"After Yao succeeded to the throne, the world was in chaos. The appearance of ten suns was one of them. Other evil gods such as Yayu, Zaochi, Jiuying, Dafeng, Fengxi, and Xiushe also appeared..." The voice seemed to be lost in memories, recounting the events of that year in detail.
Zu An was startled. A strong wind?
He also has a skill called "Great Wind" in his own skill list, but I don't know if this "Great Wind" is related to the one he mentioned.
"In addition, the four infamous monsters also came from that period: Qiongqi, Hundun, Taowu, and Taotie. They were all formed during his reign," the voice continued.
Yan, Yun, and Yu instinctively looked at Zu An. The monster they had just encountered in Yushan, which he had also called Taotie, could it be this one?
"Is the Taotie you're talking about something that looks like a tiger, with fur several feet long, tusks like a wild boar in its mouth, and a tail several feet long..." Zu'an gave a general description of the monster he had just seen.
“Not bad,” the voice remarked. “I seemed to sense its presence again just now. It seems you released it.”
Zuan and the others were taken aback: "We didn't do anything, it just suddenly appeared."
"Have you ever encountered a giant rock that looks like a giant tortoise?" the voice asked.
“I’ve seen it. There are quite a few bones inside, they seem to be the bones of some giant creature,” Zuan nodded.
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"That's right, that's the seal that suppressed the Taotie. You were able to break this seal, so it seems your cultivation is much higher than I imagined." The voice sounded somewhat surprised, as if it had come to know them anew.
Zuan's expression was strange: "We didn't break the seal; it was done by the people who came in with us."
After hesitating for a moment, he added, "The other party is the Golden Crow, but I don't know if it's the same Golden Crow you just mentioned."
"The puppet curse on you was cast by him, wasn't it?" the voice said. "That's it. It's a skill unique to the Golden Crow bloodline, and no one else can imitate it."
Zuan and the others exchanged glances. They never expected that the history of the Demon Emperor would be related to this unknown place. It felt unreal.
"By the way, will releasing the Four Fiends Taotie cause the end of the world?" Zuan asked hurriedly, just like in the movies.
"Releasing just Taotie isn't enough," the man said casually.
"Judging from what you're saying, it seems like releasing a few more would cause problems?" Yun Jianyue asked.
“That would indeed be a bit troublesome,” the voice said somewhat vaguely, then changed the subject, asking, “Do you know why the Four Fiends are the Four Fiends?”
"I don't know." Zuan pondered the Taotie he had encountered in the Yin Ruins Secret Realm, wondering if it was one of the Four Fiends he had mentioned.
"The Yayu, Zaochi, and Jiuying I just mentioned were all born powerful evil spirits, but the Four Fiends were not originally ferocious beasts, but humans." The voice sighed.
"A human?" Zuan and the others were shocked. The ferocious appearance of the Taotie flashed through their minds. What did it have to do with humans?
"That's right. Chaos was called Huandou in his previous life, and was the son of Zhuanxu; Qiongqi was called Gonggong in his previous life, and was a descendant of Emperor Yan; Taotie was called Chiyou in his previous life, and Chiyou was also a descendant of Emperor Yan; Taowu was called Gun in his previous life, and Gun was also a descendant of Zhuanxu. All of these people opposed Yao, but after many years of war, they were all defeated. Yao exiled Gonggong to Youzhou, banished Huandou to Chongshan, exiled the Sanmiao to Sanwei, and executed Gun at Yushan. The resentment and unwillingness of these people after their deaths transformed into the legendary Four Fiends," the voice explained.
Yan, Yun, and Yu were completely bewildered. These names were too unfamiliar to them, as if they were listening to gibberish.
Zuan was shocked, as if he had heard many things that defied common sense. He never expected that Gonggong and Chiyou were actually from the same lineage as Emperor Yan.
In my previous life, the people of my country were called the descendants of Yan and Huang. They were the two largest tribes of the ancient times, Yan Emperor and Huang Emperor, who united, grew stronger and multiplied, and eventually formed the Chinese civilization.
He couldn't help but ask, "Is the Gonggong you're talking about the one who angrily struck Buzhou Mountain, causing the sky to collapse and a great flood to occur? And is the Chiyou the demon god Chiyou who fought a great battle with the emperor?"
Huan Dou and Gun are not well-known in history, but Gun, as a negative example of Yu the Great's flood control efforts, is remembered by some people.
However, compared to Gonggong and Chiyou, these figures are far less well-known.
One is the one who caused the sky to crack open and the world to be submerged by a great flood, forcing the great goddess Nuwa to come out and mend the sky. Chi You is the one who fought a great battle with the Yellow Emperor, repeatedly bringing the Yellow Emperor, a powerful figure, to the brink of defeat, only managing to turn the tide with the help of outsiders. In various film and television works, as well as those online novels from my previous life, he is definitely one of the most popular big bosses.
“Oh, you seem to know quite a bit about things from our era,” the voice said with some surprise, but still explained, “The Gonggong you’re talking about is not the same Gonggong I’m talking about. Gonggong is a title, and a new Gonggong will emerge in each generation. The one who angrily struck Buzhou Mountain was the first Gonggong. He failed to seize the throne from Emperor Xuan and Zhuanxu, which is why he angrily struck Buzhou Mountain.”
Yan, Yun, and Yu, on the other hand, understood this point very well. Just like the demon race, although each generation's leader was called the Demon Emperor, they were actually completely different people.
The voice continued, "The Gonggong I just mentioned is the Gonggong from the time of Emperor Yao many years later. Back then, in the struggle between Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang, Emperor Yan lost, but his lineage was still powerful. So he was always very dissatisfied and submitted to Emperor Huang's lineage, which led to several wars with Emperor Huang's clan."
"The most famous battles were the Battle of Banquan between Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang, the Battle of Zhuolu between Chiyou and Emperor Huang, and the struggle between Gonggong and Emperor Zhuanxu."
"As for the Gonggong I just mentioned during the reign of Emperor Yao, he was the later Gonggong. The Chiyou was not the original Chiyou either; he was just a pseudonym for the leader of the Sanmiao tribe."
"I see." Zu'an was curious about who this person was, that he knew so much about those things that had long been buried in ancient times, as if he had experienced them personally.
"At that time, the world was in chaos, and Yao was also in a state of great distress. However, he was very capable and knew how to appoint people to positions. He promoted a large number of capable ministers and generals, and sent Yi to kill Zaochi in the wilderness of Chouhua, kill Jiuying above the Xiongshui River, capture Dafeng in the marsh of Qingqiu, shoot down ten suns, kill Yayu, cut off the Xiushui snake in Dongting Lake, and capture Fengxi in the Sanglin Forest."
Zu An was shocked, thinking to himself that this Yi was truly an unparalleled hero, capable of controlling Chang'e with his literary skills and slaying evil gods with his martial prowess.
Then the voice continued, "The reason I'm telling you all this in such detail is that you need to relive Yi's heroic journey. Only in this way can you gain the approval of his divine artifact and have hope of dealing with that powerful being."
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