A rainbow-hued card shimmered into existence before Shuo, its light so dazzling he had to squint.
"System, how do I use this thing?"
He turned the card over in his trembling hands, voice barely steady enough to ask.
"Host need only touch the card with a finger to activate the package."
The system's voice was as cold and mechanical as ever, but to Shuo, it sounded like pure music.
Trying to steady his nerves, Shuo reached out with a shaking hand. His fingertip brushed the card's surface.
Instantly, a burst of radiant light exploded outward, scattering like fireworks. From the heart of that brilliance, a shadowy figure shot skyward, ascending above Kuoh Town.
As the light faded, a colossal dragon phantom materialized—its presence so overwhelming Shuo nearly forgot to breathe.
Ding! Congratulations, Host has opened the Rainbow-tier package and obtained the Soul of the Azure Dragon, one of the Four Divine Beasts! Note: The Azure Dragon's power surpasses even Kalki, the True Dragon's child and one of Little Garden's seventeen Authorities. This is a True Dragon! Due to Host's current weakness, usage is temporarily limited to once. Duration and power will scale with Host's strength.
Shuo stood frozen, mind blank.
He knew the legends: Little Garden's seventeen Authorities, beings called "World King" and "World Dragon." Even the Bull Demon King called Kalki "Little K." One of the ten divine kings in Indian myth, a dragon who bears the world on its back and roams the starry seas.
If nothing went sideways, he was about to become unstoppable.
Little Garden's cosmology was vast, but two-digit beings were rare. Single-universe-level power? Unimaginable. But here, in DxD, that was nothing short of invincibility.
The apex of DxD—Great Red—would be utterly outclassed by the Azure Dragon. Hell, Shuo could probably one-punch the guy...
And what he'd gained was the soul power of a World Dragon, even more formidable than Kalki. He didn't fully understand what the dragon soul could do, but one thing was clear: he was about to rise to the top. He couldn't help but imagine the shock on that loli dragon's face if he ever met Little K in Little Garden.
"Host, would you like to fuse with the Azure Dragon's soul power?"
The system's voice cut through his thoughts, pulling his gaze back to the dragon phantom looming over Kuoh Town.
"System, fuse me with the Azure Dragon's soul. Now."
No hesitation. Shuo's eyes burned with anticipation, locked onto the massive dragon overhead.
Ding, dragon soul fusion commencing...
With the system's announcement, the dragon phantom unleashed a pillar of light that swallowed Shuo whole.
As the Azure Dragon's soul merged with him, Shuo felt his life force surge, as if his very essence was being refined and uplifted. Unbeknownst to him, the outside world was thrown into chaos.
The Azure Dragon's phantom now stretched across the entire DxD world. No matter where anyone stood, they could see its shadow looming overhead.
Even Great Red, drifting in the Dimensional Gap, sensed the dragon's terrifying power—and found himself deeply unsettled.
Just a leak of the Azure Dragon's strength sent shockwaves through the world, the pressure so intense it felt as if reality itself might shatter.
Great Red had no choice but to exert his own power, holding the world together.
Back in Kuoh Town, Fallen Angels and Devils stared skyward, faces pale with horror.
"What the hell is going on?"
Rias Gremory—head of the Occult Research Club and sister to one of the four Maou—stood frozen, eyes wide, soul trembling in terror.
Her friend Sona Sitri, also a Maou's sister, and their Peerages, felt the same bone-deep dread.
Their faces drained of color, pupils shrinking, expressions locked in disbelief—as if death itself hovered just above.
As high-ranking Devils, they'd seen Dragon Kings before. They'd never met the Two Dragon Gods, but had heard tales. Yet the phantom above bore no resemblance to any dragon they'd known. It was as if the sky itself had birthed something impossible.
The two Maou sisters wanted to alert their families, but the soul-crushing pressure left them paralyzed. Even the four Maou themselves stared upward, horror etched into their faces.
"What is that thing? Its power eclipses even the Dragon Gods."
They felt like ants under its gaze. Their demonic energy stopped circulating entirely. As the Underworld's few remaining Transcendents, Maou Lucifer realized that even facing the Infinite Dragon God had never left him so utterly powerless. Against this dragon phantom, resistance was inconceivable. With a single thought, it could erase him.
It wasn't just the Underworld. In Hell, and among the chief gods of Greek, Norse, and other pantheons, all eyes turned to the dragon phantom in shock. Most importantly, the dragons themselves—the Five Dragon Kings, Evil Dragons, and even the unruly Two Heavenly Dragons, Red Dragon Emperor and White Dragon Emperor—gazed upward, awe in their hearts. Their power and the Azure Dragon's existed in entirely different leagues.
At that moment, the Azure Dragon's soul fully fused with Shuo.
The dragon let out a thunderous roar, shaking gods and monsters across every pantheon—many coughed up blood from the force.
Then, just as suddenly, the dragon phantom vanished from Kuoh Town's sky. The chief gods of every realm turned grim eyes toward Kuoh Town, issuing orders with unknown intent.
Indra, who'd been planning trouble, frantically messaged Cao Cao to keep a low profile.
Elsewhere, in a nameless place, a silver-haired loli appeared—Ophis, the Infinite Dragon God. She stared at the sky, murmuring softly:
"A stranger among Dragon Gods, whose power far surpasses mine and Great Red's... I wonder, could you help me reclaim my Silence?"
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