Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 455 In Progress

The Dragon's Nest Mountain Range, stretching for tens of thousands of miles across land and sea and piercing the clouds, is divided into several colors, with red being the most prominent. Majestic castles stand atop the mountains, and countless dragons and flocks of young dragons, like birds in flight, rise and fall like a forest.

Among them, the lush, verdant mountains, as green as jade, are the gathering place of the Green Dragon species.

A colossal Tree of Life stands atop the mountain, its countless gnarled branches growing luxuriantly, almost completely dominating the sky above the leveled mountaintop. Its dappled shade could even provide shelter for several prosperous tribes.

In fact, more than one race does inhabit the base of this enormous Tree of Life.

As the palace of the green dragon Antajena, it is not only guarded by the dragon king's private guard, but also by all the green dragons of the entire Golden Empire living beneath the mountain peak occupied by the giant Tree of Life, protecting the lair of the green dragon lord.

However, when the Green Dragon Lord entered a deep sleep, only the Pik Elf race was able to move freely on the Tree of Life, as active as before.

As renowned forest fairies in the world of Ekania, the Pik elves are born with the ability to conceal themselves and also possess a certain level of reconnaissance. These little guys hide on the Tree of Life, making them almost impossible for outsiders to detect.

These Pixie sprites were the close guards of the Green Dragon Antajina while she slept, and also her helpers and servants in handling the daily affairs of the Green Dragon territory after Antajina fell asleep.

"Honored King, Dragon Emperor Gogmora,"

"You rule over all, the sovereign of kings, the king of kings,"

"Our King Gogmora and all the Dragon Kings have granted me mind and scales,"

"Homage to the Holy Gogmora, homage to the Dragon Kings of the Empire..."

Dozens of green dragon cubs, surrounded by the Pixie sprites, are now approaching the Tree of Life to perform their monthly morning audience with the Dragon King.

The Gogmora clan in the Golden Empire places great importance on responsibility, so each of the scaled dragon cubs often sees its respective scaled dragon king when it is young.

As advised by the Imperial Think Tank, the dragon kings of various scales are excellent role models and driving forces for the newborn cubs of the Empire to learn from and follow, so no dragon king or cub can slack off in this matter.

So even while the green dragon Antajana was asleep, these green dragon cubs continued to follow the ten-year-old tradition of attending their monthly lessons.

These green dragon chicks babbled and cried, mostly quite casually. The Golden Empire was orderly, but the rules were not strict.

Several green dragon cubs attempted to cross the Pik elves' blockade and climb to the roots of the Tree of Life.

There was a huge pond formed by the intertwined roots of the Tree of Life, which was once filled with the life-giving water that the Tree of Life had gathered from the mountains and the earth.

But now, the pond that once allowed adult dragons to swim freely is only half a person's height deep. The magical algae that grew at the bottom of the pond are now exposed on the surface.

Captain Pik, dragging the fairy dust behind him, used the gnarled poison vines that were clinging to the Tree of Life to bind the green dragon cubs that were trying to cross the boundary.

"You greedy little bastards, you're still not satisfied even though you get a fixed share every month,"

The little Pike Elf Captain scolded, completely oblivious to the fact that even when facing a green dragon cub, he was just a little pudding.

It gazed at the green dragon cubs, bound by poisonous vines and suspended in mid-air, baring their fangs and claws while deliberately blinking their eyes. Knowing that the other party was doing it on purpose, it still couldn't help but be touched by these cubs.

For most races, the cub stage is the cutest period of their lives. Moreover, the naturally large-headed baby dragons of the dragon race are irresistible to the Pixie elves who grow up alongside the dragons.

"You have no idea how fortunate you are, and you are still insatiable. You should know that your other kin did not live as well as you do in the empire. When you were your age, many five-colored dragon cubs could only get one meal a day and go hungry in the wild."

"Some of the poorest kids even have to eat dirt to survive,"

Several green dragon cubs, with their bright green horns atop them, blinked their round eyes and looked innocently at the Pixie.

The sprite, arms crossed and looking rather old-fashioned, shook his head and said, "How about this: if you achieve excellent results in your general education and advanced education courses, you can exchange your report cards for the Water of Life."

Pixie slapped his forehead and sighed, "I know you're eyeing the wealth I've accumulated over the years, but oh well, there's nothing I can do!"

"Alas,"

"Great,"

“Pike the elf is the best partner for the green dragon species,”

"Great! With extra growth resources, we can grow up quickly and crush those stupid guys!"

Several green dragon cubs cheered, wagging their long, thin tails. The remaining green dragon cubs eagerly crowded around, completely surrounding the Pixie sprites.

The Golden Empire places great importance on the orderly inheritance and education of dragons.

In addition to general education in politics, economics, geography, and culture, young dragons in the empire also need to receive advanced education related to their own growth, such as the inherited magic of the dragon species itself, basic magic encompassing each age group, and advanced magic related to these basic magics.

Furthermore, each type of dragon with different scale colors can also choose to learn additional spells during the dragon advancement education, as long as they can meet the teacher's requirements and testing standards.

As a young dragon whose dragon heritage has been sealed, this action is also part of the Empire's exploration of whether it is possible to actively guide the dragon's magical heritage to awaken from its slumber.

The young dragons among these green dragon species are required to undertake heavier learning tasks.

The former True Dragon Emperor led all the dragons in the empire to conquer the capital of Koria. The supreme power of the dragons, the light of the empire, unleashed by those great dragons in unison, has become a lesson that these young dragons must learn.

Although not every dragon can master it after learning it, just like having an advanced mathematics textbook in front of you, not everyone can learn it.

But this is also a rare opportunity to gain experience and knowledge.

Although the empire's current focus is on other areas, it has never stopped nurturing and training the next generation.

Even though the empire is now on the verge of war and impending storm, its dragon cubs can still grow safely under the wings of the imperial dragons until they roar out to the world. In fact, the Golden Empire no longer needs to conduct additional unified consciousness education for its dragons, because the new generation of the empire has begun to occupy an absolute numerical advantage among the dragons.

The Tree of Life is thousands of meters tall, but the noise of these young dragons and the Pixie sprites seems to have "awakened" the enormous dragons sleeping in the canopy palace.

Antajena's sleeping body was like a whole piece of jewel carved entirely from jade, motionless, but her nostrils, covered with thorns like jade, began to twitch.

The breath exhaled by the green dragon was not simply elements and energy, nor was it air; rather, it was a spiritual light permeating from the lair, which was filled with gold, gems, ivory, and various magical treasures.

As a dragon king with secondary spiritual authority, Antajina and the other great dragons were deeply influenced by Kalon during their ten-year slumber through the channels connecting the dragons' lair.

Even a mere connection in its slumber allowed several sleeping dragon kings in the Goggmora dragonflight to gain considerable benefits after their bloodlines fully blossomed in Karona's complete slumber.

The resonance of the nest effect causes these dragons to sense each other's bloodlines, allowing each dragon to vaguely understand the general progress of the others. This also gives many dragons ample motivation, which is the subconscious desire to compete with each other.

This also led to a clear standard and reference for following in Karon's footsteps, further stimulating the potential of many dragons' instincts, causing these dragons to generally remain dormant for more than ten years.

This time, the green dragon was also the first dragon king to awaken.

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Heavy breathing came from the green dragon's nostrils, and a pair of captivating vertical pupils slowly opened.

"Karon!"

Antajena opened her eyes, but instead uttered the name of her partner.

The ever-growing green dragon now has horns on its head that meander like a jade crown. Its gaze is fixed on the highest mountain peak, which is still covered by thunderclouds stretching for miles. A look of worry appears in its pupils.

Even while slumbering, Kalon's aura fluctuated noticeably. According to the green dragon Antajena, her lover's aura, after initially declining, steadily increased until it reached its peak recently.

That was ancient blood, surpassing even that of the ancestral dragons, born for the first time in the native world of Ekania.

If this ancient power, surpassing even the blood of ancestral dragons, weren't still dormant, the entire Gogmora dragonflight might already be in an uproar.

Influenced by Kalon, Antajena's dragon blood is now bursting forth with powerful potential under immense pressure, making her extremely strong, only a step away from her ancestral green dragon species.

Antajena could even sense that the true blood of the black dragon Rosani, the blue dragon Dos, the white dragon Ghemot, and the ancestral golden dragon Obirash had made significant progress under the stimulation of Karon's extremely vigorous aura.

Even the White Dragon Kamid has made good progress.

However, Antajena can now barely sense the presence of Karon himself; the ancient blood seems to have completely disappeared from the world of Ekania.

"Is this Karon's legendary transformation? A legendary transformation that crossed the boundary between the ancestral dragons and the first generation of species, how could its aura have weakened to such an extent?"

Antajena bared her fangs. The path of the dragon race did not have many references on the road to legend, and there was no knowledge about this among the dragon race in the inheritance.

However, under the influence of Charon, the Gogmora dragonflight has now begun to embark on a path that uses the bodies of dragons as the source of power, rather than entirely following the path of the dragons.

Therefore, the existence of Calon is a very important reference for later generations.

"Unfortunately, although I made significant progress during this slumber, I still haven't been able to cross the boundaries of the ancestral dragons, and my understanding of the path ahead is insufficient to reach the realm of legends."

Antajena lowered her head and looked at her soft belly.

That place, after Antajena's spiritual authority was transformed and combined with her body, became the green dragon's future goal and path.

"The rules of life, the union of spiritual authority—this is the path I will take from now on,"

Antajana knew that her talents were far inferior to Karon's, so she had no greater ambitions. The ability that best suited her was her strongest ability.

She cast aside her worries about Caron; the transformation into a legend was something no one could help her with.

This is a moment when living beings embark on a higher path, and everything about themselves is condensed into a system of rules based on their beliefs.

Many brilliant geniuses, who, despite their humble origins, reach the legendary level within a few decades, also fall before this threshold of instant success because their mental strength cannot sustain the transformation to legendary status.

But Antajena knew that although Karon's path was more powerful than ever before, if Karon himself could not sustain this transformation, there would not be many legends left in the world.

Only these slumbering dragons, through their shared aura and senses, knew that the mind of the True Dragon Emperor, which they perceived, was vast and inexhaustible.

Perhaps only with such a vast and magnanimous heart can one become the true emperor of the dragon race.

Antajena carefully assessed and compared her current strength. The spiritual authority was conceived and formed in her abdomen, not her heart, giving the green dragon an incomparably surging life force.

"Perhaps my current strength is still no match for Karon in his early adolescence. After all, my cognition, understanding and related levels are far behind Karon's. But the pure vitality in my body is far greater than Karon's back then."

Although the Green Dragon's current physique far surpasses that of Charon in his early adolescence, and it also surpasses Charon in pure physical strength, the Green Dragon still feels that it cannot defeat Charon at that time.

This is the goal that all the great dragons in the Gogmora dragonflight aspire to, and it is also the goal that all the new generation of the Golden Empire, and even the new generation in the world of Ekania, need to emulate and pursue. The same applies to the green dragons.

"However, with my current strength, it shouldn't be impossible for me to contend with ordinary legends. Although I'm still far from being one of the best among the legends, the great dragons of the entire Gogmora dragonflight, under Kalon's leadership, might very well be qualified to contend with the legendary chosen one, Lipnos,"

Antajina, the green dragon, rose from her warm bed with a cold smile. The dragon's grudge was evident. Apart from her lover, Charon, the first person the green dragon thought of after waking up was Lipnos.

"That old dog Lipnos will become the stepping stone for the Gorgmora dragons to enter the astral plane,"

Antajina emerged from her palace, spreading her enormous wings and letting out a roar befitting the Green Dragon King, proclaiming the resurrection of the first Dragon King.

(End of this chapter)