event from ancient times or recent times, detailed records were available, allowing him to understand the things he never had a chance to know before. More importantly, he had also finally found the records concerning the Imperial Nether Clan.

About 500,000 years ago, a ma.s.sive war erupted between the humans and the devils. During that war, the Imperial Nether Clan broke through humanity's defensive line, resulting in a portion of the Imperial Nether Clan members settling down on the surface world, s.n.a.t.c.hing a piece of territory for themselves in the dominion.

However, after s.n.a.t.c.hing the territory, the Imperial Nether Clan lived peacefully and didn't clash too much with the humans. Even though the humans tried to encircle and destroy them many times, the Imperial Nether Clan focused on defense and did not launch any intense counterattacks.

In fact, the repeated clashes taught the humans how strong the Imperial Nether Clan was, and they eventually lost their courage to keep attacking. Instead, they reached an agreement to coexist in peace.

In truth, the humans had a different plan in mind for the Imperial Nether Clan. They hoped to obtain the bloodline of the Imperial Nether Clan, stealing their unique talents. Unfortunately, the Imperial Nether Clan prohibited marriage with a different race. Thus, the humans failed at their scheme.

After learning all that, Xiang Shaoyun felt himself grow calmer. All along, he had been worried that others would discover his devil bloodline, but it seemed the grudge between the humans and the Imperial Nether Clan wasn't as bad as he had believed. Things would be much more flexible then.

However, he was still puzzled about his mother's ident.i.ty. Was she a member of the surface Imperial Nether Clan or the Devil Domain's Imperial Nether Clan? His father was probably the only person that could answer the question.

Apart from that, Xiang Shaoyun also learned that the bloodlines of the Undying Devil Clan and the Imperial Nether Clan were among the strongest bloodlines in the world. The unique undying trait was one of the strongest and most mysterious bloodlines in existence.

During one of the many wars between the dominion and the Devil Domain, some Undying Devil Clan members appeared and slaughtered a ma.s.sive number of human experts. If it wasn't for the fact that the humans also had their own super experts, the dominion would have been conquered by the devils long ago.

Of course, the so-called dominion and Devil Domain was merely a part of the world, not the entirety of the world. Beneath the vast starry sky, there were many other habitable places and numerous other races in existence.

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