Chapter 1009: Divine Vein and the Alliance of Four Civilizations (I)

In the broken world where void and space collided, a white python over sixteen thousand meters long coiled in midair, its massive body like a winding mountain range.

Surrounded by ancient titan colossal beasts and the terrifying presence of the Destructive Dragon Emperor, the Void Python lowered its head and let out a light hiss.

I am willing to submit.

These colossal beasts were not like the demon gods. Their connection to the Five-Colored True Spirit was based on hierarchy, not bloodline. So, there was no question of absolute loyalty or reverence. It was simply the usual dependency of weaker beasts relying on a more powerful lifeform.

Now, however, the True Spirit had been wounded and forced to flee, and the vast Five-Colored Empire had been reduced to ruins. All of the other beasts and aliens had been wiped out, leaving only this python behind.

Given the situation, it naturally saw no reason to reject the terrifying beast's invitation. To it, this was simply a matter of following a stronger colossal beast, no different from the Black Qilin and the other colossal beasts that had once been defeated and chose to join.

Currently, within the vast Dragon Palace Empire, only the ones who had followed the Dragon Emperor from when they had first left the Blue Planet, including the Silver Colossal Dragon, Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon, and Deep Sea Dragon Turtle, showed true loyalty and reverence toward it. This was precisely why it invested resources in nurturing them.

The sharp tail blade behind the Dragon Emperor swayed before slowly retracting. It let out a deep, rumbling growl.

You may be from a defeated nation, but as an ancient-titan-level creature, you are worthy of the title of Dragon King. From this moment on, you are the sixteenth dragon king, and you will be known as the Python that Roams the Void.

After speaking, the Dragon Emperor turned to glance at the Midgard Serpent, who looked visibly excited, its tail trembling. Then, it turned back to the Void Python and asked,

By the way, Dragon King of the Void, we still don't know your name.

Seeing the sharp tail blade above its head finally retreat, the Void Python let out a slight sigh of relief before respectfully responding,

Esteemed King Thunder Fiery, my name is Minavarti.

Minavarti, is it...

the Dragon Emperor nodded slowly and continued in a low growl.

The structure of the Dragon Palace Empire differs from that of typical colossal beast empires. It has more than ten Dragon Kings, and each one holds the right to discuss matters in the Dragon King Palace. As for the details, let Jormungandr fill you in.

The Dragon Emperor then turned to the Silver Dragon.

Saixitia, the task of tallying up the casualties from this battle is yours. I’ll go check on the other side.

With that, the Dragon Emperor spread its wings. Its massive body tore through space with a thunderous boom, shaking the heavens as it disappeared into the horizon. Although it was not yet a true spirit and was unfamiliar with their evolutionary paths, it understood one thing. Any place inhabited by a true spirit, such as a mountain range spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, was certain to be the core of its territory and filled with concentrated essence.

In no time, the Dragon Emperor had crossed hundreds of thousands of kilometers and returned to the place where the Five-Colored True Spirit had first stood. There, the land had collapsed and space shattered under the True Spirit’s impact, forming a massive crater tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter. It pierced through the void like a giant funnel.

As soon as the Dragon Emperor approached, it saw a multicolored ore vein stretching beneath the storm-torn ground. The vein extended for tens of thousands of kilometers, with its widest point exceeding five thousand kilometers in diameter. This was only a section; the vein spanned across the area and delved deep into the earth, its full length unknown.

Unlike the True Spirit’s true world-essence form, this ore vein had a much lower degree of five-colored crystallization. It resembled gray rock mixed with about thirty percent mineral content. The moment the Dragon Emperor laid eyes on that mountain range, an incredibly dense energy, laced with fragmented principles, surged toward it. The energy filled the heavens and earth, so thick it was nearly liquid.

Amid the swirling divine light, the Dragon Emperor even spotted numerous divine law resources along the mountain range. There were even some radiating the brilliance of principle-level divine resources. At that moment, a stream of knowledge surfaced instinctively in its mind.

As a creature with a heavenly-tier bloodline, one ranked equal to the heavens, the Dragon Emperor’s bloodline had gradually awakened alongside its growing strength. With that awakening, many innate abilities, almost instinctive in nature, began to manifest.

One such ability was that, when encountering rare natural treasures or unfamiliar resources, it no longer needed to guess or experiment. The relevant information would naturally surface in its mind, as if it had been born with this knowledge.

The Dragon Emperor had already sensed traces of this ability when leading its group across the Chaotic Region. After breaking through to the ancient titan level, these instinctive abilities became even more extraordinary.

Just now, the information that came from "heaven and earth" identified that mountain range as a "divine vein." It was formed by the Five-Colored True Spirit through the convergence of heaven and earth’s power across tens of millions of kilometers, the origin of laws, and the natural spiritual essence of the world. It resembled the core origin of an entire world.

This divine vein stretched for an unknown number of tens of thousands of kilometers and was connected to the flow of principles that governed this world. Its purpose was to nurture the true world-essence form, helping that form align with the principles of the world more rapidly, and ultimately transform into a terrifying colossal beast stretching thousands of kilometers in length.

In a sense, this vein was a part of the True Spirit’s "body," though it was far greater in scale.

I didn’t expect the greatest reward of this venture to be found here,

the Dragon Emperor growled with a grim smile, the corners of its mouth lifting slightly. At the same time, a flicker of relief passed through its heart.

That colossal beast had likely only recently broken through to the true spirit level, and the Five-Colored Empire had been established for just one or two centuries. As a result, its true world-essence form was only halfway complete. Had it been given more time, even the Dragon Emperor likely wouldn’t have been a match for it.

This battle wasn’t truly a fight against a colossal beast ten thousand kilometers long. It was a battle against a true spirit that had fused with and taken control of a mountain range that size, using the range as its physical shell.

If I devour this divine vein next, I should be able to break through to the late stage of the ancient titan level,

the Dragon Emperor growled as it flapped its wings and descended toward the mountain below.

Although its body had recently expanded by over three thousand meters, its cultivation was still just slightly below the late stage of the ancient titan level. Its true form was simply too powerful. With each round of evolution and breakthrough, it became further enhanced. After stepping into the ancient titan level, its strength had become even more terrifying than before.

The Dragon Emperor had estimated that at level 9, its overall physical density, including muscle and bone strength, was several dozen times greater than that of other colossal beasts at the same level. After advancing to the mythical level, that gap widened dramatically, reaching nearly a hundred times the difference.

After breaking through to the titan level and absorbing even more energy, along with being enhanced by stronger principle power, the gap widened to over 150 times, making it even more powerful.

Its Dark Star ability, which allowed it to devour and refine countless types of materials and elements, pushed the gap even further, surpassing two hundred times the strength of other colossal beasts at the same level.

That increase wasn’t a simple sum of the power of two hundred colossal beasts added together. It was power compressed and multiplied, making each move far more destructive than sheer numbers could ever achieve.

This was also why, even though the Dragon Emperor wasn’t yet at the late stage of the ancient titan level, it could suppress all other ancient titans. Its physical foundation caused the power of all of its abilities to increase dramatically as well.

After reaching the ancient titan level and devouring and refining a mountain range nearly ten thousand kilometers long, its life stage underwent a dramatic transformation, and its strength doubled once more.

Therefore, even after devouring the hind leg of a true spirit, which was roughly one-fifth of the beast’s true form, it only brought the Dragon Emperor close to the late stage of the ancient titan level.

This seven-colored exquisite plant contains pure law origin. It should help the Dragon Turtle, and eating it would likely further enhance its shockwave ability. This pile of divine black dragon soil can go to the Magma Dragon. It should improve the origin of its magma principle...

Amid the misty, multicolored haze that covered the mountain range, the Dragon Emperor kept flashing from place to place. Each time, it would appear atop a mountain peak or within a valley of pure energy, collecting a different natural treasure.