Due to the effects of the time imprint, the actions of the other dragons also went smoothly.
Before long, those who had been secretly exacerbating the conflicts within the Kara Dragon clan met their end—some were killed, others captured, and taken to the dragon court's demi-plane by the dragons responsible for their capture, where they were sealed and imprisoned.
At this moment, inside the Eternal Hall of the Dragon Court demi-plane.
In the spacious and broad hall, legendary dragons from ancient times were arrayed on both sides.
And in the most conspicuous position was a distinguished silver dragon.
The dragons present, including Lockwood and Nehemiah, naturally became the upper echelon of the Dragon Court, holding clear identities.
The Primordial Council.
Composed of primordial dragons or legendary dragons infinitely close to primordial ones, they represented the top power of the Dragon Court at this time.
The legendary dragons gathered here were not only from the Kara planet but also from other primary material worlds, who had already learned about the elves disguising themselves as true dragons, secretly killing other true dragons on the Kara planet, and attempting to exacerbate the conflicts within the dragon race.
Garon gathered them here to hear the opinions of these primordial dragons on how to handle the situation.
"Among you, does anyone recognize the race of these elves?"
Garon asked.
The Iron Dragon King responded first, saying, "About two thousand years ago, I dealt with this kind of green higher elves."
"It is known as the Illusion Elf, a natural shapeshifter, possessing a talent called True Transformation."
"Legendary Illusion Elves are almost flawless in their disguises."
Garon nodded slightly.
"This matter cannot be overlooked."
He said.
"Calling themselves noble higher elves, yet coming to the Kara planet to impersonate true dragons, stirring up conflicts between different dragon types."
"Heh, they are but a group of despicable reptiles."
"Once I return to the primary material world, every forest inhabited by elves will be reduced to ashes under my flames!"
A primordial red dragon not from the Kara planet almost ignited its scales, saying venomously.
"Lord of Dragons, the elves must pay the price."
More primordial dragons agreed with the red dragon's idea.
Garon nodded slightly, saying, "I intend to do just that."
"The elves attacked the dragon kingdom, offending the dignity of the dragon race. If we do not make them pay a heavy price, in the future, any race will dare to cause trouble on the Kara planet."
Looking around, Garon slowly said, "Under their attacks, more than twenty true dragons have died."
Saying this, the silver dragon's gaze turned icy.
Because the Dragon Court acted quickly, not many true dragons died, but it still had a negative impact.
You should know, by customary rules, in normal dragon clan conflicts, a thousand conflicts might not even result in a dragon's death.
"An eye for an eye, blood for blood."
"Their sins must be repaid a thousandfold."
"Use the lives of twenty thousand elves to soothe the spirits of the departed true dragons."
Hearing this number, the gem dragons showed excitement, the metallic dragons' expressions remained unchanged, but concern appeared on the faces of the metallic dragons.
However, as dragons, even the naturally kind metallic dragons would not tolerate the actions of the Illusion Elves. Among the dead true dragons were also metallic dragons, and when the metallic dragons, who value blood bonds, become enraged, they can be even more intimidating than the chromatic dragons.
"Lord of Dragons, killing twenty thousand elves, on such a scale, might provoke the wrath of the elven deities."
"This is equivalent to the entire population of elves in a small primary material world."
Nehemiah pondered and said.
Nehemiah was right; as long-lived species, elves are not numerous in the primary material worlds.
For example, in the Noah continent, all the major elven forests combined only have tens of thousands of elves.
Garon's expression was calm, saying, "We are powerless against elven nations directly protected by elven deities, but elves in the primary material world must pay the price."
"As for the wrath of the elven deities, let them be angry. The Dragon Gods will not stand idly by."
Lockwood frowned slightly, saying, "I understand, however, if this matter leads to a large-scale war between elves and dragons, it will not be good for our dragon race, resulting in many casualties."
After a pause, Lockwood hesitated for a moment and continued, "I think, maybe we can seek the opinion of the great Metal Dragon God."
"He often responds to my prayers."
He looked at Garon, waiting for his reply.
Garon pondered for a moment and finally nodded, saying, "It's possible."
After hearing Garon's words, Lockwood closed his eyes, his expression becoming solemn, and called out to the Metal Dragon God from afar.
This kind of prayer generally requires some time to see results.
After all, the gaze of the Dragon God watches over many worlds, almost always hearing the prayers of its followers.
Unexpectedly.
Just as Lockwood had just closed his eyes to pray to the Dragon God, the vast and sacred will of the Dragon God descended, attaching itself to Lockwood.
This meant that the Dragon God was secretly observing the situation here.
For the Kara planet and the Dragon Court, the Dragon God devoted a lot of attention, thus responding so quickly to Lockwood's prayer.
Slowly opening his eyes, emitting a divine light that was hard to look directly at.
After the will of the Metal Dragon God arrived, the dragons present expressed their respect, among them, the Iron Dragon King shrank its head, lowering it to look at its own dragon claws, not looking at the incarnate will of the Metal Dragon God, appearing somewhat uneasy.
Without waiting for Garon to explain the situation, the Metal Dragon God said, "I am already aware of everything that has happened here."
Turning its head to look at the silver dragon, it said decisively, "The Kara planet must not be lost, the actions of the elves have crossed the bottom line of the dragon race."
"Do what you must do."
"If the elven pantheon wants war, give them war!"
"The dragon race never fears war!"
Although it is the king of good dragons, the Metal Dragon God is not mercifully kind.
Its character also contains the wrath of thunder.
The Kara planet, as a small dragon kingdom that the Dragon Gods have high hopes for, the elves' actions of inciting internal conflicts within the dragon race obviously angered the Dragon God.
"Great Metal Dragon God, welcome, the primordial iron dragon Garlogozingho greets you."
After the Metal Dragon God finished speaking, the Iron Dragon King gathered the courage to finally say.
The incarnate will of the Metal Dragon God looked at the Iron Dragon King.
Under the gaze of the Dragon God, the Iron Dragon King braced itself and managed a strained smile, already thousands of years old, yet its face still showed an awkward expression.
"When the name of the Dragon Court echoes through the endless worlds of the multiverse, when the dragon kingdom re-emerges."
"The Iron Dragon may return to the Metal Dragon race."
The incarnate will of the Metal Dragon God said slowly.
Upon hearing this voice like heavenly music, the Iron Dragon King's mind went blank, the entire world left with only the words of the Metal Dragon God.
It had never expected that the Metal Dragon God would actually give the Iron Dragon race a chance.
Clearly, the Dragon God meant for it to assist the Lord of the Dragon Court diligently, and in time, the Iron Dragon race would regain the protection of the Dragon God.
In a world where the protection of a deity is crucial for a race's survival, this was significant.
"Thank you for your mercy and compassion."
After coming back to his senses, the Iron Dragon King was incredibly moved, its hefty tail swinging like those of younger dragons unable to control their emotions, even producing afterimages. Making such a gesture under the gaze of so many primordial dragons, the Iron Dragon King felt embarrassed, wishing its tail would stop moving, but it seemed to have a life of its own.
This clearly showed the Iron Dragon King's trembling emotions.
After speaking, the Metal Dragon God looked at Garon with a gentle gaze before preparing to leave.
At this moment, Garon hesitated, then took the initiative to say, "Great Metal Dragon God, I have encountered a matter and hope for your wisdom."
For Garon, approaching the kindly and just Metal Dragon God was far safer than dealing with the Mother of Evil Dragons.
At least, this deity wouldn't engage in deceit.
Its goodwill was as refreshing as a gentle breeze; if hostile, it was like the fury of thunder.
Moreover, in some unverified records, it seemed that not a few Dragon Gods had fallen to the schemes of the Mother of Evil Dragons, making her too dangerous.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Garon's words, suddenly, the surrounding world came to a halt, turning gray as if time had stopped, leaving only Garon and the incarnate will of the Metal Dragon God able to move; all other primordial dragons were frozen in place.
Next, Garon told the Metal Dragon God about the Mother of Evil Dragons finding him and her talk of the gift of the time anomaly.
The Metal Dragon God, upon hearing this, became furious.
"Tiamat! That evil being."
"At such a critical moment, still engaging in underhanded schemes and plots."
As the Dragon God's anger flared, golden lightning crackled around, carrying a terrifying destructive aura that alarmed Garon.
The only being that could make the Metal Dragon God lose control of his anger like this was Tiamat, the Dragon Mother, with whom He had been in conflict for countless eons. From their birth, they were at odds, and Tiamat had provoked the Metal Dragon God time and again, leading to the current situation.
A few seconds later, the Metal Dragon God calmed his rage.
He exhaled slowly, regaining his composure.
"Garon, you have done well."
"Tiamat is the embodiment of evil within our race; you cannot believe a word She says!"
When He spoke these words, the Metal Dragon God seemed a bit more agitated, as if He had suffered greatly from believing Tiamat in the past.
"Should She contact you again, call my name in your heart, and I will protect your mind from being bewitched."
Garon nodded eagerly.
"I will remember your kindness."
The Mother of Evil Dragons possessed the power to bewitch hearts; during their conversations, Garon had felt his resolve waver time and again, not at all like his usual self.
"Don't be so formal with me; one day, you will reach our height and stand with us on the same front."
The Metal Dragon God smiled and said.
Garon pondered, then cautiously asked, "Then, do you think the time anomaly is truly sealed at these coordinates?"
The Metal Dragon God said, "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't."
"Tiamat's words carry no credibility."
After a pause, the Metal Dragon God hesitated slightly, then still advised Garon, "You should know, the first Iron Dragon King, Garlogozingho, angered me many years ago and died not long after."
Garon nodded.
Many dragons believed that it was the Metal Dragon God who had eliminated the first Iron Dragon King.
Curiosity getting the better of him, he tentatively asked, "Did you... kill the first Iron Dragon King?"
"I've heard the first Iron Dragon King was very powerful, far beyond the current Iron Dragon King."
"Why did it offend You?"
The Metal Dragon God smiled slightly, interrupting Garon's question, "Young one, you do have many questions."
Garon fell silent, somewhat disgruntled.
"You can explore these secrets on your own, can't you?"
"Instead of getting answers from me, why not uncover them in the annals of history?"
Continuing, the Metal Dragon God added, "However, I can answer your first question."
"There are not many deities who could kill Garlogozingho, and I am one of them, but it wasn't by my hand."
He said lightly.
Garon looked puzzled.
The Metal Dragon God solemnly told Garon, "As far as I know, before his death, Garlogozingho left the primary material world and ventured alone into the Nine Hells, where he then met his end. As for who killed him, there has been no accurate answer to this day."
"The Nine Hells."
Garon appeared contemplative.
The Metal Dragon God hinted meaningfully, "You should know, Tiamat's divine realm lies deep within Hell."
Pausing, the Metal Dragon God continued, "I'll tell you something few know—Garlogozingho had contact with Tiamat before becoming my enemy."
This revelation made Garon frown.
The Metal Dragon God's implication was clear.
The first Iron Dragon King likely died at the hands of the Mother of Evil Dragons.
Now, Garon recalled the Dragon Mother's instructions to bring the Iron Dragon King to break the protective barrier.
Turning to look at the Iron Dragon King, Garon seemed thoughtful.
"Tiamat might indeed possess the time anomaly and truly intends to give it to you."
"But you must know, anything from the Mother of Evil Dragons is not so easily taken."
After cautioning Garon a few more times not to trust the Mother of Evil Dragons, the will of the Metal Dragon God departed.
The frozen world resumed motion, and color vividly returned.
After the departure of the Dragon God's will, Lockwood's gaze slowly cleared from confusion.
The stance of the Dragon God was now clear.
Should the elven deities act, the Dragon God would not stand by idly.
Anyone daring to secretly divide the dragon race on the Kara planet, no matter the entity, must pay a heavy price.
With a clear method now established, this session of the Primordial Council concluded, and the dragons gradually left. The specific targets of retaliation, given the similar numbers of elves in the Noah continent, would soon see the dragons there leading a revenge war against the elves of the Noah continent.
Given the disparity in their forces, the elves of this primary material world clearly could not withstand them.
Without divine intervention, their fate was predictable.
Garon kept the Iron Dragon King behind.
"Which generation of Iron Dragon King are you?"
Garon inquired.
The Iron Dragon King replied, "The seventeenth generation. Before me, there were sixteen Iron Dragon Kings."
Garon's gaze flickered, asking, "What about the Iron Dragon Kings before you? Did they retire, or did they die?"
The Iron Dragon King sighed, "Each Iron Dragon King only assumes the title after the death of their predecessor."
"Do you know how these Iron Dragon Kings died?"
Under Garon's gaze, the Iron Dragon King thought for a moment and then shook its head, "I only know a little. Many of the previous Iron Dragon Kings just disappeared without a trace, their deaths unknown."
"Generation after generation, the Iron Dragon race has weakened, and now it's my turn."
After hearing the Iron Dragon King's words, Garon's gaze sharpened, becoming increasingly distrustful of the Mother of Evil Dragons' so-called gift.
That time anomaly, it might be better not to pursue it for now.
When powerful enough and with sufficient confidence, it wouldn't be too late to explore.
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A week later.
Surrounding a towering peak, thousands of true dragons gathered, their dragon might weaving together to solidify the space around, and as time passed, more true dragons continued to arrive from all directions, their wingbeats like the roar of the sea.
At this time, many true dragons looked up, focusing on the summit.
The Lord of the Dragon Court, surpassing all other true dragons in size, stood at the peak, his presence overwhelming.
Beneath the shadow of the silver dragon's wings, several irregularly shaped ice crystals of human height and a gigantic ice crystal thirty meters in diameter were visible.
Chilling cold emanated from the ice crystals.
Through the semi-transparent ice, the silhouettes of creatures could be faintly seen inside.
The largest ice crystal contained a dragon.
Most of the elves were captured alive, their shapeshifting spells broken and sealed, and some died during the capture by other legendary dragons, but these were enough for now.
Garon's gaze swept over the true dragons that had gathered.
His platinum dragon eyes shone brightly, full of authority.
When the number of true dragons present was sufficient, Garon, in front of all, used a powerful spell to break the True Transformation spell of the Illusion Elves.
A massive dragon, under the envelopment of the spell, shattered like glass, revealing the Illusion Elf within.
The sight incited rage among the true dragons, causing chaos at the scene.
Standing atop the mountain, Garon spoke with a deep voice.
"Within these ice crystals before you are the despicable beings who have offended our dragon race."
"They are high Illusion Elves from the elf kingdoms, experts in the art of transformation."
"They masqueraded as legendary dragons, killing true dragons not yet of legendary stature."
"I ask you, can you tolerate your kin being slaughtered by elves with impunity!"
As soon as Garon's words fell, thunderous roars of anger burst forth, shattering the clouds above.
"Such vile acts must be met with blood!"
"Annihilate these vermin!"
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