Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire

One warrior after another, whom he had never seen before, resurrected before his eyes. Not only that, but as the dust dispersed, a warrior with a radiant gold glow emerged, digging through the rubble in the deepest part of Abyss Valley. His armor was pristine, with only traces of the previous battle remaining.

"Which majesty is so bored?"

Grand Duke Goldon's face was extremely ugly; no matter which legend it was, facing such a situation, one's mood would be far from good.

Group resurrection, and after resurrection, everyone was granted the enhancement of divine-like power. Ants they could have easily crushed, now not only withstood their attacks but also posed a threat to them.

"For the Holy Dragon Emperor!"

The Forbidden Army, feeling the surging power within their bodies, especially those who died and then resurrected once, wore expressions full of fanaticism.

The magicians were selecting among the Dragon People suitable for transformation surgery, not only based on physical compatibility and current status as prerequisites but also on one hidden criterion.

That criterion was the worship of Holy Dragon Noah. The more devout the faith in the Holy Dragon, the higher the chance of being selected. In other words, the magicians had chosen a group of fanatics for Noah, believing this would improve the success rate of the transformation surgery.

"Charge!"

An unprecedented battle erupted, one that even ancient records could hardly recall. A group of warriors, barely reaching the level of Radiant Gold on average, formed ranks to charge against a legend.

Though this battle was extremely arduous, unlike the ease of slaughtering Balrog Demons, the flickering golden flames endowed every Forbidden Army soldier with an undead body.

The legend could easily defeat and kill them but could not stop their resurrection and had to face them becoming stronger after each revival.

Iliad, set aside by the legend, and Holy Knight Rand, tossed aside by the reacting Forbidden Army soldiers, gathered together. This master and apprentice were dumbfounded, shocked by the battle before them.

Even Iliad, the holy offspring of Holy Dragon Noah, doubted whether what he was seeing was real.

Though he revered and trusted his father, seeing his father's warriors surrounding a legend, he could not comprehend it.

"I had heard that Holy Dragon Noah was a Sealing God Dragon."

Rand's expression gradually turned complex from initial shock, extremely entangled,

"I thought it was a rumor. After all, the Holy Dragon was still so young; how could he tread the divine path so early? But now it seems, this is not a rumor; the Holy Dragon has truly become a Sealing God Dragon!"

As a Paladin, Rand held his own beliefs, worshiping the God of Courage. Yet as a divine believer, he knew well what he should do upon discovering a God Sealer. But this contradicted the Holy Light Path he followed.

This Sealing God Dragon's favored ones were besieging a legendary Grand Duke who watched the Abyss' forces rampage in his kingdom.

Crucially, this group of fearless warriors had just saved him and his student. How could he betray them by reporting to the church?

"It shouldn't be a Sealing God Dragon, right? I haven't heard of any Ascender possessing such divine power; there must be some misunderstanding here."

At this time, the knowledgeable Iliad offered a differing opinion from his teacher.

He knew his father best; was he really a Sealing God Dragon? Surely not! Though the relentless resurrection of these favored ones far exceeded divine Saints, some special cause must exist.

"You're right, this indeed isn't something an Ascender can achieve."

Rand watched attentively as the Forbidden Army, already dragging the legend from the sky to the ground for a brutal melee, nodded.

An Ascender can mimic gods, perform some divine deeds, bestow blessings, and more. But ultimately, they aren't true gods. Even if they gather the Power of Faith, their divine arts and blessings are limited in effect.

Resurrecting someone is the pinnacle of an Ascender's capabilities. As for mass resurrection, that's slightly beyond them.

Like in front of us, continuously granting resurrection divine power, enhancing battle strength upon each revival, stacking without end, this is something only a True God could do.

Clearly, there is some misunderstanding here.

Perhaps this group claiming to be under the Holy Dragon isn't referring to the Golden Dragon of the Material Realm on Xilantia Continent but some Dragon God above the mortal world.

But which Dragon God bears the title of Holy Dragon? Rand pondered endlessly but couldn't figure it out.

Moreover, if it were truly a blessing from a Dragon God, why let such weak warriors assault a legend instead of delivering a divine punishment, which would consume far less?

Rand observed keenly; the Forbidden Army's highest death count had revived five times, and with each death, their sword's sharpness grew, forcing even the legend into caution, any negligence risking injury.

Thus, this master and apprentice discussed contentedly whether this Holy Dragon was the esteemed Gold Dragon across the distant seas or an unknown Dragon God.

Mainly, they couldn't do much themselves. Moreover, the battle's outcome was becoming apparent. The legend who once wantonly abused the Forbidden Army was now suppressed by this group of warriors ignorant to death.

These warriors, like revered Golden Giants blessed by divinity, displayed tenfold greater ferocity. At this moment, any one of them could confront a Great Demon they had just successfully encircled and killed.

"The transformation surgery is insufficient and must be further perfected!"

Although the battle's outcome was apparent, Noah, silently burning the Power of Faith to provide his favored ones with strength, couldn't help but sigh upon feeling the consumption of faith.

The Forbidden Army regarded themselves as his Personal Guard. Though their individual prowess was outstanding by any plane or nation, Noah wasn't satisfied.

Even forming a battle array, they could besiege Abyss Demons crossing realms. But Noah deemed it inadequate. To serve as his guard, merely possessing such power was drastically insufficient.

At least his Personal Guard should possess the strength to confront legends. Facing a legend only to be instantly killed—what use are such warriors as Personal Guards?

Of course, it wasn't disdain for the current Forbidden Army. After all, transformation surgery just began its practical application phase, with immense potential yet to be unearthed in each soldier.

Those transformation fanatics, after summarizing all concepts and plans, presented to him a scheme involving twenty-one transformation surgeries.

According to these maniacs, Dragon People undergoing twenty-one surgeries, as long as they survived, might battle Transcendents in the Ultimate Intent Realm unarmored, assuming close combat.

Endowing such warriors with custom magic-guided mechanical kinetic armor and forming a battle array might, in theory, resist legends.

Noah was dissatisfied with such a transformation plan; each surgery was a life-and-death ordeal for the recipient.

After enduring such stringent trials, to merely acquire potential legendary-resistant power seemed absurd.

Thus, Noah decided to add one more step: any Forbidden Army soldiers enduring all twenty-one surgeries would receive a drop of True Blood.

Thus, those surviving would surely gain the power to rival legends.