Chapter 545: The Unpredictable Future
Morgoth's defeat heralded the end of the First Age of the High Elves. Felno's son was also killed and wounded, and the Noldor elves were as miserable as Vera's curse. Similarly, the humans, dwarves and other races located in the west at that time also suffered heavy losses. At this point, after the land of the west sank into the sea, they began to return to the east one after another. The High Elves, as the most civilized race, took the lead in rebuilding cities and civilizations in the East, and the High Elves who remained in Middle-earth did not follow Vera back to Valinor for various reasons. Instead, continue to remain in Middle-earth. The era of the High Elves is over, but it also opens the era of humanity.
With the High Elves, humans and dwarves returned to the east, and they established cities in different places and re-established civilizations. And, because Middle-earth was far from Morgoth's shadows, a temporary peace was achieved. As a result, the various races began to recuperate with all their might, and they created a high level of civilization in the midst of it. However, it was also during this period that humans truly broke free from the control of the High Elves. Compared to the terrifying reproductive abilities of humans, elves are undoubtedly the worst in this regard, although they are very powerful. However, as time went on, the descendants of the High Elves also began to "degenerate" to varying degrees, and they were no longer as tall and strong as their ancestors, nor as strong and brave as they were. Even their handsome faces have degraded a little, but they are still immortal.
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And somewhere in the east, in a hidden cave, in this dim, almost lightless cave, a tall, sturdy stag lay quietly on the ground, his eyes closed. If it weren't for the slightly heaving chest, I would almost have thought the stag was dead. And beside the buck, there is a blood-stained figure, long black hair, soft facial features, and eyes closed and falling asleep. Here he was, asleep for hundreds of years, and the stag lay motionless on the ground, the caretaker of him for hundreds of years.
At this time, the hands that were folded on the abdomen moved slightly. The sleeping stag immediately woke up, and the deer looked over, staring closely at the figure that had been sleeping for hundreds of years. With the acceleration of the movement of the overlapping hands, all of a sudden, the eyes that had been closed for hundreds of years opened violently. Suddenly, a scarlet light flashed, illuminating the dim cavern and the sky.
Ilfas chirped with joy, his large deer head gently rubbing against his master's body, conveying to him emotions of attachment and joy. And Jiang Ning's body, which had been lying for hundreds of years, was slightly stiff. His mouth silently chanted a mantra, and as a green light flashed with life, his body, which had not moved for hundreds of years, recovered. He moved slightly, a crunch at the joints of his bones, and he raised a hand to gently caress Ilface's head.
"Ilfas, thank you for your hard work." His voice was flat, but it contained another emotion. Ilfas, who had a heart with him, had big eyes that were immediately filled with tears. He whimpered, and the deer head rubbed against Jiang Ning's arm, conveying his concern and ...... to him
"Don't worry about me, Ilfas." Jiang Ning stroked his big head, "Morgoth's little trick, and to really make me what he wants to be......" As he spoke, his body exuded a strong golden light, and at the same time, his black hair receded and turned into bright silver, and his blood-colored eyes were filled with golden light in an instant. His black and red, angular armor once again turned into handsome and elegant armor. And the Kunguhar on the side, the blood-colored elven treasure diamond, also seemed to have cracked a layer of "shell membrane" in an instant, and was replaced by a nebula-like brilliance again.
A breath of holiness, a holy white light filled the cave where it was hiding.
Ilfas was pleasantly surprised to see the change of his master, and the master in front of him returned to his familiar appearance, still the holy and brave, elegant and handsome elven king.
"Whew."
Jiang Ning slowly opened his slightly closed eyes and looked at Ilfas, who knew the doubts in Ilfas's heart. "I'm doing something great that has never been done before, and I need an unquenchable fire to help me. The reason why he was like that before was completely unexpected, and Morgoth was just a trick. The hatred for Vera and the elves in his heart allowed him to do whatever it took to achieve what he wanted to achieve. So, the moment I pierced Kunguhar into his heart, I sensed the size of the unquenchable fire in him. After the calcination of this flame, my strength has grown to the point where I can almost threaten Vera. Now, in terms of identity, I am equal to Vera, and in terms of strength, I am not far apart. He said to Ilface. The latter didn't understand it at all, but he understood one sentence, that is, the appearance of his master before was completely the result of disguise, and as for the result, Ilfas didn't understand. Although he possesses extremely high intelligence, he is not a human or an elf after all, although he has also undergone the influence of civilization. However, he is still inherently incomparable to intelligent life.
And in the depths of Jiang Ning's soul, an inextinguishable flame was burning. At the heart of that unquenchable fire, there was a trace of world origin that was extremely small and smaller than a hair. Now, the source that accompanied his reincarnation and guarded his soul was almost gone the moment he was successfully reincarnated. Now, when Morgoth tried to tempt him, all that was consumed was this tiny form. However, it was also completely enough for what he wanted to do next.
Jiang Ning closed his eyes, his consciousness sank into the depths of his soul, and he attached a complex and mysterious message to the source. Immediately, this small seven-colored origin soared into the sky. Breaking away from his soul, he immediately rushed into the sky, and then crossed the fetal membranes of the world and flew towards the vast strange space.
And the moment the source broke away from him, Jiang Ning felt that his soul was empty. Then, his form changed again in his mind. The long bright silver hair turned black, the golden and holy eyes turned red, and the handsome and elegant silver-gray armor once again became a hideous armor that intersected with black and red. Even the magic ring in his hand and the sword on his waist became evil again.
"Ilface, we are going to meet an old friend, and you need to be changed. After saying that, with a flick of his hand, Ilfas's appearance suddenly changed drastically. The handsome armor became hideous, and the four hooves wrapped in silver were attached to a layer of pale blue flames. The gentle deer head also became hideous and terrifying, and even the pair of big horns wrapped in knives also became hideous and terrifying.
He rolled over and sat on Ilface's back, and then he began to sense his bearings, and then directed Ilface to run towards his assigned position. The four hooves wrapped in pale blue flames trampled on the earth, bursting out of cold and awe-inspiring hoar frost. With his black daze flying in the wind, their figures rushed towards a place in the east, and also brought an unpredictable future to Middle-earth in the future.