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And so the cauldron was ignited.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad, but this flame also contains the extremely high temperature characteristic of the sun's flames.

And Zicomo then threw in Fiery Blaze.

This is a raging fire that can ignite everything, and it will only grow stronger as it burns.

Three different properties are combined in the cauldron of flame to form a new and powerful flame.

Melina then drew the flames to herself, guiding them to burn the golden tree.

As a result, things took an unexpected turn from what Zicomo had anticipated.

This flame, possessing both extremely high temperatures and the ability to grow stronger with each passing day, was destined not to extinguish itself after burning away the thorns that the golden tree refused to pierce, as Zicomo had imagined.

We'll leave aside for now what the golden tree will look like after it's burned.

The camera first turns to Zicomo's side.

After returning to the "Zen Garden," Zicomo retrieved all the materials needed for human transmutation.

Melina was created by Marika, so it wouldn't be wrong to call her a special, divine being.

Moreover, in order to enable Melina to control her destined death, Marika even incorporated some of the Night-Colored Eyes Queen's traits into her.

Who is the Queen of Night-Colored Eyes?

This information can be obtained from Zicomo's exploration of the border area.

The Queen of Night-Colored Eyes is a divine being from the same era as Marika, and also the original controller of destined death.

They were each chosen by a different finger.

Two fingers were used to select Marika, while three fingers were used to select the Queen of Nighty Eyes.

The two began a contest to become gods.

The Queen of Night-Colored Eyes is a ruthless woman. She controls the destiny of death and possesses the power to "bring death to her target, causing them to be permanently removed from the stage."

This is a power capable of killing gods.

Countless gods have been killed by the Queen of Night-Colored Eyes.

This can be corroborated by an item that Zikomo obtained at the place where the Mad Fire was sealed.

A while ago, while Melina was away, Zicomo went to the cathedral in the underground of the royal city of Rodel, where ominous signs were abandoned.

That place is where the mad fire is sealed.

Zicomo certainly didn't go there to receive the mad fire.

He simply wanted to explore the place and see if there was anything good there.

As it turned out, he actually found a pretty good piece of equipment called the Fingerprint Stone Shield.

The system provides the following description:

The massive stone shield, its surface covered with fingerprints, is one of the heaviest of all shields.

This is part of an ancient deity's burial ground, said to contain the unfinished finger, leaving traces of its own words—perhaps the beginning of madness.

Two points can be seen from this equipment.

Firstly, the number of gods hunted by the Night-Colored Eyes Queen has reached the point where a special cemetery needs to be built.

Secondly, the finger that selected the Night-Colored Eyes Queen was three fingers; otherwise, this shield wouldn't have appeared at the place where the Mad Fire was sealed.

Unfortunately, his destined death was later sealed away by Marika's shadow beast—the black sword Marikas.

As a result, the Queen of Night-Colored Eyes lost her eligibility to compete.

As for her ultimate fate, Zikomo does not know.

But Marika combined some of her own traits with those of the Night-Eyed Queen to create Melina.

From this perspective, it seems inevitable that he would meet his end in death.

Back to topic.

Melina can be said to be the most special existence among all the gods. A body made of ordinary materials simply cannot contain Melina's soul.

Even ordinary soul power could not affect Melina's soul revival.

Fortunately, Zicomo does possess materials at the level of gods.

He also possessed a magic crystal originating from Mongot, which contained all of Mongot's life and soul power.

That should be enough to revive Melina.

Just like when Raia was resurrected, it still features a teardrop larva as its base.

The difference this time is that magic crystals and a large amount of materials at the level of gods have been added.

Finally, Zicomo placed Melina's soul imprint into the teardrop larva.

Under Zicomo's manipulation, the teardrop larva grew rapidly, and its appearance gradually changed to resemble Melina's.

However, this body stopped growing when it reached the age of eleven or twelve.

This is clearly the same situation that occurred when Lani was resurrected: insufficient energy supply.

Zicomo stared at the young version of Melina's body before him, lost in thought.

So why is Melina's body smaller than Lani's body, which he originally created?!

Could it be because Mongot is too useless, and the magic crystals he refines have too little energy?

Or is Melina too special and needs more energy?

The human transmutation ritual was over, and for whatever reason, it was too late to add more energy.

With a soft moan, Melina slowly awoke.

Seeing this, Zicomo took out a robe and draped it over her shoulders.

Melina looked around in confusion, while Zicomo stood quietly beside her.

For a moment, Melina thought she was still at the border when she saw the golden trees in the distance.

But upon closer inspection, she discovered that it was not the golden tree from the border area.

She turned to Zicomo and asked, "Where am I? And why have you become so tall?"

Zicomo raised an eyebrow and said, "Is it possible that it's not me who's gotten taller, but you who's gotten smaller?"

After Zicomo's reminder, Melina also noticed the abnormality in her body.

Her voice sounded more childish than usual when she spoke just now.

Melina raised her hands and looked at her slender palms. She estimated that her current physical form was no more than twelve years old.

It might not even be as big as Michaela.

(Melina is unaware that Michaela has become Torina.)

However, this realistic touch made Melina realize that she had a real body.

Not only that, her left eye, which was originally sealed, has also been unlocked.

Unlike her right eye, which is gold, Melina's left eye is a color between blue and purple.

Perhaps it could be called Nightfall Color, because it originates from the Nightfall Eye Queen.

Chapter 270 The Younger Version of Melina, and the Demigods Who Have All Died

Melina continued to ask Zicomo, "So, what exactly is my situation now? And what's the deal with that golden tree over there?"

She remembered that she had died in the flames, and even her soul had been burned away.

How did I end up in this unfamiliar place the moment I opened my eyes, and end up looking like this?

Zicomo said, "So it is, and so it is..."

He told Melina about the existence of the "Zen Garden," how he had preserved Melina's soul imprint, and about her resurrection.

Melina was stunned for a long time after hearing this.

She never imagined that Zicomo had such a magical space, where another golden tree had even been cultivated.

What Melina didn't expect was that even though she was burned so badly, Zicomo still managed to save her.

At this moment, Melina's heart was filled with the joy of being reborn and the emotion of being resurrected by Zicomo.

She said to Zicomo, "Thank you so much, you gave me a second life. You must have paid a great price to bring me back to life, right?"

What Melina didn't know was that Zicomo didn't actually pay a heavy price.

The most precious thing he used was a magic crystal made by a demigod.

At worst, he can go and kill again...

Well, Zicomo suddenly realized that the price was still a bit too high.

There are no more demigods for him to kill in the border region now.

The magic crystal he used seemed to be the last one.