In front of the pile of ashes was a lake. It was bone-chillingly cold. Even though it had been dried up for a long time, it still gave off a frosty aura.
Strands of solidified magic particles hovered above the lake in the form of mist. They were thin and felt strange to the touch.
There was still a thick layer of black ashes on the lake. It was almost half a meter thick, as if a huge secret was buried there. It was frightening.
Clang!
A metal-like bone rolled out from the ashes, making a crisp sound. It was hard and had traces of frost on it, as if it was still alive. It was very strange.
This frost was even more bone-chilling than Xuanyue's protective frost aura. It didn't seem like it came from the seven continents.
Crescent Moon's frost Qi was used to create Origin Weapons. This was where the sixteenth ancestor of the Bai Clan's Frozen Ice Sword came from. However, the frost Qi here was even colder than the Frozen Ice Sword. It stretched on endlessly, and bone-chilling winds howled past, isolating this area from the rest of the City of Heaven.
"Is this a skeleton?" Li Xiang was shocked. He sucked in a breath of cold air. Sensing it carefully, he could sense the aura of a powerhouse coming from the golden bone. This was a bone left behind by someone above Level-9. Only those of the same level could sense this.
Those above Level-9 already had the embryonic form of their God's Soul. Whether it was their physical body or soul, they were completely different from those below. This was also why Li Xiang could rely on his physical body to challenge the top Universe Beasts.
Even if it wasn't someone like him who had focused on physical cultivation, his physique alone was comparable to a normal Universe Beast.
Bones like this were everywhere under the ashes. It was very horrifying. From the shape, they didn't seem to belong to the same person. This meant that many above Level-9 had died here!
When had so many above Level-9 appeared in the seven continents?!
Li Xiang had a thought. He turned to look at Lunar Shadow and the golden-armored warrior, who didn't look too good. They nodded slightly, confirming his guess.
"Actually, these ashes are the remains of those above Level-9 being burned," Lunar Shadow said casually, but the meaning behind his words was shocking enough.
There were only four people above Level-9 in the seven continents: Bai Lili, Lancelot, Li Xiang, and Bai Shili.
And here, there were more than ten corpses above Level-9!
As far as the eye could see, half a meter of ash covered the entire lake. Even after so many years, it was still there and had not disappeared.
Li Xiang was also extremely shocked. What kind of work was this? How many people had died here in the past?
He bent down and scooped up some of the ashes. He found that it was very heavy, like golden sand. It took a lot of strength to sweep it away.
Below the ashes was the main body of the lake, and one could vaguely see the traces left behind by the great battle of the past. The earth was covered in wounds, and the crisscrossing ravines stretched for thousands of meters across the entire City of Heaven.
This once again proved Tai Yin's words.
"These skeletons above Level-9 are related to the impending final catastrophe?" Li Xiang asked in a low voice. He felt that if he spoke a little louder, the previous owner of the ashes on the ground would be able to hear him.
It was as if they hadn't died yet. Their divine senses were still floating in the air, crying and howling in grief. They were filled with unwillingness and regret.
"To be precise, they are part of the final catastrophe." Tai Yin also scooped up a portion of the ashes with his delicate little hand. There was also an even heavier golden bone. The divinity inside still remained, and golden light flowed in his palm. It could be seen that the original owner was very close to Level-10. Even so, he still died here, turned into ashes and bones, and no one knew about it.
"The so-called catastrophe of heaven and earth is the return of the seven protagonists of the previous era to the seven continents, completely burying this era of players, turning into dust like them and drowning in history." Tai Yin looked at Li Xiang, his voice trembling. When he learned the truth, he almost lost control. That feeling was too hopeless.
"Seven? You know the exact number? " Li Xiang was stunned. If Tai Yin wasn't lying, just this number alone was worth his reconciliation. He was very curious about how Tai Yin knew this secret.
"Yes, because my ancestor was one of them." Tai Yin said word by word. This sentence was even more shocking. The golden-armored war god beside him was expressionless. It seemed like he had already heard about it from his companion.
"So far in human history, there have been four great eras, and each great era contains three small eras, and we are the last of this era." Lunar Shadow's explanation matched the information that Honey had received. "Also, we are the twelfth small era."
"Then shouldn't there be eleven protagonists who returned?" Li Xiang asked curiously.
Lunar Shadow nodded slightly and continued, "The missing four are the three from the first era and one from the Loulan Era. Not every era has a corresponding main character. To be called a main character, he must live up to his name and be able to shoulder everything in an era. He must be extremely powerful and invincible. The Loulan Era is too short and the so-called King Loulan's strength is only so-so."
Li Xiang nodded in agreement. Indeed, the Loulan era was too weak. It was drowned by the catastrophe and mutants. The King Loulan was also not strong enough. The remains he left behind even became a breeding ground for the Hydra.
"Humans in the first era were still in a period of ignorance, and there was no corresponding protagonist. At the end of every era, there would be a final catastrophe where the dead returned. In the second era, only two people returned, but in the third era, there were five. In our era, there are already seven! Each time, it is more difficult than the last. It is impossible to win. "
Tai Yin described this information in detail. His ancestor was one from the second era, True Immortal Tai Hao.
The skeletons above Level-9 were left behind by him. They were all people who tried to stop his return. Every time the apocalypse happened, Tai Hao would return here, kill all enemies, and bury the era.
"At that time, those above Level-9 were also called false immortals. According to my family's historical records, True Immortals were Level-10. From this, we can determine that every protagonist who returned from the dead was Level-10. They returned unwillingly and wanted us to die with them." Tai Yin could not help but sigh. There was no fighting spirit in his eyes. "After seeing you, I finally understood that no matter how hard I tried, I could not fight against you. It is already difficult to fight against those above Level-9, let alone those above Level-10 who could kill so many above Level-9. One is already difficult enough, but there are seven of them. We …"
"In other words, no matter what, these former protagonists will return to destroy this era?" Li Xiang frowned. This was the way out that Fei Yujing had said. She had deduced a possibility from Ye Tong's prophecy painting and Bai Lili's words. Now, it seemed that she was wrong.
"Of course, the final catastrophe is fixed and will definitely descend. It has nothing to do with anyone's will. This is my ancestral teaching. Ancestor Taihao will first take away his descendants on the day he descends. It's a pity that in this era, I'm the only descendant left." Taiyin laughed self-mockingly. "True Immortal, what a strange way of saying it."
"It's not strange. There were similar legends during the Blue Planet era. When humans cultivated to the extreme, they could become natural-born immortals. They would have unimaginable power and even immortality." Li Xiang smiled. It seemed that to a certain extent, those legends and myths might be true.
They had evolved from things that had happened in other eras.
"I heard another saying. It's that Bai Lili summoned these dead and asked them to clean up the seven continents to pave the way for her advancement. By the way, she should have reached Level-10." Li Xiang did not hide anything. He looked at Tai Yin and observed his reaction.
Tai Yin was surprised, but he was not too surprised.
"It's normal to think like that. If you don't know the truth about the final catastrophe, you'll probably think that the dead were summoned by Bai Lili. However, in reality, this was inevitable and had nothing to do with her." The Golden-armored Battle God replied, "The evil leader has broken through to Level-10. This is already the strength of a protagonist. Unfortunately, even with Lancelot, they can't fight against seven people. Moreover, those seven are the strongest among Level-10.
"In the fight against the final catastrophe, I think the evil leader should be on the same side as us. Even if she wants to advance to Level-11, she must have a complete Heart of the World. As for those guys who have returned from the dead, they will destroy the Heart of the World without mercy and rebuild the entire human world."
"Rebuild the world? Start from the embryo? "Li Xiang was stunned. He had thought that they would just wipe out all life. Now, it seemed that the nature of this was more serious.
"Yes, everything will return to zero. Otherwise, why would it be called the restart of the era? The seven continents are just a saying in our era. It used to be the Blue Planet. However, in the third era, the place where humans lived was not the Blue Planet." Lunar Shadow nodded. "This matter will probably be announced soon. I think that's the real reason why the evil leader is so frantically urging us to kill each other."
Li Xiang was stunned. He suddenly felt that he had figured out some things.
"I can understand this, but you must have your reasons for doing this, right? What is this new world that you're talking about? Why would you rather be enemies with all of them and insist on this path? Although I haven't seen the Disasters, I know that those guys are chaotic and evil. They're not the same as humans. They only know how to destroy and destroy. "
This was what Li Xiang had asked Bai Lili when he first met her at the Death Omen Star.
"It's because you've never been there, the Eternal River. That's why you don't know anything. One day, I'll walk along the river bank and go all the way forward. I'll reach a place where no one else has gone before. Only there will the answer be there. To get there, we have to cross the Great Wall of Disaster and the Disaster World beyond the Great Wall. With the strength of human players, it's impossible to defeat the Lords in the Disaster World. "
This was Bai Lili's answer back then.
To this day, Li Xiang had already been to the end of the sea of stars, to the Eternal River, and even to the other side, entering the Eternal Land.
In his opinion, the Eternal Existences in the Eternal Land were the true supreme existences. The Disasters were not enough.
At present, the most powerful group of Rulers and Lords of Disaster, as well as those anthropomorphic Disasters, were not considered supreme existences. They could fight against Level 9, but they were definitely not opponents above Level 9.
To be able to make Bai Lili so desperate and certain that humans could not resist the Disasters, it should not be those guys.
This problem was actually very easy to understand. It was just that back then, he did not know how strong those above Level 9 were, so he did not understand the deeper meaning of her words.
At that time, Bai Lili, who was already above Level 9, still chose to walk this path without looking back. This was enough to show how much pressure she was under.
She had seen Eternal Existences and felt that only they could fight against those enemies, so she was determined to walk this path.
They had always thought that Bai Lili was unwilling to accept this and was taking revenge. However, thinking about it carefully, such a proud woman, other than climbing to the top and fighting against powerful enemies, what else did she care about?
She had only been tricked by the Emperor family and a group of former companions. With her current strength, she was completely capable of taking revenge. She had also destroyed the New World, and the destruction of the Emperor family was the best proof.
"Do you know any other protagonists?" Li Xiang asked immediately.
Lunar Shadow shook her head and said, "I only know about the ancestor and that he will return here. As for the others, I heard that there is one who can control the Disasters and is called the Lord of Disasters."
The Lord of Disasters!
"It's just a legend. I don't know if it's true or not. It's said that there was a protagonist in the Second Era who was the creator of these Disaster creatures. His strength was abnormally terrifying, and he was also good at creating all kinds of creatures. He had very terrifying summoning abilities. The Disasters that are rampaging through the sea of stars and suppressing humans for hundreds of years were created by him. "
Lunar Shadow told him everything she knew, not leaving anything out.
The structure of the Disasters was completely different from humans and other creatures, and they did not use the magic particles in the air. Even those Void Lifeforms and strange creatures in the Shadow World did not do this.
They seemed to appear out of thin air and spread like a plague. They had an extremely strong reproductive ability and a terrifying killing intent. They grew up generation after generation, and they were natural warriors.
However, in Li Xiang's memory, the creator of the Disasters was the Mother of All Things, Shub-Niggurath.
He voiced his doubts, and Lunar Shadow replied, "There shouldn't be any conflict. In the legend that I know, the main character was killed by the Mother of All Creation. His power and authority were taken away by the other party, and he was drowned in the dust. He was unable to save his era."
The Disasters were the product of his crazy experiments, and it was also to resist the final catastrophe. Unfortunately, he was killed by the Mother of All Things in the final battle, and everything was taken away.
The Mother of All Things' avatar resided in the earth, the only one of the Tri-Origin Pillar Gods who could descend upon the human world with an avatar.
"It's said that the Mother of All Things fell into a deep slumber after taking away his authority and power, and began to self-evolve. However, I don't know the truth of the matter, it's only a legend, so you don't have to take it seriously" Lunar Shadow hurriedly explained, afraid that Li Xiang would believe it. If it was fake, it would be awkward.
Li Xiang didn't think so. The legend he spoke of was most likely true, which coincided with the Mother of All Things becoming the Mother of Disasters. At the same time, she had indeed been in a deep slumber all this time, creating and evolving the human personality of Ming Xu. Perhaps it was because she had devoured everything of the protagonist.
"Then, if he returns, will the Mother of All Things' authority disappear?"
"No, if it truly exists, his return wouldn't be related to the Mother of All Things. It should be something like a projection, except that the projection is as powerful as the main body. It's best not to have such a person, because I heard that he can strengthen all Disasters" Lunar Shadow prayed.
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