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.