What nobody had known before was that the four Demi Gods were all True Dragons!
Irrespective of whether they had evolved to the existence of a True dragon from that of a Lizard, a Snake, or they were born as mythical creatures of a True dragon, each of them had become a fearsome existence.
They had grown powerful after devouring their opponent, utilizing heavenly treasures, cultivation resources, and the blood and bodies of their opponents.
As such, the Queen hadn't truly expected to witness the horrifying sight of the strongest Demi-God' scheming.
The Black True Dragon that looked like it had sprung up straight from the fearsome tales of an eastern dragon, of several thousand meters length had tricked not only the Queen but also the other True Dragons.
For millennia it had reigned the small continent where all of them were currently fighting.
He had prepared himself for an all-out war for a period that felt like eons to him.
Only now had he finally found the perfect opportunity to make use of the preparations and reveal his might because everyone had been caught in its trap.
'Finally…with your sacrifices, I will be able to ascend further, and pave the way towards Godhood for myself!!'
He was ready to sacrifice everyone on the continent, except a single individual, a variable he hadn't calculated in his plan- Jason!
Building the foundation that would lead him towards Godhood was difficult.
If one would say that ascending towards the Driekta stage, and becoming a Demi-God was a harsh path which was filled with obstacles, becoming a True God was tens of thousand times harsher.
By completing the shell of Immortality at the initial stage of the Driekta stage, one reached immortality at the peak of the Drietka stage.
However, there were some existences that believed that immortality was just the beginning of a long path.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"}) Creating the Shell of Immortality was just the first hurdle to them, and the real challenges that would test their mettle would follow afterward.
But what was even after that?
There were countless paths one could choose to become stronger, to become a God, whether ancient, True, or even Fiendish.
Yet, nobody could say that a specific path was correct or false.
After all, every single being was different, and each God pursued a different path to become the existence they want to be!
As such, becoming a God was not only a means of talent, but also willpower, understanding, and even more so… fate!
If luck favored them, one was able to become a God in no time, reaching the point they were designated to reach in the blink of an eye.
However, for those that were not fated to become Gods, they could only desperately try to overcome the hurdles they faced owing to the incapability of their body, mind and talent.
And that was exactly what the Black Dragon was trying to do.
To take a leap of faith, and to break the shackles that were put on him, the Black Dragon was ready to devour the four Demi-Gods whole.
They were bound to become the nutrition for his bones, blood and flesh, the energy for his breakthrough, the advancement of HIS fate!
Meanwhile, Jason had just arrived above the center of the destroyed continent.
He was far more than a thousand kilometers away from the closest Demi-Gods, but was still able to clearly see all of them.
His eyes had been enhanced to the point where Jason was not sure how far he was able to see, to begin with.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})The Queen had already left his side, telling him to pay attention to the fight that was bound to start at any moment.
If Jason were to be honest, he didn't feel great facing five Demi-Gods alone.
This was even less the case when sensing the hues of emotions around them.
The hues revolving around the strongest, and largest True Dragon were the most fearsome because there was something vile and bloodthirsty within it.
Jason could tell that the strongest True Dragon had killed and devoured many beings and treasures in order to refine its bloodline and create a stronger one.
It was not a pure-blood dragon, not even close to that, and if Jason were to be honest, the mutation he sensed within the beast was similar to that of Artemis'!
There were slight differences, but the most important point was that the Black Dragon was able to devour all kinds of existences and turn them into energy and nourishment.
Even Artemis was not able to do that, clearly pointing out that the Black Dragon was a fearsome existence that didn't hold back from mercilessly slaughtering living beings for its selfish gains.
After all, Jason was clearly able to perceive that there was something small and inconspicuous in the depths of the Black Dragon.
He was not sure what exactly this thing was, but it held the True Dragon back from advancing further.
If Jason were to know that this tiny 'thing' he was able to perceive owing to his Emperor Eyes was the origin state, and the bloodline of the True Dragon, a measly existence at the bottom of the food pyramid, he would be even more surprised.
Its path had been a hard and arduous one, which the dragon painstakingly overcame by killing and devouring existences that were stronger than itself, only to mutate further and evolve into the being it had become now.
However, in the end, its original talent was still being held back, and even the mutation of the Black Dragon had its limitations.
As such, the four Demi-Gods that were currently residing on Lyina were the perfect targets to kill and devour to get stronger.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Jason had a sinking feeling about this, and when he perceived how the Black Dragon revealed his true strength, and tore apart the two newly advanced Demi-Gods before devouring them, he knew that it was over.
Or at least, that was what he thought as the Black Dragon killed the last beast at the Driekta stage, the female Dragon that was about to bear children!
The sight was truly gruesome, and Jason was unable to avert his gaze from the Dragon mother that was unable to bear its offspring, let alone witness their growth as the Black Dragon sunk his teeth in her flesh and took a huge bite.
Just at this moment, Jason's eyes twitched as tremendous amounts of energy gathered around the remnants of the two True Dragon corpses.
A dazzling golden-orangish light lit up the surroundings far ahead of Jason.
Even before Jason knew, he had closed his eyes instinctively, and it was only a mere moment later that he heard a loud rumbling next to him, followed by an unnaturally bright light that would have blinded him completely.
Seconds passed until the dazzling light disappeared.
He opened his eyes once again, but this was not even necessary to find out what had just happened because Jason had figured out by now!
'She arrived right on time… That's great!'
But it was just at this moment that he thought about something.
It caused his eyes to go wide as he saw the two corpses of the recently advanced Demi-Gods, followed by the dyin, Dragon Mother, who was hanging by the last threads of her life.
'Was that a sheer coincidence…or did the Queen know about the Black Dragon's plan?!'
If the Queen had earlier planned to face only one Demi-God, the most likely opponent for her to encounter had been the Black Drago right, from the beginning.
And given the Black Dragon's personality, it was also the easiest to disrupt the plan of the greedy and the desperate.
As such, only one King of the Sky was left behind, ascending into the air, where the Queen of the Elvyrs was waiting for him.
Hovering in the air, she looked down at the Black Dragon as the corners of her lips curled upwards into a smirk!
