Chapter 26 is born
Dragon God Aio stared at the ever-expanding energy sphere before him.
This energy, generated by the full force of the Chaos Axe's attack colliding with its own nine-colored primal force barrier, had reached a terrifying level sufficient to destroy the structure of the universe.
The energy sphere fluctuated violently, its surface flashing with a dangerous light, and it contained destructive power within.
The Nine-Faced Dragon God realized that his current defensive posture was insufficient to completely neutralize this energy, and he had to take more extreme measures.
In an instant, Io made a decision. He rapidly shrunk and condensed his enormous divine body, comparable to a large plane of existence, compressing it from a form that spanned the starry sky into a giant dragon several hundred meters long.
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This process made His power more concentrated, but it also created an extremely brief gap.
The Lord of Terror seized the opportunity precisely. The instant Io transformed, the Lord of Terror launched a surprise attack.
The Chaos Axe, imbued with all its evil and chaotic power, cleaved out, aiming directly at the core of Io.
If this attack hits, it will cleave Aio in two along the center line of his body.
At this critical moment, Io faced two choices: either immediately counterattack to force back the Lord of Terror, but in that case the energy sphere would lose control and explode; or continue to neutralize the energy sphere, but in that case he would have to withstand the Lord of Terror's fatal blow.
Through the Eye of the Dragon God, Aio glimpsed a vision of the future: the dragon race flourishing and soaring through various worlds. This vision solidified his resolve.
Io chose the latter. He continued to focus all his energy on neutralizing the energy sphere, devoting most of his attention to controlling that destructive energy.
The Lord of Terror's Chaos Axe struck with pinpoint accuracy. The axe blade tore through Ao's divine body, cleaving him in two from above.
In that instant, Io also neutralized the energy sphere. Most of the destructive energy was converted into harmless basic energy and dissipated into the universe.
However, a small portion of the energy still went out of control and exploded violently. The shockwave from the explosion blasted Aio's body, which had been split in two, and the Lord of Terror away simultaneously.
The entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence.
The gods and the wild gods watched this scene in shock. The nine-faced dragon god Aio, this powerful god who had just displayed astonishing strength, had actually been split in two.
Although the Lord of Terror was also blasted away, he quickly regained his footing. The Chaos Axe was temporarily exhausted due to the full force of the attack, and the Lord of Terror himself was also seriously injured, his humanoid form somewhat disintegrating.
"The Dragon God has been defeated!" The Lord of Terror roared in triumph, "What hope do the gods have left?"
The wild gods roared with ecstatic joy, their morale soaring. They pounced on the gods with even greater ferocity than before.
The gods' ranks were thrown into chaos. The primordial Titan roared in fury, shattering several Ara Gods with a single punch before charging toward Aio's cleaved body.
Suren and Misriel immediately mobilized all their power to set up a protective barrier around Aio's remains. The other gods fought desperately against the Aragami's fierce attack.
The sacrifice of the Nine-Faced Dragon God greatly demoralized the gods. They all considered retreating.
However, the two halves of the Nine-Faced Dragon God did not dissipate; instead, they began to evolve autonomously.
The left half emits a silver-blue, gray-white, and sky-blue light, representing the Force of Order and Goodness.
The right half shimmers with deep purple, rust red, and dark black light, representing the Force of Law and Evil.
Under the combined influence of cosmic laws and chaotic energy, the two halves of the divine body were rapidly reshaped.
The left half of his body transformed into a majestic platinum-gold dragon, exuding an aura of order and kindness.
The moment this new divine body took shape, Ling Hao's soul, which had been observing for several epochs, was absorbed into it and became the dominant consciousness.
Ling Hao was briefly thrown into chaos. A vast array of fragmented memories and data flooded into his consciousness—part of Aio's memories, methods of using divine power, knowledge of the laws of the universe, and information about the benevolent nature of the dragon race.
He sorted through this information, trying to adapt to this powerful new body.
The right half of his body transformed into a massive, ferocious five-headed dragon, with each of its five heads displaying a color of red, blue, green, black, and white, exuding an aura of greed and evil.
This new consciousness is entirely dominated by the evil nature of Io.
She was furious at the death of her father, the nine-headed dragon god, and at the same time announced her birth: "I am Tiamat!"
Ling Hao—now known as Bahamut—at the moment he and Tiamat locked eyes, a profound connection and opposition arose simultaneously from their shared being.
They are siblings born of the same origin, yet they are also dragon gods with fundamentally opposing natures.
Just as Ling Hao was trying to understand his new state, a familiar game UI popped up in his mind: [System loading complete].
The system interface is simple and clear:
[God's Name: Bahamut]
[Divine Power Level: Powerful Divine Power]
[Alignment: Lawful Good]
[Clerics: Benevolent Dragon, Protector, Justice, Light]
[Skill/Law List: Orderly Dragon Breath, Platinum Divine Power, Guardian Aura, Judgment of Justice...]
The system presents the abilities he inherited from Io in the form of a skill tree, as well as many grayed-out, unlocked areas.
Suddenly, an emergency task popped up in the system:
[Task Name: Survival and Choice]
[Quest Description: Join forces with Tiamat and the three legendary dragon progenitors to defeat the Lord of Terror, and choose the path ahead.]
The situation on the battlefield was critical. The Lord of Terror recovered from his initial shock and immediately raised the Chaos Axe, intending to seize the opportunity to reap the benefits from these newly born dragon gods.
"A newly born dragon god? Perfect nourishment for the Chaos Axe!" The Lord of Terror roared as he charged forward.
Ling Hao subconsciously looked at the Lord of Terror, and data immediately appeared before his eyes:
[Name: Lord of Terror]
[Status: Severely injured, Chaos Axe's energy less than 30%, but still poses a deadly threat]
At the same time, Ling Hao noticed that three powerful energies were gathering in three other directions on the battlefield.
Three strange beings are taking shape—the progenitors of the Time Dragon, Power Dragon, and Rainbow Dragon that will later exist.
The Time Dragon Progenitor is surrounded by time ripples, the Power Dragon Progenitor exudes pure power fluctuations, and the Rainbow Dragon Progenitor shimmers with colorful energy radiance.
They are all dragons transformed from the divinity of Io, inheriting some of its laws.
"We must unite with them!" Ling Hao realized.
He immediately sent a telepathic message to Tiamat: "Sister! Deal with the common enemy first!"
Tiamat's five heads turned to him simultaneously, and the red-headed dragon roared, "What did you call me?"
She had no time to argue. The Lord of Terror was closing in, and the Chaos Axe, carrying residual but still dangerous energy, cleaved down.
Ling Hao instinctively cast [Guardian Aura], creating a platinum-gold barrier to block the axe strike. The impact forced him back several steps, but the barrier shattered completely.
Judging from the situation, the Lord of Terror was seriously injured, and the power of the Chaos Axe had been greatly reduced.
Seeing this, Tiamat no longer hesitated, and her five heads simultaneously unleashed divine breaths of different attributes: fire, ice, acid, lightning, and poison gas. These attacks forced the Lord of Terror to retreat temporarily.
Three legendary progenitor dragons also joined the battle. The Time Dragon progenitor manipulated the flow of time, the Power Dragon progenitor unleashed a pure power shock, and the Rainbow Dragon progenitor cast a multicolored energy shield.
The Lord of Terror is temporarily at a disadvantage against five powerful new beings.
He only attacks and does not defend, focusing his attacks on the most peculiar Time Dragon Ancestor.
The Chaos Axe cleaved through the air, tearing apart the laws of time. Although the Time Dragon Ancestor dodged, it was still grazed and let out a painful howl.
Ling Hao immediately unleashed [Righteous Judgment], striking the Lord of Terror and causing it to briefly stun. Tiamat seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, with all five heads simultaneously biting at the Lord of Terror.
The Power Dragon and Rainbow Dragon attacked together, their energy blasts hitting repeatedly.
The Lord of Terror suffered repeated blows, and the Chaos Axe's energy was almost exhausted.