Son of the Hero King-Chapter 689:

A few moments ago, while Nefertiti was still sleeping after awakening her True Name, Sol found himself resting in the special open-air hot bath. This particular body of water was made from the fountain of youth. A special holy water blessed by the Supreme Daughter and the World Tree.

The water in itself had many healing properties and rejuvenating effects; While it couldn’t increase the lifespan of a mortal beyond a certain point, it provided the benefit of helping one to retain their youthful appearance.

Sol remembered that Theresa complained about how much more money she would have if the elves were willing to sell this special water and now that he was trying it for himself, he had to admit that Theresa had been spot on in her assessment.

Most of his fatigue was washed away when Nefertiti reached the King realm. But now, he felt like he was bathing in pure heaven. His sore muscles relaxed and all the stress that had been plaguing him seemingly all throughout his life had vanished into oblivion.

I wanna sleep. Sol thought idly. Lately, even sleeping was a luxury. As his power continued to increase and his mortality shed away, his need for sleep and rest also slowly vanished.

Nowadays, even when he was sleeping, his mind would still work on overdrive. Deciphering the laws of the world and prying at the threads of destiny.

The world is evolving. Am I right, Adam?

[Well, my dear reincarnation is willing to talk to me again? What problem do you have this time?]

Sol sighed. He knew that lately he had been only talking to Adam when he needed help.

“Sorry.”

[Haha, you are a good boy. Didn’t think you would apologize. Where did the arrogant Dragon Emperor go?]

I only show my arrogant side to my enemies and my subordinates. You are a friend.

[Oh… I am feeling all flustered. Though you know… It’s quite pitiful that your only male friend is your past self.]

“…” Sol found himself utterly speechless. He sadly had no rebuttal against that brutal verbal attack.

What about you? I guess you were swarming with friends when you were mortal?

[Well…]

The two men went silent. Realizing that continuing this discussion would only bring mutual destruction.

[Ahem… Anyway. About the world. You are technically wrong. The world is not evolving. It’s healing and boy this does not bode well for you.]

“… Explain.”

Adam went deeper and allowed Sol a better understanding of the current situation, from his perspective. The world was like a living organism and mana was its blood and sustenance. A world without mana was a dead world that could sustain no lives whatsoever nor could it bring the birth of new lives. It was destined to be desolate and barren.

From the perspective of the world, all races were part of it. While they were alive, they would absorb mana and grow and when they died, they would give back said mana to the world.

But the most important piece in this relation was Adam himself. Adam was the heart of the world. The machine that keeps pumping blood and oxygen.

Even as the world continued to grow and more races continued to appear, no problem existed due to his presence.

[When I died a part of the world died with me, to speak in simple terms. The one who could keep the world cycle continuing was Eve.]

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“So, the world started to break?”

Adam scoffed, [As if the world I created could break that easily. In fact, killing all those gods gave back so much mana that the world would have been able to continue with no problem for a few hundred billion years more honestly.] ȑ𝔞ɴo͍ΒĘṨ

He sounded almost insulted when he answered.

[The problem wasn’t my world. The problem was those little girls creating Divine Beasts.]

The world Adam created worked on a simple principle. Give and take.

[Divine Beasts were balance breakers, so to speak. They can suck dry the mana in the air, creating mana dead zones. But they give nothing back. Worse, since they don’t keep the mana they absorb during a fight, even when they die, which happens rarely because of how fucking long they live, the mana they do give back is vastly inferior to the mana they absorbed while alive.]

Adam went on a full rant, causing Sol to grimace.

[If there were only the original fourteen. It wouldn’t be a problem. Massive monsters like divine beasts exist in other universes too. But do you know the one rule that helps keep the balance when it comes to a naturally powerful being?]

Sol thought carefully but the answer was more than evident.

“Fertility.”

[Bingo. The more powerful a being is, the harder it is for them to procreate. This is a necessary rule. Even when they do procreate, generally only lower-level hybrids are born. But what did my genius daughter do?]

Sol covered his eyes, “Energy separation.”

He chuckled helplessly. When it came to fertility, even dragons struggled to give birth to pure blood. But things completely changed when all divine beasts had the ability to literally give birth asexually.

[You guys are like parasites. But you aren’t the worst offender. Chaos is even worse. What the hell are those Spawn of Chaos and those Titans? As if that wasn’t enough, the two sides fought for millennia, severely over-drafting the world and destroying the balance. More mana dead zones, more zones entirely devoured by Chaos. This created a chain reaction. Less powerhouses could be born because the world itself was blocking the way. A self-defense mechanism that is activated to protect itself from impending death.]

“… Is it why no more god could appear? The world itself did not have enough energy to sustain the birth of a new god?”

[Not entirely. But it’s definitely one of the biggest reasons.]

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“I guess this is also why the two mother goddesses are still asleep?”

[Indeed. At their current level, any wound takes an astronomical amount of energy to heal. But the world itself couldn’t sustain that level of energy production. So, they sleep, slowly healing themselves. Though now things are different.]

“…”

[You are a smart man. So, you should understand what is happening. The world is healing. More precisely, the Mortal Realm is healing. The balance is finally spreading. This is why people around you who may have been stuck at the same level for years find themselves easily overcoming their limits. Your effect is still limited. But as you grow stronger, the effect will spread and one day, the Mortal Realm will have the same mana density as the Astral Realm and more. It’s actually a good thing.]

“But I am also indirectly helping my opponents.”

[What an ironic situation. The stronger you get, the stronger the world becomes. The previous gods who had been in hiding will awaken more easily and will rise to the False God level pretty fast even without their Divine Kingdom. But those aren’t problematic. The one true problem is Eve. The more the world heals, the faster both of her selves will heal as well.]

“Any ways to stop this?”

[There are ways to slow it down. But at the end of the day, it’s impossible to stop. The world is like a drowning man grasping at anything that can help it. Right now, I can say that you are the true Darling of Fate.]

“I thought Fate was supposed to be an impartial system.”

[In front of Death, even Fate will bend its way.]

Adam laughed lightly.

[Well, I believe I have given enough information. I will go to sleep. I have no interest in voyeurism.]

Sol chuckled as the presence in his mind seemed to vanish and looked behind him.

He could see more than a dozen young and beautiful elves of all colors clad in green and very revealing Christmas elves’ clothes. Green sleeveless robes that only went from their chest to barely below their butts.

If Heaven existed, Sol was sure that it was here.

“Your Lordship. Will you let us attend to you?” The one who spoke was a slim tanned dark elf. Her words seemed innocent but her eyes filled with lust and reverence told another story.

Furthermore, the number of women joining just kept on increasing.

Sol could feel his blood boil. It had been quite some time since he truly let himself go into pure debauchery.

Just in case, he made sure to ask if any of them were married or in a relationship, and once he was sure that this wasn’t the case, the last string of reasons keeping him in check snapped.

Placing his hands together, he prayed.

Dear ancestors, thank you for bringing all those traditions from Earth into this world.

“Thank you for the meal.”