Full-Time Magister: Summoning Eight Demons at the Start.

Chapter 99 Ecological Balance

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The summit of Huozhu Mountain.

Having learned the general direction from Chen Ying, Lü Cheng quickly arrived.

Amidst the fiery red leaves scattered on the ground, Lü Cheng was communicating with the Flame Witch.

"No!"

After learning that Lü Cheng intended to form a contract with Yan Ji, the Flame Witch resolutely refused.

"There will be no more Heavenly Tribulation Flames in the North Corner of Scorching Plains. The current Flame Princess is the last Flame Princess. If you take her away, the Flame Princess clan will truly disappear."

"Why?" Lu Cheng asked.

"Why did the Heavenly Tribulation Flames suddenly disappear?"

The Flame Witch shook her head. "I don't know. The flame energy in the North Corner of Scorching Plains has been waning over the years. If it weren't for the old Flame Princess burning herself to irrigate the Star Language Tree, the Flame Princess clan would have disappeared many years ago."

"Old Flame Princess told me that this Heavenly Tribulation Flame is the last one, and we must protect the last Flame Princess. The Star Language Heavenly Tree may have a chance to be resurrected in the future."

"Could you take me to see that tree?" Lü Cheng asked.

"Hmm." The Flame Witch stood up and led Lü Cheng toward the Fire Cloud Forest.

After passing through the dense Fire Cloud Forest, we arrived at a small hillside at the edge.

At the top of the hillside, a bare giant tree stands.

Lu Cheng approached and reached out to touch the bare trunk of the Star Language Tree.

Its life force is waning; it will soon wither and die completely.

"Don't be nervous, I'll call someone who knows what they're doing to come and take a look."

As he spoke, a dimensional portal opened in front of Lü Cheng, and on the other side of the portal was Dao Long, who was engrossed in conducting experiments.

Upon seeing the dimensional gate before him, Daolong put down the potion in his hand and walked over.

"What now...?"

"Owner!"

Before Dao Long could finish speaking, Liu Ru and Liu Xian quickly passed by him and rushed to Lu Cheng's side.

"Master, is there anything we can do for you?" Liu Xian asked eagerly.

"I have learned to control power."

Lu Cheng's eyes twitched slightly as he calmed the two sisters down, saying, "Don't get agitated, I'll call you if I need anything."

"Brother Dao, look at this tree, do you have a way to save it?"

Dao Long glanced speechlessly at the two infatuated women beside Lü Cheng, then turned and walked to the Star Language Tree to observe them.

"Fire attribute... the fire of heaven and earth?"

Daolong showed a hint of interest.

"How's it going? Any leads?" Lu Cheng asked.

"Resurrection is simple; you can even resurrect this thing," Daolong said.

"Me?" Lu Cheng was taken aback.

Dao Long was speechless. "The Holy Lord has Alzheimer's, and you're almost there too."

"You know nothing about your own power!"

Each of the Holy Lord's spells is incredibly powerful!

The spells of the Twelve Talismans were extremely complex even in the distant demonic era, but Shendu mastered them all and successfully made them a part of himself.

The most powerful demon wizard—this adjective is no exaggeration when applied to Shendu!

If that old man hadn't been imprisoned in hell and turned into an idiot, Lopez would never have been able to turn him into stone back then.

"The Dog Charm is actually an immortality spell, and it's an immortality spell that has been improved and strengthened by the Holy Lord. As long as the magic power is sufficient, this spell can even protect inanimate objects," Daolong said.

"Your current power is not enough, but the Dog Charm can already provide you with strong life force. This tree is not dead yet. You just need to infuse the tree with the magic of the Dog Charm to extend its life."

"Can it only prolong its life? Can't it make this tree younger?" Lu Cheng asked.

"Yes, but it's very complicated," Daolong said.

"This thing is not a simple tree. Its life energy comes from the fire of heaven and earth. However, it is too old and can only absorb too little energy from the fire of heaven and earth to maintain its own energy balance. Therefore, it is aging and even dying."

"To make it younger, you first need to infuse it with enough fire energy, and not just any fire energy. Even for you, that kind of fire is very difficult to ignite."

"This?" Lu Cheng raised his hand and released the Heavenly Tribulation Flames that he had previously absorbed and stored.

Dao Long was taken aback, his expression somewhat strange.

He seems to have underestimated Yang Li's power; he can even control such a heavenly tribulation fire.

"Not enough. This amount of fire energy is insufficient to rejuvenate this tree," Daolong said.

"Unless you can trigger a cataclysmic fire and concentrate its energy into this tree, even my spell can only delay its death."

This special tree of flame can only be sustained by allowing its internal energy to reach a balance on its own. Forced external intervention can only prolong its life, not cure the root cause.

"Do you know how the Heavenly Tribulation Flames are triggered?" Lu Cheng asked.

Daolong sensed the surrounding environment and thought, "The fires of heaven and earth are usually flames nurtured by special environments."

"Every region has its own internal cycle. This desert contains a lot of fire energy, and there is a balance of fire energy between the world. When this fire energy reaches a critical point, it will erupt in a concentrated burst. The fire attribute is the fire tribulation, and the lightning attribute is the lightning tribulation. This is a kind of feedback to this region."

"But now, the balance of this world has been broken by external forces."

"Humans?" Lü Cheng asked.

Dao Long nodded. "Most likely."

"Humans are a greedy race, only knowing how to take. They do not belong to this world, but after the cataclysmic fire erupts, when it is time to give back to the world, they will rush in again to seize the resources of this world. Just like the ecological balance you know, once or twice may not have much impact, but over time, if a key link is disturbed, this huge ecological balance will be broken."

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"This tree is the same. Most of the fruit that grows on it would originally return as nutrients to nourish the tree's roots, but..."

Daolong looked at the Flame Witch, "I'm afraid almost all the fruit from this tree will be taken by humans, right?"

The Flame Witch nodded. "The old Flame Princess passed on her memories to me. Every time the Fire Calamity erupts and the Fire Calamity Fruit is born, it attracts human mages to scramble for it. Even the Flame Princess can't stop those human mages. Many times, she can't even keep a single fruit."

The Flame Maidens were originally a powerful clan, but as the Fire Calamity Fruit was discovered and stolen by human mages, the Flame Maidens gradually weakened. Especially in the last thousand years, the Flame Maidens have had to burn themselves every now and then to provide energy for the Star Language Tree and prevent the tree from dying.

Old Flame Princess did the same thing many years ago.

"The balance of this world has been broken by humans. Even if you restore this thing now, it won't be of much use. The death of this tree is not just its own affair; it is the demise of this world," Daolong said.

"External force?" Lu Cheng pondered.

"The Horse Talisman can eliminate damage caused by external forces. This thing can even restore inanimate objects. Can it restore the balance of this world?"

The power of the Holy Lord's spells is basically close to the nature of rules. Theoretically speaking, the Horse Talisman can repair everything except the rules themselves.

Daolong paused for a moment, then said, "It should be possible, but the energy consumption will be beyond your imagination."

"Moreover, external forces will not stop invading. Even if you repair it, it won't be long before this place goes back to the way it was before."

Human greed will never cease. Repairing this land will only attract more people to develop it without restraint, which is meaningless.

unless……

"Eliminate external forces?" Lu Cheng's expression was inscrutable.

Dao Long's eyes twitched slightly.

This is the danger of completely suppressing righteousness.

If Saint Seiya Lu Cheng were faced with this problem, he would simply choose to ignore it and let humanity suffer the consequences of its own actions. Even if he had the ability to change things, he would not interfere.

Because the most distinctive characteristic of human beings is that they do not learn any lessons from past failures.

Even if we prevent the disaster at hand, it won't be long before humanity goes down the same path and brings about its own destruction.

Those descendants of immortal gods gave up interfering with humanity and also gave up on reincarnation because they saw the boundless despair at the end.

Even a saint would tire of doing useless work time and time again.

The reason why Saint Seiya still exists is because they are closer to human beings. Unlike the selfless saints, who are without desires and egos and whose actions and pursuits are only for that vague and ethereal goal, Saint Seiya have selfish desires and things they want to obtain. Their purpose in fighting is not only for others but also for themselves.

Lu Cheng has another strange side: the thoughts of a saint and the personality of a Saint Seiya. Perhaps something went wrong during his reincarnation. After all, the Holy Lord said that the guy seems to have memories of the past, memories from ancient times.

Therefore, he does not interfere with the life and death of external things, but only cares about the problems he causes, which is his demonic side.

This is the side of him he is now; he's capable of anything as long as he's happy!

Reckless and willful!

Eliminate external forces. What are external forces?

Humans!

"I advise you to give up this idea," Daolong said.

"Why?" Lu Cheng asked, puzzled.

"Could it be that you, a sorcerer shrouded in darkness, have developed a pang of compassion for humans?"

"I have no interest in the life or death of other people," Daolong said calmly.

"However, if your actions disrupt the balance of the world too much, you won't be able to control that Saint Seiya."

"Do you want to fight your other side right now?"

"Do you think you can beat him?"