"Kirin Tor is developing nicely; the Magocratic Kingdom of Dalaran is deeply rooted in the Surface World of the Magus World as well as in the First Layer of the Subterranean Word... trade with the other Layers of the Subterranean World is flourishing."
Leylin looked at the basic information about the development of the factions that he established and was very satisfied with their progress.
"Unfortunately, the progress of Syre and Darius is very slow when it comes to the Comprehension of Laws, as they barely managed to cross over the Comprehension of 10%, but with the Bloodline Power of Nāga and Divinity they inherited from me, their combat prowess should be comparable to peak Rank 6 Breaking Dawn Magi."
While both of his sons were supremely talented, the path before them was hard and long.
"Hmm?! Syre is requesting to communicate with me. Is it about the secret snake den? Forget it! I'll let him take full responsibility for it; he doesn't have to report to me."
Leylin then spent the next few moments casually dealing with the work that he had accumulated.
The secret snake den was in actual fact a pocket dimension that Leylin had constructed himself. It mimicked the same method that the Snake Dowager had used for the Serpentes Plains, and many different highly-skilled snake species were bred there.
Among them, it was only natural that the Kemoyin Serpent descendants were the most common. The Bloodlines of the Alabaster Devilsnake, Three-Headed Python, Targaryen Serpent and even a small amount of Nāga Bloodline circulated among the snakes.
Through gradually reproducing over a long period of time, the secret snake den had turned into a paradise for highly-skilled snake species. A few variations had also appeared in some specimens.
Leylin supported his chin with his left hand and suddenly lifted his eyebrows.
"Is this feeling a calling from the Dreamscape?"
The familiar sense of a bloodline caused a strange smile to creep onto the corners of Leylin's lips.
Just moments ago, Leylin had sensed a call from Dreamscape, and the source was actually the Snake Dowager!
Ever since suffering a major loss at Leylin's hands when he had been promoted, the Snake Dowager hadn't appeared, making Leylin feel rather regretful. With his newfound power, he was eager to fight her in the Magus World.
Boosted by being Demigod and having Comprehension of the Law of Devour at 99,5%, Godhood of Devouring and creating the Bloodline of Nāga, he was confident of killing Snake Dowager, who would be suppressed by the Magus World to Rank 7 with the assistance of Gu Long.
Judging by the powerful and oppressing strength there, the Snake Dowager definitely wouldn't be able to return home.
Evidently, she wasn't a fool and didn't let Leylin fulfill his wish.
Leylin had also been tactful enough to hole himself up inside the Magus World and didn't give any Purgatory Exemplaries a chance; thus they could only fume with rage between gritted teeth.
"The Dreamscape? How interesting!"
Leylin smiled and suddenly disappeared from his laboratory.
***
Dreamscape
Leylin raised his eyes and gazed into the distance. What he saw was all withered trees and dried-up streams and lakes. The entire world seemed to be an arid wasteland, and there wasn't even a trace of life.
"The degradation of the world… exemplifies the fundamental truth of the Astral Plane. Even if I am a being of laws, I cannot escape from my final destiny, which is to perish… Primogenitor of Nāga… What do you think?"
The surrounding land turned into nothingness, and the entire wasteland seemed to have transformed into a boundless sky in an instant.
A ball of snakes appeared like a star, and the heads of numerous giant snakes hissed angrily, revealing the Snake Dowager's charming face.
"It's precisely why it's able to excite me and vow to pursue eternity and to transcend worldliness, and I will abide by this even till death! Oh, Snake Dowager, if you're of this level, you don't have to put up an act in front of me."
Leylin laughed gently and took a step forward with his boot.
Jet-black cracks started to appear in the starry sky and made horrifyingly loud sounds.
Shortly after, many of the smaller cracks started to extend like a spiderweb.
Numerous spatial storms rippled across the surface, and the entire sky shattered under Leylin's feet.
The surrounding environment reverted into the original Dreamscape.
Suddenly, the environment started cracking once more, revealing an enormous dragon head with an aura no weaker than that of Leylin and, at times, even stronger than him as it roared toward the Snake Dowager.
As a crafty fox, he immediately notified Gu Long as he knew that the Dragon Prince could be trusted to a certain degree, not talking about the alliance he had with his father. It could be said that Gu Long was his "true ally" here.
Seeing this, Snake Dowager looked warily at the dragon because she could feel the pure strength of the bloodline. She was an ancient Rank 8 Magus who reached the Peak of Rank 8, so when she felt the strength of Gu Long's bloodline, she subconsciously took several steps back.
Because she was scheming old Magi, she instantly corrected her expression and looked at both Magus and Dragon, respectively as her beautiful eyes shone with a profound radiance, and it was a good while before she spoke slowly.
"Your current strength is worthy enough for me to meet you head-on!"
Her voice had an inexplicable charm to it.
Of course, the Snake Dowager was expressing her natural bloodline abilities, which had long lost their effect on Leylin. Gu Long remained silent because he was here only in case something went wrong and this situation descended into a fight.
"The premise of a relationship is to have equal strength."
Leylin had already understood this principle earlier; thus, his facial expression did not change.
"I don't think you invited me here to discuss this issue, right? Even though we two don't have the power to kill you, causing you some severe injuries and spacing should not be a problem... especially now that you are still injured after the last time."
He then asked unhurriedly.