"Sit!"
Karon Gogomola spat out a single word succinctly from between his fangs.
Clearly, that Ancestral Red Dragon had not employed any Extraordinary Power, yet his words seemed like countless ancient Law Magic and Dragon Language Spells rolling back and forth within the minds of the Faen Empire and Southern Nobles’ envoys and the Legendary Mage Reito.
At this moment they could not even comprehend the meaning of that word; it was as though, by staring at it too long, the word itself had become utterly unfamiliar to them.
Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya actually responded subconsciously, "We ought to revere the exalted decree of the True Dragon Emperor!"
The moment these words left his mouth, even Mature Blue Dragon Gaiya himself felt it somewhat inconceivable.
Almost all Giant Dragons possess a somewhat contrarian temperament; other races might submit in word but not in heart, yet the vast majority of Giant Dragons, even when they inwardly acknowledge another being, will rarely let words of agreement pass their lips.
But the Ancestral Red Dragon Kalon Gogomola merely uttered a brief syllable, and it carried a guiding power over the mind that could scarcely be resisted, even though these people had not perceived the slightest ripple of Mental Power emanating from the True Dragon Emperor.
This was no longer mere Law Magic, but something equivalent to a profound Compound Magic.
One must know that every kind of Magic has its fixed Spell Model, and each fixed Spell Model and Magic Technique can be improved and augmented in the hands of an outstanding Mage to bring forth greater Magic Effectiveness.
Yet to attempt to combine two different Spell Models is, for the vast majority of Mages, an idea bordering on sheer fantasy.
Even in the hands of those Legendary Mages, they might perhaps be able to unleash an unstoppable torrent of Magic in an instant.
But each Magic is an independent entity, possessing its own individually shaped Magic Effectiveness.
Yet in the hands of Karon Gogomola, it was as though two different kinds of Magic Effectiveness had been perfectly harmonized into a single whole.
Whatever Magic Effectiveness Law Magic may be founded upon, its final potency must inevitably point toward a clearly defined target, so as to release the effectiveness of Law Magic with precision.
But the single word spoken by Karon Gogomola produced no clear, direct effect upon these Faen Empire and Southern Nobles’ envoys; it seemed merely to be telling them, in the simplest sense, that they could sit down.
"Could this be the True Dragon Emperor’s attitude toward the Faen Empire mission’s visit—his warning to us that he dislikes the Faen Empire’s forceful posture in intervening in the conflict between the Northern Kings and the Southern Nobles? Is this nothing more than a simple show of power?"
"It seems I must maintain a humble demeanor if I am to achieve good communication with him."
So thought Zaleya, the head of the Faen Empire mission; he did not for a moment believe that the True Dragon Emperor had failed to perceive the purpose behind the Faen Empire mission’s visit.
After all, an Emperor capable of ruling a vast empire need not necessarily be a perfectly qualified political creature, but an Emperor who can forge a colossal empire—no one would believe you if you called such a one a political fool.
As one in a supreme position, every gesture and every movement will be subject to the scrutiny of others.
Unfortunately, Karon disdained using such methods upon these envoys for the sake of some so?called "show of power"; he was merely using the Legendary Mage Reito as an experimental subject to test certain results of his recent research.
The definition of Magic in a Mage’s introductory textbooks could be expanded into a thick, treatise?level volume, yet in Karon’s eyes now, Magic was nothing more than Magic.
The source of Extraordinary Magical Power lies in Spirit prying at the Original Magic Power rooted in the depths of the world and in every inch of existing reality; and Magic is the concretization of this operational model, whereby Spiritual Power is used to pry at Original Magic Power to achieve the desired Magic Effectiveness.
The great majority of Mages must undergo intricate training, simulating and sketching complex Spell Models, before they can achieve the corresponding Magic Effectiveness.
But Karon had already begun to abandon the method of operating Magic through convoluted Magic Techniques, and instead had distilled it down to this: how to employ Spiritual Power more efficiently to pry at Original Magic Power in order to attain the desired Magic Effectiveness—that is what Magic is.
You see, is it not very simple?
Many Divine Spirits claim to be able to create whatever Magic they wish at will; Karon did not truly understand what the situation of those Divine Spirits might be.
Yet for the Karon Gogomola of today, creating a Spell is no longer particularly difficult.
This Ancestral Red Dragon had already elevated his understanding from superficial, low?level probing to a deep level touching upon the very root.
The myriad classifications and schools of Magic no longer existed in his eyes, approaching instead the state of the Source of All Spells.
Because he approached understanding from the very essence of power, in theory, so long as this Red Dragon was given sufficient time to explore the fundamental laws governing the operation of power, he could produce whatever Magic Effectiveness he desired.
Other Mages might take pride in having created a powerful offensive Spell, or a Spell possessing some wondrous effect.
But the direction of Karon Gogomola’s research was no longer such.
The most basic topic he explored was akin to this: why was it that almost all Mid and Low-tier Skill effects failed upon the Legendary Demon Sakres, yet a single "Twist" of such mischievous character could take effect upon a Legendary Demon?
He could apply the qualities represented by such a phenomenon across the entire field of Magic applications, rather than creating some single Spell with narrowly targeted effect; in Karon’s eyes, that would be nothing but a waste of time and thought.