When Fang Zheng came to the Firelink Shrine again, the Fire Keeper was already waiting there.

"You are here, Lord Ashes."

"I am coming."

Looking at the fire keeper in front of him, Fang Zheng placed his hands in her hands with ease. Soon, he saw a small burning flame emerge from the fire keeper's hands, shining and dancing again, rushing towards the flame that Fang Zheng had lit before.

"call!!"

When the small flame merged with the fireball on the altar in front of Fang Zheng, the fist-sized fireball suddenly expanded, and a circle of bright red light spread out from the fireball, spreading rapidly to the surroundings. Wherever it went, Fang Zheng saw that the black sticky substances that were originally attached to the ground and walls were quickly burned and purified by the flames. In just a moment, the large area centered on the altar in front was completely cleaned by the flames, revealing the original gorgeous patterns.

As the black viscous substance disappeared, a sphere shining with silver-white light emerged in the flames and slowly floated above the altar flames.

Fang Zheng also felt a slight "crackling" sound in his body. When he stretched out his hand, a ball of black flame appeared in his hand.

The power of existence... has finally been fully restored...

Feeling the endless power of Zero Hour Lost coming from inside his body, Fang Zheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he looked at the Fire Keeper again and raised his weapon.

"Fire girl, could you please improve my weapon?"

"certainly."

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the Fire Keeper nodded slightly, but soon she spoke again.

"But I must remind you, Lord Ashes. Modifying your weapon will consume a portion of your flame, and... it is irreversible."

"oh?"

Hearing the Fire Keeper's answer, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he frowned.

"In other words, if this flame is consumable?"

"Of course, Lord Ash, this is the power of your soul."

The Fire Keeper smiled.

"It's not just about improving weapons. When you use all your strength, it will consume the fire of your soul. So please be careful, Master Ashes. After all, once the fire is extinguished, your power will also leave you."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng also frowned.

"There's actually such a thing...? Wait! According to what you said, I have used various powers more than once before? But why have I never felt that my soul power has decreased?"

"It's simple, Master Ashes."

In response to Fang Zheng's questions, the Fire Keeper patiently gave an explanation.

"Because the power that sustained your soul flame before came from your world, but now, the source of this power has been cut off..."

"So that means I used to burn natural gas, but now I can only burn wood?"

Looking at the flames on the altar, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes in annoyance. But soon, he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up. The Fire Keeper said that the fire of her soul was burned by the power transmitted by the world?

So here comes the question…

"Fire girl."

"Yes, what is it? Master Ash?"

"What would happen if my fire was completely extinguished?"

"Of course he will die."

The Fire Keeper gave Fang Zheng this answer almost without hesitation, and Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes when he heard this answer.

"So... the burning of the soul fire relies on the power of the world? Is this normal?"

"Of course this is not normal, Master Ashes. Just as you once did, everyone can only burn the firewood of their own body and the power of a strong soul. Generally speaking, no one can burn their own fire with the power of the world, because it is a very dangerous thing."

"Something dangerous?"

"Yes."

The Fire Keeper nodded.

"Although you can indeed obtain a considerable amount of soul fire by burning the power of the entire world. But conversely, your soul fire will also be affected by this world. Once this world is destroyed, or someone cuts off the power connection between you and the world, your power will become very weak, to the point where you will not have the slightest ability to fight back..."

I see!

Hearing this, Fang Zheng clenched his fists immediately. He finally figured out what was going on with his system and power!

When he came to this world, Fang Zheng was already dead. Moreover, if the memory inherited from the cultist in Fang Zheng's mind was correct, then he also died from the backlash when he activated the strange secret treasure due to insufficient strength. Then, his soul took over the cultist's body and was resurrected... It seemed that there was no problem up to this point, but in fact there was a very important problem.

That is, how did two dead people merge together and come alive?

Now it seems that according to the Fire Keeper, the reason why he was able to be resurrected at that time was because the soul fire in his body had some kind of connection with the main world, which allowed the main world to transmit power to his soul fire, allowing Fang Zheng's soul fire to continue to burn and gradually grow stronger!

No wonder I said that the dagger was so powerful that it could even penetrate the system's barrier!

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng suddenly realized. Fang Zheng had felt a strong breath of chaos from the dagger before, and chaos and order are naturally different. No wonder when he was in the main world, the weaker the order, the more unstable his system was. It was because the power of the system came from the power of the main world! When the power of the main world weakened, the power of the system would naturally become unstable!

That must be it!

The more Fang Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that this was most likely the truth. After all, when he first entered the temple, he triggered a resonance of order, and after that, Fang Zheng "received" several missions from this world. Although these missions were different, their purpose was to maintain order and eliminate chaos.

"It seems that after returning to the main world, I must thoroughly investigate what James and the secret treasure he took are..."

There is no love without reason, and naturally there is no hatred without reason. Fang Zheng does not believe that everything that happened to him was a coincidence. After thinking about it, the only reason is that everything about him, including his rebirth and the system, is very likely related to the secret treasure that the original owner of this body rashly used...

But that's what will happen after we get back. Before that...

"Fire girl, is there no way for me to have an energy core that can keep burning for a long time?"

Nuclear fusion is no longer a problem these days, so it should be possible to put a small reactor in your body.

"Um……"

Hearing this question, the Fire Keeper thought for a moment and then gave an answer.

"If you want to get a lot of firewood, Lord Ash, I have only one suggestion."

"What suggestions?"

"You can choose a world for your firewood."

Looking at Fang Zheng in front of her, the Fire Keeper smiled.

"In this way, you can possess a powerful and lasting soul fire."