Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 153: Legend of Destiny, Tedel's Explosion
The situation in the Augustus family's territory is better than Noah expected. Although peace and tranquility are no longer there and the prosperity has declined a lot, there is no trace of the devil's army on this land.

The demons' 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 royal capital and took a look from afar.

Those demons were building cities and fortresses. They were not in a hurry to plunder souls, but instead concentrated all their resources on firmly protecting the gates of hell.

"I'm going back to gather the legion!"

This was the first sentence the six-winged archangel Ophelia said when she saw the fortress built by the devil. Even she did not dare to charge into the battle because that would be courting death.

"it is good."

Noah led a group of dragons and brought back two ancient dragons, but they were not able to flatten the gate of hell. Two ancient dragons alone were not enough, and they would be killed if they went up. The Lord of Hell could use this portal to attack, and he could fight against the incarnation of gods.

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

"Noah, you're 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 at each other's changes.

The golden dragon, which originally looked elegant and graceful, now had a bit of fierceness in it after going to the southern border for two years. This was a temperament that could only be honed on the battlefield.

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

Of course, if he really encountered a legendary demon, Noah would definitely let the legendary person beside him go up. He would only help to scout the enemy line, but would never take action.

However, when encountering a demon at the ultimate level, Noah doesn't mind bringing a group of dragons to engage in a righteous fight - on the battlefield, the golden dragon rejects the heroism of the lone dragon.

But even so, Noah's temperament has changed a lot. Of course, the bigger change is the golden tree. Now it is full of fruits, which are all the harvest of his trip to the south.

Compared to Noah's transformation that was like a sword stained with blood, the changes in Taidel's body were so complex and varied that Jin Long was stunned when he saw the man again.
"Tedel?"

Noah was a little bit unbelievable, because if you calculate his age, he is almost fifty years old now, and the man in front of him is only sixty years old at most. For a legend, he can be said to be too young, but he actually saw a hint of oldness in this man, which was simply unbelievable.
"what's wrong with you?"

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

Teddel broke through by devouring and fusing the Titan blood crystal, which contained not only the power from his father, but also the vitality that Cassius had stripped away from his Titan bloodline.

Logically speaking, after Teddel's breakthrough, he would be able to gain a long lifespan of at least a thousand years, as well as a correspondingly strong vitality. However, Noah could not feel any of this at all. He finally realized what was wrong.

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

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

"I'm not talking about this, but your vitality, your lifespan. What happened to you? What did you pay for? Did you use forbidden methods to exchange for power?"

It was hard for Noah not to question this. The aura emanating from Tidel had changed significantly compared to two years ago. He had become stronger, and not just ordinary strong. He could 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. For a legend like him who relies on external objects to become a legend, after breaking through, he basically stays where he is and it is difficult for him to achieve anything else.

Only in rare cases can one achieve some improvement. However, Taidel was able to achieve another breakthrough in just two years, and his strength leaped, which obviously involved unconventional means.

Consuming vitality and sacrificing future life in exchange for an increase in combat power is a relatively common taboo method.

It is completely understandable that Teddel, who wants to protect his family in an extremely dangerous external environment, would resort to some unconventional means.

"What forbidden method? I fused the third blood crystal, so I became more powerful."

Facing the golden dragon who looked extremely serious and a little angry, Teddel couldn't help but laugh.

"Fusing the blood crystal, sacrificing lifespan? I see."

After knowing the reason why Tidel became more powerful, 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, looking like a middle-aged man. He felt something was wrong at the time, but if he really wanted to be picky, he couldn't tell what the problem was.

After his adoptive father Cassius stripped him of his blood, he used many treasures to restore his vitality and became a young man. He looks younger than when he first had Titan blood.

But now Noah understood that it was not his adoptive father Cassius who made up for his vitality and looked younger. All the problems and the root cause were the Titan bloodline.

It can indeed bring people powerful combat capabilities beyond common sense, but the load and constraints it imposes on the carrier are also unparalleled and beyond imagination.

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

However, Teddel, who had only awakened a weak Titan bloodline and was almost useless, paid a heavy price when he used the father-son blood relationship to fuse the Titan blood crystal stripped by his father.

This is a power that does not belong to him. If he forces it to merge, and possesses this power that is superior to all living beings, he will need to bear pressure and pain that ordinary people cannot endure.

"What do you mean? Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm in very good shape now."

"good?"

Noah sneered and made a sharp mockery.

"Now that you and Edith are standing together, I'm afraid no one will think that you are a couple. People who don't know you will probably guess that you are a father and daughter."

“No one would think so.”

In response to Jinlong's sarcasm, Teddel's rebuttal seemed very weak.

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

Noah looked at the man in front of him who was much more powerful than him.

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

But your mother is not here, so you have no way to hide the abnormality in yourself. Since you can't hide it, why don't you tell the truth.

Don't hide problems. Let's work together to find ways to solve them. Don't wait until they become difficult to handle and then regret it.

Only those low-class bards would make up such disgusting stories. Don't let such things happen in reality."

Noah's words were extremely sharp, because he was in a very annoyed mood. This guy in front of him had such a big problem, but he had kept it to himself for several years without saying a word to him. Until now, he could no longer hide it and was trying to pretend and change the subject.

"I'm not trying to hide anything. As you can see, my father's power is a bit heavy for me and has brought me a lot of burden, so I can't just use it casually. To obtain this power, I don't need to sacrifice my vitality, but it will make me look older. Paying this price, I can become stronger. Isn't that great?"

Teddel looked calm and composed, but Noah didn't believe a word of it.

"Why don't you tell me the truth? Have you forgotten what kind of dragon I am? No creature can lie in front of a golden dragon."

Noah was lying to Tidel by saying this. Golden dragons know lie detection at a very young age. This is a natural spell of Golden dragons, and every Golden dragon is a walking lie detector.

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

Any spell has its own limitations. Even the wishing spell, which sounds extremely intimidating, has its limits and cannot accomplish things beyond the scope of the spell's power.

"Under normal conditions, I will be fine, but if I go all out, my vitality will be consumed by the Titan bloodline."

In the end, Teddle confessed the truth about his long-hidden flaws. He gained power over all living beings by taking advantage of others, but naturally he had to pay a heavy price for using this power.

"Going all out will shorten your lifespan? That's it again."

Noah's expression turned gloomy.

The side effect of fusing the Titan Blood Crystal is simply wasting one's life. This sounds natural and reasonable.

At the beginning, my adoptive father Cassius lost a lot of vitality due to a battle beyond his limit, and even the ultimate will of life was shattered.

However, the vitality that Cassius consumed was not because he attacked with all his strength, but because he fought against a monster that was beyond the rules of the material world, which caused this problem.

But now, even if Taidel attacks with all his strength, it will consume his lifespan. He is much worse than Cassius at the beginning. Especially at the moment, such a problem is big enough to be fatal.

It was enough to maintain stability under normal circumstances, but in the turbulent times when the disaster of hell had already broken out, how could Teddel, who had a strong sense of responsibility, restrain himself?

"again?"

Teddle became curious.

"Your father faced similar problems back then."

"How was that solved?"

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

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

For a legend with Titan blood, it is too difficult to repair any damage with external objects because his life level is too high. But once his Titan blood is stripped away and his rank 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."

Upon hearing this, Teddel 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 follow my instructions!"

Of course Noah couldn't refute Teddel, he could only remind him so. He participated in the entire process of his adoptive father giving up his bloodline, so he felt that he could try to replicate it.

While he was no match for a legendary wizard, Teddle was also far inferior to his father.

"no problem!"

Taidel agreed readily and then extended his hand to Noah.

"I remember you still have two blood crystals. Give them to me."

"you still want?"

"My current strength is not strong enough."

Taidel's face looked particularly resolute.

"I need a stronger force to protect the territory."

"Can you still continue the fusion?"

Noah no longer questions whether his vitality will be consumed during the fusion process, because compared to wasting his life, being able to survive in the turmoil is more important. As long as he can survive it, he will have a chance to make up for the lost vitality later.

But the problem is that Titan Blood Crystal is not a panacea. It can only be used by Teddel, 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 now you can try again."

Tedel looked down at the city that stretched into the distance until it reached the end of the horizon.

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

"Ok?"

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

The golden dragon turned his head suddenly and looked at the city below. The disaster did not make Elishim lonely. Instead, the influx of a large number of disaster victims injected more vitality into the city and brought more wealth. However, chaos and panic also came with it.

However, the rulers of this city still have enough force to maintain order, and anyone who wants to do something in this city will get the due reward.

“This land is giving me endless support.”

After the man finished speaking, Noah came to his senses and walked around Teddel. Then, he had a general idea in his mind.

"Nature Spirit?"

He finally understood why the man in front of him gave him such a complicated feeling when they met again. There was too much mixed 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.

(End of this chapter)