Upon hearing Kris' earnest words, the three thousand supreme mages present exchanged glances, falling into an eerie silence.
Meanwhile, across the circular staircase.
Isaac, also a prismatic dragon like Kris, was momentarily stunned, then glared at Kris furiously, his face flushed with anger and a hint of annoyance, as if upset that the proposal had not come from him.
Kris returned the glare without yielding.
"Gentlemen, let's vote."
After a moment of silence, Emperor Alphax reluctantly massaged his forehead and spoke.
Only about a hundred magical lights of agreement shone forth.
Without a doubt, Kris' proposal was not accepted.
At the guests' staircase, Garon watched the supreme mages, whose bodies shimmered with elemental lights, his gaze odd.
He hadn't expected Kris' proposal to gain any approval from the supreme mages.
Time silently passed by, and the Supreme Council continued smoothly without a moment's break. One by one, the supreme mages made proposals, provided rational explanations, and then other supreme mages and the Emperor voted.
Occasionally, some highly controversial proposals might drag on for days.
So it went.
A month quickly passed by.
The Supreme Council was nearing its end, but it was not yet over.
Garon surveyed the surroundings.
Although it had been over a month since they first stepped into the circular council chamber, both the protagonist-like supreme mages and the noble guests watching remained energetic, showing no signs of fatigue.
These individuals were all powerful spellcasters.
There wasn't a single caster below the legendary rank present at this significant meeting, the weakest among them was already treading the path of legends.
During the session, a supreme mage proposed banning the popular brown cacao fruit in the Alpha Tyria Empire, labeling it a prohibited substance, and destroying all brown cacao plantations on both the main planet and its satellites.
However, this proposal did not pass, supported only by a few hundred.
Similarly, a supreme mage suggested reforming the current magic academy system, abolishing the fixed distinctions like the Academy of Sky's Honor and the Academy of Flame's Command, and de-escalating the status of magic academies, which were akin to a major religion within the empire, to reduce the conflicts between air and fire magics.
And he added, that the conflict between the Empire's air and fire academies would inevitably lead to disaster.
This proposal, in Garon's view, was a remedy to alleviate the current state of the Alpha Tyria Empire.
However, as soon as this supreme mage spoke out, he was met with vehement opposition from nearly all other supreme mages.
The system of magic academies was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and ingrained in every aspect of the empire. The supreme mages present, who had also graduated from these academies, could not accept any defamation of their alma maters.
Furthermore, the conflict between spellcasters was not taken to heart.
With the empire in its golden age, why not indulge in a bit of internal strife?
With no external threats, the unchallenged Alpha Tyria Empire found that the friction between air and fire was seen by many as a way to dissipate the spellcasters' energy, perhaps even stabilizing the empire.
This was also why Isaac's proposal passed so easily.
In this atmosphere, the supreme mage who spoke ill, not praise, immediately drew widespread discontent.
"Back on Earth, it's like asking Christians to ban the propagation of their doctrines, or even outright destroy the church."
"If he weren't a supreme mage, he might have mysteriously disappeared."
Garon thought to himself.
Within the three thousand supreme mages of Alpha Tyria, there were indeed some who were wise, seeing the enormous hidden dangers beneath the empire's glorious facade, unaffected by the dogmas of the magic academies and wanting to make a change.
Unfortunately, such wise ones were too rare and incompatible with the overall environment, not understood.
Even the highest echelons of supreme mages were powerless to do anything, let alone others.
Days passed.
With the proposal of the last supreme mage voted upon, the distant chimes sounded once again.
Thus, the quinquennial Supreme Council came to a successful conclusion.
"Gentlemen, under our leadership, the empire will continue to thrive, and the stars of the empire will never fall. Eternal glory will shine in all directions."
The voice paused, and under the gaze of many supreme mages, Emperor Alphax stood up, his tall figure enveloped in the night, and said solemnly: "Praise Alpha Tyria!"
"Praise Alpha Tyria!"
"Praise Alpha Tyria!"
Whether they practiced fire or air magic, the supreme mages echoed the Emperor's words. In those few seconds, the entire Alpha Tyria Empire seemed united, its future seemingly boundless.
Before long.
Emperor Alphax turned into a streak of firelight and once again flew
into the Flame Light Tower.
The supreme mages also left one by one, and the circular council chamber closed, to be opened again at the same time after another five years.
At that moment.
Garon, Isaac, and Kris, the three legendary dragons, gathered in the Kingdom of Light, all reverting to their awe-inspiring true forms.
"The proposals added to the pre-implementation list will be pushed forward by the empire after the council."
"This proposal has succeeded."
"It won't be long before the competitions between the Academy of Sky's Honor and the Academy of Flame's Command become daily events. Heh, there will be good shows to watch."
"I'm really looking forward to the fall of this super magical empire."
"If this proposal is indeed the catalyst for its eventual demise, all the better."
Prismatic dragon Isaac shook his head and chuckled.
Participating in a grand story as an important character was also thrilling for a prismatic dragon, exhilarating beyond measure.
Meanwhile.
Kris snorted softly, her dragon tail whipping through the air with a whoosh, discontentedly saying, "This bunch of foolish supreme mages, to not let my proposal pass, led by such a blind high command, Alpha Tyria is doomed sooner or later."
Hearing Kris' displeasure.
Isaac rolled his eyes and burst out laughing unabashedly, saying, "No no no, it's your fault your proposal didn't pass."
"If it were me, all three thousand supreme mages would agree, and Emperor Alphax would slam the case shut immediately."
"Hehe, you're not pretty enough, don't blame others for not wanting to pass it."
Huff!
In response to Isaac's mocking tease, an enraged Kris lunged at him, and the two prismatic dragons once again tangled into a brawl, only calming down after a while with Garon's intervention.
The silver dragon looked calmly from one prismatic dragon to the other.
Then, Garon looked at Isaac and said, "Do you know the origins of Camos from the Earthcore Academy?"
Mentioning Camos, Isaac looked thoughtful, pondering seriously before murmuring, "That guy is quite mysterious. He was unremarkable at first, but then suddenly within a few years, he became a supreme mage, his talent astonishing."
"Also, he started on the main star, then for some unknown reason, he moved to satellite world number seven, becoming the dean of Earthcore Academy after me."
Hearing Isaac's words, Garon appeared contemplative.
"Have you ever sparred with this supreme mage?"
Garon continued to inquire.
He had a feeling that something was off with Camos.
Isaac shook his head, saying, "Camos rarely communicates or interacts with the outside world, and I haven't heard of him sparring with other demigod-level supreme mages."
"And, he's a neutral scholar, though he's the dean of the Academy of Flame's Command, a demigod fire mage, he doesn't support the Academy of Flame's Command, of course, nor does he support the Academy of Sky's Honor."
Such neutral scholars did exist in Alpha Tyria.
However, they were very rare and faced hostility and exclusion from the vast number of faction-aligned spellcasters.
Garon nodded slightly.
At the same time, he remembered Camos' performance at the Supreme Council.
This spellcaster proposed to the empire to open a gateway to the elemental realms, to more efficiently harness the powers of the elemental planes.
The infinite energy of fire and wind elements, suitable for the development of Alpha Tyria's spellcasters, naturally garnered support from many supreme mages.
However, after pondering, Emperor Alphax, for some unknown reason, strongly opposed and vetoed Camos' proposal.
In the eyes of the imperial citizens, Emperor Alphax was a strong and wise ruler. Before this, there had been no instances where he directly rejected a supreme mage's proposal based solely on his own thoughts.
After his proposal was rejected, Camos did not continue to argue and silently accepted the fact.
"Opening the elemental realms should be beneficial for Alpha Tyria."
"Why would Emperor Alphax reject this proposal?"
Garon was suspicious, silently pondering.
However, not long after the conclusion of the Supreme Council, Garon, who had returned to satellite world number seven with Isaac, learned the reason.
It was a calm afternoon.
As usual, Garon was in Isaac's Academy's library, absorbing the legacy of fire magic, continuously enhancing his mastery of the fire path, while the ability unique to the Alpha bloodline to directly harness elemental energy was not a challenge for an entity of Garon's level.
Suddenly.
A surge of scorching, yet non-malicious demigod magical power swept over Isaac's Academy.
However, everything at Isaac's Academy continued as normal, with neither students nor teachers affected by this demigod magical power, only Garon and Isaac, who was idly wandering the academy
streets, looked sharply towards the sky.
"Dean of Earthcore Academy, Camos."
The other party revealed his identity.
"I have come from afar to visit the supreme mage colleagues of Isaac's Academy, as well as the demigod true dragon from another realm."
A flame ignited in the sky, condensing and transforming into Camos' figure, silently watching Isaac's Academy, his fiery hair crackling with flames.
Camos' appearance here drew the attention of many students and instructors.
These fire mages all looked towards Camos, but were completely ignored by the composed supreme mage.
Hum.
Garon's body shimmered with light, vanishing in a flash from the library.
When he reappeared, he was already thousands of meters in the sky, his gigantic dragon form obscuring the sun, looking at Camos not far ahead.
A second later, Isaac also arrived.
Facing his peers, Garon and Isaac, Camos' expression remained unchanged, his gaze calm and demeanor serene, exuding an air of superiority.
"Camos, what brings you to my academy?"
"It seems we have no dealings with each other."
"I'm not good at dealing with ugly people, better you go back where you came from."
Isaac looked at Camos, not mincing words.
Camos' expression darkened, then, after regaining his composure, his gaze flitted between Isaac and Garon without speaking, communicating instead through mental will.
"We have no dealings."
"But in my observation, your arrival in Alpha Tyria seems to be with malicious intent."
Isaac's expression changed slightly at the mention of malicious intent.
Garon, however, looked calmly at Camos.
Under Garon's scrutiny, the sense of familiarity emanating from Camos became clearer.
Considering this spellcaster's background, combined with Camos' actions and intuitive familiarity, Garon had some suspicions but could not confirm them fully.
Before Isaac could retort.
Camos continued, "Don't be nervous, I share your purpose."
"I'm here to discuss a collaboration."
Isaac paused, then looked around, saying, "Let's talk somewhere else. If you're sincere, follow me."
He cast a spell, opening a portal to the Kingdom of Light.
Across from him, Camos faced the unknown space without fear, following Isaac and Garon into the Kingdom of Light.
Inside the dazzling Kingdom of Light, Camos looked up at the two enormous dragons without speaking directly.
Isaac, playing the victim first, said, "Don't slander me, I, Isaac, am a citizen of the empire, loyal to Alpha Tyria. Speak, are you plotting against the empire? Since you're in my realm, don't blame me for being rude if you're not honest."
In the Kingdom of Light, Isaac's combat power was enhanced.
Also, apart from him, there was the even stronger Garon, and if Kris learned of the situation, she could also come to assist in battle. Three legendary dragons, especially on their own turf, could easily handle one demigod fire mage.
Garon looked at Camos, stopping Isaac, who wanted to start a fight, and said, "First, tell us what your so-called purpose is."
Fire seemed to ignite in Camos' eyes.
"Simple, I just want to see the destruction of Alpha Tyria."
Camos answered calmly.
"Plotting against the empire, are you prepared to die?"
Isaac roared furiously, his head lowered, baring his teeth at Camos.
Garon: "Stop acting, he probably already knows our hidden actions, that's why he came to visit."
Garon said to Isaac.
"Oh, okay."
"I'm just being cautious, what if he came to test us?"
If Alpha Tyria learned of their true purpose, the response wouldn't be friendly. In this super magical empire, Isaac remained cautious.
Meanwhile, Garon turned to Camos, saying, "Am I right? Dean Camos, or should I say, Lord of Flames, the great ruler of the Fire Elemental Realm."
Camos turned his head, his usually calm face showing a hint of emotion for the first time.
Isaac was somewhat confused, only realizing what Garon was talking about after a moment, his pupils suddenly dilating, his gaze wary and alert as he looked at Camos.
Meanwhile, after a moment of silence, in the Kingdom of Light, Camos' body began to change.
Huff huff huff!
Flames spontaneously burst forth, emanating from within his body and rapidly expanding.
In an instant, Camos transformed into a towering humanoid inferno a hundred meters tall, the intense red flames nearly driving out all other colors of light in the Kingdom of Light, bringing with it a terrifying pressure that caused the entire Kingdom to tremble slightly.
At this moment, Camos' stature was no less than that of the two dragons.
Similar to the Flame Steel City Lord that Garon had once defeated, Camos' lower body consisted of
a storm of flames, while his upper body had human-like arms and a head, all composed of a massive amount of fire elemental energy.
Under Camos' aura, Isaac looked wary, calling for Kris.
Although the two prismatic dragons usually did not get along, bickering and fighting, they always stood together when it mattered.
A portal opened, and Kris arrived in the Kingdom of Light.
Seeing the formidable Fire Elemental Lord, the expressions of the two prismatic dragons became extremely solemn.
Beside them, the silver dragon's helmeted face, however, showed little fluctuation in its platinum dragon eyes.
"It's just a saint, no need to be so nervous."
Garon whispered to Isaac and Kris.
When Camos revealed his true form, the sense of familiarity peaked.
Had it not been for the close encounter with the Wind Elemental Queen in the main timeline, remembering the aura of an elemental lord, Garon would not have been able to perceive Camos' true identity.
"Intuition?"
Camos clearly did not believe it but did not continue to press the matter.
Next, Garon asked, "Great Lord of Flames, why would you disguise yourself as a saint and infiltrate Alpha Tyria? Moreover, you seek to destroy this empire."
Facing a powerful divine force saint, Garon showed the appropriate respect.
Under Garon's inquiry, Camos' gaze turned icy.
This elemental lord could not easily deal with a super magical empire like Alpha Tyria in the primary material world, where divine power is suppressed. Hoping to collaborate with Garon and the other legendary dragons, he began to explain his reasons.
Among all the elemental lords.
The Lord of Flames was the only one particularly keen on gathering followers and paid more attention to the primary material world than the other three elemental lords.
He chanced upon Alpha Tyria.
Such a powerful super magical empire immediately piqued the interest of the Lord of Flames.
Especially since Alpha Tyria's fire magic perfectly aligned with the Lord of Flames. If he could subdue the fire mages and nurture them with his power, he would gain an invincible force of fire magic followers.
At that time, fire magic was still an emerging path, not very strong.
He sent a saintly incarnation directly to the newly crowned Emperor Alphax, stating his intentions.
Emperor Alphax communicated with the Lord of Flames and struck a deal. The Lord of Flames granted Emperor Alphax immortality.
In return, Emperor Alphax agreed to establish temples dedicated to the Lord of Flames within the empire, spreading his doctrines.
Emperor Alphax agreed and invited the saint of the Lord of Flames to the inauguration ceremony of the first temple on satellite world number nineteen. The Lord of Flames gladly attended.
It was a trap.
The Lord of Flames underestimated the ambition of a sovereign of a mighty empire.
Emperor Alphax, along with a host of demigod-level royal protectors, ambushed the Lord of Flames' saint on satellite world number nineteen. After a fierce battle that left the satellite world shattered and several demigods dead, the saint of the Lord of Flames was defeated and sealed.
The core of the Flame Light Tower in the capital on the main planet is the Lord of Flames' saint.
Emperor Alphax extracted supernatural divine power from the saint's body, achieving immortality and causing the rise of fire magic, developing it to its current scale and causing the conflict with the ancient air magic.
The Lord of Flames could not tolerate such humiliation.
With his apostle army, he could have waged a direct war against Alpha Tyria in the primary material world.
But being imprisoned by a mortal empire was too humiliating.
Deities cherish their reputation; if followers think their god is incapable, it leads to loss of faith.
Emperor Alphax gambled that the powerful divine force would not wage open war, which is why he dared to kill the saint.
Emperor Alphax gambled correctly, and the Lord of Flames did not publicize the incident but instead spent resources to send another saint, aiming to single-handedly topple this super magical empire to prove the might of a deity.
Still, Alpha Tyria was indeed powerful, and even a saint of a powerful divine force could not easily destroy it in the primary material realm where divine powers are suppressed.
The saint of the Lord of Flames had to change strategies and operate in secret.
During this time, this saint discovered the true dragons, who were also plotting against Alpha Tyria, and thus came seeking cooperation, although he did not expect Garon to directly expose his identity.
He had not intended to reveal his true form previously.
"Emperor Alphax has quite the nerve, I didn't expect him to be so bold as to attempt to kill a powerful divine force saint."
Isaac muttered softly, understanding the background.
Hearing Isaac's words, the flames around the Lord of Flames surged, clearly displeased at being reminded of his humiliation.
"Help me destroy Alpha Tyria, and afterwards
, I will provide you with a reward that will satisfy you."
The saint of the Lord of Flames said solemnly.
With legendary dragons assisting, plus his own power, the saint of the Lord of Flames was confident he could annihilate Alpha Tyria.
After some deliberation, Garon and the other dragons made their decision.
"Pleasure to collaborate."
The three legendary dragons said so.
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