Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 559 The Creator 'God' Who Sells Lives

As the elderly golden dragon Bayohart and Archbishop Ilu passed through the reception hall door adorned with five-colored dragon images, the middle-aged lord walking beside the man and the dragon slowly extended his hand, performing a perfect and standard noble gesture.

"Distinguished guests, the Emperor awaits your arrival within!"

Bayuhart glanced thoughtfully at the middle-aged man with a hoarse voice, shrouded in heavy armor resembling a dark bat, and could sense the most unwavering dark will deep within the man's heart.

This middle-aged man was not a soldier guarding the Imperial Court, but rather Wayne, the Night Lord, who was attracting much attention among the Empire's newly announced series of appointments.

Within the Golden Empire, the size of legions is determined by its own rules.

Besides the empire's elite main combat legions and large standing garrison legions, as well as the city defense and warning corps and some special auxiliary and logistical corps, the empire's regular main combat legions are divided into six major groups.

These are the First to Sixth Legions, each commanded by a commander-in-chief, stationed in the four corners of the empire's territory.

Given the current military strength of the Golden Empire, there is no need to rush to expand the size of the legion; doing so would only waste the empire's financial resources.

But Night Lord Wayne is the only new Imperial military commander in recent years who has been allowed to independently build an entire warband's worth of weaponry.

"It seems this Midnight Lord is highly regarded by Goggmora, and can even freely travel to the Royal Court to personally meet and converse with Goggmora,"

Ilu also noticed this. The archbishop was also considering the study and information gathering about the Golden Empire, which is why she naturally had this idea.

It seems that the rumors circulating in the mortal world about Emperor Gogmora's somewhat decadent rule of the kingdom are not true.

But when Golden Dragon Bayhart and Archbishop Ilu saw the Dragon Emperor, they were both extremely shocked.

The first and only dragon emperor of Ekania, born only once every tens of thousands of years in the mortal world, was slowly pacing in front of a giant chessboard.

The true form of Bayhhart, the dragon god, is one of the most spectacular sights in the universe. It is another endpoint for dragons in the realm of mysticism, and also the pinnacle that dragons can reach on the path of magic.

But in Bayuhart's eyes, this magnificent red dragon with its seven majestic heads and ten soaring crowns seemed to be more beautiful than himself.

Karon Gogmora's enormous and slender dragon body can be described by any word in the world that describes power and beauty.

Bayhart even felt that the authority and divine power of the gods of strength and beauty had fallen upon this great red dragon, to the point that the body of this great red dragon became the real embodiment of these two words.

The thick yet delicate red scales shimmered with the most dazzling rainbow light in the universe, and even the natural iridescence surrounding the rainbow dragon could not compare to the radiance of this dragon emperor.

While the power and beauty of the Dragon Emperor surprised Bayuhart, they didn't shock him.

To the astonishment of the dragon god Bayuhart, the dragon emperor, who was pacing beside the giant chessboard, was using all his strength but was barely managing to maintain his energy to play against another white-robed, white-haired mage.

Ilu couldn't see some things clearly, but Bayhart saw that in the layers of halo above the Dragon Emperor Kalon Gogmora, a huge golden bell was floating and sinking.

The dragon fire of the first emperor, powerful enough to melt all things and incinerate all matter in the world, licked at the enormous golden bell amidst layers of haloed light.

One waterfall after another of faith power flowed from the territory of the Golden Empire, pouring into the Golden Bell, where it was tempered and refined by the Dragon Emperor's fire.

This made Baryohart so angry that his fangs itched, and he gritted his teeth, making a crunching sound.

At this time, the Golden Empire worshipped this great red dragon. The empire's supreme emperor had hundreds of millions of believers, and even if they were just casual believers, they were enough to gather a massive amount of faith power.

Not to mention the core groups that initially followed the Gorgmora dragons, all of whom regarded this great red dragon as their god.

Within the Dragon Temple, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the spirits of the fallen heroes were the supplicants of this great red dragon.

Bayuhart had no doubt that the power of faith accumulated in the Golden Empire over the years was enough to elevate any race in the mortal realm to godhood.

This is also one of the reasons why Bayuhart and the Grand Master of Magic, Kress, came to the Golden Empire.

By exercising divine authority through royal decree, the Goggmora dragonflight's current rule is so effective that it can gather faith more quickly, conveniently, and endlessly than any god's proselytizing.

However, this massive and inexhaustible power of faith was burned by the dragon fire that melts all things, stripping away a large amount of its power and substance. Only a fraction of it remained as the purest spiritual light, which was filtered through the Dragon Emperor's Bell and flowed into the body of the great red dragon.

The pure spiritual light nurtured the Dragon Emperor's spirit and soul, becoming nourishment for his soul and will, allowing this great red dragon to grow almost every moment.

The growth of Karon Gogmora's soul and spirit, in turn, influences and nourishes the dragon's body in a mutually reinforcing way.

However, Bayuhart felt that the dragon emperor's use of the power of faith was too simplistic, crude, and wasteful, to the point that even the dragon god felt a slight pang of heartache.

When the old golden dragon turned its gaze to the white-robed old mage who was only able to maintain his strength to fight the Dragon Emperor in his mythical form, its dragon pupils suddenly widened.

An indescribable mental pressure enveloped Baryohart's mind and spirit.

Although Bayuhart did not possess the full power of the true form of the Dragon God, the essence of the Dragon God remained. With the Dragon God's innate ability to detect and identify, he swept his gaze over the white-robed old mage and felt that his spirit was trapped in an entire universe.

This startled Bayuhart, who realized that the white-robed mage before him was not any of the gods he knew.

But judging from the feeling this white-robed mage gave him, it was no different from that of a great and powerful being.

Archbishop Ilu stared blankly at the enormous chessboard around which the Dragon Emperor paced. The chessboard was not filled with chess pieces, but with living beings.

It wasn't a huge chessboard, but a vast world.

Mountains and rivers shift, living beings evolve, and all things arise and flourish, yet they are all manipulated like chess pieces on this enormous chessboard.

Ilu saw on the chessboard a god who claimed to be the only one in all things, who created the universe and all the gods with his own power—the inextinguishable fire. These gods were called Ainu by this one god.

Each Ainu embodies a different fragment of the one God's will, so initially these Ainu could not understand each other.

Therefore, the one and only God taught these Ainu spirits by composing a grand musical movement and announced an unprecedentedly grand theme, commanding these Ainu spirits to compose and sing together.

This grand theme was named—Einu's Great Symphony.

The Great Symphony of Ainu is the destiny ordained for the universe by the one and only God of all things.

"As a living being learns more and more, it becomes increasingly unable to listen to opposing voices and opinions, and its thinking gradually becomes rigid and lazy."

"To change this predicament, we must constantly argue and think, and reconstruct our thinking and ways of thinking. This is also a dilemma faced by many gods, even the great and one god Ilúvatar is no exception."

The white-haired old mage manipulated Ilúvatar, the One Father of All Things, to personally intervene and interfere with the actions of Morgoth and Melkor, the Dark Valar gods controlled by the Dragon Emperor Kalón Gógmora.

Karon Gogmora, controlling Melkor, created the werewolf race by combining evil spirits and wolves from the world created by the One God of All Things, to contend with the dwarf race created by Auli, one of the Anu gods.

Kalon then manipulated Melkor, combining a giant eagle and a vampire leech to create the vampire race to contend with the naturally favored elves.

Kalon then manipulated Melkor, combining the bloodlines of beasts and humans to create the Orcs, who then fought against humanity.

Charon also manipulated Melkor to create a truly rare species of dragon, thereby suppressing the sky eagle that was the incarnation of the lesser god Valar beneath Ainu.

Thus, in this chessboard world named Arda, several major races began to emerge, clashing and interacting with each other.

"The more frequently a river flows, the less likely it is to change its course,"

While focusing on manipulating the chessboard world, Kalon responded to the white-robed mage opposite him.

As for the arrival of Ilu and the golden dragon Bayhart, it was difficult for him to be distracted by two things.

This is one of the rare times that Kalon has fully utilized the power of Gogmora's mind.

“Synaptic remodeling is accompanied by real physiological resistance for all mortal beings, causing them to instinctively avoid cognitive changes, let alone gods who are confined to the rules.”

The mysterious white-robed mage nodded, squinting as he looked at the chessboard world, where werewolves, vampires, and orcs began to establish their own civilizations, forming unique kingdoms.

While these races retain their formidable aggression and offensiveness, they have abandoned chaos and disorder, focusing instead on competition. This has resulted in the elven, dwarven, and human civilizations, even with mutual alliances and support, being unable to contend with the realms of werewolves, vampires, and orcs.

If the One God of All Things, controlled by the mage, does not personally intervene, the grand symphony set by this One God for the fate of the universe will be altered by Melkor, controlled by Karon.

Therefore, the white-robed mage smiled and, with the authority of the one and only god of all things, summoned the gods of Ainu to directly suppress Melkor, controlled by Kalon, into the volcano.

It can be summarized in a single sentence, but in the chessboard universe, it represents a massive war.

Countless elves, humans, and dwarves died before the kingdoms of werewolves, orcs, and vampires could be destroyed.

The giant eagles fought against the dragons, but the dragons killed several of the eagles, and the dragons fell to the earth and turned into mountains.

Melkor was also permanently sealed within a massive, barren volcano by the siege of the Valar, who were avatars of many gods.

"Your beliefs seem to contradict that of the one and only God."

In the end, the white-robed mage annihilated the entire vast chessboard universe and looked toward the Dragon Emperor Kalon Gogmora.

"A world without competition is a world without vitality."

All seven heads of Kalon emitted slight breaths, and a huge gust of air wafted between the fangs of the great red dragon, enveloping all seven heads in a scorching steam.

"The progress of civilization and the world can only be truly driven by vitality and competition. The vitality of society lies in the dynamic game of give and take, and the advancement of civilization is always accompanied by the institutional rules of survival of the fittest."

"It's just that within civilization, it's done through gentle means, while outside of civilization, it happens through violent means!"

"Everything has a price, even the one and only God. Since He has set the predetermined trajectory for the universe, He cannot expect the universe to achieve unexpected breakthroughs and advancements!"

The white-robed monk nodded, and said thoughtfully, "That makes some sense."

"The universe created by that one and only god welcomed the invasion of other civilizations, and now that world has been completely defeated and fallen by them, with absolutely no room for resistance,"

"Even Ilúvatar, the one and only god of all things, known as the one and only god and the father of all beings, is omniscient, omnipotent, without beginning or end, and has existed in endless time and space."

"Because he lost the bet, he was sealed by a supreme deity from elsewhere into an endless corridor of time and space, unable to move."

"Perhaps it's because this one and only god's mindset has long been solidified by the grand symphony of his predetermined destiny,"

The white-robed old mage smiled and said softly, "Never mind, there's no point in saying all this. I'm about to leave this universe and create my own in the endless void."

"I originally intended to invite many gods to reside in my universe and, incidentally, help me maintain its stability,"

"But after visiting many worlds with gods, I found that those gods were simply fools and idiots lifted up by power; they were meaningless and did little to help the universe."

The white-robed mage's gaze briefly swept over the aged golden dragon, Bayohart, and he said meaningfully, "If I were to hand over divine authority to any mortal, they wouldn't do a worse job than the gods."

"But your way of thinking is very interesting. Competition within the rules and the concept of constantly striving for improvement can have many interesting effects on my universe."

"So I came here this time to ask you if you want to come with me. I can give you the natural authority of an evil god, or perhaps the identity of the Father of Darkness, and you can also assume the authority of the Dragon God."

"After all, with your thoughts and methods, if you were on the side of the righteous gods, then the other side of the universe would inevitably be compressed to an extremely pitiful state, which would not be a good thing for the balance of the universe."

The white-robed mage stared at Charon's red dragon skull, a slight smile on his face, and said, "As for the identity of the father of all darkness in the universe, it suits you quite well."

"Under your control, the other side of the universe will certainly not simply exist to maintain balance."

“I once snatched a universe from the ultimate darkness Lucifer and saw that guy for myself. His darkness cannot compare to the other kind of darkness deep within you.”

He's not as good as you!

A true god is not one who ascends to the pinnacle simply through power. In other words, those who believe they can ascend to the pinnacle simply through power are usually the weakest and most ignorant gods.

Power comes from wisdom; without supreme wisdom, there is no supreme power.

The words spoken by this mysterious monk make everything perfectly clear.

The mage chuckled and said, "That universe was later discovered by the ultimate darkness Lucifer, but I managed to drive him away again. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to find you by following his trail. You wouldn't be able to deal with an existence whose purpose is unclear right now!"

Caron nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.

However, Kalon Gogmora knew that he could not refuse the mage's invitation, whether he wanted to or not, because the mage was his creditor.

The monk's invitation was polite, but subconsciously, it was a request for Kalon to repay a debt for it.

Caron did not reject the mage's strength and confidence, after all, the former Dr. Manhattan was created by this mage himself.

After pondering for a while, Kalon slowly said, "I can never let go of my homeland and what I currently possess, so my true form cannot follow you to the new universe."

As Kalon finished speaking, a majestic and spirited elf emerged from the body of the seven-headed, ten-crowned red dragon and stood before the white-robed mage.

"In that case, I can't offer you any benefits. What you achieve in the universe I've created is up to you."

The white-robed mage looked Karon up and down, then reluctantly accepted it as if he were pinching his nose.

Then the mage flicked his robe, the huge sleeves of which seemed to contain the entire plane, easily taking in the elven face and making it disappear.

Finally, the mage glanced at Archbishop Ilu and the golden dragon Bayhart, then said, "Since you've been of help to me, I'll tell you a little something before I leave."

"You say,"

Kalon nodded slightly at the same time, looking at the mage who had reached the end of his legendary path of destiny.

"Those madmen from the ancient magical empire borrowed the power of a powerful deity from another universe, the Titan, the agent of the fundamental forces of the universe, to awaken Aikania's star soul, making her a primordial deity,"

The white-robed mage said, "Your child's birth was delayed by the Primordial God because of this Star Soul Titan who possesses the authority of the Mother Goddess."

"As for the reason, you can ask Aynya, who is standing at your feet. I can't be bothered to find out what her purpose is."

"Thank you so much for your message,"

Caron Gogmora said, "I wish you success in your cosmic endeavors."

"Who knows? There are a lot of crazy Supreme Gods running around outside these days. I might get knocked down one day, and maybe you'll have to save me in the future."

The mage muttered something under his breath, waved his hand, and without any magical fluctuations, rule changes, or portals, it vanished from the world.

Even Caron couldn't sense the existence of his elven appearance.

Karon merely smiled slightly at the white-robed mage's optimism.

Ilu and Bayuhart watched as the True Dragon Emperor slowly retracted his mythical form, transforming back into a dragon-man standing with his hands behind his back.

"Emperor Gogmora can now even associate with beings like this?"

A flicker appeared in Bayuhart's vertical pupils, and he asked with a serious expression.

"It has nothing to do with it. It's like when we dragons are flying in the sky, looking down on all living beings on the earth, we happen to find a slightly interesting fellow, so we just land on the ground to take a look."

Caron Gogmora grinned and said slowly, "The most important thing is to rely on yourself!"

(End of this chapter)