Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 372: The Nation is Destroyed, the War is Over? The Prelude Begins

"Noah, I will definitely chop off your head and put it under my feet. I will use your scales to pave the throne. I will pull out your spine and refine a magic spear..."

The roar that was both a curse and a vow of death echoed in the Kingdom of Yanyang with nine suns in orbit. Tens of millions of petitioners prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling in fear, because the voice came from the center of the kingdom, in the Yanyang Palace surrounded by the sun, where the furious gods were venting their anger.

Creatures in the secular world often believe that gods are supreme. They do not have too many emotions of their own. They are indifferent and ruthless. They can sit on the temple and overlook the rise and fall and extinction of earthly races and civilizations.

But many of these are just beautiful fantasies of mortals about the gods living high in the sky.

In fact, the gods have strong desires that are far stronger than those of ordinary people, but they will not show such desires to their believers unless it is required by their duties.

Otherwise, if one displays one's desires wantonly, it will hinder the spread of faith. Therefore, gods always appear high above their believers, as if they are elusive and difficult to reach.

However, when these gods step down from the altar and enter the secular world, we will find that in some aspects, they are actually no different from earthly creatures with strong desires.

You will know this by observing and understanding the gods who control the field of pleasure, such as the Goddess of Joy, the Cat Girl, etc. These gods do not have any strong fighting power. They like to indulge in pleasure. When their believers hold large-scale ceremonies and celebrations, they will quietly send down their incarnations, blend into their group of believers, and enjoy themselves with them.

Of course, these gods are not limited to their own believers. Sometimes they are generous enough to play with travelers and passers-by who do not believe in them but are happy to participate in the celebration.

However, these lucky people who are favored by the incarnation of gods often do not know what they are facing, because the gods can disguise themselves very well.

Even the goddess whose name is the goddess of pleasure and enjoyment does not want to be known as a dissolute and amorous goddess among her believers, even though in fact they are indeed like that, or even worse.

But the facts are one thing, and putting them out in the open and pointing at their noses is another matter entirely. Even a nightingale in a tavern has to wear a silver chain around her waist to maintain her little remaining dignity, let alone a goddess who is high above them.

Of course, more importantly, the more we understand the gods, the less awe and respect we have for them, not to mention the faith that arises from them.

Although debauched gods are only one type of gods in the vast group of gods, a glimpse of this type of gods can reveal the whole picture. From this type of gods, we can also see what kind of virtues the other gods will have.

"Humph!"

When Noah noticed that the gazes directed at him were withdrawn one after another, he snorted coldly and restrained his strength, also absorbing the last afterglow of the divine sun.

He did not think that his attitude was too arrogant. Now, he had declared war on the gods and directly attacked the church of a true god. If he did not even dare to show such an attitude, then what right did he have to fight against the gods?

If it were in the secular world, such behavior and actions would naturally lead to his own death. However, in the material world, facing a god whose strongest form was only that of a saint, what was there to be afraid of?

Not to mention a medium-level divine power, even if it is a powerful divine power, if you don’t want to be targeted by him, you have to sit down obediently.

When the last ray of sunlight was absorbed by Noah, the surging elemental tides gradually subsided and the chaotic gravity returned to normal.

"Your Majesty Noah!"

The dragon army and dragon lords that had begun to withdraw from the battlefield when the gods began to descend surrounded them at this moment.

They looked at the devastated battlefield with traces of burns and star-falling craters everywhere, and looked at Noah, whose dragon body was coiled, scales were shining, and who was unharmed. Their eyes were full of reverence and yearning, and even more of awe and admiration.

Especially those dragon lords who had no right to choose and were dragged into this war. Their original slightly panicked and dissatisfied emotions were all calmed down after this war.

Compared to those ancient dragons hiding in seclusion in the territory, the options Noah gave to his dragon lords were basically none.

This is a very simple truth. It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only one day to deploy it. The purpose of raising an army is to deploy it. Noah has raised these dragon lords for more than a hundred years, conferring titles and granting them land. Except for not paying them directly, Noah has never missed out on any of the benefits he can give them on a daily basis.

The price these dragons paid was to submit to him and obey his orders and dispatches, but in fact, before this, these dragon lords had never participated in even a decent war.

Even though he brought these dragon lords to help his parents, Noah only wanted to support himself and use them as a background to cheer him up. He neither planned nor expected them to be of any use.

But Noah still received all the benefits he deserved afterwards. With such generous treatment, which dragon lord could say he was wrong?

But it was precisely for this reason that when the conflict with the gods broke out and the time had come to declare war on the gods, Noah did not ask these dragon lords for any opinions, but directly issued orders, ordering them to bring their elite legions to participate in this war to kill the gods.

This undoubtedly made many dragon lords dissatisfied. Although they also admitted that they had received countless benefits from the Golden Dragon Lord in the past two hundred years, this was not a reason for them to confront more than one god.

But this is not enough reason for them to escape from the battlefield. As metal dragons, none of the education they have received and the most basic moral cultivation support them as vassals and subjects to escape from the battlefield when their masters enter a state of war.

Unless this is an unjust war, a completely evil, world-destroying war that degenerates into the lower planes, which gives them reason to refuse.

But is the war launched by Saint Dragon Noah an unjust war?
Of course not, this is a war of revenge based on primitive morality.

Even children know that if you hit me, I have to hit you back. Otherwise it’s unfair or I’m being bullied for no reason.

The gods felt threatened and carried out a despicable assassination. The Holy Dragon Lord was safe and sound during the assassination, so it was completely in line with justice and fairness to launch a war and seek revenge on the gods, even if the target of the war was a righteous god.

Therefore, no matter how many dissatisfactions and opinions the dragon lords had, they could only suppress them and obey the orders of the Holy Dragon.

Otherwise, if they leave without permission and betray their master because of fear of the gods, they will never be able to survive in the circle of metal dragons again. The labels of shame and rebellion will follow them throughout their lives. No metal dragon can accept an honorable death.

What needs to be known is that even among the colored dragons, among the organized blue dragon and green dragon forces, once a state of war is entered, no dragon will escape until the end of the war.

This is the war of the dragon clan. The key is that there can be dissatisfaction and conflicts on normal days, but when the forces they belong to go to war, everything must give way to the war, including their own emotions.

But emotions can be suppressed but they cannot disappear. Forced to step onto the battlefield to fight against the gods, even though Noah usually does his job perfectly and is a model dragon ruler, he cannot avoid criticism.

After all, that is God.
Noah knew and understood all this, but he didn't care. The ancient dragons hiding in his territory could choose freely because they had concealed their identities. The resources they enjoyed did not match their strength, so Noah had no capital or reason to use these ancient dragons.

These dragon lords are different. He can say that they have been raised by him until now. They have enjoyed so many benefits on a daily basis, and they have never been short of welfare.

Now that we have entered a difficult period, why should we say no? What qualifications do we have to say no?
Because of this, Noah was justified in bringing all these guys to the battlefield without any consultation, and Noah did not ask for their opinions.

Because everyone knows without asking that there will definitely be dragon lords who oppose it. The majesty of the gods in the secular world is not so easy to break, even for the dragon clan.

Therefore, Noah did not ask for their opinions. If they had the courage, they could try to defect in front of him to see if he dared to execute the rebel in public.

Want the benefits without taking risks and responsibilities? There is no such a good thing for him.

However, the negative emotions that arise from waging war against the gods can be eliminated by winning the war against the gods.

When he saw with his own eyes that his great lord, with absolute superiority, suppressed the descending incarnation of the god and forced the incarnation of the god to self-destruct, the light of victory in the war seemed to be just around the corner.

Pessimism and negative emotions are nothing more than a result of pessimism about the outcome of the war. No dragon likes to participate in a war that is bound to be lost, but what if this war can be won?

That is a completely different attitude.

"Count the casualties, reorganize the organization, and after a day's rest, continue the march!"

Noah saw these relatives and vassals gathering together and gave orders.

His eyes swept across the many dragon lords. After this war, there must have been a huge change in the attitudes of many dragon lords and their followers and servants, and their enthusiasm for the war would be different from before.

Because before this, they didn't know that their lord had the power to confront the incarnation of the gods head-on, at least they didn't see it with their own eyes.

Rumors are just rumors. They are completely different from what happened on the battlefield in full view of everyone.

Once confidence in victory in the war was established, the morale of the legion changed dramatically.

Word Spirit: Hall of Valor
Noah unfolded his own soul kingdom on the battlefield and began to gather the souls of his relatives who died on the battlefield.

Although he had tried his best to take care of them, the battlefield was changing rapidly and there were too many uncertainties. Even though the quality of the dragonmen in the regiment was extremely high, it only increased the survival rate and did not mean immortality.

Especially in his confrontation with the incarnation of the Lord of the Flame Sun just now, if he was touched by a ray of the aftermath, not to mention the transformed dragon-men, even the adult dragons would be reduced to ashes. Even an ancient dragon would be in great danger if he was hit by it. This is a power that is beyond the limits of the mundane world.

Most dragon people and dragon lords cannot sense Noah's behavior of collecting souls. Only a small number of dragon lords with special talents or special vision can detect it.

Being able to sense the existence of souls is not a particularly rare talent. Psychics can be born among mortals, let alone extraordinary creatures.

For something like this, as long as some people know about it, it means everyone knows about it.

The soul returns to the Holy Dragon!

Death is not the end, but another beginning, and the beginning of eternity.

The dragons had long heard of the legend of the eternal golden city, but when the legend appeared before them, it had a different effect.

The dragon people who saw with their own eyes that Valhalla was collecting the souls of the dead no longer had any fear of death. They even had a different kind of yearning to see what the eternal golden city looked like.

Not to mention the dragon people, even the dragon lords wanted to take a peek.

“Even the future kingdom of God is prepared!”

"He can even accept the souls of his followers, yet he still says he doesn't want to become a god."

Compared to the dragon people, the dragon lords have a different attitude.

Even though this great lord has repeatedly declared that he would not become a dragon god, in reality, each of them fits the image of the legendary deified dragon, and even surpasses it.

How can it be justified if this is not deified?
Noah didn't care about the crickets and discussions behind his back. After reorganizing the legion, he continued to march forward. He wanted to completely destroy the Church of the Flame Sun, cut off the anchor of faith of the Lord of the Flame Sun in this plane, and fundamentally weaken his power.

There is no doubt that the Yanyang Church will be destroyed, because the strongest fighting force that this church can bring out is the incarnation of gods.

Originally, the incarnation of gods was enough to solve 99% of the problems in the secular world, but Noah was one of the few that could not be solved.

As the dragon army swept and advanced relentlessly, the Lord of the Flame Sun, saddened by the mass deaths of his believers, had to send down his incarnation once again.

But what He faced was Noah's ruthless suppression. He crushed them with all his might, leaving no room for them, not giving them any chance, and killing them as soon as they showed their heads.

One after another, the Lord of Flame Sun, who had lost several incarnations of divine power, let out hysterical roars in the kingdom of God, and then watched his own religious country go to destruction.

He actually has another choice, which is to take his main battle weapon, voluntarily downgrade himself, and return to the mortal world as a saint. This way, he may have a chance to suppress the ancestral golden dragon.

But he didn't dare to gamble, nor was he willing to gamble, and he was even more reluctant to sacrifice his main war weapon, because the Church was not his only source of faith.

(End of this chapter)