Degrade from Nobility to a Humble Slave

Geoffrey leaned against the wall and stared blankly at the "chimney" in the distance.

The incredible and fascinating adventure was over. Perhaps now he would have to face the God of Death.

He wasn't prepared for that...

His mother had told him all sorts of legends of his father since he was a child;

he had saved the Cloud Hall, the Central Region, the great world and the universe...

His father had always been quite fortunate. It all seemed effortless for him, as if all these feats were accomplished with ease.

Although Letitia had told him of times his father had been trapped in danger and how he had been on the verge of death on countless occasions, what he heard was a stark contrast to what he had experienced himself.

How could he overcome a dead end that no one else had managed to?

His father must have been faced with similar predicaments in his time. What would he have done? What was he thinking in these situations?

Geoffrey sat there, still, for a few hours.

It was getting dark.

The golden ring atop the Deep Space seemed to be covered with a layer of scales, gradually turning from golden to a deep black. As night fell, the slightly bright light shone on the chimney. From afar, it appeared almost as a giant beast, ready to devour the people.

Inside the oval building, Elder Xue spoke in the language of the Elemental race.

The creatures in the Deep Space communicated with very unique sounds; unlike the rhythmic sounds of the creatures of the main world, they let out faint squeaks and crackles, like a group of crickets chirping in a low voice.

needed to acquire more knowledge in order to successfully handle

They knew that if they wanted any

primitive. They were once unable to pass even the initial tests, let alone occupy a place in this huge square. The golden light annihilated them when they had been

stretched on, the black scales on the golden ring became thicker and thicker, and all other surroundings

wall. A circular flame

stood up and walked

Elder

would such a chimney appear here? Why do they need to select an intelligent creature?" asked

replied Elder Xue with pride. "Although the Fostering race was destroyed,

Cinnabar race and the Fostering race had perished together and had left this precious inheritance before their demise in order to select an intelligent creature to resurrect the civilization of the

a generous and kind race that cared for the well beings of others. They might not have existed anymore, but they hoped the civilization of the Deep

and said, "I've made up my mind. I'll

was almost inevitable that

ground beside him as a gesture for Geoffrey to sit down. He then pointed at the chimney and said, "Something has puzzled me all these years. If the Fostering race wished to select a successor, why would they arrange such a difficult test

was just

spoke with an air of wisdom beyond most. "They need to choose a being capable of controlling it. Those of the Elemental race

blinked his eyes as he began to realize something. "But I don't

This was not even that useful in

ability to travel through multiple worlds," Elder Xue said with

space in the chimney

do not know,"

answered Elder Xue.

not understand how that was possible. "Elder Xue, you've said you have been in

entered the chimney myself and no living being has returned alive after going in. All I can do is to study the information left behind by the Fostering race. What I am sure of is that the test is very special and related to intelligence, ability and vision. But I do not know the exact content of the test," answered the Elder Xue, shaking his head in