Too familiar!

The way this Merlin Mage speaks, his words and actions, all give Fang Zhou an extremely familiar feeling.

He can be 100% sure that he has definitely seen this person before.

But he just can't remember where he saw him.

Merlin Mage did not give Fang Zhou too much time to recognize him, and after giving Ayla two choices, he disappeared.

Ayla left the remote mountains where she had lived for seventeen years, with the longsword given to her by Merlin Mage, heading towards the bustling Capital.

Coming into the outside world, Ayla was like a country bumpkin entering the city, finding everything new and fresh.

Similarly, Ming Aoshuang, who also came down from the mountain, for the first time realized that this world was entirely different from the Cultivation World in which he had previously lived.

It was a completely different, new civilized world, where the more equal status of men and women made Ming Aoshuang exclaim in surprise.

It took a few scoldings from Fang Zhou to make her shut her mouth, as this woman, who used to be a cold statue, was now regressing into a silly persona.

Merlin is not a serious mage; he not only taught Ayla martial arts and military knowledge but also instructed her on many life skills, including various tricks for deception and the perils of human nature.

So, although Ayla was venturing out for the first time, she was not hurt or deceived and successfully reached the Royal Capital.

Ayla did not choose to go to the square to pull out the Sword in the Stone, but instead took Merlin's gift of a longsword and joined the army.

She chose a path full of thorns.

Due to the long-term war in the Black Soul World, and the fact that women's powers are not weak, the army was not lacking in female soldier units.

Ayla could not disguise herself as a man to join the army and had to enter the female soldier's corps, mostly serving in logistics.

However, relying on her outstanding martial arts and military knowledge, Ayla quickly stood out in the army, receiving appreciation from the higher-ups, gradually becoming the core of the military.

As Ayla was rising as a general, a Fire Dragon appeared in the Royal Capital, wreaking havoc and destruction everywhere.

Ayla was ordered to return for rescue, and by the time she returned, the Fire Dragon had even massacred all the members of the Royal Family.

In the end, Ayla used the longsword given by Merlin Mage to kill the rampaging Fire Dragon, and while unconscious, bathed in the Dragon Blood, gaining the bloodline of the Fire Dragon.

Ayla, as a Dragon Slayer, became a national hero. Because the members of the Royal Family were massacred, as a hero, Ayla, with the support of the military, became the new King.

She seemed to be born to be a King, starting to show extremely outstanding governance capabilities, and under her rule, the nation thrived, winning victories in external wars one after another.

The Flame Goddess even descended from the heavens to present Ayla with the Holy Sword, her reputation finally reaching its peak, earning countless admiration and respect, her fame echoing throughout the Black Soul World.

Not to mention the common people, even Ming Aoshuang, while observing, started to admire Ayla, thinking she was the epitome of womanhood.

As Ayla grew older, she became more beautiful and her figure became more enchanting. To maintain the dignity of the King, she had to keep a stern face, wearing conservative clothes and armor.

Even so, her admirers were increasing, and likewise, there were also many enemies, with voices attacking her for being a woman and yet serving as King never ceasing.

Every time these voices were heard, Ayla and Fang Zhou remained calm, while Ming Aoshuang, the Feminist, was the only one to get irritated.

"What's wrong with a woman serving as a King? Clearly, she's doing better than men."

"Isn't his mother a woman? And yet he can say such things."

"It's infuriating. If I could take action, I'd definitely make these people look bad!"

Ming Aoshuang's incessant chatter almost made Fang Zhou's jaw drop.

This woman, who used to be silent and unapproachable, when did she become such a chatterbox?

Fang Zhou couldn't help but start reflecting on himself, as women who intersected with him seemed to have noticeable changes in character, and he really couldn't understand why.

Ayla didn't care about these noisy voices, but many people began to worry about the future of the nation.

After all, Ayla seemed to have no intention of marrying and had no heirs, so who would inherit the nation?

Many nobles began selecting all kinds of young and talented men for Ayla, but she wasn't interested at all, sending all the young talents to the army.

The nobles misunderstood Ayla's sexual orientation and started secretly sending young and beautiful girls to her palace.

Ayla found these actions both amusing and annoying, and finally announced that she had adopted a child and would raise them as her heir.

But being a woman, even a self-disciplined King,

at such times, Ming Aoshuang always looked like a fellow sufferer.

Having once hidden under the covers doing all sorts of shameful things which Fang Zhou had inadvertently seen, she always held a grudge, and now seeing Ayla exposed, she felt instant balance in her heart.

Ayla was not as agitated as Ming Aoshuang, nor did she shout for Fang Zhou not to look; she always remained silent.

Fang Zhou could, however, sense that her breath was quite unstable.

The Fire Dragon King, holder of the Holy Sword, and humanity's last great warrior, was embarrassed when seen handling personal needs in a private moment.

Ayla dedicated most of her life to the nation, becoming more and more aloof and dignified, and increasingly impersonal to be an effective King.

For the long-term interest of the nation, she began to fight against the nobles, against landlords, and suppress religion.

And these vested interests certainly wouldn't go down without a fight, with signs of division and rebellion already appearing.

If things continued like this, either Ayla would fail and be overthrown, or she would be split in a civil war.

But the apocalypse's arrival made everything seem inconsequential.

Ayla took on the responsibility of fighting for survival, uniting with other countries to resist the Abyss's invasion.

But the Fire of Hope began to wane, and humanity retreated continuously, unable to resist the Abyss.

Through Ayla's perspective, Fang Zhou also saw Zhao Feiyan, Chang Kong, and Qin Yunzhu, who had multiple encounters with Ayla.

He also saw the Fire Keeper, the Holy Daughter of the Fire Protection Church, who had a good relationship with Ayla.

After most of the world's land had fallen, the sages planned to transfer the surviving cities to Black Soul Mountain, intending to use the last Ember King to ignite the Fire of Hope.

Fang Zhou only saw then that Ayla regretted trusting the last Ember King and handing the Fire of Hope over to him.

However, the last Ember King betrayed humanity, falling into becoming the Black Soul King, claiming the power of the flames for himself.

Ayla paid the price for her trust and had to lead humanity's last elite in a battle against the Black Soul King, intending to reclaim the Fire of Hope.

Ultimately, Zhao Feiyan perished alongside the Black Soul King, but the Fire of Hope was extinguished as well.

The Black Soul World was hence destroyed, and Ayla perished on the battlefield in Cold Valley.

And the one who killed her was her foster daughter.

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