Though Moon Goddess hadn't regained her peak cultivation, her knowledge far surpassed that of Long Yuan, who'd been a shut-in. She quickly explained matters concerning the seals.
"Six Paths Empress?" Dragon Ao Tian frowned deeply. He'd never heard of this person during his time in Netherworld Hell! And what was this "Six Paths Reincarnation" thing? He'd never even heard of it! Could there be secrets about Netherworld Hell he didn't know?
Moon Goddess continued, "The seals on these two are different. The dragon's seal was applied later, but the human boy's was imprinted deep into his soul during reincarnation!" She looked at Dragon Ao Tian and Chu Ming as she spoke.
"Reincarnation? What's the difference?"
"Naturally there is. A later-applied seal can be erased with overwhelming power, but one imprinted during reincarnation requires activating the supreme divine artifact Six Paths Reincarnation to remove!" Moon Goddess explained. She knew this so clearly because during the ancient war, Six Paths Empress had wielded the supreme divine artifact "Six Paths Reincarnation" with great brilliance, slaughtering numerous enemies on the battlefield, leaving a deep impression.
"I want to know what effects these seals actually have on them."
"Of course they have effects - why else would seals exist? To my knowledge, Six Paths Empress once used Six Paths Reincarnation Seals to control enemies, dealing fatal blows from within their own ranks!"
"Then what purpose would Six Paths Empress have in controlling them? To make them serve her?"
"Netherworld Hell trained us hoping we could infiltrate the Supreme Divine Realm someday, to create chaos in their rear during future attacks. They probably feared we'd betray them!" Dragon Ao Tian speculated thoughtfully. Like his current situation - he'd inexplicably betrayed Netherworld Hell to join Long Yuan's side!Yet Moon Goddess shook her head. "It's unlikely Six Paths Empress would attack the Supreme Divine Realm. That World-Origin Realm supreme expert is her sworn elder brother! Moreover, while the supreme laws on Netherworld Hell's boundaries restrain others, they've never bound Six Paths Empress. If she wanted to enter the Supreme Divine Realm, she could do so anytime!"
"She remains in Netherworld Hell actually to suppress its most wicked elements!"
"Wicked elements?" Dragon Ao Tian was stunned. Were Netherworld Hell's World-Creation Realm elders the wicked ones?
"What else? When the great war erupted, instead of fighting at the frontlines, they stirred trouble behind the scenes, sowing discord among frontline fighters, attempting to destroy our multiverse's foundation! Had the war situation not been so dire, that World-Origin Realm senior wouldn't have just suppressed them in Netherworld Hell - he would've executed them outright!" Moon Goddess snorted coldly, her eyes filled with contempt for those individuals.
"How could this be? They told us they'd participated in that epic battle, fought desperately on the frontlines, only to be ambushed by Supreme Divine Realm forces when dividing spoils, hence imprisoned in the land of death, Netherworld Hell! All this time, we've aimed to overthrow the Supreme Divine Realm to seek justice!"
"Justice? Hah!" Moon Goddess laughed scornfully. "How dare they speak of justice! If you ever meet those wicked elements, ask them - when facing 'Pan,' would they still dare demand justice? Not only did they employ underhanded tactics during the war, even after being imprisoned in Netherworld Hell they remained restless, actually stealing the Mortal Realm's God-tier and Chaos Heaven-Earth Essence Veins! This left many factions unable to cultivate despite possessing powerful legacies!"
"Netherworld Hell is the root cause of the Mortal Realm's decline!" Moon Goddess revealed ancient secrets. When the Mortal Realm first formed, it possessed God-tier and Chaos-tier Heaven-Earth Essence Veins, but Netherworld Hell stole them! This explained why the Mortal Realm was now so barren. Without Heaven-Earth Essence Veins above God-tier, its inhabitants could never achieve godhood!
Dragon Ao Tian trembled violently. He'd once wondered - if Netherworld Hell was a prison, why did it have Chaos-tier Heaven-Earth Essence Veins meant for supreme experts? Prisons shouldn't have such excellent conditions! Now he understood - they'd stolen the Mortal Realm's Chaos Essence Veins!
"So this is the truth! We've been living in their deception all along!" Dragon Ao Tian murmured, then relaxed. If so, he felt no more guilt over betraying Netherworld Hell!
Long Yuan interrupted their conversation, uninterested in Netherworld Hell's inhabitants. He simply asked, "Is there any way to temporarily suppress the Six Paths Reincarnation Seal's effects?"
According to Moon Goddess, completely removing the seal from Chu Ming's consciousness required the supreme divine artifact "Six Paths Reincarnation," currently still in Netherworld Hell and temporarily unobtainable. They needed alternative solutions.
"Yes. While we can't eradicate it now, your World-Creation Realm cultivation can temporarily seal the mark within their consciousness, preventing interference with their cultivation. Once we obtain 'Six Paths Reincarnation,' we can remove it permanently."
Long Yuan nodded and immediately acted, sealing the marks in both their consciousnesses. The eerie white light vanished from Chu Ming's forehead as it returned to normal. Moments later, he awoke.
"Huh? Where...? Wasn't I in the Chrono Pagoda? Where is this? The so-called Sacred Realm?" Chu Ming looked around bewildered. A voice had echoed in his mind, urging him to enter the Sacred Realm through Hell's Gate!
"You somewhat resemble your father," Long Yuan remarked, studying Chu Ming. Equally handsome yet masculine - definitely another man who naturally attracted women! He wondered if Chu Ming had inherited the "Dragon-Phoenix Reversed Yin-Yang 108" technique.
"Who are you?" Chu Ming eyed Long Yuan warily.
"You may call me Beast God."
"Beast God? You...you're the one who named me personally? Our Chu family's guardian deity?" Chu Ming's eyes widened. Though he'd never met Long Yuan, tales of their family's connection with Beast God had been drummed into his ears endlessly by his father, uncles, clan leader, and elders - yet he'd never had the chance to meet this legendary figure.
Long Yuan nodded. Chu Ming immediately knelt excitedly. According to the clan leader and elders, Beast God held incomparably supreme status in their Chu family!
"Rise and observe from the side," Long Yuan instructed, then turned to Moon Goddess. "Now we should address the being within the coffin!"