Chapter 496: Chapter 93: The Heart Demon of the Dragon Race, First Meeting of the Three Dragons

"There’s no mistake!"

"This is the Power of Fiery Sun. And the aura of his Bloodline is incredibly strong, too."

"There’s absolutely no mistake!"

The Dawn Giant Dragon finally accepted reality.

But instead of excitement, a hint of vigilance appeared on her face.

"Impossible!"

"How could Fiery Sun have returned?"

"And if that was Fiery Sun before, why was his aura only at the Divine Tier?"

"How could the Power of a Divine Tier being possibly affect the Energy of a star? Something isn’t right here!"

"Besides, even if his Power is only at the Divine Tier, as long as it’s really him, we’d naturally be able to grasp his true situation the moment he contacted us."

"It’s hard not to suspect that this is another Fake Dragon conspiracy cooked up by the Titan Race."

The Dawn Giant Dragon was merely reasoning based on common sense and logic, so her thinking was understandable.

But the Earth Giant Dragon suddenly turned his head and looked at the Dawn Giant Dragon seriously.

"So, Zenobia, you think the real Fiery Sun died long ago?"

"But I don’t think so!"

"If Fiery Sun had died long ago, why didn’t those undying old fools from the Titan Race use him in the Fake Dragon plan ten thousand years ago?"

"Besides, Zenobia, haven’t you noticed? There’s no trace of a Titan aura here at all."

"If this really were a trap, they would have been lying in wait to ambush us."

"Even Aubri World, far on the other side, should have been attacked by now."

"But no, nothing has happened!"

The Earth Giant Dragon’s expression was incredibly solemn. Deep down, he refused to believe that a core member of the Tinder Project, an old comrade, could have died.

’If Fiery Sun is dead, then what about Space and Frost?’

’What about the other two groups of old Dragon Race comrades who acted as decoys?’

These were things the Earth Giant Dragon was completely unwilling to believe.

Even if it meant deceiving himself, as long as he found nothing amiss, he would never accept the reality that he and the Dawn Giant Dragon were the only two Ancient Gods of the Dragon Race left in the entire cosmos.

A being at the Authority Level Peak was actually behaving so childishly. What seemed like it should never happen, was happening.

In the end, the tragedy that befell the Dragon Race thirty thousand years ago had dealt a heavy blow to the Earth Giant Dragon, becoming a shadow in his heart.

In the context of a cultivation world, this situation was akin to giving birth to a Heart Demon.

The Dawn Giant Dragon was well aware of this.

It was no wonder, as she herself was also haunted by the Dragon Race’s tragic state from thirty thousand years ago.

Back then, the Dragon Race’s morale was high. They thought that by leaving their planet and sharing a common ideal, they could forge a future for themselves in the vast Star Sea.

But what was the result?

The war with the Titan Race completely shattered the Dragon Race’s spirit.

It was as difficult to accept as falling from the clouds into a deep valley.

She and the Earth Giant Dragon had managed to reach the Authority Level, first, through wisdom and great perseverance, and second, by clinging to a fierce desire for revenge and the hope that the other Ancient Dragons would return.

If not for that, the Earth Giant Dragon would have perished when he tried to forge a new path—the process of fusing his Divine Format with a World Star Core.

The Earth Giant Dragon wasn’t the only one whose Heart Demon was deeply rooted.

Deep down, the Dawn Giant Dragon was also unable to get over the ’Waterloo’ the Dragon Race had suffered.

But compared to the Earth Giant Dragon, the Dawn Giant Dragon was a bit more rational.

So now, seeing the Earth Giant Dragon’s somewhat furious expression, as if he were panting with rage, the Dawn Giant Dragon chose to remain silent.

She knew the Earth Giant Dragon’s anger wasn’t directed at her, but at the Titan Race, with whom they shared a blood feud.

’But...’

*Sigh...*

The Dawn Giant Dragon sighed silently in her heart.

The Earth Giant Dragon was once the very first patriarch of the Ancient Dragons.

He was also the one who first proposed that the Dragon Race should make a name for itself in the Star Sea.

And the result?

The Dragon Race suffered an unprecedented, cataclysmic disaster.

This wasn’t to say it was the Earth Giant Dragon’s fault.

After all, even if the Dragon Race hadn’t encountered the Titan Race while exploring the Star Sea, given the nature of the Titan Race, they would have discovered the Dragon Race World sooner or later.

That war was absolutely inevitable.

But even knowing this was the case, as the leader of the Ancient Dragons and the one who first proposed the plan, the Earth Giant Dragon inevitably harbored self-blame and regret.

The Earth Giant Dragon’s ’Heart Demon’ ran deep.

In his current state, even though he was a being at the Authority Level Peak, it was almost impossible for him to become a Pillar God.

To achieve the breakthrough to Pillar God, both the Dawn Giant Dragon and the Earth Giant Dragon himself knew, the only way was to either completely annihilate the Titan Race, or to see the Dragon Race become the kind of race renowned throughout the Star Sea, as all the Ancient Dragons had once envisioned.

Otherwise...

As for now...

The Dragon Race’s refugee civilization containment and promotion plan had managed to spread their name to a few nearby World Communities.

But this was far from enough.

After all, the current Dragon Race could only hole up inside the ’Planet Divine Kingdom’ created by the Earth Giant Dragon.

Even if this planet was unprecedentedly massive, even if it was home to over three thousand Deities of various kinds, it was still far from enough to make the Dragon Race famous throughout the entire Star Sea.

After all, the Titan Race was always nipping at their heels.

With them around, even though the Dragon Race had spread its name to some extent, they were still just the losers.

A civilization and a Race hounded by the Titans.

Becoming a civilization and Race envied and admired by the countless races and civilizations of the Star Sea—this vision of the Ancient Dragons was currently incredibly difficult to achieve.