"Well, well, what happened next?" Seeing that this guy was getting more and more excited with his boasting, and was so proud that he could hardly tell the directions, Mu Hanyan had no choice but to continue asking and did not dare to praise him anymore.

"Later, that guy came." Having said that, the smug look on Taotie's face disappeared and he became extremely depressed.

"That guy, Zhan Yuan?" Mu Hanyan asked.

"Who else could it be but him?" Taotie sighed and spoke slowly. "I remember it was a sunny morning, the mountain mist was like silk, the fragrance of flowers filled the air. Inspired by the Phoenix Clan, the various beast tribes came to the Black Wood Prison and lived in harmony. Bathed in the warm morning sun, Bilan and I sat side by side on the highest peak of Tianyun Cliff, watching the sunrise in the distance, enjoying the moments of our first love. By the way, do you know who Bilan is? She's from the Wind, Thunder, Cloud, and Leopard Clan..."

Mu Hanyan had several black lines on his forehead. How come he was talking about his first love again, with the mist and fragrance of flowers? You are a Taotie, one of the four ferocious beasts. Why are you pretending to be so polite? Do you think you are writing poetry?

"Get to the point, get to the point." Mu Hanyan urged, resisting the urge to slap him on the head.

"Oh, alright, let me get to the point." Having his mood interrupted by Mu Hanyan, Taotie was visibly disappointed, but he got back to the point. "It was then that Zhan Yuan descended from the sky. He was covered in blood, clearly seriously injured, and accompanied by a similarly injured dragon. Out of kindness, we had intended to help him heal, but he unleashed a ferocious fury, slaughtering hundreds of our own kind. He then threatened us to submit to him, intending to seize the Blackwood Prison for himself."

We, the Beastmen, also have our own dignity and pride. How could we possibly be coerced by him? We immediately attacked him. Unfortunately, the Sacred Continent was fractured and separated. Although it had been transformed by the Phoenix Clan and the laws of the Blackwood Prison were mutually restrained, it had become peaceful and harmonious, but it was still different from the Sacred Continent of the past. Therefore, our strength was greatly reduced. In assisting the Phoenix Clan, we suffered even greater losses, and it took many years to recover.

"After a fierce battle, the beastmen suffered heavy casualties, and even I was seriously injured. The Phoenix Clan had already fled, leaving only the clan leader and a few elderly members in the Blackwood Prison. They were all in seclusion, recuperating and preparing for Nirvana. And at this critical moment, no one was a match for him and the demon dragon." Taotie finally pulled his mind back from the beautiful memories of his first love and continued.

"Why did the Phoenix clan leave?" Jiang Qiling asked curiously.

"Because the laws of the Holy Continent are incomplete after it was shattered and separated, it is no longer possible for the Phoenix Clan to reproduce. Even the Black Wood Prison cannot do that, so they must find a new place to live." Taotie explained.

"What happened next?" Jiang Qiling understood and asked immediately.

"Later, when we saw that our beast tribe would be exterminated if we did not surrender, a group of powerful warriors from the Divine Martial Realm descended from the sky. They called themselves the God's Servant Clan and seemed to have an irreconcilable feud with Zhan Yuan. The two sides fought each other as soon as they met, and our beast tribe finally got a chance to breathe." Taotie continued.

The Divine Servant Clan! Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiling and Mu Hanyan both revealed expressions of shock. Jiang Qiling was a descendant of the Divine Servant Clan; it turned out they had also arrived at the Sacred Continent around that time. But despite their surprise, they didn't interrupt Taotie this time. This guy couldn't stop talking once he started, so it was best not to interrupt him.

Fortunately, this time Taotie didn't brag as they had feared. After a pause, he continued, "Zhan Yuan and the Demon Dragon are indeed formidable. Although they are seriously injured, they are still extremely ferocious. They have overwhelmed the God Servant Clan and left them powerless to fight back. We thought they would eventually be unable to protect themselves and our Beast Clan would also be doomed, but then a group of powerful Divine Martial Realm warriors arrived.

Zhan Yuan called them rebels. Although they called Zhan Yuan the Demon Emperor, they did not show any respect to him. From what they said, it seemed that Zhan Yuan was chased all the way and fled to the Holy Continent. As soon as they met, the two sides fought to the death.

I originally thought that they were on the same side as the God's Servants, but I was completely wrong. Not only did they want to kill Zhan Yuan, they also wanted to kill the God's Servants. The three parties engaged in a chaotic battle, killing each other in chaos.

In the end, the demon dragon was slain, the divine weapon in Zhan Yuan's hand shattered, and his heart meridians destroyed by the rebels. However, this man was truly fierce. In his final moments, he chose to self-destruct along with the demon dragon. As his body exploded, an aura completely different from the laws of the Holy Continent erupted like a volcano, filled with murderous intent. To be in it was like being in a boundless demonic prison.

The rebels were blasted to pieces, leaving not a single survivor. The murderous aura also spread throughout the Blackwood Prison, withering everything in its path. Even our Beastmen, if touched even by a single drop, would be reduced to blood. The land the Phoenix Clan and our various Beastmen had spent tens of thousands of years cultivating was now a living hell. If the aura were allowed to spread, the entire Divine Continent would likely be destroyed.

Speaking of this, Taotie's face was full of sadness and fear.

"What happened next?" Although she came from the Black Wood Prison and knew that the tragedy Taotie described did not happen, Mu Hanyan still couldn't help but feel nervous and asked with clenched fists.

"Later, the Phoenix Clan leader and several of his clansmen, who were in seclusion awaiting Nirvana, were finally alarmed. They gave up their chance for Nirvana and injected their own divine beast blood into the Phoenix Wutong, absorbing all the evil energy and imprisoning it. As a result, the Black Wood Prison was revived.

However, the Phoenix trees also withered, transforming into giant black trees. This is how the Blackwood Prison got its name. The Phoenix Clan leader and several of his kin were already old, having exhausted the blood of their divine beasts. They had no chance of rebirth and passed away soon after.

Before they died, they warned the surviving beastmen that with Zhan Yuan's strength, even if his body exploded, his soul would most likely remain intact, and he would probably be re-entered into reincarnation. The demon dragon would also be able to reshape its dragon body with the help of its unbroken soul.

The Phoenix Nirvana Flame they left behind will be of great benefit to the Demon Dragon's future recovery, and even to Zhan Yuan himself. Therefore, they will definitely return. She also instructed us to guard the Phoenix Nirvana Flame for generations to come. If anyone from the Phoenix Clan returns, we must hand it over to them. If no one returns, we must never let it fall into Zhan Yuan's hands, otherwise not only the beastmen living in the Black Wood Prison, but even the entire Sacred Continent will be annihilated." Taotie said solemnly.