Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 701 - 398: I Am the Sun Holy Dragon, All Gods Are My Enemies (Part 2)
"Are you crazy? Who do you think you are?"
"I am the Ancestral Golden Dragon Noah, the invincible figure of the mortal world. If you want to challenge me, feel free to come down. I eagerly await your arrival."
As he said this, Noah extended his Dragon Claw and directly smashed the figure trying to tempt him with an unfulfillable promise into submission.
"You’ll regret this!"
Before his form was obliterated by Noah, the unknown Divine left a final remark.
"Regret? I would only regret if I didn’t crush you pretentious bunch of scoundrels!"
Noah swallowed the pitiful Divine Status whole. As the Ancestral Golden Dragon, his powerful digestive abilities aimed at Divine beings began to gradually digest and break down the Divinity contained within.
Although this reward differed from the initial promise and could be considered an insult, there wasn’t anything inherently wrong with it, and consuming it would enhance his dominion over the Ocean. Why not eat it?
Noah wasn’t burdened by such moral scruples. Anything that could enhance his own power, regardless of its origins, he could consume without feeling any guilt.
"Sifreya, Lu Tixiya!"
After crushing the Divine’s form, Noah summoned his two strongest Favored, now known as the Dragon Demon King and two Legends.
"Noah!"
The two slender and seemingly delicate Fairies prostrated at Noah’s throne.
"From today, I am the Sun Holy Dragon. All Solar deities proclaimed in this world are my enemies. All my people, upon encountering followers of such Divine beings, must expel them!"
The two respectful Fairy Queens received a command that would shake all realms.
"Your Highness?!"
Even the extremely loyal Fairies to Noah raised their delicate and soft faces in shock, looking at Noah.
They might have had some psychological preparation for Noah’s order beforehand, but never expected Noah would actually dare issue such a command.
Dare to touch the Sun Domain. The Divine involved wouldn’t be weaker than Medium Divine Power, and more than one Strong Divine Power had arisen from it.
Theoretically, a complete Sun Divine Office could certainly give birth to Great Divine Power. Yet since the first faith Divine spirit was born, no Divine has managed to monopolize such a powerful and complete Divine position.
Listing all Divine associated with the Sun Domain as adversaries can no longer merely be described as arrogant—it’s downright foolish on some level.
Unless His Majesty wishes to undergo Divine Enthronement and is plundering the Sun Divine Office, forcibly ascending to become the Sun Dragon God, which would explain it.
Anyone who wants to delve into any Domain, if they have such a thought, they are instantly enemies with all Divines in that Domain, even becoming eternal adversaries until death ends the relationship.
Therefore, if one desires to undergo Divine Enthronement in the name of the Sun Holy Dragon, then suppressing and expelling these Sun deities’ followers would undoubtedly be correct.
"What? Is there a problem?"
Noah knew his order was absurd. These Divines would merely think he was overestimating himself. Even his Favored might doubt his command.
"Your will is my life!"
With resolute determination, Sifreya bowed her head. Since the Holy Dragon Emperor had decided, as a Favored, she could only follow His Majesty’s footsteps, ready for the worst.
"I am willing to offer everything to you, Great Sun Holy Dragon!"
Lu Tixiya followed suit, backing Noah’s proclamation. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
"Do not fear, this is a war sure to come. We will face these challenges sooner or later, but do not be afraid. I will lead you to ultimate victory."
Challenging all the Solar deities seemed reckless and foolish, as if it served no purpose but for temporary bravado.
So what if one makes a smart choice?
Nothing!
Having come this far, Noah was already a figure both feared and envied by Divines, especially his current display of various power properties, sparking the suspicion of Divines in related Domains.
No explanation or proclamation is useful. Divines do not need explanations. They only believe in their own determined results.
Just like the fallen Flame Sun Sovereign Heliers launched an assassination against Noah, even though Noah had no prior interactions with this Divine.
Yet Heliers believed Noah might affect his Divine Position Domain, dispatching the divine offspring within the Mortal World for assassination, and other God Hunters participating had never faced Noah. There was no vested interest between the Divines behind them and Noah.
This is the tacit understanding among Divines, even if they may be adversaries on some levels. Their attitudes toward new challengers are consistent.
No possibility of buffering or reconciliation. From Heliers’ fall, Noah understood the contention over Divine Position Domains is unrelenting and comes at any cost and with any means.
Solar deities have killed one competitor, so how could they allow a new presence with potential threat to ascend?
Noah’s cooperation with these deities essentially ended the moment Helios fell.
Some even came with rewards that didn’t match the initial agreement, trying to deceive Noah into deploying more troops to eradicate remaining faiths of Heliers. It was as if treating him as a fool, which Noah wouldn’t suffer.
Since there’s no choice, then let the adversarial relationship be open and normalized, even if it leads to endless conflict and war, it’s necessary.
Noah truly has no retreat paths. How can he retreat? Abandon the power accumulated over hundreds of years, then transform into something else?
Having reached this Realm, any power faces corresponding Divines and threatens other Divines. No matter how one proceeds, upon reaching the peak of the Mortal World, one will be noticed by Divines: either taken in by Divines as a hound or opposing Divines until ascension or fall.
"Your name shall rise above, Noah. Transform into the sole Golden Sun in the heavens!"
Unsurprisingly, when Noah’s command was spread, not only did the Xilantia Continent shake, but the entire Plane was shocked by this Holy Dragon’s order, and all surrounding Planes capable of receiving the news were abuzz with uproar.
Ridicule, sarcasm, envy, admiration... evaluations and opinions varied, but the vast majority did not favor Noah’s move, deeming it foolish.
Casinos backed by some big forces opened bets on when the Holy Dragon would fall and when his reign would end.
Few forces were optimistic for Noah, even though the Holy Dragon had shown strength capable of defeating Divine forms with advantage, but this time he offended more than one Divine, including Strong Divine Power.
Ignoring other means, if these Divines united, each descending a form, how could this Dragon defend?
What’s more, the Divines’ interference in the Material Realm goes beyond descending forms. The means by which Divines toy with mortals are vast, even the then-top Ancestral Dragon would seem no different to Divines.
The few supporting Noah believed this Dragon finally stopped pretending, revealed his intent for Divine Enthronement to ascend as the Dragon God under the banner of the Sun Holy Dragon.
With the body of the Ancestral Dragon Clan in the Sun Domain, once ascending as the Dragon God, facing Strong Divine Power cannot be underestimated, completely feasible.
Most importantly, this Dragon already possesses his foundational faith base. The number and quality of his Dragon-man followers do not pale compared to some weaker Divines.
