Death... and me

Malo could feel the intense Fire Element and Yang Energy coming from inside, which made him delighted. "Great! Master, what is this stone?"

"I'm also curious. Where did you find it?" Rean asked as well.

Fizer laughed before answering, "I found it by chance when I was passing above one of the Rings of Fire."

"Rings of Fire?"

Fizer nodded and continued, "If you travel around our world, you will notice that there are several mountain ranges that are more or less connected to each other. Those mountains can also be found underwater and are connected to the mountains on land."

He then continued, "In the end, there are three segments that form complete circles. Well, not exact rings, but they're connected to each other."

Rean already understood what Fizer was saying, "Oh! You are talking about the places where the tectonic places encounter each other." Rean couldn't help but notice the coincidence since Earth also had a similar structure called the Ring of Fire.

"Te-tec-tec-tectonic plates? What is that?" Naturally, neither Malo's group nor Fizer understood what Rean was talking about.

Rean smiled in response as he replied, "I'll explain what they are and how important they are for the planet as a whole later." He then continued, "If I'm not wrong, there should be some places in these Rings of Fire you talked about that have many volcanos close to each other." Earth definitely had those places like Indonesia, for example. So a planet, which was so many times bigger than Earth, was also bound to have similar areas. Not only that, in a world where Spiritual Energy exists, volcanic activity should be several times stronger.

Fizer immediately nodded in response to Rean's assumption. "That's correct. I'm curious as to what those tectonic plates you talked about are, but I'll leave it aside for now. Anyway, when I was passing close to the volcanic region, northwest side of the Palume Country, in the Gobem Continent, I felt the stone's power. It was quite hard to enter the lava as the stone was very deep, but I managed to do that with my Spiritual Energy as a shield."

"Was there none more after that?" Rean asked, somewhat expectant.

Unfortunately, Fizer shook his head as he answered, "At the very least, none that I could feel the presence of."

Rean couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Still, there was nothing that could be done. "Well, so be it." Right after, he looked at Malo. "Anyway, congratulations on accepting a master. By the way, Senior Fizer, we have a lot of Fire Element Cultivation Techniques that I got from the Soul Rulers. You might want to take a look since you will have an easier time understanding and explaining it to Malo later."

Fizer was more than satisfied with Rean's proposal. "Sure thing."

Malo couldn't care about any of that, though. "Rean, when can we make a new election for Sect Master?" Naturally, he was more worried about throwing that position away as soon as possible.

His question surprised Fizer. "New election? Why would there be a need for a new election?"

Malo smiled as he shrugged his shoulders, saying, "Isn't that obvious? Once Master leaves, I'll obviously go with him. I want to train a lot under his tutelage. How can I perform my duties as a Sect Master like that?"

Fizer began to laugh out loud after hearing that. "Hahaha! Don't worry, don't worry. There's absolutely no need for you to stop your duties as Sect Master."

"Eh?! Why?!" Malo's expression immediately became worse.

However, Fizer thought that it was because he was simply surprised. "Isn't that obvious? There are so many talents in this sect. Even though the majority are women, they can become very strong if properly trained. I've seen no lack of impressive female cultivators in my life in the Demon Beast Continent. Oh, right! I think I'll call a friend of mine to help the girls. She will probably be delighted to hear what I found here."

Malo became more and more worried as Fizer continued to talk. "With so many good aptitudes, this is the perfect place for you to create your roots. Besides, the position of Sect Master will also help you mature as a man. That being said, I've decided to become a member of this sect as well."

Rean patted Fizer's shoulder as he laughed. "Hahaha! I see that Senior Fizer is a man of vision. Indeed, this sect is bound to become the strongest force in the new Wringan Continent, so this is the right time to join it." Rean then pulled Malo closer as he said, "Isn't that great? You have such a nice Master. Your schedule will become even more packed between your training and your sect duties, but I believe you can pull that off."

Poliana, who had been listening to everything so far, couldn't help but burst out in laughter. How could she not understand Malo's real intentions? "Hahaha! Malo, I love this Master of yours. He's great! I can't believe you are so lucky to this extent."

Glennie, Rafin, Falas, and Wataba were also laughing in the distance, much to Malo's helplessness. 'Why me? All I want was to train alone. If I knew, I wouldn't have accepted this offer.' Sadly, Malo didn't have the guts to retract his words in front of Fizer. After all, the man was an Elemental Transformation Realm cultivator.

Suddenly, Malo exploded in anger. "Fine! Fine! Come on! Send everything in my direction! I'll take on everything!"

Fizer nodded with a satisfied expression. "That's obvious. How could my disciple run away from his responsibilities? Don't worry. Master will be here to give you support."

A small tear fell from Malo's eyes as he nodded.

Rean then took the opportunity to tell Malo, "By the way, we've obtained the Wringan Continent. We didn't establish ourselves here permanently, already expecting this to happen. So, prepare everything since we're leaving. The humans finally have a place to live."

Malo nodded as he tried to put the bad thoughts behind, saying, "Alright."