After learning about the situation on Bai Xian's side.
Garon directly summoned the divine incarnation of Garon within his heart. Almost the moment he thought of the divine Garon, the extraordinary divine power belonging to Garon descended upon the Dragon Court plane, responding to Garon's call.
This divine power appeared and immediately enveloped Bai Xian's body, entering her entirely.
At the same time.
Bai Xian's body shuddered, her eyes showing a vacant expression.
As time passed, a faint divine glow emerged from Bai Xian's smooth, mirror-like scale armor, then disappeared back into her body.
At this moment, Bai Xian had received the divine grace of the Dragon God of Time.
In other words, this white dragon had become a god-favored being.
In this way, if any other deity wished to secretly tempt Bai Xian to become their apostle, both the divine Garon and Garon himself would know immediately.
When the divine glow completely vanished into the scale armor.
The vacant look in Bai Xian's eyes slowly faded.
She blinked her amber-like eyes, gazed at the silver dragon, and suddenly burst into laughter.
Looking up at Garon, who was significantly larger than herself, Bai Xian's expression was jubilant as she muttered, "The Cold Goddess has taken a special interest in me, and even the Eternal Dragon of Time has directly bestowed divine power upon me."
"I, Sulia, am truly outstanding, enticing two deities to compete over me."
Bai Xian shook her head and twirled around, admiring herself as if she truly believed she was exceptional.
Observing Bai Xian's slightly inaccurate self-awareness, Garon shook his head imperceptibly, choosing not to say anything further.
At the very least, Bai Xian, immersed in her own world, always seemed joyful.
A foolish dragon is always easier to satisfy than a normal one.
"If you encounter anything related to deities in the future, tell me immediately."
"You now have my divine protection; just think of my name in your heart, and I will watch over you."
In a detailed inquiry just moments ago, Garon learned that it had been several years since the Cold Goddess first entered Bai Xian's dreams, almost right after the War of Glory had ended. The ill-intentioned Cold Goddess had approached Bai Xian back then.
If Garon hadn't happened to pass by Bai Xian's location today, he might still be unaware of this situation.
"Got it, got it."
Bai Xian was actually quite obedient. Under Garon's serious tone, she nodded like a pecking chicken.
Before long, under Bai Xian's watchful eye, Garon left the glacial mountains, observed the current state of the Dragon Court for a while longer, and then returned to the Eternal Hall.
"The Cold Goddess, Olur, once the spouse of the Frost Giant God Solem, now an ally."
"Hmm, she remains the Storm Overlord, a subordinate deity of the Storm and Destruction God."
Inside the dragon's nest, the silver dragon stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Gods are not beings without desires.
Gods also form certain groups based on similar divine domains to gain more benefits for themselves.
Benefits for gods typically mean the power of faith.
These group forces are not as comprehensive as a complete pantheon but generally consist of several deities with similar divine authorities.
For example, the Gods of Justice, Gods of Desire, Gods of Magic, and the Gods of Fury.
Among them.
The Gods of Fury represent the natural fury, destruction, distortion, and evil aspects of the world, consisting of four members.
The Cold Goddess Olur is a member of the Gods of Fury, while the Storm and Destruction God, Talos, is the leader of the Gods of Fury, a formidable deity not to be underestimated, whose favorite pastime is watching natural disasters destroy everything, utterly ruthless.
As for why such evil gods have many followers and are among the powerful gods?
The reason is simple.
Many creatures of the worlds, to avoid persecution by the Storm and Destruction God and to stay away from disaster and pain, choose to serve this master, which is common across countless planes.
The faith of evil gods often comes in this way.
For example, believers who worship the Goddess of Misfortune to avoid being plagued by misfortune, or creatures who serve the God of Death to avoid meeting death.
As a member of the Gods of Fury, the Cold Goddess gathers faith in a similar way, often stirring up blizzards that trap travelers and caravans in winter, sparing only those who worship her from disaster.
The other two members of the Gods of Fury do the same.
"Connected to the Cold Goddess herself are two things: one is the god of the Frost Giants within the giant god system, and the other includes her, forming the four-member Gods of Fury."
Garon pondered quietly.
The
Cold Goddess herself is not notable in strength, having been on the losing side in most recorded battles within the dragon lineage, now tightly controlled by the Storm Overlord, from a mid-level god to a position akin to a lesser god now.
Garon himself might not be her match.
But if they were outside their divine realms, one-on-one, the divine Garon could easily kill this goddess.
"Well then, let's pay a visit to this goddess."
Garon's gaze narrowed as he muttered softly.
The divine realm of the Cold Goddess is known as the Winter Realm, established in the Abyssal Plane.
However, this abyss is not the Bottomless Abyss.
The Howling Abyss, also known as the Roaring Void, is an outer plane where most of the residing deities are evil gods.
Though both are called abysses, the Howling Abyss does not possess the infinite layers that even deities cannot fathom like the Bottomless Abyss, having only four layers.
Gravel Cavern, Lamenting Void, Dark Void, Sealed Void.
The divine realm of the Cold Goddess, the Winter Realm, is located on the first layer of the Howling Abyss, the Gravel Cavern.
Within the Eternal Hall, the silver dragon closed his eyes.
Meanwhile.
On the second layer of Mount Heaven, the Machu Picchu Heaven.
This plane world is bathed in endless golden light, within the boundless golden sea, stand many towering, magnificent temple-like structures.
Celestial Apostles, Celestial Envoys, Holy Light Envoys, Throne Envoys—many noble and elegant envoys reside here.
Besides, many inherently good creatures also live on Mount Heaven.
The main residents here, known as the Celestial God Race.
In Mount Heaven, the Celestial God Race is like the devils of the Nine Hells and the demons of the Bottomless Abyss, among which the Holy Light Envoys are the most elite of the Celestial God Race, proud to serve the powerful and good true gods.
And these creatures are called envoys because they have a fervent desire to follow deities.
In the past, the spokesperson of the Bottomless Abyss, the demon Obiris, united several lower plane evil creatures to invade Mount Heaven and other upper planes, but after leaving the plane's blessing, they were defeated by the army of envoys led by the gods, suffering a major defeat, severely weakened, with the Tanari demons rising to dominance in the abyss at that time.
In Machu Picchu Heaven, everywhere is bathed in golden light.
Thus, it is also called the Golden Heaven.
In Golden Heaven, numerous deities build their divine realms.
Including the Lord of the North Wind, the Platinum Dragon God, the Sacred Dragon of Mount Heaven, Bahamut.
Within Bahamut's Palace, the divine realm of the Metal Dragon God.
The sacred giant dragon, entirely in platinum, coiled within the palace.
The palace of the Metal Dragon God, following the dragon race's tradition of loving treasures, is equally luxurious, not inferior to the Crystal Palace of the Undying Dragon Queen in the Five-Colored Divine Realm.
The windows of Bahamut's Palace are set in gold and silver with magic gems, the walls are inlaid with heavenly red copper and blissful jade, and the floors are of refined mithril.
Everything within sight is crafted from treasures.
If a creature is fortunate enough to be invited by the Metal Dragon God to enter Bahamut's Palace, it can be amazed and envious of the treasures here, but one must never harbor ill intentions, otherwise, they will experience the wrath of the Metal Dragon God.
Across from Garon.
An entity identical in appearance to Garon, but emanating divine light, admired the palace.
"How about it, Garon?"
"You can establish your divine realm in Golden Heaven, so then the dragons of Mount Heaven wouldn't just be me."
"Being neighbors in divine realms, you could frequently visit here," said the Metal Dragon God as he took Garon on a tour around the divine realm.
"I'm still short on some materials for constructing the divine realm," Garon said.
"It's not too late to build it once everything is gathered."
Over the past five years, Garon has primarily been collecting materials for constructing his divine realm, which is not an easy task. Many deities spend thousands or even tens of thousands of years to craft a suitable divine realm.
As a rising star within the dragon god system, Garon has the support of other dragon gods and a wide dragon lineage, but it's somewhat unlikely to gather enough materials for a divine realm in just five years.
Actually, with the current resources at hand, Garon could construct a divine realm.
But a subpar divine realm that cannot defend against external enemies, even if built, would be meaningless.
The Metal Dragon God continued persuasively, "Mount Heaven is a good plane. The deities living here are orderly and good gods who do not cause
trouble. The environmental setting is bright and picturesque, and the resident creatures are easy to manage, keen to follow gods."
The Metal Dragon God explained the benefits of Mount Heaven to Garon.
This reminded Garon of what the Undying Dragon Queen had said to him in hell.
"The Nine Hells are the best plane."
"The always dark red sky, barren and cracked land, weathered bones covering the ground, and rivers of flowing blood. This scenery always delights me."
"By the way, whether you're in a good mood or bad, you can freely torment little devils for fun."
"Here, you can unleash all your desires without any paladin to reprimand you, hmm, it would be interesting if a paladin did descend into hell."
By comparison, the style of Mount Heaven seemed somewhat better.
Garon thought quietly.
Compared to evil gods, Garon felt it was simpler to deal with good gods.
"I will consider it carefully."
Garon nodded to the Metal Dragon God.
"By the way, the silver radiance steel needed for constructing the divine realm's barriers is most easily found in the Central Star Sea."
"You might want to check out the Central Star Sea."
Silver radiance steel, an essential material for constructing a divine realm, this divine metal can perfectly absorb and align with a deity's extraordinary divine power, evolving into divine realm barriers, and according to the will of the realm's master, repel and suppress the divine power of other deities.
Garon, not too shy to ask, borrowed a bit from the dragon gods of the dragon god system.
However, he is still far from gathering enough for a complete divine realm.
"I was planning to head to the Central Star Sea," Garon said.
During these five years, Garon has been traveling extensively, collecting materials for his divine realm.
The Sea of Chaos, the Realm of Mechanics, the Menagerie, the Realm of Bliss, the Peach Blossom Spring, the Bottomless Abyss, and the Fiery Hell—all the major outer planes have been visited.
While searching for materials, Garon also assessed the environments of these planes.
At this moment, Garon had three favored planes in mind.
The current seven-layered Mount Heaven.
The hedonistic heaven, home to the Goddesses of Desire, filled with joy and satisfaction—the Realm of Bliss.
The absolute law and order, the Arbitration Dragon Randis's Realm of Mechanics.
If all goes well, Garon's future divine realm would be established in one of these three major planes.
While discussing this.
Garon's gaze suddenly sharpened.
The Metal Dragon God noticed Garon's unusual expression and asked, "Oh? What's the matter?"
Garon's gaze turned cold as he said, "There's a problem on my original body's side."
The Metal Dragon God is a trustworthy ally.
Garon told the Metal Dragon God about the Cold Goddess's recruitment of Bai Xian.
"Perhaps it's the Cold Goddess's foolish self-thought, coveting the power of the Dragon Court."
"The chief god of the giant god system, Annan, has long been disappointed with the giant god system and no longer interferes with its affairs, and several giant deities have followed him, leaving the system leaderless, unlikely to oppose us, the dragon god system."
"The Gods of Fury are even less qualified," said the Metal Dragon God calmly and proudly.
Dragon Court is now undoubtedly the premier organization among the dragon races. Now, just reaching the legendary status, dragons wanting to join Dragon Court is not as simple as before, requiring a series of trials.
Even ancient dragons take pride in joining Dragon Court.
And the Dragon Court plane is protected by the mighty power of many dragon gods, plus its members are all legendary dragons, making it not easy for other deities to spy on. Bai Xian is one of the few non-legendary dragons in Dragon Court, and she has a close relationship with Garon.
Members of Dragon Court can bring their families or descendants into Dragon Court, but few legendary dragons do so.
"Since such sneaky moves are being made in the shadows, and I've discovered them."
"I can't just sit back and ignore it."
"I haven't visited the Howling Abyss yet, and they have the materials I need there."
A deity's dignity has been challenged.
The challenger, a weaker god, Garon cannot simply let this go.
At the very least, he must confront the Cold Goddess and make her pay a price for her actions. If he doesn't pursue this, these malevolent gods will only become more audacious.
"If you're going to visit her divine realm, send an avatar," the Metal Dragon God immediately suggested after understanding Garon's intentions.
Pausing, he couldn't help adding, "I remember, there's a valuable divine material called Extreme Cold Crystal in the Cold Goddess's divine realm."
The two dragon gods exchanged a knowing smile.
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