Chapter 924: Bloodline Advancement, First Dragon King Meeting (I)

When one colossal beast after another rose from the surface of the sea, a terrifying ancient pressure instantly engulfed the world, causing countless mutated sea beasts and other colossal creatures to tremble uncontrollably.

On the ocean’s surface, Kertata, the first Longjia Hu San had encountered, lifted her head with excitement written all over her face. "It’s... it’s the great Thunder Fiery King. He has returned!"

When the Destructive Dragon Emperor had last departed, its body had only been just over 1,900 meters in length, covered in black-and-red scales, and its appearance was quite different from what it was now. Yet the three pairs of feathery horns protruding from either side of its savage dragon head remained unmistakably iconic.

Floating behind Kertata were more than a dozen colossal beasts, each ranging from seventy to over a hundred meters long, all at level 8. They hovered in the water, gazing skyward in terror. Upon hearing her declaration, however, these sea-patrolling beasts all let out a collective sigh of relief, followed immediately by a surge of excitement.

A level 8 beast shaped like a shark and clad in a blue skeletal frame roared with exhilaration,

Is that the legendary Thunder Fiery King? So powerful... so massive!

A swordfish-shaped beast trembled in both fins.

Yeah, unbelievably huge!

A black squid beast with twelve tentacles convulsed violently, its eyes rolling back.

The king is i-incredibly huge!

Ten thousand meters above the sea, the Dragon Emperor flew on, surrounded by a storm of thunderbolts. Its lip twitched slightly, and its golden vertical pupils glanced down at the roaring sea before it resumed its flight.

Before long, towering ice mountains came into view. The ice crystal palace appeared on the horizon, stretching from sea to sky, with a main gate thousands of meters high and over a thousand meters wide.

To the flame orcas and their kind, the palace was a breathtaking marvel. However, to the Dragon Emperor and the other colossal beasts, it looked almost comically small. Even without mentioning the Ancient Ray-Beast over sixty thousand meters in length, the smallest among them—the Dragon Emperor itself—was already larger than the palace gate.

Such was the reality of the colossal beast world. The massive ones soared tens of thousands to millions of kilometers across the sky, overlooking all creation. The small ones, a mere few dozen to a few hundred meters long, were as insignificant as dust.

Standing atop the crystalline steps before the palace gates was the Longjia King, over two thousand meters in length when fully upright and over a thousand meters tall. Around her stood a host of mythical colossal beasts.

There was Qiongqi burning with crimson flame, the Longjia general Kerla, the draconic horse, and the red Zhulong that twisted time around it. Below them stood peak level 9 and quasi-mythical creatures, including Ghidorah the Nine-Headed Serpent, the Deep Sea Dragon Turtle, the late-stage level 9 female orca, and the Blue Giant Crab.

Even though these creatures had once followed the Dragon Emperor during the earliest days of the Dragon Palace, as time went on, they had gradually fallen behind, unable to keep pace with the empire’s expansion.

However, the Dragon Emperor found itself in an awkward mood. Its gaze fell on the towering ice mountains, each one carved with lifelike reliefs.

There was the twisted, frenzied Zhulong, the Dragon Turtle with a neck several times the length of its body, and Ghidorah with nine heads flaring out in all directions like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Most striking of all was the first ice mountain. It depicted the Dragon Emperor standing tall in battle, tearing apart a black-smoke titan beast with sheer force.

The sculpture was exquisitely carved, showing the Dragon Emperor roaring at the heavens with outstretched wings, and exuding a savage, overwhelming aura. It was so lifelike it seemed to emanate a terrifying presence.

If things had stopped there, the Dragon Emperor wouldn’t have been so annoyed. However, the Blue Crab, perhaps wanting to emphasize the Dragon Emperor’s masculinity, or for some other baffling reason, had sculpted a massive ice pillar jutting upward beneath the Dragon Emperor’s belly.

From a distance, it looked disturbingly like a penis was sticking out beneath it. The visual was jarringly inappropriate.

Just as the Dragon Emperor was falling into speechless irritation, unsure whether to slap the Blue Crab into the sea, Ghidorah had already begun rolling on the ground in a cacophony of roars.

So powerful. Ao Ba is invincible!

He's reached the ancient titan level. What a terrifying aura!

As expected of Ao Ba. He’s gotten even bigger!

Bastards, let go of me! I want to go to the front!

Shut up. Let me speak!

Ghidorah’s nine heads had each developed a stronger independent consciousness. Each head tried to wrest control of the body, and the conflicting commands sent it into spasms. All nine heads pulled in different directions, making it look disturbingly similar to the chrysanthemum-shaped statue...

Many of the surrounding colossal beasts twitched at the corners of their mouths. None knew what to say.

Just then, the Longjia King came forward. Her upper body was humanoid and covered in golden dragon scales, her lower body a serpentine tail stretching over a thousand meters, her face as beautiful as that of a human woman. With a graceful bow, she said, "Welcome back, great king."

Looking at the elegant figure below, so strikingly beautiful amid the savage beasts, the Dragon Emperor gave a faint nod.

It has been a while, Alicia. Your strength has improved. Not bad.

The aura surrounding the titan-level Longjia King had grown nearly twice as strong as before. It was clear that during the recent clearing of the surrounding sea territories, she had come across something valuable.

The Dragon Turtle poked its head out and roared with excitement.

Thunder Fiery, you’re finally back. Did you bring me anything good?

Though the Dragon Emperor had grown immensely powerful, its current aura no longer carried the overwhelming pressure of a newly advanced heavenly-tier bloodline. As a result, the Dragon Turtle didn’t feel constrained at all. After all, it had been following the Dragon Emperor since the beginning.

High above, the colossal Dragon Emperor nodded slightly.

Yes. I saved some for you.

Among its earlier spoils, it had deliberately set aside a few Chaotic Crystal Cores.

Hearing this, all nine of Ghidorah’s heads lit up with anticipation, and for once, it let out a unified yet chaotic roar.

Ao Ba, do I get some too?

Yes.

Immediately, the mythical colossal beasts such as Qiongqi showed envy in their eyes, though they dared not act as casually as the Dragon Turtle and Ghidorah. They weren’t early members of the empire like them, and they couldn’t afford such boldness in the presence of an ancient-titan-level Dragon Emperor.

Enough. We’ll discuss the rest later. Let me introduce our new members first.

As the Dragon Emperor spoke, it extended its right claw and pointed toward the Black Qilin, over fifty thousand meters long.

These are the three new dragon kings of the Dragon Palace: the Lord of the Earth, Kutadirei; the King of Sky and Void, Alius; and the World-Wrapping Serpent, Jormungandr.

It then gestured toward the beasts below.

This is Alicia, the Longjia King and a dragon king. That one is the Nine-Headed Dragon King, Ghidorah. And over there, the King of Earth and Destruction, Baxia, and the King of Day and Night, Zhulong.

As soon as the Dragon Emperor finished, the Black Qilin and the Gray-White Python were both stunned. They looked in disbelief at two small colossal beasts below, each only around three hundred meters long and clearly weaker in aura.

Unlike the Ancient Ray-Beast, they had never seen Saixitia and the others. After being defeated by the Dragon Emperor, they only knew that the Dragon Palace had multiple dragon kings. They didn’t realize the strengths among them varied so widely.

The Dragon Emperor, understanding what they were thinking, lowly growled,

Though Baxia and Ghidorah are only at the quasi-mythical level, they were among the founding members of the Dragon Palace and have made outstanding contributions to the empire. That includes Saixitia, Thorsafi, and Big Horn here on my back. They all bear the title of dragon king and are permitted to participate in discussions in the Dragon King Palace.

So that's why.

The Black Qilin and Midgard Serpent slowly nodded.

Only now did the Dragon Turtle and the others finally notice the two colossal dragons on the Dragon Emperor’s back, along with the Single-Horned Kunpeng it was holding. It couldn’t be helped; the Dragon Emperor's size had expanded severalfold, and the ancient aura it emitted, along with the overwhelming presence of those three even larger ancient titans, had stolen all of their attention.

Even the female orca only now realized it.

My king, what happened to Big Horn?

They’re fine. Their bloodlines are evolving, so they’re currently in deep sleep

. As the Dragon Emperor replied, its gaze turned to the narrow gates of the empire.

Alright. Let me expand the gate first. Then we’ll begin the meeting to discuss our next moves. Saixitia, Thorsafi, wake up.

A surge of mighty power swept across the Silver and Golden-Blue Colossal Dragons resting on its back. The two dragons, who had been dozing the entire way, opened their eyes groggily and looked around.

We’re already home?

The Silver Dragon’s eyes sharpened with clarity. It flapped its wings and shot into the air, transforming into a streak of silver light that landed upon the icy crystal steps.

Boom!

Within a radius of tens of thousands of meters, the crystalline ice, strengthened by condensed laws, shattered. Countless shards rained down on the surrounding colossal beasts with a crackling crash.

The Silver Dragon, 1,400 meters in length, spread its wings wide and stood proudly in front of the Dragon Turtle, which was only 300 meters long. It triumphantly roared,

Baxia, Ghidorah, the great Saixitia has reached the peak of the mythical level!

The Dragon Turtle gave a calm nod.

We know, and your bloodline is still evolving.

Its tone was serene, showing no hint of jealousy on the surface. Inside, however, it was already writhing in envy.

Just one step short. Just one.

If it had followed the Dragon Emperor into the mythical world back then, it would’ve broken through long ago and stood at the peak alongside Saixitia and the Kunpeng.

So jealous.

Ahh—

As the Silver Dragon boasted to its friends below, the Golden-Blue Dragon yawned lazily, then rose into the air with a nonchalant gaze.

As for the Kunpeng, the Dragon Emperor had casually flung it from its back just as the two colossal dragons were waking. Like a massive cannonball, it plummeted from thousands of kilometers above, only now crashing into the sea.

Boom!

The water within a hundred-kilometer radius exploded. It surged into the sky, rising tens of thousands of meters before crashing back down like a heavenly river pouring from the clouds. Beneath the churning waves, the Kunpeng slowly floated upward, looking dazed and unaware of what had just happened.

By then, the Dragon Emperor had already arrived above the rift world. Golden-red lightning crackled and danced across its body, radiating the overwhelming aura of the Endbringer Annihilation.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lightning leapt through the air, pulverizing the void. It formed a brilliant net that covered the entire crystal wall of the rift world. Even though the Dragon Emperor restrained its aura, the invisible pressure it emitted still caused the entire micro-world to quake violently.

Within that micro-world, the Ancient Giant Clams in the ocean, the Longjia, and the mermaids raising Icefish all looked up at the sky in horror, shivering under the oppressive force.

Roar!

The Dragon Emperor stood high above the world and let out a deafening roar. Its claws, wreathed in the Chaotic End Principle, pressed downward.

Boom!

The entire rift world sank. The void shattered in an instant, and the sea across a ten-thousand-kilometer radius exploded as if a moon-sized celestial body had fallen from the sky.

The boundary of the micro-world collided with the space of the mythical world, causing the land and sea across tens of thousands of kilometers to tremble uncontrollably. A towering tsunami rose and swept across everything, blotting out the sun.

The violent shock of principle and laws instantly dispersed the dark clouds high in the sky, forming a thick, expanding ring of clouds. The energy of heaven and earth surged into chaos.