Chapter 405: Gods and Mortals United to Exterminate the Titans?! [GT Bonus Chapter]

Zephyrielle continued before either princess could interrupt.

"But here is the twist, as titans were known for the greatest physical strength, so even gods failed to kill them, which resulted in those titans overwhelming the gods after their divinity reserves got empty."

According to those records, the ancient Titans could endure attacks that would ordinarily overwhelm beings at the same cultivation level.

However, another question immediately appeared in Emberlyn's mind.

"If that was true, then how did they disappear?"

After all, if the ancient Titans had been powerful enough to defeat actual gods, she couldn't understand what kind of existence could have forced their race to vanish from the mainlands.

Zephyrielle looked at her younger granddaughter before answering.

"When one person or one race becomes too strong, then other forces always combine their forces to erase them."

Hearing those words, both sisters widened their eyes, immediately understanding what their grandmother was implying.

They had been so focused on the extraordinary power of the ancient Titans that they had overlooked the possibility of multiple forces joining together against them.

Zephyrielle continued explaining the events described within the tomb.

"So even before the twilight era, the fall of gods, there was a world-shattering battle that occurred, where all gods and all races combined and hunted the titans."

"But those titans, who weren't known for their cowardice, fought to the end, taking many gods with them."

"Sadly, seeing that even their titan race was about to go extinct, they finally chose to flee."

"So in simple words, the gods or the mainland had forced those titans from here."

"After escaping, no one ever saw a titan on the surface, and even their records were erased by the gods."

After listening to her grandmother's explanation, both Rhaenyra and Emberlyn remained silent for several moments, trying to digest the information concerning a race that had supposedly fought against the combined forces of gods and other civilizations.

However, one particular detail still didn't seem right.

"While this was happening, where was the god of the titan race?"

The question immediately attracted Zephyrielle's attention, although her expression suggested that she had already considered the same possibility.

"That's the most weird thing, because in the record your grandpa found, there wasn't a single time mentioned of a god, like the titans never had a god born in their race."

"What? This strong race, even after getting so many resources, couldn't produce a single god?"

"Unbelievable!"

Both princesses found that explanation difficult to accept, especially considering how powerful the Titans had supposedly become despite cultivating only their physical bodies.

However, Zephyrielle could only smile at their disbelief, since she herself didn't know whether that particular part of the ancient record was completely true.

After all, only the Titans themselves could know the full history of their race.

Meanwhile, Emberlyn recalled something her grandmother had mentioned earlier and decided to ask another question.

"Then Grandma, why are you saying Luke is a titan? After all, he never got in contact with any titan."

Although Emberlyn had witnessed Luke transform into powerful giant forms and display extraordinary physical strength, she still found it difficult to believe that he belonged to the same race described in her grandmother's story.

After all, Luke had originally arrived in Valtharion as a human, and as far as she knew, he had never encountered an actual Titan.

Zephyrielle smiled at her confusion.

"Well, you forgot one thing, my little princess."

After saying that, she paused and raised her head toward the sky before continuing.

"Your little lover is a hero."

"And a hero is connected by the gods."

Hearing those words, both Rhaenyra and Emberlyn exchanged glances, finally understanding what their grandmother was suggesting.

It means, his goddess had transformed him into a Titan in order to grant him greater strength.

After all, every god and goddess naturally wanted their chosen Hero to become as powerful as possible, making that explanation seem reasonable to them.

However, Emberlyn still had another question concerning the race that had supposedly disappeared from the mainlands.

"But Grandma, where are those titans now?"

"Hmm, those titans and many other races are currently living at the land beyond the Endless Sea."

Zephyrielle answered before continuing with the reason behind her conclusion.

"Because the titan tomb your grandpa found mentioned that he, after surviving many dangers in his journey, was returning back to the mainland to claim their homelands back."

"And this proves that there was another land beyond the Endless Seas, and the Endless Forest had the path to it."

After explaining that, Zephyrielle paused, recalling that the other demi-gods also had discovered several other ancient tombs and ruins within the Endless Forest.

Some of those remains had belonged to other races, and the records found within them also suggested that their owners had been attempting to return to the mainlands.

Unfortunately, every known attempt had ended in failure.

Even so, the fact that those beings had managed to cross the mysterious lands beyond the Endless Sea and reach the Endless Forest was already an extraordinary accomplishment. And only after this, the rumor spread, that there was land beyond the mainlands.

And while Zephyrielle was considering those discoveries, something suddenly changed in the sky above the lightning valley.

An enormous golden eye appeared high above the clouds, its presence immediately altering the atmosphere surrounding the entire region.

"What!!!"

Zephyrielle became completely shocked upon recognizing the eye, unable to understand why Valtharion itself had suddenly appeared in this place.

After all, Valtharion rarely involved itself directly in the affairs of living beings unless the circumstances concerned forbidden existences or demigods.

"Grandma, what's happening?"

Both Emberlyn and Rhaenyra looked toward their grandmother with worried expressions, as they hadn't recognized that the golden eye belonged to Valtharion.

However, Zephyrielle didn't immediately answer their question.

Instead, she attempted to use her own power to communicate with the star and discover why Valtharion had appeared above the valley.

Unfortunately, the moment she tried probing into that secret—

"Ahhhh!"

Zephyrielle suddenly cried out in pain, and blood began flowing from her tightly closed eyes.

"Grandma!"

Both Dragon Princesses immediately became alarmed and hurried forward, supporting their grandmother before she could lose her balance.

"I am fine."

Zephyrielle reassured them, although her expression remained filled with horror as she recalled what had just happened.

In her haste, she had forgotten that even though she was a demigod, her strength was utterly insignificant before Valtharion, an existence powerful enough to overwhelm even actual gods.

When she attempted to pry into its secrets, the golden eye had merely directed a fraction of its attention toward her, and that alone had been sufficient to injure her.

Fortunately, despite the punishment, she had still managed to obtain a small amount of information.

However, what she discovered made her expression turn even uglier.

"The Valtharion is here to test Luke, but the test he is going through belongs to an A rank tribulation."

"What!!!"

Both Dragon Princesses became completely shocked upon hearing those words, since even for beings at their cultivation level, facing such a tribulation could have catastrophic consequences.

Yet Luke, who was still only D-Rank, was about to confront that very tribulation.

Meanwhile, upon the highest cliff, Luke was busy making more barriers and upon noticing the Valtharion eye, he decided to speed up his plan.

"Its time for Defensive Arts - Three components."