Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 987 - 541: Shortcut on the Epic Path

Epic salvation is not a selfless act of righteousness; essentially, it is a transaction. The Epic, by its great power, halts the world's tendency towards destruction, preventing it from plummeting to the Lower Plane. In exchange, the Epic obtains Source Power from the world's origin as compensation.

Even in a world devoid of Source Power and life, one can't say that no Epic will come to its rescue. Maybe a creator, who no longer needs external Source Power and can open a primordial world in the Void by its own strength, might pass by and happen to feel pity and save it.

But in the vast majority of cases, Epics won't expend their strength on such unprofitable endeavors.

Different races, the creatures of the secular world compared to Epics, are so vastly tiered apart that even the metaphor of cloud and mud falls short. How much sympathy and compassion can there be?

It's already considered a high moral limit for an Epic not to deliberately destroy and ravage the world for Source Power, and of course, the deterrence from the Titans is also a major reason.

So, when witnessing a newly ascended Dragon King lifting up a fragmented world and thundering through the Void, several Epics who initially intended to step in couldn't help but be shocked.

Saving the world?

What is the point of saving such a shattered world, even though it was just a complete Material World until recently? It only became fragmented due to collateral damage from their battle.

Yet, the other Epics felt no guilt since they didn't intentionally destroy the world. If you must blame, it's only that this world was too weak to withstand even the debris of a Shattered celestial body.

Not to mention a Great World—even a moderately sized Material Realm wouldn't come out unscathed from such an assault but wouldn't suffer too heavily either, let alone having the World's Garment collapse and vanish.

Although Noah's actions were incomprehensible, neither the Sun Snake nor the Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes would remain idle and indifferent to Noah's actions, thus triggering another confrontation in the Void.

By this time, Noah had gathered more Source Power, showing even more terrifying suppressive abilities. Not only did he protect a fragmented world, but he also faced three Epics on his own, suppressing them from approaching.

"He is returning to the Mother Realm."

When the Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes followed along and determined Noah's course, a hint of guessing arose within, though not fully convinced.

"What does he intend to do?"

The Sun Snake, now shrunk a circle smaller since the start of the battle, moved around the Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes, its brightness and radiance not inferior to the Sun itself. However, these lights seemed exceedingly lonely in the vast, unbounded Void, lacking a hint of the brilliance and grandeur that Noah's light emitted.

Since this new Dragon King was not a solitary body, to protect the world while dealing with the three other Epics, he had divided himself into three Dragon King bodies, their radiant light practically filling the Void, expelling the darkness, lighting up the endlessness.

"He is exploring a higher Realm."

The Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes' tone revealed infinite complexity. It had ascended to this Realm for countless millennia, but it had been expanding the power known as the Ten Thousand Snakes, continuously creating and proliferating more serpents while also attempting to reach higher Domain levels, yet without entry.

"Simulated Realm?"

After reaching this Realm, one naturally understands the direction of the next path. But knowing the direction doesn't mean knowing how to tread it. Each Epic has its own path, but ultimately, which is correct and who can reach the end, only facts can answer.

Understanding Noah's purpose, the three Epics ceased their actions, no longer entangling, for knowing alone had no impact, not merely because they couldn't stop him.

More importantly, they already glimpsed a vast, magnificent world whose aura was unlike that of a mere medium Material Realm.

Dragon Realm

Governed by the accumulated essence and depth of multiple Material Realms, this world's grandeur was inexplicably majestic, making many Epics feel an unexplainable oppression even from afar.

This is Noah the Dragon King's Mother Realm; if they get any closer, unpredictable events might occur. Though they wouldn't perish from it, they would surely suffer heavy damage.

"Simulated Realm!"

Seeing those Epics who had tangled along now not daring to approach, Noah's indifferent gaze briefly swept across but was not inclined to contest further.

Epic battles, in a sense, are quite dull, as both sides have undying bodies, and rebirth from a drop of blood is trivial.

Like the Witch Demon's way of leaving behind a soul phylactery and reviving after the destruction of its main body- even such methods seem crude before Epics.

An Epic, even if its body is destroyed, can revive as long as some fragment or particle is left, provided the conditions are right. Even if nothing remains, if a bloodline is left, it has a chance to revive.

This doesn't even include the stringent conditions for the Divine, requiring no ritual offerings of sentient belief. In other words, as long as any trace associated with this Epic remains in the world, there is a chance for resurrection.

But whether one can return to their former full state post-revival depends on their individual fortunes. A true Epic Body requires the consumption of Source Power for its forging, and it is ingrained with the Root Law.