After fully performing becoming a colossus for the first time, Garon soared freely in the high skies of the continent in his colossal form for a long while.
Interestingly, when he flew straight up at a very fast speed and reached an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, further up, his vision was filled with the vast stars. Among these twinkling stars, Garon felt several gazes cast from distant stars looking at him.
When he sensed the unknown gaze and looked towards the heavens following his perception, those gazes retracted and disappeared.
"Indeed, this world contains more than just demi-gods."
The unknown beings hidden in the vast starry sky, even that brief moment of gaze, made Garon feel that they seemed stronger than the demi-gods on the continent. Otherwise, their gaze couldn't have easily crossed such vast distances and landed precisely on him, and he couldn't detect their positions afterwards.
At the very high altitude of tens of thousands of meters, the silver dragon looked downward.
From such a height, his gaze pierced through the vast distance below, and the entire continent seemed to become a miniature scene, completely observable from Garon's overlooking perspective.
Everything was under his dragon wings, and Garon couldn't help but feel a broad and overlooking mood towards all beings.
In the empty sky, the mountain-like silver dragon suddenly flapped its wings.
Boom! Without using any spells, Garon merely relied on the tremendous power of his colossal body to effortlessly stir up a fierce hurricane capable of uprooting dense forests.
After enjoying the power he possessed at the moment, until Garon felt his mental will being influenced by the River of Time, he then dispelled becoming a colossus, reverting from the terrifying beast form back to a silver dragon over sixty meters long.
Not using spatial teleportation, Garon vibrated his dragon wings and flew towards Volibear's Mountain of Storms.
While flying, Garon recalled his state while using becoming a colossus.
Just as Ornn said before, while becoming a colossus, because of the tremendous power, his mental will would gradually waver, involuntarily generating the idea of merging into it. For Garon, this meant that while in the colossal form, he would constantly be affected by the power of the River of Time.
As for power depletion, because of the continuous supply, besides the mental fatigue caused by resisting the erosion of the River of Time, there were no other consumptions in terms of physical strength, magical power, and the power of time, etc.
"If I'm strong enough, can I turn the entire River of Time into my body?"
Garon thought to himself.
The boost brought by becoming a colossus wasn't just the size Garon had just shown. Theoretically, if Garon continuously draws the power of the River of Time, he could infinitely strengthen his power. However, the price would be becoming part of the River of Time, completely losing his own will.
While pondering his relationship with the River of Time, Garon flew towards the Mountain of Storms.
Before long, the high mountain covered in dark clouds and thunderstorms appeared before Garon.
At the same time.
Boom, boom, boom! Bursts of thick lightning fell from the sky, mixed with Volibear's excited roars.
"Storm Converge!"
Azure lightning tore through the dense night.
In just a blink of an eye, a mountain-like majestic bear appeared within the encirclement of the thunderstorm.
"Garon, come! Let me see your power!"
When Garon soared across the sky while becoming a colossus, Volibear noticed the silver dragon's trail and realized his fourth brother had learned to become a colossus and reached the demi-god level, finally possessing enough power to battle him. Thus, unable to suppress its belligerent nature, Volibear immediately ran on the ground back to its cave, waiting for Garon's return.
Just seeing Garon return, Volibear entered its colossal state, brimming with fighting spirit.
Garon, who hadn't fought for years, was also itching for a fight.
Looking at Volibear, who had already become a colossus, the silver dragon also let out a deep roar.
"The mighty power of time, converge in me!"
Amid the awe-inspiring roar, endless waters from the River of Time poured in, and the silver dragon's body swelled against the wind. After becoming a colossus, it quickly transformed into a terrifying dragon with a wingspan of nearly a thousand meters, its presence as overwhelming as a tsunami. The tightly embedded silver dragon scales shone brilliantly in the azure lightning, impossible to ignore.
"Ha ha, use all your strength!"
Looking up at Garon, who had become a colossus like a silver meteor, Volibear was not frightened but thrilled, even more excited.
It slightly bent its legs and then, with a booming sound, the thunderous bear leaped up amidst the swirling storm.
Unable to bear the huge recoil, the ground under Volibear's feet cracked inch by inch, and the Mountain of Storms, where Garon and Volibear had lived for a while, collapsed directly due to the earthquake-like aftershocks. Countless rocks rolled down non-stop, stirring up a sky full of dust and ashes.
Thunderous Fury Claw!
Sssss. Large clusters of lightning serpents wildly danced between Volibear's bear paws, emitting dangerously bright lightning. Facing the oncoming wind pressure, Thunderous Fury Claw struck towards the rapidly approaching silver dragon above.
At this moment, the silver dragon also extended its dragon claw.
Chaotic temporal rifts covered the surface of the dragon claw, forming an indestructible Claw of Temporal Rift.
The next moment, the thunderous bear and the time dragon collided with a boom.
Like a comet hitting the earth, the storm's power and the power of time, two kinds of divine powers, stirred endlessly. The bear paw and dragon claw collided, exploding with a series of impactful shockwaves, rolling like tsunami waves, lifting the thick snow on the ground into waves several meters high.
Crack!
Garon's Claw of Temporal Rift had the upper hand, tearing open Volibear's stormy thunder on its arm, leaving a deep, bone-visible wound.
"This is the feeling!"
"Blood, pain, fighting spirit. Fourth brother, you really surprised me!"
Ignoring its own injury, Volibear's blood-drenched bear paw suddenly reached out, tightly grabbing Garon's wrist.
At the same time, substantial lightning surged between Volibear's fur.
The air was filled with a scorching, numbing sensation.
Garon's gaze sharpened, and the power of time surged out.
In an instant, the surrounding wind, thunder, and blizzard... all froze at the same time. The nearby giant bear also froze, its surging lightning and silver lightning also frozen, like countless chaotic lines.
However, just as Garon was about to follow up with an attack, dark clouds rolled in.
Boom! Series of heavenly thunder descended, covering both Garon and Volibear.
The area of time stop wasn't as extensive as the thousands of falling thunders, instead being enveloped by them.
At the same time, Volibear's eyeballs suddenly moved.
"Fourth brother, is this the power of time?"
"I'm seeing it for the first time."
"But don't underestimate my power because of it."
A ferocious smile appeared on the giant bear's face, its voice growing deeper.
"I am the storm that sweeps across the world!"
In the roar that resembled rolling thunder, the stormy thunder on Volibear's body explosively burst forth, breaking through the constraints of the time stop field, climbing along its bear paw onto Garon's body.
In an instant, countless thunders and lightning danced wildly on the colossal body of the dragon, the dazzling lightning almost turning Garon's body into a sun. Caught in the pool of thunder, Garon felt every inch of his muscles paralyzed, his prematurely released protective spells nearly ineffective.
"Fourth brother, I win."
After binding Garon with thunder, Volibear lifted its bear paw, striking towards Garon's head while laughing heartily.
Volibear, a seasoned demi-god, and Garon, who had just become a demi-god.
Although their biological levels were the same on the surface, Garon's foundation was actually a notch below Volibear's.
However, the mighty power of time was enough to bridge this gap.
Garon smiled slightly at the confident Volibear, saying, "That's not necessarily true."
His focus intensified, and the entire world seemed to halt. The surroundings collapsed and contracted, the sky and the earth, wind and thunder, converging into a point, ultimately becoming a reflection in the platinum dragon's pupils.
Coming back to his senses, Volibear had just burst forth, calling upon the heavens' thunder to strike the time stop field.
At the same time, its frozen body had just gained the power to move.
"I am the storm that sweeps across the world"
The familiar phrase roared from Volibear's mouth.
However, this time, just halfway through, the voice abruptly stopped.
A vast, sweeping breath of driving time came crashing down, heading straight for Volibear's head at close range.
Volibear was startled, its arm muscles bulging, the blinding lightning converging within its arms, then with a fierce swing, the tremendous force sent Garon's mountain-like body flying, spinning through the air. The dragon breath thus lost its aim and missed Volibear.
Boom! The flung silver dragon crashed to the ground, its massive body directly collapsing a snow mountain, leaving countless shattered fissures in the earth.
Crack, crack, the dragon claws dug into the ground, carving out trenches.
After retreating several thousand meters, Garon finally stopped his massive body.
Being able to fling Garon's colossal body directly, Volibear's strength was astonishing.
"Such formidable power, much stronger than mine."
Garon lifted his head, looking at the thunderous bear swooping down from the sky, wrapped in rolling thunder.
Excitement also ignited in his dragon eyes.
Boom! The silver dragon shattered the ground, soaring into the sky again, entangling with the thunderous bear at close range.
The bear paw, swirling with the power of the storm, struck the dragon's body, breaking dragon scales inch by inch, blood splattering. Similarly, the dragon's lethal claws landed on the bear's body, tearing through thick fur and tough skin, almost revealing the giant beast's white bones beneath.
Dragon wings flapped, tail struck, claws sliced; after becoming a colossus, Garon's bodily strength was maximized.
Brutal and fierce close combat became the most effective attack method.
A nine-ring shaped energy fireball, now not as powerful as Garon's casual claw strike.
The two colossi battled non-stop between the earth and the sky, tearing the sky, shattering the earth, leaving numerous irreversible marks on the world's landscape.
Days later, both the thunderous bear and the silver dragon were covered in blood.
While wounds regenerated rapidly, new ones appeared.
As time passed, Volibear gradually found itself at a disadvantage.
"Fourth brother seems to see through all my key attacks."
Volibear felt somewhat frustrated.
For some reason, every time it launched a sure-hit counterattack or took the initiative to strike, Garon seemed to foresee and see through it, like a heavy punch landing on fluffy cotton or being suddenly interrupted while gathering strength, making Volibear's fighting experience somewhat uncomfortable, not as satisfying as imagined.
After becoming a colossus, the physical strength of both was very robust.
Thus, although Garon and Volibear were both covered in blood, determining the victor would still take time.
Before a victor was determined.
Because the fight with Garon was constantly constrained and not satisfying.
Gradually, Volibear's fighting spirit began to wane.
Thunderclap Strike!
Volibear raised its bear paw, fiercely swinging it down at Garon.
Numerous lightning bolts burst forth, but the moment the lightning flashed, the silver dragon had already dodged the strike, its colossal body displaying unparalleled agility.
After dodging, the silver dragon flapped its wings, sweeping in with substantial wind pressure, pouncing towards Volibear.
"Enough, I'm done!"
The mountain-like giant bear sat down on the ground, causing a severe tremor.
Volibear waved its bear paw at Garon, signaling it didn't want to fight anymore.
It dispelled becoming a colossus, its body slowly shrinking.
Seeing this, the swooping silver dragon also dispelled becoming a colossus, reverting to its normal size near Volibear, landing steadily on the ground, its broad dragon wings folding at its sides.
"Fourth brother, I didn't expect you to match me right after mastering becoming a colossus."
"I have a feeling you will be the strongest among us brothers in the future."
Volibear looked at Garon and said.
It knew Garon's power was related to time, and this battle confirmed it.
Volibear, though competitive, was clear that its storm divine power compared to Garon's time divine power was fundamentally inferior, which is why Garon could match it with just mastering becoming a colossus, reaching the demi-god level, and even slightly stronger.
If the fight were to the death, Volibear had no confidence in emerging victorious.
Thinking thus, Volibear took a good look at Garon, who had grown much larger, recalling the first time it saw Garon's frail body and strength, sighing deeply with many emotions.
"Fourth brother, you will surpass me soon."
"When that happens, don't forget about your elder brother."
Hearing Volibear's words, Garon spoke seriously, "Without your help all along, I don't know how long it would have taken to gain the power I have now."
"No matter the future, we will always be brothers."
Volibear stood up, suddenly opened its arms, and gave Garon a big bear hug.
"My brother, Volibear, will definitely not be ungrateful."
After releasing Garon, Volibear looked in the direction of Ornn's residence and said, "Let's go to our elder brother's place, and call our sister too, to celebrate your becoming a demi-god."
As they spoke, wounds on both their bodies healed rapidly.
Since it was just a spar, although Garon and Volibear appeared bloodied, in reality, they were just superficial wounds. Neither used lethal attacks, and such injuries for a demi-god body didn't take long to heal.
"Wait, brother, I have a pact here."
"Take a look, see if you're interested in signing a pact with me."
Garon's power of time wove together to form the appearance of a contract document, flying towards Volibear.
"A pact?"
Volibear looked puzzled, picking up the so-called pact.
Then, information from the pact transmitted into Volibear's mind, making it scrutinize it seriously.
This was a new ability Garon awakened upon this awakening.
The Alliance of Time, a pact-type ability.
Creatures that sign the pact, even if Garon leaves this timeline and returns to the main timeline, can still, by consuming the power of time, conjure a temporal avatar of the allied creature to fight alongside him. In exchange, when the allied creature faces a life-threatening crisis, they can similarly summon an avatar of Garon's power of time to battle.
This is akin to a weakened version of the Time Dragon's Reversal.
Additionally, the candidates for the Time Alliance must meet certain criteria.
Having had significant interactions with Garon and reaching the demi-god level in strength, their will can manifest through the River of Time into the avatar Garon conjures.
If the number of creatures signing the pact with Garon is sufficient, and Garon possesses enough power of time, then he alone could gather a formidable army. Not considering other species, just among the dragons, in the endless timelines of the multiverse, countless true dragons of extraordinary talent have emerged.
If these true dragons could appear on a single timeline simultaneously, they would be capable of overturning the entire world.
After briefly examining it for a few seconds, Volibear swiped its bear paw, signing the Time Alliance pact.
"Your abilities are eye-opening."
"Worthy of being the embodiment of time."
Pausing, Volibear looked at Garon and seriously said, "Fourth brother, are you from another timeline, another world?"
Because of the Time Alliance pact, Volibear gained a new understanding of time. Coupling this with Garon's differences from the demi-gods of Valoran, it suddenly came to this conclusion, feeling Garon was not a native-born demi-god of this land.
Garon hesitated for a moment, but ultimately nodded earnestly, "Yes, I come from a certain timeline in the future."
"Due to an attack, I was forced into"
Garon slowly narrated, roughly telling Volibear about his origins.
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