I Created the Myth of the Old Ruler

The skull was yellowish in color, as if it had experienced countless winds and frosts, with a layer of sticky enamel attached to the surface. Inside the skull, a golden flame was burning quietly.

The golden flame presents an illusion of order and chaos that makes people unable to look away.

The flame seeped down from the skull and dripped into Lu Jian's hand. The flame was not burning, but only gave people a warm feeling. When it overflowed from the fingertips, it slid over like fine gravel.

Lu Tiao didn't hesitate and crushed it directly.

Flames like sand and dust quickly covered Lu Tiao's body surface, spreading on his gradually melting flesh and blood. Suddenly, Lu Tiao became a burning man.

The flames brought severe pain, and they did not spread to the surroundings. They only burned calmly on Lu Tan's body.

In this blazing flame, countless layers of illusory whispers rang in Lu Tan's ears.

"...We made a mistake once, and now we can't make the wrong choice again. I would rather choose nothing than make the wrong choice..."

"...Only when you go out can you see more. We have been trapped in this wilderness for too long and have lost our desire for the real world..."

"...But you have no idea what else is there in this world. I don't think other city-states will agree. We are no longer what we used to be..."

"...Many city-states are eyeing us, and we should not tell them this news..."

"...The heavy rain is coming, and at the moment when changes are about to happen, some evil people are also ready to take action. They are anxious..."

“…Once everyone sets their sights on the future, then we can take control of the present…”

While these murmurs echoed, Lu Tiao also saw some hazy and blurry pictures.

In front of the huge building full of classical aesthetics, a man who looks like an ancient Greek sculpture is overlooking the crowd. Beside him, various extraordinary people are whispering to each other. Behind them are different forces, playing games in secret.

In the dark corners of the city, hooded people whispered softly. In their hands were twisted statues of gods, worshiping gods that did not belong to this world. They murmured the honorable names of certain beings in their mouths, which was secretive and strange.

In the wilderness, violent storms raged, and the dark army came with the sound of rain, quiet and solemn. They held weapons in their hands, just for the eternal proposition among human beings-killing each other.

And in the night sky dotted with stars, countless eyes were cast here. They coveted and peeped, hoping to become the night here again after the shadows entrenched here dissipated.

Lu Tiao's whole body became a pool of boiling broth, churning on the ground. The flames seemed to never go out and continued to devour Lu Tiao's flesh and blood.

Soon, Lu Tan's flesh and blood evaporated, rose up, and turned into gas, filling the entire room.

The hound Laika was still sleeping in the room and did not notice the changes in Lu Jian.

Three days later, Lu Jiao gradually condensed and took shape.

Although he was still in a semi-solid state, Lu Jian was finally able to continue thinking.

"Although this mission, in most cases, deals with humans, there are not many things involved."

He roughly understood the noteworthy aspects of this mission.

First of all, this city called Utopia should be dominated by a saint, and he is about to abdicate and be succeeded by other saints or extraordinary beings.

Moreover, there are quite serious conflicts between these successors. The source of this conflict may be the development direction of the city and the next trend of civilization. Behind them are different forces, and different forces have different demands.

Later, in addition to these successors, there were other forces in the city. They may be guys who worship some indescribable great beings, or they may be the dependents of some evil gods. They are eyeing it and want to subvert Utopia.

Moreover, people from other city-states took advantage of the coming storm to try to invade this city-state.

Finally, there are some evil gods from distant stars who are coveting this place. After the insect swarm disappears, the influence of the sealed old ruler no longer exists. Some old rulers who are eager for civilization and resources I want to rule here.

This is exactly why Lu Jian, as the chosen one, needs to help a certain force obtain the position of saint.

The wasteland at this moment is at the point where fate intersects. If we make the wrong move, we will step into the abyss of eternal destruction.

"The violent pass does look blocked."

Lu Tian thought that other forces also had saint-level transcendent beings, and the saints who originally controlled Utopia would definitely not sit idly by and ignore the people below them killing each other. Not to mention the threat of foreign enemies, a peaceful inheritance was definitely the most important thing.

"But I can also rewrite these people's thoughts and make them give up automatically."

Lu Tan thought.

He was about to stand up and clean up his melted body when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Looking through the peephole, I found it was Feng Yu.

"...Do you always dress like this at home?"

Feng Yu saw Lu Tan's exposed body as he opened the door and looked up and down.

Although they are all made by myself, after being melted and reorganized so many times, they still look a bit fresh.

"I just changed back. I'm still a little used to it."

Lu Tiao grabbed some clothes and put them on. Compared to the human form, he was more accustomed to the usual melting state. After all, the human body had too many restrictions, and a ball of rotten flesh was obviously more free.

"You are becoming less and less human."

When Feng Yu said this, he felt a little sad, perhaps due to Lu Tan's misunderstanding.

"What's the matter?"

Lu Tan asked after changing his clothes.

"It's almost time for you to go to another foreign land."

Feng Yu got straight to the point.

"Yes, I'm going to the wasteland. It seems to be a turning point in the development of civilization."

Lu Tan didn't hide anything, and for someone like Feng Yu who could travel through foreign lands, there was no need for him to hide it.

"I'll come too."

Feng Yu suggested.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Lu Tan quickly realized something was wrong.

Feng Yu usually wouldn't go on an exotic mission to Lu Tan, and this time it was also on [Brilliant] difficulty. It was very likely that he would face the Old Ones or Outer Gods directly, which was extremely dangerous. Why should Feng Yu go?

"Just some hunch."

Feng Yu didn't say it directly.

Lu Tan originally wanted to ask, but after thinking for a moment, he could understand why Feng Yu wanted the Riddler.

Who knows what will happen after this. Even if Feng Yu has witnessed something, he will keep it secret from Lu Tian in order to prevent this fate from completely closing.

Not to mention that Shia mentioned before that Lu Tran was not in good condition when he went to the wasteland, and the subsequent results were not told to Lu Tran.

Is this journey really dangerous?