Although he knew that several previous epochs had perished and new epochs had emerged, he did not know the reason for the alternation of epochs.

"Doesn't it mean that the end of every era is fate that cannot be changed?"

"yes." Satanna sighed and said, "However, few people know the real reason for the end of this era, and today, I will take it to see the specific reason." ”

Satan said as he took Xiao Ling and continued to go deep ahead, and soon, there were no white bones on the ground, and more and more serious spatial cracks appeared around him, and lightning struck down from time to time, and in these cracks, there was a chaotic mist surging, and it was shocking to see it.

Even though Xiao Ling was already a supreme god, he was still cautious and protected the two black giant arms on both sides of his body in case of accidents.

Eventually, in front of them, a huge crack appeared, and the ground in front of them completely collapsed, forming an abyss.

"Let's go, come down with me." Satan took a step into the void, and a rainbow bridge condensed by divine light naturally appeared under his feet, obliquely leading to the bottom of the abyss, he walked on the rainbow bridge and headed towards the end below.

Xiao Ling also followed him and walked onto the Hongqiao.

The two of them went straight down the Hongqiao, and the Hongqiao continued to extend to the abyss below with the two of them, and gradually Xiao Ling saw a thick branch, which crossed the abyss in front of him, and he didn't know where it led, even if he could sense it with his divine sense, he could only see a section of the branch, but could not see the complete whole, the branch was so huge that it was simply terrifying.

Not only that, Xiao Ling also saw that there were signs of decay on the surface of the branch.

Satannah, who was walking ahead, stopped, pointed to the rotten branch that appeared in front of him, and said, "Do you know where this branch came from?" The continent we are on now, the forbidden land of the Divine Domain, is essentially a leaf on this branch. ”

"A leaf on this branch?" Xiao Ling gasped: "What kind of branch is this, so big and terrifying?" ”

Satana sighed and said, "This branch belongs to a part of the Cosmic Tree, and it is only one of the billions of branches of the Cosmic Tree, do you know why this Divine Forbidden Land is showing signs of collapse everywhere?" Just because the branches of the tree rot and die, and the leaves of the tree are about to wither completely. ”

Xiao Ling said in shock: "Cosmic Tree? Is there such a thing as a legend? And why are there signs of decay? ”

Xiao Ling was extremely shocked when he heard Satan talk about the Cosmic Tree.

Satan said: "Yes, the legend about the cosmic tree is true, the essence of our universe is a tree, and this countless time and space is just a leaf on this tree, the so-called end of the epoch is that the cosmic tree completely withers and dies, and all cosmic time collapses together, so whether it is a god, a demon, a bird, or a living being, it cannot escape this catastrophe." ”

Satan said as he continued to descend the Hongqiao, Xiao Ling was in a state of extreme shock, and then went down, saying, "Then what is the reason for the cosmic tree to wither and die?" Does this tree have a lifespan? ”

Satana shook his head and said, "No, even the gods can be immortal for a long time, not to mention the Cosmic Tree, it is not because it withers and dies when it reaches the end of its lifespan, but because it loses its nutrients, it slowly withers." ”

"Lost nutrients?" Xiao Ling frowned: "What are the nutrients of this cosmic tree?" ”

Satan said, "The nourishment of the cosmic tree is life." ”

When Xiao Ling heard this, he thought about it, followed behind Satan, and continued to move forward.

As he continued to descend, gradually, Xiao Ling saw a thick branch appear in the distance again, and the surface of this branch also showed signs of decay.

Satan said: "The cosmic tree can be said to be the mother body of our entire universe and space, including all our creatures born in this universe and space, all come from this matrix, if the cosmic tree is described as a vast ocean, then, the life of our universe, the essence of each living being, is actually a drop of water in this ocean, when a new creature is born, this drop of water is equivalent to leaving this ocean of life and becoming an independent individual, when this creature dies, its life energy, It will return to this ocean again, and so on and so forth. ”

When Satan said this, Xiao Ling understood a little, and said, "What does the predecessor mean is that our entire universe, the life origin of all living beings, actually comes from this cosmic tree?" ”

Satan said: "Yes, the root system of this cosmic tree is rooted in the sea of chaos, and this sea of chaos provides nutrients for the cosmic tree, so that the cosmic tree can give birth to a new cosmic space-time and give birth to new life......

"This process is like the water in the ocean is irradiated by the sun, it becomes water vapor and evaporates into the air, and the water vapor will condense into small water droplets when it encounters cold air in the sky, and these small water droplets will eventually become raindrops and fall to the ground, and flow back into the ocean, so as to ensure that the ocean does not dry ......up."

At this point, he paused, and continued: "We can imagine what would happen if the water in this ocean was evaporated by sunlight and turned into water vapor and turned into rain, but the rain never fell and returned to the ocean. ”

Xiao Ling took a light breath and said, "If this really happens, there will be less and less water in this ocean, and this ocean will eventually disappear." ”

"Yes...... Life energy in the Sea of Chaos...... In this way, there are fewer and fewer of them, and eventually they dry up, causing the Cosmic Tree to lose its nutrients and eventually wither and die. ”

When Satan said this, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at Xiao Ling, and said, "This is the reason why the epoch ended and why the cosmic tree withered. ”

Xiao Ling was a little stunned and said, "You mean that these life energies can't return to the Sea of Chaos?" The cycle that should have been there has been broken? ”

Satan smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, not to mention that gods can be immortal, even some cosmic races that are not gods have tried all kinds of ways to extend their lifespan through various means, and the result is ...... Everyone can live forever, so that the life energy in the sea of chaos can only enter and exit...... A large number of new lives are born every day, consuming the energy in the sea of chaos, but there are fewer and fewer dead creatures, and these lost life energy cannot return to the sea of chaos...... The final result of this is that the Chaos Sea gradually dries up, and it can no longer maintain the life energy needed by the Cosmic Tree, which eventually leads to the Cosmic Tree lacking nutrients, and then withers and dies, causing the entire universe to completely collapse. ”

Xiao Ling was completely stunned, he never thought that he would hear such shocking news here from Satan, the universe time and space would be shattered, the universe tree would die, and the era would end, it would be because the creatures of the universe became stronger and stronger, and the longer these beings lived, those life energy could not return, and as a result, the death of the universe tree would be caused.

When Satan said this, he glanced at Xiao Ling with some meaning, and said, "Especially a supreme god like us...... Do you know how powerful the life energy of a supreme god can be? The more powerful a creature becomes, the more life energy it encroaches on the Sea of Chaos, and the more powerful a creature is, the longer it lives and the less likely it is to die...... This is an extremely terrifying vicious circle, every time we become stronger, we will devour and absorb more heaven and earth aura, but have you ever wondered where this so-called heaven and earth aura, cosmic energy, comes from? ”

"These auras and energies will not be born without a cause, nor can they be endless, in fact, the energy we breathe and absorb comes from the sea of chaos, from the origin of this universe and space, the stronger we are, the more energy we seize from the universe origin......"

"Ultimately, the energy of the origin of the universe is ...... because of our gods It was lost too much to maintain the operation of the entire universe, and the final result was that the gods and the universe and time and space would perish together. ”

"At the moment of destruction, all living beings and the universe were destroyed together, and all life energy returned to the sea of chaos, and the sea of chaos at that moment finally returned to the state of its peak, and after a long period of gestation, in this sea of chaos, a new cosmic tree will be born and born, new creatures will appear, and a new era ......will begin again."

Xiao Ling felt the palm of his hand, there was a slight cold sweat, and he said in a deep voice: "If all this is true, this truth is really shocking, so to speak, the real reason for the alternation of the previous eras is this?" ”

Satan nodded and continued to move forward, his speed suddenly picking up, and the rainbow bridge under his feet stretched all the way down.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling also sped up, but he couldn't catch up with Satan, forcing him to increase his speed.

The two sides are getting faster and faster, and in an instant, they don't know how much distance they have crossed.

Suddenly, Satanna stopped again.

This time, in front of the two of them, a huge branch appeared, rising from below, running through the space in front of him, Xiao Ling understood that this was also a part of the Cosmic Tree, because the real Cosmic Tree was too huge, even if he was the supreme god, he couldn't get a glimpse of the whole picture, he could only see a part of the tree.

The rainbow bridge under the feet of the two of them led straight to the branch in front of them, and Satan fell on the branch with a shake of his body.

Xiao Ling also fell.

It was said that it was a branch, but when the two of them fell, the place under their feet was undoubtedly as large as the earth.

Compared to this branch, the two of them are too small to mention.

"Senior, what do you want to express when you tell me this?" Xiao Ling had been following Satan behind him, and finally couldn't help it.

From the moment he broke into the forbidden land of the gods and met this Satanna, he told himself so many secrets, there must be some reason, he would never believe that all this was just a coincidence, or that Satanna was bored and talked to him.

Satanna didn't answer his question directly, but just said, "Xiao Ling, do you know? When each epoch is about to end, the Cosmic Tree will give birth to a special life, this life can be said to carry the seed of the spirit of the Cosmic Tree, because the Cosmic Tree is rotten and withered, and will be reborn in the next era, and the Cosmic Tree can be reborn in the Sea of Chaos, and the premise is that a Cosmic Tree seed is needed. ”

"This seed is also commonly known as the Son of the Era."

Satanna said this, and suddenly stopped.

Xiao Ling also stopped.

"Xiao Ling, you say, who is this seed, the son of the era?"

Xiao Ling couldn't answer Satanna's question, and after thinking about it, he said: "Since it is the seed that carries the spirit of the Cosmic Tree, this kind of son must be the chosen son, the talent of heaven, and it is different, and most of them are the rulers of each era. ”

"The first half of what you said is right, this kind of son must be the chosen one, different, but it may not be the ruler of every era."

At this point, Satan pauses before continuing, "You know what? You humans, very special. ”

"Oh?" Xiao Ling's heart froze slightly, and he faintly felt that Satanna had finally gotten to the point, and said, "We humans have always been an extremely weak race, how special? ”

"The lifespan of human beings is very short, ordinary human beings, only a hundred years, among all the intelligent races in the universe, you human beings have the shortest lifespan, and this hundred years is only a snap of a finger in the universe."

Satan said: "Because of this, you human beings have been favored by the Cosmic Tree, after all, for the Cosmic Tree, the races that can easily recover the life energy are the good races, and for those races with a long life, especially the gods, they will naturally not be liked by the Cosmic Tree." ”

Xiao Ling couldn't laugh or cry a little, thinking to himself that it was because ordinary humans had a relatively short lifespan, so they were loved by the Cosmic Tree? He had a hard time agreeing with Satannah's view.

Although Satanna didn't look back, he seemed to see Xiao Ling's expression and said, "You don't believe it, do you?" In fact, there is a good example that can prove that you human beings have been favored by the Cosmic Tree, for the countless intelligent races that exist in the universe, human beings can be said to be extremely small among them, but among such small and ordinary human beings, there are two sons of the era in a row. ”

Xiao Ling was slightly stunned and said, "The two sons of the era are both humans? "There was a thunderbolt of lightning in my mind, and two names faintly popped up.

"That's right, the first son of the era from the human race, named Shi Yu, and the second son of the era, called Xiao Han, are all human beings, you say, you humans, have you been favored by the cosmic tree?"

Listening to Satan's words, Xiao Ling took a deep breath, in fact, when he said that there were two sons of the human race, Xiao Ling thought of these two legendary figures among the human race, and now it seems that they are indeed them.

"This Shi Yu and Xiao Han, are they both the sons of the era?" Xiao Ling thought for a while and said, "How are the seniors sure? Moreover, Can there be many sons of the era? ”