Monsters Die When Killed

And here, in this place where all things perish, this burial ground for the corpses of Divine Beings, was also the place where all things began—the embryonic crucible for the birth of a New World.

Su Zhou saw the ’Fire of Origin’.

It was a mass with a radius of several thousand meters, pulsing and leaping as if it were alive. It was a ’heart’ that drove the entire ninth level of the Maze, keeping the whole Sea of Magma in constant motion. The spherical mass resembled a sun, emitting a dazzling radiance that was impossible to look at directly, a core of intense flame releasing its light and heat into its surroundings.

That was the ’primal Fire Element,’ destined to dominate the next Era and recreate the New World after the end of the Era of Earth.

Although the primal Fire Element appeared to be alive, it was in reality a mass of pure, blazing light. It did not resist contact from outsiders, nor did it possess the power to protect itself like other naturally-formed Divine Objects.

This endless Elemental Power seemed to be waiting for someone to pick it up, to reshape it, to use and absorb it. It simply hovered, completely defenseless, in the center of the ninth level’s Sea of Magma.

No wonder the Divine Beings throughout history who saw the Element Core of the next Era craved it so desperately—this was, without a doubt, the very thing that could decide the fate of the next world!

Elias could even hear the Wind God’s breathing beside him grow much heavier. His gaze grew feverish, even a little dangerous.

But Su Zhou was the first to fly forward. This sight immediately calmed the Wind God, causing him and Elias to watch quietly as Su Zhou began his work.

"He doesn’t have the power of a primal element of his own... I have nothing to worry about."

Elias could even hear the Wind God’s voice, though he couldn’t tell if the god was muttering to himself or speaking to the others.

But Su Zhou stopped in his tracks. He turned his head and, looking somewhat baffled, said to the Wind God, "What are you doing just standing there? Get over here, I’m going to need your help with what comes next!"

The Wind God’s body stiffened for a moment. Then, he let out a breath and walked over with Elias.

The massive heart of flame, however, did not feel scorching. Whether it was Su Zhou, the Wind God, or the gray-eyed youth who was the weakest among them, all they felt was a burgeoning Life Force, a harmonious and blazing radiance. This flame seemed to have gathered all the Life Force of the previous world. Its light alone washed over the three of them, making them feel utterly refreshed and expelling all the hidden injuries within their bodies.

Elias could even feel the injuries he sustained from reversing the Elemental Array slowly healing within his body. Although Su Zhou had saved him with his blood, it was less a matter of healing his wounds and more a case of Su Zhou using his own immense Life Force to forcibly extend Elias’s life by several decades... But now, under the light of the Fire of Origin, he could feel his own Life Force gradually returning.

And at that moment, he heard Su Zhou’s voice.

"The cycle of Eras in the Tartadis World, when you get down to it, is all because Creation is based on a single Element. Other Elements are then derived from it, which leads to an elemental imbalance. This world is inherently malformed and could never last for long. Therefore, it needs to be repeatedly destroyed and reborn, cycling through the power of the major Elements to maintain a semblance of Balance."

"And the Divine Beings throughout history, as powerful entities who benefited from the birth of a single Element, were also Deities who protected the life born from that single-Element Creation. Even if they had the chance to reshape the world, they would only crudely convert everything to their own elemental Attribute and create another single-Element world."

This was indeed the truth. Even the Wind God hadn’t changed this way of thinking. It was a basic nature that existed within all life and civilizations, an instinct that was impossible to alter.

’—But what the Silent Lord loves are those beings who transcend their own nature and instincts, who shatter the cycle of Reincarnation.’

’Since the beings of this world cannot do it, then I might as well do it myself.’

"But what if a being had the opportunity to access the Element Core of the next Era, and instead of crudely converting it into a single-Element core, they transformed it into a core of multi-elemental Balance... Then, would the world it creates be able to remain stable and exist for a long, long time?"

As he spoke, Su Zhou opened the Space Ring from Elias and took out the partial remains of the Earth God and the primal Element Core of the Water God.

Then, he looked over at the Wind God.

The Wind God raised his head and stared intently at Su Zhou. He now understood exactly what Su Zhou wanted to do, and he found it difficult to describe his current feelings... Was it apprehension, fear, or panic?

But what was he apprehensive and fearful of, what was he panicking about?

"You fear the unknown. You fear an unpredictable future."

Su Zhou calmly voiced the thoughts deep within the Wind God’s heart. "You’re thinking, ’If we gather the Four Great Elements right now, what will happen to the future New World? What will it become?’"

"You’re also thinking, since we already have what we need to create a single-Element world that could remain stable for tens of thousands of years, why take the risk of creating a brand new, unknown world?"

"You fear everything unpredictable. You fear stepping out of your comfort zone... Of course, I understand your fear. After all, you bear the weight of your people. If you were a cold and heartless God, like the Fire God of the previous Era who was willing to absorb the light and heat of all his people just to break the cycle of Reincarnation, he would feel no fear at all. Your fear stems from love, and from responsibility."

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