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"Oh? You already know?" Chen Xuanfeng was somewhat surprised that the other party had guessed his plan.

Griffith nodded and said, "Yes, the twins seem to have played a significant role in your previous actions against the forbidden spell casters, so there is ample information about them. Although the two human youths who hindered your actions did not recognize the 'Dream Star Crown,' there were many learned individuals among those who heard their descriptions, and they could naturally guess what it was. Then, by connecting your identity and methods of action, it wasn't particularly difficult to deduce your purpose."

Although he spoke simply, Chen Xuanfeng knew the difficulty involved. Griffith did not know Chen Xuanfeng well, nor did he have a comprehensive intelligence network, yet he was able to discern the truth from complex and tangled clues with just fragments of information. The intelligence, knowledge, and intuition required for this far exceeded the limits of ordinary humans. Previously, Chen Xuanfeng's understanding of Griffith's deeds was limited to history books and rumors. Only now did he start to understand the true nature of this legendary figure, whose name had intimidated the human world for two hundred years as a 'genius.'

"Impressive," Chen Xuanfeng did not hide his admiration when encountering such a genius, but he still spoke coldly, "However, please elaborate on what you intend to do with the elf twins and what they might lose."

Griffith nodded, sighed slightly, and said, "Very well, it's better to clarify this matter with you. In fact, I believe Lord Xuanfeng has already noticed my uniqueness. As a Lich, I possess a light attribute, and all my behavioral characteristics are the same as those of ordinary humans... and this is the origin of all events."

Griffith spoke slowly, revealing a little-known piece of history to Chen Xuanfeng.

The "Undead War" began with Griffith leading three thousand elite Death Knights of the Death Knight Regiment in a surprise attack on the port of Andis, which later belonged to the Viking Empire, and establishing the Skeleton City there. Millions of undead troops poured into the continent, and over a thousand Liches were dispatched to summon spirits and skeletons from various places. In just one month, a massive undead army of up to thirty million was formed, sweeping through the entire western continent.

At that time, the Viking Empire had not yet been established, and the entire western continent was under the influence of the Radiant Temple. The power of the Radiant Temple had just recovered from the collapse of the previous "Great Radiant Empire" (which was established after humans drove out the orcs and elves, forming seven major nations, most of which were eventually annexed by the Radiant Temple, only to disintegrate again after the assassination of the Pope of the Radiant Temple). Despite this, facing the overwhelming undead army, they could only retreat step by step, finally establishing a defensive line with several fortified cities.

In the early stages of the war, Griffith was not the supreme commander of the undead army but merely the leader of the Death Knight Regiment, so he could not intervene in the overall war strategy. The high-ranking undead who truly held the power of command were not talented strategists. As the war reached a stalemate, they insisted on splitting their forces, advancing simultaneously towards the central desert of the continent and the path to the Sacred Dragon Mountain in the east, intending to outflank and expand their gains, breaking through the previous deadlock.

However, they miscalculated the risks they would face, and the price was naturally extremely heavy—at the city of Shattered Star Abyss in the desert, over a thousand Liches and tens of thousands of skeleton mages were blasted into dust by the ultimate magic cannon of the "Sky Tower"; and at the foot of the Sacred Dragon Mountain, dozens of dragons commanded thousands of dragon beasts and sub-dragons, reducing millions of skeleton soldiers to dust.

The enormous losses caused the balance of the war to tilt. The Sacred Dragon Mountain and the Mercenary Empire naturally ceased their efforts, and the forces of the Radiant Temple gradually adapted to fighting large-scale undead, forming an alliance with the other two to finally achieve a strategic counterattack. For a time, the undead front retreated step by step, almost reaching the point of collapse.

It was at this critical moment that Griffith stepped forward, combining strategy and martial prowess to seize command of the undead army, becoming the true undead commander. Under his artistically genius command, the undead army was reorganized and tactics were rehearsed, finally fully utilizing their inherent advantages. Meanwhile, the human alliance, plagued by internal power struggles and the influence of Griffith's schemes, constantly hindered each other, resulting in the "Dark Eagle" launching three major campaigns that left them utterly defeated, with even seven dragons slain. To replenish their forces, Griffith massacred human cities, summoning the bones of the dead to become zombies and skeletons, rapidly rebuilding the undead army to its massive size and adding many powerful undead warriors, even creating bone dragons and ghost dragons.

Faced with the renewed strength of the undead army, human forces had to seek high-level superpower to suppress them.

The so-called high-level superpower naturally refers to the power of forbidden spells and sacred domains.

Unfortunately, Griffith had already prepared a countermeasure for such a counterattack. The Liches of the Undead Island also possessed a forbidden spell mark crystal, the "Mark of Death," which, although it could not match the five marks held by humans, was sufficient to pose a threat—"If you dare to use a forbidden spell, I will throw mine into your most populous area." To some extent, before being used, the deterrent effect of one forbidden spell is comparable to that of multiple forbidden spells.

As for Sword Saint level experts, it's necessary to add a small piece of common knowledge (additional setting): Generally, the fighting spirit of living beings originates from a trace of innate vitality within their bodies. Therefore, once a creature dies, their fighting spirit dissipates immediately, leaving nothing behind. Thus, undead cannot cultivate fighting spirit, but for those undead who retain their intellect, they possess another power—"Nether Qi," a negative energy that maintains their bodily functions. The greater the amount and the purer the quality of Nether Qi, the stronger the undead's power. When this Nether Qi reaches a certain level of density, it can also be used to assist the undead in combat, much like fighting spirit. Therefore, some who do not understand this power mistakenly call it "Death Fighting Spirit."