Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 473: Holiness, Light, and Courage

"As a father, there is nothing wrong with doting on your children, but you should also pay a little attention to your own condition."

When Noah saw Eliad coming out, he couldn't help but reveal helplessness in his eyes. Compared to the plane war commander who was energetic and full of vitality before he entered, Eliad who came out at this moment looked tired and haggard.

"These are just some minor issues, they won't be a problem."

Eliade turned his head slightly and saw a strand of white hair among his hair. However, when he was out of the death field released by his offspring, without the suppression, the surging blood and energy suddenly burst out from his body, washing over his physique, and soon, the listless and severely damaged posture disappeared.

"It's fine if you fool other people like this, but you also want to fool me?"

Noah said unhappily as he looked at his offspring who no longer looked decadent and seemed to have returned to normal.

As he spoke, Noah extended his dragon claws and disappeared into the void. After rummaging around for a while, he quickly took out a flower that looked like it was carved out of a flawless gem and was blooming with a blue-silver light. He threw it to Eliade.

"Take it and eat it. It can make up for your loss this time."

"Blue Silver Immortal Flower?!"

Elijah took the flower thrown by his father, glanced at it, and recognized its origin. He was quite flattered. Such a treasure is a priceless treasure for some high-level legends who are running out of time or whose life source has been severely damaged. Its temptation is second only to ascending to the throne and becoming an eternal and immortal god.

"Why are you acting like that? Your partner ate a lot of treasures of the same level when she was pregnant. Strictly speaking, this is what your partner left over."

"I'm not..."

"I let you eat it."

Noah's tone became serious.
"You are already grown up. Don't force me to use force against you."

"Ok."

Faced with his father's toughness, Elijah had no choice but to compromise, because his perception told him that if he dared to refuse again, his father would really stuff the flower into his mouth.

After eating the Blue Silver Immortal Flower, Elijah looked at his father with confusion and puzzlement. He wanted to find the answer.
"Father, I don't understand why Hades possesses such a terrible power of death. There is no way Hela and I can pass on such power to our offspring. Even you, father, have never possessed such power."

This was Eliade's biggest doubt after visiting his offspring. If it weren't for the deepest connection from blood, he would have doubted whether Hades was his offspring.

"From the perspective of bloodline, Hades really shouldn't possess such power. Whether it's from you to me, or from Hela to Odin, such a change shouldn't have occurred. But this power of death doesn't come from bloodline, but from rules."

Noah answered some of Eliade's confusion, which he also saw from his current position.

"The rule of death? Could it be that Hades is the reincarnation of some god of death?"

After hearing his father's words, Eliade came to the conclusion that whether it was carrying or mastering the rules, it was inseparable from the gods. Although it was not absolute, it was most likely related to God.

"He is not the reincarnation of a god. It is just that he has too much powerful bloodline and was influenced by me, so he has undergone such a special change."

Noah attributed Hades's peculiarity partly to his bloodline and partly to himself.

In fact, Noah believed that he was the main cause, because there had been similar cases. The power of ash of his eldest grandson, Xizel, was also an extreme force that contained destruction and devastation, but compared to Hades' power of death, the power of ash was more controllable.

As for why he had such an influence on his descendants, Noah guessed that the reason was due to the golden tree. He enjoyed all the prosperity and glory, while his descendants had to bear the dark side.

This is probably the reason why there are so many world-destroying lords with the potential to become demon kings among his descendants.

"You mean that Hades' condition is due to the fusion of multiple bloodlines, which triggered the rules of death."

Elijah automatically ignored the second half of his father's words. He didn't think his child's abnormality had anything to do with his father.

Noah's image, whether in the world or in his mind, has always been as glorious and majestic as the sun. What does the sun have to do with death and destruction? It has nothing to do with it.

"I guess so!"

Noah did not explain much. Although he guessed that this situation was related to him, he had no conclusive evidence. It was just a guess.

He actually also endured the dark side of the golden tree, that is, the dark fruit. However, compared with the various fruits given, the price of just the dark fruit was much smaller.

“Do you have any good solution?”

"What solution do you mean? Be more specific."

"I don't want my child to be suppressed and imprisoned like a demon king or an evil creature. I hope he can grow up freely like an ordinary child and at least enjoy a normal life."

Eliade made specific and clear requests, and although he knew that such requests were a bit excessive given the special circumstances of his child, this was what he wanted as a father.

"Do you know César, the child of Teramus?"

"Lord of Ashes, I heard you were preparing to raise a warband for him."

If it was only his own child who was like this, Eliade would have nothing to think about. However, his brother's eldest son happened to be in a similar situation, but he was extremely loved by his father and had everything he wanted.

In comparison, even though Eliade has a gentle temperament and his morality in some aspects can be compared with that of saints, it is difficult not to have some emotions in his heart.

"Yes, I am preparing to form an Ash Chapter for him."

Noah naturally admitted his arrangement for his eldest grandson, and then explained why he treated Hades so differently.
"I originally planned to arrange Hades according to Xizel's growth process and teach him to control his own power. After he can control it freely, I will arrange for him to enter the Dragon Academy or other higher education colleges under an assumed name to receive compulsory education.

But your child, his power is growing and changing all the time, and his power is far superior to the Ash Power that Xizel awakened at the beginning, both in quality and quantity. This is not a power that he can control in a short period of time. "

"So, he can only live like a prisoner?"

Although the reason was very clear, Elijah still felt unwilling. Not to mention the power of death that even he could not be immune to, his child was so well-behaved, sensible and lovable.

"That's the case in the short term. In the future, how far he can go depends on his control of his own power. If his control speed can catch up with the increase in power, then he can walk out of this tower." "Father, have you carefully observed Hades' power of death?"

"Hmm? What? What did you find out?"

"From what I understand, Xizel's Ash Power is a psychic power that brings destruction and ruin."

"Ah."

"But Hades' power of death has a nature of devouring and plundering. The vitality that leaked from my body did not disappear, but was unconsciously collected by him. That's why his power is growing all the time."

"That's right. That's why I said that his power of death is even more powerful than Xizel's power of ash. If he doesn't control it, with his character and will, it's only a matter of time before he falls and gets lost."

Noah knew very well how great the temptation of rapid growth in strength was, because he was often troubled by the slow growth of his own strength. That was why he was looking forward to the moment when the golden tree would have a good harvest.

“But is there a possibility that if he devours enough vitality and is satisfied, his death domain may not get out of control, and he can take this opportunity to control it.”

"You want Hades to be fed all at once, but whose life are you going to feed him?"

Noah understood Eliade's thoughts.

He believed that the reason his child's power frequently erupted and continued to get out of control was because he was in a state of hunger from beginning to end, so all he needed to do was to feed him.

"I am currently conquering a hive world, and the various Zergs that rule the world have amazing reproductive capacity. They have almost hollowed out the world, and the countries ruled by the queens are plundering and fighting each other..."

"You want to take your child to the plane battlefield?"

Noah was surprised at Eliade's idea. Sending a newborn child into the battlefield as a weapon of mass destruction was indeed something a cold-blooded commander would do, but at this moment Eliade was a loving father.

"The bugs there are almost endless. No matter how many you kill, more will pop up. I think Hades will be satisfied if I stay there."

"But have you ever thought about this? With his current character, once he gets a taste of the wonderful pleasure of killing and becomes addicted to it, the end result will be disastrous."

Strength must be matched with one's character. If there is no will to control the strength, then the final outcome will surely be madness and depravity, just like ordinary people who suddenly become rich, most of them will end up with nothing after a short period of revelry.

"I will have to rely on your guidance, father. I will not take him to the battlefield for the time being, because my current life essence is not enough to resist his domain."

"What do you want to do again?"

"I will condense my divinity within ten years."

Elijah spoke of his plan in a calm tone, without any excitement, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing, but Noah was silent for a long time when he heard it.

He had no doubts about whether his eldest son could condense divinity. Divinity was the first threshold that a legend who was about to embark on the road to becoming a god had to cross. Only by condensing divinity could one be qualified to be called a god.

The so-called divinity is the perception of the power of rules by those who have ascended to God. It is the ultimate manifestation of the power of the domain and represents immortality.

Even if it is a short-lived species, once it reaches this step and condenses its divinity, its duration of existence can easily surpass that of many immortal species. It can sit back and watch the ups and downs of history and the rise and fall of time.

It is not just about condensing divinity, but also about choosing a path. It is not just about choosing to embark on the path to becoming a god, but also about choosing which field to set foot on, light and darkness, life and death, wind, rain, thunder, mountains, rivers, sky and earth... Which field to choose is basically decided when condensing divinity.

Even if it is possible to expand in the later stage, it can only be expanded on the original basis, just like if you originally chose the light, unless you completely give up everything you originally have, you can never go around to the dark realm.

"Have you made up your mind?"

"This is not a sudden impulse of mine, father, but a path I have decided on long ago."

Elijah smiled brightly at his father who was silent for a long time before asking.
"Have you forgotten the goal I set for myself when I was a child? I wanted to become the supreme lord of the heavens."

"Lord of the Celestial Realm? That's not bad."

Although Noah never interfered with his descendants' decisions on such major matters, he still felt many regrets for his descendants who embarked on different paths.

“What field are you planning to get involved in?”

"Holiness, light, and courage."

"It looks like it won't be long before I have another child who becomes a powerful god."

After hearing Eliade's goal, Noah laughed and joked, because no matter which field, it can become a powerful divine power. Of course, the challenges he will face will be proportional to it.

The priesthood is truly a one-size-fits-all situation. It cannot be said that hard work and talent are completely useless, but they are completely useless.

No matter how gentle a god is, he will not give in even a single step in the struggle for divine power. Of course, there is also a very lucky situation.

There are some very ancient and powerful gods who got tired of being gods and simply gave up their priesthood and ran away. This kind of thing has happened before.

However, such a thing will only happen once in billions of years, so there is basically no need to expect it. If you really want to become a powerful god, you can only fight.

"Father, my current goal is just to gather divinity. I am not even sure if I can lift the throne of God, so how can I expect to become a powerful god?"

"If you don't even have this much ambition, then stay and take care of the child. You don't have to go to the battlefield. After you raise Hades, let him take your place."

Noah felt a little disappointed with his eldest son's humility. How could such a gentle man compete with the gods?

"He will have his own subordinates and form a legion loyal to him."

Even in the face of his father's rebuke, Eliade behaved very gently, and his eyes revealed beautiful expectations for his child's future, even if that child was born Hades.

(End of this chapter)