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Originally, Luo De thought those holy men manipulated magic power to cast spells, just like the spellcasters.

Morian’s display clearly made Luo De realize that the Lord of Dawn truly exists.

Of course, if it’s just like this, Luo De wouldn’t be confused.

After all, witches, members of the Blood Concealment Association, those bizarre spellcasters exist, so the existence of gods is not surprising.

But gods are not human spellcasters, who progress from low-level wizard apprentices to become official wizards, and then high-level wizards, and so forth.

If gods exist, they must possess unusually powerful authority.

Even high-level wizard apprentices would not be their match.

And these speculations clearly do not align with the actual performance of the Dawn Church.

"Perhaps the Lord of Dawn has just awakened?"

Luo De speculated, "Or maybe he only has some remaining physical form?"

"I must admit, you have pinpointed a very critical issue."

Lusen said thoughtfully, "Under normal circumstances, what you said could indeed happen."

"But for this world, it is somewhat difficult."

"Hmm?" Luo De looked at Lusen with curiosity.

Lusen looked at Morian’s corpse and explained, "You should remember those long-standing legends, right?"

"Regarding the war that broke out between spellcasters and gods during ancient times."

"Yes."

Luo De nodded slightly, saying with certainty, "Legend has it that spellcasters paid the price of life to make the gods fall one after another."

"That dreadful war caused immense damage to the world, turning this land into a magic power desert."

"You’re right, that’s what we heard before as well."

Lusen paused and continued, "But scholars of the Dawn Society are puzzled about what caused both the spellcasters and the gods to be utterly destroyed at the same time?"

"After all, war usually ends with one side completely overwhelming the other, rather than both sides heading towards annihilation."

"Where did the survivors go?"

Lusen’s questions plunged Luo De into deep thought.

"Is there the presence of a third-party force?" Luo De’s pupils contracted.

Lusen nodded solemnly, "Yes."

"Have you, the Dawn Society, found out?"

Luo De questioned, "What is it? Is it a hidden ancient organization or some unknown entity?"

Lusen lowered his voice and said word for word, "The third-party force is the world itself."

Luo De took a deep breath, crossed his arms on his chest, and began to contemplate.

Lusen, seeing Luo De’s expression, added, "It sounds crazy, you might not believe it, but there is some evidence proving this world will protect itself..."

"No."

Luo De raised his hand to interrupt Lusen, his profound gaze filled with determination,

"I believe."

"Ah?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Lusen was stunned, looking at Luo De with surprise.

He initially thought he would need a long time to convince Luo De to accept such an absurd conclusion.

After all, Lusen himself had doubt when he first heard this conclusion.

But unexpectedly, Luo De accepted it easily.

Before Lusen could ask, Luo De proactively explained, "You should know what I did in the Red Griffin Family."

"Of course."

Lusen said without hesitation, "The rumors of that incident made some in the Dawn Society realize your prominence."

"Ordinary people at that time might not have believed it, but spellcasters all believed those things to be true."

"During that fight with the demon, there was a detail."

Luo De began to recall the battle, describing the entire process simply.

"If it weren’t for that sudden arrival of golden lightning, I might have perished under the demon who called herself the Enchanting Demon Queen."

Recalling the terrifying aura of the Enchanting Demon Queen still sent shivers down Luo De’s spine.

The strength of the Enchanting Demon Queen far surpassed the White Dragon possessed by the Great Shaman.

"I remember very clearly what the Queen said at the time."

Luo De’s eyes became sharp, "She said, ’That bit of power is not enough to affect the rules.’"

"I didn’t understand the meaning of this sentence back then, but now with what you said, I suddenly grasp it."

Luo De looked at Lusen and asked, "Did this world itself sense the presence of the Enchanting Demon Queen and drove her away?"

Luo De understood well that abyssal demons are enemies of the world; they invade like locusts, destroying all life.

Not just humans, but all life.

Including various animals, plants, and even insects would not be spared.

The chaotic energy of powerful demons further erodes the world, gradually causing the world to degenerate, eventually falling into the Endless Abyss to become part of it.

"I never thought you had such experiences!"

Lusen’s eyes widened with a surprised smile on his face, "Your experience just nicely verifies our speculations!"

Previous conclusions were inferred from clues found in ancient texts and relics.

And Luo De’s personal experience made everything clearer.

Lusen took a breath to calm his excitement and continued to explain,

"The spellcasters severely injured the gods in ancient times but did not completely annihilate them."

"It was the world itself that altered the rules, mobilizing the Rule Power to repel or even destroy those external gods."

"During that process, the world consumed a great amount of energy, so to continue operating normally, the world instinctively began self-sealing."

"Meanwhile, the whole world started self-repairing, reducing the release of energy."

"This is why the world suddenly became a magic desert."

"And those fortunate surviving spellcasters lost the soil for cultivation, ultimately aging over the long years."

Lusen paused and said, "Until now, the long recovery period is gradually ending, and the extraordinary has begun to germinate again."