Oil painting of clothes, the clothes have been torn, and even the brush and ink seem to have become muddy due to the passage of time. It's the kind of oil painting that no one will want even if it's placed on it, it doesn't make any sense, and it's almost entirely graffiti. Faintly, you can see the outline of the town from the black brushwork.

For some reason, Ash felt an unprecedented sense of affinity on this painting. A deep familiarity also came to my heart. Thinking about it, the ashes that were still visiting Odin's treasury with an interested face subconsciously stopped and fell on it. Then stop and watch.

Seeing the ashes in action, Hela also focused her attention on the painting.

"This is what Odin picked up from the universe there tens of thousands of years ago, when he commanded the fleet passing by the "ancient ruins" during the conquest of the Nine Realms. Although there is a strange aura circulating on it, it does not react to any energy or matter. Just as a ......"

As she spoke, Hela suddenly frowned and closed her mouth. One thing came to his mind, and that was that Ash was not a man of this era. And this oil painting also does not look like a product of this era. The aura of the desolation conveyed from it was strong. It's something that can't be made by manpower, and it needs to be produced over time. It was precisely because of this that Odin took a fancy to this at the beginning that he received it into his treasure trove.

He put his finger on the oil painting in front of him, and the ashes gently rubbed against the black oil paint. It's very simple, except for white, only black remains. Probably because of the passage of time, the black oil has been scattered on the canvas. This makes the original transformation now look strangely incongruous.

But this sense of incongruity is only for ordinary people, stroking the black paint, and the gray gaze is slowly solemnized.

"It's ...... Dark Souls?! ”

Muttering to himself, Ash's gaze slowly replaced by a burst of solemnity. In the Age of Fire, Dark Souls can only be held by dwarves. The ancient humanoid, Lord of the Abyss, and father Manus, was the first Dwarven King to hold the Dark Souls. And as said before, Manus was also the first murderer who killed Artrius. Then, the dark spirits passed through the hands of the dwarves.

Because it was too vague and because of its age, Ash didn't recognize the painting at first. But after feeling the presence of the dark souls, the ashes were quickly confirmed. If I am not mistaken, the painting in front of me should have been painted by the eldest lady after providing the dye by himself - "Ashes".

Named after Ash, looking at the canvas in front of him, Ash dug his hand deep into his backpack, and then took out a fragment of a corner of the world of Eredel's painting that the Firefighter had given him. Compared with this fragment in the hands of Ash, the "Ashes" drawn by the "Eldest Lady" in front of him is obviously more complete. Although the oil has been blurred, the soul of the king will not produce heat and effect due to the passage of time. Other words...... In front of you, there is a whole world of painting!

Thinking. Ash fell silent before removing his hand from the painting in front of him. And didn't get into it, for no other reason. There's a lot going on here. The world of painting is a world with idealism, which will attract the steps of all the frustrated, the hopeless, and the homeless, and send them into it as the last paradise. It's like the world of Aredell's paintings.

But the world of painting is gradually decayed by the decay of oil, and this was the case with the original world of Eredel's painting. It is precisely because that world is gradually beginning to corrupt that people will commission the half-human, half-dragon "Miss" to paint a new painting world "Ashes" made of the "dark souls" that will not be corrupted as a dye.

His gaze fell on Hela's body behind him, and there was a slight doubt in Ash's gaze.

By the way, what do you mean by "ancient ruins"? ”

"It's a secret realm of the universe." Without concealing the meaning of the ashes, Hela on the side said calmly: "This universe is very large, and in terms of length and width alone, it may be wider than the age of fire in your mouth. It is precisely because of this that many strange phenomena have appeared in the universe. The Ancient Ruins are one of them, they have no fixed location or interstellar coordinates, and they will immediately appear anywhere in the universe......"

After a pause, Hela continued: "It is precisely because of the existence of the Secret Realm of the Universe that a profession called "Scavenger" has arisen in the universe, and every appearance of the Secret Realm of the Universe will cause quantum fluctuations in advance. And when quantum fluctuations are received, the group of scavengers will swarm like sharks that smell blood...... For those products of a long time ago, and even the products of the last civilization, many scientists and collectors in the universe have a very high interest in it. ”

"...... of the last civilization"

Hearing Hela's words, the ash on the side nodded thoughtfully.

There is no doubt that the so-called ancient ruins are probably one of the fragments of the Age of Fire...... At the same time, it also solved a deep doubt in Ash's heart. When he first encountered Odin, Ash unleashed a miracle spell by communicating with the king's soul. For this, even the soul almost collapsed and dissipated. After that, Ash determined that the King's Soul still existed in this universe. But there was no exact place in his mind where it was. Now it seems that if nothing else, it should be in the so-called "ancient ruins......

But for now, Ash still has no good means to access the secret realm of the universe...... For no other reason, although this era was conceived on the corpse of the Age of Fire, just as the Iron Age was also conceived on the corpse of the Bronze Age, this era is much grander and more expansive than the previous generation. Even the land under the feet of the ashes, Asgard, is only a drop in the ocean of the universe......

Thinking about it, Ash frowned a little solemnly. As the wedge that existed in the previous generation, the soul of the king is indispensable for lighting the flame. If the huge soul is the firewood that makes the flame burn, then the king soul is like the oxygen that the flame needs to burn. If you want to run through the fire, you must get the souls of the four kings......