Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

The situation in the Augustus family territory was better than Noah expected. Although peace and tranquility were no longer there and the prosperity had faded a lot, the traces of the devil army had not yet appeared on this land.

The devil's advancement speed was far slower than that of the demons in the southern part of the continent. Noah led the dragons and angels to the vicinity of the capital and took a look from afar.

Those devils were building cities and fortresses. They were not in a hurry to plunder souls, but concentrated all resources to stabilize and protect the gate of hell.

"I'm going back to summon the army!"

This was the first sentence that the six-winged archangel Ophelia said when she saw the fortress built by the devil. Even she didn't dare to charge up, because that would be courting death.

"Okay."

Noah led a part of the dragon group and brought back two ancient dragons, but this could not flatten the gate of hell. Two ancient dragons alone were not enough. Going up would be a gift. The lord of hell could use this portal to attack, and that was an existence that could fight against the incarnation of the gods.

However, the Golden Dragon did not dream of fighting the Gate of Hell on its own. This was not a matter for one dragon or one clan, but a matter related to the survival of the continent and even the world. All creatures who wanted to survive had to participate in this war.

"Noah, you are finally back!"

When Noah returned to the city of Elishim, Teddel, who had received the news, immediately rushed over with the help of the teleportation array. When they saw each other again, both sides were surprised by each other's changes.

The Golden Dragon, who originally looked elegant and noble, now has a bit of fierceness after two years in the southern border. That is a temperament that can only be honed on the battlefield.

No matter how steady Noah is, he has no choice but to fight when he goes to the battlefield where demons are rampant.

Of course, if he really encounters a legendary demon, Noah will definitely let the legend beside him help him to plunder the formation, and he will never take action.

However, if he encounters a demon in the extreme realm, Noah does not mind bringing a group of dragons to fight a righteous group fight - on the battlefield, the Golden Dragon refuses the heroism of a single dragon.

But even so, Noah's temperament has changed a lot. Of course, the biggest change is the golden tree, which is now full of fruits. That is the harvest of his trip to the south.

Compared with Noah's change like a sword stained with blood, the changes in Teddel can be called complex and diverse, so much so that when he saw the man again, the golden dragon was stunned for a moment,

"Teddel?"

Noah was a little unbelievable, because he was almost fifty years old now, and the man in front of him was only sixty years old at most. For a legend, it can be said that he was too young, but he actually saw a trace of oldness in this man, which was simply unbelievable,

"What's wrong with you?"

As a legend, how could you age again in just a few years? Even if it is a melee professional legend at the bottom of the contempt chain, once it breaks through, the theoretical maximum lifespan is more than 600 years.

Teddel broke through by swallowing and fusing the Titan blood crystal, which not only contains the power from his father, but also the vitality that Cassius and the Titan bloodline peeled off together.

Logically speaking, after Teddel's breakthrough, he would be able to obtain at least a thousand years of long life and a corresponding vigorous vitality, but Noah couldn't feel this at all now. He finally knew what was wrong.

"How is it? You feel it too? I've become stronger."

Facing Noah's question, Teddel seemed to be in a very good mood.

"I'm not talking about this, but your vitality, your life span, what's wrong with you? What did you pay for? Did you use a taboo method in exchange for power?"

Noah couldn't help but question this. Compared with two years ago, the aura emanating from Teddel has changed significantly. He has become stronger, and not just ordinary strong, and can be compared with the old legends.

But under normal circumstances, this is impossible, because Teddel did not rely on his own breakthrough to become a legend. Legends like him who rely on external objects to be promoted basically stand still after breaking through, and it is difficult for them to make any progress.

Only in very rare cases can there be a little progress. However, Teddel was able to break through again in just two years, and his strength leaped, which obviously used unconventional means.

Consuming vitality, sacrificing future lifespan, in exchange for an increase in combat power, this is a relatively common taboo method.

In an extremely dangerous external environment, it is completely understandable that Teddel, who wants to protect his family, uses some unconventional methods.

"What taboo method? I fused the third blood crystal, so I became stronger."

Facing the golden dragon with an extremely serious expression and a little angry, Teddel couldn't help laughing.

"Fusing blood crystals, sacrificing lifespan? That's it."

After knowing the reason why Teddel became stronger, Noah figured out many problems in an instant, and the doubts that arose many years ago suddenly became clear at this moment.

He still remembered that after Teddel's breakthrough, his face not only did not become younger, but became more mature, and became a middle-aged man. He felt something was wrong at the time, but if he really wanted to be serious, he couldn't say what the problem was.

When his adoptive father Cassius stripped his blood, he restored his vitality through many treasures and became a teenager. Compared with when he had the Titan blood, he looked younger.

But now Noah understands that it is not his adoptive father Cassius who replenishes his vitality and makes him look younger. The root cause of all problems is the Titan blood.

It can indeed bring people a powerful combat power that is beyond common sense, but the load and restraint it places on the bearer are also unparalleled and beyond imagination.

Cassius, who has awakened naturally and resurrected his bloodline many times through his own efforts and struggles, can adapt to the powerful Titan bloodline and use it freely without any problems.

However, Tedder, who had only awakened a weak Titan bloodline, which had little effect, paid a heavy price when he used the blood relationship between father and son to fuse the Titan blood crystals that his father had stripped off.

This is a power that does not belong to him. Forcibly fused, with this power that is superior to all living beings, he needs to bear the pressure and pain that ordinary people cannot bear.

"Why is that so? Don't think too much. I'm in very good condition now."

"good?"

Noah sneered and mocked sharply,

"Now that you and Edith are standing together, I'm afraid no one will think that you are husband and wife. If you don't know, they will probably guess that you are a father and daughter."

"No one thinks so."

Tadel's rebuttal to the Golden Dragon's words was very weak.

"If you don't want me to make wild guesses, then you'd better confess everything to me."

Noah stared at the man in front of him who was far more powerful than him.

"You should have thought about hiding your face, but unfortunately, the spell that can hide your appearance now must be cast by a legendary mage.

But your mother is not here, so you can't cover up the abnormality in you. Since you can't cover it up, then why don't you explain it honestly.

If you have a problem, don't hide it away. Let's work out a solution together. Don't delay it until it becomes difficult to deal with, and then regret it later.

Only those low-level bards would make up such disgusting stories and plots. Don't let this happen in reality. "

Noah's words were extremely sharp, because he was really in a very angry mood right now. This guy in front of him had such a big problem, and he had been holding it in for several years without saying a word to him. Until now he couldn't hide it anymore and still wanted to pretend. Change the subject.

"I don't want to hide anything. As you can see, the power of my father is a bit heavy for me and brings a lot of burden to me, so I can't take action at will.

Obtaining this power does not require sacrificing my vitality. It will only make me look older. At this price, I can become stronger. Isn't this great? "

Tedder looked calm and relaxed, but Noah didn’t believe a word he said.

"You still won't tell me the truth? Have you forgotten what kind of dragon I am? No living being can lie in front of a golden dragon."

With these words, Noah was deceiving Tedder. The golden dragon knew the lie detector technique at a very young age. This is the innate magic of the golden dragon. Every golden dragon is a walking lie detector.

But no matter how special the golden dragon is, it cannot trample on the basic rule, that is, it cannot judge whether a creature stronger than itself is lying.

Any spell has its own limitations. Even the wish-making spell with an extremely deceiving name has its limits and cannot accomplish things beyond the scope of the spell's power.

"Under normal conditions, nothing will happen to me, but if I go all out, my life force will be consumed by the Titan blood."

Tedder finally confessed honestly that he had a flaw that had been hidden for a long time. He had gained power over all living beings through trickery. Naturally, he had to pay a heavy price for using this power.

"Doing your best will shorten your lifespan? Again."

Noah's expression darkened.

The side effect of fusing the Titan Blood Crystal is only life loss, which sounds natural and quite reasonable.

At the beginning, his adoptive father Cassius lost a lot of vitality because of a battle that exceeded his limit, and even his destiny was shattered.

However, the life force that Cassius consumed was not because he went all out to attack, but because he fought against monsters and gods that were beyond the rules of the material world. This problem arose.

But now Tedder is using all his strength to consume his lifespan, which is much worse than Cassius at the beginning. Especially now, such a problem is serious enough to be fatal.

It is enough to maintain stability under normal circumstances, but in the turbulent era when the hell disaster has broken out, how could Tedder, who has a strong sense of responsibility, be restrained and reserved.

"again?"

Tadel became curious.

"Your father also faced similar problems back then."

"How was that solved?"

"Strip off the blood, and then swallow the treasure that can replenish the vitality."

This can be said to be the best solution and is equivalent to starting your life over again.

It is too difficult for a legend with Titan blood to repair any damage suffered by using foreign objects because the life level is too high. But once the Titan blood is stripped away and the level falls, there will be many treasures that can be used. .

"I can't give up my bloodline now. This land needs me and this power."

When Tedder heard this, he immediately shook his head. He knew the current situation of the territory better than the golden dragon who had just returned.

"After this incident is over, you have to listen to my arrangements!"

Of course, Noah couldn't refute Tedder, he could only warn him that he had participated in the whole process of his adoptive father giving up his bloodline, so he felt that he could try to recreate it.

Although he was no match for a legendary mage, Tedder was also far inferior to his father.

"no problem!"

Tedder responded particularly readily, and then extended his hand to Noah,

"I remember you still have two blood crystals there, give them to me together."

"You want more?"

"My current strength is not strong enough."

Tedder's face looked particularly determined,

"I need stronger power to protect the territory."

"Can you still continue to fuse?"

Noah no longer questions whether the life force will be consumed during the fusion process, because compared with the loss of life, whether he can survive under the turmoil is a more important thing. As long as he gets through it, the loss of life force will be lost in the future. There is a chance to make up for it.

But the problem is that Titan Blood Crystal is not a perfect supplement. This thing can only be used by Tedder who has a father-son relationship with the original owner Cassius, but even so, the backlash is not small.

"It didn't work before, but you can try again now."

Tedel overlooks the city that continues to stretch into the distance and reaches the end of the horizon.

At this moment, his breath seemed to be connected with the land beneath his feet, possessing a vast and distant antiquity and vicissitudes.

"Um?"

At this moment, Noah immediately thought of the legendary green snake he had seen, which was the strongest guardian of nature he had ever seen.

"hiss?"

The golden dragon suddenly turned his head and looked at the city below. The disaster did not make Elisim feel lonely. The influx of a large number of victims injected more vitality into the city and brought even greater wealth. , but along with it came chaos and panic,

However, the rulers of this city still have enough force to maintain order. Anyone who wants to do something in this city will get the rewards they deserve.

“This land is giving me a steady stream of support.”

After the man's words fell, Noah, who came back to his senses, circled around Tedder, and then he basically knew what he was doing.

"Nature spirit?"

He finally understood why the man in front of him gave him an extremely complicated feeling when he met again. There were too many things mixed up in this guy.

He became stronger not only because he fused the third blood crystal, but more importantly, because of the factors that allowed him to fuse the third blood crystal.