Dominate the world in three weeks?

Early the next morning, Ivan was not the first visitor Terrence welcomed.Honestly, it gave him a sigh of relief.In Terrence's view, the boy's liking was just an illusion that he would wake up eventually.Although he didn't take the other party's confession to heart, he also felt that he was not good at handling such things.

To be more precise, he didn't want to frustrate his brother's feelings after occupying his elder brother's attention—even though the two of them appeared to be about the same age in appearance, to Terrence, Ivan was still a young man. What about children in need of love?

Speaking of the visitor who came earlier in the morning, the other party was invited by the elders of the village to find Terrence and go to the temple.

Terrence and the old man hadn't seen each other since the last time they parted. He guessed that the lost and reappeared gem must have dealt a considerable blow to the other party, so he didn't bother him rashly.

Why do you want to see yourself this time?

Terrence was puzzled, but he didn't think deeply.On the one hand, he no longer wanted to inquire about gemstones; on the other hand, he happened to bid farewell to the old man.

When Terrence came to the temple again, there were no dense vines inside.The slightly faded ancient murals on the pale tower walls are revealed once again.

The old man's even older bent back was standing not far from him.

"Do you know why I said not to have anything to do with that stone?" After a short silence, the old man said.He didn't expect an answer from Terrence, but continued on. "Whoever gets strength from that stone is doomed to be swallowed by it. What it gave you, you must return it."

Terrence frowned slightly, and said hesitantly, "I didn't understand what you meant..."

"You are a mage." The old man finally turned around. "Mages have a basic theory, which is the law of energy conservation. Spells are shaped by magic elements, and when they are released, they will quickly return to the elements themselves. Based on this, there is no way for a mage to rely solely on magic elements to complete life magic— —Because even if the elements enter the human body, they will dissipate quickly. Among them, the elements with the highest stability are the elements of the light system and the elements of the dark system, so the impact on the human body will last longer... It’s a bit far, I mean, The original boulder itself is a manifestation of the law of energy conservation."

When the old man said this, there was a gloomy look between his brows.

Terrence's expression did not fluctuate, and he asked calmly: "Then what will happen to me who used the stone?"

The old man raised his eyelids and looked at Terrence for a while, then slowly said: "Your soul has been infected by it, and when you die, you will become its nourishment, replenishing its lost energy, and being completely destroyed. It absorbs, and nothing remains. The consciousness of being born as a human, the elements that make up the living body, everything is swallowed up. In other words, there is no chance of reincarnation, and it completely disappears between heaven and earth."

Because of the wide application and analysis of magic, the theory of reincarnation relies on the law of energy conservation and is believed by everyone on the mainland.Everyone believes that the soul is immortal, and life will never disappear because of the continuation of the soul.Terrence himself had this idea—that's why he didn't delve too much into why he was reborn twice.

So the words of the old man did have a certain impact on Terrence. He opened his eyes slightly, with real shock on his face, but he didn't lose his composure because of it.

The old man seemed to be very satisfied with Terrence's performance. He nodded and stretched out his left hand: "Do you take that stone with you?"

"Yes."

"Hmm..." The old man raised his head to look at the dome, and said, "You came here—there is no more coincidence than this. Now let you see the secret that our family has been hiding all along."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, Terrence felt the wind swirling under his feet, and this time only Terrence floated up by himself.The old man said to him from below: "There is a groove on the top of the tower, you put that stone in."

Various murals flashed before Terrence's eyes, and he had already seen those two days ago.Until it rose to a position two meters away from the spire, the chaotic and crowded murals disappeared completely, replaced by a life-size portrait.The girl with a graceful face had long hair hanging down to her heels, and her long skirt curved gracefully.She held the budding staff in one hand, and raised the other hand high. The empty palm seemed to be holding something—the position was the groove that the old man said.

Terrence took out the gemstone from the ring as instructed, and the thing began to vibrate once it was exposed to the air.Terrence could already feel the surrounding elements showing signs of rioting again. He quickly inserted the gemstone into the groove, and the next second, the wind magic that supported him suddenly disappeared, and he fell straight to the ground, and then He was caught by the prepared old man with spells.

The old man walked to a wall—the side where the deeds of the first dragon knight were painted—and tapped the sun with the family crest on the mural with his crutches, causing the ground to shake slightly.

Terrence was floated aside by the wind, and saw that the stone bricks in the center of the ground suddenly sank one after another, and finally turned into a staircase leading to the dark underground.

"Since that stone disappeared, the underground cave has never been opened again." The old man said with emotion, his words were full of complicated emotions. "Come on, all the secrets are down here."

The old man waved to Terrence on the other side, and stepped on the stone steps first.

Terrence followed closely behind the old man, watching him take out a fluorescent stone: "Use this to make do with it, it will be fine when you get down, and you should also take advantage of this journey to prepare mentally-that is what all adventurers look for. It’s something that’s been around for a lifetime, no matter who sees it, it’s going to be a surprise.”

Terrence silently followed a small light source in front of him and continued to walk down until a faint light appeared in front of him.

"—Here we are." The old man's footsteps paused before he raised his legs again.

The stairs had also come to an end, bypassing the stone wall that blocked the line of sight, what Terrence was presented with was a shocking scene far beyond his imagination.

Huge white dragon skeletons, human skeletons with the characteristics of beasts, countless weapons such as bows and arrows and staffs scattered on the ground, and white vines tightly entwining all of them - it looks very familiar It's like the thorny plants painted on the door of the Bright Church.

"This is the battlefield where the Great Annihilation happened. The corpses of all races were buried under the forest because of the earthquake that flattened the mountains." The old man noticed that Terrence focused more on the white vines, He continued to explain: "That's bone-wrapping grass. Everyone affected by the boulder will grow this thing from their body after death. Strictly speaking, it's not a plant, but it's like a plant absorbing nutrients from a carrion, That stone is relying on this thing to completely absorb the soul of a person, right?"

Even if the old man said just now that the gems would eat up all the dregs left by himself, Terrence was just shocked, but seeing such a gloomy scene before him made him feel horrified from the bottom of his heart.

"Come on with me." The old man sighed.

They walked around the scattered corpses and continued to move forward. The more bones they went forward, the more races that left only a few words in the history books were sealed in this dark and damp underground, silently silent in a tragic and desolate manner.

The light that illuminated the entire space became brighter and brighter as the two walked.The old man and Terrence walked through the two sets of giant dragon bones lying side by side, and the light source finally appeared in front of them——

It was a huge boulder more than three meters high, and milky white light continuously radiated from it, making a small pattern on the stone clearly visible.

There was no need for the old man to explain more, Terrence knew clearly that it was the culprit that caused the great annihilation.

Because he has already felt the irresistible coercion following the radiance—he has experienced it once before.Not long ago, he was on the verge of death, and his soul kept falling, almost being corroded by a force that had the same origin as the world.

The fear that had almost dissipated completely climbed up Terrence's back now - if it wasn't for Lanser, he must have become a part of this stone by now.

Terrence forced himself to look away from the boulder, and as he moved his gaze down, he saw the only skeleton leaning against the boulder.The fingers with only bones left were holding the staff with tender leaves, the skeleton posture seemed to be just asleep, nestled next to the boulder, and the bone-wrapped grass tightly entangled it with the boulder.

The identity of this skeleton is ready to be revealed.

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The old man looked at the skeleton with admiration, and said: "At the moment of the Great Annihilation, almost all the long-lived races died, only the Goddess of Life that our family relied on was still alive. According to her wishes, we Shewen Leah moved into this forest and built a tower to guard the corpses. Soon after, she also went underground to meet her destined end."

Listening to the old man's words, Terrence suddenly remembered the legend about the Tower of White Bone Forest that was sung by bards—

The gods were annihilated here and buried under the earth.

Their flesh and blood nourished the lush forest, and their divine power was hidden in the deepest sacrificial tower.

Legend has it that whoever can find the temples of the gods will gain eternal life.

But brave adventurers, you must be careful.

The forest devoured the gods, and it will devour your life too.

If you don't have the determination to defeat monsters and demons, I advise you, don't get close to them...

In a sense, every word is true.

The old man didn't know that Terrence had lost his mind. He looked at the boulder and said with emotion: "The side effects brought by the boulder are far higher than what it can contribute. Maybe it shouldn't have been discovered by the world in the first place. Before the Great Annihilation, The turmoil brought about by various races fighting against each other has always made her feel guilty. Therefore, she is the only one who willingly accepts the fact that the long-lived race is going extinct. We have guarded this place for generations, but we are also guarding this stone... It's been a long time."

He turned his head and looked at Terrence: "Then you came to our village, this must be the guidance of fate. Do you know what kind of magic the goddess of life mastered when she first became a mage?"

Terrence shifted his gaze to the old man, and heard the other party say: "Wood and water—giant stones symbolize the germination and endless growth of life. Only wood and water elements are most compatible with it."

"what do you mean--"

"You will never be reincarnated, and you will disappear completely after you die in this life. But if there is a boulder, at least it can give you a long and endless life-I will give you a chance." The old man raised his crutches and pointed to the corpse beside the boulder Staff in hand. "That staff stores all the knowledge of the goddess, as long as you pick it up, you can become a new generation of gods."

Terrence looked over according to the old man's instructions, and after a short but depressing silence, he answered, "I refuse."