Chapter 744: The Silver Colossal Dragon That Spat, Final Seclusion (I)

Just as the Destructive Dragon Emperor began drawing upon the power of the Dark-Red World to transform its laws, a terrifying will suddenly descended from the sky, as if in response to its awakening and the stirrings of the dark-red will.

Boom!

The red world surrounding the Dragon Emperor shattered. That colossal astral phantom, looming like a celestial body, crumbled and dispersed with a thunderous crash.

Yet, thanks to the scale of contract’s presence, the Dragon Emperor continued to draw strength from the Dark-Red World to undergo its law transformation. At the same time, with a mere flicker of thought, it exited its giant form.

Huff... huff!

The black-and-red colossal beast, now shrunk down a size or two, stood atop the mountain peak stretching tens of thousands of meters high, panting heavily. Its limbs felt weak and shaky.

This was the first time it had ever fought to such an extent since embarking on the path of evolution. Even its essence had nearly been depleted.

That was the drawback of the Dark-Red Gigantification—an extreme outburst meant exponential consumption. Even with its monstrous physique, it could only sustain that form for three days.

Fortunately, as the dark-red laws continued to temper and refine it, the vitality within its body surged anew, steadily recovering. Its body hungrily absorbed the energy of the chaotic void around it.

Meanwhile, the sea beyond the mist erupted. Once they sensed the Dragon Emperor’s increasingly dreadful aura, one colossal beast after another burst from the water and soared into the sky.

The fastest of them, the Silver Colossal Dragon and the Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon, furiously flared their wings. They tore through the fog like two giant warplanes, ripping through the air at nearly twenty times the speed of sound.

In no time at all, the two mythical dragons crossed thousands of kilometers. From afar, they saw the Dragon Emperor standing atop a mountain, its aura growing ever more fearsome. Crimson lightning arced across its body, radiating a savage and overwhelming aura of destruction.

Ao Tian is invincible!

The Silver Dragon let out a jubilant bellow. With its wings snapping shut, it slammed into the mountainside with a thunderous crash. The land for several kilometers around fractured, rocks exploding in all directions.

The violent shockwaves swept toward the distant Dragon Emperor, only to be shattered by the invisible pressure surrounding it, lending it an unmatched majesty both divine and terrifying.

The Silver Dragon clawed at the gray rocks beneath its feet, roaring in smug satisfaction.

You wretched creature! The great Saixitia once said it would stand on your head and utterly humiliate you.

Just as the Dragon Emperor thought the humiliation would end there, the Silver Dragon’s mouth filled with icy breath. It exhaled a dense burst of white, icy flames.

Boom!

The flames, imbued with the power of ice-elemental laws, swept across the mountaintop. Wherever they passed, stone was crushed to powder, and thick frost formed. A glacial sheet over ten meters thick blanketed an area spanning a full kilometer.

From a distance, it looked as if someone had spat on the mountain. Even the Dragon Emperor couldn’t help but twitch at the corner of its eye.

The Golden-Blue Dragon landed gracefully beside it. Its crystal-like wings folded elegantly behind its back as it stepped forward and let out a low growl.

Saixitia’s always been like this, even as a hatchling. That’s how it humiliates its enemies—by standing on their heads and spitting.

The Dragon Emperor slowly lowered its head, gazing at the shimmering Golden-Blue Dragon beside it and growling deeply.

So what you’re saying is... it always wanted to stand on your back and spit on you?

The Golden-Blue Dragon tilted its head slightly, a hint of surprise in its eyes as it growled back.

Thunder Fiery, how did you know that?

A sinister grin crept onto the Dragon Emperor’s lips.

Because it's told me more than once to help it defeat you.

The Golden-Blue Dragon instinctively stepped back two paces, wings unfurling slightly in a guarded posture.

At 500 meters long and 200 meters at the shoulder, the Golden-Blue Dragon stood tall and imposing on its own. However, in front of the 1,900-meter-long Dragon Emperor, it looked like a child standing before an adult.

The difference in their invisible pressures and auras was even more staggering. If the Dragon Emperor chose to strike...

Just imagining that scene—being forced to carry that idiotic Saixitia on its back while being spat on—sent a cold shiver down the Golden-Blue Dragon’s spine.

The Dragon Emperor exhaled a wave of searing hot air and growled with a toothy grin.

Relax. You’re a dragon king of the Dragon Palace now. I wouldn’t strike my own kind.

Just then, the Silver Dragon, having just finished spitting far off, turned and roared back.

Thorsafi! The great Saixitia isn’t that petty! The great Saixitia has grown up!

Grown up...

The Dragon Emperor and the Golden-Blue Dragon both exchanged strange looks as they glanced at the Silver Dragon.

The fog exploded outward, and the massive Qiongqi descended from the sky, its wings stretching wide. It slammed into the ground with a deafening crash, shaking the land for dozens of kilometers around.

Greetings, great king!

The Qiongqi's eyes were filled with fervent admiration as it gazed at the fearsome black-and-red colossal beast.

The king is too powerful. To think it has slain even such a terrifying, massive foe... truly, it is worthy of being the master of the Dragon Palace.

Qiongqi outright ignored the Silver Dragon, the nominal great dragon king of the Dragon Palace. Compared to the true ruler, Thunder Fiery, it was nothing more than a child.

Soon, the Nine-Headed Serpent, the female orca, the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle, and the Blue Giant Crab also took to the skies with their domains expanded.

The Dragon Turtle immediately let out an excited roar.

Thunder Fiery, you're incredible! You blew up such a massive enemy!

Ghidorah was so worked up that it rolled across the ground, its nine heads writhing wildly as it bellowed in chaotic excitement.

Ao Ba, invincible! Absolutely badass!

Even the Dragon Emperor found the sight hard on the eyes. It felt that, as Ghidorah’s power grew, its nine split consciousnesses were becoming more and more chaotic, like now. Too overwhelmed with excitement, all nine heads were issuing commands at once, causing its body to flail about uncontrollably.

In contrast, the female orca was far more composed. Surrounded by a swirling dark domain, she floated in the air and looked respectfully at the Dragon Emperor.

As for the Blue Crab...

Well, it wasn’t doing much better than the Serpent. Under the pressure emanating from the Dragon Emperor, all eight of its legs had collapsed beneath it, eyes rolling back and mouth bubbling with frothy gurgles.

In the end, the most well-behaved was still the sleeping Little Purple Dragon, which gave the Dragon Emperor the least to worry about.

Staring at this chaotic mob of subordinates, the Dragon Emperor let out a low growl.

Horn Hime, how many Life Crystals have you all gathered during this time?

The female orca opened her mouth as she replied.

My king, due to limited time, this is all we’ve managed so far.

A large bubble rose from deep within that pitch-black maw, containing several hundred high-level Life Crystals.

The Dragon Emperor had only slept for a week. Indeed, that hadn’t left them with much time.

Still, since the slain enemies were all level 5 and above—including peak level 7 and 8 colossal beasts—the Dragon Emperor estimated those crystals could be refined into roughly a hundred thousand attribute points.

Satisfied, the Dragon Emperor nodded and gave a low growl.

Not bad. Good work. But where’s Hu San? I haven’t seen it. Wasn’t it with you?

At the mention of her clever son, the female orca hesitated.

Hu San said it was off to do something important for the king.

A string of question marks popped up above the Dragon Emperor’s head.

Something important... is it off to infiltrate another colossal beast empire?

The Silver Dragon roared excitedly, barely able to contain itself.

Ao Tian, can we start conquering the Chaotic Region now?!

The Dragon Emperor growled.

No rush. We’ll wait until I complete my breakthrough.

This time, its breakthrough had been interrupted halfway. Only its colossal beast body had stepped into the titan level, while all of its law-based abilities were still undergoing transformation.

Normally, a mythical-level colossal beast would require at least several day-cycles—years in the Blue Planet’s time frame—to fully ascend to the titan level. However, due to the Dragon Emperor’s hidden evolution talent, the process had been greatly accelerated.

Even so, it would still need at least one day-cycle to complete the transformation of both its body and laws. This kind of transformation progressed gradually and wouldn’t fail even if the user was interrupted mid-process. It would merely delay the progression.

Afterward, the Dragon Emperor issued a few instructions, having the Silver Dragon and the others explore the surrounding area carefully, and to immediately flee if they encountered a titan-level threat.

Meanwhile, the female orca and her group were to continue gathering Life Crystals and harvesting this unclaimed resource-rich territory. Then, with a pack of colossal beasts in tow, the Dragon Emperor soared toward the rift world.

Just as it was about to return to slumber, over seventy thousand kilometers away, across dozens of dangerous regions, the ocean ran red with blood as corpses floated everywhere.

A black orca a hundred meters long drifted amid the carnage, its scales shattered and deep gashes down to the bone across its body. Blood and flesh were still stuck between its teeth, giving it a brutal and wild aura.

Not far ahead, another being stood in the water. It too was over a hundred meters long, the lower body like a serpent, the upper body muscular and humanoid with four arms—an alien being.

It was covered in blue scales. Its head resembled a half-evolved fish, savage and fierce, and it wielded a massive bronze trident.

Among the floating corpses nearby, some belonged to mermaid alien beings, while others were grotesque creatures covered in tentacles and dressed in crude armor.

Gurgle!

Looking at the black orca that had helped it, the mermaid alien being spoke in unintelligible words and gestured a few times.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

Gurgle!

The two exchanged a brief conversation. Then the black orca turned and called out.

Little Hime, let’s go! The big guy is inviting us to its home.

From afar, the young female orca, who had been told to hide during the battle, swam over and obediently followed behind.