Chapter 1 The Door Behind the Bronze Hall

Behind the door of the bronze hall was a throne with a sharp longsword piercing through it.

The throne was large, extremely wide, like a small mountain.

And on this throne, which could easily accommodate a giant, sat a dried-up husk...

Due to the passage of time, weathered by the years,

this husk had been reduced to mere bones.

The longsword pierced from the top of the head, entering through the skull's fontanelle, piercing through the chest cavity, and into the throne itself.

This scene was so shocking that Gu Shen and Gu Xiaoman, who had just entered, were stunned in place.

Their gazes were drawn to the bones on the throne.

Because at the heart of those bones, there floated a golden, crystal-like [Fire Seed], which, even pierced by the longsword, still radiated a dazzling golden light.

The bronze hall slowly closed.

The brilliance emanating from this golden crystal was also blocked from the mortal world by the bronze doors.

The hall became empty and quiet.

"This is... a Fire Seed?!"

Gu Shen couldn't believe what he was seeing. He wanted to go forward to investigate, when a square block floated over.

"If withered flowers can be considered flowers, then this extinguished flame... should barely qualify as a Fire Seed,"

Afu's voice sounded from within the cube: "Gentlemen, this is what I call the 'answer.' You can ask any questions you have now."

Gu Shen and Gu Xiaoman exchanged a glance.

Their emotions were complex at this moment, and their thoughts were somewhat muddled.

Because there were simply too many questions!

Since meeting Afu and lifting the veil of this [Ice Sea Ruins], they had received too much mind-blowing information in just a few short minutes.

After pondering for a few seconds, Gu Xiaoman spoke first: "Is this really a Fire Seed? Does it belong to the master of the 'Initial Model'?"

"This is indeed a Fire Seed, but it does not belong to my master."

Afu said gently: "As you can see, this Fire Seed is now extinguished... but if it can be rekindled one day, it may still be able to exert its previous power."

"Fire Seeds can also be extinguished?"

"Of course."

Afu said in a low voice: "Everything in the world has a beginning and an end... even Fire Seeds are no exception. They can burn, so they can be extinguished. However, the 'extinguishing' of this Fire Seed was not due to natural aging, but was caused by someone."

Speaking of this, there seemed to be a hint of pride in its tone.

"It was my master who extinguished it."

Another shocking piece of news.

Gu Shen rubbed his temples and said, "Tell us directly what happened back then, about this throne, this Fire Seed, and this sword... we won't ask."

"Because my 'timing system' malfunctioned, I don't know how many years ago this happened. In short, this is a story from a very long time ago."

Afu's spirit manipulated the square cube, which floated slowly in the bronze hall.

"My master dedicated his life to creating weapons that could shatter 'Chaos'."

"The Initial Model you see... was one of my master's attempts, but this attempt failed."

Afu's voice was somewhat emotional, and also somewhat sad: "Although many people call it a 'starship,' that is just a nice name... It was born here, and it was submerged here. After a long time, it never traveled a fraction of a mile. Rather than saying it is a large ship, it is better to say it is a cage. Those who enter the Initial Model will never be able to travel far... This is just a failed creation."

Gu Shen and Gu Xiaoman's expressions changed.

They looked at each other.

They had not expected the history of this great ship to be like this.

The Initial Model was named "starship," which showed Afu's master's great ambition, but unfortunately, the creation failed. This great ship could not move and could only remain here... Everything here was a failure, and in a sense, Afu was also a failure.

Gu Shen suddenly understood where the sadness in Afu's voice came from.

It was truly proud of its master.

But it was also saddened by its own fate.

"Many creation experiments were conducted on the 'Initial Model.' I witnessed my master creating history again and again. He was a truly monumental figure."

Speaking of its master, the sadness on Afu's face disappeared.

The voice vibrating from the cube was powerful and sonorous.

"Although the Initial Model failed, my master later created a real 'starship,' a giant that could roam above the sky, traveling between the clouds like a giant whale swimming in the sea, without any effort. I saw the images sent back by the 'starship'... When Chaos came, my master took his people aboard the 'starship,' and they roamed towards places they had never been before, to find the legendary 'Oasis'."

As soon as the word Oasis was uttered,

Gu Shen was stunned.

He seemed to have heard this story before...

But that was a story belonging to ancient humans. Six hundred years ago, ancient humans went south all the way to find the Oasis, and finally found the Five Continents.

But Afu's master?

And the "starship" that was created?

Suddenly, Gu Shen thought of a very absurd possibility...

Afu's master was the ancient humans who fled the source matter storm six hundred years ago, or perhaps even earlier. The history of human escape had already begun, but history was fragmented, and no one knew what the past was like before landing on the Five Continents.

After the fragmentation of history,

even the Highest Council could only know limited information.

Everyone only knew... that life six hundred years ago was dark, and everyone hid in the nutrient capsules of ships, desperately fleeing.

In that extremely chaotic era, there was actually no direction to speak of.

Darkness was everywhere.

The escape ships of human civilization, relying on incredibly strong beliefs, desperately moved in one direction, and finally arrived at the Five Continents and survived.

But if there was an end to this world, and it could be connected into a circle,

then everything would make sense.

This [Ice Sea Ruins] was not a home created by some other civilization at all.

From the beginning, this was the home belonging to humans themselves, and the earliest home. In the process of escaping for who knows how many years, this home was abandoned, and the other buildings in the home had been destroyed and weathered, with no traces to be found.

But the failed creation of the Initial Model, due to its extremely tough protection mechanism, survived the disaster and was submerged by the Ice Sea.

The Initial Model could not be started, so it could only sink like this, sinking again and again.

Waiting for the tide to rise and fall.

Countless years later, the sea level dropped.

The [Ice Sea Ruins] reappeared in the world...

"What happened later?"

Gu Xiaoman's voice broke the silence of the bronze hall.

The little guy stared at the cube and asked seriously, "Your master took his people away from their home... what happened later?"

"I... don't know."

Afu's voice was very frustrated, and also somewhat self-deprecating: "After they left, I was disconnected."

The small cube rotated its angle, turning the side that emitted red light towards Gu Shen.

This side could be considered the front with eyes.

Afu said softly: "So you asked me earlier, if there was only me in this hall for so many years... if I count as a 'person,' then the answer is, yes."

"I collected blood samples from all the transcendent beings who entered the Initial Model."

"Your blood is different from the blood of humans many years ago, but the gene sequences are largely similar. There is only regional isolation, not reproductive isolation... From this, I can judge that you are the 'Fire Seeds' left behind by the civilization migration. My master's plan must have succeeded for me to be reunited with you."

Gu Shen's expression was complicated. Afu's words also confirmed his previous guess.

The current Five Continents civilization and the pre-Initial Model ancient civilization were of the same lineage.

The master of this Initial Model, in terms of seniority, was his ancestor.

"Then what about this Fire Seed?"

Gu Shen pointed to the throne in the depths of the hall.

"This... is exactly the focus of what I'm going to say next."

Afu's voice paused and said: "My master conducted many experiments back then. I personally witnessed him creating incredible 'miracle artifacts': a giant ship that could resist the source matter storm, a divine bow that could shoot through the Black Silver Mountains... but the most amazing was the conceptual sword that could extinguish the 'Authority Flame' in legends."

"???"

Gu Shen's expression was subtle.

Wait, why do the first two sound so familiar?

The giant ship that can resist the storm, does it refer to the Initial Model?

Then the divine bow that can shoot through the Black Silver Mountains, could it be [Extinguish Candle]?

Gu Xiaoman ruthlessly exposed it: "Hey hey... are you talking about yourself with the first one?"

"Ah ha."

Afu said happily with a smile: "... Exactly."

Although it sounded a bit like self-praise, it must be said that the Initial Model has been able to remain intact from ancient civilizations to the present, and it is indeed a miracle.

"A conceptual sword that can extinguish the 'Authority Flame'..."

Gu Shen looked at the throne and asked seriously: "Is that this one?"

Unfortunately, his "Netherfire Authority" was already very little.

But even if he had it, he would not try to use his "Authority" to experiment.

"Of course... not."

Afu said with disgust: "How could my master leave such an important thing on the Initial Model?"

Dong!

Gu Xiaoman jumped lightly, picked up the small cube, and knocked it angrily.

"Don't play riddles."

Although Afu would not feel pain, it still cooperated and said ouch.

"The person sitting on this throne is a 'leader' who was near the end of her life back then. She had a very deep friendship with my master..."

Afu's voice was very soft: "To fight against Chaos, we don't have any good methods. The more we use transcendent abilities, the more we will attract the descent of Chaos. The only ones in the entire home who can resist are those leaders who shared the 'Gospel Box power'."

Leader—

In ancient civilizations, they were the masters of the Fire Seed, the current God Seats!

"Before this civilization-destroying disaster, the power of individuals is insignificant."

"Most leaders were helpless. They could only pin their hopes on my master. If there was a real 'starship' that could sail in the sky, if they could create a weapon that could annihilate 'Chaos'... then the ending might have a chance to change."

"Under this premise."

"My master began to burn the power of the Gospel Box, forcibly drawing destiny, and creating..."

Afu looked at the withered husk on the throne and murmured: "The 'Lord of Love' burned all the remaining power of the Gospel Box fragments and gave my master the final enlightenment. This is the scene you see now. That flame-extinguishing sword, the throne, the bones, including the Fire Seed, are just illusions. No one can approach this throne."

"The Fire Seed has been extinguished, the dream is broken. Any mortal who wants to touch this extinguished flame will only fall into a mirror flower, water moon, exhausting their spirit and perishing for eternity."

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(ps: Thank you "Chang Sheng Ru Gu" for the Silver Alliance reward! There will be five updates today! This is the third update!)