Chapter 534 Become the Demon Lord From Now On!
The immortality brought by the eternal fire is not even included.
However, except for Vera, other immortal species among these immortal species can reproduce unscrupulously. This is the truth behind the weakening of the Eternal Fire.
Because every time the immortal species breeds new offspring, they are also immortal. Therefore, the birth of each immortal species will take away a portion of the immortal fire from the core of the world.
But Yiru has only given this world a certain amount of eternal fire, just like no matter how beautiful a symphony is, it will end, Yiru has already written the ending of the world,
When the eternal fire is no longer enough to sustain the world, the world's symphony will also end.
Chaos will return to the world.
At that time, Eru will wake up again, compose a better and more perfect score, and create a new Ainur and world. This is obviously something Manwe cannot accept.
Even though the reproduction speed of the immortal species is very slow, the most important thing for the immortal species is time. With the accumulation of generations, the number of immortal species is still increasing.
The more eternal fire they draw away from the world, the more they continue to increase the burden on the world.
Therefore, the Valar will never let these immortal species continue to give birth in comfortable conditions.
In order to take back the eternal fire that was taken away by the immortal species, the Valar almost drove out all the immortal species with eternal fire in Middle-earth.
Of the dragon clan that dominated Middle-earth in ancient times, only Smaug is the last one left, and it was clearly arranged by the gods.
The tree people are even more pitiful. Only the males are left, and all the tree ladies who can reproduce have disappeared inexplicably.
Even the uncontrollable Demon King Sauron could not escape the fate of being killed after losing his value.
As the children of Ilúvatar, the elves are treated the best.
The Valar established Valinor, the place of the gods, and kept the elves in captivity.
Although the elves here can continue to live forever, they cannot expand their numbers indefinitely and can only maintain a range that will not cause complete extinction.
However, although the Valar's plan is good, there are still a group of elves who are unwilling to accept such a fate.
They wanted freedom and reproduction, so they still insisted on staying in Middle-earth.
The elves continued to thrive in the Middle-earth continent, so the Valar blocked the magic of the Middle-earth continent, causing the high elves to lose the power they were proud of.
Only a few powerful elves can break through the seals of the Valar, but they will still suffer strong backlash.
Even, whenever the number of elves reaches a threshold, darkness will begin to erode the world of Zhongzhou again.
Time and time again, darkness stirs up war and brings the eternal fire within the elves back to the core of the world.
Every few thousand years, a 'big devil' will come to destroy the world, constantly weakening the number of elves.
Whether it is the Dark Demon God Morgoth or the Dark Lord Sauron, the main targets of attack are actually the Immortals, and the elves are the first to be attacked, suffering heavy losses every time.
It was not until the final battle of the Third Era that the elves finally realized Valar's determination. They all left the Central Continent and went to Valinor, accepting the fate of the elves.
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As for human beings, although they are all descendants of Yiru, they have different wise kings. They cannot live forever, but they can give birth to the fire of the soul.
Humans and elves are both children of Ilúvatar, but elves will only destroy the world, while humans will continue to improve the world.
Soul fire is the core of the human soul. Although it is insignificant, it can be measured. It is the best raw material for the eternal fire, and can even make the eternal fire grow slowly.
When Manwei said this, Xiao had completely understood what he meant.
The human soul can strengthen the eternal fire and make the world more stable. Naturally, it can also strengthen the power of the Valar.
They want to use the fire of human souls to strengthen their own strength, and finally achieve transcendence and get rid of the shackles of Yiru.
They don't want to wait until the day they wake up and die.
Therefore, when humans meet, they are the desserts after the meal for the Valar. They can only be regarded as an add-on, and they belong to an existence that is not counted.
No matter how many creatures like humans die, it will only take a few hundred years for them to grow everywhere.
Their lives are as short as a cricket, and there is not much worth paying attention to.
They are just 'notes' for the Valar to compose a more magnificent movement.
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"I can become the new Demon Lord, but what about the reward?"
After understanding the truth of the world, Xiao's essence broke out again, and he asked for reward.
"Greedy humans, haven't you gotten enough?"
There was some dissatisfaction and anger in Varda's tone.
Shaw has obtained the One Ring and the power of Sauron, and absorbed the dragon Smaug and their immortal fire, and he is still not satisfied.
Xiao opened his mouth and looked at the beautiful Queen with a smile: "You really don't need me?"
"But you are already..."
The holy light on Varda instantly brightened by two levels.
"Then shall I leave?"
Xiao's smile became even brighter.
"..."
Varda's holy light was extinguished in an instant, her beautiful face was full of grievances, and her big innocent eyes turned to her husband beside her, as if urging: Husband, speak!
"I know you have the ability to harvest souls. I feel the power of death in you. You can harvest 30% of souls!"
Manwei's face clearly showed some helplessness, and he thought about it before speaking to Xiao.
"Fifty percent, that's it, sign the contract!"
The smile on Xiao's face was as bright as spring. After snapping his fingers, he condensed a contract, wrote down half of his soul as a reward, and handed it to Manwe.
"Suck~~~"
Manwe calmed down his desire to hit someone and added another condition:
“You can only harvest the souls within your sphere of influence, but you must return all the Eternal Fire, and you must help us complete the transition from the third movement (Era) to the fourth movement (Era) within 60 years! "
"By the way, don't use magic and the power of eternal fire to deal with mortals. You must abide by the rules of Middle-earth!!"
Manwë wrote his own terms on the contract and then signed his name.
"Contract reached!"
The contract returned to Xiao out of thin air and he signed his name.
"Contract reached!"
Following Manwe's whisper, Xiao was enveloped in light again, his spiritual connection with the other party was directly disconnected, and Xiao's will returned to its original place.
"Fuck, NM is so narrow-minded, even a goddess is no exception in this regard!"
Xiao rubbed his eyes that were dazzled by the holy light, tears streaming down his face, and cursed Varda angrily in his heart.