Chapter 828: Complicated Colossal Dragon Relationships

A light mist blanketed a chain of lakes made up of hundreds of bodies of water, some more than a dozen kilometers wide and others only a few hundred meters. Under the golden sunlight, they resembled clusters of glistening pearls, and they were surrounded by forests, where mutated beasts of different sizes roamed and rested.

Occasionally, mutated fish over ten or twenty meters long leapt from the water, crashing back down with a booming splash that sent water flying in every direction. The air was thick with a wild, untamed atmosphere.

Just then, there was a flash of golden light in the sky, and Chen Chu suddenly appeared dozens of meters in the air. With a calm expression, he gazed down below and slowly said, "This should be the place."

At this point, he was already tens of thousands of kilometers away from the frontlines. He chose to avoid all of the transport routes between the logistics city and the battlefield, taking a more remote and uninhabited path. Once everything felt right, Chen Chu raised his left hand, and the dark blue mark of the unsealed Space-Time Summoning Altar appeared on the back of it.

Buzz!

As Chen Chu activated the long-unused summoning secret art, the mark on his hand glowed brightly. Countless dark blue runic sequence chains shot outward from Chen Chu, forming a massive planar formation covering a three-kilometer radius.

At the same time, deep within the Chaotic Region, the sun shone over rolling hills. For hundreds of kilometers, golden and red flowers spread across the land in full bloom.

Roar! Roar!

Two colossal dragons soared through the sky above the sea of flowers. One was the Silver Colossal Dragon, its wings spanning over a thousand meters, and the other was the Golden-Blue Colossal Dragon. They let out excited roars as they circled once overhead; the Silver Dragon then unleashed a burst of brilliant white icy flames from its jaws, while the Golden-Blue Dragon released a roaring stream of multicolored breath.

Boom! Boom!

The earth below exploded from the mythical-level dragons’ combined breath attacks. Countless flowers were frozen, shattered, and blown apart.

I knew this would happen,

muttered a 2,700-meter-long black-and-red colossal beast standing on a distant hillside. It shook its head as it watched the scene unfold, each shake stirring up powerful gusts of wind.

This made the eight-hundred-meter-long Single-Horned Kunpeng nearby sway and let out a sharp cry.

Thunder Fiery, Saixitia and the others are so childish!

The Destructive Dragon Emperor slowly shifted its gaze to the ground beneath the Kunpeng. The sea of flowers and the land itself within a radius of a kilometer had been completely swallowed by an unknown force.

Childish? You’re a Kunpeng, not a honeybee.

The Dragon Emperor let out a deep, rumbling growl.

Big Horn, what do those flowers taste like?

The Kunpeng flapped its enormous wings and instinctively murmured,

Didn’t really taste like anything.

One after another, these creatures were all a handful. The Dragon Emperor shook its head and growled,

Big Horn, I’m leaving for a while. Make sure Saixitia and the others don’t run off.

Without waiting for a reply, a massive dark blue altar appeared beneath the Dragon Emperor's feet, radiating brilliant light. A glow that warped space-time enveloped the Dragon Emperor, and it slowly faded away.

Sensing the sudden disappearance of the Dragon Emperor's aura, dragon roars echoed from afar. The Silver Dragon and the Golden-Blue Dragon turned into streaks of light, stirring fierce winds as they appeared in front of the Kunpeng.

Big Horn, where did Ao Tian go?

Thunder Fiery got summoned away again by that Chen Chu human,

the Kunpeng squeaked.

The Silver Dragon immediately let out an angry roar.

That despicable human! He actually summoned Ao Tian again to help him fight. Next time the great Saixitia sees him, I'll definitely teach him a lesson!

Since it had already been summoned a few times before, the Dragon Emperor had explained to the others that the one summoning it was a human named Chen Chu, and that they had formed a contract together. The colossal beasts, including the Silver Dragon, still remembered the terrifying aura that human radiated above the ocean back then.

At the time, Chen Chu was only in the Eighth Heavenly Realm, which was equivalent to the power of a level 8 colossal beast. Even though his strength back then was remarkable, enough to seriously injure the level 9 colossal beast Ghidorah with a single strike, it was no longer enough to intimidate the Silver Dragon, which had now reached the middle stage of the mythical level.

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Boom!

As the black-and-red colossal beast emerged through the summoning, a terrifying aura swept across the skies above the chain of lakes. The heavens and earth dimmed, dark clouds rolled in, and thunder rumbled overhead.

In the blink of an eye, a region spanning hundreds of kilometers was shrouded in oppressive darkness. Blinding thunderbolts flashed through the clouds, creating an apocalyptic scene.

A fierce draconic force filled the air, spreading over a thousand kilometers and striking fear into the hearts of every mutated and colossal beast in the area. All of them trembled and crouched low to the ground. This was the sheer terror of a middle-stage titan-level colossal beast. Its powerful aura resonated with the universe itself, triggering a dramatic shift in the skies.

The overwhelming presence of the giant creature surged toward Chen Chu, and he looked up at the monstrous beast through the bright flashes of lightning, murmuring to himself, “If Ah Hu saw what ‘I’ look like now, he’d probably jump out of his skin.”

Chen Chu thought back to the time when the six-horned salamander was just a few dozen centimeters long, and Chen Hu had joked about wanting to eat it. Both he and the Dragon Emperor shared a faint smile at the memory. However, they didn't reminisce for long; it was time to get down to business.

As the Dragon Emperor’s strength grew, the strain of summoning its main body was significantly higher. Although Chen Chu’s cultivation had improved as well, he still couldn’t sustain the summoning for long.

Chen Chu’s expression gradually turned solemn, and he watched as the Dragon Emperor reached a claw toward the reverse scale beneath its neck. Space rippled, and a golden skeleton over four hundred meters long was pulled out.

Boom!

The moment the skeletal remains of a middle-stage titan-level Dapeng appeared, an invisible wave of law-infused energy surged outward, whipping up violent winds that shimmered with a golden hue.

They were like blades made out of feathers, each dozens of meters long, sharp and unstoppable. The sheer force caused the space within ten meters of Chen Chu to constantly rumble and distort.

Even if a titan-level colossal beast fell, the residual power of the laws fused with its bones would continue to affect their surroundings. They were also extremely rare essences of heaven and earth.

Rip!

A thousand-meter-long rift, slowly opened behind Chen Chu, revealing a plane of earth, fire, wind, and lightning, where black winds howled and thunder rumbled. A powerful suction from the plane drew in the golden Dapeng's skeletal remains.

Boom!

The entire plane began to tremble, and its space blurred as it pulled the remains deeper within. Then, the Dragon Emperor drew out a seven-hundred-meter-long Titanic Flame Whale spine from its reverse scale space, along with purple bones that looked like they were made out of crystal.

Boom! Boom!

As two more titanic beast remains entered the plane, the tremors grew even more violent. The three sets of remains radiated blinding light in purple, gold, and red, infused with the innate abilities and origin law fragments mastered by the three colossal beasts and unleashing a vast surge of energy.

Suddenly, the planar world, originally 1,100 kilometers in diameter, began expanding at an astonishing speed. At its edges, soil and rock materialized from nothing, while the structure itself grew stronger, now capable of supporting even more laws. Even the crystal wall that enclosed the plane visibly thickened, its durability increasing.

As a world meant to carry supreme laws, the plane’s expansion triggered the awakening of the Law of Power. Countless waves of law aura surged into Chen Chu's mind.

Now wasn’t the time to cultivate, however. Chen Chu flipped his hand, took out the Time Dragon's scale, and tossed it to the Dragon Emperor. Then, in a flash, he appeared atop the Dragon Emperor’s head.

Eeya, eeya!

Sensing Chen Chu’s presence, the Little Purple Dragon curled up and sleeping within the Dragon Emperor’s mane let out a drowsy cry.

Chen Chu walked up to the ten-meter-long Little Purple Dragon and patted its head. "Xiao Yi, stop sleeping. Wake up and give me a couple mouthfuls of milk."

Eeya!?

The Purple Dragon opened its sleepy eyes, staring blankly at Chen Chu.

Chen Chu rubbed its head and said, "Quit crying. When we find good stuff later, eat more of it. Also, don’t tell anyone about me."

You really are my big brother!

The Purple Dragon fully woke up with a sqeak, eyes wide in surprise.

Earlier, it had noticed that Chen Chu’s life aura and soul fluctuations were quite similar to the Dragon Emperor’s, so it had suspected that Chen Chu and the Dragon Emperor were one and the same, though it wasn’t completely sure.

After all, this human’s soul and the Dragon Emperor’s soul were entirely independent, two complete beings on their own. It didn’t seem at all like an avatar or split form. Now, however, the human had admitted that he and the Dragon Emperor were truly one and the same.

The Purple Dragon's eyes instantly sparkled as it thought to itself,

Ha! This is a secret that only I know, I must be better than Saixitia!

It then cried,

No problem, big brother! Leave it to Yiyi!

The Purple Dragon immediately got up and took a deep breath. Purple light began to glow from the gaps between its scales as energy gathered in its mouth. With a mighty howl-turned-roar, a dense surge of purple energy shot forth and enveloped Chen Chu.

The moment the Creation Origin entered Chen Chu, it exploded within him. Countless cells surged with immense life force and were awakened once more.

Boom!

A terrifying aura burst from Chen Chu, shaking the heavens and earth. The surrounding air blasted outward, sending rippling shockwaves sweeping in all directions.

Even the Purple Dragon widened its eyes as it was pinned flat against the Dragon Emperor’s head by the outburst. Despite this, a spark of excitement still shone in its gaze.

However, at that moment, the countless deep-blue sequence chains gathered and vanished into the mark on the back of Chen Chu’s hand. With the deactivation of the space-time summoning, the Dragon Emperor faded into a phantom and disappeared. Immediately, the energy that had been draining rapidly from Chen Chu's body came to a stop.

With the infusion of Creation Origin from the Purple Dragon, Chen Chu’s body was restored from the verge of collapse. It was as if he had passed through a cycle of destruction and rebirth.

Combined with the rapid expansion of the earth, fire, wind, and lightning plane, the profound insights of the Law of Power continued to surface in his mind, all of which would take some time to fully absorb.

So, Chen Chu simply sat cross-legged high in the sky and began to cultivate, and the aura radiating from him grew ever more terrifying.

At the same time, the Dragon Emperor reappeared above the sea of flowers. The Silver Dragon immediately flew over, letting out a curious growl.

Ao Tian, how come you’re back so soon this time?

The Dragon Emperor slowly lowered its head and looked at the Silver Dragon beneath it, asking,

Saixitia, do you want to see your father, Kurapavida?

My father?

The Silver Dragon froze with a surprised growl.

The Golden-Blue Dragon nearby immediately perked up with interest and moved closer.

Thunder Fiery, how do you know Saixitia's father is named Kurapavida?

The Dragon Emperor’s mouth curled into a grim smile as it opened its left claw.

This is your father’s heart scale. When the power within it is activated, he will appear.

The Dragon Emperor would be the one to activate the power hidden within the heart scale and bring the Time Dragon back, in the hope that its familial bond with Saixitia would be enough to get it to become a part of the Dragon Palace.

By that point, with both daughter and husband living in the Dragon Palace, it would make little difference whether the Azure-White Colossal Dragon chose to join them or not.

Furthermore, the Dragon Emperor wanted to bring in the Golden-Blue Dragon's mother as well. With the addition of the territories ruled by these two colossal dragons, their colossal beast empire would quickly expand to a scale comparable to that of the Purgatory Empire.

Looking at the white dragon scale in the Dragon Emperor’s claw, the Silver Dragon hesitated.

Ao Tian, don't summon my father yet. The great Saixitia isn’t ready.

Ever since hatching, the Silver Dragon had lived with the Azure-White Dragon. Although it had heard about its father and even had some memories, they had never met. Hearing sudden news about its father left the Silver Dragon with a feeling that resembled the unease of returning to one's hometown after a long time.

The Golden-Blue Dragon suddenly roared,

Saixitia, the great Thorsafi can sense you're afraid.

The Silver Dragon’s eyes widened.

Damn you, Thorsafi. The great Saixitia is never afraid. I just want a bit of time.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The Golden-Blue Dragon lifted its head with elegance.

I don’t believe you. You’re definitely scared, Saixitia.

The great Saixitia has never feared anyone. It’s just summoning my father. No big deal.

As it spoke, the Silver Dragon snatched the white scale from the Dragon Emperor’s claw.

Buzz!

Saixitia’s power surged into the scale causing principles of time to radiate with silver ripples. They spread across more than ten kilometers, distorting time and space wherever they passed. Threads of transparent time materialized in the air, making all of the colossal beasts feel as if time and space had begun to intertwine.

The distorted time and space gradually overlapped into a specific moment in time, and from deep within the flow of time, a phantom of a magnificent white colossal dragon, three thousand meters long, slowly emerged. The commanding and thunderous roar of a dragon echoed through the heavens, and the Time Dragon, radiating white light, appeared.

Human, you truly kept your word.

As soon as the Time Dragon finished speaking, however, a look of surprise appeared in its eyes. Its gaze swept over the black-and-red colossal beast before it.

What’s going on? Where's the human who was supposed to activate the heart scale?

The Dragon Emperor looked around, then slowly growled.

Welcome back, Lord Kurapavida. Allow me to formally introduce myself. I am Ao Batian, the Thunder Fiery Dragon King of the Dragon Palace, a colossal beast empire.

Recalling Thunder Fiery's clash with two demon gods, the Time Dragon's expression turned solemn as it slowly nodded.

I know of you and your strength. Thank you for activating the heart scale.

The Dragon Emperor’s lips curled slightly.

There’s no need for thanks, Lord Kurapavida, but I wasn’t the one who activated it. It was your daughter, Saixitia.

Roar!

Before the Dragon Emperor finished speaking, the Silver Dragon beside him let out a startled roar, instinctively shrinking back behind its massive form in an attempt to hide itself.

My daughter... Saixitia!

The Time Dragon looked at the Silver Colossal Dragon emotionally.

Just now, all of its attention had been on the terrifying black-and-red colossal beast, and it hadn’t noticed the nearby colossal beasts, not even the Silver Dragon, whose bloodline resonated faintly with its own.

Boom!

The Time Dragon took a step forward, its heavy footsteps shaking the entire void. The invisible time power emanating from its body spread out, eroding the world, and the sensation of time and space intertwining emerged again.

The Time Dragon called out excitedly to its daughter,

Saixitia, don’t be afraid. I am your father, Kurapavida.

Behind the Dragon Emperor, a dragon head emerged, growling in displeasure.

Damn it, the great Saixitia knows you! And I know you went next door to peep on Aunt Kaldina, which made mom really angry, and in the end, she gave you a good beating and kicked you out!

Instantly, the Dragon Emperor froze in confusion. Previously, the Time Dragon had explained to Chen Chu that it left its unborn daughter and wife because of the time erosion that surrounded it.

Now the Silver Colossal Dragon was claiming that the Time Dragon had been kicked out for spying on the neighboring colossal dragon?

Are all colossal dragon relationships this complicated?

The Dragon Emperor wondered.