"…"
Faced with Fangzheng's question, everyone present couldn't help but gulp a mouthful of saliva. Even though they weren't sure what exactly Fangzheng meant, the words' annihilation 'and' ashes' didn't mean anything positive. But since they were here, they naturally wouldn't give up …
"I-I want to know everything!"
James was the first to answer.
"Please tell us, mighty dragon. What you know …"
"Very well …"
Upon hearing James's answer, the corners of Fangzheng's mouth perked up slightly. Then, he lifted his head and gazed at the starry sky. Then, his voice echoed in everyone's hearts.
"In ancient times, the world wasn't divided yet. This world was shrouded in a fog. But then one day … a flame ignited, and everything changed … light and darkness, cold and hot, life and death. Then, a few species born from the darkness were attracted by the flame and found the king's spirit around the flame … "
Upon hearing the voice that echoed in their heads, everyone couldn't help but tremble slightly. The vicissitudes of the past had as though turned into vivid scenes along with this voice that emerged in their minds.
"… They were the first to die, as well as the witch of Izaris and the daughter of Chaos. The Sun Monarch and his knights … and … "
Fangzheng said and narrowed his eyes slightly, sweeping a glance at James's group.
"… A dwarf that has never been seen before …"
"They ruled this world and created a brand new era. The era of fire also began. That was an era of prosperity, a sacred and dignified era filled with incomparable brilliance and beauty. But … "
Fangzheng let out a soft chuckle.
"… The flames will eventually extinguish and when that happens, only darkness will remain. As the ancient kings and their people passed away, the flames gradually extinguished and darkness was about to descend. Back then, the living beings didn't intend to give up just like that. They began to search for the remaining flames and reignited the flames. The Dwarves, who had never been known to anyone before, became the backbone of their forces. Through many hardships, they finally managed to reignite the flame once more. But the flames that they ignited were far less glorious and magnificent than the original divine flames. It was only enough for them to struggle for survival in the dark fog. "
Fangzheng said and lowered his head once again, gazing at the ocean in the distance.
"… When the flames extinguished once again, they had nowhere to escape. The era of darkness finally arrived. Without the protection of the flames, the existences that were once banished by the flames and left in fear, falling into a deep slumber and waiting for everything in the depths of the dark abyss were about to return. But it was a pity that the protection of the flames wouldn't return … Just like this! "
Fangzheng said and abruptly raised his right claw, slammed it on the ground, and chanted inwardly.
"Seal!"
"— — — —!"
Everyone discovered that in an instant, the world before their eyes completely changed. A moment ago, they were still by the sea of clouds't up's, they were in's. But now, they were standing in the city's's't. But now, they were the city's city's''s' In front of them was a huge, majestic city gate. It was surrounded by pure white walls that were hundreds of meters tall. The white spire looming in the clouds proved its glorious past.
But now, all that was left were ruins. The white, huge arch shattered into pieces and scattered on the ground. Boundless flames seemed to have shrouded everything. Signs of decay could be seen everywhere in the city. Strange, pitch-black shadows shrouded the white walls and ground, bringing a gloomy atmosphere to this place.
"T-This is …"
Looking at the city in the clouds before them, everyone was dumbfounded. As for Fangzheng, he turned his head with a complicated gaze.
"That's right. This place is called Losric, the gathering place of the Cinder Lords. They once lit up the flames here and illuminated this world. But as the flames extinguished, the former brilliance also dissipated. And now, all that's left is a ruin … "
Fangzheng shamelessly changed the name of the Highest Heaven. Anyway, this was his' Seal, so he had the final say in naming it.
"And now, the first flame is gone, and darkness has descended …"
Along with Fangzheng's voice, darkness gradually emerged. The sun in the distance fell below the horizon, and shortly after, they found themselves back at the pier.
"The world is shrouded in darkness, so it's only natural that dark beings are attracted to it …"
At this point, Fangzheng closed his eyes again.
"This is your destiny, ashes of the remaining flames. Struggle with all your might until the very last moment … "
"…"
Gazing at the dragon in front of them, no one went up to disturb it. Just what they saw just now had completely overturned their worldview. Even though everyone was incomparably shocked, at this moment, they maintained their silence. They glanced at the dragon that seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber, turned around, and left quietly.
My acting skills are worth 10 points!
Upon sensing that James and the others had left, Fangzheng gave himself a thumbs up deep down. What a joke. I'm a planner, after all. I can still come up with cutscenes and BOSS aura! And now, it seemed that his words had obviously fooled the humans of this world. For Fangzheng, this was enough.
Of course, Fangzheng was also aware that there were many ambiguities and even loopholes in his words. But he wasn't worried. Humans were creatures that would try their best to deny things that they hadn't seen before, and try their best to affirm things that they had seen before. Fangzheng showed up here and brought them around Fengjue, which had almost fooled them. Next, it was up to the humans of this world to fill in the loopholes with their imaginations … This had nothing to do with Fangzheng anymore.
And indeed, these people lived up to Fangzheng's expectations. After leaving, they immediately gathered the world's most renowned scientists, researchers, historians, mystics, and so on. Then, they tried to analyze Fangzheng's words, which were full of loopholes and nonsense that he came up with out of boredom … In the end, they actually came up with the answer!
According to their speculations, the scholars believed that the First Fire mentioned by the giant dragon was most likely referring to the Big Bang. In other words, the universe was chaotic at the beginning. It was only after the Big Bang that the current state of the universe was formed. Not only that, but there was also a group of extraordinary beings who obtained powerful strength through the big bang. They used this strength to become the powerful 'Lords of Cinder' and worked hard for the survival of this universe.
However, according to the law of conservation of energy, nothing was immutable. Just as the dragon said, 'Even flames will eventually be extinguished'. The power of the 'Lords of Cinder' began to weaken gradually, and in the end, they disappeared into the dust of history.
Well said. But what did this have to do with humans?
Of course it did!
According to the scholars' speculations, the 'Lords of Cinder' mentioned by the dragon were most likely the gods in various ancient myths and legends on Earth! After all, there were myths about the gods who created heaven and earth all over the world. Most of them had similarities, and many of them used light and flames as the theme, which was also very much in line with the description of the 'first flame'!
And after that, the gods fell, which was indeed strange according to the time period of the myths and legends. After all, in many myths and legends around the world, there would be rumors about the gods themselves in the early stages. But as time passed, the frequency of the gods' appearances decreased. On the contrary, some so-called demigods, immortals, and even witches became the main theme. And according to the scholars' conjecture, these existences were very likely the existences who inherited the flames mentioned by the dragon. This was because they also had extraordinary powers, but they were not as powerful as humans.
So the question was, why did humans no longer have such powers in modern times?
That was because the flames had been completely extinguished!
The dragon also said, 'The first flame is gone, and darkness is coming.' Moreover, this giant dragon kept calling them "Yu Huo's Ashes". What exactly this meant was still unknown, but it was easy to understand from the literal meaning. Since Yu Huo's Ashes were just ashes, it was naturally impossible for them to possess the power of flames.
In this way, the whole matter was very clear. There was once a powerful existence in this world who possessed the first flame. And although this flame was unknown, it had obviously driven away those evil and terrifying monsters. As a result, these monsters either left this land or slept in the dark abyss. But now, the first flame was gone, and darkness was coming again. These monsters that had left or slept in the past would awaken again!
And this time, they could not rely on the power of the gods or the Lords of Cinder. They could only rely on themselves!
That was right. This was the truth of their world! It was reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it!
It had to be said that when Fangzheng obtained this report through hacking the network, he was shocked.
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