I'm a villain, not a devil

Bai Youming said with emotion: "In other words, the strong people of that era were extremely rare, but each of them possessed extremely powerful abilities."

He chuckled again. “I’ve seen a theory that it was those few but powerful people in the Natural Era who were too successful that attracted some…ha, unnecessary attention. Therefore, the Natural Era met its end.”

Sean suddenly thought that this seemed to match some secret history he knew.

The orthodox godhood of a world exists naturally and is limited, and those who obtain the godhood first will naturally not encounter any obstacles...

Bai Youming continued, "When the Misty Era unfolded on another continent, the powerful being who led his troops into the other world seemed to be also after the godhood. I don't know the details, but I only know one thing... heh, interesting."

"There, tree people are still the main race, but compared to humans, they really lack creativity and imagination. In order to return to their homeland, they began to cooperate with humans and help them do some things we don't know yet."

"And the person who broke into the other world also received help from the tree people."

Sean interjected: "After that, it was the much-loved case of crossing the river and destroying the bridge?"

Bai Youming laughed and shook his head: "You really have a lot of dirty things in your heart, but that's human nature - but, unlike what you imagined, that strong man did not burn his bridges after returning from other worlds. He gained the respect of tree people and humans, and used the things he brought back from other worlds to start rapid development."

"The story seems beautiful - but the end of the world has come again. I don't know if it's because that powerful man broke into another world, or something else... But in the foggy era that began on another continent, all races once again suffered a catastrophic disaster."

“And this time, people thought of the old routine again - crossing the sea.”

"We don't know what happened before and during the crossing, but the ones who returned to their homeland... were humans."

Bai Youming smiled with emotion: "Another small number of lucky people, including the predecessor of our Bai family. The natural generation continent that experienced doomsday became habitable again after the fog era. The third era, which is the high-tech era that we are more familiar with, has arrived."

Sean blinked his eyes. "That is, the last era...hiss, if that's the case, then the rapidly developing technologies in the last era seem to be related to the other world?"

Bai Youming nodded approvingly: "Smart, I always admire your sharpness. Yes, relying on the technology brought back from another world, the last era began to develop rapidly. However, for some reason, people who returned from another continent began to encounter strange things gradually."

He frowned slightly. "This period of history was covered up artificially, just like people brought back a curse from another world. In order to prevent the curse from spreading, everyone kept their mouths shut. Gradually, people forgot what happened in the past. As time went by, even the Bai family forgot their own history."

"Then, the doomsday we all know came... It was after the doomsday that the Bai family, having lost the protection of high technology, began to truly rise. The first emperor, Bai Shi, should be the first person to dig out the first period of history. I don't know if it was because of his personal reasons or the influence of the evil god, but he deliberately hid it and only found the magical wooden sign."

Bai Youming sighed: "After that, you already know what happened."

After hearing a lot of secret history, Sean also sighed. He couldn't help but wonder, "I didn't expect there were so many stories before... But if that wooden sign came from the Natural Era and was the 'invitation letter' you mentioned, then why was there no record of the first person who left his name on the invitation letter and led people into other worlds before?"

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Bai Youming was looking at him with a meaningful look.

"Yeah, why doesn't anyone know... In fact, only you can see that name?"

Sean blinked: "That person is me?"

Bai Youming shook his head helplessly. "It's definitely not you. However, a certain characteristic of yours means that only you can see the first name on the invitation letter. Moreover, it is worth noting that part of the first name has been artificially damaged."

Sean frowned. "Damaged... because the person who damaged it didn't want to see that name on the invitation anymore? If it was just to cover up history, it doesn't seem necessary. It's even not completely damaged... Damn, could that be the invitation that can help people get in touch with the Godhead?"

Bai Youming nodded solemnly: "That's what I think. Damaging the name on the invitation letter will prevent that person from getting in touch with the godhead. The names of other previous emperors do not need to be damaged. The reason is very simple. The person who damaged the name believes that the emperors of the empire will never get in touch with the godhead until they die."

Sean immediately denied it seriously and said, "Hey, what are you talking about, godfather? All the previous emperors have had relations with Wanmu and the Skinning Envoy."

Bai Youming's eyes twitched and he said unhappily, "Get lost! Is it fucking glorious to be controlled by the evil god?!"

“Hehe, at least I’m worried about the gods—” Seeing that Bai Youming was about to get angry, Sean immediately shut up and thought, “It seems that this is not what I originally expected…”

Bai Youming raised his eyes and asked, "What did you originally think?"

Sean chuckled and said nothing. He originally thought that the name with the word "Ci" after it might have a great connection with Xiao Ci.

But now thinking about it, it seems unlikely, after all, the name Xiaoci was given by him to his sister a few years ago. The girl didn't even have a name originally, she was just called "Xiaoci". Of course, even if it has nothing to do with Xiaoci, the connection with the World Tree is inevitable.

After listening to Bai Youming say so much, the most concerning point is still that only Sean can see that name. This reminds him of what Bai Ye said, that his life frequency is the same as those of the tree people.

'I seem to have had quite a few past lives, and one of them should have a great connection with the tree people...' Sean thought to himself.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Bai Youming didn't ask any further questions, but just turned his gaze to the raging sea.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"If you want to know the answer, I'm afraid you can only find it on the other side of the sea."

Sean nodded in agreement, that's what he thought.

Of course, that was not possible now. Whether it was Paradise City or the Empire, they would begin a rapid and bloody development under his control...

Perhaps sensing Sean's thoughts, Bai Youming looked back at him, then turned around and stood up.

"I don't have the heart to care about things here anymore... When Xiao Ye ascends the throne, please say hello for me."

Sean raised his eyebrows: "Godfather, do you want it?"

Bai Youming smiled calmly: "I'm going to the other side of the violent sea."

Sean's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Bai Youming looked at the sea and said calmly, "I thought I had lived a clear life, but my promotion to Deep Blue and the Empire Incident made me realize one thing, that is, there are too many things I don't know... Haha, it just so happens that these tree people are still crossing the sea, as if they have never died..."

"I'm going to go to the other side of the violent sea first. If you are interested, I can receive you when you come later."

After saying that, he actually took off into the air, without saying another word, and flew straight towards the sea.