It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

"It's OK. I think it feels good~"

"Oh? I thought people like you would prefer pink items~"

"Although I think pink is nice, I think you are being a bit stereotypical."

"Oh, sorry about that."

Xueyue and Shiwan are now chatting more casually.

When Xueyue and the other two approached the black crystal tower, they saw that the originally heavy door was open. On the grass beside the door, they could see a girl in a maid's uniform pushing a rumbling cart.

"What a coincidence, that's the guy we're looking for. The weather is nice today, and he's taking a walk."

Swan pointed in the girl's direction.

"That girl?"

Abigail observed the girl. Her triangular ears seemed to indicate that she was a cat. Even though she was pushing a heavy cart, it did not affect her posture at all, which showed that she was quite skilled in transporting goods.

But that was all, there didn’t seem to be anything more special about the orc girl.

"No, no, no, I'm not asking you to look at that girl. Look at her bottom, bottom."

Swan pointed again. It was the cart that the girl was pushing. On it was a pitch-black thing that was about the size of something that needed both hands to be embraced. There were several dark green lines painted on it.

But what is that...

Abigail always felt that it was not an ordinary stone, as if she had some sense of déjà vu.

"Hey! You big piece of trash over there! I'm here to bother you!"

Swan shouted at the thing in a thunderous voice.

"Oh! It's you, great sage! You came just in time, I was just bored!"

The black thing moved, and opened and closed and spoke in a low voice like that of an old man.

"Hei, the black skull is speaking!"

Abigail was stunned. She finally understood what the previous sense of déjà vu was. Wasn't this just a large skull?

But this thing is pitch black, much larger than an ordinary human skull, and can speak. It is definitely not an ordinary skull.

"Really? Am I talking that weird?"

There seemed to be some resentment in the black skull's tone.

“Well, I think it’s still pretty weird.”

Xueyue complained.

"I'm sorry, Lord Black Candle, I didn't come here on a whim today, nor did I come here to help you kill time! I brought these two people here especially to meet you!"

Swan said this to the skull named [Black Candle Lord].

"So these two little girls are guests? Idiot, why didn't you tell me earlier?!"

"You rubbish, isn't that what I'm saying?!"

Watching the bickering between Swan and Black Candle, Xueyue and Abigail could only smile at each other helplessly. Perhaps these two guys were really bad friends.

"Well, in that case, I can't lose my manners. You all, come in together. Gaia, take me back!"

"Yes."

Chapter 236 What are you hiding?

Black Crystal Tower, Audience Hall.

“Huh, wowhahahaha~”

A strong wind blew violently from the throne, but it was not some natural wind, but a heavy pressure of magical power that was almost condensed into substance.

Perhaps to show her power, Abigail fearfully grabbed Xueyue's clothes and hid behind her.

However, Xueyue felt that this kind of magic power was just like a gentle breeze blowing on her face, so she also released her own magic power to collide with and offset the magic power of the black skull.

"I say, stop being so bluff, you skull..."

Xueyue waved her hands. These magical auras looked terrifying, but there was no murderous intent at all, just like a firework with no substance.

"Ah, is that so? I thought that for a human warrior, such a gift would be more in line with his status..."

The black skull withdrew its aura. Even though the skull couldn't make any expression, Xueyue still felt that he looked a little lost.

"Forget it... I'm not one of the human warriors you know..."

Xueyue turned to Shi Wan,

"Great Sage, what is this skull you mentioned called? Is it [Black Candle Lord]?"

[Black Candle Lord], one of the three earth gods, once protected the star god [Eluk Hawkesden] who was hostile to humans, and stood in front of the brave group who wanted to defeat him. He was the strongest and final obstacle.

He has many aliases: One Who Sleeps in Death, One Who Folds the World, The Father of the Vast Earth, and One Who Lights Up the Darkness in the Garden of Light—that is, [Black Candle Lord].

"Mr. Black Candle, you look a little strange~"

"It's not that I want to be like this. My previous body was blown up by a human hero. Because the explosion was too thorough, my body has not recovered yet. In addition, there are countless occasions where I have to use my strength. I can only stay like this."

"Oh……"

Xueyue nodded her chin.

"It means you also contributed to this paradise~"

"It's more than just a contribution. I contributed a full 80% of the effort!"

Lord Black Candle jumped around nimbly on the throne. I wonder why he could jump around so much even though he was only a head left.

"Oh, that's amazing..."

Xueyue stick read it out.

"Thanks to our efforts, the floating continents have barely held on for five hundred years..."

Swan said to Black Candle Lord,

"Based on her abilities, I think this girl is capable of being incorporated into our plan. In other words, she is an indispensable talent."

"Wow... This is why you brought me here, right? Tell me, what are you planning, great sage?"

Xueyue crossed her arms across her chest.

"It's simple, Miss Xueyue, we want to take back the earth."

"Oh? To you, the earth has been completely occupied by the Beasts, right? It is an absolute dangerous place."

Xueyue nodded slightly, motioning for Shi Wan to continue.

"Of course, and we have to take the initiative... Although that being said, it is still unrealistic to take it back in one go, the land is still vast. So we first plan to capture Fistile, the sacred mountain closest to the floating continents, as a base for counterattack."

"Of course, what we need is a means to fight against the [Beast], and secondly, a means to continue the struggle. Before that, we lacked the latter anyway. However, if Miss Xueyue joins, this problem can be solved a big step forward. The holy sword that had been out of service or unstable can be put into the battlefield again. This is a considerable progress."

"That's a really grand plan~"

"Right, right? Of course, this is a very long-term plan that requires the full strength of the floating continents to challenge. It is also extremely dangerous, and the results will not appear immediately. But in the end, we have enough chances of winning."

As Swan spoke, his tone gradually became more excited.

"We can create as many fairies as we want, so the problem is the number of holy swords."

"Oh--"

Xueyue drew out the last syllable calmly.

Swan realized that he had spoken out of turn and his expression changed slightly:

"Ah, no, how should I say that sentence just now..."

Xueyue raised her hand to stop Shi Wan from explaining:

"It doesn't matter. I have long guessed that you were the ones who created the golden fairy. But I don't want to discuss this issue for now. I understand your plan, so what can I get?"

"Oh... in that case, of course you can, but you can make the choice. After all, if you come from another world, we may not know what this world has in store for you."

Shi Wan felt a little relieved when he saw that Xue Yue did not dwell on his slip of the tongue but instead brought up the issue of remuneration.

"You want me to ask for a reward...? The great sage is so generous, I have to think about it carefully~"

Xueyue said this with a smile, but there was not much emotion in that smile.

"But before that, I need to confirm an information."

"What is it?"

"How did the Seventeen Beasts come about? According to historical records, the appearance of those things is very strange."

"Well, this is a long story, let me briefly explain it."

Swan stroked his beard and said,

"At that time, there was an organization called the True World Choir..."

"I really want to...what is that?"

Not only Abigail showed a puzzled expression, Xueyue also seemed to have not heard the name of the strange organization clearly. In other words, do all organizations in this world like to use such long and somewhat strange names?

"Well, that's just an organization whose name is not worth remembering. Anyway, it's an armed cult. Although it was destroyed before, the remnants have developed biological weapons in a corner. The true face of the [Beast] is the result of their research."

"Oh……"

Xueyue nodded.

A cult secretly researched biological weapons, which eventually went out of control and led to the destruction of the world. This statement does make sense in a general fantasy world, but...

"Is this really the case?"

Xueyue's tone was calm, but it contained a certain certainty.

"If that's the case, the speed at which humanity fell is totally unreasonable. Moreover, such monsters, whether it's infection or transformation, will definitely take some time. It's impossible for them to erupt instantly and quickly exterminate humanity within a month as described in history books."

"So, what are you planning to hide? Is it a secret that I cannot know, [Great Sage] and [Black Candle Lord]?"

Xueyue's tone gradually became aggressive.

Chapter 237 The Floating Island is about to fall

"Should I say you have a sharp mind, or should I say you already knew the answer?"

Shi Wan looked at Xue Yue's eyes, and after a moment he sighed.

"It's true that I can tell you the truth. As you guessed, the so-called [Seventeen Beasts] are actually humans."

"A monster like that is a human?"

Abigail covered her mouth in shock. It was too far-fetched to associate such a ferocious monster with humans.

"Yes, to be more precise, the Seventeen Beasts are the original form of humans in this world. At the beginning, the Star God used his soul fragments to merge with the Beasts to create the human race. However, as the number of humans gradually increased, the Star God's soul fragments gradually diluted, which means that the human race is about to lose control and turn back into Beasts."

"Whether it's the human race's high-ranking officials or the Star Gods, they all clearly understand this secret."

"So, this is why the human race and the star gods are enemies?"

Abigail seemed to have guessed something.

"That's right. In order to have more soul fragments of Star Gods, humans can only hunt Star Gods to obtain soul fragments."

Black Candle took over the conversation.

"We certainly cannot allow this to happen, and the human race is on the verge of losing control. In order to prevent them from causing harm to the world, we must eradicate them first."

"But, in the end, the human race's brave warrior did succeed in killing the Star God, but it also caused the human race to lose control prematurely. The brave warrior was unable to bring back the fragments of the Star God's soul, and so the world was destroyed."

"Well, so this is one of the reasons why you two, who were supposed to be mortal enemies, were able to cooperate to establish a group of floating continents?"

Xueyue stroked her chin.

"It can be considered as such. After all, at this point, fighting is unnecessary. We all have the same greatest enemy - the Seventeen Beasts."

"It seems that the claims of other races that humans are the culprits of the destruction of the world are really groundless. So, you hid this from me before because you were worried that I would have a grudge against it and feel guilty for killing humans?"

"You don't seem to care about this, but just assume that's what I think."