Under the morning sun, the vast and boundless sea of ​​scorching lava is still surging in the depths of the ground, just as it has been in the past few hundred years.

But when Ishaal arrived here, he keenly realized that there was something different from the center of the world in the past.

"host?"

The knight looked up at the center of the lava sea in the distance, and he was surprised to find that his master, who had been sleeping and would only wake up for a moment when someone met him, had already awakened at this time.

【You are here, Ishaal.】

I noticed the arrival of my knight, and above the lava throne, a gentle boy's voice sounded: [It's coming just right.]

When Ishaal arrived around the throne, he saw that before the throne, there was a four-color light curtain flashing, and the four elements formed a three-dimensional map, and the elements on it continued to alternately cycle, forming a world.

With a glance, Ishaal could see that it was the element distribution map of the world he lived in!

The blue seas surround the brown continent, the blue wind lingers in the world, and the flames burn in the depths of the earth and at the top of the sky... In addition, in every corner of the world, elements are revolving around, constantly revolving.

Originally, this should be the truth between heaven and earth, the norm of the world circulation, but Ishar could see that on the two continents of the Holy Fire Continent and the New World, there were six huge blue torrents gathering and sank into the distant sea of ​​meditation in the south - and there, the rich blue color was as deep as ink, as if it was nurturing something, bringing people an extremely uneasy atmosphere.

But above the lava throne, the white-haired boy wearing the sun god crown smiled. He stared at the picture in the light curtain in front of him, smiling happily and gently.

Ishar was stunned at this.

This is the first time in more than two hundred years that he has seen the Lord he believes in smiling so happily.

Since the Knight became the God-Blessed One more than two hundred years ago and first met God with excitement, the image of the Lord of Fire has always been gentle and gentle in his heart, like a bonfire in winter and a warm morning sun, giving everyone a warm presence.

But flames are flames, and the sun is sun. No matter how close they are to people, they will be burned as long as they are too close. If God walks in the world, the place where he is located will be clear and the earth will be exhausted. Therefore, for the sake of his people, God chose himself to stay alone in the center of the world under the holy mountain, and be isolated from the masses.

Even if God descends, God is only always in the sky. As the second sun, it does not come directly to the earth. Apart from smiling, He will not express any unnecessary joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, and will avoid the power arising from the rampant force that arises from his own thoughts and affect others.

And now, such a gentle God, now he smiled happily...

Who is it and what can make the Lord laugh so happily? I have to say that Ishar was a little jealous, but soon, the black-haired and golden-eyed knight abandoned such meaningless thoughts, and he half-kneeled on the ground and reported to the Lord of Fire.

"My Lord, do you know that a large-scale riot of sinners suddenly appeared in the eastern region? The local priests said that they heard the oracle of the Lord of Judgment..."

【Oh, I already know.】

The boy on the throne nodded slightly, he smiled and raised his head, looking at the rock top above the lava sea: [He is here.]

【He is back.】

【Although a long time has passed, he has indeed returned!】

Then, Ishar heard that the tone of the Lord became a little regretful.

【But unfortunately, he came back a little late.】

[The plans of the children in the sea are almost completed.]

"My Lord, are you talking about the plans of those rebels? Their ritual of ascension to God is about to be completed?!"

Hearing this, Yishalden, who was half kneeling in front of the Lord of Fire, stood up. He asked for instructions angrily: "Please allow me to lead the team to fight immediately and smash their delusions!"

【No, and come here, kid.】

But the Lord of Fire shook his head and refused Ishar's request. When the knight approached Him with some confusion, the white-haired boy stretched out his hand and pressed it on Ishar's forehead.

The touch is not as hot as I imagined, as hot as the sun... The warm and soft touch in the center of the palm is like a real human being.

For a moment, before I could think more, a burning pain suddenly appeared on his forehead - the pain flashed away, as if it was just an illusion, and he remained motionless, standing in place like an iron tower.

After the Lord of Fire put down his hand, a red flame mark appeared on his forehead, and the divine power pulsated in it, releasing a clearly visible majesty.

Then, the Lord of Fire looked at Yishar for a while, and He nodded with satisfaction, and then said: [Let them become the God of Water.]

[Only in this way, the riot water element will return to the reincarnation of order.]

"What?"

Hearing this, Ishar, who was originally thinking about what God had left on his forehead, was stunned. He immediately frowned and said, "How is this possible!"

"Those thugs in the sea clearly intend to subvert the existing elemental cycle of our world! They cut off the original rotation process and wanted to roughly turn the elements of the entire world into water elements!"

"They even plan to start a 'deep sea era' to completely turn our world into a completely unknown... How can this be called return to the place, called the cycle of order?!"

The Lord of Fire shook his head, and there was no resentment towards the people of the sea in his gray pupils.

[This is indeed their purpose - but this is indeed the cycle of order.]

The white-haired god appeared in the mind of the god who had been around for a long time, and then left abruptly, rejecting the soul of water and earth, and becoming a figure of the god.

He said with some nostalgia: [The power of the soul of water is extremely powerful. No matter what era, a large number of water elements appear in various forms. Even if it is the burning era of fire, it is surrounded by white steam.]

[If the children in the sea do not store the soul of the source water that has become increasingly chaotic, then the primitive and crazy, naturally born God of Water will appear for decades or hundreds of years. At that time, He was not even human, and would not understand our order. Maybe it would even set off a huge wave of destruction, and we cannot stop it.]

"Why can't you stop it?"

Hearing this, Yishar was confused. He folded his hands together and asked the Lord of Fire: "My Lord, you are a god, and a god who is far stronger than those pirates and even more powerful than any newborn god - in addition, there are Lord of Wind and Lord of Judgment... The combined force of the three gods, how could a pirate and the naturally born water god be able to stop it?"

[But Lord of Wind will not take action.]

But the young man looked at Ishaal calmly, and he faintly spoke the secret that had been hidden for hundreds of years: [His soul has long left this world, leaving only the last trace of thoughts and body, forming a network of consciousness, connecting the minds of the people who are breathing, and maintaining order.]

[And I will not stay in this world most of the time - just as you saw every time you came to see me in the past, it would take me a long time to return.]

Yishar was stunned. Although he knew this, he never thought that this was the case: "Then, that's why?"

The knight asked at a loss: "Why does the soul of the Lord of Wind leave this world, and Lord you..."

【very simple.】

The Lord of Fire sighed, and the white-haired boy raised his head. His eyes seemed to be able to see through the rock top and the world, and into the void, becoming distant and with a hint of sorrow: [Our world is too far from other worlds.]

[Around our world, all are ruins and dust left after the world is broken. Apart from us, there is no other world... Not only that, Ishaal, the world itself has a lifespan, and the lifespan of our world is particularly short. If we act recklessly in it without any scruples and do not carry out the cycle of order, then who knows that it can last for decades or hundreds of years?]

It seemed to be intentional to inform the Lord of Fire and his God-Blessed One, and He could see Ishar's gaze that was extremely shocked, as if the worldview was broken.

With a chuckle, he withdrew his gaze, the boy turned his head and continued to look at the elemental light curtain in front of him. He said lightly: [For countless people, the God of Wind left his body as the core of the consciousness network, and used his soul to escape from the world, wandering in the void, looking for a new world that is suitable for habitability.]

[And I also searched in the ruins of the world around me, looking for available world dust to fill the loopholes in our world.]

[Neither the Lord of Wind and I can stay in this world for a long time, so we guided the birth of the Lord of Judgment, maintained the order we designed, and ensure that you can maintain a friendly and caring heart when we are gone...]

When he said this, the Lord of Fire seemed to recall the rebellion more than a hundred years ago. He couldn't help but sigh: [But it's a pity that there are loopholes in that order.]

In addition, the scene that he saw when he was breaking away from the barrier of the world and coming to the void appeared in the heart of the boy.

It was endless, the 'gray mist that enveloped the whole world.'

The gray fog enveloped the world. It originally absorbed the dust from the surrounding world, filled it into every corner of the world, and maintained the existence of the Taltadis world. However... just when the God of Wind and the boy came outside the world themselves, the gray fog mostly retreated, leaving only a little residue, no longer covering the world.

The memory of the Lord of Fire is very clear. He knows that gray fog is the symbol of the elemental rotation era, and it is also the hand behind the alternation of the maze of the underworld and the era... But now it seems that its real power is to maintain the existence of the entire world! If it were not for the reminder of gray fog, He would not have known that, and he could also collect the world dust in the surrounding void to continue the time for the Taltadis world to exist.

What is the attitude of gray fog to them and their civilization?

The boy didn't know.

Moreover, it doesn't matter anymore.

Withdrawing his thoughts, the Lord of Fire looked at Ishar.

He said calmly: [You will inherit my position and become the new God of Fire.]

"ah?"

At first, Ishaal was a little confused. He was still immersed in the shocking news that 'the lifespan of the world is not long', so at first, the knight did not understand what his god meant - but soon, after understanding, he was shocked and immediately stood there, at a loss and said: "What, what?!"

On the lava throne, the Lord of Fire looked at Ishaal with a smile: [You are a good child, Ishaal. For two hundred and thirty-seven years, since you became the God-Blessed One, you have been working seriously for the general public, addressing their difficulties and solving problems for them.]

[You have grown up and made a living from the grassroots level and become a God-Blessed One. You have a perfect understanding of all the key points of our order. It can even be said that you have a better understanding than the designer of my code.]

"No, God, I don't..."

【No, you understand.】

When Ishaal tried to say something, the God of Fire reached out and signaled his knight not to talk much at this time. Then, the young god turned his head and looked at the middle of the Holy Fire Continent. The element that was rapidly normalizing was advancing. He said lightly: [In addition, you are also the only one who upholds my way until now.]

[Don't refute, Ishar, are you still unclear? Most of the God-Blessed Ones no longer want to abide by the precepts I set since they have gained strong power.]

[They want to enjoy wealth and honor and enjoy their rights... Of course, because I still exist, they still cannot eat luxurious food, so some of the God-Blessed Ones took great pains to popularize luxurious food and become less luxurious - this is really not a mistake. This is very good, isn't it? I didn't expect that my precepts can still have this effect.]

Speaking of this, the God of Fire laughed, but his eyes didn't have a smile: [Among those who blessed God, there are many people who pursue more power, and there are more people who pursue power. Just want to eat something delicious, but there are so few people who just want to eat.]

[I sincerely hope to make the world a better place and make everyone live happily. There are too few God-Blessed people who want to maintain such order and are not afraid of fighting.]

The boy on the throne of God raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. He closed his eyes tiredly and sighed: [They all want to be God, but they are unwilling to find their own way, but they peek at my power.]

[So, I have appointed you, child.]

Ishar was stunned at first... Indeed, even he himself knew that there were many people who had ulterior motives at the center of the God-Blessinger. Since the rebellion more than a hundred years ago, showing God's injustice and weakness, the minds of many God-Blessinger have changed.

But soon, because he was anxious and uneasy about the words of the Lord of Fire, the knight suddenly became a little angry.

"I'm not a child! My Lord!" He frowned, shook his head angrily, and stretched out his hand to press it on his chest: "I am your knight!"

"What is the imperial decree? What is the inheritance of your position? My Lord, are you going to give up the throne of God?"

The Lord of Fire opened his eyes, turned his head and stared at Ishaal calmly. Both sides looked at each other, and Ishaal's emotions gradually softened.

Until the end, he took a step back silently, and then said blankly: "But... why?"

[The existence of the God of Water is necessary, but the Soul of Source Water rejects the holders of other elemental souls. Before it is tamed, I cannot catch it - our powers interfere with each other, and even form a blind spot on the sea.]

As he said this, the Lord of Fire sighed tiredly: [And for some reasons that I am not very clear about, the power of the children on the sea has expanded too quickly, as if there is an invisible force that does not come from our world to help them behind their backs... Originally, in my plan, it would take hundreds of years to slowly find the whereabouts of the Soul of Source Water. At that time, I can also slightly soothe the order of the Holy Fire, and then formulate a new treaty to make up for the previous cracks...]

[But now, the over-expanded source water soul has encountered the over-expanded sea people's forces... I don't know what the end result will be, but either the newly born water god is extremely powerful and enough to replace the order of elemental rotation, or they are numerous, even more than me, the God of Wind and the God of Judgment combined.]
To be continued...