Ashen Dragon-Chapter 619 - 58 Confronting the Three Gods_3

"Turn to ashes."

He turned his head once more, gazing meaningfully at the Red Dragon and spreading his clawed paw wide, "Admit it, Cassius, you lack the strength to guard Karyx’s body.

Whether it be for your own sake, for the mortals of the world, or for the entire Elzegai World—

Your best choice would be to restrain the greed in your bloodline and hand over this dragon carcass to the Gods for safekeeping, and those Gods who follow justice and order will become your staunch support."

These were words of admonition to a junior, advice to a kin, seemingly noble and grand as if truly considering his best interests.

Cassius sneered inwardly, but he did not hear any altruistic reasons in those words; instead, he sensed Bahamut’s covetousness for his brother’s remains.

—For the dragon deities yearning to rebuild their former glory, this was nothing out of the ordinary.

Keep in mind that after numerous disasters targeting the dragonkin, the dragon gods of the Third Era were far from their strength of tens of thousands of years ago.

And once Bahamut obtained this body of an Ancestral Dragon, hidden in the corner of the star realm by the old gods, and absorbed it, he would be able to gain a significant advantage in the contest with Tiamat.

But the Red Dragon would never let a duck that was already in his beak slip away.

Cassius replied calmly, "Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty Bahamut, but as for the latter part of your speech, I must disagree.

The escape of Gelrazax, the occupation of Karyx’s Body, and the invasion of abyssal demons only show that the Gods do not have a proper method to manage this dragon carcass, but... I do."

Cassius lifted his head and smiled broadly, "Your Majesties, do not forget, I have just slain an Abyssal Lord outside of The Abyss.

Even the gods of tens of thousands of years ago could only seal Him, while I truly killed—"

"How dare you!"

Tyr’s incarnation let out an angry roar, abruptly interrupting Cassius’s speech, his thunderous voice echoing through the mountains like muffled thunder.

"I’ve long seen through your essence, filthy five-colored dragon, arrogant, haughty, greedy, and ignorant...

Sincere advice is useless on you, strength, only strength can make you truly submit!"

The one-armed man raised the Warhammer in his hand, and instantly in the sky appeared the celestial scales representing absolute order, and the phantom Warhammer representing absolute justice, from which endless white radiance was released, surging towards the Red Dragon perched atop the mountain.

—That was the Authority of justice and order.

"Outrageous, seizing by force, is this the justice of the Gods?

But you’re wrong about one thing, not even strength can make me submit, let alone—on this land, it’s still uncertain who possesses the greater strength!"

Cassius sneered, supporting his body with his hind limbs, slowly standing up. There the Red Dragon stood lofty atop Dragon Blood Mountain, slowly unfolding his massive wings.

Suddenly, the Emperor’s Scepter appeared in the Red Dragon’s claw, with the Law Power of the Imperial Region swirling around the enormous dragon body, and the impressive aura spilling out.

"Swish—"

An invisible barrier appeared in front of him, withstanding the continuous onslaught of the white light.

Suddenly, a hundred-meter-long steely grey Warhammer phantom appeared in the high sky, and as Tyr’s incarnation swung down his one arm, the colossal Warhammer also descended slowly like a mountain.

"Clang—"

The thunderous sound of metal striking metal resonated, and a powerful Shockwave spread hundreds of miles instantly, raising rings of dust.

One could see in the sky, the ethereal Scepter and Warhammer intersected and collided, then abruptly sprang apart.

Cassius also raised his left limb, manipulating the Imperial Scepter with his massive claw to fend off Tyr’s attack, not forgetting to roar, "God of Justice, is this the overwhelming force you speak of?"

In fact, facing Tyr’s assault, Cassius could only barely resist with the help of the Imperial Region’s power.

Such was the terror of Divine Power; the God of Justice, with just an ordinary Divine Incarnation, could contend with Cassius, whose status was comparable to that of a deity, within his Imperial Region.

And on the edge of Ancytica, with the backdrop of this battle between the giant dragon and the Divine Incarnation, the Empire’s Retainers were about to go to war with Tyr’s followers.

Suddenly, Ilmat’s lamentation resonated, "Enough... this land has suffered too much already, there is no need for another meaningless battle."

Tyr finally ceased, his face filled with reluctance as he put away the Warhammer, saying in a deep voice, "Red Dragon, your greed will eventually swallow you.

When that time comes, you will sincerely regret today’s actions and pay the price for them."

Bahamut too fluttered his wings, slowly speaking, "Fend for yourself, Cassius."

The Red Dragon gazed at those shimmering grand bodies and laughed, "It seems Your Majesties have stayed in the Prime Material Plane for a bit too long, it is rejecting you.

Just a reminder to all, if I die outside of the Prime Material Plane, these domains will be instantly undone, and by then, the control of this dragon carcass will become unpredictable."