But this does not mean that the Golden Dragons have the arbitrary power to rule over other Metal Dragons. Ancient Golden Dragons are frightening enough, but the Ancient Silver Dragons did not grow to their ancient stage by being pushovers.
The grandmother of the Silver Dragon Valkyrie, Chris Tianna, an Ancient Silver Dragon, even publicly voiced her stance in the South.
Before Chris Tianna does anything harmful to the Metal Dragons, anyone who dares target her will receive a personal visit from this Ancient Silver Dragon.
The Ancient Silver Dragon also stated that only an absolute tyrant would suppress the spread of normal ideological concepts.
Metal Dragons do not need a tyrant to lead or rule them. The Silver Dragon clan might allow a true King to emerge, but will never accept the rule of a tyrant.
As a result, those Southern Metal Dragons quietly retreated, and even the incidents targeting the Golden Empire gradually disappeared.
The Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya merely brushed the surface but already understood how terrifying the influence of the Golden Empire is on a Giant Dragon.
Gaiya now believes the turmoil stirred by the Adult Silver Dragon and two Bronze Dragons in the Good Dragon Headquarters in the South might not be due to the ’Evil Fall’ caused by persuasive rhetoric, but rather could be due to being completely changed by civilization itself.
Just like the Red Copper Dragon Alfred before him.
"Noble Dragon King, esteemed Imperial diplomatic chief, I salute you on behalf of the Faen Empire delegation and the Southern Nobles."
The leader of the Faen Empire’s delegation, Zaleya, placed a hand over his chest and bowed.
Members of the delegation greeted the humanoid transformed, bespectacled Red Copper Dragon Alfred, and introduced themselves.
However, only the envoy from the Faen Empire received a polite response from the Red Copper Dragon, as other Northern and Southern Nobles’ envoys were ignored by the Dragon.
Despite being ignored, the faces of those Southern Noble envoys did not dare show anger.
Having realized the power of the Golden Empire, no noble dared to maintain any pretense of arrogance before a Giant Dragon and could only endure in silence.
The Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya also nodded and greeted the Giant Dragon, which was quite peculiar.
In the hierarchical order of dragon legacy, where power and bloodline dominance, Mature Blue Dragons are far more noble than the Red Copper Dragon, yet in reality, it is the Mature Blue Dragon who must take the initiative to greet.
"Emperor Gogomola and the Kings are currently at a banquet. This is a rare moment for the Kings to gather, though it may not align perfectly with etiquette, but I ask you all to follow me!"
The Red Copper Dragon Alfred led the delegation into the noisy Royal Tent, only then did he slowly take a seat.
However, both the Faen Empire delegation and the Southern Nobles’ delegation immediately froze in the wide aisle in the middle of the Royal Tent, not due to a lack of etiquette from the Empire or the Kings, but because the situation before them was too shocking.
The Royal Tent was large, but still insufficient to accommodate the Dragon Group.
Dragons who excelled in war transformed into humanoid forms and sat behind their seats, their glowing eyes turned towards the envoys, resembling golden flames igniting within the tent.
Even the surrounding roaring fires could not compare to the brilliance of the Dragon’s eyes.
Not only humans but even the Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya found his heart suddenly pounding, reminiscent of his first hunt for fierce monsters as a young dragon.
Even those generals, the minions of the monstrous races and humanoid commanders of the Empire, gazed at the envoys with eyes as sharp as daggers, piercingly intimidating.
Even the female humans and elves had eyes resembling dew-covered iron swords, radiating a startling cold light.
What truly terrified the envoys were the rows of heads of prominent nobles centrally placed on the table within the Royal Tent, among which many were heads taken from Gray Dragon Naka and Naluo, members of the Imperial Assassin Court, as if being used by the Kings and minions as drink accompaniments.
Despite his exceptional psychological resilience, the leader of Faen Empire’s delegation, Zaleya, still felt his voice as coarse as steel scraping against each other, laughing dryly.
"Honored Supreme Emperor of the Golden Empire, exalted Kings and valiant warriors, truly project an air of fierce bravery by using your opponents’ heads as drinking companions, I truly admire your spirit!"
Despite being somewhat unnerved, Zaleya, concealing his emotions, subtly reframed those former enemies of the Golden Empire and the Kings, now to be seen as mere opponents in his speech, secretly probing the attitude of the Kings, showcasing his remarkable qualities.
The Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch slightly upon hearing this, if such acts were from other races, other kingdoms, or other Giant Dragon families, the envoys and nobles of the Faen Empire would certainly scorn—such actions are barbaric!
But just as the Emperor of the Golden Empire had said, the order of the world is shaped by the will of the strong, civilization is defined and molded by the powerful.
The conduct of the Golden Empire and the Kings, after displaying their might, could be claimed as representing overwhelming charisma.
Moments before, the Royal Tent was loud, yet now it was frighteningly quiet, even the Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya instinctively lightened his breathing.
Color dragons are indeed brave, but they face numerous legendary Kings.
The other Kings, along with the True Dragon Emperor Karon Gogomola, shared the same table, sitting beside the Dragon Emperor.
Yet none of the Kings directed their gaze at these envoys from the Faen Empire and the Southern Nobles.
The Heroic King Anudale of the Zor Elves drank alone, while the Giant King Mogyes of the Divine Forsaken Mountain Range unceremoniously crunched into massive leg bones.
The Monarchs of the Hobis Empire and the Beastman King smirked coldly, glancing at the skulls of noble heads in the center of the Royal Tent.
Prior to the Dragon Emperor speaking, none of these Kings even considered engaging the envoys from the Central Continent’s Overlord Empire.
The eyes of these envoys couldn’t help but wander towards the lazily seated True Dragon Emperor.
Moving like a sick tiger, standing like a sleeping eagle, the True Dragon Emperor’s lazy demeanor was akin to a dormant dragon, reining in all wings, claws, and majesty.
But similar to some mortal officials, with the halo of power and status, one nurtures a formidable presence, possessing a potent aura as if filtered.
This Ancestral Red Dragon’s casual gesture exuded an imperial-like majestic dignity without fail in the eyes of these envoys, causing them to involuntarily look up.
The presence of Dragon Emperor Karon Gogomola appeared differently to each envoy.
In the eyes of the Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya, Karon Gogomola appeared as a stately majestic Ancestral Red Dragon, perched regally above, glancing down at him and the envoys.
However, the leader of Faen Empire’s envoy, Zaleya, in his heart already equates Karon Gogomola to a King akin to the Regent King of the Faen Empire, so in his eyes, a crowned young Emperor gazed with deep-sea eyes, yet compellingly awe-inspiring.
Conversely, in the eyes of the envoys from the Southern Noble Alliance, Karon Gogomola’s image was entirely that of a menacing Evil Dragon.
Only the Legendary Mage Reito, in confronting this Ancestral Red Dragon at close range, could momentarily discern the True Dragon Emperor’s dragon-descendant form after a brief illusion.
Though the Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya’s overall combat prowess vastly exceeds that of this newly legendary caster, even they could not perceive the true form of the Ancestral Red Dragon.
Only the Legendary Mage Reito could realize the nature of such power.
Among the legends, generally, all those with strong spiritual power could master the means to distort and overshadow beings lower than themselves with their consciousness, yet this requires active guidance.
Yet merely existing, this Ancestral Red Dragon could influence a Legendary Mage like Reito passively, an unnerving trait that Reito couldn’t ignore.
"Such formidable will and vast spiritual power, isn’t it tantamount to others becoming whatever it wishes them to be, wanting others to perceive the world in whichever manner it desires them to see,"
The Legendary Mage Reito suddenly recalled a rumor once circulated among the populace, saying the True Dragon Emperor of the Golden Empire particularly enjoyed using High-level Complete Transformation Spell to punish those who violated imperial law.
"If I were to face its High-level Complete Transformation Skill, I’m uncertain whether I could withstand such near-total worldview distortion and inner spiritual remolding,"
Reito suddenly felt that even with a Floating Mage Tower granted to him, it seemed he would rather not face this Dragon at all!